these dramas both have similar themes to each other
trauma, family and friendship to name the main points
both balance the heaviness of the subject matter with breaks of light-heartedness (more so in IOTNBO) and humour.
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Both shows have a dark fairytale vibe. It’s Okay is a bit more emotional and deals with mental health issues. The comedy is also a little darker and there’s no real magic in It’s Okay. The romance is pretty central in both surrounded by the slow reveal of the leads’ past.
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TOTALLY RECOMMEND!!!
Mental? Psycho? Try growing up with a bunch of disturbing parent with a killer instinct. Award winning movies, a list senior actors + yeojingoo that should be enough to keep u interested.
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8.2 XX (2020)
Short story but it's totally worth it. A story of a two bff badass woman with common story as friend become distant because of a mistake but met again after 5 years. Sounds lame? Wait till you see it. The production & chemistry of all character is perfect. I would totally watch it even if its full 24 episode. All the music totally drawn you into the story. A bar, cocktail, perfume, music is a complete set. Even Hani is a rookie actress, she totally have talent for acting, I'm fangirling
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if anyone wants to see Seo Ye Ji in a more "normal" yet still strong, independent and fashionable role after It's Okay to Not Be Okay then they should try Quantum Physics
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After watching "Unforgettable", this movie reminded me with the current series I'm watching, "It's Okay Not To Be Okay".

Dealing with mentally-challenged people is the hardest. Most especially to the family members. You wanna help them how to handle certain situations by themselves but oftentimes it's so hard to watch them struggle. You always wanna lend your hand all the time but the truth is, that's will never happened. So it maybe hard for you to watch them struggle, you need to trust them that they can do it by themselves in order for them survive specially in this cruel society.
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Also focusing on psychiatry, It's Ok tries to highlight the impact of medical conditions on someone living in society, and destigmatise the treatment of such conditions.
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It's school festival day and Min Hyuk is busy dancing and singing. However, it is not the stage but a toilet that binds his destiny. He is bewitched by a daring high school girl, Mi Hyun, who comes into the men's room because the women's room is full. From that day on, Min Hyuk woos her, escorts her home at night, stuffs her locker with roses, and clears passages for her in the morning after a snowfall. For all his efforts, he doesn't get much more than a tender glance from Mi Hyun. When she suddenly vanishes, "Sorry" is the only word she leaves behind.
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Moon Gang Tae is a community health worker at a psychiatric ward who was blessed with everything including a great body, smarts, ability to sympathize with others, patience, ability to react quickly, stamina, and more. Meanwhile, Ko Moon Young is a popular writer of children’s literature who, due to suffering from an antisocial personality disorder, seems extremely selfish, arrogant, and rude. Moon Gang Tae denies love and Ko Moon Young doesn’t know it. The two defy fate and fall in love, finding their souls and identities in the process.
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Shugo Hayami is a doctor at a nursing hospital, which was once a psychiatric hospital. One evening, when Shugo Hayami is on night duty, a man in pierrot mask breaks into the hospital and he is not alone. He is with Hitomi Kawasaki. She is a university student and she has been shot by the masked man. The masked man tells Shugo Hayami to treat Hitomi Kawasaki. He also takes hostage the 64 people in the hospital. Soon, Shugo Hayami and Hitomi Kawasaki try to escape from the hospital and they encounter mysterious cases one at a time.
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Mental health
Motivational
Bold female lead
There are other similarities such as good character growth for all concerned.
Recommended by Maximus
They deal with the theme of the 'monster' and childhood trauma. They are more similar that you may think at first.
Recommended by Kimigami
Similarities
-In both dramas the FL and ML have problems with their moms or absent mother
-Both deal with real topics of mental health
-Both have leads that known each other in childhood then reunite
-Both are about forming a family in the end
Recommended by Victoria an
When I first saw Tomorrow, it just had this odd sense of similarity to IOKTNBO.
First off, the female leads are headstrong. The supporting cast is just a fantastic group! I love each and everyone one of the character and the stories they had. Both had a theme closely related to suicide, mental health, and healing from these scars.
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One day, a beautiful cyborg girl appears in front of a dull university student. Even though the cyborg starts to like him, she can't truly feel emotions, so the boy has no choice but to say goodbye. Missing her, he continues his lonely existence. But a disastrous earthquake will change his life once again!
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