The actors actually had “internship”/ trainings in hospitals for months before they started shooting so they could learn the ins and outs AND they have Doctors hired on set and are present each filming day to check the accuracy of the setup and delivery of the scenes.
For the scene in 9:54 As a Korean, let me explain that it is almost a custom in Korean hospitals to continue CPR (even if there is no possibility of reviving) until the family finally accepts that the patient has passed away. The doctors showing they did all they could is considered as showing respect for the patient and family.
I don't really care if Hospital Playlist is not accurate. All I know is that, as a med student at 2am and with 3 chapters of physiology on my to do list, this drama just gives me the motivation that I need. Not forced romance, good work ethic, touching stories about saving lives and a beautiful friendship, this drama really is everything.
Thank you. As a mother of special needs child who has more appointments than myself, i thank your reason to study. You are going to help a lot of ppl. Cuz u r not doing it for money. You are going to be a good doctor for a lot of patients and their families.
I'm a Korean doctor and we Koreans do biopsies whether or not the patient wants treatment. Why? Because the pathological tissue confirm of malignancy itself is meaningful to the patient in terms of national health insurance. The burden goes by 5 to 10% of the actual charge when malignancy is pathologically confirmed. The patient can take further tests and palliative treatment with lesser money. Different insurance policies make different medicine. Thanks.
I'm glad to know terminal patients receive this kind of palliative and financial help. All societies should allocate finances for a dignified passing away of terminally ill patients. I hope the rest of the world gets there some day.
I'm a neurosurgery resident, and I have to say, almost all of the neurosurgocal procedures in this medical drama is accurate. Example, one patient came with amenorrhea (absence of menstruation) and bitemporal hemianopia (partial blindness of the outer half vision of both eyes). She was diagnosed with functioning pituitary macroadenoma, the neurosurgeon correctly explained to the patient why she had those symptoms, showed a real MRI with mass lesion at the pituitary, and later performed the endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery, with the right instruments. Now, that is scarily accurate.
Yes also you don’t see in the video here but in the airing tapes they will also have difficult medical terminology explain ( in the subtitle)in the screen so you can understand about the condition and what going on
In one of the behind the scene episodes, i saw during the shoot, they actually have a medical person to show these actors how to do the surgery scenes.
Can i ask you how old will you be when u actually become a neurosurgeon? I want to be one but im kind of worried that I'd spend half of my life in school or residency or idk ..😅
The scene where the doctor still kept on doing CPR actually has a different meaning. The doctors fought a lot to save the child for months. They kept on telling the mother to give up already but she didn't want to. The doctor only did a cpr even though he knows she won't survive because he knew it was a closure for the mother. It was only then she can accept that they did everything they could do but her child wasn't holding on anymore. It was a tear-jerker scene.
Finally someone said this, thanks. Alot of the scenes shown in the drama has its background story, and I don't think its fair to judge the performance/script of the drama just by a few cut-out scenes.
@@giuliana401 I also love this drama and is a fan of jung kyung ho probably much more than any of you but you should understand that not everyone's gonna freak out or worship the dramas that you really like. For me, Goblin is such a masterpiece but I see no reason to be butthurt if people would watch few episodes and have a shallow opinion of the goblin being a 900 year old pedophile who likes a senior high school student. Come on, Mike is just reacting based on what he see. No need to be so defensive.
@@katarawaters7286 I'm no singer, but I am a drummer. I can easily drum off beat if I want to. I'd imagine she can easily sing bad on purpose. It's arguably easier to purposefully make music sound bad as a musician. Since you know what should be there and can easily play/sing off tune or off beat.
As a nurse, I appreciate how Hospital Playlist also includes nurses in the care of patients unlike many other medical shows/dramas. This is by far one of the best medical dramas I've watched and I'm excited for Season 2. It was so healing to watch good doctors care for their patients and have such a wholesome friendship!
In Korea, the doctor would have to do CPR until the family accepts the death because, it's a way of showing respect to the family and it's showing that they did all they can to revive them
@@blegh8753 of course, they would let the parents know. Cardiac arrest happens immediately and they would be focusing on bringing back the child as the parents would be in no mood to listen to talks about the death rate being high. The doctors would know, but try their best. Parents won't be able to accept that their child is gonna die right? So despite what they say, they still hope for the small percentage of survival. And if the CPR session gets a bit too long, the doctors themselves would apologise and say that they have tried their best
@@blegh8753 it's hard to accept a family members future death. They might "accept" but there is this small part of them that wants the child to survive. Sometimes, the guardians/parents themselves would sign of for DNR so that if something fatal does happen, the doctors just let the patient die and not do anything, because the doctors themselves will let them know it would be painful for the patient and there is no use in keeping them alive if it's going to be hard for them to go back to their normal lives
@@DeeeFoo yes it can. When doing CPR, you are pressing continuously on the chest which causes broken sternum and ribs. It will cause immense pain for the child. There will also be other complications depending on the child and doc.
Koreans kind of take medical and law dramas seriously in terms of accuracy, as it depicts Healthcare and taxpayers' money - something that is pretty heavily frowned upon if disrespect/mistreated. They even provide little subtitles/anecdotal definitions on the side within the episode for industry terms that the general public may be unaware of to help them understand the scene, but also educate them - much like you do in your videos.
Mike, there is one thing you need to remember when reacting to non-american shows. USA's insurance sucks and that is not how it is outside of America. There are countries around the world that has way better insurance and believe me it effects how things work a lot. The biopsy thing is an example of that. In (my country) Turkey, all and I mean ALL of the procedures are completely free. Biopsy, chemotherapy, surgery, all of it. You don't even need insurance. If you don't have it you can apply for something called a green card. If the government can confirm that you need it, you get the card and you get all-free diagnosis and treatment. If the patient does not want the treatment they have to sign some papers that basically says that the patient is completely conscious and made the choice themselves.
I have to tell, our country, Malaysia have amazing healthcare. Public hospitals are everywhere across the country. I am currently on MDD therapy in public hospital, I don't need to wait long for my turn and most importantly, I never have to paid for anything.
In Asia, if the Doctor do not perform the CPR on the child in the show, the hospital will be sued. That's the reason why they HAVE TO PERFORM the procedures.
And for their culture being more emotional, they should show patient's family they are doing their very best till the end. Also in Korean culture, they should keep patients alive until family members can witness their death and mourn even in the hospital. I remember my relatives were furious when my grandmother passed away because the doctor did nothing and just pronounced death, even though she already signed DNR.
@@bonkbong5692 This sounds harsh and unnecessary tbh. Just like Dr. Mike said, CPR can break ribs and can cause discomfort. Forcing the patient to be revived just so only the family can have their best last moments is in my eyes cruel. And I am not American. Depending on brain activity, who knows in what state the persons will be revived just that the family feels better, not the patient that should be treated. Not hating against the korean medical system as a whole, they are amazing but this particular thing doesn't sound good because the comfort of the family is getting above the discomfort and suffering of the patient. Let the suffering person finally rest when life will not be better after the revival
@@dragonixheli5474 Well, it's cultural difference. We call it attending one's 'Imjong(deathbed)' and not being able to attend parents' Imjong is one of the worst experience in Korean people's life. It's like you are denying their human rights. For their dying parents too, that is entirely tolerable in Korean confucian tradition. It's not like 'forcing' to patients when even they know well it's the most important moment of life in their culture. Death is experience which should be shared between family member. But it's rapidly changing and many people are signing DNR now, so I can't say what it's going to be in future. Personally, I know my way of life is under the huge influence of Confucian cultural heritage and I understand why they are trying to revive the patient in my culture. But I don't want my parents to suffer unnecessarily and I won't do that to my family members.
Just something to keep in mind: The South Korean healthcare system IS NOT the same as the American healthcare system. Culturally, Korea is also very different so there may be things like workplace environment, hierarchy, etc. that might be unfamiliar to western point of view.
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Hospital Playlist is a good med drama! No overdramatic storylines, just a group of friends living like what a normal doctor would normally act. A slice of life, if you will. Im sure our friends in the healthcare world can relate to most of the scenes.
The happiness on Doctor Mike 's face, when they started directly with chest compressions, is priceless. And when the chest compressions also were good, he looked like a child at Christmas. ❤️
"hang in there" is actually a rough translation, what the mother is actually saying is "Just a little more" like she wasn't prepared to ket the child go, which really heartbreaking because i witnessed this kind of situation first hand.
Fun fact the actress (Jeon Mido) who do the CPR perfectly said that when she do the CPR scene, she's realize that the tempo were similar to one of the series OST (song : introduce me a good person) and because she's a talented singer, she doesn't have trouble with the tempo, and while doing the CPR she's actually singing the song in her head to match the tempo 😄
Which is more funny because in the series, she is a bad singer but in real life she's great. I believe she was discovered in a theater where she played the main character
I think the dnr part depends on every country’s rules. For example in my country it is mandatory that doctors do everything possible to save the patient. Even if they think the patient is not going to survive.
That 1 scene in hospital playlist when a pregnant woman lost her baby and her cries echoed throughout the corridor. Gave me goosebumps. Loved how the rest of the pregnant women grieved along with her. The acting in this drama was really good.
I'd done a 30 minutes CPR on a CKD patient who'd been clinically dead because the parents wouldn't sign the DNR paper. And when we stopped, the parents started screaming and yelling at us for killing their child - some parents just like that...
@user-hl4vl8qd7h Just because you can't imagine yourself in their situation. Anyway if you can't understand others behavior, you need to understand that people are different. There are things that upsets you more than others for example
Also Korean kdramas r way more accurate than Western ones like there’s always a mini note or subtitle on the show about the terminology they use and it’s a lot more realistic but also a lot more interesting too
I've watched some historical K dramas and one had some text included every time someone used a quote from a philosophical boom (That one was Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung, don't know if I spelled the name right though)
Usually in kdramas, they have drs on board to consult not just on the medical aspects but also the day to day aspects of medicine. Some actors who’ve done medical dramas in the past have also mentioned about how they had to prepare for the role, by following real medical teams and drs in the hospital for some time, and even learning how to do hand ties (for surgical related roles) for accuracy.
Did you know that they were really the ones who played tbe instruments and recorded the songs they played as a band? They learned how to play the instruments for the show. That's just pure dedication there! So excited for season 2 😁
I was pretty surprise with her acting and chemistry with the 4 guys, given that this drama was her first acting as the main character (she has only act in 2 dramas in total), and her specialty is actually musicals and stage plays 👍🏻
During the casting. The director himself said this is not gonna be like a typical medical drama. Like a saviour doctor or godly doctor comes and does miracle saves. This is just like a normal hospital drama with doctors who have a love for music. 😁 I loved every bit of it.
Hospital playlist is one of the best korean medical dramas out there. As a long term kdrama viewer and a medical student, I can tell it tries to depict an accurate story but also add in comical elements along the way. Each extra actor/actress are professionals and r well known themselves. I have to say the english subtitles doesn’t do it justice because sometimes it doesn’t quite depict the right meaning. Anyhow, I highly suggest watching the rest of the tv show. During this difficult time, it gave so much joy to korean and international viewers and I’m sure Doctor Mike will feel the same! Season 2 is coming! Hang tight guys! P.S. the fandom is amazing! It’s so heartwarming when there r so many likes to this comment! Hospital playlist fighting!
in fact i'm not very satisfied with the subtitles that netflix provides. I don't speak korean fluently i'm just learning but whenever i see dramas on netflix something doesn't seem right to me. So i prefer watching it somewhere else.
