Tudo Bem, Isso é Amor (2014)

First of all, I want to say that I enjoyed this drama. I watched it right after finishing Kill Me, Heal Me, because they are both Psychological, with a psychiatrist as the main lead.
The story was nice, and I really like the way that it went. It went smoothly, even if at some points it was a little bit slow for me. I felt that for a few episodes, nothing happened, and I even thought of cheating and skipping some episodes, because I thought that I had nothing to miss out. But I managed to watch every episode, and I don't regret it. The story wasn't unnecessarily complicated, and I came to love every character.
I liked the main couple, even if in the beginning I was really confused whether I like it or not. At first, I thought that the actors had a great chemistry, but the plot wasn't helping them that much. It felt rushed between them, and I didn't really see why they fell for each other. Later on, I found out what actually happened, so if you feel the same thing as I did, don't give up, just keep watching, because it gets better!

The cast was amazing, I really liked Gong Hyo Jin in The Greatest Love. It was my first time watching Jo In Sung, and I liked him a lot, and I look forward to watch another dramas with him. As I said, I felt that they really have had chemistry.

The OST was great, and I really enjoyed the music.

If I will rewatch it? Hmmm, maybe, but not in the near future, because I intend to watch other dramas first,

Overall, it was a really nice drama, with a nice twist and story. I gave it an 8.
So, if you want to watch something fun, with a lot of hilarious moments, but also with some serious moments, you should give it a try.

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One word to conclude this whole drama - touching. And when I say touching, it is truly touching that it can really tingle deep in your heart.
What I like about the drama: Firstly, the plot, the concept. This drama is absolutely different from other dramas because it is realistic. What do I mean by realistic is that there are many mental patients in this world, and this show is trying to interpret how these patients feel for their loved ones and how their loved ones wanted to help the patients to not feel outcasted in their worlds. In conclusion, it deliberately shows that love is the best cure to patients, the strongest motivation that drives their will to recover. (':
Secondly, the acting skills! Homaigawd I totally didn't expect that Jo In Sung and Gong Hyojin's acting skills are totally daebakkkkk, no joke. Okay I have been admiring their acting skills from their previous dramas, but this drama really showed them their best acting among their other dramas. I can totally feel their pain, their sadness, their joy, their feelings to each other especially those crying scenes. I can't believe I cried for the last five episodes straight. The other casts were good too, and I am loving their friendship and bromance too! I felt comforted whenever Soo Kwang gave a comfort hug to his Hye Soo noona. (':
Thirdly, their OSTS. Like wow seriously, every single soundtrack is damn perfect and it really suits the scene whenever it is played. Their music soundtracks were one of the biggest reasons to this moving drama.
What I didn't like about the drama: To be honest, I kept dozing off when watching the first few episodes. Initially, I was really looking forward to the show because of the perfect casts, but everything was so confusing and in a mess from the start. But it was cool of how the writer managed to solve each jigsaw piece one by one as the drama goes on, so I guess this is the concept of how the writer wanted to amaze us.
I wasn't really impressed by D.O's acting also. He is my biased in EXO so which was why I was really expecting much of him when he is debuted as a singer and not an actor. His acting in the first few episodes was quite awkward though. But during the last episode, he really pulled off very well so I guess it wasn't bad after all.
Overall, this is a must-watch-drama and I should say it will be one of my best dramas. Really learnt much about this inspiring love story. Hats off to the production crew and the casts for making this drama perfect and inspiring! (:

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I watched this for Gong Hyo Jin and found myself really liking Jo In Sung as well. There is a great chemistry with all the actors in this ensemble. The story is fresh (if a little laggy in some spots) and interesting. There's a bit of a mystery to work out with the main lead and his past, and a great twist in there. The leads did an excellent job.

I like that neither of the two leads is "perfect". They are both broken people, and yet they find a way to love each other in spite of their internal struggles and pasts. Because GHJ's character is a psychiatrist, we get to see a little bit of her treating patients. While you may think this bit doesn't add to the story, each diagnosis we see helps her character understand a bit more about either herself or JIS's character and furthers their relationship. There will be some tears shed, but I think this was an enjoyable drama.

Sung Dong Il can be annoyingly loud at times, but he still acts his scenes well. There is a bit of a secondary romance that goes on in this, but you'll have to be your own judge about how you feel about it. The relationships between the housemates and friends is a bit confusing at first, but sort of sorts itself out shortly. This story focuses a lot on mental health and humanizes people with mental health issues. This is a subject that I feel is very misunderstood by most people, so I like the way they handled this aspect of the show.

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Ok but not as good as I wish

I enjoyed It's Ok That's Love, but didnt love it as much as I wanted to. This is mainly because I didn't really warm to the FL - I just didn't find her at all likeable, and found her flippancy really irritating, she just seemed incredibly imnature given her profession. I did, however, warm to her more nearer the end. I loved the ML and all the supporting cast, and the relationships between them. The ML in particular was incredible, particularly in the latter episodes, and I thought DO was also really exceptional and really tugged at my heartstrings..

Will add to this review, just wanted to get my first thoughts down.

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Overall verdict: it was okay, could have better focus story-wise. Still a good watch.

