“When life gives you mandarins” it was a viral feeling on social media in the last few days. The drama offers laughter, but also many emotional scenes that leave spectators in tears. On social media, spectators are flooding the show with honors, calling it one of the dramas not to be missed of 2025.
Behind the success of “When life gives you mandarins” there is the screenwriter Lim Sang Choon. In addition to this series, Lim Sang Choon is also well known for two other acclaimed works: “When Camellia blooms” and “Fight for My Way”.
What many may not know is that Lim Sang Choon is considered the most mysterious screenwriter in Korea. Despite the resumption of exceptional scripts and the creation of dramas loved by millions, it remained almost completely anonymous online instead of becoming a family name.
Lim Sang Choon has never appeared publicly in front of the media. Even when he won an award for the best script for “When the Camellia Blooms”, he did not participate in the ceremony; The director Cha Yeong Hoon accepted the prize on his behalf. For this reason, even those who are looking for on the Internet to find out how it comes with empty-handed hands-is an impossible mission.
Another remarkable fact on Lim Sang Choon: during a 2017 press conference for “Fight for My Way”, it was revealed that she is a 30 -year -old woman. This remains one of the few public details known about her. Lim Sang Choon expressed the desire to maintain complete anonymity, even affirming that if his identity had ever been revealed, he would have started writing with a different pen name.
In reality, Lim Sang Choon has not started his career as a professional screenwriter. Once he worked an office job. But seeing how much joy he received people by watching television dramas, he began to dream of becoming a screenwriter.
In 2013, Lim Sang Choon participated in the 5th dramatic script competition entitled “Finding the Shooting Star in the Desert”. At the time he did not even know the correct format to write a script. However, that same familiarity became his strength, freeing it from the constraints of the Convention and allowing it to develop a unique voice. Her creativity helped her reach the finals. Over a decade later, it has become one of the most famous writers in the Korean dramatic sector.
Meanwhile, the drama “When Life DÃ Tanders” is currently streaming on Netflix.
