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It's Okay to Not Be Okay
2020
· TV Show
· 80 min episodes
· 1 season
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Every rating
An extraordinary road to emotional healing opens up for an selfish antisocial children's-book writer and a selfless psych-ward caretaker when they cross paths.
Details
- Director
- Kim Yoon-jin
- Created by
- Jo Yong, Park Shin-woo
- Studio
- Studio Dragon
- Released
- 20 June 2020
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Episode length
- 80 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 16 across 1 season
- Awards
- 13 wins, 13 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 26 →13 wins from 26 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| International Emmy Awards 2021 | Best TV Movie or Miniseries | It's Okay to Not Be Okay | Nominee |
| APAN Star Awards 2021 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominee |
| APAN Star Awards 2021 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Seo Yea-ji | Winner |
| APAN Star Awards 2021 | Best Supporting Actor | Oh Jung-se | Winner |
| APAN Star Awards 2021 | Popular Star Award, Actor | Kim Soo-hyun | Winner |
| APAN Star Awards 2021 | Popular Star Award, Actress | Seo Yea-ji | Winner |
| APAN Star Awards 2021 | KT Seezn Star Award | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominee |
| APAN Star Awards 2021 | KT Seezn Star Award | Seo Yea-ji | Nominee |
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International Emmy Awards
1 nomination
| Best TV Movie or Miniseries | It's Okay to Not Be Okay | Nominee |
APAN Star Awards
9 nominations, 4 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Oh Jung-se | Winner |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Seo Yea-ji | Winner |
| Popular Star Award, Actor | Kim Soo-hyun | Winner |
| Popular Star Award, Actress | Seo Yea-ji | Winner |
| Best Drama | It's Okay to Not Be Okay | Nominee |
| Best OST | Lee Su-hyun – "In Your Time" | Nominee |
| KT Seezn Star Award | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominee |
| KT Seezn Star Award | Seo Yea-ji | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominee |
Asia Artist Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| AAA Hot Issue Award | Kim Soo-hyun | Winner |
| AAA Hot Issue Award | Seo Yea-ji | Winner |
| Best Artist Award | Seo Yea-ji | Winner |
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Soo-hyun | Winner |
Baeksang Arts Awards
9 nominations, 3 won
| Best Supporting Actor – Television | Oh Jung-se | Winner |
| Best Technical Achievement (costume design) | Jo Sang-gyeong | Winner |
| Most Popular Actress – Television | Seo Yea-ji | Winner |
| Best Actor – Television | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Television | Seo Yea-ji | Nominee |
| Best Director – Television | Park Shin-woo | Nominee |
| Best Drama | It's Okay to Not Be Okay | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Television | Jo Yong | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Television | Jang Young-nam | Nominee |
Daejeon Visual Art Tech Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Visual of the Year Award (Special Video) | It's Okay to Not Be Okay | Winner |
Korean Academy of Theater Arts
1 nomination, 1 won
| Art of the Year Award | It's Okay to Not Be Okay | Winner |
Seoul Music Awards
1 nomination
| OST Award | Lee Su-hyun – "In Your Time" | Nominee |