Seo Ye-ji Archives

‘CLOY’ star Hyun Bin wins grand prize at 2020 APAN Star Awards

Aurora Bae January 25, 2021

Sought-after actor Hyun Bin has bagged the Daesang or Grand Prize at the 2020 APAN Star Awards for his outstanding performance as Captian Ri Jeong-hyeok in the hit romantic-comedy series Crash Landing on You (CLOY). Following the announcement of his victory, the…

‘Kingdom,’ ‘It’s Okay To Not Be Okay’ listed in The New York Times’s Top International TV Shows

Indoor Enthusiast December 5, 2020

tvN and Studio Dragon’s 2020 drama It’s Okay To Not Be Okay has made it to The New York Times’s annual list of Best TV Shows of 2020. This is the second time a tvN and Studio Dragon joint production was featured…

8 Reasons Why K-dramas Are Popular Among International Fans

Luna September 26, 2020

The Korean wave (Hallyu) has made Korean dramas so popular that they do not only cater to Asian viewers but also to the global audience. A 2019 worldwide survey by Statista showed that 35.8% of the respondents stated that K-dramas are quite…

7 Korean Dramas to Watch If You Miss Kim Soo-hyun & Seo Ye-ji of ‘It’s Okay to Not Be Okay’

Luna September 26, 2020

When the hit series It’s Okay to Not Be Okay aired its final episode, we had to bid goodbye to our beloved characters Moon Kang-tae and Go Moon-young as well. This means missing actors Kim Soo-hyun and Seo Ye-ji who splendidly portrayed…

‘It’s Okay to Not Be Okay’ to undergo legal scrutiny for inappropriate scenes

Aurora Bae September 3, 2020

Following its recent successful run on tvN and Netflix, romantic drama It’s Okay to Not Be Okay is being chased after by the broadcast review subcommittee of the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) for violating broadcast regulations. On August 26, Chairman Heo…

It’s Okay To Not Be Okay Review: Episode 16 (Finale)

Indoor Enthusiast August 14, 2020

Moon-young (Seo Ye-ji), Kang-tae (Kim Soo-hyun), and Sang-tae (Oh Jung-se) have been on a lifelong journey of confronting trauma and learning to pursue happiness. In the finale episode of It’s Okay To Not Be Okay, we see their efforts finally paying off.…

It’s Okay To Not Be Okay Review: Episode 15

Indoor Enthusiast August 13, 2020

It has been 14 episodes of waiting for this confrontation—and it’s finally here. We’ve watched our protagonists go on journeys of healing together, gotten to know their agonizing childhoods that have given them trauma, and stared at the face of a terrible…

It’s Okay To Not Be Okay Review: Episode 14

Indoor Enthusiast August 7, 2020

Another shocking revelation, and heartbreak in its aftermath. This time, instead of Kang-tae (Kim Soo-hyun), it is Moon-young (Seo Ye-ji) in the clutches of guilt and isolation. It has taken her a lifetime to open up her heart and start caring for…

It’s Okay To Not Be Okay Review: Episode 13

Indoor Enthusiast August 7, 2020

So far, much of the show’s focus has been on individual journeys of trauma and healing. Slowly, the focus seems to be moving towards family. Much of this episode revolves around the theme of birth families vs. found families as our characters…

It’s Okay To Not Be Okay Review: Episode 12

Indoor Enthusiast August 7, 2020

The theme of this episode is family and in more ways than one. Our favorite trio Moon-young (Seo Ye-ji), Kang-tae (Kim Soo-hyun), and Sang-tae (Oh Jung-se) start becoming a family in the truest sense of the word. In fact, Moon-young and Sang-tae…