5 K-dramas That Talk About Mental Health Issues

Producer: Mehak Pal Editor: Sujata Singh

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It’s Okay To Not Be Okay (2020)

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Our Blues (2022)

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Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022)

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My Mister (2018)

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Soul Mechanic (2022)

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