It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020)

Extraordinary Attorney woo and It's okay to not be okay both have an Autistic character and the actors did a good job in portraying Autism.

The cinematography in both is just such high quality so beautiful!!!!
If you like It's Okay to not be Okay, they YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY CHECK OUT THE DEVIL JUDGE!!!!

if you liked

- mysterious or creepy past events ( more psychological background in IOTNBO as of now, though we have a percentage of that also in LinkELK )

- mysterious or creepy characters ( more psychological cases and people in IOTNBO as of now, LinkELK markets with the viewer's hunch and suspicion on any featured character )

- janet suhh OST that sets the whole atmosphere for the story ( the artist is present in both LinkELK and IOTNBO )

- art style that feels similar in terms of the atmosphere ( creepy fairytale in IOTNBO and creepy culinary in LinkELK )

- a " murder " that is not featured as passively in LinkELK as it was in IOTNBO ( it plays a major part in the LinkELK and a major sub-plot in IOTNBO )

- the main characters are not different in terms of complexity


most obvious differences

- LinkELK is set in a realm of fantasy whereas IOTNBO is set in a realm of psychology

- LinkELK feels more story-driven and IOTNBO felt more character-driven

- the main characters are different in terms of personality and family background


written on 08 / 06 / 2022 - as of then LinkELK had 02 episodes out

not really similar in terms of concepts and settings, but both deal with addressing mental health and various social issues and healing from past traumas. mystic pop up does not have romance as a main genre and is more comedic and family friendly than its okay, but both are similar in terms of over arching themes and the feeling of healing they left me with.

+ ‘Ruthless’ strong female lead character (whose cold exterior hides a lot of vulnerability due to her past).
+ Warm and patient male lead (but who isn’t afraid to call out the FL).

Although with completely different plots, they have similar lead characters and main couple dynamics.

it's about healing and death and mystery. more mystery in its okay to not be okay. one of the main characters in both are disabled mentally and need help with things they don't understand.

- both have characters with a personality disorder
- both have a lead who is a psychiatrist, and is selfless when it comes to work
- both include romance and medical tags

- estranged daughter (?)
- ... parental issues .
- autism (autism spectrum ,, not specific)
- same feeling yk

Both Female Leads are writers and kind of have a bold character, while both ML are hardworking and have a similar personality towards the FL.

These two dramas aren't similar if you do not consider the romance and some character aspects.

Both works involve the autistic patient...
both jo seung wo and oh jung se played that character in a phenomenal and beautiful way

Both are set in a hospital type setting. Both have main characters that have truama in there childhood. They work to over come that truama through the help of someone who cares about them.

In both dramas, the leads are connected trough their past but do not know at first. While in It's Okay to Not Be Okay one of the main leads is calm and the other one quite hot-headed, the dynamic of the couple in Thirty but Seventeen is more of a calm ML/ naive FL one. But in no way is it annoying or cliché, do not misunderstand. What they have in common though is that both couples support each other with their internal struggles of trauma. I think both MCs have great chemistry and the storylines are far from cliché or boring. They explore more unique situations and there is never any annoying doubt or misunderstanding between the leads. (At least as far as I remember; it has been a while since I've watched Thirty But Seventeen.) But I think if your taste is similar to mine, you will enjoy both dramas to a similar degree!

almost same poster | steamy kisses | one of the character is aggressive | falling in love with their chemistry

Taking care of mentally challenge family member is a challenge itself. Lifetime job. Takes lots of patient, love and consistency. Great acting on the autism casts.

Both dramas have the same male lead i.e., Kim Soo Hyun (acting as the leading cast). In both the drama he comes from a middle-class family