Slice-of-life, mellow vibe
Plot: Story revolves around 5 amazing doctors in their own department and random stories of every patient they encounter to teach the viewers how to value life, respect others and how things work in the hospital. As a nurse, I can truly relate to most of the patients reactions/struggles included in the drama and how these 5 doctors handled them.Acting: Most of them did great in giving life to their characters. My least favorite doctor is Dr. Jang. Although the acting was passable, the way they represented her character was rather, dull and un-doctor like despite being a resident in the hospital for 3 years. I felt like she never learned anything in those three years and acted like a newbie most of the time. The med students actually did better than her.
Music: Aloha and one summer drive are my two favorites. I just can't stop myself from jiving along even though i don't the lyrics. Haha! The cymbals sound at the end of every episode was a good touch. I kinda get why the title is "Hospital Playlist", because as I watch more episodes, I felt like I was listening to a podcast or a radio in the car, just with visuals.
Re-wactch Value: It's not a rewatchable type of drama for me but it has a lot of cute and funny moments that others might want to watch again.
Overall: The directing of the drama is quite different from the usual kdramas so some may not be able to relate or understand the intention of the series, others may think it's boring. However, I love the message and the attack of 'Hospital Playlist'. There were some scenes that confused me and ended up being nothing and there were also scenes that you think might have a surprise but unanswered at the end of the episode. It was quite unpredictable yet predictable. It also showed the difference of people in their 20's, 30's, 40's and oldies.
Things I like: How friendship between men and women are normalize. Mature takes on relationships. Treasuring our lives and second chances don't always happen to everyone so we must learn how to value it. Being grateful that we are not in the same position as the patients and if we are, it teaches us how to be patient, compassionate, understanding and accepting on things that we can't control.
Aside from the usual product promotion, I think the series encourages people to take care of their health and also donate organs(from brain dead patients or as a will) as it can help others who are in need. It was quite emphasized a few times which can be thought-provoking to some. All in all, it was binge-able for me despite it's flat moments. 8-8.5 stars.
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major friendship goal
●HOW I CAME TO ITThis drama was so hyped during the release, that I barely tried to watch it because of all the spoilers everywhere. And with the release of the second season, which is still running but I see no hype, I decided to watch the first season and I don’t have to wait for the second season.
●PLOT VIEW
Story of five friends who studied in same medical university comes to work at the same hospital. They form a Band as a condition of one friend to work at the hospital. This eventually keeps them together while juggling the hardships of daily life as a doctor. all of them gathering for food, music but the best was being there during the morose.
While there also touching snippets of patients which sometimes put the doctors in an awkward position and sometimes left them crying.
The hierarchy of the hospital is clearly visible but this didn’t make the series any dramatic, it was rather fresh seeing how the seniors resident poached the interns to choose their specialty. I reminisced my intern days in the Operation Room and how the seniors bossed around and super seniors asked to join the same specialty. The dreams of the medical student, to first OR experience as an intern, the first case, the first car just gives a meaningful peek of life of doctors.
The endless gossips in the cafeteria contributing to the fantastic five-story revelation was different which also showed other doctors are equally important hence a more progressive story is built with these characters.
●ACTING/CAST
In fact, the characters are all likable
Jung Kyung Ho as Kim Jun Wan is an excellent performer. His romantic track and all the humorous things he does are at point.
Jo Jung Suk as Lee Ik Jun is the first time I watched him and he took me over with his witty performance. He's believable and has a kind of goofy personality, clever and quick-thinking in his job.
Jeon Mi Do as Chae Song Hwa is a fine artist considering this is her first main lead work. She is talented and has a pace she will go a long way in the future.
Kim Dae Myung as Yang Suk Hyung portrayed his caring mama boy character with excellence.
Yoo Yeon Seok as Ahn Jung Won has seen him in other series as a doctor, he was cute as a pediatrician and did his job well. But considering how strong I have seen him, this was my least favorite one.
●MUSIC
The music was good, I thought it soundtracked each episode with due discretion, never overpowering the scene. All the songs were covers from popular 90’s tracks which also resembles the character reminiscing their university days.
●REWATCH
This drama is so light that I can watch it any day to boost up your mood. If you want you can just watch one episode and it will give warmth.
●FAV SCENE
Lee Ik Jun and his son's moments are my favorite moments from the show.
●APPRECIATION
There's an ever-present light undertone to the drama which I personally found charming. No trace of melodrama is to be found so that you can watch with due expectations. Rather than cliche life and death situation in hospitals, it emphasizes the humanism of the professionals.
●RECOMMENDATION
Anyone who likes friendship-themed series, this is highly recommended. It's also a good one to be watched with the whole family.
●AFTERTHOUGHT
Considering this drama can be watched with a single episode without any urge for the next episode I decided to watch season 2. yeah there are no spoilers which are excellent and also the season1 ended with a cliffhanger. So I am in time to watch season2.