When the mother says "hang in there" what she is actually saying, as a direct translation is "just a little more/longer" It's really heartbreaking. The mother doesn't want to let go of her daughter
yeah... tbh, anyone who can understand Korean, will say something like, "that subtitle, didn't translate those script exactly on what they said" because every language has its own way to express emotions, and everyone has their own style of speaking
Because that's the common term in English to express : don't leave! Not as literal as what dr.Mike caught from the subtitle (Translator here, unfortunately not Korean)
I feel like many people say stuff like that, even if it's not accurate to what's going on. Like if I was doing cpr on someone that doesn't have a pulse and is clinically dead, my mind would probably think "hang in there" as well. Like wishing for the person to hang onto life and don't let go completely and never "wake up", even though the person is already dead. If you get how I mean
@@himaririku5289 no, in this show it was actually good. But this doctor reacted to many medical drama's and he got frustrated a lot because they often didn't even do chest compressions when they had to, or did it wrong when they did. So it's one of the few times he actually said that they did it right (This is what makes it rare)
Most medical K-dramas are very accurate. They actually do research and study about it, trying to make it as real as possible. My mom is an anesthesiologist and my dad is a orthopedic doctor and they both love watching medical K-dramas because of how relatable it is. This drama also shows that doctors can be funny and playful too, not like the stereotype that doctors are always serious If you haven’t watch it, I definitely recommend you this drama! Also, if you like medical K-dramas, I recommend you: “Romantic Doctor” (There’s 2 reasons but I prefer the first season more) and “Doctor John”.
The best description of an anesthesiologist's job I ever heard was "the main purpose was to keep the patient comfortable, stable and alive, while the surgeon did his best to do the opposite".
@@18Hongo I still remember chatting with my anesthesiologist while lay waiting on the op table... then suddenly realize I'm in the ICU lol. He did a great job keeping me comfortable (before the painkiller wane off)
13:10 that's exactly what the writer and the director aimed for this drama "portraying the day-to-day life in a hospital as realistic as possible", the actors even came to a hospital to learn about it, like joining a round with some residents, observed the attending physician while they treat some outpatients, they even came to the OR to observed the surgeons when they operated someone and surgical nurses when they assisted the surgeons (with their permission of course), they also asked them about what kind of things that they find unrealistic in some medical dramas, that's why most of them are quite accurate, the 2nd season is suppose to be aired in May this year
First of all, medical system in each countries have different details so we foreigner might not familiar with it if we judge those details based on our country system. I’m sure that HP team researched a lot before filming. They even have real doctors and nurses on-site when filming.
I´m a med student and I almost quit, I couldn´t see the point of giving my best years of youth to study, but thanks to this drama I realize why I decided to study this, and see this drama actually gave me a goal and a future to wish for.
Hey, I just wanted to add onto your comment that I’m a first yr pre med student, I graduated high school in Australia last year and I’ve had a rough go of it so far in my studies. Similar Korean dramas and of course Dr Mike have helped me get through it. I know what it’s like to want to give up and I also know how it feels to know you haven’t and that you are actually going to work hard and get to where you want to be. From one pre- med student to another med student, don’t give up.😊
What made me realize that I really wanted to do medicine was a korean drama too, to me is one of the bests of them all (I watched several ones), the name is Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim, maybe you like it, it's really amazing!
The thing about Hospital Playlist is, the 1st episode is probably the less packed in terms of medical contents,compared to later episodes. I hope the 1st episode did well enough for him to keep watching. 😅 Not everyone can stand a 1-hour drama.
As a doctor, I find it refreshing to see Dr. Mike reacting to one of the best medical K-dramas. One thing I've noticed is that Korean medical dramas tend to be realistic, accurate in many situations and not just exaggerating situations all in all unlike a few American/British TV shows. And I love the way how he mentions his perspectives on the way the doctors dealt with the patients!
The mother's line "Hang in there" seems to be a mistranslation. I believe what was said was "조금만 조금만" which roughly translates to "Just a little", so she's basically begging for just a little more time with her daughter. In my opinion, the mistranslation kind of misses some of the tragedy of that line. Impressively, Dr. Mike got it right when he said that it's not the correct phrase!
I've just started learning Korean a few months ago and need to work on my listening skills so when I first heard it it kinda sounded like she was saying "잠깐만" but listening back I can definatly hear "조금만"
You need to do a second review of this. That was just a small portion of the medical topics touched on in the series. It goes over HIPA at times, the worklife balance of health care professionals, how difficult it is to have regular relationships when you're on call or even take care of your kids single parenting, MVCs and duis, coping with miscarriages, coping with new cancer diagnosis, being waitlisted for transplant, how residency can be difficult, needs for departments to support their youngs, etc.
I totally agree. I'm a Korean med student and I wonder if US residents also work 80~100 hours a week. Mike only reviewed few, rather minor parts from this long, realistic drama.
@@arx117 and I think I'm taking this personally lol but "real" actresses are pretty and are considered the top class. Song Hye-Kyo, Jun Ji-hyun, and more 😊
Hospital Playlist is the closest to accurate among all the medical dramas that I have watched. I'm not really into medical dramas where they shout at each other when performing surgery because that's not really what happens. Hospital Playlist really touches on important parts such as how they go about in explaining a condition and THE SURGERY SCENES ARE REALLY GREAT AND RELAXED WHICH IS HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.
Omg yes. Like all the interactions were so real and there was no pomp and show and no miracle treatments or anything. The show is the best medical show in all languages that I have seen so far!
The thing about Medical K-dramas is that they're pretty accurate, even indepth and they show what's going on instead of like how most american series just show the surgeons inside a surgery room and miraculously save people. Med K-Dramas do a lot of research to achieve this thus giving the show a sense of realism and accuracy.
@@koreanoona75 yea, I mean of course, not every kdrama is like that (many ppl argue, of course all kdrama is not perfect like they think! Lol) but it’s SO important in Korea to make dramas as realistic as possible. People appreciate the quality.
it's also important to note that some us dramas have a tendency to look for "zebras instead of horses", as mike said. they have quite the tendency to write entire series abt patients with diseases and syndromes you wouldn't meet as frequently as you do in some of those shows
i think the problem with reaction videos like this, especially if the reactor doesn't come from the same culture as the origin of the show/series, is that they fail to consider the individualistic or collectivistic values embodied in the culture of the show's origin. These values are often observable in the shows, especially on how the characters interact with each other because it is supposed to somewhat reflect their culture and societal values.
Well, I don't know if that's a "problem." Even a person of the same culture will have their own bias, so it's just getting a reaction from another perspective (which is kind of the point of reaction videos). People also react to eating Korean food. Of course, they aren't going to be accustomed to the cuisine, which makes the reaction interesting. Korean people can also react to American dramas and food; I personally think it's fine, and I find it interesting watching Koreans (or any nationality/culture) reacting to American dramas. I don't wish to discourage interesting culture interchange.
It's truly important to know different cultures and their system on medicine. But in a reaction video it is based on the doctor of that country not of Korean people. Now if a Korean doctor did this reaction video and their view was the same i would wonder if they worked in Korea as a doctor.
"Hang in there," was just the translator's interpretation. The direct translation was closer to, "a little more, a little more."* Could be she was saying just a little more time... either way. Sad. She needed to let go. 😭😓 *a native speaker can fact check me/elaborate tho. I lived in Korea for 7 years, but def not native fluency.
It’s not her friend who fell off the ladder in the very first scene. It was a technician who was fixing their lights - a stranger to the doctor. Hence her calm and quick reaction. It took the writer 4 years to develop the script because the writing team was working with doctors and nurses to get the details right. There was always a nurse on set whenever they were filming medical scenes.
Technically she didn't say 'hang in there', she said, 'just a little bit, just a little bit' and the translators took that liberty. Meaning is similar I guess!
I think there's a cultural gap difference when you're talking about the DNR and CPR on the child. It may look so cold if you're doing that by the American standard. At least in Korea, IMO, by trying to give your best effort and the parent(or the guardian of the dying patient) know that you gave it your best would somehow be comforting even when the consequence is the eventual death. If the same situation occurs in America, and the Korean parents had to deal with such scene of the American doctors Not doing anything due to the standard protocol as you explained, that would be heartbreaking to deal with. It really is a matter of cultural differences.
yeah I was thinking the same thing, the ethical and cultural differences could be pretty huge on South Korea than in traditional North America or even certain parts of Eastern Europe.
True. What I'm going to say is a little bit different, but it also has to do with the cultural difference. In my country if someone's in the state where they're in need for CPR, even if ambulance comes, they won't take the person to the hospital unless the person gets their heartbeat back. But, from what I know, in Korea, the person would be put to the ambulance right away. I work in a Korean company in my country and we had one accident when a Korean person was resuscitated for like 40 minutes or an hour before they were announced dead and all the time all Korean people around me kept asking why wouldn't you put him to the ambulance, why wouldn't you take him to the hospital, why do you keep giving him CPR here and I can only imagine how hard it might have been for all of them thinking that the person is not getting enough help, that they medics are not doing their best, cuz this is how it looked like for them..
Korea has a 0.8 fertility rate. Less than one child per two adults. Sustainable rate for maintaining population is 2.1 Every life is precious, and we definitely can't afford to lose kids.
3:15 Some of the differences that you brought up might just be a difference between American and Korean healthcare systems and general culture. Korean people usually do act upon any treatment possible - even if it does not guarantee longer lifespan - rather than live with their illness. And also while it is not fully covered, Korean national healthcare insurance will cover a lot of the cost and there's a government-approved standards of medical costs, so it might be a less of a financial burden.
As a student nurse I'm happy that HP showed the role of a nurse.. Shin Won-ho is a gem and his dramas are masterpiece. Hospital playlist is one of the greatest medical drama of k-industry
You cut out the part when doctor Ahn had a talk with the mother whose daughter just died and he thought she was gonna be mad at him but in stead, she gave him thank for trying his best and not giving up on her daughter. After that he had drink with his brother, crying over his patient's death and saying how the mother is the one who comfort him though it's him, the doctor who should be one comfort the patient's family What a pity. I really want to know how you feel as a doctor about that scene
that's my favorite scene. from the scene where the mother left until the drunk scene. i cant stop thinking about Dr. Ahn and Yeonseok after that scene.
agree. hospital playlist also shows doctors as people...individuals with their own feelings and thoughts and, yes, it would be great to hear his insight about that, too.
@@kitchied Last year I went through a similar situation, when I had to let go my son. I saw the tears in the doctors eyes - trying to hold them back. I was unable to thank her at that moment though. It's almost a year now and I am still unable to go to the hospital to get the autopsy results. I hope that the doctors know that we - me and my wife - are grateful for all that they did.
As someone who loves medical k-dramas, the common thing that they have is that chest compressions is a big deal for them. Like if a newbie can't do it right, the professor would scold them.
The fact is the director (Shin Wonho) said they prepared for this drama for around 4 years to do some research with the advisors in each hospital departements. They really give it all for this drama. I think it's the best korean medical drama so far. You should check out the season 2.
