It's Okay to Not Be Okay

Go watch it right now!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the Best drama i have ever seen and this is also my firsg review for a drama....this drama deserves better...i seriously didnt want to complete this drama...i can rewatch it how many ever times and i still wont get bored!!!!!
If you want to watch it...dont give it a second though...just watch it...you will seriously thank me...the actors have done justice to the characters....
I have loved kim soo hyun from the drama "My love from another star"...
This drama will make you laugh, cry, smile, get butterflies in your stomach
And seo yea ji of course was sooooooo cool....
Enough of reading... gooooo and watch this drama nowwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!

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It is a Romance drama, with mental health issues as a side dish

I've come full circle on IOTNBO. It was on my PTW prior to release, then got onto CW, then I put it on hold after ep 1.... watched 2 more eps and shifted it to dropped list. Ironically, due to the scandal that Seo Ye Ji is unfortunately pulled into, my curiosity on IOTNBO is reignited and I binged the remaining eps in 2 days. This is the first drama of Seo Ye Ji that I have watched, and I am mighty impressed!! I see why she is nominated for Best Actress now. And honestly, if not for Seo Ye Ji's performance, I might be rating this drama 7. Going to watch her Lawless Lawyer after this. So hey, not all scandals mean bad publicity! IMO, I can't see why she is wrong? It was a private conversation and it is unfair to pass judgement based on a small snippet of a long chat.... but I have digressed.

What I do not like

-- This drama has mental health as its packaging and romance + family at its core. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I would really prefer it to have been romance as its packaging and mental health + family at its core.
-- The pretentious beginning. If you have seen IOTNBO, even if you love it, please think over the 1st few eps.... it was really quite pretentious. The over-the-top scenes were just there to bait us into continue watching it. And that beautiful animation in ep 1, they never repeat that again.... The baiting intention was so clear.
-- The 'mystery'. By ep 10, I was guessing that the Head Nurse is the mother, and that patient, Ms Park, is only a pawn that she planted. I am quite disappointed that I had guessed correctly so early.
-- I do not understand why there is so much screaming and raised voices in this drama? Especially for the ML character. He is a normal man who is stressed-out from caring for his brother for the past 20 years, never having much personal time. So it should have been a gradual release of his stress and letting go, but the script had him from quiet and nice guy to screaming at all unexpected changes....
-- They never really explained on Jae Soo, why and how is he so attached to these 2 brothers? JS is not an orphan, so why is he not with his parents and why did his parents allowed him to give up on building a future for himself and just tag along the Moon brothers? Maybe this works in a webtoon but in drama, scriptwriter should have given his character some backstory. JS is like a poor extra character, who is just there.

What I like

-- The 2nd half. The drama dropped its pretentiousness and focused on telling the story (2nd half is much better than 1st half, imo).
-- I love the depiction of the sibling caregiver burden and struggles. This is quite accurately depicted.
-- FL's acting. Especially in ep 14, I took 1.5 hr to finish that ep as I was rewinding and re-watching some scenes. ML did well too, but FL was more outstanding.
-- I like the CP scenes, the chemistry between ML and FL was sizzling!! Although I would have prefer more scenes on the mental health issues in the hospital.
-- The 2nd couple. I like Joo Ri and Sang In's characters, they are well flashed out and the actors have a 'couple look', lol!

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Ah! What a great comeback for Kim Soo Hyun! I'm glad that he took the offer of this drama because this drama was such a rollercoaster! This was said to be a healing drama and I agree! It was a very relatable drama and it also talked about mental health which I think is very important for everyone to know.

By reading the plot, I was thinking that it wasn't complicated until I've finished the drama and actually understood where the characters' personalities are coming from. The twist was really unexpected and if weren't for the fan theories that I saw on the net, I wouldn't have any idea what will happen! What I also liked about the plot was how it relates to the female lead's stories from the books she writes. The ending was really satisfying and the family and friendship aspects in the drama are just really heartwarming. It was very unusual in a good way and it tackles so much about overcoming your cruel past.

Going to the cast, they are all amazing. Kim Soo Hyun didn't disappoint, and Seo Ye Ji's acting was definitely amazing! My first drama of Seo Yeji was Save Me, and from that, I believed that her acting capabilities are beyond what I'll expect and I was right. The chemistry between Kim Soo Hyun and Seo Ye Ji is oozing hot! But the one who made me feel different types of emotions was Oh Jung Se. Oh Jung Se's acting as Moon Sang-tae was definitely top-tier. He's one of the versatile actors and I know and I wasn't expecting how he nailed his character so much. My last drama of Oh Jung Se was Stove League and his portrayal from his character in that drama to his drama here, all I can say that he's just a great actor.