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What can I say ? THE BEST !!!!! FUN & WARM
I'm not a person to write reviews but i can't resist myself from writing this one !!!! I can't express how much I love this drama. I regret watching this too late. But yeah it was the remedy of my illness !! It's been long since I binged a drama like this one !! I totally loved it !! If you're a fan of SLICE OF LIFE , FRIENDSHIP SQUAD, CRAZINESS IN FRIENDSHIP, SLOW ROMANCE WITH EXCELLENT CHEMISTRY, CUTE FATHER CHILD BONDING, then just goo and watch!! the actors did such a great job and obviously the production gawdd 🤌🏻 everything is chef kiss for me !!! IF I COULD DESCRIBE THIS DRAMA IN ONE WORD - my COMFORT !!! SO PLEASE DON'T MISS THIS ...Was this review helpful to you?
Heartwarming slice-of-life show
It would be difficult to describe in works how amazing and likeable this show and these characters are. It definitely gives off a vibe of “I want what they have”. It showcases the better and more idealistic side of both the medical profession and friend groups. The musical score is very well done and they’ve truly gone all out creating an official band and recording cover songs in a studio. Shoutout to the female characters for being excellent portrays of strong, professional women.There isn’t much to the plot really, it is mostly just a light, relaxing show. Something pleasant and enjoyable to watch after a long day at work and to forget your troubles as you laugh and cry with these beautifully crafted characters. It is certainly aimed at a more mature audience looking to unwind rather than the typical immature, unrealistic romance dramas or the amazing but time consuming plot heavy shows. HP was one the best shows I’ve ever binge watched, especially during a pandemic.
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Reply 1988 but medical
[ Warning! This drama can be boring for some people who love complex or huge conflict in a drama ]I regret it... I think I just missed an opportunity to have a wonderful time talking about this drama when it was still airing back then in 2020 (I was so into BL that I have no time watching K-dramas). I'm beyond glad to myself for deciding to watch and complete the 1st season when the 2nd season was still airing so I can hype this drama together with my friends and people out there. It is the kind of drama that will HEAL you, this drama itself is a HEALER! It's a light slice-of-life drama with small-fast-resolved conflict and a fluttering + heartwarming rom-com which I genuinely like.
STORY
I love how they try to portray a completely different type of doctor's life and just generally picture how's hospital's life. Its genre is slice-of-life and I really can relate to a lot of them especially when Jang Gyeo Ul often being misjudged by people because of her "outer character". That's harsh but it's really happening until this day in our society and could be even worse day by day. I also like how they brought various misunderstanding issues that always happened between doctors and patients/patients' families. It makes me understand both sides more. Not to mention how they also fed us with a perfect-strong-friendship kind of relationship that makes me missed my friends more than ever. In conclusion, this drama gives the viewers not only a story but also a lot of life lessons which is worth watching.
ACTING
All of them are BEYOND GREAT actors. The main characters can pull off any kind of acting, from happy, sad, crazy, angry, etc. they ALL nailed it perfectly, FLAWLESS. I really loved when actors could deliver their feelings through their eyes, that's how I know whether they are great, bad, or so-so. And OH GOD, all of their eyes could talk! Even the support actors and the guest actors are all AMAZING. Absolutely nothing to criticize.
MUSIC
I honestly not really a fan of that 90s-thing-music-genre, but I think that kind of music matches perfectly with this drama to bring us back to their university days and let us also feel how it's like back then with the help from their cinematography. It's nostalgic and somehow feels warm to listen to and watch.
OVERALL
I LOVED THIS DRAMA SO MUCH! It's no doubt my cup of tea.
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Life~Pain~Romance~Joy~Food~Song~Healing ~⚕️~ Drama That Resonates
Grey's Anatomy, Take Your Scalpel & Go Home, Now. K-Band-Aid is In The HOWSE-pitalI put off watching this highly rated show for a while because I found the name unappealing. Well, what's in a name?
This series follows 5 friends from college that eventually end up working at the same hospital in Seoul. Now that they are all back in Seoul, they resurrect their college band by working on 1 song a month, to ensure they take time to be together. Whether the above pre-screening sounds like a solid basis for a hospital drama or not, it's merely the setting. What matters is the relationships, particularly as embodied in the writer/director/actors. In any case, HP has stitched together an outstanding fellowship of talent. Stick with the regimen for 3 episodes, at least, before determining its effectiveness. Ep1 gets off to a slow start and there are several scenes that won't be understandable until later. Once things get rolling they never slow down again.
HP is about friendship first, but also caring+respect for others, love, parents & children, music, and lots and lots of #food. The hospital scenes, including staff dynamics and operating room procedures, feel realistic. The characters are a delight.
Here's a shout-out to Jo Jung-Suk. I fell in love with him when watching the divine Oh My Ghost-10. He delivers another slam dunk with his performance as Dr. Lee Ik-jun. Everyone does a great job.
This just pertains to season 1. I haven't started season 2 yet.
IMHO...
RATINGS
Directing 9
Acting 9
Romance 8
Flutters 5
Art 6
Sound & music 9
Ending 9
LEVELS
Action/ Excitement 4
Thought provocation 6
Suggested Age 12& up, with a caveat: One unmarried couple is shown in bed together with enough skin showing to infer what's unmistakably been going on. Any parents who object to that, be advised. The counter-balance is the realistic medical setting, along with reinforcement of good character.