Hospital Playlist is the 1st K-Drama I watched that's not fighting with another doctor or against the hospital or looking for revenge or looking to take down colleagues.. its refreshingly just about hospital work, i love it!! Can't wait for season 2!!!
and when that cardio doctor (who didn't care much of his patients, the one who has corruption issues like the golf club) came, I was really mad at him. like the hospital is just peaceful and he is a disruptive pebble on a still lake being overly competetive, demanding to the residents and all and I love how they focused on the friendship of the 5 doctors.
But I thought all hospitals are like Grey's Anatomy where every doctor is hot and sleeps with each other, than spends most of their time avoiding and confronting each other - and spends about 5 percent of their time dealing with patients....Am I mistaken????
The translation for "Hang in there" isn't very accurate. The mother says "조금만 조금만" which literally translates to "a little more" or "a little longer". The mother wasn't able to accept the passing of her child (understandable) and therefore didn't accept the doctor's insistence that the child was going to inevitably die and they should prioritize comfort. Obviously, it would be ideal to avoid painful or unnecessary interventions in this situation, but the parent would not consent to a DNR (evident from the context of the full episode), which is why the doctors exhausted lifesaving measures even though the child's life could not be saved.
i saw a reaction video of Korean doctors to this episode and at one glance they understood the situation. they had to show the mother that even if they did everything, it will not do any good to the child. that is why after the cpr, the doctor told the mother to just let her go. i think his reaction is very detached from the culture of the show
I’m not sure but I don’t think Dr Mike has a child yet. Seriously, there is no parents who want to ask for DNR for their child. I’m an RN and I know it’s gonna be painful for the child but as a parent, you can never be rational in that situation.
Seems like a transition thing since the number 119 only applies to Koreans. To an English speaking person saying “ambulance” would make more sense since it was pretty much implied when she said the number.
I've seen Korean doctors react to this show, and they mostly explain medical stuff such as the diseases, medications, and treatment mentioned by the actors in this show. I didn't expect that Mike was gonna react to more emotional scenes like treating kid patient, feelings of getting organ from the deceased, delivering bad news to the patients and their family, or even funny scenes. And also, I've never seen Korean doctors react to the music scene. This video is really refreshing.
After watching Soooo many Korean Dramas, I have learned that they take pride in making sure everything is accurate especially in Law and Medical Dramas to the point of sometimes making Side notes for understanding Medical terms. I would Recommend try watching Dr. Romantic
@@samanthagrady112 A true Kdrama fan! I've been watching nothing but kdrama's for a few years now. Not sure I'll ever go back to American drama's. But you have the title a bit wrong. It's "Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim" There's 2 seasons. I would be ecstatic if Dr Mike critiqued season 1 of that one.
scenes i hoped was included: - mother broke down in elevator, door open, songhwa tell the people to take the next one - after the girl death, the nurses are expecting to be blamed by the mother. but the mother end up thanking the team - the death of the unborn baby with all the preganant mothers outside the room - i forgot her name, but its the female doctor in the gynaecology that was in a burnout stake because another doctor is being a bitch. i mean theres always this leecher in the workplace
The latest point, I do remember that scene and also broke down in tears as she starts crying. I can feel her pain since I have that kind of workmate too.
Honestly Seokhyeong's practice was emotionally the toughest of the five. Of course they all had to face challenges, but Seokhyeong always dealt with multiple lives at the same time (the mother's and the child's) -- and when he can't save both, it takes a toll on him even if he doesn''t show it. Honestly that scene with the miscarriage and the other one where the mother gave birth and he asked Minha to cover the child's mouth was just devastating. I had to pause multiple times.
The thing i love from korean drama is every theme of the drama they take it seriously. Like all the cast and team will study about what theme the drama is, either medical or law or history or even romcom.
Yes, the more they panic, the more they screw up. They(the characters) probably know that from the years of experience considering they are the professor.
Thank you for an interesting take and review. Just to add my two cents, I think that its a matter of culture and communication which differs from country to country, and region to region. As someone who knows something about medical suits, my understanding is that in North America, most of the medical profession practices defensive medicine. That probably goes towards how treatment and communication of that treatment is given towards a patient. As a Chinese Malaysian, the culture in East and South East Asia is that usually, the doctors will give their opinion as to what is best to be done for a specific ailment, and the patient will usually accept it. Of course they may go for a second opinion, but they will tend to trust their doctors and believe what they say. It comes from a culture of acceptance and deference towards a superior or one who is more educated in a certain profession. Such a culture is prevalent in most of Asian countries. Thus, for those doctors I know here, what the doctors are doing in the Korean context rings true to us as Asians. However, an interesting comparison would be that of the British NHS system. As someone who lived in the UK for close to two decades in the 1980s and 1990s, I can see that the British medical culture then was quite similar to the culture still practiced now in Asia. That is, deference and acceptance of a doctors' medical advise. Coupled with the fact that medical treatment was free, it was presume and accepted that NHS doctors would always prescribed and do what was best for the patient, even if the procedures were costly and complex if done privately. There was little or no defensive treatment or medicine then. Not sure if that has changed in this new century. Such a difference was highlighted to me by a cousin who is a doctor in the UK. He actually was attached to a New York hospital for a while in the late 1990s, and was quite shocked on how medical treatment was given to patients there. An example was a patient came in one day to the A&E department complaining of a mild fever and some sniffles. My cousin diagnosed a mild case of flu, and advised rest and some Tylenol. However, the resident in charge refused to discharge him and said that an ENT doctor should be consulted just in case. The ENT checked him over and confirmed that it was flu but since he didn't like the sound of his heart, a cardiologist was called in to examine the patient. After doing so, and being given an all clear by both the ENT and Cardio doctors, the patient was finally discharged. And a bill of a few thousand duly presented to the patient! My cousin said that if he tried to do that in the UK, he would have had his ear chewed off!
I’m not a korean but Ive been exposed to korean culture for a while. I am also a 5th year medical student. I had clinical exposures as well. This show was medically accurate, culturally wise it was also understandable. The only thing I found to believe was how compassionate these doctors were. I wondered if a consultant would actually spend some time comforting a mother in an elevator. The unrealistic part in the series was how kind they were. Im not sure what that says about the training i had hahhahaha but I aspire to be the kind of doctors Hospital Playlist had.
Well Attendings maybe not. But First Year Residents or Interns definitively are more likely to go around showing their hearts out to patients prob because they haven't been emotionally desensitized yet.
Well, it balanced out. If you see In the drama, some of the other doctors are rude af. And you also saw some residents who are slacking. I guess the show focuses on the nice doctors at a hospital hehe
if you’re going to react to non-american medical dramas, your videos would REALLY benefit from an acknowledgment that you are coming in with an american perspective. cultural practices in medical practice, communications with patients & family, can vary greatly. not to mention that translations are not always accurate / do not fully capture the nuance & emotion of what is being said!
I have been waiting for you to react to Hospital Playlist ever since I finished it. I'm so thankful this day has come 😊 and hopefully there'll be more to come. It's such a comfort drama even though I'm not a healthcare worker. It portrays life in such a realistic and relatable way, and the lack of 'drama' in the exaggerated sense helps too
More context from the superglue scene, his son pranks him, they're playing and he wears it only to realise that his darling son has applied superglue on it and it won't come off. It wasn't silly but comical. You should watch the scenes of that doctor and child duo, it's lovely and heartwarming not really medical but amazing.
I just noticed some different medical culture in the US and here in Thailand. In my country, we do CPR in hopeless cases that havent given consent for DNR yet, not for reviving the patients’ lives, but because the patients’ family cannot suddenly accept death. It’s a way to let the family feel prepared at least during 30 minutes time of CPR.
OMG!! Did I just watched Dr Mike react to Korean drama?!?! I've been a fan of Japanese and South Korean cinematography since 2008. And it's a big surprise for me to see the two worlds interact (East and West) on your channel. I was honestly wondering if you could do an overview of their series, but never got even the slightest hope it would happen! Thank you! It was satisfying 👍
I got so excited when I saw the title. I've been waiting for this. Also-- Ik Jun's actor (Darth Vader helmet) is very well known-- especially among those of us who watch Kdramas on the regular. He's in the center on all the promo materials as well, so the expectation was that the audience would immediately realize "Oh, of course-- he's one of the doctors" because he's probably the most famous member of the main cast. I watched this drama with my mom, who had never seen him before, so she was also confused, but it made sense to me.
@TheFemBIZ I'm so mad because Prime has Jealousy Incarnate/Don't Dare to Dream and I want to watch it again, but it's not available in the US!! Ugh... RIP DramaFever...
My mom is a doctor herself. She is always mesmerized with Korean medical dramas. Here are some of her recs: -Descendants of The Sun -Doctors (also known as Doctor Crush with Park Shin Hye in it as one of the actresses). Fyi this is her most favorite one -Romantic Doctor: Teacher Kim -Surgeon Bong Dal Hee (this is an old one)
Did anybody see the part where she goes “I guess the ER wasn’t busy today” and he was like don’t say that and bam the news comes up and says that there was a huge accident with 6 people injured
Never ever say that words in hospital, especially in ER. Over 90% of it will turn into a nightmare.. Oh wait, not a nightmare, just another tough day. So don’t say it 😱
I watch a lot of medical drama and Im glad I found Hospital Playlist. I love how realistic they make hospital or even daily lives feel in that drama. Like it's a healthy mix of fun, goofy, serious, sad, wholesome, nostalgia, every emotion that's perfectly edited and paced. The episodes are longer than usual episode timings but that helps makes us feel like we spent an entire day with them. Definitely topped my list of favourite medical dramas/dramas in general to watch.
this shows that different countries have different systems, which means they may do things differently then where you're from. so please consider that aspect when reacting:)
indeed, the American way is not the only way, and Dr Mike should also be aware that other countries have other laws, systems, including the insurance systems and requirements. He is watching from a US perspective with preconcieved notions
Hospital Playlist is one of those rare gems in a world of over the top dramatic tv shows, and it focuses more on common lives of medical staff and regular patients feelings. It brings a breath of fresh air because it’s like you’re watching normal doctors doing their jobs more accurately depicted than a lot of other shows. And that’s why it’s so good and even won awards for it
0:11 that’s not her friend. She visited her friend in his house and they found the short circuit and called the repair man. She had being calm and professional to provide helps until the ambulance came.
In the case of the foreign content reactor there is the cultural issue, there are different laws and procedures, what is done in the USA is different from Korea, Brazil, France, etc. In this case, what you can do is compare with what is done in your country.
I hope that he watches the whole series just by himself and picks out some scenes to talk about. Because it's a really good/funny drama and I think he'll enjoy it nonetheless. Also giving us opinions about the romance part haha
tbh for the dying child scene, i think we have to take into context that the mum refuses to think about letting her child go despite the doctors repeatedly explaining the condition of the child to her beforehand. so taking that into account, though not shown (since dramas dont show everything) i wld assume that they wld also have tried to broach the topic of DNR to the mum before but seeing how the mum was it’s obvious she doesn’t want DNR.. which is why the doctors continually did CPR despite knowing that the child wont live cos they know the mum’s heart and it was more of a closure for her to know that they have tried their best and did everything they can but she now has to let go as her child isn’t holding on anymore. also i think they did CPR straightaway rather than discussing with the mum abt DNR or to let go etc is simply cos they know the mum..if they didnt do CPR immediately on the girl but instead talked to the mum first and let the mum watch her child’s heart get flatlined and noone is doing anything, i feel like the mum wld be pissed
Hmm i think he didn't mean that they shouldn't do the cpr at all. He said that there should be different people delegated to the different tasks. For example, there should be a different person explaining the situation to the mom and a different person doing the cpr.
