When Life Gives You a Tangerine: IU Plays Remembering Mom, Reminding Her Boyfriend Lee Jong Suk

IU and Lee Jong Suk have been openly in love since 2022 and until now, the two are still a beautiful couple in K-Biz even though they are very secretive, do not appear together and also limit mentioning each other.

Recently, when IU caused a fever with the movie When Life Gives You Tangerines, the audience was very curious to know if the actor would support his girlfriend during the filming process. When asked about Lee Jong Suk's reaction, IU revealed that her boyfriend has been very busy lately, so he probably hasn't had time to watch the movie. In addition, this time she was promoting the movie When Life Gives You Tangerines, so she just wanted to be Ae Sun to talk about Yang Gwan Sik, and Lee Jong Suk made an appointment with everyone on another occasion.

IU's clever answer both shows that the love story between her and Lee Jong Suk is still very good, and cleverly directs everyone to focus only on the movie When Life Gives You Tangerines. IU also denied rumors that she and Byeon Woo Seok were withdrawing from the new movie 21st Century Grand Prince's Wif.e.

Even when she heard this news, IU was surprised to think that she was cut by the producer without knowing it, because she had previously met the director to discuss the project. IU affirmed that she and Byeon Woo Seok are still encouraging each other to do well.

IU is very excited about the new project because this role is completely different from Ae Sun or Geum Myeong of When Life Gives You Tangerines. The 21st Century Grand Prince's Wif.e scenario hypothesizes that Korea is in a modern monarchy, Byeon Woo Seok is a prince but is poor and has no assets. And IU is a super rich gir.l, but she is just a commoner, not a member of the Royal Family.

When asked about the ideal person, the 31-year-old beauty revealed that she had never thought deeply about it. She also expressed her thoughts that while Korean dramas have a lot of great male leads, Gwan Sik is a completely new case, and wonders if there is anyone like Gwan Sik in real life.

"It's a character that is both realistic and fantastical, which really excites me. And I remember being surprised to see both Park Bo Gum and Park Hae Joon perform him perfectly."

When talking about the scenes that reminded her of her mothe.r, IU mentioned the segment where Ae Sun and Geum Myeong called each other, initially having fun but then arguing and hangin.g up.

"That scene is so real. Just one wrong word can hurt each other. When I was a chil.d, I didn't understand my mothe.r's busyness due to work, so I was often sluggish. Now, when I see that my mothe.r is still busy with her work, I really respect that."

IU also shared that her family loves her mothe.r very much, comparing her to the "Yang Star" (Yang Gwan Sik) in the house. When she looked at her enthusiastic mothe.r, she also saw that she had many similarities with Geum Myeong.

In addition, the actress's maternal grandfathe.r's family also lives in Jeju, so she can deeply empathize with the film's setting.

With When Life Gives You a Tangerine, IU first experienced playing a character from her teens to her 50s. She shared that she relied on personal memories to portray her youth, while with the stages that she had not yet experienced, she completely believed in the script.

In particular, the scene of giving birth is one of the difficult scenes. IU therefore consulted many videos to prepare, but she thought that the details of the script were an important factor in helping her perform well. For the segment Geum Myeong in middle ag.e, IU pays special attention to shaping to properly reflect a successful woman in 2025.

IU believes that the film has touched the hearts of many viewers because of the separations but still brings hope: "The film not only emphasizes loss, but also portrays life afterwards with a delicate and loving perspective.

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