All of your characters are rather unusual. Has your character changed any prenotions you have about anything?
Kim Soo Hyun: “It hasn’t been that long for me, but while acting I used to think that I had to feel sad first in order for viewers and the audience to feel emotionally moved. While filming It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, my thoughts on this changed a bit. I learned that even though I might not feel sad, viewers watching could feel very heart-wrenchingly sad and could cry very sadly.”
Seo Ye Ji: “Usually people will make judgments after seeing one side of a person’s behavior and have prejudice. Ko Mun Yeong doesn’t have prejudice when she views people and since I’m acting like I have this trait, it became a turning point where I’m trying to be like that.”
Oh Jung Se: “I’m very cautious and I studied a lot about portraying the character Sang Tae. I try to deepen my approach to the character, but I think I’m still lacking a lot. Actually, even now some things...When I had an interview during the early half of the project, I said he is a character suffering from autism. I learned that this was a wrong expression. Saying that you’re suffering from something means you have an illness. However, autism isn’t an illness, but something you’re born with. I learned it’s correct to say he’s a character who was born with autism. Even though I studied intensely, I’m more careful and I think there’s more that I need to know. I am carefully doing my best to prepare well.”
Seo Ye Ji: “I play the role of Ko Mun Yeong, an antisocial children’s book writer who has a personality disorder, because she lacks the ability to feel empathy towards other people. She’s a very cold character. And as she becomes acquainted with, meets, and develops a relationship with Gang Tae, she begins to heal her inner wounds and therefore goes through significant change.”
Kim Soo Hyun: “I play the role of Moon Gang Tae. My character is somebody who is stronger than anyone else in front of other people, however, when he is left alone to himself, he is weaker than anyone else. I hope you can enjoy the ride of seeing Gang Tae heal his inner wounds.”
Oh Jung Se: “My character Sang Tae is his biological older brother (points at Kim Soo Hyun) and likes her (points at Seo Ye Ji). He is on the autism spectrum, he is Gang Tae’s biological brother, and he’s a huge fan of author Ko Mun Yeong. He is an innocent young man.”
What would you like the audience to take away after watching this show?
Seo Ye Ji: “I think that everyone has their own wounds and they’re hurt in different ways and of course the depth is all different. However, what I do hope is that all of the viewers through our drama series will experience some sort of healing. One of the keywords of our drama series is 'healing of the hurt' so I hope that as you watch our story together, you will be angry together, you’ll be healed together, you’ll laugh, and feel happiness together.”
Kim Soo Hyun: “I think that despite all the differences culturally or physically, what’s universal is the way we are worried and concerned about our loved ones. The way we think of the people who are important in our lives. And the way we feel love toward other people. I think all of that is universal. Despite the cultural differences, I hope that is a point that all of us would be able to relate to and that’s what I expect all our viewers to see throughout our drama series.”
For Kim Soo Hyun, how did you prepare for portraying your character, Gang Tae?
Kim Soo Hyun: “This is my first piece of work after finishing my military service. Because of that, I’ve been extremely nervous and I think I still am. While serving in the military, I really had this thirst to be on screen again and to act. And I’m really grateful It’s Okay To Not Be Okay has become my first one after finishing my military service and as thirsty have I been for acting, I will do my very best to make sure this is worth all of it.”
For Seo Ye Ji, Mun Yeong is a very strong character, described as anti-social. How does it feel to portray a character who is refreshingly different from typical female drama characters?
Seo Ye Ji: “The character that I play if you go in-depth and really look at her, I have to channel this image of a witch to express the character in the most adequate way. Also, my low voice and witch-like aura helped me channel my inner Ko Mun Yeoung. I personally think that by acting as this particular character, I have gone through experiences of truly healing some of the things I had inside me, and also I was able to learn some new things about myself through the eyes of other people.”
Seo Ye Ji: “First of all, director Park Shin Woo is extremely talented, and the talent is irresistable, so I had no choice but to join the project. That also goes for the writers as well. It was truly an intriguing story, so well-written, and of course, last but not least, the partner. I think any actress would be extremely happy to have Kim Soo Hyun as a partner. I had no reason not to do it.”
