5 Recommendations for Kdrama Themed with Disabilities and Mental Health, Can Be Life Lessons

Kdrama recommendations that raise issues of disability and mental health. (Photo: Allkpop)

Korean Drama (Kdrama) attracts many cinema lovers for various reasons. In terms of genre variations, the quality of the actors/actresses, scriptwriters and directors, cinematography, to the themes raised.

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In fact, lately more and more Kdramas are raising the issue of disability and mental health issues that are interesting to watch. Netizens have praised the series currently airing, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, which tells the story of a lawyer with Asperger’s syndrome. This has led to a discussion about dramas worth watching that raise similar issues.

There are a variety of interesting stories presented by Kdrama that tell stories of characters with disabilities and mental health problems. Besides helping to increase public awareness of these two topics, the story is also interesting to be used as a life lesson.

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Here, celebrities.id have summarized a series of Kdrama that raises stories about disability and mental health problems, quoted from Allkpop, Tuesday (19/7/2022).

Recommendations for Kdrama with Mental Health and Disability Issues

1. It’s Okay That’s Love

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This popular Kdrama series premiered on July 23, 2014 and the last episode was on September 11, 2015. Aired on the South Korean television channel SBS, It’s Okay That’s Love has a fairly high rating.

The drama is about three different characters with mental health problems that each character has.

Handsome actor Jo In Sung plays Jang Jae Yeol who is a popular novelist among women as well as a successful radio DJ. He is a person with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and schizophrenia.

Meanwhile, the beautiful actress Gong Hyo Jin who plays the character Ji Hae Soo is a psychiatrist who has high ambitions for her career. Once upon a time, Jae Yeol and Hae Soo accidentally met on a television show and made them hostile to each other. However, over time, the hatred turned into love.

This drama series also stars other handsome actors including Lee Kwang Soo who plays Park Soo Kwang, a cafe waiter who suffers from Tourette syndrome. Sung Dong Il as Jo Dong Min and Do Kyung Soo aka EXO’s DO as Han Kang Woo. In the top 10 Content Power Index (CPI) at the end of 2014, It’s Okay, That’s Love was ranked third due to the high appreciation given by the viewers.

2. Hello, My Twenties (Season 2)

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After being successful in the drama Hello, My Twenties Season 1 in 2016, Lee Tae Gon returned to direct the Korean drama Hello, My Twenties Season 2 or known as Age of Youth. The drama airs every Friday and Saturday at 11 p.m. KST.

This Korean drama tells of the journey of Jung Ye Eun, played by Han Seung Yeon as she struggles through the antagonist characters after being kidnapped by her violent ex-boyfriend, Go Doo Young, played by Ji Il Joo. Ye Eun is said to still have problems with her trauma of violence who is now withdrawing from her life in the world.

3. Be Melodramatic

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The Kdrama, known by another title, Melo Is My Nature, tells the story of three 30-year-old friends who live under one roof. They struggle together through their individual problems in life. Among the three, Lee Eun-jung (Jeon Yeo Been) is a documentary director who struggles with Persistent Complex Grief Disorder (PCBD), also known as traumatic grief or Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD).

Eun Jung lives her daily life almost in a state of hallucinations. The story of the close friendship that exists between the three characters makes the audience entertained when they support each other.

4. Hyde Jekyll, Me

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The Korean drama (drakor) which aired in 2015 through the Korean television station SBS starred the famous handsome actor who is the husband of Son Ye Jin, namely Hyun Bin. He plays two characters at once, namely as Gu Seo-jin and Robin. The co-star is Han Ji-min who plays Jang Ha-na.

This drama tells the story of Gu Seo Jin, who is a potential successor to his father’s company, known to have a cold demeanor who deals with dissociative identity disorder who has multiple personalities. The story becomes even more interesting when he meets a beautiful woman who is the successor to the circus business, Jang Ha Na. The viewers who watch this drama series will later see how the male lead struggles when facing his condition.

5. Just Between Lovers

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Having a fairly long duration for each episode of 70 minutes, this Korean drama known as Rain or Shine has a story about the life of Lee Kang Doo. 2PM’s Lee Jun Ho who plays the character Lee Kang Do has a dream of becoming a soccer player. While Won Jin Ah plays the role of Ha Moon Soo who has a lot of trouble with his past events.

Both of these characters are told to struggle with the trauma they have. The supporting character is Kim Wan Jin, played by Park Hee Von who is a wheelchair webtoon writer and Moon Soo’s closest friend.

However, what makes this series different from the others is that they tell stories about discrimination against people with physical disabilities in society. It is said that this drama will give a long lasting sad effect from the broadcast of each episode.

Celeb Hitz, that’s a series of dramas that raise the issue of disability and mental health. There are many other dramas with a similar theme. Stay tuned to celebrities.id for other interesting and up-to-date information. /celebrities.id

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