Updated: March 29, 2025
Here’s a collection of quotes from the Korean series, When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025):
Episode 1
“Why is Ae-sun the only one who can’t see his heart burning in the spring sunlight?” – Haenyeo
“I like you because you’re my mom. Isn’t that obvious?” – Oh Ae Sun
“If you like me, then grow up fast. Grow up fast then give me 100 hwan every day.” – Gwang Rye
“With 100 hwan everyday, I want to let her rest.” – Oh Ae Sun
“I am the poor one, not you. Don’t hang back. Live your life to the fullest.” – Gwang Rye
“When I grow up, the first thing I’ll do is buy you a pearl necklace.” – Oh Ae Sun
“I’d rather die earning a penny than die begging.” – Gwang Rye
“Bring me beef instead of chicken everyday. I still won’t marry you.” – Oh Ae Sun
“In the end, we all end up living as orphans. Even though parents die first, their children carry on. Life goes on and on.” – Gwang Rye
“If you cry, you’ll be hungry. So eat while you cry.” – Yang Gwan Sik
Episode 2
“I don’t want him! Yang Gwan-sik? No, thank you!” – Oh Ae Sun
“Just hanging out doesn’t mean we’ll fall for each other.” – Oh Ae Sun
“I wouldn’t take you even if they hand you over. You think I’m crazy? Why marry a guy from the island?” – Oh Ae Sun
“I will marry a man from Seoul, no matter what. Not some guy from the island.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Then take your hand out of my pocket and put it in a guy’s from Seoul.” – Yang Gwan Sik
“Being pitiful is wonderful. My life is full of freebies.” – Oh Ae Sun
“You think I’ve spent ten years as your minion out of pity?” – Yang Gwan Sik
“You only ever feed me. You never make a move.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Your mom is gone. There isn’t a warm spot waiting to welcome you in the world.” – Uncle
“There isn’t a warm spot in the world that will welcome me. The only person in the world who cares about me at all is you, Yang Gwan-sik” – Oh Ae Sun
“I can’t give you everything. But there’s one thing I will do for you, no matter what.” – Yang Gwan Sik
“There are no take backs in life. If your life and my life join together as one, we stick it out together whether we live or die.” – Oh Ae Sun
“In all the 19 years of my life, I’ve never felt more excited.” – Yang Gwan Sik
“Do you know why I’m marrying Yang Gwan-sik, the lamest boy in all of Jeju? Steel. You’re like a steel.” – Oh Ae Sun
“We may have hungry days, but you’ll never break my heart.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Even if someone gave me a gold or silver axe, the steel axe is mine. The steel axe is the real deal.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Does romance pay the bills? Once they get hungry, they’ll start resenting each other.” – Byeong Cheol
Episode 3
“Do you really not know? It might take two to tango, but the boy gets called a hero while the girl’s love gets branded shameless. Did you ruin her life without knowing better?” – Grandma
“You think I can’t get married unless it’s to you? I’m going to marry a richer, more handsome man, a son less precious than you!” – Oh Ae Sun
“Why would you throw away a girl as pretty as Ae-sun? She’s smart, well-spoken, and really cute. Why would you?” – Yang Gwan Sik
“When a tame cow decides to rebel, it won’t budge. You can’t force it to plow the field.” – Grandma
“Being with you would be like always getting a losing roll.” – Oh Ae Sun
“If I’m with you, I won’t find happiness in marriage. Please let me live my life. Let me change the fate you pity so.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Am I standing in your way?” – Yang Gwan Sik
“You have to leave so I can live my life.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Am I standing in his way?” – Oh Ae Sun
“Why do you take everything from me? Why do you only take everything that belongs to me?” – Oh Ae Sun
“If she hadn’t run that day, could she have stopped the destiny that was rushing toward her?” – Geum Myeong
“Destiny has always been sassy, just like that.” – Geum Myeong
Episode 4
“I don’t want her to set the table. I want her to be the one to flip it.” – Oh Ae Sun
“I heard vanity stems from emptiness. Maybe I want to buy so much because I grew up poor. Maybe it’s a deeply rooted issue.” – Geum Myeong
“It’s an odd thing. Parents dwell on what they couldn’t give. And children dwell on what they couldn’t get.” – Geum Myeong
“Life can take cruel turns, but I believe what isn’t right isn’t right.” – Oh Ae Sun
“How could I leave you behind? I’d feel better if I gave you a good send-off first and followed afterward.” – Yang Gwan Sik
Episode 5
