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It's Okay, That's Love (괜찮아, 사랑이야; Gwaenchanha, Sarang-iya) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Jo In Sung, Gong Hyo Jin, Sung Dong Il, Lee Kwang Soo and D.O.. It aired on SBS from July 23 to September 11, 2014 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
Synopsis[]
| “ | Successful novelist and radio DJ Jae-yeol and psychiatrist Hae-soo are constantly at odds, but that changes when they start living in the same house. | ” |
—Official Description[1] | ||
Our interest in our own bodies is near obsession. However, how many of us have interest in our own minds? Have you ever thought that your mind was acting strange and against your will? Everyone wants to be happy, but how many people disregard the importance of their own minds when the key to happiness lies in there?
This drama portrays the story of people who are scarred because they do not realize or have hidden their mental illness. Through one another they learn that they are not the only ones hurting. They learn that they are not the only ones suffering and alone. They realize that humans are lonely and that they want to live, not die. This is a warm-hearted story that shows that everyone is special in their own way, and not at all strange.[2]
Cast[]
- Jo In Sung as Jang Jae Yeol
- Sung Yoo Bin as Young Jang Jae Yeol
- A bestselling mystery fiction novelist and radio DJ. Because of his troubled past and obsessive–compulsive disorder, Jae-yeol can only sleep in his own bathtub. From his first meeting with psychiatrist Ji Hae-soo on a talk show, they have had a combative relationship. When noise from ongoing construction beside his house interrupts his writing, and he learns that Hae-soo is currently a tenant living in a building he owns in Hongdae, Jae-yeol temporarily moves in with her and her housemates because of his fascination with her. As the two fall in love, they must later come to grips with Jae-yeol's undiagnosed schizophrenia.
- Gong Hyo Jin as Ji Hae Soo
- Kang Joo Eun as Young Ji Hae Soo
- A first-year fellow in the psychiatry department at a university hospital. A smart and compassionate doctor but not very affectionate. Hae-soo self-diagnoses herself as having insecurity/anxiety issues, a fear of commitment and sex phobia due to an incident where she saw her mom cheating on her dad with another guy.
- Sung Dong Il as Jo Dong Min
- Hae-soo's senior colleague at the hospital and housemate, who also happens to be her first love. His wife and children are based in the United States, and he has an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and colleague, Young-jin. After he becomes the court-appointed psychiatrist to a convict, Jang Jae-beom, whom he later finds out is Jae-yeol's brother, Dong-min sets out to find the truth behind the crime.
- Lee Kwang Soo as Park Soo Kwang
- A cafe waiter with Tourette syndrome, and housemate of Hae-soo and Dong-min. He is particularly close friends with Dong-min, who often calms him down during his panic attacks. Soo-kwang is unlucky in love and keeps getting dumped by girls, but the one he can't quite get over is So-nyeo, who is not only a minor but has several boyfriends at the same time.
- Jin Kyung as Lee Yeong Jin
- A psychiatrist and Hae-soo's immediate boss at the hospital. Young-jin still has unresolved feelings towards her ex-husband Dong-min, since the breakdown of their marriage was partially caused by her decision to focus on her career and not have children.
- Lee Sung Kyung as Oh So Nyeo
- A troubled girl with behavioral problems who was expelled from high school and was also abandoned by her mother. So-nyeo works at a cafe alongside Soo-kwang; she takes advantage of his feelings for her and uses him to give her money and buy her things, even though he knows she's seeing someone else. So-nyeo eventually falls for Soo-kwang and begins dating him exclusively, then decides she wants to become a psychiatrist like Hae-soo.
- D.O. as Han Kang Woo
- A high school student who's a big fan of Jae-yeol, and aspires to become a famous author like him. Kang-woo constantly bugs Jae-yeol to read his manuscripts, and follows him around. He and his mother are frequently beaten by his alcoholic father. Kang-woo is later revealed to be more than just a fan to Jae-yeol. Jae-yeol first saw Kang-woo three years ago, ever since Jae-beom stabbed him.
