“How Do You Say Goodbye to Someone Precious?” You and Everything Else Press Conference

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[OSENWORLD] Netflix’s upcoming series You and Everything Else (Eunjung and Sangyeon) centered on a profound question during its Seoul press conference on Sept. 5: “How do you say goodbye to someone precious?”

The press event, held at the Ambassador Pullman Hotel, brought together director Cho Young-min along with leads Kim Go-eun and Park Ji-hyun. The drama, premiering Sept. 12 on Netflix worldwide and airing on tvN in Korea, follows the tangled friendship of Eun-jung (Kim) and Sang-yeon (Park) across nearly three decades.

Director Cho described the premise: “This is the story of Eun-jung and Sang-yeon from their teens into their forties. Sometimes they admired each other, sometimes they hated each other, but ultimately it is a journey of forgiveness and reconciliation.”

Kim Go-eun, who plays Eun-jung, described her character as a girl raised modestly by her single mother, deeply loved but also burdened by shame over poverty. “At first, I wondered if the project might feel too subdued. But as the depth and narrative grew, I was drawn in,” she said.

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By contrast, Park Ji-hyun’s Sang-yeon grew up with wealth but without love. “When I read the script, Sang-yeon’s story resonated immediately. She is not as honest as Eun-jung, and I wanted to express all those layers,” she explained.

The drama reaches its emotional climax when Sang-yeon, in her forties and facing death, asks Eun-jung to accompany her through assisted death. Kim Go-eun reflected tearfully: “When Eun-jung makes that decision, I thought a lot about what it truly means to say goodbye to someone precious. For Eun-jung, it became an opportunity to give her friend a final gift — the chance to be sent off with love.”

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Park acknowledged the complexity of her character’s request: “It’s selfish, even shameless. But at the end of her life, Sang-yeon had no one else, and Eun-jung was the only person she wanted forgiveness from. I studied books and documentaries to prepare, but what helped most was having Go-eun embody Eun-jung so vividly in front of me.”

The actresses spoke warmly of each other. Park said, “I always admired Go-eun. I respected her as a senior, a colleague, and a friend.” Kim, in turn, laughed: “Ji-hyun gave me so much love and energy. But I did envy her — she never swelled up during shoots, and I always did.”

Director Cho closed by praising his leads: “Without Kim Go-eun and Park Ji-hyun, this project would not exist in its current form. They exceeded every expectation.”

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You and Everything Else promises to resonate with audiences by delicately portraying friendship, forgiveness, and the universal experience of saying goodbye.

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