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On Episode 104 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guests Carol from the Kdrama Musings Podcast and Lola from Lola Pops Off About Kdramas Podcast unpack Netflix’s generational tearjerker When Life Gives You Tangerines, starring IU, Park Bo-gum, Moon So-ri, and Park Hae-joon (and IU… again).
Jess, Lola, and Carol talk through this sweeping 2025 Jeju-set family saga spanning decades about grief, resilience, and finding warmth and meaning inside hardship. The trio discuss deferred dreams, the motif of the changing seasons, the lacking cinematography and OST despite its massive production budget, and the intimate story that feels global.
Highlights include: A village that ensures grieving children never go hungry. Parents who stitch their adult daughter back together after heartbreak. Fathers who are quiet safety nets. Daughters who carry guilt like inheritance.
Bring tissues.
And maybe call your parents after.
GUEST: Lola
Instagram: @lolapopsoffaboutkdramas
TikTok: @lolapopsoffaboutkdramas
Website: http://www.lolapopsoffaboutkdramas.com
GUEST: Carol
Kdrama Musings Podcast: Available on Spotify, Google, Apple
Instagram: @kdramasmusings
TikTok: @kdramamusings
Intro Music Credit: “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist.
Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 8!
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On Episode 104 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guests Carol from the Kdrama Musings Podcast and Lola from Lola Pops Off About Kdramas Podcast unpack Netflix’s generational tearjerker When Life Gives You Tangerines, starring IU, Park Bo-gum, Moon So-ri, and Park Hae-joon (and IU… again).
Jess, Lola, and Carol talk through this sweeping 2025 Jeju-set family saga spanning decades about grief, resilience, and finding warmth and meaning inside hardship. The trio discuss deferred dreams, the motif of the changing seasons, the lacking cinematography and OST despite its massive production budget, and the intimate story that feels global.
Highlights include: A village that ensures grieving children never go hungry. Parents who stitch their adult daughter back together after heartbreak. Fathers who are quiet safety nets. Daughters who carry guilt like inheritance.
Bring tissues.
And maybe call your parents after.
GUEST: Lola
Instagram: @lolapopsoffaboutkdramas
TikTok: @lolapopsoffaboutkdramas
Website: http://www.lolapopsoffaboutkdramas.com
GUEST: Carol
Kdrama Musings Podcast: Available on Spotify, Google, Apple
Instagram: @kdramasmusings
TikTok: @kdramamusings
Intro Music Credit: “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist.
Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 8!

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