“If I work for a day, we’ll make it through another day. But to work a day, it’s just so unfair.” – Yang Gwan Sik
“I thought that once you grew up, your hands and heart would naturally become calloused. But everything’s still too hot for me. I get burned everyday, but it hurts every time. Am I the only fool in the world? Is there anyone else adulting just fine?” – Oh Ae Sun
“They all just pretend to be adults because people tell them they are adults.” – Yang Gwan Sik
“I’ve had a coffin on my back for my whole life, but I still fear death, and that’s why I never had my picture taken.” – Gwang Rye
“The pain of losing a parent cuts deeper as life goes on, but the pain of losing a child is etched in the deepest part of your heart.” – Kim Chun Ok
“When a parent dies, you send them to heaven. But when a child dies, you keep them alive in here. You can’t let them go so you keep them alive in here.” – Kim Chun Ok
“It’s the first time I’ve had my own home. Stupid home. Even conches and crabs have their own. But I was always the only one without a home.” – Oh Ae Sun
“With their lives full of catches, all they wanted was for their blazing summer sunshine to last.” – Geum Myeong
Episode 6
“Your mind can’t weep if your body is weary. One day, life might get so tough that you feel like you can’t go on. Don’t just lie still. Struggle with all your might. Stomp on your blanket. Plow the field or even do odd jobs to earn some money. Tell yourself you won’t die and must survive, no matter what. Paddle your arms and legs like crazy. You’ll get through the dark waters and see the sky. You’ll be able to breathe again.” – Gwang Rye
“Rain may pour as if it would sweep everything away. But once the sun starts blazing again, life rises again, no matter what.” – Yang Gwan Sik
“No words can describe the pain of losing your child.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Just like it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to save a single life.” – Oh Ae Sun
“When you’re struggling to breathe in the dark waters, you need to stay close to others to survive. Or fear will grip your heart, and you won’t make it.” – Grandpa (neighbor)
“No one can live on their own. Go together, with others. If you do, 100 miles will feel like ten.” – Grandma (neighbor)
Episodes 7-8
“A cocoon that doesn’t break open in time gets devoured by predators. Only the ones that break free quickly emerge as butterflies. You need to learn how to open the doors that are in your way.” – Haenyeo
“I was mad at my mom for being poor. I was mad because I knew I was the reason.” – Geum Myeong
“Parents have no idea of the moment when their child’s heart develops knots. If they knew, they’d protect their child.” – Geum Myeong
“No tree grows without knots. And a child’s knots would carve a hole in a father’s heart, so God keeps it hidden.” – Geum Myeong
“You can’t always be the best. No one’s that perfect.” – Yang Gwan Sik
“Any other grief fades with time and becomes numb. But when the grief is too deep, I end up burying it.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Tomorrow, life will go on under the blazing sun of tomorrow.” – Oh Ae Sun
“I swallowed their dreams and spread my wings, embracing my mom’s dream like a seed in my heart.” – Geum Myeong
“Mom’s dream was passed on to me, a dream so heavy, a dream so blazing, that at last, it made the sound of wings flapping.” – Geum Myeong
“When you guys soar, I swear it feels like I’m soaring, too.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Even as I gently press my heart to soothe it down, the moon wanes, yet the young heart remains.” – Oh Ae Sun
Episode 9
“Even if a million miles lie ahead of you, your greatest worry is the one in front of you.” – Geum Myeong
“Even if a million miles lie ahead of you, your greatest joy is the one in front of you.” – Geum Myeong
“Don’t walk all over them ’cause they’re easy to treat. A young leaf can be torn by even a gentle rain.” – Haenyeo / Auntie
“None of us have fully grown up. But everytime our hearts felt growing pains, we all grew a little.” – Geum Myeong
“There are moments when the heart grows.” – Geum Myeong
“The fluffy guy had the eyes of a mole being chased by a hunter. So I let it happen.” – Geum Myeong
“I’m just a supplement here anyway! But this girl says I’m the best. She likes me more than her brothers!” – Eun Myeong
“The fall breeze turned into the spring breeze. The whistling sound never ceased in my heart.” – Geum Myeong
Episode 10
“The strongest wind is one that blows within one’s fist-sized heart. Nothing could withstand such wind.” – Geum Myeong
“They are only children when they’re in your arms. Once they leave, they’re busier than the president. My children are the busiest people in the world.” – Haenyeo / Auntie