- Yang Ik Jun as Jang Jae Bum
- Noh Tae Yeob as Young Jang Jae Bum
- Jae-yeol's older brother who served eleven years in prison after being found guilty of killing their abusive stepfather. His defense attorney at the time found the verdict and sentence needlessly harsh, which came about due to a tough-on-juveniles judge and an ambitious prosecutor. Jae-beom has maintained his innocence through the years, but after being released, he repeatedly stabs his brother, and gets sentenced to another 30 months in jail. Violent and unstable, Jae-beom can't wait to get out of prison and get his revenge on Jae-yeol, whom he believes is the real murderer.
- Cha Hwa Yun as Jang Ok Ja, Jae Yeol and Jae Bum's mother
- Jae-yeol and Jae-beom's mother. She and Jae-yeol have a close, affectionate relationship. Her older son Jae-beom believes that Ok-ja gave false testimony against him at his trial in order to save Jae-yeol. But as Dong-min later learns from Jae-beom's defense attorney, Ok-ja was the true culprit, setting fire to her unconscious husband after one of her sons non-fatally stabbed him (the man's cause of death was asphyxia). The psychologist who examined her at the time diagnosed Ok-ja as suffering from dissociative disorder, a defense mechanism which made her forget what happened and what she'd done.
- Kim Mi Kyung as Ji Hye Soo's mother
- She takes good care of her severely handicapped husband, but is also having a decades-long affair with another man, Mr. Kim. Hae-soo's aversion to physical intimacy stems from her knowledge of her mother's affair.
- Choi Moon Kyung as Ji Yoon Soo, Hae-soo's older sister and Soo-kwang's coworker at the cafe
- Lee Chae Mi as Young Ji Yoon Soo
- Choi Seung Kyung as Oh Do Deuk
- Kim Myung Joong as Ji Hae Soo's father
- Tae Hang Ho as Tang Tae Yong
- Jae-yeol's best friend from childhood and an employee at his publishing house. Tae-yong betrays Jae-yeol by giving Pul-ip a galley proof of his latest book, but Jae-yeol forgives him.
- Lee Dong Ha as Yoon Chul
- Jung Ji Hyun as Hye Jin
- Han Jung Hyun as Editor Bae
- Do Sang Woo as Choi Ho
- The director (PD) of a TV talk show, and Hae-soo's boyfriend of almost a year. They break up when she learns that he's been unfaithful to her.
- Moon Ji In as Min Young
- Choi Ho's colleague at the TV station and the girl he's been cheating on Hae-soo with.
- Ha Yun Joo as Hyun Joo
- A magazine journalist who goes after an interview with Jae-yeol because she's a fan of his work, and ends up becoming his girlfriend for three years. Pul-ip later steals his latest book and passes it off as her own, then publicly accuses Jae-yeol of plagiarism.
- Lee El as Se Ra (Ep.1-2)
- A transgender woman who was beaten to near-death by her family.
