#WhenLifeGivesYouTangerines EP7 details
The dark side of the 1988 Seoul Olympics (a thread):
the Olympics was a significant event in SK history. Chun Do Hwan, the authoritarian ruler at the time, hoped that the exposure brought by the Olympics would bring attention to the country’s ‘thriving’ & ‘prosperous’ economy, having gone from a war torn nation to one of Asia’s most dynamic economies. At the same time, he aimed to draw the attention away from his authoritarian regime amidst increasing political pressure for democratisation.
istg ill def tweak out once i see if it was rlly bu sangil’s daughter and eunmyeong in THAT one scene… aesun and bu being in laws would be the most hilarious plot twist ever
So, there's a real Gwansik and Aesun irl 🥹
OP: It feels like I’m looking at my father and mother.
In a small village in the midlands of Jeju, my father, who's 2 years younger followed around a girl from the same village—who later became my mother—and eventually married her. Despite hardships from his in-laws, he always prioritised his wife and children.
During summer holidays, he would take us to the seaside, set up a tent (which, at the time, was something only our family had—sent to us by an uncle living in Seoul), that's how we live back then. Looking back, I realise it was my father’s way of giving my mother a true break.
He and my mother had seven children and loved each other for 60 years until she passed away first. Now, my father is 85, my eldest brother is over 60, and I, too, am past 50…
Men like him were rare in those days. Our relatives even scolded him, calling him a fool for always following his wife around. But he would braid our hair, work hard, and eventually lifted our family up.
Thanks to him, we never had to use coal briquettes—we went straight to an oil boiler. I never even had to wear rubber shoes.
Thank you, my beloved father.
I respect you deeply.
Well, after all... Hyeonsuk's mom did ask her to find a guy like Gwansik and who's the best guy like that if not Gwansik's son himself, Eunmyeong? 😏
Hahaha 😆 Can't wait to see their story hahaha 🤣
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