Netflix’s “Hospital Playlist”

The woman wastes no time, telling the man to call emergency services and beginning CPR, demonstrating proper technique. Although having proper CPR technique seems to be a basic requirement for any certified medical personnel in real life, medical dramas often sacrifice accuracy for dramatic effect. What sets Netflix’s “Hospital Playlist” apart is how realistically its fictional world is portrayed.

Many of my friends praised the show, some even calling it the greatest show they’ve watched. But as an avid watcher of staple American medical dramas like “Grey’s Anatomy,” I was skeptical. The first few episodes start slow compared to Shonda Rhimes’s fast-paced and unexpected plots, and attempts at the “show-don’t-tell” style made the initial plot rather confusing.

The show then gives the audience a closer look at each professor’s life. For example, pediatric surgeon Ahn Jung-won (Yoo Yeon-seok) is a caring and sensitive doctor who decides to become a priest after suffering a tremendous loss. General surgeon Lee Ik-jun (Jo Jung-suk) is a single father with impeccable humor raising an adorable son.

Watching the show, I feel like I am also a resident at Yulje Hospital — the scenes don’t just feature hospital staff who are the main characters. Together, they grow and teach their residents important lessons through each patient interaction.

Who Are The Three Doctors In The Show?

The series may seem like a medical drama, but in fact, the characters simply happen to be doctors and the setting happens to be a hospital. The three are also medical professors.The JoongAng Ilbo, an affiliate of the Korea Joongang Daily, interviewed the three surgeons at the medical center last month.Yang, Oh and Lee said they felt that the series seems to make an effort to accurately show what goes on in a hospital.Sometimes [in the media] doctors are portrayed as some kind of absolute authority figures, but most of us are ordinary people just trying to get through the day, thinking ‘if the patient is alright, I’m alright,’ said Yang.I was glad to see the everyday life and problems that doctors experience, said Lee, as well as the pain and joy that patients and their loved ones feel. I think all those factors were thoroughly reflected in the series.Lee said 10 out of the 40 classmates from his medical school are currently working at the same hospital as him.We talk about how similar we are [to the characters in the series], he said.The show’s actors closely observed how the doctors receive patients or conduct surgery, which contributed to the accuracy of the show.

My neck was fine during the first season, but I recently developed a herniated disc.You increased the similarities then, laughed Yang.Oh and Yang were classmates at the same medical school, which they both enrolled in 1989. The two have remained best friends ever since.Real-life anecdotes from the three surgeons’ careers are incorporated in the show. Some examples are scenes in which the doctors comfort a mother as she watches her child in pain, or choose a Band-Aid featuring illustrations of a popular animated character for a young patient.

In a season two episode that recently aired, a mother gives birth to a premature baby named Yeon-woo who practically lives at the hospital for treatment but dies at the age of three. Yeon-woo’s mother continues to visit the hospital even months after her child’s death because the hospital is the only place where the staff call her Yeon-woo’s mother, which keeps the memory of her child alive.Yang had a similar experience in the past; the mother of a child who passed away continued to call the intensive care unit every night. The episode featuring Yeon-woo’s mother made Yang realize, perhaps she kept calling because the medical staff were the only people who shared memories of her child.

So I tell them to visit any time they want, and we chat for a while. My main job is to cure patients, but if I can help patients and their families in any other way, I try to do everything that I can.The surgeons shared that elements of romance in the show are not completely fiction.There are some cases of [medical school] professors and students dating, said Yang. They may face a lot of consequences when their relationship is exposed, so they’re very cautious about it, but there are one or two cases at each hospital as far as I know.Lee and Oh also married fellow doctors.We [doctors] spend so much time together at the hospital, so we naturally become close with each other, said Lee.

I only give consultations on the medical part of the script.Oh said that a hospital is like a microcosm of life, involving human emotions such as sorrow, anger and happiness. The series tells the story of doctors, but that story begins from the patient. A doctor is simply someone who is part of the process of a person being born, growing old, falling ill and dying.I think the production staff also agreed with that sentiment and donated, said Yang, expressing his gratitude.