I'm a medical student and I've honestly learnt so much from Korean medical shows that I can't even explain. When I have to read from the books it's just another disease but when I watch these shows and see every case presentation, it remains in my mind vividly. It really helps to remember random diseases, classifications, scores, etc for long term. I remember the Fabry's disease patient shown in Doctor John and the cricothyroidotomy also and then in this show Prof Lee Ikjun talking about MELD score that we learnt recently. And then I remember watching Craniotomies being performed in the show called Doctors and then being able to watch the procedure in real life after which I came back and rewatched the episode to see if they were medically accurate. Koreans really do their research before doing a drama. That makes me love their dramas so much. It's not only about the actors but a lot depends on the scriptwriter and director.
finally, a kdrama review! more suggestions: • Doctor Stranger • The Romantic Doctor (S1, S2) • Decendants Of The Sun • It's Okay Not To Be Okay (psychiatric drama) • Good Doctor (korean version) edit: please like this comment so that it will top, i really hope he'll see this so he can react to them T^T
To add on, eastern belief (especially in Korea context) is that when you are dead your spirit is still floating on the mortal plane for a while. In fact there's a practice for passing emperor to be waved by a servant with his robe to "come back" (well according to the Korean historical drama)
@@PrograError I think he was trying to say that as the child's heart stopped she couldn't 'hang in there' as she was not technically 'there' - within her body if you talk about her spirit - to hang on (as in if someone has a very slow heart rate 'hang on' would make sense to say). Saying 'come back', as you mention, makes more sense in this situation as she was 'gone' and the mother wants her 'back' - I think Dr Mike would agree with you here
@@jessg9798 but her Mother isn't thinking technically, for her, her daughter isn't dead yet, so, stay alive, hang in there, she isn't obligated to understand the science behind it.
@@jessg9798 I thought that he didn't know that it was actually the mother, and not the doctors, who was saying "hang in there". It happens sometimes watching with subtitles, you don't know who's saying the actual stuff. Plus, sometimes, while translating, the meaning changes... but I don't know korean so I can't say if that's the case here
@@pearblossom6944 hi Im Korean. Yes, she didn’t really say hang in there. She said 조금만 which means a little more or a little bit. It sounds weird in English but it makes sense in Korean :)
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Koreans take their dramas seriously, they wouldn’t do medical scenes without actually studying about it and being as accurate as possible.
Lolol theres plenty of medical kdramas that are silly, Hospital Playlist is a gem
Frr they earn my respect 🙌
I beg to disagree, not all Korean medical dramas are as accurate as Hospital Playlist
Hello can you do reaction of anime Monster just 2 episode is enough Its about Surgery
Lol. There are some of them which don't.
The actors actually had “internship”/ trainings in hospitals for months before they started shooting so they could learn the ins and outs AND they have Doctors hired on set and are present each filming day to check the accuracy of the setup and delivery of the scenes.
They also filmed inside an actual hospital owned by Ewha University
The director and the script writer also consulted with the relevant surgeons
@@ianhomerpura8937 I think most of it was filmed in a set.... in the Behind The Scenes they showed it, and its not in a hospital
@@jojojox just read about that. Although the lobby shots were mostly at Ewha.
Yup, they even have to sew using pinsets
One of the best compliments from Dr Mike would be “These are good chest compressions” . Hospital playlist is really a good medical drama
Y e s
CHEST COMPRESSIONS will now be Dr Mike’s battle cry
No joke I really really enjoyed it!
Best Chest Compressions ever, lol
my most favorite doctor reacting to my most favorite medical drama? hell yes!
For the scene in 9:54
As a Korean, let me explain that it is almost a custom in Korean hospitals to continue CPR (even if there is no possibility of reviving) until the family finally accepts that the patient has passed away.
The doctors showing they did all they could is considered as showing respect for the patient and family.
Aye!
That must be upsetting as a doctor knowing that you can't bring them back but the family member thinks that you can.
@@Thatonebookgirly it's just called hospital playlist
@@adeel7556 ohk thanks
@@Thatonebookgirly np
I don't really care if Hospital Playlist is not accurate. All I know is that, as a med student at 2am and with 3 chapters of physiology on my to do list, this drama just gives me the motivation that I need. Not forced romance, good work ethic, touching stories about saving lives and a beautiful friendship, this drama really is everything.
Thank you. As a mother of special needs child who has more appointments than myself, i thank your reason to study. You are going to help a lot of ppl. Cuz u r not doing it for money.
You are going to be a good doctor for a lot of patients and their families.
@@achimyi0709 thank you very much, hope you and your child are doing well. I'll work hard to become a good dr :)
As an intern I can say that this drama is pretty accurate. And really funny. But lot of the joke's are funnier if you are a health care worker
But without make out sessions in the supply closet, is it really even a tv show?
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I'm a Korean doctor and we Koreans do biopsies whether or not the patient wants treatment. Why? Because the pathological tissue confirm of malignancy itself is meaningful to the patient in terms of national health insurance. The burden goes by 5 to 10% of the actual charge when malignancy is pathologically confirmed. The patient can take further tests and palliative treatment with lesser money. Different insurance policies make different medicine. Thanks.
I was hoping some people in the comments would explain more about the Korean medical system. Thank you for the information.
This is actually very good to know. Thank you for sharing Dr.
I didn't know
I'm glad to know terminal patients receive this kind of palliative and financial help. All societies should allocate finances for a dignified passing away of terminally ill patients. I hope the rest of the world gets there some day.
Bless you for your hard work. You are appreciated 💜
Character: does chest compressions
dr. Mike: incoherent screaming of pure happines
That is literally the best profile picture ever
Don't let this distract you from the fact that I get bullied because my classmates think my videos are the worst. Please don't agree, dear mon
@@AxxLAfriku what-
EEEEEEEEEEE CHEST COMPRESSIONS
Nomkey grof?
I'm a neurosurgery resident, and I have to say, almost all of the neurosurgocal procedures in this medical drama is accurate. Example, one patient came with amenorrhea (absence of menstruation) and bitemporal hemianopia (partial blindness of the outer half vision of both eyes). She was diagnosed with functioning pituitary macroadenoma, the neurosurgeon correctly explained to the patient why she had those symptoms, showed a real MRI with mass lesion at the pituitary, and later performed the endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery, with the right instruments. Now, that is scarily accurate.
Ive actually always been scared to death when seeing an MRI idk why
Yes also you don’t see in the video here but in the airing tapes they will also have difficult medical terminology explain ( in the subtitle)in the screen so you can understand about the condition and what going on
In one of the behind the scene episodes, i saw during the shoot, they actually have a medical person to show these actors how to do the surgery scenes.
Can i ask you how old will you be when u actually become a neurosurgeon? I want to be one but im kind of worried that I'd spend half of my life in school or residency or idk ..😅
@@surihakim9976 no you aren't
The scene where the doctor still kept on doing CPR actually has a different meaning. The doctors fought a lot to save the child for months. They kept on telling the mother to give up already but she didn't want to. The doctor only did a cpr even though he knows she won't survive because he knew it was a closure for the mother. It was only then she can accept that they did everything they could do but her child wasn't holding on anymore. It was a tear-jerker scene.
Totally. I think Dr Mike can’t rate, react or judge this drama with only a few medical scenes. He has to know background
Finally someone said this, thanks. Alot of the scenes shown in the drama has its background story, and I don't think its fair to judge the performance/script of the drama just by a few cut-out scenes.
Oh man :(
yes and it depends of the country some times its mandatory to do CPR
@@giuliana401 I also love this drama and is a fan of jung kyung ho probably much more than any of you but you should understand that not everyone's gonna freak out or worship the dramas that you really like. For me, Goblin is such a masterpiece but I see no reason to be butthurt if people would watch few episodes and have a shallow opinion of the goblin being a 900 year old pedophile who likes a senior high school student. Come on, Mike is just reacting based on what he see. No need to be so defensive.
Fun fact: the actress who sings badly in this drama is actually an actress on musicals ✨ this is her first tv drama ☺️
Yeah she has a great voice. Must be difficult to sing like she's a tone deaf lol
@@katarawaters7286 I'm no singer, but I am a drummer. I can easily drum off beat if I want to. I'd imagine she can easily sing bad on purpose. It's arguably easier to purposefully make music sound bad as a musician. Since you know what should be there and can easily play/sing off tune or off beat.
Her first drama?!! Woah!!!
actually mother (2018) is her first tv drama
wasnt she in love alarm
As a nurse, I appreciate how Hospital Playlist also includes nurses in the care of patients unlike many other medical shows/dramas. This is by far one of the best medical dramas I've watched and I'm excited for Season 2. It was so healing to watch good doctors care for their patients and have such a wholesome friendship!
Yeah i strongly agree,i feel proud as a nurse also while watching this drama,they gave us the recognition👏
I agreee
Romantic Doctor also does it. They give emphasize of the importance of the head nurse and other nurses.
@@JBieberGDragon-cd9qh yeah i also watch it and the power of the head nurses is real😅
@@JBieberGDragon-cd9qh miss Oh and mister Park ♥️♥️😍
In Korea, the doctor would have to do CPR until the family accepts the death because, it's a way of showing respect to the family and it's showing that they did all they can to revive them
why not allow the family to accept that the child has no chance in survival BEFORE the cardiac arrest? couldve saved the child the discomfort
@@blegh8753 of course, they would let the parents know. Cardiac arrest happens immediately and they would be focusing on bringing back the child as the parents would be in no mood to listen to talks about the death rate being high. The doctors would know, but try their best. Parents won't be able to accept that their child is gonna die right? So despite what they say, they still hope for the small percentage of survival. And if the CPR session gets a bit too long, the doctors themselves would apologise and say that they have tried their best
@@blegh8753 it's hard to accept a family members future death. They might "accept" but there is this small part of them that wants the child to survive. Sometimes, the guardians/parents themselves would sign of for DNR so that if something fatal does happen, the doctors just let the patient die and not do anything, because the doctors themselves will let them know it would be painful for the patient and there is no use in keeping them alive if it's going to be hard for them to go back to their normal lives
But is what Dr. Mike said true? That continuing CPR can do damage to the child?
@@DeeeFoo yes it can. When doing CPR, you are pressing continuously on the chest which causes broken sternum and ribs. It will cause immense pain for the child. There will also be other complications depending on the child and doc.
Koreans kind of take medical and law dramas seriously in terms of accuracy, as it depicts Healthcare and taxpayers' money - something that is pretty heavily frowned upon if disrespect/mistreated. They even provide little subtitles/anecdotal definitions on the side within the episode for industry terms that the general public may be unaware of to help them understand the scene, but also educate them - much like you do in your videos.
Yesss. I learnt law from kdramas
True I recently watched forest of secrets and I'm surprised how detailed that show had been.
Yeah....and that's why while watching I'm suddenly into ✨education ✨
But there's always cliche plot
@@arx117 depends on what you watch
Mike, there is one thing you need to remember when reacting to non-american shows. USA's insurance sucks and that is not how it is outside of America. There are countries around the world that has way better insurance and believe me it effects how things work a lot. The biopsy thing is an example of that. In (my country) Turkey, all and I mean ALL of the procedures are completely free. Biopsy, chemotherapy, surgery, all of it. You don't even need insurance. If you don't have it you can apply for something called a green card. If the government can confirm that you need it, you get the card and you get all-free diagnosis and treatment. If the patient does not want the treatment they have to sign some papers that basically says that the patient is completely conscious and made the choice themselves.
