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It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020)

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • 1 seasons
  • TV-MA age guide
  • ★ 8.5/10 from 1,520 ratings

Desperate to escape from his emotional baggage and the heavy responsibility he’s had all his life, a psychiatric ward worker begins to heal with help from the unexpected – a woman who writes fairy tales but doesn’t believe in them.

Created byPark Shin-woo, Jo Yong

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared themes: dark comedy and romance
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    Two in-laws forced to raise their orphaned nephew together slowly overcome their misunderstandings, finding personal growth and an unexpected romance through co-parenting under one roof.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared network: Studio Dragon
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    My Mister

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    2018 · 90 min · Drama

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    In a world that is less than kind, a young woman and a middle-aged man develop a sense of kinship as they find warmth and comfort in one another.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    Doctor Slump

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    2024 · 65 min · Comedy · Drama

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    Once rivals in school, two brilliant doctors reunite by chance — each facing life’s worst slump and unexpectedly finding solace in each other.

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    • strong story and style similarity
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    Mad for Each Other

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    2021 · 35 min · Comedy · Drama

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    Bothered to realize they are next-door neighbors and share a psychiatrist, a man and a woman find it's impossible to stay out of each other's way.

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    • shared themes: healing and romance
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    Mr. Plankton

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    2024 · Comedy · Drama

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    A man plagued by misfortune and his ex, the unluckiest bride-to-be, are forced to accompany one another on the final journey of his life.

    Why it connects

    • the same creator
    • strong shared themes: dark comedy and romance
    • a closely matched era
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    Nice to Not Meet You

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    2025 · Comedy · Drama

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    A hateful romance between a professional detective actor who wants to become a melodrama master and a female reporter who was demoted from a political reporter who won the Reporter of the Year award to the entertainment department.

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    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared themes: romance and romcom
    • shared network: Studio Dragon
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    Baek Su-jeong leads a planning team at a renowned department store. She meets her new boss, Ban Ju-yeon, her first love from an online game 16 years ago, stirring up memories of when he confessed his feelings but she rejected him.

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