“I Just Don’t Want to Feel Anxious” — We Are All Trying Here Is the Raw, Human K-Drama We All Need Right Now

There’s a K-drama coming that feels less like entertainment and more like a mirror held up to your life. We Are All Trying Here doesn’t glamorise success or romanticise struggle — it simply tells the truth about how quietly painful it is to feel left behind. And honestly? It already hurts in the best possible way.

We Are All Trying Here : Drama at a Glance

Full Cast & Characters

What Makes This Drama Different

We Are All Trying Here tells the story of Hwang Dong Man, who surrounded by successful friends, believes he is the only one whose life isn’t working out — consumed by anguish, envy, and jealousy as he sets out on a journey in search of peace.

But here’s the twist — no one is actually doing as well as they appear.

Even Hwang Jin Man, who appears to be pushing his younger brother toward success, is also experiencing the depths of his own incompetence — seen drowning his sense of worthlessness alone over a glass of alcohol.

Byun Eun Ah’s pain manifests physically — she wipes away blood from her nose and confesses that when she feels abandoned, her whole body hurts.

And even Park Kyung Se, a director who has already made five films, receives feedback that his debut work was his best — his desperate outburst, “Only Hwang Dong Man is pitiful? Am I not pitiful too?” says everything. PRIMETIMER

The Line That Stopped Everyone

In the teaser, Dong Man swallows his tears and says simply: “I just don’t want to feel anxious. As long as I’m not anxious, that’s enough.”

That one line is the entire soul of this drama — and it hit millions of viewers right in the chest.

Learn more about Koo Kyo Hwan on Wikipedia — the rising star who has consistently chosen emotionally daring, critically acclaimed projects.

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