The most compelling part of this show is what Jo In Sung did with his role. Very emotional and credible performance of a character with a pretty dark past. I do wish the show had a better focus on his character's story because it was really what kept me watching the show in the second half.

There were certain aspects of the story that left me pretty irritated. Perhaps the characters' quirks, frustating behaviour and decisions can be excused by the fact that this drama is celebrating how everyone has their own skeletons and "mental issues". Another thing is that there was so much talk of sex, especially in the first half of the show. I had a "whoa back off a bit" feeling towards that part of the story. Even then, I did appreciate some of the frank talk about sex in this show.

However, I did appreciate how the drama tries to explain mental illnesses to the layman viewer. It's a small but important step towards better treatment and understanding of mental illness.

Kudos to the music team for choosing non-Korean songs for the OST though.

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It's Okay, I didn't love it

This show tries to reconcile two ideas: Being a lighthearted romcom while dealing with the topic of mental illness. It ends up being mediocre at both.

Starting with the romcom aspect: The actors are doing a good job and the story flows well, although there are a lot of story points that go nowhere. Some of the subplots I found uninteresting and the characters sometimes annoying. The soundtrack is good, untypically for kdramas there is actually western pop mixed in. The main story relies heavily on the before mentioned mental illness theme.

And this brings me to the second aspect: the mental illness. And this has multiple issues.
First, it is ubiquitous taking away from the impact: almost all characters either suffer from mental illness or are psychiatrists or both.
Second, a lot of those afflictions go nowhere and feel like a gimmick.
And the third and most problematic point: the show is staying incredibly lighthearted. People will talk about the issues and will cry a lot. But only once in the show I actually felt an impact from them. And that was from a short episode of a side character couple.

So in the end the drama fails at what it wants to do, but overall I still enjoyed watching it.

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I was pleasantly surprised as I expected a light hearted comedy but got a pretty intense story about trauma. Aside from Dr. Jo, everyone in this story is a little bit on the nutty scale and very well acted, which makes for an interesting and engaging show.

What I liked:
- the transformation of Jae Yeol. Jo In Sung is the epitome of cool and it was amazing to watch how he played Jae Yeol as someone with ultimate swagger and later on as someone, who perhaps, could be seen as pitiful

- the chemistry among the roommates. loved how much they all cared so easily for each other.

- Jo In Sung and Gong Hyo jin. they make a beautiful, confident duo

What I disliked:
- poor resolution of secondary story lines. there are a LOT of interesting characters introduced along the way, don't expect any of their stories to get any satisfying resolution. everyone gets a quick line here or there, but nothing substantial or worthwhile.

- the transformation of hae soo. her story arc doesn't make a whole lot of sense. she and jae yeol are great together but she's not as likable in the end as she is in the beginning

Overall, really enjoyed the show as it was different from the standard meet-cute story of boy falls in love with girl.

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This series has got to be one of my top 5 personal favourites, if not my most favourite, out of all the series I've watched. The show was honest in portraying real life relationships, tackling its issues in a manner that is both smart and mature. At the same time, it explores the often taboo topic of mental health disease and tries to erase the stigma surrounding it. The series shows us the intricacies of the human psyche, that no person is perfect. We all, are inherently flawed. But this show teaches us that despite the mistakes, inadequacies and weaknesses, we are still able to look past that and learn to love and accept the person as a whole.

Once again, Gong Hyo Jin has showed us caliber acting alongside her onscreen pair, Jo In Sung. Both actors delivered powerhouse performances in the entire length of the series. I've been a fan of Gong Hyo Jin for her funny and loveable portrayal as the main lead of The Master Sun and she has done it once again here in It's Okay That's Love. The actress has that gift of making her co-stars shine in every drama she has appeared in.

Jo In Sung managed to draw us in with a convincing take on his character. The on screen chemistry was very good, you wished the pair dated off screen/in real life! The series had enough storyline to keep it moving in such a good pace, the dialogue superb and witty. It had made references to cult film favourite such as "Before Sunset/Before Midnight" which was a bonus! There wasn't a dull moment and I felt so sad after finishing it. This series has been quite a tearjerker and captured so much emotion. I just fell in love with this series and its characters that after two days I had to re-watch it again! This is truly a MUST SEE! You won't regret it. OST is also well recommended. Two thumbs up!

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In order to create a show that will leave a lasting impression, you need pretty much A+ on every department, and IOTL passes with flying colors!

- The story deals with topics regarding mental illness and manages to really dwelve into them; the writers did a great job of taking the matter seriously and presenting it in a profound way, you really feel the sincere approach on that front.

- The acting is absolutely superb from every single cast member; they all did a fantastic job and balanced out well both the comical and more serious aspects of the series. (+add to that, that Jo In Sung and Gong Hyo Jin have great chemistry; their scenes together was such a joy to watch.)

- The music was fantastically picked; there's not a single song that won't be stuck in your head after you finish watching it.

All in all, an absolute gem of a series that will take you for a ride and never let you down. A solid drama from start to finish that will truly stay in your heart and maybe teach you a couple things. I know it taught me!
I give it a 10 in every category - and I rarely give 10s, but it really doesn't deserve any less. A huge kudos to everyone that worked to create this, they all did an excellent job. Phenomenal series, simply put.

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