You and Everything Else

You and Everything Else (Korean: 은중과 상연) is a 2025 South Korean romance coming-of-age television series written by Song Hye-jin, directed by Jo Young-min, and starring Kim Go-eun and Park Ji-hyun. The series follows two lifelong friends as they confront envy, rivalry, and reconciliation when one of them faces a terminal illness. It was released on Netflix on September 12, 2025.

You and Everything Else
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Hangul	은중과 상연
Lit.	Eun-jung and Sang-yeon
RR	Eunjunggwa Sangyeon
MR	Ŭnjunggwa Sangyŏn
Genre	Romance Coming-of-age
Written by	Song Hye-jin[1]
Directed by	Jo Young-min[1]
Starring	Kim Go-eun Park Ji-hyun
Music by	Jay Kim (ko)[1]
Opening theme	"Reason" by Choi Yu-ree
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	15
Production
Executive producers	Jang Se-jeong[1] Choi Kyung-sook[1] Kim Min-ji (CP)[1]
Producers	Bae Sun-hye[1] Woo Jung-min[1]
Cinematography	Uhm Sung-tak[1] Shin Jae-hyun[1] Yoo Jae-won[1]
Editors	Lee Sang-rok[1] Yeo Tae-hyun[1]
Production company	Kakao Entertainment[2]
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	September 12, 2025 (2025-09-12)

Synopsis

Ryu Eun‑jung and Cheon Sang‑yeon, two women whose lifelong friendship is shaped by admiration, envy, and misunderstanding. Their bond evolves from their teenage years into adulthood, as Eun‑jung becomes a television writer and Sang‑yeon a successful film producer. At age 42, Sang‑yeon is diagnosed with terminal cancer and asks Eun‑jung to stay by her side, prompting both to confront their shared past, regrets, and the complex emotions that have always underpinned their relationship.

Cast and characters

Main

• Kim Go-eun as Yoo Eun-jung^[3]
  • Do Young-seo (ko) as young Yoo Eun-jung

A television drama writer. She met the privileged Cheon Sang-yeon in elementary school, which stirred feelings of admiration and jealousy deep within her. After several separations and reunions, they meet again in their early forties, when Sang-yeon, suffering from terminal cancer, asks Eun-jung to accompany her for the rest of her life.

• Park Ji-hyun as Cheon Sang-yeon^[3]
  • Park Seo-kyung as young Cheon Sang-yeon^[1]

A film producer, Eun-jung's best friend and rival in life. Raised in a wealthy family, she has been admired for her talents since childhood.

• Kim Gun-woo as Kim Sang-hak^[3]

Eun-jung's boyfriend, and a senior from the university photography club that Eun-jung and Sang-yeon were part of.

Supporting

• Jang Hye-jin as Eun-jung's mother.
• Seo Jung-yeon as Sang-yeon's mother.
• Yoon Se-woong (ko) as Sang-yeon's father.
• Kim Jae-won as Cheon Sang-heok, Sang-yeon's older brother.^[4]
  • Moon Woo-jin as young Cheon Sang-heok
• Joo Min-kyung
• Lee Sang-yoon as a director who worked with Eun-jung, Sang-yeon, and Kim Sang-ha.^[5]
• Gong Min-jung^[6]
• Cha Hak-yeon
• Jo Yi-hyun

Special appearances

• Lee Jong-won^[7]
• Jo Han-chul

Production

The series was developed under the working title Two Women.^[8] Filming began in October 2023,^[9] wrapped up domestic shooting in South Korea at the end of May 2024, and moved to Switzerland in early June for location filming,^[10] and concluded later that month.^[11]

Release

You and Everything Else was released on Netflix on September 12, 2025.^[12]