Ok IM AMAZED
I watched hospital playlist a while ago and I still can't seem to forget the characters. The characters and the plot had a huge impact on me. This drama made me laugh, cry and feel all sorts of emotions. I probably rewatched it like 3 times. Its that good. NOW IM JUST WAITING FOR SEASON 2!!! The main cast is just........ CHEFS KISS. And of course the supporting cast. My favourites scenes were those of seok-min and seo-bin. If you dont know who i'm talking about, its the neurology cheif resident and another resident who are always with song-hwa. I really wanna know if they end up together or not. I guess i have a huge thing for secondary couples.Season 1 left us with many questions. What does song-hwa think about ik-jun. And why did ik-sun package the present back to jun-wan. Ahhhh im so curious.
Anyway, Hospital playlist is straight up FIRE. thats it.
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I was never a fan of medical drama but Hospital Playlist changed me
LIKEThe relationship between all five doctors - they are just bunch of children outside of work (sometimes during work too)
Even the relationship between So Ra, Jong Su and Jeon was fun
When Jung Won crying to Peter and was told the same answer each time - the patients Jung Won needs to face each day it's actually heart-breaking at times
Poor Ro Sa - her whole family is well...
When Ik Jun showed up at hospital with Woo Ju
When Hong Do was sharing the same reason as Yoon Bok why he wanted to be a doctor
When a patient asked Suk Hyung about her disease and his response - I'll never forget that
When Ik Sun waited outside for Song Hwa
One of Ik Sun's patients' families forcing the daughter-in-law to help her husband - that scene omg
DISLIKE
So good I have nothing.
MUSIC - personal fav
Oh! What a Shiny Night - Mido and Falasol
Me to You, You to Me - Mido and Falasol
Aloha - Jo Jung Suk
REWATCH VALUE
Definitely yes
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The perfect friendship drama
A medical slice of life drama that stars 5 friends and their lives as doctors working in the same hospital. What makes this drama is the chemistry and the acting of the main friend group. From the first time they meet to the interactions they have in-between their busy work day to them eating dinner together and reviving their old med school band. The scenarios between them is like a window into their world of silliness. But between that silliness you get to see the bonds that tie them together and the unconditional friendship between them. The relationships formed between these 5 friends is the foundation for the drama and why it works so well as they interact people with outside of their group.The acting of all 5 people in the main roles is superb and the soundtrack is amazing. A great watch especially for people who loved the Reply series as it is the same main writer.
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Best Treatment I Ever Take
This is the best k-drama I ever watched!! This TV series will make you cry, laugh, smile, and want to fall in love.As a person who visited many hospitals and spent hours as a patient, I would definitely say it is so realistic in terms of doctors and hospitals. I wish I could meet such good doctors like in the drama. The doctors here are not overdrawn as we see in other hospital-themed dramas. Yes, they are good but not inventing superpowers for treatments. What they do is what real doctors do in real life. How they behave is how real doctors behave who enjoy their jobs. The drama is not a love story or classic hospital or doctor stories, it is the life of doctors who are long-time friends. We see their personal life, personal problems, family issues, working periods, and their effort to end the day like normal people. This makes me understand their feelings, their thoughts, and I find myself in a strong empathy mood. I usually say "yes, this is me" or "yes, I met such people and felt like he/she did". You can find people who are existing in the real world and you can relate to situations with you experienced before. I found this drama when I was staying in hospital. I had real doctors but I also had them. They make me smile and respect all doctors who are trying so hard to help people.
{{$t('The only thing I will criticize is it is hard to keep going after starting to watch at the beginning. I know as a slice of life drama we are suddenly starting to watch their life and it might be complicated to understand what is going on. Therefore I would advise the new watcher to keep going. Do not give up watching. ')}}
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Mixture of all things amazing!
This show, is AMAZING!Depise the plot sounding unoriginal, 5 friends working at the same hospital while juggling their personal life's. Sounds boring right? Well, get ready for the laughter, romance and tears!
The show is about what I just said, 5 friends working at the same hospital as they've been friends for over 20 years. One word to describe their friendship, wholesome! I barely watch any youth shows since I'm a romance freak but the youth in this show with the 5 main characters is AMAZING!! TOO AMAZING TO EVEN DESCRIBE. The side characters were also great in their own ways too! Loved Gyeo-Wool, Min-ah, Hong-do and Yuk-bok!!
