You and Everything Else

From teenage years into adulthood, Ryu Eun-jung and Cheon Sang-yeon share a friendship that’s warm but often strained. The series tracks how their lives split as choices push them in different directions, leaving affection tangled with old grievances. When one of them faces a terminal diagnosis, the other chooses to stay close during the final stretch, and the show focuses on the small acts of care, awkward apologies, and private conversations that matter most. Scenes feel intimate and ordinary, attention paid to gestures and silences rather than big plot turns. The storytelling shifts between scenes of youthful freedom and adult responsibility, past choices resurfacing.

Released in 2025, the series was created by Song Hye-jin and directed by Cho Young-min. Kim Go-eun leads as Ryu Eun-jung, supported by Park Ji-hyun, Kim Gun-woo, Kim Jae-won, and Moon Woo-jin in key roles, presented as an original television drama.

Early reaction has been favorable, reflected in an 8.4/10 user vote average. Reviewers praise the restrained performances, natural dialogue, and unhurried pacing. Core themes include friendship stretched over time, the practical and emotional labor of caregiving, regret, and how ordinary routines change when someone is nearing the end of life, with emphasis on human detail rather than melodrama.

Though still recent, the show has generated online conversations about how television represents caregiving and mortality, and viewers have shared memorable scene clips and personal responses. Kim Go-eun's performance in particular has prompted discussion about nuanced female leads in contemporary Korean drama, and the series appears frequently in fan threads for its honest tone.

As of early 2025 the series hasn't collected major industry awards, but it's drawing attention in critics' roundups and award-season chatter. Performances and Cho Young-min's direction are often singled out as likely to attract nominations later in the cycle, making the show one to watch for formal recognition.