- Kim Hwan as a show host (Ep.1)
- Jang Hae Min as Yang Soo Bin
- Baek Seung Do as Hwan Hee (Ep.2-3+8)
- Jang Ki Yong as Sam, So Nyeo's boyfriend
- Choi Dong Goo as a patient
- Song Kyung Eui as a patient for anger disorder
- Jang Tae Min as the patient in the hospital restroom
- Han Seo Yeon as a nurse
- Han Yeo Wool as Soo Kwang's coworker
- Heo Ji Woong as a radio station DJ (Ep.16)
- Goo Ha Ra as a female fan (Ep.16)
- Ji Ho Sung
Soundtrack[]
Episodes[]
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode | Aired | Average audience share | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings | AGB Nielsen | ||||||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||||||
| Episode 01 | July 23, 2014 | 9.8% | 13.5% | 9.3% | 11.0% | ||||
| A psychiatrist with relationship issues looks forward to meeting a handsome, charismatic author whose novels she admires, but she's soon disappointed. | |||||||||
| Episode 02 | July 24, 2014 | 11.2% | 13.6% | 9.1% | 10.3% | ||||
| When Jae-yeol's new novel comes out, he learns that his plagiarizing ex also released a book, and she's suing him. Hae-soo is surprised by a visitor. | |||||||||
| Episode 03 | July 30, 2014 | 9.4% | 11.6% | 9.6% | |||||
| When Hae-soo kicks Jae-yeol out of the house, he prepares a lavish good-bye breakfast. Dong-min and Soo-kwang also risk getting expelled. | |||||||||
| Episode 04 | July 31, 2014 | 10.5% | 12.4% | 10.1% | 11.2% | ||||
| Hae-soo rushes out of Jae-yeol's apartment after spending the night. While retrieving her cell phone later, she sees him at work -- in a new light. | |||||||||
| Episode 05 | August 6, 2014 | 9.8% | 12.1% | 11.5% | |||||
| Hae-soo loses her temper when Jae-yeol returns home with Oh So-nyeo, who spends the night, but she still allows him to accompany her to a concert. | |||||||||
| Episode 06 | August 7, 2014 | 9.8% | 11.6% | 10.0% | 10.8% | ||||
| Jae-yeol starts to open up to Hae-soo, but after their kiss, she avoids him, thinking that it was just a whim— until he asks her to date him. | |||||||||
| Episode 07 | August 13, 2014 | 11.0% | 13.4% | 9.8% | 11.0% | ||||
| Jae-yeol shows Hae-soo his caring side as he prepares breakfast for her before she leaves for the hospital and plans a trip for the two of them. | |||||||||
| Episode 08 | August 14, 2014 | 10.0% | 11.6% | 10.2% | 10.9% | ||||
| Hae-soo agrees to a spontaneous trip with Jae-yeol, but they start off on the wrong foot. Will an injured arm and petty quarrels ruin their night? | |||||||||
| Episode 09 | August 20, 2014 | 9.7% | 11.8% | 9.7% | 10.8% | ||||
| Hae-soo expresses her affection for Jae-yeol while he is writing, which leads to a fight. Soo-kwang reveals his long-held feelings for So-nyeo. | |||||||||
| Episode 10 | August 21, 2014 | 11.2% | 13.8% | 10.0% | 11.2% | ||||
| Hae-soo is surprised and hurt when Jae-yeol says he is moving out; Tae-yong finds Jae-yeol's wallet and sees something that shakes him to the core. | |||||||||
| Episode 11 | August 27, 2014 | 9.4% | 11.5% | 9.1% | 10.2% | ||||
| After a fight, Jae-yeol shows his anger at Hae-soo on the air, and she responds in kind; Tae-yong asks Jae-yeol to make a call under false pretenses. | |||||||||
| Episode 12 | August 28, 2014 | 10.6% | 12.3% | 9.7% | 10.5% | ||||
| Hae-soo realizes Jae-yeol's persistent marriage proposals are serious and confides in Dong-min, who finally confronts Jae-yeol about Kang-woo. | |||||||||
| Episode 13 | September 3, 2014 | 9.3% | 11.4% | 9.5% | 10.7% | ||||
| Hae-soo learns of Jae-yeol's mental disorder and Kang-woo's existence. When she talks to Jae-yeol, he tells her that he thinks Kang-woo will soon die. | |||||||||
| Episode 14 | September 4, 2014 | 10.9% | 12.4% | 9.4% | 9.7% | ||||
| Hae-soo tries to get Jae-yeol forcibly hospitalized and spends one last heartbreaking night with him. Jae-yeol gets a final call from Kang-woo. | |||||||||
| Episode 15 | September 10, 2014 | 11.1% | 13.1% | 11.4% | 12.1% | ||||
| Jae-yeol and Kang-woo— and Hae-soo— stay at the hospital, but Hae-soo can only watch Jae-yeol from a distance, tormented that she cannot help him. | |||||||||
| Episode 16 | September 11, 2014 | 13.4% | 15.2% | 12.9% | 13.8% | ||||
| Aware of Jae-yeol's disorder, Hae-soo's mother and sister try to intervene. Jae-yeol urges Hae-soo to leave him and go to Okinawa for a year. | |||||||||
| Average | 10.4% | 12.6% | 9.9% | 10.9% | |||||
Production[]
Screenwriter Noh Hee Kyung and director Kim Kyu Tae said that by realistically exploring characters from a romantic comedy standpoint, their drama also aimed to address the discrimination and social stigma attached to people with mental health issues and other minorities. This was Noh and Kim's fourth collaboration; actor Jo In Sung had previously worked with them on That Winter, the Wind Blows (2013), while actress Gong Hyo Jin had starred in Noh's Wonderful Days (2001).