I am glad sb pointed that out! Americans really need to travel outside their country!
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Or they could change the title, American Doctor reacts to ...
Oh you mean like informed consent?
I have to tell, our country, Malaysia have amazing healthcare. Public hospitals are everywhere across the country. I am currently on MDD therapy in public hospital, I don't need to wait long for my turn and most importantly, I never have to paid for anything.
All Kdrama fans would agree, hospital playlist is one of the best series ever.
Eagerly waiting for season 2 < 3
Same here!
Its great but I felt unsatisfied on season 1
Can't wait for the 2nd season. Lol.
Yess true ✨✨♥️
2 < 3
Mathematically, she's right.
In Asia, if the Doctor do not perform the CPR on the child in the show, the hospital will be sued. That's the reason why they HAVE TO PERFORM the procedures.
Yes, agree, because the mother not sign the DNR form yet
And for their culture being more emotional, they should show patient's family they are doing their very best till the end. Also in Korean culture, they should keep patients alive until family members can witness their death and mourn even in the hospital. I remember my relatives were furious when my grandmother passed away because the doctor did nothing and just pronounced death, even though she already signed DNR.
It's also comfort to the patient's guardians especially she didn't sign a dnr
@@bonkbong5692 This sounds harsh and unnecessary tbh. Just like Dr. Mike said, CPR can break ribs and can cause discomfort. Forcing the patient to be revived just so only the family can have their best last moments is in my eyes cruel. And I am not American.
Depending on brain activity, who knows in what state the persons will be revived just that the family feels better, not the patient that should be treated.
Not hating against the korean medical system as a whole, they are amazing but this particular thing doesn't sound good because the comfort of the family is getting above the discomfort and suffering of the patient.
Let the suffering person finally rest when life will not be better after the revival
@@dragonixheli5474 Well, it's cultural difference. We call it attending one's 'Imjong(deathbed)' and not being able to attend parents' Imjong is one of the worst experience in Korean people's life. It's like you are denying their human rights. For their dying parents too, that is entirely tolerable in Korean confucian tradition. It's not like 'forcing' to patients when even they know well it's the most important moment of life in their culture. Death is experience which should be shared between family member.
But it's rapidly changing and many people are signing DNR now, so I can't say what it's going to be in future. Personally, I know my way of life is under the huge influence of Confucian cultural heritage and I understand why they are trying to revive the patient in my culture. But I don't want my parents to suffer unnecessarily and I won't do that to my family members.
Just something to keep in mind: The South Korean healthcare system IS NOT the same as the American healthcare system. Culturally, Korea is also very different so there may be things like workplace environment, hierarchy, etc. that might be unfamiliar to western point of view.
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Agree!!
Yes this
Series: *definitely not a medical drama
Dr. Mike: it's a good show
Series: *suddenly did a proper chest compressions
Dr. Mike: I. LOVE. THIS. SHOW
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Doctor McStuffins is more accurate.
YAAZ
@@kyf_ I am from Rome, now gimme subs and views . 💕
@@sack1036have you even watched hospital playlist?
Mike fangirling over the fact that a character in this show did chest compressions, almost made me choke on my water because I started laughing😂
Make sense
Lol
Same except pretzels instead of water
@@abigailrc7196 can you not be a bot in all of these comments? You will *not* get big by doing this. Again, don’t be a desperate bot
@@tmane.7848 this is mu first time tho lol
It's a really really good drama!! And so amazing that you reacted to it!
Oh, you watch kdramas? That's great! What else do you watch nowadays?
Goodness gracious here we go again
@@darayoo5677 he watches everything his comments are found on mars already aliens are trying to find out who is ray mak🤣😂😂
Yeah as a Korean medstudent, feels weird seeing Dr Mike react to a kdrama but it’s nice ;)
You're literally everywhere 🤣
Hospital Playlist is a good med drama! No overdramatic storylines, just a group of friends living like what a normal doctor would normally act. A slice of life, if you will. Im sure our friends in the healthcare world can relate to most of the scenes.
Yes it's toooooo relatable 😭...I'm a medical student 😭😭😭
The happiness on Doctor Mike 's face, when they started directly with chest compressions, is priceless. And when the chest compressions also were good, he looked like a child at Christmas. ❤️
So TRUE 😂😂😂 # CHEST COMPRESSIONS ❤️❤️❤️
"hang in there" is actually a rough translation, what the mother is actually saying is "Just a little more" like she wasn't prepared to ket the child go, which really heartbreaking because i witnessed this kind of situation first hand.
I just have to comment... your profile picture... 👌
I was wondering about that too. Some parts of the translation I’m sure isn’t quite conveying the true feeling.
yeah i was thinking the same thing hahah
@@bananabenitez3816 that's exo right ?
@@stupidnerdy4591 yes it is
Fun fact the actress (Jeon Mido) who do the CPR perfectly said that when she do the CPR scene, she's realize that the tempo were similar to one of the series OST (song : introduce me a good person) and because she's a talented singer, she doesn't have trouble with the tempo, and while doing the CPR she's actually singing the song in her head to match the tempo 😄
Which is more funny because in the series, she is a bad singer but in real life she's great. I believe she was discovered in a theater where she played the main character
Dr. Mike: *watches Hospital Playlist*
Nobody:
The K-Drama Community: We Got Him!
You got that right !
Haha yeah I was quite surprised
Yeah. Ive been waiting for this. Haha
@@jesariahtapalla7193 Same!
that's exactly what i said to my sister.. He watched Hospital Playlist!
This drama is SO MUCH. Every episode is this intense of subjects, and there’s no overcomplicated love triangles
I cried every episode
I love this drama. Watched it for like 4 times (with few months in between)
Omg me too
It's because they focused more on reality not some overdramatic love affair
I think the dnr part depends on every country’s rules. For example in my country it is mandatory that doctors do everything possible to save the patient. Even if they think the patient is not going to survive.
That 1 scene in hospital playlist when a pregnant woman lost her baby and her cries echoed throughout the corridor. Gave me goosebumps. Loved how the rest of the pregnant women grieved along with her. The acting in this drama was really good.
Totally agree. I found myself the other day remembering that scene, and gave me goosebumps. Such a heartbreaking moment, and SO well developed.
@Celicia 95 yep. There are going to be 3 seasons in total.
i just remembered that scene when i read ur comment and its making me tear up again :((( i cant wait for s2
can you remember what eps? i want to rewatch it
I cried a lot during that scene. Where the husband was about to complain but the wife stopped him because they know what's happening inside.
I'd done a 30 minutes CPR on a CKD patient who'd been clinically dead because the parents wouldn't sign the DNR paper. And when we stopped, the parents started screaming and yelling at us for killing their child - some parents just like that...
That's insane
Yes I'm experienced it before. When our head nurse stop from doing CPR after almost 50 minute the family just like gone crazy
It´s understandable to act like this in a situation like that.
@@leiciKeksfanNOPE!!
There is nothing to understand!
@user-hl4vl8qd7h Just because you can't imagine yourself in their situation. Anyway if you can't understand others behavior, you need to understand that people are different. There are things that upsets you more than others for example
Also Korean kdramas r way more accurate than Western ones like there’s always a mini note or subtitle on the show about the terminology they use and it’s a lot more realistic but also a lot more interesting too
I've watched some historical K dramas and one had some text included every time someone used a quote from a philosophical boom (That one was Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung, don't know if I spelled the name right though)
That's because they learned from Jdrama
Usually in kdramas, they have drs on board to consult not just on the medical aspects but also the day to day aspects of medicine. Some actors who’ve done medical dramas in the past have also mentioned about how they had to prepare for the role, by following real medical teams and drs in the hospital for some time, and even learning how to do hand ties (for surgical related roles) for accuracy.
That's y I prefer to watch Korean than Western med dramas
@@arx117 lol keep dreaming we’ve done it for ages
Did you know that they were really the ones who played tbe instruments and recorded the songs they played as a band? They learned how to play the instruments for the show. That's just pure dedication there! So excited for season 2 😁
Yes they are all musically enclined except for Jung Kyung Ho, he's not as good as he seems in playing eguitar, lol but he sings pretty well.
Jo jung suk also can play guitar actually, so he actually have the base already to play the bass
I wondered about that! Is there an interview or something you can link to that talks about it?
Yeah it was pretty obvious if you heard them lol
Can’t wait for season 2 yay
Fun fact: The female lead actress is actually a very talented singer and does musical theatre in South Korea, her name is Jeon Mido
For real? I didn't know that.
I was pretty surprise with her acting and chemistry with the 4 guys, given that this drama was her first acting as the main character (she has only act in 2 dramas in total), and her specialty is actually musicals and stage plays 👍🏻
@@rosedinapo4731 yes she is!!! You should check all of her Musical videos
But then her character in the drama isn't good at singing HAHAHA
Yes, and this is her first big screen project. She's a stage actor too.
During the casting.
The director himself said this is not gonna be like a typical medical drama.
Like a saviour doctor or godly doctor comes and does miracle saves.
This is just like a normal hospital drama with doctors who have a love for music. 😁
I loved every bit of it.
Hospital playlist is one of the best korean medical dramas out there. As a long term kdrama viewer and a medical student, I can tell it tries to depict an accurate story but also add in comical elements along the way. Each extra actor/actress are professionals and r well known themselves. I have to say the english subtitles doesn’t do it justice because sometimes it doesn’t quite depict the right meaning. Anyhow, I highly suggest watching the rest of the tv show. During this difficult time, it gave so much joy to korean and international viewers and I’m sure Doctor Mike will feel the same! Season 2 is coming! Hang tight guys!
P.S. the fandom is amazing! It’s so heartwarming when there r so many likes to this comment! Hospital playlist fighting!
Waiting for season 2 😊
Exciting
Season 2 🙌🏻
Have you watched the k drama ‘life’? Would love to hear your opinion on it
in fact i'm not very satisfied with the subtitles that netflix provides. I don't speak korean fluently i'm just learning but whenever i see dramas on netflix something doesn't seem right to me. So i prefer watching it somewhere else.
When the mother says "hang in there" what she is actually saying, as a direct translation is "just a little more/longer"
It's really heartbreaking. The mother doesn't want to let go of her daughter
yeah... tbh, anyone who can understand Korean, will say something like, "that subtitle, didn't translate those script exactly on what they said" because every language has its own way to express emotions, and everyone has their own style of speaking
Because that's the common term in English to express : don't leave!
Not as literal as what dr.Mike caught from the subtitle
(Translator here, unfortunately not Korean)
I feel like many people say stuff like that, even if it's not accurate to what's going on. Like if I was doing cpr on someone that doesn't have a pulse and is clinically dead, my mind would probably think "hang in there" as well. Like wishing for the person to hang onto life and don't let go completely and never "wake up", even though the person is already dead. If you get how I mean
@@nurmirae2190 of course. But I just find the Korean more heartbreaking than the English sub. It sounds more desperate
"These are good chest compressions"
Only fans know how *odd* that sounds coming out of *this* doctor here.
and, may i know why is it odd?
@@beyondserendipity5313 'cause most of the chest compressions are wrong
@@mariaf9547 ohhh, ok thank u
it wasn't good?
