Categories: K-dramas

Early Promos for It’s Okay to Not Be Okay with Leads Kim Soo Hyun and Seo Ye Ji Together

Hmmmm, this was not what I was expecting at all for the upcoming tvN drama It’s Okay to Not be Okay but I’m not complaining. Just curious why Seo Ye Ji‘s character looks like a fashionista even though she’s a children’s book writer or am I stereotyping lol. She gives off IU from Hotel Del Luna vibes and if that means plenty of incredible outfits and accessories that’s great I love seeing beautifully curated outfits on the right character onscreen. These promos are not official drama posters but posted on the FB page for the drama but it’s clearly not photoshopped (though it looks rather crude) as both leads are dressed in character. I appreciate the drama presenting the story of the characters hence Seo Ye Ji gets the spotlight and male lead Kim Soo Hyun supporting her rather than the production milking his return to the small screen after 5 years for all it’s worth.

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  • When I saw the poster I burst out laughing honestly, I mean is this 2010?! Still looking forward with 0 expectations.

    • I like the pairing, both have talent and great charisma of their own. I like the poster, its dark unsmiling, potraying extraordinary emotional healing, I await the unusual but approachable unfantasizing chemistry of the intended pair.

  • i love the pairing so i can bear with that poster. but seriously, it looks awful. hahaha

  • whoever thinks this poster is good for public consumption should get their *ss whipped. like, seriously?

    good thing TVN released the latest trailer for the drama which is sooo good, am counting down until june 20.

  • I thought I am the only one who sees SYJ's character here is kind of similar to IU's Jang Man Wol.

    • I will not be surprised if she copied IU's style as Jang Man Wol to a tee. Didn't she copy the way IU dressed when she attended the press conference of her previous drama with Lee Joon Gi. IU dressed in a floral dress when she attended Moon Lovers' presscon, she did too for Lawless Lawyer's.
      She even encouraged her fans to throw shades when IU guested on Knowing Brothers with Lee Joon Gi in tow. Jealousy much?

      • Clearly you are Joonu shipper,I know who said the same thing like your comment here on instagram during Lawless Lawyer broadcast time.So are you saying all actresses who wear floral dress that time are copied IU's style ? Never,not her style not her acting. And unless you can show us a prove that Seo Yea Ji encourage her fans to bashed IU on KB,just shut up.After 2y,what's with the insecurity towards her?

      • The first part of your username is Stgz, does it mean stargazers? What a coincidence this is what Joonu(Lee JoonGi-IU) shippers call themselves.
        You're Joonu shipper since the only ones who said SYJ copied the way IU dressed were the Joonu shippers and only because her dress had flowers, which reminds me that long ago the Joonu shippers said the samething about Lee JoonGi's ex-girlfriend, they said JHB copied IU's way of dressing(So delusional).
        Wasn't it enough for you shipper that during Lawless Lawyer broadcast you mocked and bashed SYJ? Two years have passed since the drama ended, leave her alone and stop make up stories, it seems that you are the one who is jealous of SYJ.

      • Proof? This is the exact romanization of her fans comment on her IG post: aneunhyungnim.... leejoongi aiyuraniyo...... leejoongi seoyejiyeosseoyajii...... TT TT asuibsse ???
        Which basically means Joon Gi should have come with Seo Ye Ji instead of IU. And she even gave like to this comment! Of course she has deactivated her IG, because ya sure... what is there to brag about. She has lost 2 of her most notable endorsements, and the most embarassing is that she lost her cosmetic endorsement to an idol, male idol at that!
        Well she looks pretty, but the most precise phrase should be: her ps was wonderfully done. Because she looked nowhere near how she looks now in her school days. Just see yourselves on the web. She must want to bury her past so deep that she even blocked an account that uploaded those younger days photos of her.

      • What a load of crap I've read. This is one of the many reasons so many fans hate the shippers. They spread hates wherever they go.
        Leave IU out of your crazy war!

      • Far out it's been 4 years since Scarlet Heart and you're on a SYJ article offloading your angst on her new role as the chosen FL in KSH post military drama and you want to pick at her wearing and emulating IU's dress sense to the loss of endorsements,deactivating her IG account oh and the best one her high school photos pre ps days. Cos time is precious and I don't have the patience nowadays I'll keep this short and sweet. Whatever makes you happy because reading between the lines you sure have some pent up anguish knowing that LJK had amazing chemistry with YJ off and on screen during LL and that's most likely driving your rage here. And to think LJK is in his next drama with Moon Chae Won gosh let it go with your JoonU obsession. They're friends until you hear or read otherwise stop embarrassing yourself. Go write and fund Scarlett Heart 2 if you want that so desperately.

