‘Hospital Playlist’ Season 2 review: K-drama comfort viewing of the best kind
The Hindu
In these rather turbulent times, Yulje and its doctors brought a lot of solace for several fans with its wholesome themes and stellar acting from its ensemble cast
Over the last four months, Thursdays for several K-Drama fans across the world became synonymous with a new episode of Hospital Playlist’s second season. The hugely popular 2020 K-drama came back for its second innings from June this year and brought with it, a lot more music, warmth and camaraderie.
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The show follows the lives of five surgeons at the busy Yulje Hospital, who have known each other since their days in medical school. There’s Yulje’s most popular and charming Lee Ik-Jun (Jo Jung-Suk) who is a general surgeon; the sweet and sensitive pediatric surgeon Ahn Jeong-Won (Yoo Yeon-Seok); Yang Seok-Hyeong( Kim Dae-Myung) who is a skilled yet seemingly aloof assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology; wry, sarcastic and empathetic Cardiac surgeon Kim Jun-Wan (Jung Kyung-Ho); and the lone female member of the gang, resilient superwoman and neurosurgeon Chae Song-Hwa (Jeon Mi-do).