@@himaririku5289 no, in this show it was actually good. But this doctor reacted to many medical drama's and he got frustrated a lot because they often didn't even do chest compressions when they had to, or did it wrong when they did. So it's one of the few times he actually said that they did it right (This is what makes it rare)
Most medical K-dramas are very accurate. They actually do research and study about it, trying to make it as real as possible. My mom is an anesthesiologist and my dad is a orthopedic doctor and they both love watching medical K-dramas because of how relatable it is. This drama also shows that doctors can be funny and playful too, not like the stereotype that doctors are always serious
If you haven’t watch it, I definitely recommend you this drama!
Also, if you like medical K-dramas, I recommend you: “Romantic Doctor” (There’s 2 reasons but I prefer the first season more) and “Doctor John”.
The best description of an anesthesiologist's job I ever heard was "the main purpose was to keep the patient comfortable, stable and alive, while the surgeon did his best to do the opposite".
@@18Hongo I still remember chatting with my anesthesiologist while lay waiting on the op table... then suddenly realize I'm in the ICU lol. He did a great job keeping me comfortable (before the painkiller wane off)
Seen both, they are great fun even for people from a purely non-science background
in kdramas, actors will learn the profession to eat the role perfectly. that's why kdramas are the best!
they are not the best and not all the actors are professional a lot of people think that everything korean people do is right just because of kpop
@@rebeccam.7249 ?????
@@rebeccam.7249 so?
@@rebeccam.7249 Tf??
@@rebeccam.7249 what does kpop have to do with kdramas? some drama lovers hate kpop and sometimes it’s the other way around
13:10 that's exactly what the writer and the director aimed for this drama "portraying the day-to-day life in a hospital as realistic as possible", the actors even came to a hospital to learn about it, like joining a round with some residents, observed the attending physician while they treat some outpatients, they even came to the OR to observed the surgeons when they operated someone and surgical nurses when they assisted the surgeons (with their permission of course), they also asked them about what kind of things that they find unrealistic in some medical dramas, that's why most of them are quite accurate, the 2nd season is suppose to be aired in May this year
I think Doctor Mike has to take into consideration the differences between western and eastern countries and how things work differently.. hmmm..
yup definitely
Exactly.
Exactly my thoughts
Agree
that what i was thinkiny
First of all, medical system in each countries have different details so we foreigner might not familiar with it if we judge those details based on our country system. I’m sure that HP team researched a lot before filming. They even have real doctors and nurses on-site when filming.
I´m a med student and I almost quit, I couldn´t see the point of giving my best years of youth to study, but thanks to this drama I realize why I decided to study this, and see this drama actually gave me a goal and a future to wish for.
Hey, I just wanted to add onto your comment that I’m a first yr pre med student, I graduated high school in Australia last year and I’ve had a rough go of it so far in my studies. Similar Korean dramas and of course Dr Mike have helped me get through it. I know what it’s like to want to give up and I also know how it feels to know you haven’t and that you are actually going to work hard and get to where you want to be. From one pre- med student to another med student, don’t give up.😊
@@isabeauamethyst3439 eyyy hi fellow first year pre med student 🤗
@@hamstercheeks4612 hey 👋
What made me realize that I really wanted to do medicine was a korean drama too, to me is one of the bests of them all (I watched several ones), the name is Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim, maybe you like it, it's really amazing!
I find that truly interesting. Good luck.
The thing about Hospital Playlist is, the 1st episode is probably the less packed in terms of medical contents,compared to later episodes. I hope the 1st episode did well enough for him to keep watching. 😅 Not everyone can stand a 1-hour drama.
i hope he continues , cause the first ep was just a build up for later on .
“ITS A SHOW THAT DOES CHEST COMPRESSIONSSSSS!!!!”
-Doctor Mike 2021
Lmao
It’s and addiction
First time ?
As a doctor, I find it refreshing to see Dr. Mike reacting to one of the best medical K-dramas. One thing I've noticed is that Korean medical dramas tend to be realistic, accurate in many situations and not just exaggerating situations all in all unlike a few American/British TV shows. And I love the way how he mentions his perspectives on the way the doctors dealt with the patients!
The mother's line "Hang in there" seems to be a mistranslation. I believe what was said was "조금만 조금만" which roughly translates to "Just a little", so she's basically begging for just a little more time with her daughter. In my opinion, the mistranslation kind of misses some of the tragedy of that line. Impressively, Dr. Mike got it right when he said that it's not the correct phrase!
Yesssss sometimes I am a bit speechless with mistranslation when I understand some Korean 😂
It's more dramatic, and heartbreaking.
Hi! Although you are correct in terms of literal translation, "hang in there" is the correct connotation behind "조금만 조금만" in context of the situation.
I've just started learning Korean a few months ago and need to work on my listening skills so when I first heard it it kinda sounded like she was saying "잠깐만" but listening back I can definatly hear "조금만"
@@Srae17 no it's not
You need to do a second review of this. That was just a small portion of the medical topics touched on in the series. It goes over HIPA at times, the worklife balance of health care professionals, how difficult it is to have regular relationships when you're on call or even take care of your kids single parenting, MVCs and duis, coping with miscarriages, coping with new cancer diagnosis, being waitlisted for transplant, how residency can be difficult, needs for departments to support their youngs, etc.
I totally agree. I'm a Korean med student and I wonder if US residents also work 80~100 hours a week.
Mike only reviewed few, rather minor parts from this long, realistic drama.
Totally agree. The video just had the bare minimum medical scenes of the show. Please review it again.
Guyss the female lead is actually an musical actress who can sing and has a good voices, she just pretend that she can’t sing in this drama 🤩😍😂
Every good looking korean actress is idol, real actress doesnt look that pretty
@@arx117 and I think I'm taking this personally lol but "real" actresses are pretty and are considered the top class. Song Hye-Kyo, Jun Ji-hyun, and more 😊
@@alyheyrosa74 yaaassss kdrama fammm🙌🏼
@@arx117 she's actually an actress,but she does musicals too
yess someone said it! i was going to comment this too! she’s actually really good
Hospital Playlist is the closest to accurate among all the medical dramas that I have watched. I'm not really into medical dramas where they shout at each other when performing surgery because that's not really what happens. Hospital Playlist really touches on important parts such as how they go about in explaining a condition and THE SURGERY SCENES ARE REALLY GREAT AND RELAXED WHICH IS HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.
Omg yes. Like all the interactions were so real and there was no pomp and show and no miracle treatments or anything. The show is the best medical show in all languages that I have seen so far!
The Chinese drama My Hero is the most accurate one when it comes to cardiolgical medical department!!
The thing about Medical K-dramas is that they're pretty accurate, even indepth and they show what's going on instead of like how most american series just show the surgeons inside a surgery room and miraculously save people. Med K-Dramas do a lot of research to achieve this thus giving the show a sense of realism and accuracy.
They'll get flamed by netizens if they weren't accurate.
@@koreanoona75 yea, I mean of course, not every kdrama is like that (many ppl argue, of course all kdrama is not perfect like they think! Lol) but it’s SO important in Korea to make dramas as realistic as possible. People appreciate the quality.
it's also important to note that some us dramas have a tendency to look for "zebras instead of horses", as mike said. they have quite the tendency to write entire series abt patients with diseases and syndromes you wouldn't meet as frequently as you do in some of those shows
Yeah medical kdramas are the best ! Koreans are very taken indeed
i think the problem with reaction videos like this, especially if the reactor doesn't come from the same culture as the origin of the show/series, is that they fail to consider the individualistic or collectivistic values embodied in the culture of the show's origin. These values are often observable in the shows, especially on how the characters interact with each other because it is supposed to somewhat reflect their culture and societal values.
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Well, I don't know if that's a "problem." Even a person of the same culture will have their own bias, so it's just getting a reaction from another perspective (which is kind of the point of reaction videos). People also react to eating Korean food. Of course, they aren't going to be accustomed to the cuisine, which makes the reaction interesting. Korean people can also react to American dramas and food; I personally think it's fine, and I find it interesting watching Koreans (or any nationality/culture) reacting to American dramas. I don't wish to discourage interesting culture interchange.
Yup its right. Some west people don't know the culture of another country. How to talk/speak to another people like they did in drama
True. This is what I would like to comment.
American Hospitals and Doctors are DIFFERENT to Koreans.
It's truly important to know different cultures and their system on medicine. But in a reaction video it is based on the doctor of that country not of Korean people. Now if a Korean doctor did this reaction video and their view was the same i would wonder if they worked in Korea as a doctor.
"Hang in there," was just the translator's interpretation. The direct translation was closer to, "a little more, a little more."* Could be she was saying just a little more time... either way. Sad. She needed to let go. 😭😓
*a native speaker can fact check me/elaborate tho. I lived in Korea for 7 years, but def not native fluency.
Actually that wasn't a medical professional saying "hang in there.." but a relative, either a mother or a grandmother.
Thanks for explaining that!
@@ngszejiun3817 She never said it was from the doctors. The people who're responsible for the subtitles are at fault.
@@BombshElle_7 I was referring to what Dr Mike said or at least how I interpreted what he said. :)
yes
It’s not her friend who fell off the ladder in the very first scene. It was a technician who was fixing their lights - a stranger to the doctor. Hence her calm and quick reaction.
It took the writer 4 years to develop the script because the writing team was working with doctors and nurses to get the details right. There was always a nurse on set whenever they were filming medical scenes.
Technically she didn't say 'hang in there', she said, 'just a little bit, just a little bit' and the translators took that liberty. Meaning is similar I guess!
I think there's a cultural gap difference when you're talking about the DNR and CPR on the child. It may look so cold if you're doing that by the American standard. At least in Korea, IMO, by trying to give your best effort and the parent(or the guardian of the dying patient) know that you gave it your best would somehow be comforting even when the consequence is the eventual death. If the same situation occurs in America, and the Korean parents had to deal with such scene of the American doctors Not doing anything due to the standard protocol as you explained, that would be heartbreaking to deal with. It really is a matter of cultural differences.
yeah I was thinking the same thing, the ethical and cultural differences could be pretty huge on South Korea than in traditional North America or even certain parts of Eastern Europe.
Exactly what i thought.....
True. What I'm going to say is a little bit different, but it also has to do with the cultural difference. In my country if someone's in the state where they're in need for CPR, even if ambulance comes, they won't take the person to the hospital unless the person gets their heartbeat back. But, from what I know, in Korea, the person would be put to the ambulance right away. I work in a Korean company in my country and we had one accident when a Korean person was resuscitated for like 40 minutes or an hour before they were announced dead and all the time all Korean people around me kept asking why wouldn't you put him to the ambulance, why wouldn't you take him to the hospital, why do you keep giving him CPR here and I can only imagine how hard it might have been for all of them thinking that the person is not getting enough help, that they medics are not doing their best, cuz this is how it looked like for them..
This is a much-needed comment.
Korea has a 0.8 fertility rate.
Less than one child per two adults.
Sustainable rate for maintaining population is 2.1
Every life is precious, and we definitely can't afford to lose kids.
3:15 Some of the differences that you brought up might just be a difference between American and Korean healthcare systems and general culture. Korean people usually do act upon any treatment possible - even if it does not guarantee longer lifespan - rather than live with their illness. And also while it is not fully covered, Korean national healthcare insurance will cover a lot of the cost and there's a government-approved standards of medical costs, so it might be a less of a financial burden.
