Updated: March 21, 2026
Here’s a collection of quotes from the Korean drama, Still Shining (2026):
Episode 1
“I was acting stupid, but now, I feel calmer after seeing you. Seeing you makes me feel at ease.” – Mo Euna
“When you’re always tense, you only see and hear what’s right in front of you.” – Yeon Tae Seo
“They’re precious so you’ll distance yourself. I never considered distance when thinking about the future.” – Mo Euna
“Where will I be and what will I be doing next summer? When I thought about the future all through summer break, I’d feel good one moment and then overwhelmed. Then I’d feel excited and then down.” – Mo Euna
“If I focus on doing what I can do right now, I’m sure I’ll end up somewhere.” – Yeon Tae Seo
“I know there’s a job out there you can give your all to. It’ll work out in ways we never imagined. We’ll know for sure what that is once we become adults.” – Yeon Tae Seo
“Where we’ll be, what we’ll do, and with whom…” – Mo Euna
“It was really nice studying with you. I felt more motivated having someone else with me. I guess I like you.” – Mo Euna
“Liking someone doesn’t always mean you can date them.” – So Hyeon
“We’ll have to be together forever.” – Mo Euna
“Let’s do that. Starting now.” – Yeon Tae Seo
Episode 2
“My dream is for my dad to get well so I can become independent.” – Mo Euna
“If yours is independence, mine is self-reliance.” – Yeon Tae Seo
“”Where we’ll be, what we’ll do, and with whom. I wondered which of these three would be decided by today’s exam. Then, could this be the last time we’re headed in the same direction?” – Mo Euna
“Distance only mattered when text messages didn’t exist. If we can still send texts, no place is too far.” – Yeon Tae Seo
“Unless we’re in different worlds, we can still text.” – Yeon Tae Seo
“Different worlds. That’s my mom and me.” – Mo Euna
“There’s something that only applies to us. Because it’s you and me. You and I are going to try really hard to spend time together. We’ll make every effort.” – Yeon Tae Seo
“If I hadn’t been this sure, I wouldn’t have even tried. Even when I had no room in my life to like someone, these feelings still grew.” – Yeon Tae Seo
“Feeling like we’re together counts as being together.” – Yeon Tae Seo
“My time right now is just passing by, but yours is time you need to use toward your goals. They’re different.” – Mo Euna
“Love doesn’t happen in perfect order.” – So Hyeon
“I guess I’m still stuck in uncertainty.” – Mo Euna
“I can hear Yeon Tae Seo coming. I’m done wandering.” – Mo Euna
Episodes 3-4
“My dream of becoming independent felt uncertain, but it’s feeling more concrete now. I guess this is what opportunity is.” – Mo Euna
“When it’s destiny, it’s not vague. It’s clear. You don’t hesitate about it.” – Mo Euna
“You can feel it. Because of you, I know what destiny feels like.” – Mo Euna
“Can liking something be the basis for everything one does?” – Yeon Tae Seo
“You always have the right answer because you don’t jump to conclusions. You don’t do anything just for the sake of it.” – Mo Euna
“I’ll be all right, so go enjoy your life. Live as if you’re on a journey. Just do all the things you want.” – Seon Gyu
“Let’s stop forcing our schedules to match. This time is so precious to lose for me. I want to make use of it all. I’ve found something I want to do and it matters a lot to me. I just need to do it. I really want to excel at it.” – Mo Euna
“You should stop wasting time going back and forth. Spend the time on yourself. Let’s not waste a single moment of our time.” – Mo Euna
“I don’t know what you’re saying but why can I understand it? Why do I get it all?” – Yeon Tae Seo
“I used to hate thinking about the next step. But I started to think about the future because of what you would always say. It made me curious about my future. About myself. About what I wanted and what I could do.” – Yeon Tae Seo
“The countless worries about the future began with you. And they ended with the expressions on your face, your responses, and your answers. I realize that now.” – Yeon Tae Seo
“Without you, I lose interest in myself. I have no curiosity about myself. That makes me scared and sad. Where we’ll be, what we’ll do, and with who.” – Yeon Tae Seo
“I hate going back and forth and matching schedules.” – Mo Euna
“For ten years, I’d forgotten. They were gone. But can old worries come back?” – Yeon Tae Seo
“At that moment, I had a strong feeling that I knew what was important to me. Compared to how much mom cared for me, I didn’t even care a tiny fraction for myself.” – Yeon Tae Seo
“When summer comes, I can’t do it. When autumn comes, it gets even harder. In the winter, I completely give up.” – Mo Euna
Episodes 5-6
“You might falter and stumble, but you get there in the end. That’s what comes to mind when I think of you. You always find your way.” – Mo Euna
“You seemed like a stranger in Seoul. But here, you’re the same person I know.” – Seong Chan
“The people you long to see never appear in your dreams. So this isn’t a dream. She’d never appear in one.” – Yeon Tae Seo
“We hope that somewhere today, something that brings you joy awaits you.” – Yeon Tae Seo
“My feelings are the same. You’re someone I liked ten years ago, but I still feel the same way. I didn’t know that would be possible, but it’s been seamless.” – Yeon Tae Seo
“My life here has an expiration date.” – Yeon Tae Seo
“Do you see yourself getting married?” – Mo Euna
“Deciding where to live isn’t as easy as it seems. Still, wherever it is, I feel comfortable when I’m with you.” – Mo Euna
“When you’re traveling, that place feels like reality, and your actual home feels distant. But when you come back, your home feels real, and where you were feels distant as if it was fake.” – Mo Euna
“I ended up coming here out of nowhere. I told myself this wasn’t real and I was trapped inside a lie. But when I look at you, this place feels real.” – Mo Euna
“You were here, so it became real.” – Mo Euna
Genre: Romance, Drama
Synopsis: The warm story of a subway train driver and guesthouse manager who become each other’s light as they reunite as adults.
No. of episodes: 10
Cast: Park Jin Young, Kim Min Ju
Screenwriter: Lee Sook Yeon
Director: Kim Yoon Jin
Network: JTBC
Streaming platform: Netflix
Date: March 6, 2026
Netflix English subtitle translation:
Hyesoo Lee, Hye Won Yoon
Images: JTBC
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