Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©
A story about a man employed in a psychiatric ward and a woman, with an antisocial personality disorder, who is a popular writer of children's books.
Moon Kang-Tae (Kim Soo-Hyun) works in the psychiatric ward. His job is to write down the patients' conditions and to deal with unexpected situations, like if patients fight or they run away. He only earns about 1.8 million won (~$1,600 USD) a month. The woman (Seo Yea-Ji) is a popular writer of children's literature, but she is extremely selfish, arrogant and rude.
Profile
Drama: It’s Okay to Not Be Okay (English title) / Psycho But It's Okay (literal title)
Revised romanization: Saikojiman Gwaenchanha
Hangul: 사이코지만 괜찮아
Director: Park Shin-Woo
Writer: Jo Yong
Network: tvN
Episodes: 16
Release Date: June 20 - August 9, 2020
Runtime: Sat. & Sun. 21:00
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea
Notes
"It's Okay to Not Be Okay" takes over tvN's Sat. & Sun. 21:00 time slot previously occupied by "When My Love Blooms" and followed by "Stranger 2" August 15, 2020.
First script reading for tvN drama series “It’s Okay to Not Be Okay” took place sometime during the first quarter of 2020.
Kim SooHyun as Moon KangTae
(30-year-old, a caregiver of a psychiatric ward)
He lost his parents when he was young and took care of his older brother who has autism spectrum disorder by himself. He has no big dreams and no hope that his life will get better. He is busy earning money for the two of them.
It is the return of Kim SooHyun after his military service (and after his small cameo in "Hotel del Luna"). It will be his first drama in 5 years as his last drama was “The Producers” back in 2015. Many are looking forward to this drama.
Seo YeaJi as Ko MunYoung
(30-year-old, a popular fairy tale writer with an antisocial personality disorder)
She grew up with everything she needs with her mother being a popular criminal mystery writer and her father Korean Literature professor at a famous university.
Seo YeaJi is the lead actress. She was praised for her good acting in "Save Me" and "Lawless Lawyer". Oh JungSe is also a lead actor who acted in dramas such as "Touch Your Heart", "When The Camellia Blooms" and "Hot Stove League". Park GyuYoung acted in dramas such as "The Third Charm" and "Romance is a Bonus Book".
Oh JungSe as Moon SangTae
(37-year-old, he has Autism spectrum disorder (ASD))
He is Moon KangTae's older brother.
The healing romance drama “It’s Okay to Not Be Okay” is directed by director Park ShinWoo was worked for “Jealousy Incarnate” and “Encounter“. The writer Jo Young worked on “Jugglers”.
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