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IU remembers co-star Kang Myung Joo as 'When Life Gives You Tangerines' tops new survey

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IU remembers co-star Kang Myung Joo as 'When Life Gives You Tangerines' tops new survey
"When Life Gives You Tangerines" stars IU and Kang Myung-joo
IU via Instagram

MANILA, Philippines — Korean actress-singer IU honored her "When Life Gives You Tangerines" co-star Kang Myung-joo, who passed away before the show began airing.

The artist shared on her Instagram account another set of behind-the-scenes photos from the show, including pictures with Park Bo-gum and Kim Seon-ho.

In the middle of the carousel were two photos of IU with Myung-joo who plays the mother of the former fiance of IU's character Yang Geum-myeong.

Myung-joo's daughter Park Se-young confirmed her mother passed away last February 28 — a week before "When Life Gives You Tangerines" premiered on Netflix — reportedly from a battle with cancer.

The actress started out in theater before appearing in shows such as "Extraordinary Attorney Woo," "Doona!," "See You in My 19th Life," and "Wonderful World."

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Meanwhile, "When Life Gives You Tangerines" recently topped a survey by research company Gallup Korea, emerging as the "most loved program" among adult viewers.

Across just over a thousand respondents, the series earned a 6.9% preference rating and more than 20% viewership.

It surged ahead of the third season of reality show "Mr. Trot" hosted by Kim Jung-soo, "For Eagle Brothers," "My Merry Marriage," and "Buried Hearts."

This is the fifth time a Netflix original series topped one of the company's surveys after "The Glory," "Culinary Class War," the second season of "Squid Game," and "The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call."

The last two were just for January and February, making it the first time a streaming platform topped survey rankings for three consecutive months.

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