      • Amazing chemistry with Lee Joon Gi on and off cam huh? So good their chemistry that Joon Gi immediately distanced himself and stopped mentioning anything about her once the drama finished airing. Joon Gi didn't even mention her name at all in his post LL interview, all the while singing praises of Choi Min Soo & Lee Hye Young.
        His fans decided to turn blind eyes to the wide spread knowledge that SYJ demanded for more screen time and managed to get it, consequently reducing Joon Gi's. At least we shippers can see right through. And good thing that she is now working with Kim Soo Hyun so she will act docile, she is practically working with her boss anyway.
        Money well spent on ps to fix face but will never be able to fix a mean heart.

      • Do you feel better airing your rant now? Like who cares LL was 2 years ago? Heard that saying what you don't know won't hurt you? Far out I know you must be seriously be affected by LL to the point you're still carrying it to this day dogging SYJ in any given chance.Are you bitter that SYJ created chemistry with LJK on and off screen in their bts? Now you're accusing her of having a mean heart? Well you got one thing right -a mean heart cos she needs that to be in character. Perhaps you could give her a few pointers since you're practically an expert.

      • I have learnt it from the best,
        Actress Seo Ye Ji herself. Wasn't she the one who started crossing the line of disrespecting IU by planting seeds of jealousy towards IU? And it really irritates me how people here just brush this very fact off. Is it because IU is a much bigger name & has a bigger fandom so people should just let Seo Ye Ji with her small fandom get away with her wickedness? NO.
        I should just let it out in a much bigger platform. I am very curious to see how Kim Soo Hyun fans react to it. Afterall his fandom reacted to the news that she joined his agency & the casting in this psycho drama with much skepticism. Worth to mention that lots of his fans are fond of his friendship with IU, and tons of IU's fans have been strong supporters of him for a long time.

      • ENOUGH!!!!
        I don’t know what your problem is that you have to pick on SYJ like you are doing now. Mental?
        If you have been active as a JoonU shipper on Instagram long enough that you managed to see (& most likely screenshot) that particular comment on SYJ’s post, you will definitely know me. Now read my clarification below carefully!

        I knew right away that the comment would potentially become problematic if the shippers saw it, especially if it got picked up by someone mental. That was the reason I immediately approached one of non Korean speaking SYJ’s fans and talked about it. There was no such thing as SYJ fans were jealous of IU, it’s just your own assumption based on your own hatred towards SYJ, because:

        1. SYJ’s fans at first didn’t know that IU was the original sole guest on Knowing Bros, they of course didn’t know that LJG wouldn’t have come to the show if IU hadn’t asked him to accompany her.
        2. You conveniently didn’t mention SYJ’s fans who replied to that comment. She mentioned: where is mubab power? (For those who are not familiar, mubab power is a phrase that LJG frequently used when he promoted the drama on his Instagram posts).

        The comments were genuinely based on their longing to see more of SYJ- LJG interactions as it wasn’t that long since the drama finished airing. (3 months is much more reasonable compared to the freaking 4 years of your ship’s continuous begging for the 2nd season of SHR)

        3. SYJ had habit of liking all of the korean comments under her posts, all of her fans know it. When she’s already known to like all the Korean comments, how do you think she should react when she read the comments? If she ignored it, people would assume she didn’t want to work with LJG anymore. If she liked it, then crazy people like you would definitely jump on the conclusion that she’s being jealous. It’s like damned if she did, damned if she didn’t. And she had eventually deleted that post long before she deactivated her account.

        Your behavior is so typical of the JoonU shippers’, see one thing and automatically make tons of assumptions/theories without even trying to find the truth. And some more you even dare to make those questionable theories known to public. I lost count how many times I (& LJG’s fans) had to clean up after the craps all of you have made.
        So before you create another problem that might affect several fandoms at once, stop whatever you’re planning to do. Stop trying to convince people to join your hate wagon. Everything that you & your fellow shippers have done has bring nothing but more hate towards everyone you drag in your meaningless battle. And most of all, you invite more hate towards your beloved ship. Please start using whatever that is still left on your head before launching your next actions.

