"It's Okay Not To Be Okay" was a beautiful surprise that appeared on my Netflix recommended. When I went to watch it, I didn't know much about the plot, I just knew that had Kim Soo-Hyun and Seo Yea-Ji as the main leads and that it had mental illness and fairytales in the mix. But as you can tell by my rating, I was pleasantly surprise by this spooky fairytale.

This drama is a blend of romance, drama, comedy and a bit of mystery and is very character driven, so if you come here to watch a lighthearted romcom, you are definitely in the wrong place, as this drama dives in on character development and is all about their healing and growth.

We follow Moon Gang-Tae, who is Healthcare Assistant who works with psychiatric patients and as to move around a lot because of is older brother Moon Sang-Tae, who has autism. He ends up meeting children's book writer Ko Moon-Young, who, because of her traumatic childhood, grew to have a very toxic behavior. And between all the bickering and cute moments, they end up falling in love. There's a whole mystery sub-plot in this drama, that honestly it was quite disappointing and it didn't had much to the story, honestly it felt like it was only added to create more unnecessary drama. Sparkled in between like chocolate chips, there was the stories of some of the patients of the psychiatric facility, where we learn more about their mental illnesses and their journey to overcome them.

I honestly never felt more relatable to a character in my life, I don´t know if it was because we have the same job, or because, like him, I learned how to conceal my feeling, principly while I'm working but also outside work, were I always feel the need to take care of other, so in a way I understood Gang-Tae a little bit. Moon-Young, although a love her, I need to admit that her behavior in the beginning of the drama was quite toxic and shouldn't be glorified, but I love that throughout the drama, she started to change for the better with the help of the two brothers. And obviously I had to talk about that character, that for me stole the show, and that was Sang-Tae, I'm not one to cry, but in some of Sang-Tae's scenes i just couldn't stop myself from bawling my eyes out, and I can't say this enough but Oh Jung-Se was brilliant on his portrayal of Sang-Tae.

I think the best part about this drama is the visuals, I've never seen such a beautifully shot drama, the whole concept was so well done, I loved the spooky fairytale concept and the animations sprinkled across the episodes. I just can't stress this enough, this drama is gorgeous to look at, complemented by the beautiful OST, (honestly I've already added most of them to my playlist). I loved that they composed original instrumental music to fill the ambient, besides the typical OST. Also I need to make a special mention of this drama's intro, i never skipped it once, and beside the visuals and the music, i really liked that depending on the episodes mood (happy or sad) the saturation of the images would change: more colorful for happy episodes, less colorful for sad ones. I don't know if I was the only one who noticed that, but nonetheless was a very cool small detail.

Will I watch this drama again? Probably, I really liked the overall drama and the concept, and I see myself watching it again in the future. If i recommend it? Yes, if you looking for a character driven drama with a different concept.
Thank you Netflix for putting this gorgeous drama on my way!