Kim Soo Hyun and Seo Ye Ji's strong chemistry is making fans want to watch more of their interactions from their drama It's Okay not to be Okay, leading highlight videos from their drama to reach 18 million views.
According to an analysis conducted by Smart Media Rep (SMR), clips from It's Okay Not to Be Okay featuring Kim Soo Hyun and Seo Ye Ji are among the most popular clips on Naver and YouTube, garnering millions of accumulated views per week. Smart Media Rep distributes clips of major broadcasts to different online platforms, Zapzee reported.
The highlight video for the drama's first episode, recently, surpassed one million views. The scene where Seo Ye Ji countered the stereotype of princesses being nice also garnered 630,000 views. It can be recalled that this was a pivotal scene in the drama where her character, Goo Moon Young, first displayed her antisocial personality disorder.
Other highlight videos from the drama are also among the top viewed contents from SMR . This does not come as a surprise because of the strong following for the drama which garners an average of 3.37 million viewers per week.
It's Okay Not To Be Okay is Kim Soo Hyun's first drama after completing his military service last year. This was also his last project under Key East Entertainment after a ten-year stay with the agency. He, reportedly, signed with a new agency called Gold Medallist which also manages his co-star Seo Ye Ji, Soompi reported.
It's Okay Not to Be Okay has been widely praised for its handling of a sensitive topic such as mental health. In a recent review by Forbes Magazine, the article applauded Kim Soo Hyun's choice for a comeback.
In the drama, he plays the role of Kang Tae, a health worker who has to deal with a brother who suffers from autism spectrum disorder, as well as a patient whose eccentricities are fuelled by her mental health condition.
The review further lauded how the story managed to explore the characters' nightmares and how they have to overcome it before moving forward.
Oh Jung Se, who recently won Best Supporting Actor at the Baeksang Art Awards 2020 for his role in When the Camellia Blooms, earned praise for his performance as Kim Soo Hyun's brother in It's Okay Not to Be Okay.