      • Joonu shippers are experts making up stories and that's why the fans call them delusional, everyone knows that the words of the joonu shippers don't have credibility, perhaps the only ones who could believe you are your feloow shippers.
        And IU's fans and KSH's fans will realize that you really don't care about IU because if that was the case then you would have responded to those who attack her, you didn't respond to what weeh said (she usually attacks IU here and she's not SYJ's fan).
        You only respond to those who mention about Joongi-SYJ's strong chemistry on and off screen because that's what hurts the joonu shippers, that's why during LL broadcast time many of you shippers mocked and bashed SYJ and it's also why you attack her now.
        So you shipper don't care about IU or Joongi, you only care about you ship.

      • HA! jj_is_b, Uaena on IG that we hate the most, so you are still alive? I thought covid found you. Long essay as always. Can't you find another hobby than getting in people's ways. What is the point of your clarifying on behalf of those petty and jealous SYJ's fans when you didn't even confront the fans that actually made the comments in Korean. You are just making generalization based on what the non Korean SYJ's fans fed you. Of course they would defend each other. And SYJ herself should at least openly rebuke her fans for putting out such comments if she knew they could be easily misunderstood. You said yourselves that she actively liked comments on her account, meaning she can easily stop her from getting misunderstood. It's a vast different between can not and do not want.
        And you better stop acting mighty as if you are the most righteous Uaena on IG. You can't even see Joon Gi's fans massive hatred towards IU, even a simple hashtagging is seen as an unforgivable sin. It is as close as an insult that those fanatic fans see IU is no match to their beloved Joon Gi. Worst is you always work hand in hand with one of them to attack us. I could understand Joon Gi's fans' crazy obsession that "oppar is mine", but you? What are you? A BUTCH? Pft.

      • @Stgz-bandibul I actually really feel sorry for the JoonU shippers because it's like an unrequited love that is one sided for those shippers only because no one told LJK an IU who are simply just good friends. This obsession with them is so unhealthy and detrimental to your mental health because SYJ is still to this very day roped into this equation when oh hello we've all moved on except the JoonU shippers haven't. You can't project your frustration at LJK or IU so you go for the co-stars instead and that is really sad.Here is a song dedicated to you by a legend of mine to help you along your way 'Suspicious Minds' by Elvis Presley.

    • SYJ >>>>>> IU... Honestly, IU in Hotel Del Luna lacked elegance in her outfits. She looks like kid wearing her mom's dresses.

      • I will just take it that you are affected by the crazy shipper's comments above.
        I have no reason to be salty because the Baeksang judges' decision to include IU in the Best Actress category holds more value than an anonymous commenter.

    • @stgz_bandibul thanks for your concern, it seems that my existence has a huge impact on you that you had wished for my demise. Sorry to disappoint you then, I am here & apparently being a busybody runs in my DNA.

      It is actually up to everyone to believe your story or mine. At least I did offer a different perspective from a much more neutral ground. Yours is only filled with your own narratives and judgments that are obviously clouded by extreme hatred.
      The comment that you took as an offense was no longer there because the post was deleted long time ago, and even SYJ’s account has been deactivated for a while now. SYJ did delete the post not long after the comment incident happened, so it could also mean she knew all along the comment could create some problems. She eventually did something about it, far from your assumption that she planned to “plant seeds of jealousy” instead. Apparently you have too much dramas & conspiracies running amok in your head.

      If you say LJG’s fans hate IU, then their hate is so pale in comparison with yours towards SYJ. Yes, they don’t seem to be happy to see so many updates about IU in their feeds, which usually are forced on them by you & your friends. Thanks to years of flooding their feeds with anything IU that they eventually have reached the point of ‘tired’ of anything IU. So, your (again) allegation that LJG’s fans hate IU is none other than your own ship own doing. Just direct your blame on yourself & your friends if you want to hold some people accountable for it.

      So, you & your friends feel hurt because I & LJG fans gang up to attack you? Then why don’t you behave, stop spouting nonsense and creating problems, we will leave you & your ship alone. No one likes to deal with your ship anyway. What’s there to like? The attitude you are presenting here is already the perfect sneak peek of the whole JoonU shipping fandom’s. You have presented the nastiest attribute of the JoonU ship in its fullest glory. I don’t even have to try to expose them.

  • LOL as long as those aren’t official, don’t really care for it. Tho have to say, it’s a completely different vibe they’re going for than what I had in mind. And I LOVE IT!! I’m suddenly so excited lol.

    Definitely looking forward to this. The vibe seems more fairy-tale, melodramatic with a touch of whimsy. Similar to Goblin I’d say. I’m hoping it’s as funny with great bromance (and better romance lol)

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