“A radish may look fine no matter how many times it falls, but even the sturdiest radish can crack inside.” – Haenyeo / Auntie
“Don’t treat your children differently. Children remember everything.” – Haenyeo / Auntie
“Each person was swayed by the love in their heart.” – Geum Myeong
“How would you know if I’m better than the noodle guy? You don’t know me very well.” – Park Cheong Seop
“Everyone has a dark side, after all.” – Park Cheong Seop
“It was a time when strangers were dangerous, and kindness from a stranger was dangerous.” – Oh Ae Sun
“I have eyes in the back of my head. That’s what it takes to be a mom.” – Gwang Rye
“There were no open endings in fairy tales back then.” – Oh Ae Sun
“They are only children when they’re in your arms.” – Yang Gwan Sik
“She’s the one growing up, not me. My heart is still the same.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Mom, by mere coincidence, has lost immeasurable things. That’s why she fussed even more, believing that restless worry could prevent even coincidences.” – Geum Myeong
“Her relentless worry was tiresome. But it was the same relentless worry that saved me again. Just like that, she’s saved me time and again.” – Geum Myeong
“It was only much later, when I could no longer answer her calls, that I deeply missed her relentless worry.” – Geum Myeong
“Her delicate heart sank countless times. I wish I’d shown her a bit more appreciation. Regret arrived too late once again.” – Geum Myeong
Episode 11
“Who proposes with an oil boiler instead of a diamond?” – Geum Myeong
“Whether this grand first love would become a love song or a break up song, I didn’t know back then. I was just blazing with love without any shame.” – Geum Myeong
“They say you need countless lifetimes of fate to meet even once in this life. If you miss it when it brushes past, that’s the end.” –
“Who could withstand the storm that blows within one’s fist- sized heart? Fall was fall. Spring was spring. So it was a season where the wind never rested. And so it was a life where the heart never settled.” – Geum Myeong
“You know, a poem can even make poverty seem picturesque. There’s nothing cool about being broke, but poetry makes it seem somewhat cool.” – Park Cheong Seop
“Your Natasha, without makeup, is just a donkey.” – Geum Myeong
“If you keep pitying yourself and saying your life sucks, your life will really suck. If you think you’re only worth 100 won, who would think you’re worth 1,000 won? Stop pitying yourself and say something sweet to yourself so you can stand tall.” – Geum Myeong
“You’re like a Christmas tree. A tree just does its job no matter where you put it. Whether a Christmas tree is in a room in a basement or a corner store no one visits, it’s always sparkling. It always makes your heart pound.” – Park Cheong Seop
“There was a time when people held their heads up. A time when people stayed true to their hearts. A time when we looked at each other, not our cell phones.” – Geum Myeong
“Who goes to work for fun? People go for the money.” – Geum Myeong
“I’ve also had a dream for a long time. Being independent. Living an independent life is actually quite a feat.” – Geum Myeong
“Life goes on for the living.” – Geum Myeong
“We constantly struggled to be independent. From college entrance and graduation to meeting the in-laws, life has been a series of parental summons.” – Oh Ae Sun
“A child definitely does what it saw growing up. I should’ve shown only precious things to my precious child.” – Oh Ae Sun
“My heart sank as I realized that I was a mirror for my child.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Dad chose to fight his own war. He never left mom stranded alone on the battlefield. In those days, dad turning around was truly revolutionary.” – Geum Myeong
“I couldn’t teach her. She was so precious, too dear, so I chose not to teach her.” – Oh Ae Sun
“I was the boss at my house but just a minion in theirs.” – Geum Myeong
“Even a small scratch on your heart deeply bruises both mine and your dad’s.” – Oh Ae Sun
“I was a bad brat at my house but a barbarian at theirs.” – Geum Myeong
“Do you know where you’re putting that boulder down? On your son’s heart. That’s where you’re putting it down.” – Oh Ae Sun
“My first love didn’t end up as a fairy tale.” – Geum Myeong
“When our engagement ended, I cried like a North Korean spy.” – Geum Myeong
“We were together for seven years. And we spent a year breaking up.” – Geum Myeong
“I do love you deeply. But I love myself deeply, too.” – Geum Myeong
“I’m so glad that you’re the one who’ll remember me in my twenties.” – Geum Myeong