The first read-through was held in April 2014 at an SBS studio in Ilsan. Filming began shortly after in early May 2014 in Bundang, South Korea.
At 1:00 a.m. on June 19, 2014, the van Gong Hyo-jin was riding became involved in a three-vehicle rear-end collision with two trucks; she was on her way back to Seoul after filming in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. This resulted in a left arm fracture, a knee injury, and scratches on Gong's face. After recuperating, she and co-star Jo In-sung later left for a shoot in Okinawa, Japan where their characters go on a romantic trip. Gong's fractured arm was incorporated into the story.
Reception[]
Despite boasting modest ratings, It's Okay, That's Love ranked third on the year-end Content Power Index. CPI, developed by CJ E&M and AGB Nielsen Media Research, monitors non-traditional variables such as number of mobile and Internet streaming viewers and online "buzz" in social media. It also received praise for addressing the discrimination and social stigma attached to people with mental health issues and other minorities.
Controversy[]
When the 30-second teaser trailer for the drama was released online on June 25, 2014, netizens pointed out that it had been plagiarized from the short film Olive Juice by New York-based video artist Celia Rowlson-Hall. On June 26, production company GT Entertainment admitted the charge and apologized through a press release, after which the teaser trailer was deleted from the official website.
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival | Best Young Actor | D.O. | Won |
| Best OST by a Male Artist | The Best Luck – Chen | |||
| 7th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Lee Kwang Soo | ||
| Korean Society for Schizophrenia Research | Plaque of Appreciation | It's Okay, That's Love | ||
| 6th MelOn Music Awards | Best OST | It's Okay, That's Love – Davichi | Nominated | |
| 3rd APAN Star Awards | Daesang (Grand Prize) | Jo In Sung | Won | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Jo In Sung | Nominated | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Gong Hyo Jin | |||
| Best New Actor | D.O. | Won | ||
| Popular Star Award, Actor | Lee Kwang Soo | |||
| Best OST | It's Okay, That's Love – Davichi | Nominated | ||
| 22nd Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama | Gong Hyo Jin | Won | |
| 16th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best OST | It's Okay, That's Love – Davichi | Nominated | |
| I Love You – Yoon Mi Rae | ||||
| Blue Media Awards | Special Award | It's Okay, That's Love | Won | |
| SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Jo In Sung | Nominated | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Gong Hyo Jin | Won | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Sung Dong Il | |||
| Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Kwang Soo | |||
| Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Jin Kyung | |||
| Cha Hwa Yeon | Nominated | |||
| Top 10 Stars | Jo In Sung | Won | ||
| Netizen Popularity Award | Jo In Sung | Nominated | ||
| Gong Hyo Jin | ||||
| Best Couple Award | Jo In Sung and Gong Hyo Jin | Won | ||
| 2015 | 51st Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (TV) | Jo In Sung | Nominated |
| Best New Actor (TV) | D.O. | |||
| Best Screenplay (TV) | Noh Hee Kyung | |||
| 2016 | 3rd Asia Rainbow TV Awards | Best Inspirational Drama | It's Okay, That's Love | Won |
Trivia[]
- This drama took over the timeslot previously occupied by "You're All Surrounded" and was followed by "My Lovely Girl" September 17, 2014.[3]
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