best depictions of mental illness
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- Jung Da Eun, a nurse, is transferred to the neuropsychiatry department, facing challenges as she navigates this unfamiliar field. With the support of Chief Nurse Song Hyo Jin, she grows professionally. Meanwhile, ...more
- Park Dong Hun is a middle-aged engineer who is married to attorney Kang Yun Hui. However, his life is not that happy as he has two unemployed brothers, Sang Hun and Gi ...more
- Set in Sanpo Village where more people leave than remain, the three Yeom siblings, Chang Hee, Mi Jung, and Ki Jung, wish to escape from a life rife with uncertainty. A mysterious ...more
- Kim Ji Young has one of the most common female names for people her age. She works at a PR agency. Kim Ji Young gets married and has a daughter. So she ...more
- Soo Yeol, a skilled but morally compromised officer in the Anti-Corruption Unit, faces a turning point after meeting K, a righteous but eccentric man. Despite his high school diploma, Soo Yeol has ...more
- Two individuals with painful pasts navigate a complex journey of hurt and healing while falling in love. No Hwi O, a detective in Gangnam’s violent crimes division, faces a sudden breakdown, becoming ...more
- Moon Gang Tae is a community health worker at a psychiatric ward who was blessed with everything including a great body, smarts, ability to sympathize with others, patience, ability to react quickly, ...more
- Ji Hyeon, a new student from a peaceful rural town, struggles to adjust to the bustling city life of Seoul. While at university, he meets Jae Won, who has just completed military ...more
- Do Yong Sik, a 31-year-old struggling with low self-esteem and a decreased sex drive, is preparing for his civil service exam. His life takes an awkward turn when he discovers that his ...more
- Private soldier Jun Ho is a confused youth who served in the military normally like other Koreans. One day, he suddenly becomes a member of the military defector arrest team. As such, ...more
- Chen Mai Dong, a former rebellious youth turned funeral makeup artist, and Zhuang Jie, a disabled but successful medical salesperson, find healing and mutual respect through their struggles. Despite their emotional and ...more
- Twin sisters Yoo Mi Ji and Yoo Mi Rae differ in everything except their faces. Yoo Mi Ji, the younger of the twins, has ended her short heyday as a promising track ...more
- Bok Gwi Ju has the ability to travel back in time, but only to happy moments from his past. Unable to change anything, he becomes depressed and loses his power. His family ...more
- Despite being a bit of a prickly pear, Jang Jae Yeol has become famous for authoring mystery novels and for hosting a popular radio show. While sitting on a talk show panel ...more
- Diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, 27-year-old Woo Young Woo graduated at the top of her class from the prestigious Seoul National University for both college and law school due to her high ...more
- Although Baek Hui Seong is hiding a dark secret surrounding his true identity, he has established a happy family life and a successful career. He is a loving husband and a doting ...more
- Seo Jeong Hu is a special kind of night courier, known only as "Healer" by his clients. For the right price and with the help of a genius hacker, he gets his ...more
- A 70-year-old man, Shim Deok Chul, decides to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a ballet dancer, despite his family’s objections. After retiring from his job and raising a family, he joins ...more
- Seventeen-year-old Hira, who is at the bottom of the class, tries to remain invisible at school, never wanting to open his mouth and expose his stuttering speech to his classmates. He views ...more
- A traumatic childhood experience leaves Cha Do Hyeon suffering from memory loss and dissociation. The latter has resulted in the creation of seven distinct personalities. Wanting to regain control over his life, ...more
- Ban Ji Eum has the ability to remember all her past lives, living through countless reincarnations for nearly a thousand years. After a tragic accident ends her previous life, she seeks to ...more
- Would you choose to love someone you could never remember? Gong Ma Sung grew up having a difficult life and experiencing hardships, yet still making joy from it. He is the successor ...more
- The story centers on two individuals with contrasting memory conditions. Jeong Hoon, a charismatic news anchor, possesses hyperthymesia, enabling him to recall life's minutiae in exquisite detail. Haunted by the memory of ...more
- A young woman going through a rough breakup with a long-time boyfriend and a man who had a painful first love, meet unexpectedly on Jeju Island. Upon their return to Seoul they ...more
- Tak Dong Gyeong has been working hard ever since her parents passed away. Her life seemed more stable after working as a web novel editor for 6 years, but then she gets ...more
- A house-poor man and homeless woman become housemates in a drama that examines the institution of marriage and the problems that young people face today. Nam Se Hui is a single man ...more
- Park Ha Gyeong teaches Korean literature at a high school. To escape her ordinary days, Park Ha Gyeong decides to take one-day trips on Saturdays. During her one-day trip, she walks around, ...more
- Usami Kei is a salaryman who has risen in status due to his engagement with Mei, the wealthy daughter of his company's president. Shortly after she breaks off the engagement, a power ...more
- Kim Moo Young, Heo Won Ho and Baek Ji Soo have been friends since high school. Now in their 30s, each of them is struggling in their own way. Moo Young works ...more
- Yoo Se Poong’s legendary abilities as a physician are well-known in the royal palace. Nonetheless, he was expelled from the royal court when his involvement in a conspiracy against the royal family ...more
- Kang Da Jeong quickly rises to the manager position at a five-star hotel but struggles with dating bad men, just like her mother. Ju Yeong Do, a psychiatrist, helps others heal while ...more
- Boo, a student whose grades aren't promising, knows well that he falls short of his father's standards. Quietly, Boo has been suffering from depression for a long time. He doesn't eat or ...more
- Lee Si Jun, an eccentric psychiatrist, is dedicated to helping patients through unorthodox methods. Han U Ju, a rising musical actress, struggles with anger and emotional breakdowns that jeopardize her career. As ...more
- Mi Chong, a young man plagued by social anxiety and dissatisfaction with life, plans to end it all by drowning in a river. However, when he sees Zhi Liao, a girl about ...more
- In 2007, 16-year-old girl Qiao Qing Yu and her family, tormented by rumors about her sister Qiao Bei Yu's death, were forced to relocate from their small county town of Shunyun to ...more
- A massive 6.5-magnitude earthquake devastates Seoul, blocking emergency aid and plunging the city into chaos. Amid the disaster, skilled surgeon Hae Sung risks everything to treat the injured, earning backlash from his ...more
- Dazed and confused, Chihiro awakes on a pile of garbage with memories of wedding still fresh in his mind. When out of the blue a young man named Keito appears before him. ...more
- Shin, a shy and reserved 1st-year university student, admires from afar his senior Keng. Keng is tall, handsome, smart and owns the heart of many girls on campus. But what others don't ...more
- Ko Eun Seong's life is similar to Cinderella's. After her father died, her stepmother, Baek Seong Hui, took away all of her assets and her younger brother, Eun U, suddenly disappears without ...more
- Once a royal physician, Yoo Se Poong was ousted from the palace after his involvement in a conspiracy surrounding the royal family. With nowhere else to go, Se Poong eventually found himself ...more







































