Review: When Life Gives You Tangerines – A Journey Through Love, Loss & Legacy - NETFLIX

Some stories don’t just entertain—they settle into your soul and quietly shift your view on life, love, and everything in between. When Life Gives You Tangerines is one such story telecasting in NETFLIX.

It’s not just a series. It’s a beautifully aged bottle of life’s bittersweet wine—a journey that follows a couple from childhood innocence to the complexity of marriage, parenthood, sacrifice, and eventual peace.

We watch them grow from best friends to lovers, then to parents of three. Life, as it always does, throws punches. They lose a child. He gets wrongly imprisoned for a crime his friend committed. She rises from the ashes and becomes a successful entrepreneur. Through the years, they build, break, rebuild—together.

Their home becomes a character of its own. Once an old, modest house filled with hope and struggle, it transforms with time, echoing the trends of the world around it. From simple beginnings to elegant touches, every piece of furniture mirrors their growth.

And yet, when life asks for another sacrifice, they sell their beloved home—to support their daughter’s dreams of studying in Japan. That same daughter, years later, buys it back and renovates it with love. Full circle. Full heart.

Even in the most rural, quiet corner of the country, where no one believed in their small cabbage land or a lonely shop—they proved everyone wrong. They launched home deliveries. They supported their people, the oyster catchers, the neighbors. They brought community and commerce together with pure heart.

In the most gut-wrenching part, we watch the man—tired, sick, on his deathbed—still thinking only of her. Carefully arranging items around the house so she can live more easily without him. That kind of love? Rare. Priceless. Eternal.

This is not just a series. It’s a tribute.
To the quiet warriors.
To lovers who never gave up.

To families who grow through grief.
To homes that hold history in their walls.

When Life Gives You Tangerines is the kind of story that makes you call your parents, hug your partner, and look at your home just a little more tenderly.

Highly recommended—10/10, with a box of tissues and a warm heart.

Disclaimer:

This review is based on personal interpretation and emotional response to the series When Life Gives You Tangerines. All names, characters, and incidents portrayed in the series are works of fiction, and any resemblance to real persons or events is purely coincidental. We do not own the rights to the series or its content. This post is meant for entertainment and informational purposes only. Views expressed are solely those of the author.