Tudo Bem Não Ser Normal (2020)

Mental Health

Never a topic for a story was more relevant now than mental health!
I didn't know what to expect from this kdrama by watching the trailer. I was not really into the mystical part of it, so i almost didn't watch it. The fact that this kdrama is actually about mental health and has barely any real mystical elements to it, it's absolutely brillant! From a direction pov it's brillant! All those massive Tim Burton stories vibe are genius! i would buy all those short stories book's!! ALL OF THEM!!

Seo Ye Ji is crazy good! Talk about powerful female leads! THIS IS IT! She is everything! Ofc i already knew the fabulous and incredible Kim Soo Hyun, he is always flawless with his acting and he does emotional scenes really really well(!!), but what i wasn't expecting was the role of a career from Oh Jung Se!! Pretty much all the times i ended up sobbing like a baby (and there was several) were because of scenes related to his character. He nailed it! I was often an emotional reck watching him act. Adorable and heartbreaking. Super compelling!

I am honestly speechless! This is what i consider a perfect kdrama! A good balance between love, family, friends, work, trauma and the importance of mental health and dealing with your past. Perfect! I don't say this often, but the rewatch value is 10! I would totally rewatch it!

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DEFINITELY OVERHYPED!! AND CALLING IT A HUMAN HEALING DRAMA IS VERY FAR FETCHED

First, of all the toxic relationship throughout the initial episodes is hard to ignore. Yes, the main leads are eye candy for most of the people and the drama has top tier OSTs, very good chemistry and aesthetics but it doesn't cover up a lot of the irrational things that happened throughout the drama.

The female lead is made too dramatic to be a children's book writer. She has several mental health issues but she recovered overnight when the male lead decided to love and live in with her. No consultation or treatment from psychologists or psychiatrists for someone who is suffering from mental problems for years. How ridiculous?? They never made it a point to highlight that she needed to visit a doctor and no a lover can't do that work. She has issues herself but she is the one teaching the patients at the hospital. Exactly why??

Also, the fact she used to dress like she is about to walk on the ramp of New York fashion week is the most ridiculous of all. Her publishing house went bankrupted, she was living in a rural area, her employees were barely getting salary, eating at subway because there's no food at home. What nonsense was going on?? In which world a children's book writer does these things?

A rather foolish and very dramatic portrayal of mental health I would say and the way they romanticised it was a major let down.

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Timely and Healing drama

Beautiful masterpiece drama!!!

This gonna be the best drama of 2020. I've never seen any korean dramas like this. This drama deserved the hype and deserves more hype, recognition and awards. The story, acting, OST and cinematography are so perfect. I like the character development of the main and supporting characters. The acting of Kim Soo Hyun, Oh Jung Se, Seo Ye Ji and the supporting actors and actresses are excellent. They give matchless acting on their roles. This drama has so many life lessons and it mainly talks about mental health . Words are not enough to describe this superb masterpiece. You won't regret watching it. :)))

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The Power of Healing

"It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward."

This line from "Rocky Balboa" seemed to ring loudly in my mind as this series concluded for me. Indeed, no one goes through life unscathed, and some take even greater lumps than most. However, no matter what we've suffered, it's perseverance that matters most. Not giving up. Always push on.

To my mind, K-dramas are dominating the television airwaves. While I have watched a few bad ones, most have been anywhere from great to superb. "It's Okay to Not Be Okay" certainly fits the "superb" bill for me.

As several reviewers have already mentioned, this is a very unique series that deals with the mental and emotional suffering that everyone has to deal with at some point in their lives. Perhaps that is what makes the series so relatable as well as profound with the central question: when do people finally acquire the courage to take responsibility for their own lives?

For so many people in this world, we blame our parents for our misfortunes and our sufferings. Why didn't they love us more? Why did they mistreat us? Where was that unconditional love we were supposed to be showered with?

Unfortunately, the answers we tell ourselves are filled with as many lies as the questions we come up with. Perhaps we weren't worthy of that love. Perhaps we simply weren't good enough. No matter what answers we contrive in an attempt to "makes sense of it all" we, too often, play the victim.

Gang-Tae is a caregiver at a local mental hospital. His body is riddled with scars given to him by patients who have lashed out at him. However, his physical scars pale in comparison to his emotional ones. In short, he truly believes he is not worth loving.

Sang-Tae is Gang-Tae's older brother with fairly severe autism. He suffers from a moment in the past when he was present for his mother's murder. The murderer threatens to kill him should he ever tell anyone about it. So scarred by the event, Gang-Tae placates his brother by making sure to move every autumn of every year. He somehow wants to be free of his burden.

Ko-Muen Young is a woman who was touted as a princess by her mother; someone who is head-and-shoulders above everyone else. And people should be treated with disdain and contempt for being so beneath her. This is a woman who has no idea how to interact with people. She had no filter, and therefore, speaks her mind and her feelings, both good and bad. She is a little girl desperately wanting someone to love her.

