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Why Everyone Is Crying Over When Life Gives You Tangerines

IMDb Says 9.3, But This K-Drama Deserves a 10/10!

By Ayush VermaPublished 10 months ago 4 min read
When Life Gives You Tangerines Review

Some time ago I reviewed a series when only a few episodes of it were released. The name of the series was When Life Gives You Tangerines. Now I have watched and completed this series.

There are a total of 16 episodes in this series. The length of each episode is one hour. First, read my review completely; only then will you understand the magnitude of this series. How amazing this series is.

This series currently has a rating of 9.3 on IMDb, but I would like to give it a rating of 10 out of 10. Let me tell you why first.

Let's first talk about its story in which we get to see the story of a woman whose whole life is shown to us that is, the whole life from childhood till the end, what challenges did she face, what kind of challenges her children, grandchildren, everyone face?

I would like to tell you that the history of South Korea has also been blended very well in this series.

Now, while watching this series, you will feel like crying, like it is happening with everyone right now; tears are not stopping while watching this series.

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I have seen a lot of reactions to this series in which everyone is feeling like crying while watching this series, and the one negative of this series is also a positive of this series.

Now the negative thing is that this series is very painful, literally very painful.

There is so much emotional depth in this series that it forces you to cry and you feel pain in your heart.

As the episodes progress, your heart will keep getting heavy. You get so attached to the characters that you cannot see bad things happening to them, but bad things are happening to them.

And seeing all that, your heart gets heavy and it becomes more and more difficult for you to continue the episodes of this series.

After hearing about 16 episodes, many people must be thinking, will I be able to complete this series? Believe me, you can watch four episodes, not just four but even three, you will be compelled to complete this series because this series is like a ditch in which if you go a little close, you just keep falling and falling.

I have told you that I will give this series a rating of 10 out of 10 because I don't think I have ever seen such a well-written series before today. Maybe I have seen it but I can't remember, but this series is really very well written.

So whoever has written this series, I want to praise you a lot. You have written an amazing series, the way you have written the characters, the way you have shown their journey, everything is top-notch.

When I saw the trailer of this series, I mentioned that this series looks quite different, and it means I feel that I might like this series.

Earlier when I used to have my blog, I used to praise Korean content there too that they have a different style and they bring absolutely out-of-the-box content every time, be it, Queen of Tears, It's Okay To Not Be Okay, The Glory, Squid Game, All of Us Are Dead and many more.

So obviously these stories are so amazing that no one else can write them except Koreans.

Now, the story shown in this is of a boy and a girl, but it is not at all like the love stories of today; a lot of emotional depth is available in it. You will understand what true love is by watching this series.

And true love does not mean only the love of husband-wife or girlfriend-boyfriend, the love of parents, the love of brothers and sisters, this series explores everything very well.

You can watch this series with the whole family; in fact, I would recommend you watch this K-drama sitting with your family.

This series is 16 hours long, but even after that, you will not get to see a single nude or sex scene in it because this series is completely family-friendly.

If you sit to watch this with your family, everyone will have tears in their eyes, this series is so powerful.

Well, maybe you should not cry so much while watching it with everyone, but if you are watching this series alone, then for sure, you will cry bitterly after seeing its ending.

And watching the end is a strange feeling. We cannot stop it even if we want to, but when we watch it, a strange pang arises in the heart. Even if we avoid watching it, the mind remains restless, and if we watch it, the pain deepens. It creates an environment where a strange war keeps going on between the heart and the mind.

So from my side, this is a very amazing series which you should not miss at all, you will get a once-in-a-lifetime experience by watching this series.

Now, it has a rating of 9.3 on IMDb, and gradually, the rating will increase even more as people complete this series.

I don't think rating matters, it is a masterpiece, I just know this.

Many of you may have completed this series after watching it, so tell me in the comments whether you also like this series the way I like it or not and I think everyone who has seen this series till now must have definitely liked it.

If you have not seen it then you are making a mistake. An audience like mine likes to watch most of the shows or movies in the Hindi language, the good news for you is that it is also available in Hindi version on Netflix.

Now, as I have praised this series so much, do not start thinking that it is sponsored; it does not mean that Netflix or the creators of this show have given me money for writing such a good piece, a big no.

I wish they had given it, but they did not; what can we do now?

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