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Harriet Ho

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Harriet Ho

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Hospital Playlist korean drama review
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Hospital Playlist
1 people found this review helpful
by Harriet Ho
Feb 21, 2021
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

Heartwarming with an incredible and touching story

Every single part of this series was enjoyable, valuable, and fulfilling to watch and it is one of the best dramas I have ever seen. Everything from the characters, stories, and the musical elements, is definitely worth a watch. This drama was quite simple to follow with not much medical jargon and it's definitely a drama that will tug on your heartstrings. They also showed us how we should all value the small intricate things that life brings us and that we should treasure these moments. Due to this, I believe that this drama feels very different from other shows I've watched in the past. The series made me laugh, cry, smile, and feel sentimental - with a hint of longing to eat some delicious food.

Story
The story itself was quite interesting. I wasn't immediately hooked on the series, but I decided to go ahead with it due to how they would add the musical element into their lives. Medical dramas are not the typical genre I would yearn for watching, but I particularly enjoyed the aspect of the doctors enjoying the company of each other and enjoying every aspect of free time that they individually have. The slice of life drama gives us insight into how important friendship really is and balancing life and work. All of the patient stories were very touching and realistic; also the inspiring stories that followed with it. Everything was executed well and the progress of the drama was extraordinary. This drama paints a realistic depiction of what the life of being in the medical field and working in a hospital setting really is, such as communication amongst patients and their guardians, incompetent and impolite staff, being on-call 24/7, and dealing with the emotional, mental and physical challenges of patient conditions
Although the romance isn't the centre of this drama, I do have to mention that the romance was sweet, mature, and realistic, with no cliche moments

Acting/Cast
Ik Jun - Shown to be the humorous and the 'mood maker' of the bunch, you will definitely favour him for his lighthearted, kind, extroverted and sweet personality. He's known as the 'crazy' one, but that all ties in with his bubbly demeanour I have huge admiration for his character role in this drama series as he balances the life of being a surgeon and a single Father. It was very sweet to see his moments with U-Ju.

Jeong Won - His love, passion, and care for kids was definitely a favourable characteristic of Jeong Won. His caring and compassionate side towards his patients and his subtle caring exterior towards his loved ones were very moving and gave me butterflies. But among that, he's also emotionally sensitive which was quite refreshing to see

Jun Wan - He has a cold, mundane, and outspoken personality that made him slightly intimidating, but as the show progressed, we get to understand more of his tough-love personality and his wish for the best to the ones he cares about. He definitely has a straightforward approach to his relationships as well as his soft side.

Song Hwa - Highly intelligent, tough, and competent, she is the character that we would all admire and feel inspired by. She is the one that holds the group together and ensures the best out of all of them. Her compassion and love for her job are truly amazing and her intuition is remarkable. Although her emotions are not shown much in this drama, I think it made her character more relatable.

Seok-Hyung - Introverted, awkward but also considerate, his non-materialistic and humbleness is what drives me to like his character. His love and value for the small and intricate things in life really moved me. It is quite evident that he treasures the time he has with his best friends from office meals, evening dinners, karaoke nights, and band practices.

I think that each character was loveable in their own ways and thus, I don't have a favourite, because they all shine respectfully. Their friendship goes above and beyond of goals and shows how we should all treasure the moments we have with our friends and look out for those who are really genuine and caring towards us. The selection for the cast was amazing and the actors did an amazing job in depicting the emotions and hardships that they individually portray. This is my first time watching the main cast act so I can't really make a comment on their previous work, but I must say they did exceptionally well
I loved that each supporting role had their moments and stories to share in this series. The relationships that they have with their professors, as well as each other, were memorable and cherishing.

Music
Throughout the show, the cast delivered some great songs that were good. There were some songs that I really found catchy and would listen to again, but others, not so much.

Rewatch value
Again, I am the type that is reluctant to watch a series again, but I would have to watch this again to catch some details of the drama again as I wasn't quite familiar with the drama a few episodes in. This series is deemed as rewatchable to watch the hilarious and valuable experiences that the characters go through.

Overall, I believe that this is one of my favourite slice of life dramas to watch. It's realistic and touching with some amazing chemistry between the characters of the show. Definitely would recommend it if you need something to watch to take a break away from love-triangle dramas, which is what I did.
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