The music was really fitting to the whole drama! If it weren't for the music, I wouldn't have gotten goosebumps in some scenes that literally looked creepy for me.

All in all, I loved the drama and I really think that you can learn a lot of lessons from it! Also, it's okay to not be okay.

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Overrated but good actors

I'm glad the actors were good, or I wouldn't have finished this series. The story was boring and the main lead lady was creepy.
Overall, I expected a lot because of the hype, but the series was a bit weird, too slow, way too sad and overdramatic... Luckily there were some cute moments that made it less heartbreaking.

My episode reviews:
Ep 1 was very strange
Ep 2 was even stranger...
Ep 3 got interesting because of the mental hospital
Ep 4 was weird and sad :(
Ep 5 was a bit cute with the sleepover :)
Ep 6 was interesting because of the spooky castle
Ep 7 was very dramatic
Ep 8 finally got romantic and cute, stockholm syndrome
Ep 9 started with a cute vacation, then it became too dramatic
Ep 10 was just sad :(
Ep 11 was very cuteeee :)
Ep 12 was plain rude! -_- overdramatic and then got too sad
Ep 13 was cutee then too dramatic
Ep 14 Sad. At this point I didn't wanna watch anymore
Ep 15 got psycho... and sad again :(
Ep 16 was actually a good episode and funny :)

I'd say if you want a better mental health drama, watch "It's okay, that's love"
And if you want a similar dark fairytale story but more interesting, I'd recommend "Black knight"

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Salute to the actors for a job well done. It's hard to pull off a difficult role especially in a case of a person who has special needs. A unique story line which makes kdramas great. For this review I will only put only the negative feedbacks that I observed as I watched the drama.

- There were no Climax and the Conflict of the story was only one episode. You won't really feel the climax of the drama since conflict was only good for one episode. The story only revolves the lovestory between to protagonist

- Total point of the story was simply summarized at the finale episode.

- Hype of the drama wasn't there if you waited each episodes every weekend. This is only my perspective since I only watch it and wait ever weekend. I think it is much better if you watch this series in a single day or two.

Overall the drama was great and for sure many of the viewers will be having a hard time to move on in this drama.

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Very touching and hilarious at the same time

This is one of the finest kdrama i havw ever watched... its so well written.. all the characters in this drama are casted with perfection.. the story line is so good.. initially you will find it dark.. but gradually when the story unfolds you will understand the deep meaning in the drama.. if you are a kdrama lover then this drama is a must watch for you.. and trust be it will become your most favourite drama.. kim so hyun looks 😍 🔥 and the seo ye jin looks classy her acting skills are on another level... its worth a watch... dont miss this... music is so good that i downloaded the entire album.. highly recommended go for it without second thought

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Your unusual Korean Drama that you should add on your watch lists!

I know that there are some K-dramas that doesn't go with the typical Korean formula (e.g. chaebol/heir - ordinary person romance; Historical and Fantasy genre; Hallyu status; etc.); but this drama is really something. A series that raises concerns about mental health is one of the best Korea had ever produced.

The story is simple - 2 past acquaintances with dark histories met again and ends up overcoming the past they have left behind. The real spice of this drama are the actors - As for KSH, what a comeback for him and yes, he still got it! SYJ also proved in this drama that she's really a top actress (also her wardrobe is absolutely stunning and gorgeous! she's like a bold Jang Man Wol). But the real show stealer is Oh Jung Se - giving a phenomenal performance as an autistic brother of KSH. There are no skippable moments in this drama! The hospital and patients scenes gave some motivation to the lives of Sang Tae, Gang Tae, and Mon Young. They also used some fairy tales and stories in the series to parallel the events that happened in the episodes. Each are summarized by the story that the trio narrates, most notably - Mon Young.

Although the drama seems perfect, 1 thing I like to emphasized is they don't use the other characters well in some points. Like isn't it strange that there is no romantic relationship between Sang-in (CEO) and Moon Young? or even Sang-in having a feelings for Mon-young? I think he can be a potential third wheel for the couple. Also her mother - I don't want to spoil but I don't like the plot twist in the last episodes.

