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It's Okay to Not Be Okay
When you can't control yourself, count to three.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Kim Soo-hyun
Moon Gang-tae
16 eps
Seo Yea-ji
Ko Moon-young
16 eps
Oh Jung-se
Moon Sang-tae
16 eps
Park Gyu-young
Nam Joo-ri
16 eps
Choi Daniel
CEO Choi Daniel
1 eps
Jung Sang-hoon
Motel Clerk
1 eps
Kwak Dong-yeon
Kwon Ki-do
3 eps
Bae Hae-seon
Kang Eun-ja
5 eps
Bae Bo-ram
Myoung Ji-Suk
1 eps
Woo Jeong-won
Do Hee-jae
3 eps
Cho Si-yeon
Lee Seul-bi
1 eps
Min Young
Lee Seul-bi's Mother
1 eps
Kim Jin
Nurse
1 eps
Son Kang-gook
Kim Seung-cheol
1 eps
Kwon Ye-Eun
Go-eun
1 eps
Kim Woo-kyum
Caregiver
1 eps
Kim Tae-hoon
Doctor
1 eps
Yoo Seung-il
Angry Professor
1 eps
Jung Seung-kil
Book Critic
1 eps
Kim Geon-ho
Book Signing Parent
1 eps
Lee Ji-hae
Book Signing Parent
1 eps
Jo Yi-hyun
Dinosaur Boy
1 eps
Lee Young-sook
Kwon Man-su's Wife
2 eps
Han Gi-joong
Kwon Man-su
2 eps
Kang Woo-je
Kwon Man-su's Assistant
2 eps
Park Seo-kyung
Child Nam Joo-ri
2 eps
Kwon Ha-young
Kang Eun-ja's Daughter
2 eps
Kwon Dong-ho
Lee Ah-reum's Ex-husband
1 eps
Lee Hwa-young
Lee Ah-reum's Mother
1 eps
Jeon Jun-woo
Lee Ah-reum's Brother
1 eps
Lee Sun-Young
Nurse
1 eps
Bae Yu-ri
Man-su's Daughter
2 eps
Min Kyung-jin
Yoo Sun-hae's Father
1 eps
Bae Seong-il
Detective
1 eps
Kim Yun-seul
Kindergarten Girl
1 eps
Choi Se-in
Kindergarten Girl
1 eps
Kim Ju-hun
Lee Sang-in
16 eps
Jang Young-nam
Park Haeng-ja
13 eps
Jang Gyu-ri
Sun-byeol
10 eps
Lee Eol
Ko Dae-hwan
8 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How It's Okay to Not Be Okay actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
It's Okay to Not Be Okay reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
Desperate to escape from his emotional baggage and the heavy responsibility he’s had all his life, a psychiatric ward worker begins to heal with help from the unexpected – a woman who writes fairy tales but doesn’t believe in them.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E07
The Cheerful Dog
Gang-tae takes a day off from work to spend time with Mun-yeong, who seems to need a distraction. While drinking alone, Ju-ri encounters Sang-in.
- Directed by Park Shin-woo
- Written by Jo Yong
S01E12
Romeo and Juliet
Wanting to overcome his trauma, Sang-tae opens up about his darkest memory. A cruel twist of fate threatens Gang-tae's newfound happiness.
- Directed by Park Shin-woo
- Written by Jo Yong
S01E06
Bluebeard's Secret
When Mun-yeong offers an opportunity to Sang-tae, Gang-tae is forced to bend to their will. A patient at the hospital rattles Mun-yeong.
- Directed by Park Shin-woo
- Written by Jo Yong
S01E16
Finding the Real Face
Mun-yeong decides she's going to publish the new fairy tale after all. Everyone comes together at the hospital for a reading of the book.
- Directed by Park Shin-woo
- Written by Jo Yong
S01E11
The Ugly Duckling
An escaped patient shows up at the mansion. Mun-yeong makes an effort to change Sang-tae's mind about allowing her a place in the brothers' lives.
- Directed by Park Shin-woo
- Written by Jo Yong
S01E09
King Donkey Ears
Gang-tae and Mun-yeong decide to go on a day trip together. During their mountain getaway, an unforeseen situation crops up.
- Directed by Park Shin-woo
- Written by Jo Yong
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E16
Finding the Real Face
- Directed by Park Shin-woo
- Written by Jo Yong
S01E15
A Tale of Two Brothers
- Directed by Park Shin-woo
- Written by Jo Yong
S01E14
The Hand, the Monkfish
- Directed by Park Shin-woo
- Written by Jo Yong
S01E13
The Father of the Two Sisters
- Directed by Park Shin-woo
- Written by Jo Yong
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Jo YongWriter
Direction
- Park Shin-wooDirector
Cinematography
- Kim Dong-youngDirector of Photography
Recognition
Awards
3 wins
APAN Star Awards
1 win
- WinnerAPAN Star Awards
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Asia Artist Awards
1 win
- WinnerAsia Artist Awards
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Seoul Music Awards
1 win
- WinnerSeoul Music Awards
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Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Rakuten VikiStreaming
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