‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’ goes global as Ariana Grande shares clips of the IU-Kim Seon Ho smile challenge

etimes.in | May 11, 2025, 11.50 AM IST
‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’ goes global as Ariana Grande shares clips of the IU-Kim Seon Ho smile challenge
‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’ has become a global success ever since it was released. The show went viral and got extremely popular not only with Korean audiences but with international audiences around the world as well. In a recent incident, the show’s growing popularity comes to light as singer and actor Ariana Grande tries out the IU-Kim Seon Ho trend.

Ariana Grande gives in to the reels, sharing the IU-Kim Seon Ho trend

The ‘Kim Seon Ho smile challenge’ reached a global audience when the pop singer and ‘Wicked’ actress shared a compilation video on her social media platforms. The challenge mainly uses her song ‘Supernatural’, which resulted in Ariana sharing the compilation of edits online on her pages. The compilation even had some familiar faces, with ENHYPEN's Sunoo also doing the trend as well.


Ariana Grande shared the video compilation to show her fans some love and to thank them for keeping her song viral for so long. She shared that "I love you all so much; these (videos) have tickled me so." Fans have since then gushed over the pop singer and actress sharing the video online.


What is the ‘Kim Seon Ho smile challenge’?

If you’re thinking that you are a bit behind on the viral trends, then do not worry. The challenge began after a specific clip from ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’ went viral. The scene occurs in the 13th episode of the show when Kim Seon Ho’s character sees IU’s character for the first time in a wedding dress. He then pretends to dramatically faint because of her while she plays along.

About ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines'

The show debuted earlier this year on online social media and has since then gone viral. The show features Park Bo Gum and IU in the lead roles and skips between three different timelines as well.

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