It's Okay to Not Be Okay
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- 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
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.
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.
- Character posters for tvN drama series “It’s Okay to Not Be Okay.”
Cast
 |  |  |
| Kim Soo-Hyun | Seo Yea-Ji | Oh Jung-Se |
| Moon Kang-Tae | Ko Moon-Young | Moon Sang-Tae |
OK Psychiatric Hospital
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| Park Gyu-Young | Kim Chang-Wan | Kim Mi-Kyung | Jang Young-Nam | Jang Gyu-Ri |
| Nam Joo-Ri | Oh Ji-Wang | Kang Soon-Duk | Park Haeng-Ja | Sun Byeol |
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| Seo Joon | Choi Woo-Sung |
| Kwon Min-Seok | Oh Cha-Yong |
OK Psychiatric Hospital: Patients
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| Lee Eol | Kim Ki-Cheon | Jeong Jae-Kwang | Ji Hye-Won | Kang Ji-Eun |
| Ko Dae-Hwan | Kan Pil-Wong | Joo Jung-Tae | Lee A-Reum | Park Ok-Ran |
 |  |  |
| Joo In-Young | Bae Hae-Sun | Kwak Dong-Yeon |
| Yoo Sun-Hae | Kang Eun-Ja | Kwon Gi-Do (ep.3-4,16) |
Sangsangyisang Publishing Company
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| Kim Joo-Hun | Park Jin-Joo |
| Lee Sang-In | Yoo Seung-Jae |
 |  |  |  |  |
| Jung Ji-Hyun | Ko Han-Min | Ryu Yeon-Seok | Cheon So-Ra | Jung Ji-Hwan |
| publishing co. staff | publishing co. staff | publishing co. staff | publishing co. staff | publishing co. staff |
Moon Kang-Tae's Friend
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| Kang Ki-Doong |
| Jo Jae-Soo |
Younger Days
 |  |  |  |  |
| Moon Woo-Jin | Kim Soo-In | Lee Kyu-Sung | Choi Hee-Jin | Park Seo-Kyung |
| Moon Kang-Tae (child) | Ko Moon-Young (child) | Moon Sang-Tae (young) | Kang-Tae & Sang-Tae's mom | Nam Joo-Ri (child) (ep.9) |
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| Go Do-Yeon | Woo Jung-Won |
| patient Yoo Sun-Hae (child) (ep.13) | Do Hui-Jae (ep.12-15) |
Myungsung University Medical Center
 |  |  |  |  |
| Bae Bo-Ram | Lee Sun-Young | Kim Tae-Hoon | Kim Woo-Kyum | Kwon Ye-Eun |
| Myoung Ji-Suk (ep.1) | nurse (ep.1) | doctor (ep.1) | caregiver (ep.1) | Go-Eun (ep.1) |
 |  |  |
| Son Kang-Kuk | Kim Jin | Kim Sang-Il |
| Kim Seung-Cheol (ep.1,14) | nurse (ep.1) | admin manager (ep.1) |
Others
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| Yu Seung-Il | Cho Si-Yeon | Min Young | Yoo Mi-Ran | Park Young-Bok |
| angry professor (ep.1) | Lee Seul-Bi (ep.1) | Lee Seul-Bi's mother (ep.1) | landlord (ep.1) | warehouse worker (ep.2) |
 |  |  |  |  |
| Jung Seung-Gil | Lee Ji-Hae | Kim Gun-Ho | Jo Yi-Hyun | Park Chul-Min |
| book critic (ep.2) | book signing parent (ep.2) | book signing parent (ep.2) | dinosaur boy (ep.2) | TV reporter (ep.2) |
 |  |  |  |  |
| Han Ki-Joong | Lee Young-Sook | Kang Woo-Je | Bae Yu-Ri | Jung Sang-Hoon |
| Kwon Man-Su (ep.3-4) | Kwon Man-Su's wife (ep.3-4) | Kwon Man-Su's assistant (ep.3-4) | Kwon Man-Su's daughter (ep.3-4) | motel clerk (ep.5) |
 |  |  |  |  |
| Kwon Ha-Young | Daniel Choi | Kwon Dong-Ho | Lee Hwa-Young | Jun Joon-Woo |
| Kang Eun-Ja's daughter (ep.6-7) | CEO Daniel Choi (ep.8) | Lee A-Reum's ex-husband (ep.8) | Lee A-Reum's mother (ep.9) | Lee A-Reum's brother (ep.9) |
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| Min Kyung-Jin | Bae Sung-Il |
| Yoo Sun-Hae's father (ep.13) | detective (ep.15) |
Additional Cast Members:
- Kim Yun-Seul - kindergarten girl (ep.11)
- Choi Se-In - kindergarten girl (ep.11)
- Park Tae-Yun
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | AGB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2020-06-20 | 1 | 6.093% | 7.036% |
| 2020-06-21 | 2 | 4.722% | 5.474% |
| 2020-06-27 | 3 | 5.940% | 6.529% |
| 2020-06-28 | 4 | 4.942% | 6.000% |
| 2020-07-04 | 5 | 4.661% | 5.285% |
| 5.248% | 5.782% | ||
| 2020-07-05 | 6 | 5.056% | 5.114% |
| 5.647% | 5.748% | ||
| 2020-07-11 | 7 | 5.054% | 5.434% |
| 5.555% | 5.753% | ||
| 2020-07-12 | 8 | 4.744% | 5.160% |
| 5.634% | 6.407% | ||
| 2020-07-18 | 9 | 4.995% | 5.416% |
| 5.814% | 6.501% | ||
| 2020-07-19 | 10 | 4.212% | 4.669% |
| 5.481% | 5.995% | ||
| 2020-07-25 | 11 | 4.552% | 4.681% |
| 5.681% | 5.661% | ||
| 2020-07-26 | 12 | 5.145% | 5.597% |
| 5.264% | 6.108% | ||
| 2020-08-01 | 13 | 4.794% | 5.155% |
| 5.696% | 6.151% | ||
| 2020-08-02 | 14 | 5.403% | 6.042% |
| 5.947% | 6.654% | ||
| 2020-08-08 | 15 | 5.567% | 6.198% |
| 6.492% | 7.365% | ||
| 2020-08-09 | 16 | 6.224% | 7.296% |
| 7.348% | 8.535% | ||
Source: AGB Nielson
- NR denotes not ranked within the Top 20 TV programs (including news, sports, variety, etc.) for that specific day according to AGB Nielson.
Awards
- 2021 (57th) BaekSang Arts Awards - May 13, 2021
- Best Supporting Actor (Oh Jung-Se)
- Art Award
External Links
Categories:
- South Korean Drama Series
- 2020 South Korean Drama Series
- Drama Series
- 2020 Drama Series
- Unclassified Drama Series
- 2020 Unclassified Drama Series
- K Unclassified Drama Series
- TvN Drama Series
- 2020 tvN Drama Series