I heard Korea has really great national healthcare. I wish I can say the same for my country :(
@@nftgamesfdr5746 yes… Government pays almost 90% of the fee
i feel like thats a massive generalization
@@blegh8753yes! Big generalization!
As a student nurse I'm happy that HP showed the role of a nurse.. Shin Won-ho is a gem and his dramas are masterpiece. Hospital playlist is one of the greatest medical drama of k-industry
What's funny is that the girl who is their main vocal actually is a professional singer but she played a tone deaf vocalist there HAHAHAHHAHA
No wayyy. Is she really? I have to look it up now.
@@nur-aima shes a classical singer. Doing musical. How bout dat ? 🤭🤣🤣
@@choohah5604 and the amount of NG she need to do because she got the note on point😂
Brooooooo whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
@@nureqa98 Yeahhhhhhh i was shocked as well
You cut out the part when doctor Ahn had a talk with the mother whose daughter just died and he thought she was gonna be mad at him but in stead, she gave him thank for trying his best and not giving up on her daughter. After that he had drink with his brother, crying over his patient's death and saying how the mother is the one who comfort him though it's him, the doctor who should be one comfort the patient's family
What a pity. I really want to know how you feel as a doctor about that scene
Same here I was waiting for him to react to the “I’m not a real doctor, I’m a quack! I’ll quit medicine right away” drunk scene
that's my favorite scene. from the scene where the mother left until the drunk scene. i cant stop thinking about Dr. Ahn and Yeonseok after that scene.
Appears that he doesn’t watch the whole episode just clips chosen for him :(
agree. hospital playlist also shows doctors as people...individuals with their own feelings and thoughts and, yes, it would be great to hear his insight about that, too.
@@kitchied Last year I went through a similar situation, when I had to let go my son. I saw the tears in the doctors eyes - trying to hold them back. I was unable to thank her at that moment though. It's almost a year now and I am still unable to go to the hospital to get the autopsy results. I hope that the doctors know that we - me and my wife - are grateful for all that they did.
As someone who loves medical k-dramas, the common thing that they have is that chest compressions is a big deal for them. Like if a newbie can't do it right, the professor would scold them.
Please recommend some for me, bc hospital Playlist is the only one I've ever seen (medical, I mean)
Doctor John is also very good
@@moniquegomes2505 I'd recommend Dr. Romantic S2, Doctor Stranger and Emergency Couple. Top tier medical k-dramas that I have watched so far.
@@moniquegomes2505 also Hospital Ship
I also recommend Good Doctor starring JooWon
The fact is the director (Shin Wonho) said they prepared for this drama for around 4 years to do some research with the advisors in each hospital departements. They really give it all for this drama. I think it's the best korean medical drama so far. You should check out the season 2.
Hospital Playlist is the 1st K-Drama I watched that's not fighting with another doctor or against the hospital or looking for revenge or looking to take down colleagues.. its refreshingly just about hospital work, i love it!! Can't wait for season 2!!!
and when that cardio doctor (who didn't care much of his patients, the one who has corruption issues like the golf club) came, I was really mad at him. like the hospital is just peaceful and he is a disruptive pebble on a still lake being overly competetive, demanding to the residents and all
and I love how they focused on the friendship of the 5 doctors.
Exactly i loved it so much
But I thought all hospitals are like Grey's Anatomy where every doctor is hot and sleeps with each other, than spends most of their time avoiding and confronting each other - and spends about 5 percent of their time dealing with patients....Am I mistaken????
@Rheigne Ann I must say, I love your profile picture! Have a nice day :)
@@isil2292 lol. Thanks
The translation for "Hang in there" isn't very accurate. The mother says "조금만 조금만" which literally translates to "a little more" or "a little longer". The mother wasn't able to accept the passing of her child (understandable) and therefore didn't accept the doctor's insistence that the child was going to inevitably die and they should prioritize comfort. Obviously, it would be ideal to avoid painful or unnecessary interventions in this situation, but the parent would not consent to a DNR (evident from the context of the full episode), which is why the doctors exhausted lifesaving measures even though the child's life could not be saved.
Yeah it sucks that they don't translate the exact phrases, they use different words 😟
내말이 그말이야! Thank you:)
i saw a reaction video of Korean doctors to this episode and at one glance they understood the situation. they had to show the mother that even if they did everything, it will not do any good to the child. that is why after the cpr, the doctor told the mother to just let her go. i think his reaction is very detached from the culture of the show
I’m not sure but I don’t think Dr Mike has a child yet. Seriously, there is no parents who want to ask for DNR for their child. I’m an RN and I know it’s gonna be painful for the child but as a parent, you can never be rational in that situation.
@@elle9799 He said before that he had to do so for her mother, not the same but still an harsh decision to make
she didnt say “call an ambulance”, she literally said "119". lmao she's so cool
Nah she said “call 119” which in Korea is more common than saying “call the ambulance”
Seems like a transition thing since the number 119 only applies to Koreans. To an English speaking person saying “ambulance” would make more sense since it was pretty much implied when she said the number.
She say "Call 119" so she say "Call an ambulance", it's the same because in korean they say like that, with numbers.
Omg i’m just saying she literally said “119” only number because its funny. I know she means call 119 guys😂😂😂
Basically, she said "call 911" which is pretty common in English too. Translation was just being weird. Call 119, call 911. Same thing
I've seen Korean doctors react to this show, and they mostly explain medical stuff such as the diseases, medications, and treatment mentioned by the actors in this show. I didn't expect that Mike was gonna react to more emotional scenes like treating kid patient, feelings of getting organ from the deceased, delivering bad news to the patients and their family, or even funny scenes. And also, I've never seen Korean doctors react to the music scene. This video is really refreshing.
After watching Soooo many Korean Dramas, I have learned that they take pride in making sure everything is accurate especially in Law and Medical Dramas to the point of sometimes making Side notes for understanding Medical terms.
I would Recommend try watching
Dr. Romantic
Dr. Romantic is the best Korean medical drama!
@@samanthagrady112 Periodt!
@@samanthagrady112 A true Kdrama fan! I've been watching nothing but kdrama's for a few years now. Not sure I'll ever go back to American drama's. But you have the title a bit wrong. It's "Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim" There's 2 seasons.
I would be ecstatic if Dr Mike critiqued season 1 of that one.
What are your favorite medical k dramas?
*Fun Fact* The American version of The Good Doctor was a remake of the Korean version.
scenes i hoped was included:
- mother broke down in elevator, door open, songhwa tell the people to take the next one
- after the girl death, the nurses are expecting to be blamed by the mother. but the mother end up thanking the team
- the death of the unborn baby with all the preganant mothers outside the room
- i forgot her name, but its the female doctor in the gynaecology that was in a burnout stake because another doctor is being a bitch. i mean theres always this leecher in the workplace
and also the twins touching a live beating heart and the doctors fighting to sign the twins under their department
The latest point, I do remember that scene and also broke down in tears as she starts crying. I can feel her pain since I have that kind of workmate too.
omg the miscarriage scene with all the parents in the hallway was so emotional wow
Honestly Seokhyeong's practice was emotionally the toughest of the five. Of course they all had to face challenges, but Seokhyeong always dealt with multiple lives at the same time (the mother's and the child's) -- and when he can't save both, it takes a toll on him even if he doesn''t show it. Honestly that scene with the miscarriage and the other one where the mother gave birth and he asked Minha to cover the child's mouth was just devastating. I had to pause multiple times.
@@bugzzz012 omg no stop the mouth covering DESTROYED me
Fun fact: the writer of this drama did a ton of medical research before creating the script
It shows and that's awesome!
yeah it apparently took 3 years to even start shooting the drama
@@WhatAConundrumDiDum wow, the dedication
Annnnd they have doctors on the set to check on the accuracy of the setup and acting.
I thought they always had medical advisors.
The thing i love from korean drama is every theme of the drama they take it seriously. Like all the cast and team will study about what theme the drama is, either medical or law or history or even romcom.
Dr Mike: *doesn't cringe when shown blood and cutting internal organs*
Also Dr Mike: *cringes and gags at the sight of someone drinking raw eggs*
😅
Yea raw eggs just sounds so disgusting, can't blame him
Some singer really do that, to protect thier voice, also no sweets and cold drinks
He's a doctor, what can you expect?
He's used to gore, he's not used to eggs.
Me!!!!!🤢🤢🤢🤢
If doctors are calm, everyone is naturally calmer from what I see. They aren't trying to be heartless, they just don't want to make it affect others
Yes, the more they panic, the more they screw up. They(the characters) probably know that from the years of experience considering they are the professor.
They also had that scene where pediatric doctor warmed the stethoscope first before using it. I love Hospital Playlist omg
Thank you for an interesting take and review. Just to add my two cents, I think that its a matter of culture and communication which differs from country to country, and region to region. As someone who knows something about medical suits, my understanding is that in North America, most of the medical profession practices defensive medicine. That probably goes towards how treatment and communication of that treatment is given towards a patient.
As a Chinese Malaysian, the culture in East and South East Asia is that usually, the doctors will give their opinion as to what is best to be done for a specific ailment, and the patient will usually accept it. Of course they may go for a second opinion, but they will tend to trust their doctors and believe what they say. It comes from a culture of acceptance and deference towards a superior or one who is more educated in a certain profession. Such a culture is prevalent in most of Asian countries. Thus, for those doctors I know here, what the doctors are doing in the Korean context rings true to us as Asians.
However, an interesting comparison would be that of the British NHS system. As someone who lived in the UK for close to two decades in the 1980s and 1990s, I can see that the British medical culture then was quite similar to the culture still practiced now in Asia. That is, deference and acceptance of a doctors' medical advise. Coupled with the fact that medical treatment was free, it was presume and accepted that NHS doctors would always prescribed and do what was best for the patient, even if the procedures were costly and complex if done privately. There was little or no defensive treatment or medicine then. Not sure if that has changed in this new century.
Such a difference was highlighted to me by a cousin who is a doctor in the UK. He actually was attached to a New York hospital for a while in the late 1990s, and was quite shocked on how medical treatment was given to patients there. An example was a patient came in one day to the A&E department complaining of a mild fever and some sniffles. My cousin diagnosed a mild case of flu, and advised rest and some Tylenol. However, the resident in charge refused to discharge him and said that an ENT doctor should be consulted just in case. The ENT checked him over and confirmed that it was flu but since he didn't like the sound of his heart, a cardiologist was called in to examine the patient. After doing so, and being given an all clear by both the ENT and Cardio doctors, the patient was finally discharged. And a bill of a few thousand duly presented to the patient! My cousin said that if he tried to do that in the UK, he would have had his ear chewed off!
I’m not a korean but Ive been exposed to korean culture for a while. I am also a 5th year medical student. I had clinical exposures as well. This show was medically accurate, culturally wise it was also understandable. The only thing I found to believe was how compassionate these doctors were. I wondered if a consultant would actually spend some time comforting a mother in an elevator. The unrealistic part in the series was how kind they were. Im not sure what that says about the training i had hahhahaha but I aspire to be the kind of doctors Hospital Playlist had.
Well Attendings maybe not. But First Year Residents or Interns definitively are more likely to go around showing their hearts out to patients prob because they haven't been emotionally desensitized yet.