The woman wastes no time, telling the man to call emergency services and beginning CPR, demonstrating proper technique. Although having proper CPR technique seems to be a basic requirement for any certified medical personnel in real life, medical dramas often sacrifice accuracy for dramatic effect. What sets Netflix’s “Hospital Playlist” apart is how realistically its fictional world is portrayed.

Many of my friends praised the show, some even calling it the greatest show they’ve watched. But as an avid watcher of staple American medical dramas like “Grey’s Anatomy,” I was skeptical. The first few episodes start slow compared to Shonda Rhimes’s fast-paced and unexpected plots, and attempts at the “show-don’t-tell” style made the initial plot rather confusing.

The show then gives the audience a closer look at each professor’s life. For example, pediatric surgeon Ahn Jung-won (Yoo Yeon-seok) is a caring and sensitive doctor who decides to become a priest after suffering a tremendous loss. General surgeon Lee Ik-jun (Jo Jung-suk) is a single father with impeccable humor raising an adorable son.

Watching the show, I feel like I am also a resident at Yulje Hospital — the scenes don’t just feature hospital staff who are the main characters. Together, they grow and teach their residents important lessons through each patient interaction.

Who Are The Three Doctors In The Show?

The series may seem like a medical drama, but in fact, the characters simply happen to be doctors and the setting happens to be a hospital. The three are also medical professors.The JoongAng Ilbo, an affiliate of the Korea Joongang Daily, interviewed the three surgeons at the medical center last month.Yang, Oh and Lee said they felt that the series seems to make an effort to accurately show what goes on in a hospital.Sometimes [in the media] doctors are portrayed as some kind of absolute authority figures, but most of us are ordinary people just trying to get through the day, thinking ‘if the patient is alright, I’m alright,’ said Yang.I was glad to see the everyday life and problems that doctors experience, said Lee, as well as the pain and joy that patients and their loved ones feel. I think all those factors were thoroughly reflected in the series.Lee said 10 out of the 40 classmates from his medical school are currently working at the same hospital as him.We talk about how similar we are [to the characters in the series], he said.The show’s actors closely observed how the doctors receive patients or conduct surgery, which contributed to the accuracy of the show.

My neck was fine during the first season, but I recently developed a herniated disc.You increased the similarities then, laughed Yang.Oh and Yang were classmates at the same medical school, which they both enrolled in 1989. The two have remained best friends ever since.Real-life anecdotes from the three surgeons’ careers are incorporated in the show. Some examples are scenes in which the doctors comfort a mother as she watches her child in pain, or choose a Band-Aid featuring illustrations of a popular animated character for a young patient.

In a season two episode that recently aired, a mother gives birth to a premature baby named Yeon-woo who practically lives at the hospital for treatment but dies at the age of three. Yeon-woo’s mother continues to visit the hospital even months after her child’s death because the hospital is the only place where the staff call her Yeon-woo’s mother, which keeps the memory of her child alive.Yang had a similar experience in the past; the mother of a child who passed away continued to call the intensive care unit every night. The episode featuring Yeon-woo’s mother made Yang realize, perhaps she kept calling because the medical staff were the only people who shared memories of her child.

So I tell them to visit any time they want, and we chat for a while. My main job is to cure patients, but if I can help patients and their families in any other way, I try to do everything that I can.The surgeons shared that elements of romance in the show are not completely fiction.There are some cases of [medical school] professors and students dating, said Yang. They may face a lot of consequences when their relationship is exposed, so they’re very cautious about it, but there are one or two cases at each hospital as far as I know.Lee and Oh also married fellow doctors.We [doctors] spend so much time together at the hospital, so we naturally become close with each other, said Lee.

I only give consultations on the medical part of the script.Oh said that a hospital is like a microcosm of life, involving human emotions such as sorrow, anger and happiness. The series tells the story of doctors, but that story begins from the patient. A doctor is simply someone who is part of the process of a person being born, growing old, falling ill and dying.I think the production staff also agreed with that sentiment and donated, said Yang, expressing his gratitude.

