The We Are All Trying Here episode 9 recap covers the hour Park Hae-young’s introspective JTBC drama finally pulled its thesis to the surface. Specifically, Hwang Dong-man landed his first directing project, faced down loan sharks born from a debt to save his cat Yoreum, and Jang Mi-ran broke open across a soju table with … Read more
The Confession That Changes Everything The bar scene at the heart of We Are All Trying Here episode 6 has already gone viral on Korean drama Twitter, and for good reason. Eun-a’s Trembling Voice Eun-a stands before the Eight Club — the same group that has spent two decades quietly stealing from Dong-man — and delivers a … Read more
We Are All Trying Here episode 5 is the hour where this quiet, painful drama finally lets its lead character breathe. For four episodes, Hwang Dong-man has been the show’s open wound. Here, for the first time, he gets to feel something close to joy. However, the show is too smart to let that feeling … Read more
In Part 2, we stopped at the moment Ji-an decided to stop being Dong-hoon’s enemy. The camera placed them at equal eye level for the first time, and everything about the drama shifted. Episodes 1-8 were the foundation. Episodes 9-16 are the detonation. This review contains full spoilers for the entire series. If you have … Read more
Why This Review Exists Now If you found this page because you are watching We Are All Trying Here and someone told you to watch writer Park Hae-young’s earlier work first, you are in exactly the right place. My Mister (나의 아저씨, 2018) is the drama that made Park Hae-young a household name, and its … Read more
A Quick Snapshot Before We Dive In Episodes 3 and 4 of We Are All Trying Here aired on April 25 and 26 on JTBC, and they hit considerably harder than the already-impressive premiere week. According to Nielsen Korea, Episode 3 recorded a nationwide rating of 2.15%, while Episode 4 climbed to 2.44% with a … Read more
If you’ve watched We Are All Trying Here (모자무싸) and wondered why writer Park Hae-young’s name carries so much weight — this is why. My Mister (나의 아저씨, 2018) is the drama that cemented her reputation as one of Korea’s finest screenwriters. Starring Lee Sun-kyun and IU (Lee Ji-eun), My Mister is not a love … Read more
We Are All Trying Here opened with a 2.2% TV rating and the No. 1 spot on Netflix Korea — a contradiction that perfectly mirrors the drama itself. Nothing here is what it appears to be on the surface. The loud, obnoxious guy might be the most honest person in the room. The composed, silent … Read more
Two episodes in, and We Are All Trying Here has already pulled off something no one predicted: a 2.2% TV rating on JTBC — and the No. 1 spot on Netflix Korea within 24 hours. Written by Park Hae-young, the woman behind My Mister and My Liberation Notes, this 12-episode black comedy slice-of-life isn’t chasing … Read more