It's Okay to Not Be Okay
"When you can't control yourself, count to three."
8.5
2020
77 min
Ended
Drama
Comedy
Overview
Desperate to escape from his emotional baggage and the heavy responsibility he’s had all his life, a psychiatric ward worker begins to heal with help from the unexpected – a woman who writes fairy tales but doesn’t believe in them.
Cast
Jang Young-nam
as Park Haeng-ja
Jang Gyu-ri
as Seon-byul
16 episodes
Woo Jeong-won
as Do Hee Jae [Moon Young's mother]
3 episodes
Moon Woo-jin
as Young Moon Gang-tae
16 episodes
Kim Yun-seul
as [Kindergarden girl]
1 episode
Kim Mi-kyeong
as Kang Soon-deok
Jo Yi-hyun
as [Dinosaur boy]
1 episode
Jung Ji-hyeon
as Publishing House Staff
16 episodes
Kwon Ha-young
as [Kang Eun Ja's daughter]
2 episodes
Bae Yu-ri
as [Man Su's daughter]
2 episodes
Jung Seung-kil
as [Book critic]
1 episode
Lee Sun-Young
as [Nurse]
1 episode
Cheon So-Ra
as Publishing House Staff
16 episodes
Cho Si-yeon
as Lee Seul Bi [Girl who is a fan of Go Moon Young]
1 episode
Seo Joon
as Kwon Min-seok
16 episodes
Kim Woo-kyum
as [Caregiver]
1 episode
Choi Hee-jin
as Kang-tae and Sang-tae's Mother
16 episodes
Kim Chang-wan
as Oh Ji-wang
Jeong Jae-kwang
as Joo Jeong-tae
16 episodes
Min Young
as [Lee Seul Bi's mother]
1 episode
Ko Han-min
as Publishing House Staff
16 episodes
Kwak Dong-yeon
as Kwon Ki-do / Kwon Man-su's Son
3 episodes
Choi Woo-sung
as Oh Cha-yong
16 episodes
Park Seo-kyung
as Nam Joo Ri [Child]
2 episodes
Choi Daniel
as CEO Choi Daniel
1 episode
Kim Jin
as [Nurse]
1 episode
Lee Kyu-sung
as Young Moon Sang-tae
16 episodes
Kim Ki-cheon
as Kan Pil-ong
Jung Ji-hwan
as Publishing Co. Staff
16 episodes
Park Gyu-young
as Nam Joo-ri
Ji Hye-won
as Lee Ah-reum
16 episodes
Kwon Dong-ho
as [Lee Ah Reum's ex-husband]
1 episode
Kim Soo-hyun
as Moon Gang-tae
Lee Young-sook
as [Kwon Man Su's wife]
2 episodes
Lee Hwa-young
as [Lee Ah Reum's mother]
1 episode
Oh Jung-se
as Moon Sang-tae
Bae Bo-ram
as Myoung Ji-Suk
1 episode
Bae Hae-seon
as Kang Eun-ja
5 episodes
Jeon Jun-woo
as [Lee Ah Reum's brother]
1 episode
Kim Ju-hun
as Lee Sang-in
Crew
Compositor
Janet Suhh
Park Sang Hee
Theme Song Performance
Lee Ga Eun
Lee Soo-hyun
Park Won
박용주
Heize
Kim Joo Eun
Sam Kim
Kim Feel
Costume Design
Cho Sang-kyung
Writer
Jo Yong
Martial Arts Choreographer
Yang Gil-yeong
Director of Photography
Kim Dong-young
Co-Director
Kim Yoon-jin
Director
Park Shin-woo
Music Director
Nam Hye-seung
Cast Similarity
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6 shared cast members
Shared:
Jang Young-nam, Kim Mi-kyeong, Choi Hee-jin
+3 more
Our Unwritten Seoul
5 shared cast members
Shared:
Jang Young-nam, Jung Seung-kil, Jeon Jun-woo
+2 more
Unmasked
5 shared cast members
Shared:
Moon Woo-jin, Jung Seung-kil, Bae Bo-ram
+2 more
Big Mouth
4 shared cast members
Shared:
Kwak Dong-yeon, Kim Ju-hun, Kim Geon-ho
+1 more
Forecasting Love and Weather
4 shared cast members
Shared:
Kim Mi-kyeong, Jung Ji-hyeon, Kim Jin
+1 more
Agency
4 shared cast members
Shared:
Kim Mi-kyeong, Jung Seung-kil, Jeon Jun-woo
+1 more
A Time Called You
4 shared cast members
Shared:
Jung Ji-hyeon, Kwon Ha-young, Kim Geon-ho
+1 more
Queen of Tears
3 shared cast members
Shared:
Kwak Dong-yeon, Kim Soo-hyun, Oh Jung-se
Welcome to Samdal-ri
3 shared cast members
Shared:
Kim Mi-kyeong, Kim Geon-ho, Yoo Seung-il
When the Phone Rings
3 shared cast members
Shared:
Jang Gyu-ri, Kim Jin, Bae Seong-il
Crew Similarity
Goblin
3 shared crew members
Shared:
Heize, Sam Kim, Nam Hye-seung
Roles: Original Music Composer, Theme Song Performance
Our Unwritten Seoul
2 shared crew members
Shared:
Park Shin-woo, Nam Hye-seung
Roles: Director, Music
Squid Game
1 shared crew member
Shared:
Cho Sang-kyung
Roles: Costume Designer
Mr. Plankton
1 shared crew member
Shared:
Jo Yong
Roles: Writer
Dear X
1 shared crew member
Shared:
Kim Joo Eun
Roles: Theme Song Performance
The Art of Sarah
1 shared crew member
Shared:
Cho Sang-kyung
Roles: Costume Design
Crash Landing on You
1 shared crew member
Shared:
Nam Hye-seung
Roles: Original Music Composer
Link: Eat, Love, Kill
1 shared crew member
Shared:
Janet Suhh
Roles: Theme Song Performance
Destined with You
1 shared crew member
Shared:
Park Won
Roles: Theme Song Performance
Doona!
1 shared crew member
Shared:
Nam Hye-seung
Roles: Music
Topic Keyword Similarity
Doctor Slump
4 shared keywords
Topics:
heartfelt, romance, healing
+1 more
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
4 shared keywords
Topics:
romance, bromance, romcom
+1 more
Mo
3 shared keywords
Topics:
reflective, heartfelt, empathetic
The White Olive Tree
3 shared keywords
Topics:
romance, bromance, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
Mr. Plankton
3 shared keywords
Topics:
romance, dark comedy, romcom
Daily Dose of Sunshine
3 shared keywords
Topics:
healing, mental health, psychiatric ward
Nobody Wants This
3 shared keywords
Topics:
heartfelt, romance, romcom
Goblin
3 shared keywords
Topics:
heartfelt, romance, bromance
You and I Are Polar Opposites
2 shared keywords
Topics:
romance, romcom
Tomo-chan Is a Girl!
2 shared keywords
Topics:
romance, romcom
Keywords
post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
illustrator
brotherhood
romcom
romance
dark comedy
psychiatric hospital
antisocial personality disorder
anti-social
bromance
caregiver
psychiatric ward
mental health
healing
traumatic childhood
dark fairy tale
reflective
autistic
female writer
heartfelt
romantic drama
empathetic
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Details
- First Aired
- June 20, 2020
- Status
- Ended
- Episode Runtime
- 77 minutes
- Origin
- KR
- TMDB Votes
- 1,447