The irony is that all three characters, in some way, shape or form, represent some of the most common fears and desires of every single person on this planet: to be worthy of love, to be relieved of our fears and burdens, and to simply be loved for who we are.

The series masterfully navigates how all three characters are able to find peace with themselves, and perhaps, even some joy culminating in a last episode that will have you smiling and crying at the same time.

Yes, it is okay to not be okay. It is okay to fall. It is okay to be knocked down. It is not okay to give up and stay down. Everyone must find the courage to get up and keep going. That is the series' central message.

The performances in this series are top-notch all the way around. However, accolades must truly be given to Jeong-Se Oh (Sang-tae) who turns in a performance that easily rivals Dustin Hoffman's "Rain Man." In fact, to my mind, Jeong-Se Oh's performance surpasses it. He is truly deserving of any awards he might acquire for one of the best acting performances seen in a long time.

This series has almost everything: a mystery, laugh-out-loud moments, heartfelt moments, cringeworthy moments, and plenty of relatable moments, depending on who you are.

I cannot recommend this series highly enough. It should almost be required viewing. For perhaps, you might find some "healing moments" of your own as you watch this show, and be presented with the question: will you blame others for your problems? Or will you find the courage to begin living your own life?

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INDEED, A HUMAN HEALING DRAMA ✨

Just want to say how wonderful this drama is.

1. .PLOT:
Superb ❤ Love their Fairy tales!! So cute and effort animations. Each eps has fairy tale that has takeaways. It really amazed me the way their Fairy tale is such a heartwarming story that makes an eye opener for us. Love the deep message of the story!

Im also thankful for this drama for raising Mental Health Awareness. Truly, people really needs to know what mental health is to fight the stigma, how a person is really going through in such situations and how it is important for people with mental disorder to have family or someone by their side who will truly love, care and understand them as much as they needed it.
10/10. Love how they justify in the end that after all "Gang Tae is for Gang Tae" and how "Finding the real face" concluded. Superb!!!

2 . SCRIPT:
Love their dialogues!!!! You will obtain life lessons and words to ponder with their lines!! ❤❤

3. CASTS:
Fantastic casting!! Each and everyone in this drama is needed to make a beautiful portrait.
Love how the humor of the show balance with their emotional scenes. Such fun to watch all of them. Esp the #MmM trio!!! They are so funny and their touching scenes! So thankful for this drama that finally Seo Ye Ji is gaining much attention as much as before which she truly deserves. Love also Seo Ye Ji & Kim Soo Hyun chemistry!!

4. CGI: Wonderful!!! Seems like a true fairy tale. So effort.❤

5. OST's: So perfect! Love to hear their ost. Esp "Lighting up your world" which seems like a music video of the 3 leads.

Fun, heartwarming, eye opener. Definitely one of the best drama! ❤❤❤

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May not be everyone's cup of Tea

If you ask me to recommend a drama, Me, recommending
would be based on my closeness to that person. This drama makes you feel things that you won't dare to feel in your daily life and most people don't neither generally embrace these emotions not understand them, tbh.

A very very well written plot and fabulous plot points and twists. Won't say that this drama is adorned with cliffhanger but this story grows on you, makes you want to know more and as per louisa may alcott, that is the success of a writer.

Acting is fabulous.. specially the character Sang-Tae stole the show (i can't stop if i start so i won't)start. I have Kim so hyun better but Seo ye ji, she never stops to surprise me. The growth that she shows with each new show is immense. Damn..

Music is good too.. it did it's job of making the series more lovable.. specially the score "In silence, no one answers" makes you feel different stuff in different scenes, i.e. pretty versatile.

My rewatch value is low because I'm not much of a re-watcher.

Overall, Go for It, only if you are ready to embrace it.

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Stai ancora aspettando?

Questo è quello che definisco un 10 pieno.
Un drama mai scontato, che ti fa rimanere incollato fino alla fine e in cui si mischiano elementi di diverso genere.
Partiamo dalla recitazione.
E' stata la prima volta che ho visto recitare Seo Ye‑ji, una sola parola: meravigliosa. Lei bellissima, con degli outfit pazzeschi che mi hanno fatto ricordare Jang Man‑wol di Hotel del Luna. Il suo personaggio è quello che vorrei vedere più spesso, non una di quelle bamboline addormentate che aspetta il CEO a cavallo di una bella macchina.
Kim Soo‑hyun lo conoscevo per il ruolo dell'alieno Min in My love from the star e mi è piaciuto ma nessuna nota di merito per lui, si poteva fare di più.
Oh Jeong‑se nel ruolo di Moon Sang‑tae è stato fantastico, mi ha rapita dal primo episodio. Tante note di merito per lui.
La storia è una storia di amicizia, rapporti familiari difficili, abbandono, rapporti complicati e accettazione di se. Una storia che ti colpisce e ti fa provare affetto per tutti loro.
Le ost sono meravigliose e rispecchiano le tinte del drama.
Se non lo avete visto, non aspettate oltre. Non ve ne pentirete.