The woman wastes no time, telling the man to call emergency services and beginning CPR, demonstrating proper technique. Although having proper CPR technique seems to be a basic requirement for any certified medical personnel in real life, medical dramas often sacrifice accuracy for dramatic effect. What sets Netflix’s “Hospital Playlist” apart is how realistically its fictional world is portrayed.

Many of my friends praised the show, some even calling it the greatest show they’ve watched. But as an avid watcher of staple American medical dramas like “Grey’s Anatomy,” I was skeptical. The first few episodes start slow compared to Shonda Rhimes’s fast-paced and unexpected plots, and attempts at the “show-don’t-tell” style made the initial plot rather confusing.

The show then gives the audience a closer look at each professor’s life. For example, pediatric surgeon Ahn Jung-won (Yoo Yeon-seok) is a caring and sensitive doctor who decides to become a priest after suffering a tremendous loss. General surgeon Lee Ik-jun (Jo Jung-suk) is a single father with impeccable humor raising an adorable son.

Watching the show, I feel like I am also a resident at Yulje Hospital — the scenes don’t just feature hospital staff who are the main characters. Together, they grow and teach their residents important lessons through each patient interaction.

Who Are The Three Doctors In The Show?

The series may seem like a medical drama, but in fact, the characters simply happen to be doctors and the setting happens to be a hospital. The three are also medical professors.The JoongAng Ilbo, an affiliate of the Korea Joongang Daily, interviewed the three surgeons at the medical center last month.Yang, Oh and Lee said they felt that the series seems to make an effort to accurately show what goes on in a hospital.Sometimes [in the media] doctors are portrayed as some kind of absolute authority figures, but most of us are ordinary people just trying to get through the day, thinking ‘if the patient is alright, I’m alright,’ said Yang.I was glad to see the everyday life and problems that doctors experience, said Lee, as well as the pain and joy that patients and their loved ones feel. I think all those factors were thoroughly reflected in the series.Lee said 10 out of the 40 classmates from his medical school are currently working at the same hospital as him.We talk about how similar we are [to the characters in the series], he said.The show’s actors closely observed how the doctors receive patients or conduct surgery, which contributed to the accuracy of the show.

My neck was fine during the first season, but I recently developed a herniated disc.You increased the similarities then, laughed Yang.Oh and Yang were classmates at the same medical school, which they both enrolled in 1989. The two have remained best friends ever since.Real-life anecdotes from the three surgeons’ careers are incorporated in the show. Some examples are scenes in which the doctors comfort a mother as she watches her child in pain, or choose a Band-Aid featuring illustrations of a popular animated character for a young patient.

In a season two episode that recently aired, a mother gives birth to a premature baby named Yeon-woo who practically lives at the hospital for treatment but dies at the age of three. Yeon-woo’s mother continues to visit the hospital even months after her child’s death because the hospital is the only place where the staff call her Yeon-woo’s mother, which keeps the memory of her child alive.Yang had a similar experience in the past; the mother of a child who passed away continued to call the intensive care unit every night. The episode featuring Yeon-woo’s mother made Yang realize, perhaps she kept calling because the medical staff were the only people who shared memories of her child.

So I tell them to visit any time they want, and we chat for a while. My main job is to cure patients, but if I can help patients and their families in any other way, I try to do everything that I can.The surgeons shared that elements of romance in the show are not completely fiction.There are some cases of [medical school] professors and students dating, said Yang. They may face a lot of consequences when their relationship is exposed, so they’re very cautious about it, but there are one or two cases at each hospital as far as I know.Lee and Oh also married fellow doctors.We [doctors] spend so much time together at the hospital, so we naturally become close with each other, said Lee.

I only give consultations on the medical part of the script.Oh said that a hospital is like a microcosm of life, involving human emotions such as sorrow, anger and happiness. The series tells the story of doctors, but that story begins from the patient. A doctor is simply someone who is part of the process of a person being born, growing old, falling ill and dying.I think the production staff also agreed with that sentiment and donated, said Yang, expressing his gratitude.

