While K-Dramas are an appreciable source of fun and enjoyment, they can also serve as a medium to discuss various important issues. Good thing, K-Dramas have been bringing up mental health issues and incorporating them into the lives of their characters, empowering viewers to empathize. A study published in 2020 says mental health issues are stigmatized topics, but K-Dramas can help to shed light on them. Thus, according to Forbes, K-Dramas may be helpful in therapy to promote personal growth and initiate discussions about mental health.
There’s no other perfect time to watch these touching, lifelike series than NOW!
On October 10, we will celebrate World Mental Health Day, which makes it the ideal moment to binge-watch some of the best K-Dramas that masterfully explore mental health. These titles have brought a much-needed wave of awareness to mental health matters, so better stream them on Viu Premium with your high-speed PLDT Home broadband!
Mental Coach Jegal
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Mental Coach Jegal is a new sports drama about Jegal Gil (Jung Woo)— a former national athlete who quits competing after causing an unprecedented accident. He returned to the athlete's village as a mental coach after overcoming his past trauma and regaining his mental health. He helps retired professional athletes and active athletes who are struggling. Watch Mental Coach Jegal on Viu Premium with PLDT Home.
Sky Castle
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The drama centers on the lives of elite families living in a luxurious residential area called Sky Castle. It focuses on children's genuine struggles and efforts despite wrongful parental pressure. Children from Sky Castle experience extreme stress and anxiety, resulting in depression because they are under such pressure to perform well academically, please their families, and get accepted to the university of their parents' choice. This drama is a powerful portrayal of mental health and trauma. Watch Sky Castle on Viu Premium with PLDT Home.
Clean With Passion For Now
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Another drama that tackles a mental health matter is Clean With Passion For Now. This romcom revolves around Seon-kyeol (Yoon Kyun-sang), who suffers from severe mysophobia. Because of his condition, he established a cleaning company based on his standards. However, he meets his complete opposite named Gil Oh-sol (Kim Yoo-jung)-- a carefree, untidy woman who entered his company as a new employee. With the help of Oh-sol, Seon-kyeol faces his mysophobia and falls in love with her. Watch Clean With Passion For Now on Viu Premium with PLDT Home.
Hyde, Jekyll, Me
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Hyde, Jekyll, Me tells the narrative of Gu Seo-jin (Hyun Bin), who has D.I.D (Dissociative Identity Disorder), a kind of mental illness where the sufferer has two or more different personalities. It is based on Lee Choong-ho's webtoon Dr. Jekyll Is Mr. Hyde, which gave the literary character a romantic comedy twist.
Seo-jin is the director of the theme park Wonder Land. On the other hand, Jang Ha-na (Han Ji-min), a circus director, finds herself falling for Robin, Seo-jin's alter ego. It has a unique plot that combines a variety of genres, including romance, thriller, comedy, and a very complicated love triangle. Watch Hyde, Jekyll, Me on Viu Premium with PLDT Home.
Good Doctor
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Good Doctor is a medical drama about a surgical resident with autistic disorder and savant syndrome. Park Si-on (Joo Won) is a brilliant surgeon but has a child's emotional development. Due to his atypical mental and emotional condition, he struggles to be a good doctor and blend in with his pediatric department coworkers. Further, he also develops feelings for Yoon-seo (Moon Chae-won), a fellow physician at the hospital, and from there, things get more complicated. Watch Good Doctor on Viu Premium with PLDT Home.
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