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Best Kdrama I've Watched

I've watched up to a total of 70+ dramas and I have to say that this must be my number 1. I kept watching ever since the drama premiered up until the last episode. And now that the drama ended, honestly, I feel slightly empty and I am not ready to move on. First of all, the best part of this drama is the character development. If you watch the interviews and press conferences they kept emphasizing that this drama should be a "human healing" drama. And truth be told, the healing journey of the characters were portrayed beautifully and was also wrapped up perfectly. And we could see the development not only in their personalities but in their relationship with each other as well. This goes to the second point of the interesting depths of the characters, particularly the main 3, Gangtae, Sangtae, and Moonyoung. Most Kdramas have 2D characters and they do not go in-depth towards the layers of the characters. However, this drama gave such fresh new characters, particularly for Munyeong and Sangtae. Munyeong is not the typical "weak, feminine" female character that a lot of kdrama characters have and she has so much more layers other than her "antisocial" personality. She also dresses very well. Sangtae is an autistic character and we also don't see this a lot in other dramas. This drama successfully brought onto the kdrama scene new characters and topics such as mental health that are rarely highlighted.
The second point is the emotional delivery. Throughout the drama, I felt like my heart was ripped apart and then mended and then ripped apart again. I honestly do not know how many times I have cried when watching it. I could feel the emotions of the characters and their pain and that is why it was very easy for me to cry along with them. Moreover, I found myself relating to their pains which makes it more emotionally engaging. I feel like the traumas and the pain these characters have would somewhat be relatable to most people.
The third point is the casting and the acting. I gave it a 10/10 because I sincerely could not imagine other actors taking the role of Gangtae, Sangtae, and Moonyoung. I don't think I have to say a lot about Kim Soo Hyun. He is a talented actor and very very handsome. Although in the beginning, his acting could be seen as rather flat, but as the drama goes on, we get to see why he didn't show many expressions and we also get to see more emotional delivery and dynamics in his acting. Seo Ye Ji is the perfect Ko Mun Yeong. I am honestly speechless with her portrayal of Ko Mun Yeong because she played her perfectly. Her expressions and how she delivers her lines successfully demonstrates Munyeong's bulldozer personality. She was also able to portray Munyeong's personal pains which made my heart break real bad. I feel like she really understands Ko Mun Yeong inside out and therefore she was able to play Munyeong flawlessly. Lastly, but definitely not the least, Oh Jung Se as Moon Sang Tae is just phenomenal. You just 100% believe that he is autistic and sometimes when I watch their behind the scenes or interviews I kind of get shocked that he is not really autistic. Even his small gestures with his fingers and his eyes really brought Sangtae to life.
When talking about casting, we have to take into consideration the chemistry between the actors. Kim Soo Hyun and Seo Ye Ji's chemistry is out of this world. I don't know if it is because they are great actors or if it's because they look alike that made their chemistry so phenomenal. They both were able to portray that they were really in love and makes you want to really root them that they actually are in real life. Honestly, they are also the ultimate visual couple. I really couldn't stop being in awe of their beauty when watching. Moreover, the chemistry between the three main actors was also amazing. You really could see that they are a genuine family.
Overall, every episode was perfect and beautiful. The director also was able to deliver aesthetic scenes which makes it enjoyable to watch. The OSTs are also beautiful, it gets stuck in my head but it's not on Spotify yet so I'm sad. The only one lacking point of this drama (SPOILER) is the lack of explanation of Munyeong's mom which I thought could be written better. But after analyzing it and after watching the best drama ending ever, I've settled with that it was not important. The explanation was not important for Munyeong because she just wants to forget her completely and thus maybe that is why we shouldn't be bothered either. Oh and honestly I think Jaesu kind of deserved better. He was so loyal but I feel like he was always taken for granted. I also gave the rewatch value 10/10 because even after 3 days since the finale, I am still rewatching clips and is already planning to rewatch it. OH and one of the best things should be the witty references to the previous episodes in ep 15 and 16 such as the deer and the saranghae part.

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I never leave a review, but this show deserves it.
Just the fact that they went in and dealt with mental health issues so beautifully is an amazing start already. Pair that with some of the best of acting I've seen, and a great script and the recipe is this amazing work of art.
There were unexpected twists and beautiful character growth. This show grabs you from the get go and doesn't let go.
I will say it's not for everyone,it does deal with very heavy issues, but it truly does it in such a beautiful way.
The amount of detail in this show is also very good and the attention paid tp the mental health problems is done well.
I loved this drama from begining to end, and it's one i will be re watching for sure.

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She's hella toxic

Well, the drama had a really good story, I really like the main male character, but Muyeong is just too shitty... She does whatever she whants, have really problematic actions and even so Gangtae was falling in love with her... If it was the opposite, the guy doing all those kinds of things I think more people would also find it problematic. The turning point for me to drop it was that he was falling in love with her, even if she was hella abusive with him and even used his brother to manipulate him. If the story continued and they helped each other to heal themselves and just be friends I would like the plot, but Gangtae falling in love with her was the end of it for me hahahhah

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