Hospital Playlist

A Heartwarming Drama About Friendship, Music, and Everyday Miracles

Hospital Playlist is one of those rare dramas that feels like a warm hug. Instead of focusing solely on medical crises, it shines a light on the everyday joys and struggles of doctors who happen to also be lifelong friends. The pacing is calm and steady, letting you appreciate the little moments—sharing meals, playing music together, and finding humor in daily life—alongside the heavier, emotional hospital stories.

The true magic lies in the cast’s chemistry. The five leads create a bond so believable that watching them feels like being part of their circle. Every character, from the main cast to patients, is portrayed with depth and humanity, making their stories relatable and moving.

If you’re looking for a drama that balances laughter, heartfelt emotions, and the beauty of ordinary life, Hospital Playlist is the perfect prescription.

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When I tell you this drama is what the word "healing" means, I am not exaggerating. It's a slice-of-life drama with a group of doctors that have been friends since college. This drama made me feel all emotions and pretty much made me cry every episode. It tells stories of a lot of patients that each doctor gets and they're all so emotional and make you think a lot about moral values. This drama even got the comedic aspect perfect. The characters, main and sub, all have hilarious moments throughout the episodes. And don't even get me started on the band scenes. Watching the band scenes makes me feel pure happiness and my mouth gets dry because of the smile on my face. I still listen to the OSTs and I would totally rewatch it until I die.

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Comforting slice-of-life

I thought I would find this boring (I have 0 interest in medical dramas AND the episodes are so goddamn long) but wow, it ended up being a really comforting and well-paced watch. The number one thing that works here is, of course, the vibes. It's really down-to-earth — nothing is overblown or overly melodramatic, and the conflicts make sense and flow well. It really feels like you start knowing this group of friends; we watch how they deal with conflicts — both together and apart — and it really just feels like life. The 1.5 hour runtime never feels too long, and it's actually very needed. I started out feeling unable to keep up with all the side characters but by the end they all feel like old friends.

I'm honestly super impressed with the characters too. I very rarely find myself liking every single character and every couple, but that was definitely the case here. I found myself rooting for every single ship and seeing the different forms that love comes in, whether it creeps up on you slowly or hits you like a truck.

Onto season 2!

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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 IT
This 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 ...

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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. K-Band-Aid is In The HOWSE-pital

I 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 who 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.

As a side note, there's a realistic basis for the show. The positive connection between surgeons and music has actually been studied. The participants currently playing a musical instrument, at the time of the study, performed the laparoscopic tasks significantly faster than those who did not. They determined that visuo-spatial abilities used in laparoscopic performance clearly may be enhanced for individuals playing a musical instrument. It seems obvious that finger strength and dexterity should also be positively affected.


IMHO〰🖍

🎬9 🤔6 🎭9 ⚡4 💓8 🦋5 🎵 9 🎨6🔚9

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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