Kim Soo Hyun: “With that heartache I had after reading the script, I really felt like it was something I wanted to challenge myself to do. I wanted to be able to express that heartache into this form of art. And in that process, I think I also wanted to see how I would change as a human being outside of the story, as just me, Kim Soo Hyun as a person, so it was something I really wanted to challenge myself to do.”
Seo Ye Ji: “When I first read the script, the first thing that came to mind was it was truly intriguing. I think that I can almost say that I’ve never seen a character like the character I play in any Korean drama before. I also felt heartache about the fact that my character was unable to feel empathy toward other people, therefore she’s very selfish, she only knew of herself, and the sense of obsession that she has...it hurts both herself and other people around her. I was really drawn to the character, I felt like she had a lot to offer. And I also believe that if I were able to truly express all of the things that were hidden inside her, and harbored in her internally, then it could create a truly wonderful story.”
Kim Soo Hyun: “When I first saw the script and read it, I felt heartache. I think you’ll be able to agree once you see the show there are a variety of characters and all of them have different stories and there’s also a lot of love. So I think whatever angle you see our show from, I think there’s something in it for everybody, so I hope you all enjoy it.”
There are many rampant theories everywhere. And others are taking it for a certainty. I only know one, that they…
i also like that they did not include the bts for the kissing scene because the finished product might not be as impactful anymore. i love how this epic kissing scene has been edited, shared, reshared numerous times in IG and Twitter. ;)
"It's Okay to Not be Okay" setting the new record again!
Getting No.1 in 9 countries simultaneously(July 28). This is the first kdrama to do so in Netflix. (previous record getting #1 in 8 countries (kdrama) were also IOTNBO tied with TKEM).
wow! u should be a writer! i agree with this theory, mind blowing twist
initially i thought that she killed her lol but it also seems like everything that Miss Park was doing were being told by nurse Park. so if they are sisters, she just knew that miss park is not coming back (maybe she is hiding her) hahaha i don't know. i was just thinking what's the relevance of the ep13 title about sisters lol
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Kim Soo Hyun: “It hasn’t been that long for me, but while acting I used to think that I had to feel sad first in order for viewers and the audience to feel emotionally moved. While filming It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, my thoughts on this changed a bit. I learned that even though I might not feel sad, viewers watching could feel very heart-wrenchingly sad and could cry very sadly.”
Seo Ye Ji: “Usually people will make judgments after seeing one side of a person’s behavior and have prejudice. Ko Mun Yeong doesn’t have prejudice when she views people and since I’m acting like I have this trait, it became a turning point where I’m trying to be like that.”
Oh Jung Se: “I’m very cautious and I studied a lot about portraying the character Sang Tae. I try to deepen my approach to the character, but I think I’m still lacking a lot. Actually, even now some things...When I had an interview during the early half of the project, I said he is a character suffering from autism. I learned that this was a wrong expression. Saying that you’re suffering from something means you have an illness. However, autism isn’t an illness, but something you’re born with. I learned it’s correct to say he’s a character who was born with autism. Even though I studied intensely, I’m more careful and I think there’s more that I need to know. I am carefully doing my best to prepare well.”
Seo Ye Ji: “I play the role of Ko Mun Yeong, an antisocial children’s book writer who has a personality disorder, because she lacks the ability to feel empathy towards other people. She’s a very cold character. And as she becomes acquainted with, meets, and develops a relationship with Gang Tae, she begins to heal her inner wounds and therefore goes through significant change.”
Kim Soo Hyun: “I play the role of Moon Gang Tae. My character is somebody who is stronger than anyone else in front of other people, however, when he is left alone to himself, he is weaker than anyone else. I hope you can enjoy the ride of seeing Gang Tae heal his inner wounds.”
Oh Jung Se: “My character Sang Tae is his biological older brother (points at Kim Soo Hyun) and likes her (points at Seo Ye Ji). He is on the autism spectrum, he is Gang Tae’s biological brother, and he’s a huge fan of author Ko Mun Yeong. He is an innocent young man.”
