When Life Gives You Tangerines
When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 16 Recap (Finale)
As the squid restaurant booms, Gwan-sik finally says Dong-myeong's name aloud, and a routine checkup in Seoul upends Oh Ae-sun's long-awaited spring.
Episode guide
When Life Gives You Tangerines
Ae-sun and Gwan-sik grow up on Jeju, marry and raise a family across fifty years. Follow their story, one episode at a time.
When Life Gives You Tangerines at a glance
- Year
- 2025
- Network
- Netflix
- Status
- Completed
- Episodes
- 16
- Recaps here
- 16 (Episodes 1–16)
When Life Gives You Tangerines episode guide
16 recaps- 01When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 1 Recap
- 02When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 2 Recap
- 03When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 3 Recap
- 04When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 4 Recap
- 05When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 5 Recap
- 06When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 6 Recap
- 07When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 7 Recap
- 08When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 8 Recap
- 09When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 9 Recap
- 10When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 10 Recap
- 11When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 11 Recap
- 12When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 12 Recap
- 13When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 13 Recap
- 14When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 14 Recap
- 15When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 15 Recap
- 16When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 16 Recap (Finale)
Cast of When Life Gives You Tangerines
Photo credits| Character | Played by |
|---|---|
| Oh Ae-sun |  IU · younger: Moon So-ri |
| Yang Gwan-sik |  Park Bo-gum · younger: Park Hae-joon |
| Yang Geum-myeong | IU |
| Yang Eun-myeong |  Kang You-seok |
| Jeon Gwang-rye |  Yeom Hye-ran |
| Bu Sang-gil |  Choi Dae-hoon |
| Park Chung-seop |  Kim Seon-ho |
| Park Yeong-beom |  Lee Jun-young |
| Kim Chun-ok |  Na Moon-hee |
| Yeom Byeong-cheol |  Oh Jung-se |
| Na Min-ok |  Uhm Ji-won |
| Park Yeong-ran |  Chae Seo-an · younger: Jang Hye-jin |
| Bu Hyeon-suk |  Lee Soo-kyung |
| Song Bu-seon |  Jung Yi-seo |
| Song Yeong-sam |  Jeon Bae-soo |
| Oh Jenny |  Kim Su-an |
| Jeong Mi-in |  Kim Sung-ryung |
| Chloe H. Lee | Yeom Hye-ran |
| Mi-suk |  Lee Mi-do |
| Jenny's housekeeper |  Nam Gwon-a |
| Jeon Ae-kyung |  Kim Gook-hee |
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes does When Life Gives You Tangerines have?
When Life Gives You Tangerines has 16 episodes. dramabias has a recap for every episode.
When and where did When Life Gives You Tangerines air?
When Life Gives You Tangerines is a 2025 drama from Netflix.
Who stars in When Life Gives You Tangerines?
Cast listed on dramabias includes IU as Oh Ae-sun, Park Bo-gum as Yang Gwan-sik, IU as Yang Geum-myeong, Kang You-seok as Yang Eun-myeong, Yeom Hye-ran as Jeon Gwang-rye, Choi Dae-hoon as Bu Sang-gil, Kim Seon-ho as Park Chung-seop, Lee Jun-young as Park Yeong-beom.
Which episodes of When Life Gives You Tangerines has dramabias recapped?
dramabias has recapped Episodes 1 to 16 of When Life Gives You Tangerines, with one recap per episode.
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When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 15 Recap
Gwan-sik stakes the family home on a building near a promised golf course, Geum-myeong quits her job, and Sang-gil's wife asks to be let go.
When Life Gives You Tangerines
When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 14 Recap
Yang Eun-myeong's pawnshop collapses in the IMF crisis, Gwan-sik sells his boat to free him, and Ae-sun brags at the market to hide how little is left.
When Life Gives You Tangerines
When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 13 Recap
Jobless in the IMF crisis, Yang Geum-myeong finds Chung-seop again as the Cannes Theater closes, brings him home to Jeju and walks down the aisle.
When Life Gives You Tangerines
When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 12 Recap
Heartbroken, Yang Geum-myeong comes home to Jeju, where Ae-sun and Gwan-sik feed her back to life and Ae-sun's grandmother remembers one last name.
When Life Gives You Tangerines
When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 11 Recap
Yang Geum-myeong survives the gas and heads toward marriage with Park Yeong-beom, but a Seoul lunch with his parents pits the two mothers against each other.
When Life Gives You Tangerines
When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 10 Recap
Yeong-beom's mother shuts Geum-myeong out, Eun-myeong and Hyeon-suk talk of running away, and Ae-sun's nightmares will not let her stop phoning Seoul.
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When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 9 Recap
Ae-sun and Gwan-sik squeeze into a small apartment and find a runaway in their son's room, while Geum-myeong rents a Seoul room with a thin wall.
When Life Gives You Tangerines
When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 8 Recap
Accused of theft in Seoul, Yang Geum-myeong is ready to give up a chance to study abroad, until Ae-sun and Gwan-sik decide what their house is worth.
When Life Gives You Tangerines
When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode 7 Recap
Oh Ae-sun takes on Bu Sang-gil for chief of the Dodong-ri fishing co-op, while Geum-myeong's tutoring job in Seoul comes with an illegal offer.