“In Seoul, where I had no one, he was my lover, my family, and my best friend.” – Geum Myeong
“Suddenly becoming strangers with my closest buddy felt like the Little Prince was leaving the small planet only the two of us lived on.” – Geum Myeong
Episode 12
“A broken heart isn’t just a figure of speech. It actually hurts. My heart clenches painfully.” – Geum Myeong
“We used to be each other’s world. One left that world, while the other stayed behind.” – Geum Myeong
“In the fortress that was both comforting and unsettling, I slept well and recharged, just like a bear hibernating for winter.” – Geum Myeong
“Maybe if I sleep less, you two can sleep more. That just wakes me up.” – Yang Gwan Sik
“You always give me 120 things when you only have 100. How can you give me more?” – Geum Myeong
“That day, I saw a different sun. Only after my sun, the first to light up the lonely ocean, had set forever did I realize how warm it was to be by my dad’s side.” – Geum Myeong
“To know what a man is like, you must look at his father. They learn how to treat their family from their father.” – Oh Ae Sun
“They say your first love is meant to be a memory.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Just like an old garment is turned into new clothes by a skilled tailor, I went there like a rag, but I came back neat and sharp.” – Geum Myeong
“The problem lies in one’s character, not one’s fortune.” – Haenyeo / Auntie
“There comes a season for everyone when they lose their second tooth.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Every season in life is full of farewells. No one arrives and all I see is people leaving one by one. Still, let’s leave this world together.” – Oh Ae Sun
“We thought we came to the picnic together, but each had their own tide. Just as the tides ebb and flow, some have left but for some, it was the season for a new arrival at the picnic.” – Geum Myeong
“New sprouts still lift their heads even in the frozen soil of the front lines. A winter, as early as their spring, was on its way.” – Geum Myeong
“A glistening winter, so dazzling as spring was on its way.” – Geum Myeong
Episode 13
“Not knowing who might come back or come anew, my heart pounded and my feet felt like they were floating.” – Geum Myeong
“Evoking unexpectedly deep affection despite being two generations apart, an endearing monster has come the world.” – Geum Myeong
“You have to open the faucet fully to fill the bucket up. You get nowhere in life trying to mend every leaking hole.” – Eun Myeong
“I won’t be the dad who orders pork belly for three when my family sets out. I’ll be the dad who orders five or six servings.” – Eun Myeong
“When one door closes, another is bound to creak open.” – Geum Myeong
“You need countless lifetimes of fate to meet even once in this life, so the third time should be the charm. If even the third time fails, you must wait for the next life.” – Geum Myeong
“Only then did he realize. You only get three chances. If no one scores in extra time, it will go to a penalty shootout.” – Geum Myeong
“I couldn’t let you slip away, even if it meant losing my breath.” – Park Cheong Seop
“You look totally different now. I guess you’re not Picasso anymore.” – Geum Myeong
“You sound just like my dad.” – Geum Myeong
“Toto and I shared the same sense of humor. In a grown-up world where we learned to fake smiles, it was an incredible booster.” – Geum Myeong
“It’s harder to laugh together everyday than it is to kiss everyday. That’s why we’re a good match.” – Geum Myeong
“I put in effort all season long, thinking of giving them to you. I made these, looking at them everyday, just like gazing at lovely Geum-myeong. That’s how fond I am of Geum-myeong.” – Chungseop’s mom
“Let her go now. Your uneven love.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Just like that, I leapt from the nest. Like a bluebird soaring above a bare mountain, fluttering with excitement and brimming with confidence.” – Geum Myeong
“Does everyone marry their most passionate love? The size of the love wasn’t different. It’s temperature was. It was the temperature that let me be myself. I’ve found my prince.” – Geum Myeong
“If things go wrong, back down. Just run straight to me, okay?” – Yang Gwan Sik
“Then go for now, and if you don’t like it, back down. Just run straight home, okay? I’ll be at home.” – Yang Gwan Sik
“You don’t have to come first. Back down if you want. If you fall, just run straight to me. I’ll be right behind you tomorrow. Okay?” – Yang Gwan Sik
“Everytime I walked the tightrope, my dad stood there holding the net, ‘I’ll be there even if you fall’. I wish I had told him how comforting his words were at least once.” – Geum Myeong
