It's Okay to Not Be Okay
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Details
- Title: 사이코지만 괜찮아 / Saikojiman Gwaenchana
- Also known as: Psycho But It's Okay
- Genre: Romance, fantasy, mystery, psychological, comedy
- Episodes: 16
- Broadcast network: tvN
- Broadcast period: 2020-Jun-20 to 2020-Aug-09
- Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:00
- Original Soundtrack: It's Okay to Not Be Okay OST
Synopsis
A caregiver at a psychiatric ward who does not believe in love and a children's book author with an antisocial personality disorder heal each other's emotional wounds.
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Cast
- Main Cast
- Kim Soo Hyun as Moon Kang Tae (30, caregiver)
- Moon Woo Jin as young Kang Tae
- Seo Ye Ji as Ko Moon Young (30, children's book author, antisocial personality disorder)
- Kim Soo In (김수인) as young Moon Young
- Oh Jung Se as Moon Sang Tae (37, autism spectrum disorder)
- Lee Kyu Sung as young Sang Tae
- Park Gyu Young as Nam Joo Ri (30, psychiatric nurse)
- Park Seo Kyung as young Joo Ri
- People around Kang Tae & Sang Tae
- Kang Ki Doong as Jo Jae Soo (Kang Tae's friend, self-employed)
- Kim Mi Kyung as Kang Soon Duk (hospital's cook, Joo Ri's mother)
- Choi Hee Jin (최희진) as Kang Tae & Sang Tae's mother
- People around Moon Young
- Kim Joo Hun as Lee Sang In (CEO of Publishing Company)
- Park Jin Joo as Yoo Seung Jae (Art director of Publishing Company)
- Lee Ul (이얼) as Ko Dae Hwan (Moon Young's father, dementia)
- Woo Jung Won as Do Hee Jae (Moon Young's mother, crime novelist)
- Staffs of OK Psychiatric Hospital
- Kim Chang Wan as Oh Ji Wang (director)
- Jang Young Nam as Park Haeng Ja (head nurse)
- Jang Kyu Ri as Sun Byul (nurse)
- Seo Joon (서준) as Kwon Min Suk (psychiatrist)
- Choi Woo Sung as Oh Cha Yong (caregiver)
- Patients of OK Psychiatric Hospital
- Kim Ki Chun as Kan Phil Ong (post-traumatic stress disorder)
- Jung Jae Kwang (정재광) as Joo Jung Tae (alcohol dependence)
- Ji Hye Won (지혜원) as Lee Ah Reum (depression)
- Kang Ji Eun (강지은) as Park Ok Ran (borderline personality disorder)
- Joo In Young (주인영) as Yoo Sun Hae (dissociative personality disorder)
- Bae Hae Sun as Kang Eun Ja (psychotic depression), also credited as special appearance
- Extended Cast
- Jung Seung Gil as corrupted book critic
- Han Ki Joong (한기중) as Kwon Man Soo (assemblyman) (ep 3-4)
- Kwon Dong Ho (권동호) as Ah Reum's ex-husband
- Special appearances
- Kwak Dong Yun as Kwon Ki Do (Kwon Man Soo's youngest son, manic patient) (ep 3-4, 16)
- Jung Sang Hoon as motel owner (ep 5)
- Choi Daniel as Choi Daniel (Ko Moon Young’s fan and CEO of event company) (ep 7)
Production Credits
- Production Companies: Studio Dragon, Story TV, Gold Medalist
- Producers: Bae Sun Hae (배선해), Kim Mi Hye (김미혜)
- Director: Park Shin Woo
- Screenwriter: Jo Yong
Recognitions
2021 57th Baeksang Arts Awards:
- Television - Best Supporting Actor (Oh Jung Se)
- Television - Best Art Direction (Cho Sang Kyung)
- Television - TikTok Popularity Award (Seo Ye Ji)
2020 7th APAN Star Awards:
- Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries: (Seo Ye Ji)
- Best Supporting Actor (Oh Jung Se)
- Popular Star Award, Actress (Seo Ye Ji)
- Popular Star Award, Actor (Kim Soo Hyun)
2020 5th Asia Artist Awards:
- Daesang (Kim Soo Hyun)
- Best Artist Award (Seo Ye Ji)
- AAA Hot Issue Award (Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji)
2nd Daejeon Visual Art Tech Awards:
- Special Video Visual Award Of The Year
2020 18th Brand of the Year Awards:
- Actress of the Year (Seo Ye Ji)
Episode Ratings
See It's Okay to Not Be Okay/Episode Ratings
Notes
- Park Shin Hye was first offered as the female lead but she declined.
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