Seo Ye Ji: “I think that everyone has their own wounds and they’re hurt in different ways and of course the depth is all different. However, what I do hope is that all of the viewers through our drama series will experience some sort of healing. One of the keywords of our drama series is 'healing of the hurt' so I hope that as you watch our story together, you will be angry together, you’ll be healed together, you’ll laugh, and feel happiness together.”
Kim Soo Hyun: “I think that despite all the differences culturally or physically, what’s universal is the way we are worried and concerned about our loved ones. The way we think of the people who are important in our lives. And the way we feel love toward other people. I think all of that is universal. Despite the cultural differences, I hope that is a point that all of us would be able to relate to and that’s what I expect all our viewers to see throughout our drama series.”
Kim Soo Hyun: “This is my first piece of work after finishing my military service. Because of that, I’ve been extremely nervous and I think I still am. While serving in the military, I really had this thirst to be on screen again and to act. And I’m really grateful It’s Okay To Not Be Okay has become my first one after finishing my military service and as thirsty have I been for acting, I will do my very best to make sure this is worth all of it.”
Seo Ye Ji: “The character that I play if you go in-depth and really look at her, I have to channel this image of a witch to express the character in the most adequate way. Also, my low voice and witch-like aura helped me channel my inner Ko Mun Yeoung. I personally think that by acting as this particular character, I have gone through experiences of truly healing some of the things I had inside me, and also I was able to learn some new things about myself through the eyes of other people.”
Seo Ye Ji: “First of all, director Park Shin Woo is extremely talented, and the talent is irresistable, so I had no choice but to join the project. That also goes for the writers as well. It was truly an intriguing story, so well-written, and of course, last but not least, the partner. I think any actress would be extremely happy to have Kim Soo Hyun as a partner. I had no reason not to do it.”
Kim Soo Hyun: “With that heartache I had after reading the script, I really felt like it was something I wanted to challenge myself to do. I wanted to be able to express that heartache into this form of art. And in that process, I think I also wanted to see how I would change as a human being outside of the story, as just me, Kim Soo Hyun as a person, so it was something I really wanted to challenge myself to do.”
Seo Ye Ji: “When I first read the script, the first thing that came to mind was it was truly intriguing. I think that I can almost say that I’ve never seen a character like the character I play in any Korean drama before. I also felt heartache about the fact that my character was unable to feel empathy toward other people, therefore she’s very selfish, she only knew of herself, and the sense of obsession that she has...it hurts both herself and other people around her. I was really drawn to the character, I felt like she had a lot to offer. And I also believe that if I were able to truly express all of the things that were hidden inside her, and harbored in her internally, then it could create a truly wonderful story.”
Kim Soo Hyun: “When I first saw the script and read it, I felt heartache. I think you’ll be able to agree once you see the show there are a variety of characters and all of them have different stories and there’s also a lot of love. So I think whatever angle you see our show from, I think there’s something in it for everybody, so I hope you all enjoy it.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9XM9RZPrrI&feature=youtu.be
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Getting No.1 in 9 countries simultaneously(July 28). This is the first kdrama to do so in Netflix. (previous record getting #1 in 8 countries (kdrama) were also IOTNBO tied with TKEM).
https://flixpatrol.com/title/its-okay-to-not-be-okay
#1 - South Korea
#1- Japan
#1 - Philippines
#1 - Singapore
#1 - Taiwan
#1- Thailand
#1- Vietnam
#1- Hong-Kong
#1- Malaysia
most buzzed about drama:
#1: #ItsOkaytoNotBeOkay (#사이코지만괜찮아)
most buzzed about actor:
#1: Kim Soo-hyun (#김수현)
#2: Seo Ye-ji (#서예지)
#3: Oh Jung-se (#오정세)
IOTNBO #1 for 6 consecutive weeks already!
https://twitter.com/soohyunks/status/1287923499810476032?s=21