Acting? Geez, IT WAS TO AMAZING! Sometimes I even believed I wasn't watching a show!! The acting with the 5 friends, the patients, the side characters, TOO AMAZING! I even believed the wholesome friendship between the 5 main characters!! I really don't care if you hate this show, regardless, you have to admit the actors did their parts EXTREMELY well!
The music, OH MY GOSH. AMAZINGGGG AS WELL!! I loved the band! Their music sessions were so wholesome and sweet! Loved the OST!
Rewatch Value? VERY HIGH! Regardless of it's time duration being SUPER long, I would defo re watch this show for a lot of the wholesome moments between the patients, main characters and side characters!
In total, PLEASE WATCH THIS IF YOU HAVE REGRETS! I remember having this show on my plan to watch for SOOOOO LONG! I only first wanted to watch for Jo Jung Suk, although I loved his character in this show, all the cast MAKE the show AMAZING AS HELL! I really regret avoiding this show for a long time, don't do the same thing I did :) This show has everything! Expect for action and gore, but the mixture of every genre in this show was wellie done!
Currently going to watch HP2 :D
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My saviour
I always go back to this drama everytime i find myself sad or bored.this drama somehow comforts me,i love this so much. The characters of this drama even big or small will leave an terrific impact,even with 2 lines in an episode the character tend to catch your attention. Such a well written and fresh drama of 2020. Give it a try you wont regret it. I am writing this review as i am again rewatching it in 2024 for the 4th time.Was this review helpful to you?
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Slice of life, heartwarming and hilarious.
As a medical student, this drama is a gem. The entire setting is in the hospital where you encounter life and death situations and how you handle them through your emotional and skillful understanding. If you are a medical student, then you'll learn many new things from this drama. Even if you aren't a medical student, this drama won't disappoint you. So now let's break into the characters and their nature.Ik-Joon; he is the like the life of party. Funny, humorous with a good nature and a friend that everyone wishes for. He is serious at times when the situation demands and in other time, he is a goofball who can easily put a smile in others face. Song-hwa; the only female in the group, she is strong willed and very detailed doctor. She puts a clear line between her profession and hobbies. She is also like the mom of the group because everyone looks up to her for advices. Jung-won; his nickname is Buddha because he is very calm and composed as a doctor and person. He can understand his patients very well and connect to them. He is a softie that everyone adores. Jun-wan; he is very indiffernt and blunt to others but to his friends and girlfriend, he is the most sweetest and caring person. As a medical student I think that his attitude is very strong as he doesn't get swept up in emotions. Seok-hyung; an introvert and mamas boy. He is a very considerate person. He avoids talking to other people, knows his boundaries but when it comes to patients, he gives the best advice and emotional support.
This drama is a very calm and slice of life drama. You get to see what happens in the hospital and every doctor are trying their best to save their patient. Although this drama majorly focuses on hospital life, you'll also see how they handle their personal life. Every cast does their part very well. Not only the main characters, but also the other casts portray their roles very well. You'll laugh and cry because you'll connect with every cast whether they are a doctor or patient. The main person whom I loved in this drama is Uju. He is very adorable in every scenes. There are no dramatic or cliché scenes, just pure and real life scenes where you go with the flow of life. The most important lesson that you'll get from this drama is that no matter how tough your profession is, stick with your friends and family and enjoy your life as well as your job. Watch this drama, you won't regret.
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I did not expect to like this so much.
I wish I had at least one friend like them, I really love this show because of the synergy between them, it makes me sad that I will not have someone like that in my life, but it still makes me happy to see what friendship really is. The story was very good, I cried, I was happy, the time spent on this show was at least enjoyable and I don't regret it. I'm watching season 2 with very high expectations and I hope it will deliver. I really recommend this to everyone, at least try the first episode and then you can just stop watching if you don't like it.Was this review helpful to you?
Missing the cast already
This was an overall Binge-worthy series. Normally when one thinks about medical dramas you think gruesome surgery scenes, hectic sex scenes but with Hospital playlist it was not like that, it was fun it makes you go through all of the emotions. Loved the friendship between all the main cast, actually the whole cast was just out of this world including the cameo roles you can tell everyone gave their utmost best. i watched this whole season in one sitting. its quite a hidden gem. i wish though they gave the couples more airtime it would have made for a more interesting depiction of life outside the hospital where they worked.Was this review helpful to you?
