Netflix is currently verifying the facts regarding the controversy over 'When Life Gives You Tangerines.'
On the 28th, a Netflix spokesperson stated to OSEN regarding the allegations of workplace abuse by the production team of 'When Life Gives You Tangerines' that "Netflix is continuously working to create a better production environment in collaboration with our production partners in South Korea. We are verifying the facts regarding the situation at that time, and will carefully review confirmed details to prevent similar incidents from reoccurring."
Earlier on the same day, an online community post emerged alleging that there had been workplace abuse during the filming of the recently popular Netflix original series 'When Life Gives You Tangerines.'
The author of the exposure post claimed, "'When Life Gives You Tangerines' was notorious among extra actors for its undesirable schedules. Participants were even forced to get haircuts. Despite being a Netflix production, there was absolutely no basic support, and the production team focused only on cutting costs, as if they were hesitant to spend money on anyone other than actors."
Additionally, they criticized that "even in the cold winter, senior participants were left unattended and meals were to be consumed in restaurants within 30 minutes, with no meal trucks or tea tables properly provided" and "the costume team didn't even provide thermal underwear to extra actors," shocking many.
'When Life Gives You Tangerines' is a story that depicts the adventurous lives of rebellious youth A-sun (IU), from Jeju, and the clueless ironhead Kwan-sik (Park Bo-gum) across the four seasons.
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