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Oh My Ghost 10,
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Romance is a bonus book-7.9,
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prepare to see both series at once or rather dont start
Hospital Playlist [S1+S2] - 9/10 -kdramafirstly its rating for both series at once. There really no point rating them individually. Since S1 series is slower and ends with alot things open and un-complete at least S2 completes it nicely.
I know new generation maybe wont know, but I find Hospital playlist quite alike to USA sitcom Friends[1994].
Why do I compare it to such even though it got quite different format is because of how nice friendhip dynamic this drama got going on.
With each main lead having own role in this friends circle.
This drama is about group of 40y longtime friends going through their lives and their problems together and time from time getting help from their close-knit friendship.
Practically every main lead will have their romance plot and even though its not some hot stuff its still nicely done.
plot - story of five doctors working at same hospital which are close-knit friends from university years. Going through their everyday problems with patients in hospital, work and their family or romance.
genre - hospital, friendship, comedy, romance
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just a hospital drama with good friendship plot
................................................................................................................................................Honestly if it wouldnt be romantic at all it would be better. I mean the whole some romance of all the couple was so poorly executed. Like I just can't understand HOW and WHEN they fell in love? Friendship was like awesome we all know it. But come on, lets be real.... how come they are 40 + and their love stories are so immature?? They are dating at 40 ? I don't know if its comman in their country but even the fertility rate and pregnancy related problems arise if you are 40 cuz its around time when menopause start. so I would if given it a complete then if it would have not at all shown romance. comedy was really good but they did have poor and unrealistic plot ( like them not knowing one of them is a millionaire after literally 20 years of friendship) Such long epi( total 24 hrs) was also not needed cuz its almost similar as dr. romantic 2( hospital scene and friendship). So I don't think its anything new.
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A MASTERPIECE I WISH I CAN RATE MORE THAN 10 FOR THIS DRAMA
everything about this drama is soo good the acting and the music and I like how the drama teach a lot of things about ER and stuff AND I learnt a lot from this drama and this drama make you laugh and cry and everything JUST A MASTERPIECE I WILL NOT FORGOT THE COUPLE AND EVERYTHING SEASON 1 TO SEASON 3 IS SOO GOOD I RECOMMEND WATCHING THIS AND THE FRIENDSHIP IN THIS DRAMA IS JUST EVERYTHING 👍👍👍👍 I recommend this drama to anyone who want a heartwarming drama 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍Was this review helpful to you?
Overall awesome
i just finish the season 1, and i really loved all the storyline, even the medical terms, since im not a fan of medical drama but except this.. all scenes are equal there's drama, comedy, romance. This drama is so recommendable for new kdrama fan. Also, i really loved the ost and i already saved all of their songs on my spotify. All songs are so catchy especially the band version of the songs, getting ready for season 2! need more popcorn!!!!!!!!!! #130 kdrama completed!❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍❤️🧡💚💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍❤️💛💚💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍Was this review helpful to you?
One of the best i have watch
It's a show about a group of friends . The characters , the story , the music and photography everything is perfectTakes a few episodes and you 110% invested . They tend to get pretty technical with the medical jargon . I am not very good in writing detailed reviews all i can say regardless of the what genre you usually watch this show is a great watch . you really get appreciate how talented the actors \ actress are since they are singing their own songs
After watching shows like this I fell in love Korean food , culture and the people .
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Very possibly the best Asian drama of all time.
The best Asian drama of all time for me, surpassing even the likes of Reply 1988, The Untamed, Go Ahead, and It's Okay To Not Be Okay (all of which have a very special place in my heart). This entire show - the story, the cast, the soundtrack, the setting - it just makes you feel like home. There's no other way to describe it. It makes you think about the cycle of life and death, of what it means to exist. Being a medical drama, there's this misconception about it being all about the operations, the hospital drama/politics, the conflicts and whatnot. Hospital Playlist couldn't be any more different. While it definitely shows some of those things, the heart of the series lies on the concept of humanity. Of the intricacies of the characters and their relationships with one another. Of the endearing dynamics between the people working in the hospital. More than anything, it talks about life, about how it feels to live doing your best, hoping for the best, and being good and kind to the people around you, all of whom are facing their own struggles every single day. And this show is especially timely to our generation, considering the global pandemic that has changed billions of lives around the world. It is a reminder, a testament of the nobility of health care workers' professions, of the many things that they put on the line, of their dedication and hardwork, of their humanity. Hospital Playlist is akin to a tidal wave in a deep ocean. It presents itself slowly, calmly, quietly -- until, all at once, it engulfs you and pulls you into its depths. Its beauty lies in its stillness, and beneath that peaceful front is an entire ocean rich with story. The creator/s of this series truly has struck the perfect balance of everything that an excellent show needs to have. That feeling when everything just falls perfectly into place? THAT encapsulates what this drama's all about. Like a lyric from one of Taylor Swift's songs, "This is the golden age of something good and right and real." I can't emphasize enough how this show is a MUST-WATCH for anyone. This is such a special show, a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of everything - both the good and the bad, but hopefully, more of the good -- that life has to offer. A revelation. A cultural reset. A moment in history.Was this review helpful to you?
