It's Okay to Not Be Okay
2020 South Korean television series
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| 2025 | Entertainment Weekly ranked 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay' in their Top 21 list of best Korean shows on Netflix |
| April 24 2025 | Filming for the TV series was completed, marking the end of principal photography. |
| April 2025 | Principal photography for the TV series concluded in Iloilo and the Negros provinces. |
| 2025 | A Philippine remake of 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay' was confirmed by ABS-CBN, with plans to premiere in 2025. |
| December 10 2024 | First teaser for the Philippine TV series 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay' was revealed at the Araneta Coliseum, marking the initial public promotion of the series. |
| July 2024 | Principal photography for the Philippine TV series 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay' began in Iloilo and the Negros provinces, marking the start of the show's production. |
| May 17 2024 | A media conference was held for the TV series, providing more details about the upcoming production. |
| December 13 2023 | ABS-CBN announced the TV series 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay' as part of their 2024 programming line-up, with lead actors Anne Curtis, Joshua Garcia, and Carlo Aquino cast in the main roles. |
| 2021 | Seo Yea-ji won the Excellence Award for Actress in a Miniseries at the APAN Star Awards |
| 2021 | 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay' was nominated for Best Drama at the Baeksang Arts Awards and the International Emmy Awards |
| 2021 | Seo Yea-ji won Most Popular Actress at the Baeksang Arts Awards |
| 2021 | Oh Jung-se won Best Supporting Actor at both the APAN Star Awards and Baeksang Arts Awards |
| August 15 2021 | The physical soundtrack album debuted at number fourteen on the weekly Gaon Album Chart. |
| August 13 2021 | The physical version of the 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay' soundtrack album was officially released. |
| August 9 2021 | The 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay' soundtrack album was digitally released, containing sixteen songs and twenty score pieces, executively written by music director Nam Hye-seung. |
| August 5 2021 | Pre-orders for the physical version of the 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay' soundtrack album began. |
| May 2021 | Brazilian Portuguese translation of the remaining two children's storybooks published by Intrínseca |
| March 2021 | Brazilian Portuguese translation of the first three children's storybooks published by Intrínseca |
| 2020 | Seo Yea-ji won the Best Artist Award at the Asia Artist Awards |
| 2020 | The drama 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay' won the Art of the Year Award from the Korean Academy of Theater Arts |
| 2020 | Kim Soo-hyun won the Grand Prize (Daesang) at the Asia Artist Awards |
| 2020 | The drama won the Visual of the Year Award (Special Video) at the Daejeon Visual Art Tech Awards |
| 2020 | Smart Media Rep reported over 110 million cumulative views for the drama, with viewers predominantly in their 20s. |
| 2020 | CJ ENM reported a 17.9% increase in operating profits in the third quarter compared to 2019, influenced by digital sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 | Drama became the most talked about series online in South Korea for eight consecutive weeks. |
| 2020 | Studio Dragon recorded its highest quarterly performance in the second quarter, partially attributed to overseas sales of the drama. |
| 2020 | Received a nomination at the 49th International Emmy Awards in the Best TV Movie or Miniseries category. |
| 2020 | The series became the most popular show of 2020 in the romance genre on Netflix in South Korea. |
| 2020 | The New York Times named 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay' as one of the Best International Shows of 2020. |
| 2020 | The series received eight nominations at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards, winning Best Supporting Actor and Best Technical Achievement for costume design. |
| August 2020 | Drama topped the Content Power Index (CPI) with its highest rating of 373.2 in the first week of August, becoming the highest-rated tvN drama of 2020. |
| August 31 2020 | Publication of 'Finding the Real Faces' children's storybook |
| August 27 2020 | Publication of the second script book for the drama |
| August 26 2020 | The Korea Communications Standards Commission issued a legal sanction against the series for sexually inappropriate scenes in episode three, citing concerns about gender equality and potential justification of sexual harassment. |
| August 15 2020 | Publication of 'The Hand, the Monkfish' children's storybook |
| August 9 2020 | The series concluded with its final episode, reaching its highest nationwide viewership rating of 7.4%, becoming the highest-rated tvN drama at that time. |
| August 9 2020 | Final episode of 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay' aired on tvN, concluding the series. |
| July 31 2020 | Filming for 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay' was completed without a wrap party, adhering to COVID-19 pandemic safety precautions. |
| July 30 2020 | Publication of 'The Dog of Spring Day' children's storybook and first script book for the drama |
| July 18 2020 | Publication of 'The Boy Who Fed on Nightmares' children's storybook from the drama's tie-in literature series |
| July 13 2020 | Publication of 'Zombie Kid' children's storybook from the drama's tie-in literature series |
| June 20 2020 | TV series 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay' premiered on tvN, airing every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST). |
| March 2020 | Oh Jung-se accepted the role of Moon Sang-tae, a character with autism, for the drama. |
| February 2020 | Kim Soo-hyun's casting for the drama was officially confirmed by his agency. |
| February 2020 | Seo Yea-ji was confirmed to be cast as Ko Moon-young in the drama. |
| 2019 | Kim Soo-hyun considered 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay' as his comeback drama after completing his mandatory military service. |
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