Mental health is a big problem and people sometimes see it as taboo but during this pandemic, people are open up about their mental health and now they are not ignoring it. In the drama world also there are many Korean dramas which are dealing with mental health some popular Korean dramas are My Mister, Secret Garden, Flower Boy Next Door, Just Between Lovers, etc. Here is the list of top Korean dramas that deal with mental health.
It’s Okay, That’s Love (2014)
Starring: Jo In Sung, Gong Hyo Jin
It’s Okay That Love is the story of a popular mystery novel author and radio DJ Jang Jae Yeol (Jo In Sung) who is suffering from schizophrenia. In his childhood, his father abused him, his mother, and his brother. One day his mother accidentally kills his father but he falsely testifies that his older brother kills him. Ji Hae Soo (Gong Hyo Jin) is a psychiatrist who suffers from genophobia. In her childhood, she accidentally saw that her mother with a man whereas her father was physically disabled. This incident causes her to have a fear of sex. They both fall in love and healing each other’s wounds. It’s Okay That Love is one of the Korean dramas that deal with mental health
It’s Okay To Not Be Okay (2021)
Starring: Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji, Oh Jung Se
It’s Okay To Not Be Okay Korean drama revolves around the trio of Moon Gang Tae (Kim Soo Hyun), Ko Moon Young (Seo Ye Ji), and Moon Sang Tae (Oh Jung Se). Moon Young is a successful children’s book author but she is extremely selfish, arrogant, rude, and confident. She is suffering from an antisocial personality disorder and is haunted by her past. Moon Gang Tae worker at a psychiatric ward and he is very humble, and caring toward his patience and brother. Moon Sang Tae is the older brother of Kang Tae and he is suffering from autistic. He is a big fan of Ko Moon Young. The trio heals each other’s wounds.
Flower of Evil (2020)
Starring: Lee Joon Gi, Moon Chae Won
Baek Hee Sung (Lee Joon Gi) is a mysterious man who is married to detective Cha Ji Won (Moon Chae Won). He is suffering from an antisocial personality disorder. Hee Sung is a loving and caring husband and father. He hides his cruel past and lives under another person’s identity. He deceives his wife completely. Meanwhile, Cha Ji Won begins investigating a murder mystery and realizes that there is a link between the murders and her husband. She finds out that his husband completely fools her over so many years, even his identity is not his. Her husband’s actual name is Do Hyun Soo who was an accomplice of Do Min Seok.
Find Me In Your Memory (2020)
Starring: Kim Dong Wook, Moon Ga Young
Find me in your memory is the story of a man Lee Jung Hoon (Kim Dong Wook) who is a popular news anchor at a broadcasting station and suffering from hyperthymesia. It allows him to remember nearly every moment in his life. Yeo Ha Jin (Moon Ga Young) is a rising actress and forgets the most important moments of her life. She is a very straightforward and kind person. Whenever Jung Hoon was around Ha Jin he remembers his first love Seo Yeon (Lee Joo Bin). Later he found out that Ha Jin is his dead girlfriend’s best friend. Ha Jin doesn’t even remember her best friend after an incident. This drama merely focuses on the memories of lead actors where one person remembers every single detail of his life whereas other people forget her memories. Which one do you think is more pitiful?
Extracurricular (2020)
Starring: Kim Dong Hee, Park Joo Hyun
Extracurricular is a story of high school students who unknowingly commit crimes to support their livelihood because their parents are not supporting them. Ji Soo (Kim Dong Hee) a high school student who is a class topper and don’t interfere in others matter. His father is a gambler and lost everything he has however Ji Soo was supporting himself, he lives alone and his only dream was to graduate from a good college and have a good job in his hand. Gyu Ri (Park Joo Hyun) is bold, straightforward, good at studies, rich, and annoyed with her parents. A kid wants his parents to support them so that they can comfortably study and follow their dreams but this drama shows the reality that challenges kids faces during their teenage.
My Shy Boss (2017)
Starring: Yeo Woo Jin, Park Hye Soo
My Shy Boss is the story of CEO Eun Hwan Ki (Yeo Woo Jin) who lives with social phobia. His office is on the top floor of the building and no one is allowed to go there. Hwan Ki’s living a peaceful and introverted life until he meets Chae Ro Woon (Park Hye Soo) who is the opposite of her boss. She is an energetic and extrovert person as at the same time she is very interested in his boss’s life. In the starting, Ro Woon misunderstood her boss’s action but once she starts knowing his personality and his condition she starts understanding his action and they both help each other in healing their painful past.
True Beauty (2020-21)
Starring: Moon Ga Young, Cha Eun Woo, Hwang In Yeop
True Beauty Korean drama is the story of a high school girl Joo Gyung (Moon Ga Young) who had a complex regarding her appearance. She has been bullied by her classmates because of her appearance. After transferring to another school Joo Gyung starts hiding her bare face with makeup in front of others. In her new school, she gets to involves with two handsome and most popular boys Lee Suho (Cha Eun Woo) and Seo Joon (Hwang In Yeop). Suho knows about Joo Gyung’s actual appearance he still supports and helps her. He also helps her in loving her appearance and not to feel any complex with her appearance. This drama is all about “love yourself for what you are, instead of hating yourself for what you are not”.
Kill Me, Heal Me (2015)
Starring: Ji Sung, Hwang Jung Eum
Cha Do Hyun (Ji Sung) is a chaebol who has dissociative identity disorder due to a traumatic childhood experience. He is lives with 7 different personalities. Over a period of time, he undergoes many therapies but his symptoms are not improving. Shin Se Gi is one of his violent and strong personality who opposite of Cha Do Hyun. One day Se Gi meets Oh Ri Jin (Hwang Jung Eum) who is a resident psychiatrist and he starts liking her. Ri Jin also finds out about his condition later Do Hyun hires her as his personal psychiatrist and helps him from his childhood trauma. Kill Me, Heal Me K-drama is one of the top Korean dramas that deal with mental health.
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