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As You Stood By: What to Know About the K-Drama
In this thriller series, friendship transcends both love and death.
By Krutika Mallikarjuna
Nov. 11, 2025
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When a woman who grew up in a household riddled with domestic abuse reconnects with her childhood friend who is now trapped in an abusive marriage herself, the two friends plot to murder her violent husband. But what seems to be a foolproof plan goes horribly awry when someone from their past begins to threaten them.
As You Stood By is a K-drama directed by Lee Jeong-lim (Revenant). The drama stars Jeon So-nee (Parasyte: The Grey), Emmy Award winner Lee You-mi (Squid Game), and Jang Seung-jo (The Good Detective).
When will As You Stood By be released?
Where can I find the trailer for As You Stood By?
Check it out at the top of this page.
Who’s in the cast of As You Stood By?
- Jeon So-nee (Parasyte: The Grey) as Jo Eun-su
- Lee You-mi (Squid Game) as Jo Hui-su
- Jang Seung-jo (The Good Detective) as Noh Jin-pyo
- Lee Mu-saeng (The Silent Sea) as Jin So-baek
What happens in As You Stood By ?
Eun-su (Jeon) is a savvy salesperson well versed in luxury watches, a single woman laser-focused on becoming an executive with control over the company one day. It’s as far as she can run from the abusive home she grew up in, and the nights when she’d hide herself and her younger brother in the closet to escape the sound of her alcoholic father hurting her mother. The only reason Eun-su survived growing up in such a wretched home? Her high school best friend, Hui-su (Lee You-mi), saved Eun-su from a suicide attempt and promised things would get better.
Now that Eun-su is grown, things are better — but only for her. Hui-su’s trapped in an abusive marriage that mirrors that of Eun-su’s parents. Only Hui-su’s husband, Noh Jin-pyo (Jang), is wealthy enough to buy Hui-su apology jewelry at Eun-su’s store every time he hurts her. When Eun-su pieces together the familiar pattern of Hui-su’s avoidance and Jin-pyo’s purchases, she’s determined not to let her best friend suffer what her mother went through. Eun-su and Hui-su hatch the perfect plan to kill Jin-pyo, but a nefarious figure from their past threatens to destroy the peace they’re willing to sacrifice everything for.
Is As You Stood By based on a book?
Yes, As You Stood By is based on the novel Naomi & Kanako by Japanese author Hideo Okuda. A Japanese television adaptation of the novel aired in 2016.
Is As You Stood By based on a true story?
No, As You Stood By is not based on a true story.
Where does As You Stood By take place?
The series is set in Korea.
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