5 K-Dramas to Watch If You're Still Hung Up on "It's Okay To Not Be Okay"
"It's Okay To Not Be Okay" is indeed one of the best K-dramas this year, not to mention that its heartwarming ending that satisfied the viewers recorded a viewership rating of 7.3 percent. Overall, the drama garnered favorable reviews, praised for its unique directing, great chemistry, screenplay, and the amazing OST.
If you're one of the thousands who are struggling to overcome the withdrawal syndrome of the show, here is a list of K-dramas with slightly to hugely similar trope to feed your soul as you attempt to get over IOTNBO.
"It's Okay, That's Love"
"It's Okay, That's Love" is a 2014 k-drama that deals with Schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, Tourette syndrome, anxiety, and genophobia. The story of a fiction writer played by Jo In Sung who ends up staying with a group of housemates. He surprisingly falls in love with a psychiatrist played by Gong Hyo Jin, who both have traumas in life and find ways to overcome it.
"Good Doctor"
"Good Doctor" is a 2013 K-drama that deals with a man having a high-functional autism. The main character is played by Joo Won, who beats the odds and becomes a pediatric surgeon in spite of his disability. With its heartwarming theme and the realities about the autism spectrum disorder, it is also a way of healing just like "Its Okay To Not Be Okay". The show was then later adapted into a U.S. TV series - ABC's "The Good Doctor."
"Kill Me, Heal Me"
KMHM is a 2015 K-drama that tackles about dissociative identity disorder and the effects of child abuse. The main role is played by Jisung who experienced a childhood life trauma that left him with such a prickly personality though he grows up inheriting a fortune. With the help of a psychiatrist played by Hwang Jung Eum, he slowly overcomes his illness. The story provides tears and a side of laughter just like "It's Okay To Not Be Okay".
"Chocolate"
"Chocolate" is a 2019 K-drama that deals with post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. It's a story of a man who becomes a neurosurgeon, played by Yoon Kye Sang, though he dreamed of being a cook. His childhood friend is played by Ha Ji Won, who becomes a cook because of him. As years had passed, they meet again in a hospice and began to cook together for the patients and found love at the end.
"My Mister"
"My Mister" is a 2018 K-drama that tackles depression. Lee Sun Kyun potrayed the character of the main lead, who suffered depression after his wife had an affair. He met young IU, who struggles to support her sick grandmother. They helped each other overcome the hard reality of life.
It has a roller coaster effect as you watch the show, similar to "Its Okay To Not Be Okay", as characters intertwine with others.
