It’s Okay Not to Be Okay
CAST
Lee Sang In
Yoo Seung Jae
Nam Ju Ri
Oh Ji Wang
Kang Soon Deok
Park Haeng Ja
Sun Byul
STORYLINE
Ko Moon Young (Seo Yea Ji) is a children's book author known for her anti-social personality disorder. She often comes across as rude, selfish, and arrogant. Her life changes when she meets Moon Gang Tae (Kim Soo Hyun) a worker in the psychiatric ward of a community health center.
Moon Gang Tae is smart, good-looking, and really good at understanding how other people feel. This helps him a lot at his job where he meets patients with different mental health issues. Despite being so different, Moon Young and Gang Tae start to fall in love.
Gang Tae's patient and understanding nature often comes to Moon Young's aid when she faces difficulties. The plot thickens with the arrival of Gang Tae's older brother, Moon Sang Tae( Oh Jung Se). Despite his autism, Sang Tae is independent and strives to be a supportive brother to Gang Tae, even managing to work and earn his own income.
Beyond exploring the mental health challenges of its characters, the drama picks up themes of escaping past traumas. The characters deal with deep-seated issues, which they gradually learn to overcome with the support and patience of those closest to them. This journey of healing and understanding forms the heart of the story.