Here’s a collection of quotes from the Korean series, As You Stood By (2025):
Episode 1
“You’ve got grit but no finesse.” – Jin So Baek
“Why go to such lengths when you’re still on a payroll?” – Jin So Baek
“You speak nonsense with such confidence that you almost had me nodding in agreement.” – Eun Su
“Are there times when you unleash the psycho inside you?” – Jin So Baek
“I thought you, Eun-su, would be different.” – Kang Hui Yeon
“For trivial matters to fade away, you should treat them as trivial.” – Jin So Baek
“Why throw away your life instead of living to see him off?” – Jin So Baek
Episode 2
“No matter where you go, I will find you.” – Jin Pyo
“It doesn’t feel like home.” – Hui Su
“Being clueless doesn’t give you a free pass.” – Jin Pyo
“At first, you genuinely believe it’s still love. After all, he used to be so warm and would put you first above all else. Then comes the moment when you finally realize you’ve been abused.” – Ko Jeong Suk
“It may seem like no one will help but that’s not true. More people than you can imagine will step in and offer help.” – Ko Jeong Suk
“Because 99% of domestic violence cases go unpunished. That’s just the reality.” – Jin Young
“The antonym of love is not hatred. It’s indifference and neglect.” – Ko Jeong Suk
“If you don’t do anything, nothing will change.” – Eun Su
“I tried confronting him and tried running away. I’ve tried to report him, but it was all pointless. I always ended up back here.” – Hui Su
“You see, to me not getting beaten tonight taking at least one less hit is more important.” – Hui Su
“Just know that you are not alone.” – Eun Su
“There are lots of eyes on me. Cut it out.” – Jin Pyo
Episodes 3-5
“I can put up with you beating me, but I can’t stand living like some monkey in a zoo…” – Hui Su
“Keep them from knowing you killed him or keep them from knowing he’s dead.” – Jin So Baek
“What could they do if there’s no body to find?” – Jin So Baek
“Stay in your lane. Leave the marital affairs to the married couple.” – Jin Pyo
“From now on, you’ll have a lot to face on your own. But number 35, Jo Eun-su, will be right beside you.” – Eun Su
“And number 36, Jo Hui-su, will be right there with you.” – Hui Su
“Mom and I lived in the hell you built.” – Eun Su
“Do you honestly think we’ll grieve after you’re gone?” – Eun Su
“It still feels like he’ll walk through the door any minute.” – Hui Su
“I want to work somewhere new, doing work I’ve never done, living an entirely new life.” – Hui Su
“Nothing clears a foggy mind like moving your body.” – Jin So Baek
Episodes 6-8
“If I don’t break the cycle, this will never end.” – Eun Su
“It wasn’t just for your sake. I wanted to break the cycle myself.” – Eun Su
“At times, hard liquor serves as a remedy.” – Jin So Baek
“You can spend a lifetime running but your memories will find you.” – Jin So Baek
“Not everyone who showers his wife with expensive gifts loves her. He could just be trying to cover something up.” – Eun Su
“Time to unleash the inner psycho.” – Eun Su
“While living with my husband, I hoped to die every single day. I cried out to the heavens, but no one answered. And my husband’s abuse was always right there in front of me. Then I realized if I don’t break the cycle, it will never end.” – Hui Su
“As a child, whenever I heard my mom getting beaten, I would grab my little brother’s hand and hide in the closet. Then, once it grew quiet outside, I’d step out, act like nothing happened, and eat and watch TV as if I were none the wiser. At the time, I thought it was just because I was scared, but it became clear later. That was the start of my silence and indifference.” – Eun Su
“Even as a child, I knew deep down that domestic violence was a crime. I only realized long after becoming an adult that hiding behind the violence, looking away, and playing dumb was just as much of a crime.” – Eun Su
“I now know that it’s not only deliberate crimes that kill but that lying to oneself and turning a blind eye can, in and of itself, be just as deadly.” – Eun Su
“I just packed my things, walked out, and closed the front door behind me. That was all it took. Yet for all those years, I couldn’t bring myself to do it.” – Gyesun
“There is always light at the end of the tunnel.”
“I never used to care about the weather, but now I find myself wondering what kind of sky awaits me today. I actually care about weather now.” – Hui Su
“Even if good fortune doesn’t come crashing in like waves, even if the waves crash hard, trying to pull me under, I’ve now learned how to stand and face the waves. Because whatever wave tomorrow brings I’ll just ride it.” – Eun Su
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Also known as: You Killed Him
Synopsis: Two women who plot to end an abusive marriage through murder, find themselves caught in a twist of fate when an unexpected visitor arrives.
No. of episodes: 8
Cast: Jeon So-nee, Lee Yoo-mi
Screenwriter: Kim Hyo Jeong
Director: Lee Jeong Rim
Network: Netflix
Date: November 7, 2025
English subtitle translation / Images: Netflix
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