4 Captivating Mental Health K-dramas That Make You Capable of Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health
Have you had a disagreement with your friend who said the Korean drama world has everything for everyone? Pause for a while and agree with your friend’s point as it is true. From adolescent love stories to drastic, action-packed thrillers, K-drama provides umpteen choices to its audience. Most importantly, K-dramas generate a wave of awareness about mental health and provide guidelines on how to move out of it with perseverance even when it is still considered taboo. Over the past few years, the South Korean series has been addressing the topic of the issues of mental health through some powerful characters.
You might have watched some popular K-dramas like ‘Its Okay to Not Be Okay‘, which explores the connection between a psychiatric ward caregiver and a book author, who has an antisocial personality disorder, or ‘Hello My Twenties!’, which portrays a group of young women dealing with eating disorders, depression and anxiety. To add a few more popular K-dramas that explain mental health issues, watch these 4 captivating mental health K-dramas and learn about the difficulties of emotional well-being. You will even be capable of breaking the stigma.
Our Blues
Have you watched apocalyptic dramas like ‘Squid Game‘ and ‘All of Us Are Dead‘? For a change, try watching the slice-of-life drama ‘Our Blues’, a heartwarming story about a group of high school friends. You can relate to every bit of it as all the stories of the drama are original with bittersweet and strong friendship dynamics and family relationships.
It will be a great loss if you leave ‘Our Blues’, the most anticipated 2022 K-drama without watching, because this drama can teach you lessons about the struggles of mental health, including autism, depression and accidental pregnancy. Most of all, ‘Our Blues’ marks Kim Woo-bin’s long-awaited comeback to the television series, whereas Shin Min-a and Lee Byung-hun’s romance stole our hearts.
My Mister
Looking for an unsurpassable perfect masterpiece with a compelling, stunning, poignant and electrifying cast performance? ‘My Mister’, an eye-opening K-drama addressing societal issues can be your perfect choice. This drama tells the story of a healing life through three brothers and a struggling poor and debt-laden young woman and the emotional connection between individuals who are equally affected by sorrows.
Frankly, this drama can mend or crush your heart simultaneously with provocative and heartwarming lessons. ‘My Mister’ is the outstanding drama series of all time that is made up of pure heart and soul. K-pop singer IU brilliantly chose her lead female role besides Park Ho-san, Lee Sun-kyun and Song Sae-byeok are appear as the brother duo. Watch it now on Netflix.
It’s Okay, That’s Love
You will enjoy this Zo In-sung and Gong Hyo-jin love pairing if you are not looking for a cliche-type Korean drama. It is a highly advanced and game-changer drama, which can shape you up with genuineness and surprise you repeatedly. Moreover, it even educates you about one of the most discussed topics, mental health issues and human behaviour.
The drama describes the story of an antithetical successful novelist-cum-radio DJ who suffers from schizophrenia and a psychiatrist who suffers from genophobia, but that changes when they live together in the same house. Even nine years after the release of this drama in 2014 starring Zo In-sung, Gong Hyo-jin, and Lee Kwang-soo, it still holds the significance of portraying mental health issues realistically.
Kill Me, Heal Me
Don’t forget to watch the K-drama, ‘Kill Me, Heal Me’, if you are keen to comprehend mental health. It is one of those rare heart-touching series that narrates the story of a man who suffers from dissociative identity disorder after a dreadful incident in his childhood and goes through a healing process.
You will be thrilled after seeing the mindblowing performances of Ji Sung as third-generation businessman and Hwang Jung-eum as first-year psychiatric resident. Do not skip this taut psychological drama as the suspense and gravity of the subject is well balanced with humour. You can witness almost all types of emotions when you look for a perfect show. Get ready to scream, smile, laugh and cry throughout your journey with this drama. Watch on Rakuten Viki!