Hospital Playlist: A Friendship Between 5 Specialist Doctors
Another slice of life series directed by Shin PD. A fun and chill series that you can watch anytime or in any situation. For me who don't like slice of life series that much, this series was neither boring nor too slow-paced. A great mix of romance, humor, family and friendship between doctors and workers in hospital. There are also surgery scenes and conversations about disease, patient, etc but not as intense as 'Romantic Doctor'. Late 90s-00s vibes feeled more real because the osts. Some osts were sang by the original casts as a music band. Every episode was worth the hype.Was this review helpful to you?
A story about friendship and the troubles of everyday life
This is a perfect show for you who don't want to think too much and just relax while watching.When it first came out it was very hyped so I checked it out and I'm gonna be honest, I wasn't super into it and even dropped it after the first episode. But I gave it a second chance after a few month and I grew fond of it, so if you didn't like it at first, give it another chance ^^ Granted it took me a few episodes but watching one here and there is perfect for this kind of show if you don't feel like binging it.
Now what the show excels at is the friendship between the characters. It's not an overdramatic show so there aren't really any twists and turns to catch you off guard and I really like that. Not all shows needs to be surprising and full of twists. They all joke around with each other and care for each other when something has happened. The band that they have together is also really fun to watch and it's a great way to use the shows soundtrack.
Though, the isn't perfect. It lacks in the medical department in my opinion. I'm not expecting it to have cases like Dr. Romantic or anything like that but it felt that the show went maybe a tad much on the happy side of things. Now this is a happy show so I don't expect a lot of sadness but the show it meant to feel a bit realistic (I think) so it could use a bit of sadness. It does bait us quite often. There's a lot of instances where everything is looking grim and the episode ends. Then when the next has started everything worked out ok, and sometimes we don't even get to see what happened but only the aftermath after a day time skip or something similar.
When the show does have the sad ending the case, it is very impactful and I caught myself crying a few times.
Now this show is renewed for season 2 (and 3?) so I hope that they will fix the issues I had with this season for the next ones ^^
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Let me start by saying this you can't essentially comsider this as a review this is more like my perspective on it.First of all let me start by saying this hospital playlist is not one of those typical medical dramas where there is one genius doctor,lots of blood,complicated cases and miraculous recoveries. It inclines more to the somewhat realistic portrayal of medical cases,more importantly it focuses on the life of doctors. It's about friendship, trust and love . The patients in this drama actually die unlike other dramas,which makes this different.The characters are so likeable that you cannot find those evil superiors or fellow doctors who have jealousy over your talent and that's exactly what makes this drama standout from the pool of typical medical dramas. The story is still to unveil more but you will fall in love with each characters. Although the dramas has 5 main leads the writers succeeded in making each character unique and you will fall in love with them. Whether its goofy ik jun or laid back seok hyung each will give some lessons about your life. The stories of patients and struggles of doctors gave this drama richness. The characterization in this drama is so good that you end up remembering each and every character. Nobody is a passerby every body has something to do with the plot that's what makes this drama really likeable .Now coming to acting the main leads are absolutely wonderful. Each of them made their character memorable. The thanos of the department jun wan seems to be a person who don't care but he deeply cares for his patients and residents.i am especially curious about jun Wan's love line with ik sun and how this will bring about changes in his relation with ik jun. Goofy ik jun is all over the place and his character makes this drama more enjoyable. Ghost song hwa is the pillar in this that everyone can rely on. I am rooting for song hwa nad ik jun in next season may my ship sail . An Jung made a 360 degree turn from being a God's child to geoul 's man . Budha speak hyung characterization is most interesting as he is the one with most problematic past ,present and most likely future. A special shout out to army buddies geoyul and min ha for their persistence and courage .May min ha also gets her man.coming to ost's liked the song which they sing for rosa and jung so more but all of the songs are apt for situations. I hope the other side character has more important role in next season especially the painter twins. The child actors in this drama are adorable 😍. Since I already watched this drama twice ,I will give rewatch value as 10as I may rewatch it again. In conclusion hospital playlist is my favorite all time kdrama. I don't want to say it is flawless. There may be some medical errors as I am not well versed with hospital settings I will avoid it and i don't care much about . Hospital playlist has it's own flaws but it is beautiful, heartwarming and full of life that make you want to live a better life and make good friends for life. I will reccomend this everyone as it is healing. At last I would like to say please watch at least 4 episodes before dropping this drama,don't miss out a gem. With that i will conclude my pointless review happy watching !!!! Was this review helpful to you?