Well, it balanced out. If you see In the drama, some of the other doctors are rude af. And you also saw some residents who are slacking. I guess the show focuses on the nice doctors at a hospital hehe
It's a tv show. It may be accurate in some ways but it's still only a tv show.
You seen Korean Yelp reviews?
For me, they used a lot of medical terms while explaining to the patient.
Other than that, it's the best
Mike: “she was super casual about seeing him get electrocuted”
Me: “welcome to kdramas” 🤣🤣🤣
Good joke E
We've been woke for a while. Finally got doctor Mike in on our blessed world
To be fair, she didn't get too stressed or excited about anything. So at least she's not uncaring.
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Right lol 🤣
if you’re going to react to non-american medical dramas, your videos would REALLY benefit from an acknowledgment that you are coming in with an american perspective. cultural practices in medical practice, communications with patients & family, can vary greatly. not to mention that translations are not always accurate / do not fully capture the nuance & emotion of what is being said!
That's exactly my point. Thanks.
Mhm!
Yes! Finally someone said!
yeah he needs to learn more...
Why would he need to acknowledge he comes from an American perspective, he's an American doctor, that's self explanatory.
I have been waiting for you to react to Hospital Playlist ever since I finished it. I'm so thankful this day has come 😊 and hopefully there'll be more to come. It's such a comfort drama even though I'm not a healthcare worker. It portrays life in such a realistic and relatable way, and the lack of 'drama' in the exaggerated sense helps too
More context from the superglue scene, his son pranks him, they're playing and he wears it only to realise that his darling son has applied superglue on it and it won't come off. It wasn't silly but comical. You should watch the scenes of that doctor and child duo, it's lovely and heartwarming not really medical but amazing.
So... is no one going to notice how slick Dr. Mike was about slipping Gorilla Glue into the conversation?? I DIED laughing.
Yesss same
You died laughing? CHEST COMPRESSIONS
@@Tiishen LMFAOO
i was like, no he did not! and then he asks if there is an antidote!! 😂
Did my Kdrama addiction, my job as a nurse and my fascination in medicin just collide.
Guys I can die in Peace ☮️
Ahhhh, Lets share with the rest of the K-drama community!!!
@@DoctorMike please, keep watching this show
@@DoctorMike already did. And wow you actually answerd. Best day in my life. And that in an exam day 😣
SAME!
Sameeee
I'm crying at literally every single thing in this show and Dr Mike just there spouting facts
Same, lol, same haha
i didn't hear a beewoop today:[
That's why I had a feeling , like something was wrong .
pEEEEEEWOOOPP
Peeewooop 😁😂
Yea right😶
I just noticed some different medical culture in the US and here in Thailand. In my country, we do CPR in hopeless cases that havent given consent for DNR yet, not for reviving the patients’ lives, but because the patients’ family cannot suddenly accept death. It’s a way to let the family feel prepared at least during 30 minutes time of CPR.
That's also the case in Korea.
สู้ๆนะค่า เป็นกำลังคุณหมอค่ะ
@@fredlee690 Again. YOU ARE NOT KOREAN.
@@pinkpeach4711 저 한국사람 맞는데요?? 유튜브 프리미엄 인도 우회하는 김에 인도인처럼 닉네임 지은건데 시비걸지 말아주십쇼 허허
@@fredlee690 NOT YOU USING GOOGLE TRANSLATE MF. I AINT STUPID
OMG!! Did I just watched Dr Mike react to Korean drama?!?! I've been a fan of Japanese and South Korean cinematography since 2008. And it's a big surprise for me to see the two worlds interact (East and West) on your channel. I was honestly wondering if you could do an overview of their series, but never got even the slightest hope it would happen! Thank you! It was satisfying 👍
I got so excited when I saw the title. I've been waiting for this.
Also-- Ik Jun's actor (Darth Vader helmet) is very well known-- especially among those of us who watch Kdramas on the regular. He's in the center on all the promo materials as well, so the expectation was that the audience would immediately realize "Oh, of course-- he's one of the doctors" because he's probably the most famous member of the main cast. I watched this drama with my mom, who had never seen him before, so she was also confused, but it made sense to me.
@TheFemBIZ I'm so mad because Prime has Jealousy Incarnate/Don't Dare to Dream and I want to watch it again, but it's not available in the US!! Ugh... RIP DramaFever...
My mom is a doctor herself. She is always mesmerized with Korean medical dramas. Here are some of her recs:
-Descendants of The Sun
-Doctors (also known as Doctor Crush with Park Shin Hye in it as one of the actresses). Fyi this is her most favorite one
-Romantic Doctor: Teacher Kim
-Surgeon Bong Dal Hee (this is an old one)
Ayooo your mom and I have the same FAVORITE drama
I love Descendants of the Sun!
Has your mom seen Dr. John?
@@lizoeshub6490 not yet, but I don't know about my mom😅 sometimes she watches k-drama alone :")
@@lizoeshub6490 dr.john is really good tho
Ohhh I love Dr. Romantic too!! I really hope Dr. Mike does a review on that K-Drama, I really want to know how medically accurate it is!
Did anybody see the part where she goes “I guess the ER wasn’t busy today” and he was like don’t say that and bam the news comes up and says that there was a huge accident with 6 people injured
It's from Dr Romantic! I remember the scene from the drama haha
@@invusth ahh yes. The jinx 😂😂
@@invusth It is but then it was also in Hospital Playlist!
Never ever say that words in hospital, especially in ER. Over 90% of it will turn into a nightmare.. Oh wait, not a nightmare, just another tough day. So don’t say it 😱
"Knock knock on wood"
I watch a lot of medical drama and Im glad I found Hospital Playlist.
I love how realistic they make hospital or even daily lives feel in that drama. Like it's a healthy mix of fun, goofy, serious, sad, wholesome, nostalgia, every emotion that's perfectly edited and paced.
The episodes are longer than usual episode timings but that helps makes us feel like we spent an entire day with them.
Definitely topped my list of favourite medical dramas/dramas in general to watch.
this shows that different countries have different systems, which means they may do things differently then where you're from. so please consider that aspect when reacting:)
indeed, the American way is not the only way, and Dr Mike should also be aware that other countries have other laws, systems, including the insurance systems and requirements. He is watching from a US perspective with preconcieved notions
No one:
Dr. Mike: *so excited that the show is doing good chest compressions*
I got REAL excited too, tho lol
Me too I was SO FUNNY 😂
Hospital Playlist is one of those rare gems in a world of over the top dramatic tv shows, and it focuses more on common lives of medical staff and regular patients feelings. It brings a breath of fresh air because it’s like you’re watching normal doctors doing their jobs more accurately depicted than a lot of other shows. And that’s why it’s so good and even won awards for it
0:11 that’s not her friend. She visited her friend in his house and they found the short circuit and called the repair man. She had being calm and professional to provide helps until the ambulance came.
In the case of the foreign content reactor there is the cultural issue, there are different laws and procedures, what is done in the USA is different from Korea, Brazil, France, etc. In this case, what you can do is compare with what is done in your country.
This is the most relevant content to consider
Yeeeees
@Tralalalala O'pry yeh it's like merica is the standards
I hope that he watches the whole series just by himself and picks out some scenes to talk about. Because it's a really good/funny drama and I think he'll enjoy it nonetheless. Also giving us opinions about the romance part haha
I don't think he will ever have time for it
@@dnguyen1186 too bad
This was my favorite drama of the year(2020)
tbh for the dying child scene, i think we have to take into context that the mum refuses to think about letting her child go despite the doctors repeatedly explaining the condition of the child to her beforehand. so taking that into account, though not shown (since dramas dont show everything) i wld assume that they wld also have tried to broach the topic of DNR to the mum before but seeing how the mum was it’s obvious she doesn’t want DNR.. which is why the doctors continually did CPR despite knowing that the child wont live cos they know the mum’s heart and it was more of a closure for her to know that they have tried their best and did everything they can but she now has to let go as her child isn’t holding on anymore. also i think they did CPR straightaway rather than discussing with the mum abt DNR or to let go etc is simply cos they know the mum..if they didnt do CPR immediately on the girl but instead talked to the mum first and let the mum watch her child’s heart get flatlined and noone is doing anything, i feel like the mum wld be pissed
Hmm i think he didn't mean that they shouldn't do the cpr at all. He said that there should be different people delegated to the different tasks. For example, there should be a different person explaining the situation to the mom and a different person doing the cpr.
I'm a medical student and I've honestly learnt so much from Korean medical shows that I can't even explain. When I have to read from the books it's just another disease but when I watch these shows and see every case presentation, it remains in my mind vividly. It really helps to remember random diseases, classifications, scores, etc for long term.
I remember the Fabry's disease patient shown in Doctor John and the cricothyroidotomy also and then in this show Prof Lee Ikjun talking about MELD score that we learnt recently. And then I remember watching Craniotomies being performed in the show called Doctors and then being able to watch the procedure in real life after which I came back and rewatched the episode to see if they were medically accurate.
Koreans really do their research before doing a drama. That makes me love their dramas so much. It's not only about the actors but a lot depends on the scriptwriter and director.
Woah! I'm really glad, good luck on your future !✨ You can do this
finally, a kdrama review!
more suggestions:
• Doctor Stranger
• The Romantic Doctor (S1, S2)
• Decendants Of The Sun
• It's Okay Not To Be Okay (psychiatric drama)
• Good Doctor (korean version)
edit: please like this comment so that it will top, i really hope he'll see this so he can react to them T^T
Yes! And...
-D.O.T.S
-Doctors
I vote for Dr Romantic / Romantic Doctor (hope Dr Mike read our comments :) )
@@nurulainelias6443 yes its really goood
Hospital Ship.
@@xoxopearldiamond what is D.O.T.S?
"Hang in there" is said by the Mother of the child. She desperately wants her child to live and thus begs her to hang in there.
To add on, eastern belief (especially in Korea context) is that when you are dead your spirit is still floating on the mortal plane for a while. In fact there's a practice for passing emperor to be waved by a servant with his robe to "come back" (well according to the Korean historical drama)
@@PrograError I think he was trying to say that as the child's heart stopped she couldn't 'hang in there' as she was not technically 'there' - within her body if you talk about her spirit - to hang on (as in if someone has a very slow heart rate 'hang on' would make sense to say). Saying 'come back', as you mention, makes more sense in this situation as she was 'gone' and the mother wants her 'back' - I think Dr Mike would agree with you here
@@jessg9798 but her Mother isn't thinking technically, for her, her daughter isn't dead yet, so, stay alive, hang in there, she isn't obligated to understand the science behind it.
@@jessg9798 I thought that he didn't know that it was actually the mother, and not the doctors, who was saying "hang in there". It happens sometimes watching with subtitles, you don't know who's saying the actual stuff. Plus, sometimes, while translating, the meaning changes... but I don't know korean so I can't say if that's the case here
@@pearblossom6944 hi Im Korean. Yes, she didn’t really say hang in there. She said 조금만 which means a little more or a little bit. It sounds weird in English but it makes sense in Korean :)
dr.mike: who manages to get gorilla glue on their head...
gorilla glue girl:👁👄👁
This was super glue, not gorilla glue lol
@@serephita the brand was gorilla
@@Dr.Eximious I was talking about the one in the KDrama
😂😂
@@serephita ok
This drama is so realistic, without exaggeration. I like sound track in this series. Definitely the best medical drama series I’ve ever seen.
Dr Mike: *uploads this*
my kpop and kdrama loving self: YES!!!