“While he was standing there, it seemed the snow fell only on my dad. Amid my dad’s winter, I grew into lush green. Feeding on their verdant youth, I became a tree.” – Geum Myeong
“The daughter’s respectable life felt like a medal to her mother, so she kept smiling.” – Geum Myeong
“Dad told me back then that he had been living in heaven since the day I was born.” – Geum Myeong
“Do you have any idea what you’re taking from me? I am giving you my heaven.” – Yang Gwan Sik
“Life never allows us to truly savor these moments. Happiness comes right at you. Misfortune always creeps up from behind.” – Geum Myeong
Episode 14
“Carelessly-spoken dry words made Eun-myeong grow up hungry.” – Geum Myeong
“Favoritism is really unfair. It’s better not to love at all. Giving less love is so unfair. It stops a child from growing.” – Eun Myeong
“To be honest, what I fear the most is that I might hurt them because I don’t know how to be a mom. That scares me the most.” – Oh Ae Sun
“This tiny thing is coming into the world, trusting only me. I can’t scar the baby’s life.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Do you know what I envy most about my sister-in-law? Having a father like hers. With my fate, even if I were reborn, I could never have a dad like hers. She has a heart like a fancy car with a big engine. But your daughter’s not even worth a wagon.” – Hyeon Suk
“Respect, gratitude, and affection for one’s parents. Even ten billion wouldn’t be enough to buy these things. No money can pull out the peg you drive into your child’s heart.” – Park Yeong Ran
“The ship you treasure more than your own child got its price tag right after it was made, right? But a person’s worth is only determined after they die. Starting tonight, you can spend sleepless nights in fear of how much your life will truly be worth.” – Park Yeong Ran
“Parents bear the burden of their kids.” – Woman
“When it’s around, it’s annoying. When it’s not, I’m curious. When I tease it, it’s fine. When others do, I get mad. With eyes open, I pretend not to see. With eyes closed, its image comes to me. Unnoticed, like the sea I see everyday. Yet without it, I’m alone in the vast world. Like candy hidden in my mouth, its sweetness overflows all around. Is this it? Is that why my hearts stays in spring everyday?” – Oh Ae Sun
“We sold it because you’re our number one.” – Oh Ae Sun
“A child may abandon sick parents, but not the other way around.” – Geum Myeong
“A bucket that’s always filled to the brim, no matter how many leaking holes it has. That’s something Eun-myeong already had.” – Geum Myeong
“Without you, I’d truly be an orphan with no one in this world.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Why are you aging on the outside but not on the inside? How come your heart never changes? It’s so annoying.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Its not easy to live with strangers after eating your mom’s cooking for 20 years, is it?” – Yang Gwan Sik
“A grown-up? I’m not done raising you yet.” – Yang Gwan Sik
“Perhaps there are no grown-ups. It seems like everyone is a kid.” – Geum Myeong
“I’ll make you pork cutlets everyday.” – Oh Ae Sun
“I’m hiring you because you’re the son of a premium horse. At races, premium races can cost millions. But their offspring are even more expensive. They’re worth millions without racing.” – Businessman
“Cows, horses, and people all have different tiers. People look down on a diligent person for being old-fashioned these days. But your father’s level of diligence is something that no one should dare to look down on.” – Businessman
“Will you swept by the waves? Or will you ride the waves? That was up to the runner.” – Oh Ae Sun
“When one door closes, another is bound to creak open. A first page as white as freshly fallen snow unfolds.” – Geum Myeong
Episode 15
“What’s there to worry about? She has her Steelheart daddy.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Is raising kids just for when you’re sick?” – Geum Myeong
“You know, you totally crushed me. Even a person’s heart can die from being worn down endlessly.” – Park Yeong Ran
“You were a frigid ice queen. I thought I’d freeze to death next to you.” – Bu Sang Gil
“Old sayings are all lies. They say money isn’t everything. Of course it is.” – Yang Gwan Sik
“Even if I went back 30 years, I wouldn’t hesitate to run away with you.” – Oh Ae Sun
“I’m the older sister, the eldest child, the damn pillar of the family. You raised me for that, didn’t you?” – Geum Myeong
