These days, IU is the tear button for viewers. She makes mothers, daughters, and fathers cry. With her strong and determined acting, she leaves a lasting impression every week while completing her new life characters.
IU is meeting viewers through the Netflix series When Life Gives You Tangerines, which was first released on the 7th (written by Im Sang-chun and directed by Kim Won-seok). In this work, which is divided into 4 acts with 4 episodes each, IU draws tears from viewers every week. Taking on two roles, she shifts through various emotions and has become the tear button for viewers.
When Life Gives You Tangerines tells the story of the mischievous rebel Oae-soon, born in Jeju, and the clumsy Yang Kwan-sik as they face an adventurous life throughout the four seasons. IU has taken on the characters of Oae-soon from her teens to her thirties, and her daughter Yang Geum-myung. As Oae-soon, she shares the screen with actor Park Bo-gum, while as Yang Geum-myung, she collaborates with Moon So-ri, Park Hae-joon, Lee Joon-young, and others.
When Life Gives You Tangerines hinted at the birth of IU's new masterpiece and life character from the very first act. With her assertive and strong presence, she perfectly embodies the character Oae-soon, who speaks her mind to everyone. Expressing the character's joys and sorrows with a slightly elevated voice, she captures attention. Alongside Park Bo-gum, who plays the pure and passionate Yang Kwan-sik, she charmingly depicts their youthful first love.
Above all, IU is garnering praise for her delicate and profound portrayal of Oae-soon, who experiences a wide range of emotional changes. She captures Oae-soon's school days with a determined expression and depicts her as a wife, mother, and daughter-in-law with a sun-kissed face. By deeply expressing the emotional transitions of Oae-soon, who evolves from a spirited girl to a wife, mother, and daughter-in-law, she delivers strong emotional resonance in every episode.
In particular, IU is leaving a lasting impact with her big eyes filled with tears, capturing Oae-soon's joys and sorrows. She beautifully depicts the feelings of Yang Kwan-sik's wife, the mother of two children, and a daughter-in-law facing challenges with a deepened expression. While still being a spirited and determined girl, she navigates her character's narrative with strength as a mother and tenderness as a wife.
With the introduction of Yang Geum-myung, IU's performance has become even more vibrant. Yang Geum-myung, who went to college and fulfilled Oae-soon's dream of becoming a poet, is both similar to and different from Oae-soon. As a character, Yang Geum-myung reflects the image of many ordinary daughters. IU, in the role of Yang Geum-myung, captures the affectionate dynamics between parents and children with Moon So-ri and Park Hae-joon.
The relationship dynamics of being closest yet sometimes irritable, while constantly worrying about each other, are points that stimulate viewers' tear ducts every week. Portraying Oae-soon's youth with her life performances, IU also demonstrates her ‘spirited’ acting as Yang Geum-myung, fulfilling her role immensely.
With acting that is more special because it is ordinary, and more relatable because it is affectionate, IU's formidable efforts have rewritten her masterpiece.
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