It's Okay to Not Be Okay - Season 1

First aired: 6/20/2020 16 episodes

An extraordinary road to emotional healing opens up for an antisocial children's book writer and a selfless psych ward caretaker when they cross paths.

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Episodes

1. The Boy Who Fed On Nightmares

Aired: 6/20/2020

Moon Gang-tae has a striking run-in with his brother's favorite author, Ko Mun-yeong, when she comes to his hospital to read to the children.

2. The Lady in Red Shoes

Aired: 6/21/2020

Mun-yeong invites Moon Sang-tae to a book signing event that ends with a nasty commotion. Gang-tae hears about a job opening in his hometown.

3. Sleeping Witch

Aired: 6/27/2020

Having followed Gang-tae, Mun-yeong begins teaching literature classes at his new hospital. Chaos breaks out when a VIP patient runs away.

4. Zombie Kid

Aired: 6/28/2020

The VIP patient's incident triggers childhood memories for Gang-tae, who remains an emotional puzzle to Mun-yeong. Lee Sang-in arrives in town.

5. Rapunzel and The Cursed Castle

Aired: 7/4/2020

With nowhere else to take Mun-yeong, Gang-tae brings her back to his place. Discovering her there surprises everyone, most of all Nam Ju-ri.

6. Bluebeard's Secret

Aired: 7/5/2020

When Mun-yeong offers an opportunity to Sang-tae, Gang-tae is forced to bend to their will. A patient at the hospital rattles Mun-yeong.

7. The Cheerful Dog

Aired: 7/11/2020

Gang-tae takes a day off from work to spend time with Mun-yeong, who seems to need a distraction. While drinking alone, Ju-ri encounters Sang-in.

8. Beauty and The Beast

Aired: 7/12/2020

Seeing Mun-yeong with something that belongs to him upsets Sang-tae. When a belligerent visitor shows up at the hospital, Gang-tae snaps.

9. King Donkey Ears

Aired: 7/18/2020

Gang-tae and Mun-yeong decide to go on a day trip together. During their mountain getaway, an unforeseen situation crops up.

10. The Girl Who Cried Wolf

Aired: 7/19/2020

Refusing to go home, Sang-tae coops himself up in a room. Gang-tae wrestles with the demons of his past and the constraints of his present.

11. The Ugly Duckling

Aired: 7/25/2020

An escaped patient shows up at the mansion. Mun-yeong makes an effort to change Sang-tae's mind about allowing her a place in the brothers' lives.

12. Romeo and Juliet

Aired: 7/26/2020

Wanting to overcome his trauma, Sang-tae opens up about his darkest memory. A cruel twist of fate threatens Gang-tae's newfound happiness.

13. The Father of the Two Sisters

Aired: 8/1/2020

Sang-tae shows Gang-tae that he's been practicing drawing his greatest fear. Mun-yeong receives word about her father's worsening condition.

14. The Hand, the Monkfish

Aired: 8/2/2020

The identity of the vandal who ruined Sang-tae's mural sends everyone into a state of shock. Mun-yeong struggles to process a devastating truth.

15. A Tale of Two Brothers

Aired: 8/8/2020

After a chilling phone call, Gang-tae rushes over to the mansion. Later, Mun-yeong asks the brothers to leave her — but they refuse to listen.

16. Finding the Real Face

Aired: 8/9/2020

Mun-yeong decides she's going to publish the new fairy tale after all. Everyone comes together at the hospital for a reading of the book.