Will all those shortcomings, it still doesn't ruin the quality of the drama. I'm looking forward for this drama to bag numerous award (OJS may also won a DAESANG!).

I know that not all will like this drama since the majority prefer a rom-com series but I swear, there are still scenes that are really hilarious (some are dark humors of Moon Young) so I really hope to give it a shot!
1 word to summarize this drama- MASTERPIECE

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A very fun and casual watch

I really enjoyed this drama, and I really liked the casting for it as well! The story built up well and there were lots of references to previous episodes that linked really well together. The build up of the overall story line of their parents involvements with each other was quite gradual and didn't have a huge surprise ending like many other dramas would, but I liked this because I think the story came second. To me it felt as though it was more focused on the characters and them over coming the traumas they faced in their childhoods, rather than a who did it scenario. It did have some cool plot twists that were fun and the story definitely didn't disappoint. Would really recommend to watch it!

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I never thought my first official 10/10 would be a non-LGBT drama

I had only watched two K-Dramas (non -BL) and I was interested because I knew it wasn't a conventional show. This was so good. The story was impecable, the ACTING??? Flawless. I usually don't like it when a typical person portrays an autistic one, but just like in Attorney Woo the actors did a great job. I loved everything about it.
Let's start with the stop-motion animations, which were so well done and dark and beautiful.
I love how the writers actually knew about pathological/neural disorders. No one ever talks about how PTSD and autism can be similar, but they did. Also there's usually a pattern in which it's always a crazy woman and a "normal" guy who can "fix her", but this time they made sure we knew that he wasn't normal at all. They went through so much shit and we know that they couldn't actually heal each other, but fighting together is better than alone (and they made that very clear, they were not fixing each other, but embracing who they were and trying to live a happy life). I cried so many times because I, myself, am neurodivergent and have a personality disorder, so I could relate too much to all of them.
I loved that they managed to show the back story of the patients in the hospital as well, that just proved that the point of the drama was not only about the romance (actually a lot of things show that).
I also liked the plot twist a lot. I was expecting it, but I think my brain just thought "omg it would be so crazy if the mom was her, right? lol" it was a lucky guess, I think. I just thought she had too much screen time for a side character.
But for me, the best part was Ko Moon Yeon's books. Those were absolutely great. The way her stories were for children but in a dark way and they apply perfectly with life and were so INTENSE. I think I might've cried with almost every story they narrated.
What they did to Sang-Tae at the end got me very emotional, knowing he would get his independence (an he actually wanted this, he was the one who asked for it) and knowing that he would be in good care, even without his brother was very healing.
Watch it.

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Beautifully written & play

The story, animation, cinematography, soundtrack, and acting are amazing. Beautifully written and directed. It's a very thoughtful even for tiny little details like their costumes. This has been an entertaining and heartwarming story about learning how to live with one’s scars without them getting in the way of pursuing happiness and fulfillment. In that sense, the first and last fairy tales really sum up the theme. Obviously not typical K-drama. Every episode gave a roller coaster feeling, its funny, scary sad, and happy. Agree with SooHyun that its a human healing drama. The best drama ever, worth every second. The chemistry is amazing! Sangtae Oppa deserved awards.

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Wondrously Unique Story with a Few Bumps at the Start

For me, this show was hard to get into at first because the female lead, Ko Moon Young, starts off as a grade A b*itch -- though there are reasons why, she starts off as being unrelentingly selfish, manipulative, and even obsessive over the male lead, Moon Gang Tae. However, this ends up a little forgiven as the show quickly picks up its stride and turns out to be about the healing power of human relationships, especially as it pertains to mental health.

This kdrama is famous for portraying mental health in a positive light and its easy to see why: psychological problems are treated semi-realistically and handled by the fictional psychiatric hospital staff in a respectful, therapeutic way. Underlying these character-driven stories is a fairy tale backdrop, where the individual stories end up being an allegory for the main story. It's a very clever and unique formula.

Ultimately, it is a great show, but for me personally, I think Ko Moon Young's character really took it down a few notches for me. In particular, I felt like the show sort of started her off as having some kind of diagnosable mental illness, but then pivoted to the source of her personality and her issues being trauma that she faced. For me, I think this revelation made it just a little more unforgivable to me that she acted so self-centered and immature in the beginning of the story.

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