The woman wastes no time, telling the man to call emergency services and beginning CPR, demonstrating proper technique. Although having proper CPR technique seems to be a basic requirement for any certified medical personnel in real life, medical dramas often sacrifice accuracy for dramatic effect. What sets Netflix’s “Hospital Playlist” apart is how realistically its fictional world is portrayed.

Many of my friends praised the show, some even calling it the greatest show they’ve watched. But as an avid watcher of staple American medical dramas like “Grey’s Anatomy,” I was skeptical. The first few episodes start slow compared to Shonda Rhimes’s fast-paced and unexpected plots, and attempts at the “show-don’t-tell” style made the initial plot rather confusing.

The show then gives the audience a closer look at each professor’s life. For example, pediatric surgeon Ahn Jung-won (Yoo Yeon-seok) is a caring and sensitive doctor who decides to become a priest after suffering a tremendous loss. General surgeon Lee Ik-jun (Jo Jung-suk) is a single father with impeccable humor raising an adorable son.

Watching the show, I feel like I am also a resident at Yulje Hospital — the scenes don’t just feature hospital staff who are the main characters. Together, they grow and teach their residents important lessons through each patient interaction.

Who Are The Three Doctors In The Show?

The series may seem like a medical drama, but in fact, the characters simply happen to be doctors and the setting happens to be a hospital. The three are also medical professors.The JoongAng Ilbo, an affiliate of the Korea Joongang Daily, interviewed the three surgeons at the medical center last month.Yang, Oh and Lee said they felt that the series seems to make an effort to accurately show what goes on in a hospital.Sometimes [in the media] doctors are portrayed as some kind of absolute authority figures, but most of us are ordinary people just trying to get through the day, thinking ‘if the patient is alright, I’m alright,’ said Yang.I was glad to see the everyday life and problems that doctors experience, said Lee, as well as the pain and joy that patients and their loved ones feel. I think all those factors were thoroughly reflected in the series.Lee said 10 out of the 40 classmates from his medical school are currently working at the same hospital as him.We talk about how similar we are [to the characters in the series], he said.The show’s actors closely observed how the doctors receive patients or conduct surgery, which contributed to the accuracy of the show.

My neck was fine during the first season, but I recently developed a herniated disc.You increased the similarities then, laughed Yang.Oh and Yang were classmates at the same medical school, which they both enrolled in 1989. The two have remained best friends ever since.Real-life anecdotes from the three surgeons’ careers are incorporated in the show. Some examples are scenes in which the doctors comfort a mother as she watches her child in pain, or choose a Band-Aid featuring illustrations of a popular animated character for a young patient.

In a season two episode that recently aired, a mother gives birth to a premature baby named Yeon-woo who practically lives at the hospital for treatment but dies at the age of three. Yeon-woo’s mother continues to visit the hospital even months after her child’s death because the hospital is the only place where the staff call her Yeon-woo’s mother, which keeps the memory of her child alive.Yang had a similar experience in the past; the mother of a child who passed away continued to call the intensive care unit every night. The episode featuring Yeon-woo’s mother made Yang realize, perhaps she kept calling because the medical staff were the only people who shared memories of her child.

So I tell them to visit any time they want, and we chat for a while. My main job is to cure patients, but if I can help patients and their families in any other way, I try to do everything that I can.The surgeons shared that elements of romance in the show are not completely fiction.There are some cases of [medical school] professors and students dating, said Yang. They may face a lot of consequences when their relationship is exposed, so they’re very cautious about it, but there are one or two cases at each hospital as far as I know.Lee and Oh also married fellow doctors.We [doctors] spend so much time together at the hospital, so we naturally become close with each other, said Lee.

I only give consultations on the medical part of the script.Oh said that a hospital is like a microcosm of life, involving human emotions such as sorrow, anger and happiness. The series tells the story of doctors, but that story begins from the patient. A doctor is simply someone who is part of the process of a person being born, growing old, falling ill and dying.I think the production staff also agreed with that sentiment and donated, said Yang, expressing his gratitude.