It's Okay to Not Be Okay
“When you can't control yourself, count to three.”
DramaComedy
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.
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Seasons & episodes
He has no money, no parents, and no hope. All he has is an autistic brother. All Gang-tae wants is to be able to put food on the table and provide shelter for the two of them. One day, a strange woman who seems like the witch in a children's story appears in front of him. Moon-young is the queen of children's literature who uses her pen to capture the hearts of her young readers. She cannot congenitally feel love, but she is somehow drawn to a man who refuses to love. The two push and pull at each other, sometimes hurting themselves and the other in the process.
1The Boy Who Fed On Nightmares20 Jun 2020 · 75m · ★ 8.6Moon Gang-tae has a striking run-in with his brother's favorite author, Ko Mun-yeong, when she comes to his hospital to read to the children.
2The Lady in Red Shoes21 Jun 2020 · 74m · ★ 9.4Mun-yeong invites Moon Sang-tae to a book signing event that ends with a nasty commotion. Gang-tae hears about a job opening in his hometown.
3Sleeping Witch27 Jun 2020 · 77m · ★ 9.1Having followed Gang-tae, Mun-yeong begins teaching literature classes at his new hospital. Chaos breaks out when a VIP patient runs away.
4Zombie Kid28 Jun 2020 · 70m · ★ 8.4The VIP patient's incident triggers childhood memories for Gang-tae, who remains an emotional puzzle to Mun-yeong. Lee Sang-in arrives in town.
5Rapunzel and The Cursed Castle4 Jul 2020 · 73m · ★ 9.5With nowhere else to take Mun-yeong, Gang-tae brings her back to his place. Discovering her there surprises everyone, most of all Nam Ju-ri.
6Bluebeard's Secret5 Jul 2020 · 72m · ★ 9.7When 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.
7The Cheerful Dog11 Jul 2020 · 72m · ★ 9.8Gang-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.
8Beauty and The Beast12 Jul 2020 · 77m · ★ 8.7Seeing Mun-yeong with something that belongs to him upsets Sang-tae. When a belligerent visitor shows up at the hospital, Gang-tae snaps.
9King Donkey Ears18 Jul 2020 · 75m · ★ 9.5Gang-tae and Mun-yeong decide to go on a day trip together. During their mountain getaway, an unforeseen situation crops up.
10The Girl Who Cried Wolf19 Jul 2020 · 82m · ★ 9.5Refusing to go home, Sang-tae coops himself up in a room. Gang-tae wrestles with the demons of his past and the constraints of his present.
11The Ugly Duckling25 Jul 2020 · 86m · ★ 9.6An 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.
12Romeo and Juliet26 Jul 2020 · 74m · ★ 9.8Wanting to overcome his trauma, Sang-tae opens up about his darkest memory. A cruel twist of fate threatens Gang-tae's newfound happiness.
13The Father of the Two Sisters1 Aug 2020 · 83m · ★ 8.5Sang-tae shows Gang-tae that he's been practicing drawing his greatest fear. Mun-yeong receives word about her father's worsening condition.
14The Hand, the Monkfish2 Aug 2020 · 79m · ★ 9.5The identity of the vandal who ruined Sang-tae's mural sends everyone into a state of shock. Mun-yeong struggles to process a devastating truth.
15A Tale of Two Brothers8 Aug 2020 · 79m · ★ 8.3After a chilling phone call, Gang-tae rushes over to the mansion. Later, Mun-yeong asks the brothers to leave her — but they refuse to listen.
16Finding the Real Face9 Aug 2020 · 82m · ★ 9.6Mun-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.
Details
- Created by
- Park Shin-woo, Jo Yong
- First aired
- 20 Jun 2020
- Last aired
- 9 Aug 2020
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- Korean
- Network
- tvN
- Episodes
- 16
- Votes
- 1,527 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Cast
Kim Soo-hyunMoon Gang-tae
Seo Yea-jiKo Moon-young
Oh Jung-seMoon Sang-tae
Park Gyu-youngNam Joo-ri
