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.
Esta resenha foi útil para você?
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 ...Esta resenha foi útil para você?
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.
Esta resenha foi útil para você?
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.
Esta resenha foi útil para você?
Former un groupe musical pour se distraire de la salle d'Op, quelle belle idée !
Autant le dire de suite, j’ai adoré !! Il faut dire que j’y allais déjà très bien disposée : le réalisateur à fait les 3 Reply et Prison Playbook, et le(la) scénariste les 3 Reply aussi, c’était déjà un gage de très bonne qualité. On retrouve tout de suite l’ambiance chaleureuse qui caractérise les Reply, même si le milieu est tout à fait différent, ainsi que des dialogues pétillants, percutants, drôles parfaitement écrits.Là dessus arrive la distribution impressionnante, cumulant plusieurs de mes chouchous hors-concours de mon top : Cho Jun Seok, Jung Kyoung Ho, Kim Gap So, Sung Dong Gil etc etc…
C’était comme avoir rendez-vous avec une bande de vieux copains pour passer la soirée ensemble !!
On découvre les différentes personnalités des personnages principaux au fil des interventions chirurgicales, des rencontres avec les familles, de la façon d’affronter la perte d’un patient, et surtout on les découvre dans une optique totalement différente au travers des répétition du groupe, répétitions sacro-saintes qui en général clôturent un épisode. Cho Jun Seok avait déjà une jolie carrière dans la musique avant de se mettre au cinéma et aux drama, et il est excellent dans ce domaine, comme dans le domaine du jeu d’ailleurs, c’est un acteur qui a le don d’incarner complètement son personnage, avec une sincérité, un simplicité et un naturel remarquable. Le reste de l’équipe est totalement à la hauteur, et les épisodes, malgré leur longueur, passent rapidement, on n’a qu’une envie : entamer le suivant.
Le côté médical est remarquable : les opérations sont aussi peu sanglantes et horrifiantes que possible, l’accent est mis sur le rapport médecin/patient, donnant lieu à des scènes parfois drôles, souvent touchantes, et quelques fois extrêmement émouvantes, dans un très bon équilibre. Le fil rouge du groupe musical tempère parfaitement le côté parfois dur du travail des chirurgiens. Il y a bien quelques petites histoires sentimentales, mais même si elles comptent, elles ne sont pas l’essentiel.
Alors mon bémol, oui, il y en a un, c’est le dernier épisode, qui fait quand même 1 h 53, alors qu’1 h 15 ou 20 aurait suffi. L’intensité retombe surtout dans la deuxième heure, car personnellement je n’ai jamais cru au suspense que le scénario essayait d’installer pour le personnage de Ahn Jeong Won, et c’est dommage, il méritait une évolution logique et non le revirement assez invraisemblable qu’on lui a créé !
Bon, on sait qu’il y aura une saison 2, on sait qu’elle sortira en 2021, et bien sûr je l’attends de pied ferme !
Esta resenha foi útil para você?
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
Esta resenha foi útil para você?
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.
Esta resenha foi útil para você?
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 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍Esta resenha foi útil para você?
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!❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍❤️🧡💚💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍❤️💛💚💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍Esta resenha foi útil para você?
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 .
Esta resenha foi útil para você?
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.Esta resenha foi útil para você?
A Hospital and some music sprinkled in
Before starting I should state this is a spoiler free review and is strictly based on the first season of "Hospital Playlist" only.I overall enjoyed this show. I found many things to like and was happy with how this first season went. That being said, there were issues as well and in my opinion did not live up entirely to the common consensus of the show. Lets get into it!
Story(7): The story of this show is not an overarching journey that you're taken on, but a slice of life progression through human interactions and character growth as they live their lives. slice of life shows are great, but I felt this one did not really harness its potential. The show feels like it was edited by some one with ADD. It constantly jumps to different characters in the middle of building a narrative, sometimes going back, and sometimes forgetting what it had given us prior. Overall Its great at building tension, but then ultimately loses it when it cuts away to other cast members in the middle. I found it was only really effective when they would do this at the end of an episode, to then draw you into when the next started(its brilliant in these moments) but other than that the editing can be quite frustrating. Also the show is more impactful at putting you in the feels and empathizing with patients in the first half, while then gradually losing that to focus on the main characters in the second half of the show. Don't get me wrong I love the characters, but it leads me to believe the show doesn't really know what it is. The power some of the patient stories can bring is incredible and on the other side, this cast put all together(and in drinking scenes XD) is a great entertaining time but they don't fully capitalize on either. Many of the patients stories lack conclusions in the ladder half and there simply aren't enough karaoke scenes and wholesome friend moments either in my opinion.
Characters(9): The acting in this show is great. It is filled with constant powerfully emotional scenes and gets through them without missing a beat. Whether its the main or supporting cast, they all did a phenomenal job. Now for the characters, the main cast is very versatile, generally every character brought something different and could add depth to the scenes. Not much to complain about here.
Music(8): There was not much music in this show, ironic for it having "playlist" in the title. We generally get a good band session in each episode that's probably around five minutes. It also has a few good songs sprinkled throughout. But you have to remember, most of the show has 1:15 to 1:35 long episodes, so its actually quite a lot of time without any music. That being said all the music is really good and really wholesome to see when performed.
Rewatch Value(6): With the way the pacing is, and knowing the end result its difficult for me to see myself dying to rewatch this show. It was a great ride but its hard to imagine getting more without having a medical background before hand.
Overall(8):Overall I really did enjoy this show. It was a fun watch and I would recommend, especially if you are a fan of medical shows. I think the only real disappointment is how the pacing/editing hurts the show in moments and the expectations set by the ratings on MDL. Other than this There are some great moments and characters to experience in this show. Thank you for reading my review, I hope it was helpful!
Esta resenha foi útil para você?
