Why K-drama ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’ is a big hit in PH and globally 

As Filipinos watched Filipino tennis player Alex Eala slay some big names in the Miami Open last week, many Filipino were also voting with their fingers by clicking on the final episodes of the K-drama, When Life Gives You Tangerines, on streaming platform Netflix. 

As of Tuesday night, April 2, the family drama that spans three generations has been number one in the Philippines on Netflix’s “Top 10 Shows” (which excludes movies) for the past three weeks, as of Wednesday, April 2. The...