The finale of When Life Gives You Tangerines left fans emotional, making them wonder about the likelihood of a second instalment for the K-drama. If you are also intrigued about the K-drama’s future, keep scrolling to find out everything we know about a possible season 2 of When Life Gives You Tangerines.
A Kim Won-seok directorial, the show premiered on 7 March and skyrocketed to fame in no time. One of the best K-dramas of 2025, it stars popular Korean actors IU and Park Bo-gum in leading roles.
Highlighting the message of the show, director Kim shared in a press conference, “It’s a tribute to the generations of grandmothers, grandfathers, fathers and mothers who have lived fiercely, and a song of encouragement for the daughters and sons who will navigate the world ahead.”
What happens in the finale episode of When Life Gives You Tangerines?
In the finale episode of the 2025 K-drama, Gwan-sik passes away due to a terminal illness.
Eun-myeong and his wife Hyeon-suk become parents to a son and a daughter. They also took over the restaurant that Gwan-sik and Ae-sun opened in Jeju in 2002.
Geum-myeong, on the other hand, starts her own business and becomes a successful CEO. In the final moments of the episode, she purchases her grandmother’s old home that her parents had to sell off to pay for her education.
Meanwhile, Ae-sun continues to write and publish poems. She also starts teaching older women to write poems at a nursing home in Jeju.
Could When Life Gives You Tangerines return for season 2?
At the time of writing, there is no official news of season 2 being in the works.
Additionally, according to the media outlet Koreaboo, Netflix has classified the K-drama as a limited series, which further lessens the possibility of a second instalment.
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