“Parents who live everyday without catching a break, constantly struggling and putting all their hopes on me. Do you know how heavy that feels?” – Geum Myeong
“When the young branch sprouted a new shoot, the entire tree trembled in silence.” – Geum Myeong
“I left my mom’s home, got married, and became a mom myself. The farther she was, the brighter she glowed in my heart. Only a mother could do that.” – Geum Myeong
“Time turned all things in our sight into a watercolor. It blurred spite and softened people’s hearts.” – Geum Myeong
“Eight dwarfs began gathering in an abandoned building in the forest. And at last the bells began to dance in the heart of the forest.” – Geum Myeong
Episode 16
“If everyday were like this, I’d want to live for thousands of years.” – Oh Ae Sun
“The real deal always sells better when it’s next to a knockoff.” – Oh Ae Sun
“I only had eyes for my child, and mom only had eyes for me.” – Geum Myeong
“The person you take most for granted in the world is the person who’s the most precious to me.” – Oh Ae Sun
“You have a daughter just like you.” – Oh Ae Sun
“You should always take the drumsticks and do whatever you want in life. You need to live your life so you don’t grow resentful. If you keep doubting whether it’s worth it and wondering if this is right, even your kid can tell.” – Oh Ae Sun
“One day, you’ll be a background figure in your child’s life anyway. So just do more of what you want to do.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Who becomes a mother overnight? Your child will grow, and so will you.” – Oh Ae Sun
“You love flowers so much, yet you’re only looking at my feet.” – Yang Gwan Sik
“Don’t let me grow old feeling alone.” – Oh Ae Sun
“I may be his number one, but you’re his number zero. To dad, you’re like the One Ring from the Lord of the Rings. Mess with you and they’re dead meat.” – Geum Myeong
“You made me feel like I caught a whale in a tiny boat.” – Yang Gwan Sik
“To me, your mom means the world.” – Yang Gwan Sik
“I had a loving dad. But my dad didn’t have a loving daughter.” – Geum Myeong
“We took dad for granted as though we owned him forever.” – Geum Myeong
“To us, dad was the sea. We all relied on him to live.” – Geum Myeong
“In our next life, I’ll keep five, no, ten promises. Will you be with me again in the next life?” – Yang Gwan Sik
“Thanks to you I was never lonely for a day. Not even for a day. Where could you ever find a life like this?” – Oh Ae Sun
“What I want to see in my final moments is your smile. Thanks to your smile, my entire life has been filled with joy.” – Yang Gwan Sik
“There was a girl in the boy’s life. All his life, the boy kept the girl’s world safe.” – Geum Myeong
“It was more than perfect. It was so wonderful that I couldn’t have asked for more.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Dad’s uneven love had just ended, while mine was only beginning.” – Geum Myeong
“Others live to be 90 or even 100, so what was the hurry? Were you born again in this wonderful world? I hope you get to sit at that desk you’ve always wanted and live like a boss.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Getting old is nothing special. Was there much of a difference for you between your thirties and forties? It’s all the same. You feel the same on the inside, but when you look in the mirror, you see an old woman. That’s all aging is.” – Oh Ae Sun
“Even when you’re old, you want to have a place in the world. I’d hate being treated like an extra even more.” – Oh Ae Sun
“In life, you never know what will happen unless you go for it. It would’ve been a shame if I’d given up halfway through it. I’m so glad I lived through it.” – Oh Ae Sun
“I thought life went from spring to summer, fall, and then winter, but I was wrong. It sometimes feels like winter, sometimes like spring. I’ve had myriad spring days. I’ve had many sparkling moments. I’ve had so many. ” – Oh Ae Sun
“To my love, from the age of nine until now, thanks to you, my life has been spring every day. Until the spring we meet again, I’ll live as though every day is spring.” – Oh Ae Sun
“To their seasons, once so young and still so tender, with remorse, gratitude, and the deepest respect. Here’s to all you’ve been through.” – Geum Myeong
Genre: Romance, Slice-of-life, Period
Also known as: Thank You For Your Hard Work; You Have Done Well
Synopsis: The adventure-filled life journey of two people born on Jeju Island in the 1950s.
No of episodes: 16
Cast: Lee Ji-eun, Park Bo-gum, Moon So-ri, Park Hae-joon
Writer: Im Sang Choon
Director: Kim Won Seok
Network: Netflix
Date: March 7, 2025
English subtitle translation / Images: Netflix
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