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When Life Gives You Tangerines
2025
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 1 season
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In Jeju, a spirited girl and a steadfast boy's island story blossoms into a lifelong tale of setbacks and triumphs, proving love endures across time.
Details
- Created by
- Im Sang-choon, Kim Won-suk
- Studio
- Pan Entertainment, Baram Pictures
- Released
- 7 March 2025
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 16 across 1 season
- Awards
- 52 wins, 32 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 84 →52 wins from 84 nominations across 18 ceremonies
| APAN Star Awards 2025 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | IU | Nominee |
| APAN Star Awards 2025 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Park Bo-gum | Nominee |
| APAN Star Awards 2025 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Jun-young | Winner |
| APAN Star Awards 2025 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Park Hae-joon | Nominee |
| APAN Star Awards 2025 | Excellence Acting Award, Actor | Choi Dae-hoon | Nominee |
| APAN Star Awards 2025 | Excellence Acting Award, Actress | Yeom Hye-ran | Nominee |
| APAN Star Awards 2025 | Best New Actor | Kang You-seok | Winner |
| APAN Star Awards 2025 | Best Child Actor | Kim Tae-yeon | Winner |
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Asia Artist Awards
9 nominations, 9 won
| Artist of the Year, Actor ( Daesang ) | IU | Winner |
| Best Actor of the Year, OTT ( Daesang ) | Park Bo-gum | Winner |
| Best Actor, Male | Lee Jun-young | Winner |
| Best Actress of the Year, OTT ( Daesang ) | Moon So-ri | Winner |
| Best Artist | Park Bo-gum | Winner |
| Best Artist | IU | Winner |
| Best Artist | Moon So-ri | Winner |
| Best Couple | IU & Park Bo-gum | Winner |
| Scene Stealer | Choi Dae-hoon | Winner |
APAN Star Awards
13 nominations, 7 won
| Best Child Actor | Kim Tae-yeon | Winner |
| Best Child Actor | Lee Cheon-mu | Winner |
| Best Director | Kim Won-seok | Winner |
| Best New Actor | Kang You-seok | Winner |
| Drama of the Year | When Life Gives You Tangerines | Winner |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Jun-young | Winner |
| Grand Prize ( Daesang ) | IU | Winner |
| Best Screenwriter | Lim Sang-choon | Nominee |
| Excellence Acting Award, Actor | Choi Dae-hoon | Nominee |
| Excellence Acting Award, Actress | Yeom Hye-ran | Nominee |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Park Hae-joon | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Park Bo-gum | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | IU | Nominee |
FUNdex Awards
9 nominations, 5 won
| Best Leading Female Performer on OTT | IU | Winner |
| Best Leading Male Performer on OTT | Park Bo-gum | Winner |
| Best OTT Original Drama | When Life Gives You Tangerines | Winner |
| Performer of the Year ( Daesang ) | Park Bo-gum | Winner |
| Program of the Year ( Daesang ) | When Life Gives You Tangerines | Winner |
| Best Supporting Male Performer on OTT | Lee Jun-young | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Male Performer on OTT | Kang You-seok | Nominee |
| Popular Star Prize K-Drama Actor | Park Bo-gum | Nominee |
| Popular Star Prize K-Drama Actor | IU | Nominee |
Brand of the Year Awards
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor ( OTT ) | Park Bo-gum | Winner |
| Best Actor (Vietnam) | Park Bo-gum | Winner |
| Best Actress ( OTT ) | IU | Winner |
| Best Actress (Vietnam) | IU | Winner |
| Male Actor (Rising Star) | Lee Jun-young | Winner |
KCA Culture and Entertainment Awards
5 nominations, 5 won
| Actress of the Year Chosen by Public | Moon So-ri | Winner |
| Best Director | Kim Won-seok | Winner |
| Best Screenwriter | Lim Sang-choon | Winner |
| Drama Award 2025 Audience's Drama of the Year Award | When Life Gives You Tangerines | Winner |
| Drama Production Company | Pan Entertainment | Winner |
Baeksang Arts Awards
8 nominations, 4 won
| Best Drama | When Life Gives You Tangerines | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Lim Sang-choon | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Choi Dae-hoon | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Yeom Hye-ran | Winner |
| Best Actor | Park Bo-gum | Nominee |
| Best Actress | IU | Nominee |
| Best Director | Kim Won-seok | Nominee |
| Best New Actress | Kim Tae-yeon | Nominee |
Blue Dragon Series Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | IU | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Yeom Hye-ran | Winner |
| Grand Prize | When Life Gives You Tangerines | Winner |
| Best Actor | Park Bo-gum | Nominee |
| Best Drama | When Life Gives You Tangerines | Nominee |
| Best New Actor | Kang You-seok | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Choi Dae-hoon | Nominee |
Global OTT Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Creative | When Life Gives You Tangerines | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Lim Sang-choon | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Yeom Hye-ran | Winner |
| Best Actress | IU | Nominee |
| Best Director | Kim Won-seok | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Choi Dae-hoon | Nominee |
Seoul International Drama Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Korean Actress | IU | Winner |
| Outstanding Korean Drama | When Life Gives You Tangerines | Winner |
| Best Director | Kim Won-seok | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Lim Sang-choon | Nominee |
| Outstanding Asian Star | Park Bo-gum | Nominee |
Daejeon Special Effects Film Festival - DFX OTT Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Art Prize (Technical Award - Artwork Category) | Ryu Seong-hie and Choi Ji-hye | Winner |
| Grand Prize (Technology Award - Work Category) | When Life Gives You Tangerines | Winner |
Asian Academy Creative Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor — South Korea | Park Bo-gum | Winner |
| Best Direction (Fiction) | Kim Won-seok | Nominee |
| Best Drama series | When Life Gives You Tangerines | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Lim Sang-choon | Nominee |
Asian Pop Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best OST | "Midnight Walk" | Winner |
Cine21 Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Series Staff of the Year | Ryu Seong-hie and Choi Ji-hye | Winner |
Global K-Culture Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Prize (Culture Category) | Moon So-ri | Winner |
Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Park Hae-joon | Winner |
New Media Content Awards Ceremony
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Prize (Mid-length/Long-length Category) | When Life Gives You Tangerines | Winner |
Newsis K-Expo Cultural Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award | IU | Winner |
Korea Drama Awards
5 nominations
| Best Drama | When Life Gives You Tangerines | Nominee |
| Best New Actor | Kang You-seok | Nominee |
| Excellence Award, Actor | Lee Jun-young | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor | Park Bo-gum | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | IU | Nominee |