When Life Gives You Tangerines Filming Locations
11 filming spots (4 confirmed, 7 reported) across 2 guides.
When Life Gives You Tangerines follows Ae-sun (IU) and Gwan-sik (Park Bo-gum) on Jeju Island, including Gwan-sik's long crush on Ae-sun since childhood. Its Korean title comes from the Jeju dialect and means "thank you for your hard work." The Chosun Ilbo reported Jeju spots from the series, including Gimnyeong Beach and Seongsan Ilchulbong.
Sources: Netflix (Jan. 2024 announcement) , Chosun Ilbo English (Mar. 2025)
Cast & creators
- IU 아이유 Ae-sun · Lead role
- Park Bo-gum 박보검 Gwan-sik · Lead role
- Moon So-ri 문소리 Supporting role
- Park Hae-joon 박해준 Supporting role
- Confirmed
- backed by two or more official or press sources.
- Reported
- one official or press source.
- Fan-spotted
- identified by Korean fan researchers by matching scenes; not yet confirmed by official sources.
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When Life Gives You Tangerines in Korea's Mainland: 5 Spots (2 Confirmed)
Jeonju Hanok Village area
Jeonju City says the drama filmed in Jeonju on 14 shooting days, naming the Hanok Village, Gyeonggijeon, Jeondong Cathedral and Namcheongyo Bridge among its locations.
Jeonju · Full guide · Jeonbuk
Suncheon Drama Film Set
Suncheon City lists the drama among recent productions filmed at the set.
Suncheon · Full guide · Jeonnam-Gwangju · More dramas at Suncheon Drama Film Set
Hakwon Farm barley fields, Gochang
The production company apologized for crowd control while filming during the 2023 barley festival, Segye Ilbo reported, and Gochang County promotes the farm as a filming location of the drama.
Gochang · Full guide · Jeonbuk
Gasil Catholic Church, Chilgok
Segye Ilbo and Kyongbuk Ilbo report that Ae-sun's wedding scene was filmed at the church.
Chilgok · Full guide · North Gyeongsang
Gyesan Catholic Church, Daegu
Maeil Shinmun reports that interior wedding scenes were filmed at the cathedral.
Daegu · Full guide · Daegu
When Life Gives You Tangerines in Jeju: 6 Spots (2 Confirmed)
Gimnyeong Beach
Visit Jeju and Chosun say scenes of young Ae-sun and Gwan-sik and of the haenyeo divers were filmed on the Gimnyeong coast.
Jeju · Full guide · Jeju
Seongsan Ilchulbong and its canola fields
Visit Jeju says Seongsan Ilchulbong and the canola fields around it appear often in the childhood scenes; Chosun names the foot of the peak for a scene with Ae-sun.
Jeju · Full guide · Jeju
Jeju Stone Park
Visit Jeju says the stone-walled paths where young Ae-sun runs were filmed in the park.
Jeju · Full guide · Jeju
Dogurial tidal pool
Visit Jeju says the rocky tidal pool is where Eun-myeong and Hyun-sook have their confrontation.
Jeju · Full guide · Jeju
Saengigijeong (Olle Trail 12)
Visit Jeju says the coastal cliff path is where middle-aged Ae-sun and Gwan-sik talk near their grandmother's grave.
Jeju · Full guide · Jeju
Jeju Mokgwana
Chosun names Jeju Mokgwana for the drama's writing-contest scene. In 2025 Jeju Province held a writing contest there modeled on the one in the drama.
Jeju · Full guide · Jeju