K Drama Chat Weekly

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 4 of When Life Gives You Tangerines , the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Park Bo-gum as Gwan-sik, Kim So-hyun as Ae-sun, and featuring a deeply emotional story about family, hardship, love, and resilience. We discuss: The song featured during the recap: "Name" by Kwak Jin-eon , a tender ballad reflecting the enduring love between Ae-sun and Gwan-sik. Joanna’s magical trip to Japan, including cherry blossoms, sushi, Enoshima Island, and meeting the amazing Akiko in Shinjuku Gyoen. How the lyrics of "Name" perfectly capture the decades-long bond between Ae-sun and Gwan-sik. The brutal reality of Ae-sun’s early married life, especially her abuse by her in-laws due to not producing a son. The significance of 108 prostrations in Korean Buddhism and the intense societal pressure on wives to bear sons. South Korea’s declining fertility rate, from 6 children per woman in the 1960s to close to the lowest in the world today. The h...