"Koo Moon Young Fairytale Books" from IT'S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY


Watching them on screen, thought the entire series, I've wondered; "Are these props? Or actual publications?" ... I mean, they HAD to have been PROPS, right? Regardless of what I/we saw on-screen, "Koo Moon Young Fairytale Books" from KDrama "It's Okay to Not Be Okay" are available for purchase online!



A total of 5 X hardbound books are available for purchase on daebak.co and/or global.yes24.com - with them being in Korean versions with (currently) no English translation/version available ... The books offered are:

- "The Boy Who Fed on Nightmares" (Seen in Ep#1)
- "Zombie Kid" (Seen in Ep#4)
- "The Cheerful Dog" (Seen in Ep#7)
- "The Hand, The Monkfish" (Seen in Ep#14)
- "Finding the Real Face" (Seen in Ep#16)


If you are unfamiliar with the KDrama, or have forgotten, the book titles are essentially the Episode titles from where they appear too (Watch series HERE on Netflix)!


"The Boy Who Fed on Nightmares"



"Zombie Kid"


"The Cheerful Dog"


"The Hand, The Monkfish"


"Finding the Real Face"


The books are written by scriptwriter Jo Yong, and illustrated by Jamsan!
"Meet the fairy tales in a book! A little strange romantic comedy where three different people meet to heal and heal wounds. A series of special fairy tales written by famous fairy tale author Moon Young, who do not know love in the drama, is published in Wisdom House. The scriptwriter, Jo Yong, and the illustrator Jamsan took part in it to capture the lingering and emotions."

Jo Yong: "Through his work, Jo Yong conveys a heartfelt message, “They are only a little unusual, so they are so lonely, my dear, give them warm comfort.” He concludes that 'slightly different' protagonists are not 'abnormal'. Rather, they are talking about filling the loneliness through each other's warmth."

Jamsan (jamsan.com / Instagram @jamsan_art): "He is working as a concept artist and illustrator. He held a solo exhibition [People Gathering], and participated as a concept artist for numerous illustrations, including Nike Park Ji-sung CF & Graphic Noble, Enprani Road Shop Holika."





I don't know about you folks, but the depth in which the books and stories interact directly with the story in the KDrama, and how the interwoven tales connect and evoke, is a sheer testament to the planning, and execution, IMHO. And it is not just "props", but also the animation and the care in which they are utilised. When the story of "Finding the Real Face" was revealed in the finale episode, and how the characters were apart of the tale, reminded me also of the opening of the episode (in Korean tv - screen grab above), and how everything is connected, to tell a fulfilling and enriching story.

This series had better be winning some awards!

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