K Drama Chat Weekly

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 8 of When Life Gives You Tangerines , the hit K Drama on Netflix starring IU as Oh Ae-sun and Park Bo-gum as Yang Gwan-sik as young adults, and Moon So-ri as Oh Ae-sun and Park Hae-joon as Yang Gwan-sik as older adults. We discuss: The song featured during the recap: My Love by My Side by Isaac Hong, a gorgeous acoustic ballad performed with only guitar, piano and voice. The full-circle moment when Ae-sun and Gwan-sik’s past kindness saves their daughter Geum Myeong from a false accusation nearly 20 years later. Guilt and obligation between parents and children, especially how Geum Myeong's guilt leads to emotional distance from her loving parents. Geum Myeong’s awful experience at the police station, reminiscent of her mother’s experience at the Busan police station 20 years earlier. Gwan-sik’s efforts to connect with his daughter, waiting all day to see her in Seoul and facing her rejection with grace. Ae-sun’s sacrifice: abandoning her dream o...