Doctor Reacts To Hospital Playlist | Medical K-Drama Review

Hospital Playlist (Medical KDrama) debuted in South Korea and on Netflix internationally last year (2020) and garnered a pretty devoted fanbase, so after all your requests I finally sat down and watched it. This show does a lot of things right, from not over-dramatizing intense moments to an accurate portrayal of real chest compressions! That being said, no med drama is perfect, and I found several issues, such as groups treating children, advising patients on cancer biopsies, and the ethics of performing surgery with a Darth Vader helmet on. You know medicine. Which episode should I watch next?
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[@vluessky]

Koreans take their dramas seriously, they wouldn’t do medical scenes without actually studying about it and being as accurate as possible.

[@Bee-zx2yk]

Lolol theres plenty of medical kdramas that are silly, Hospital Playlist is a gem

[@aminahbaharom3854]

Frr they earn my respect 🙌

[@cHiidOri15]

I beg to disagree, not all Korean medical dramas are as accurate as Hospital Playlist

[@fckyo7789]

Hello can you do reaction of anime Monster just 2 episode is enough Its about Surgery

[@YouMeWallakpu]

Lol. There are some of them which don't.

[@gg-zi9vk]

Character: does chest compressions dr. Mike: incoherent screaming of pure happines

[@Nbtxty]

That is literally the best profile picture ever

[@AxxLAfriku]

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

[@smolbean5845]

@@AxxLAfriku what-

[@inlove8315]

EEEEEEEEEEE CHEST COMPRESSIONS

[@mimprincesa]

Nomkey grof?

[@fredlee690]

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.

[@spacebubble1552]

Aye!

[@adeel7556]

That must be upsetting as a doctor knowing that you can't bring them back but the family member thinks that you can.

[@adeel7556]

@@Thatonebookgirly it's just called hospital playlist

[@Thatonebookgirly]

@@adeel7556 ohk thanks

[@adeel7556]

@@Thatonebookgirly np

[@Risayogi]

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.

[@TUIfly_simpilot]

Ive actually always been scared to death when seeing an MRI idk why

[@maryamalhammadi588]

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

[@surihakim9976]

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.

[@shamefulthoughts2712]

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 ..😅

[@skylerrrrrrrr]

@@surihakim9976 no you aren't

[@user-hf9my3zt9o]

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.

[@annalisasteinnes]

I was hoping some people in the comments would explain more about the Korean medical system. Thank you for the information.

[@flyingd4ndelion]

This is actually very good to know. Thank you for sharing Dr.

[@anika1609]

I didn't know

[@maya6215]

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.

[@vampiraJ]

Bless you for your hard work. You are appreciated 💜

[@veeveegem]

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.

[@ianhomerpura8937]

They also filmed inside an actual hospital owned by Ewha University

[@theodora1449]

The director and the script writer also consulted with the relevant surgeons

[@jojojox]

@@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

[@ianhomerpura8937]

@@jojojox just read about that. Although the lobby shots were mostly at Ewha.

[@candyuaena]

Yup, they even have to sew using pinsets

[@walfredlim2081]

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.

[@notyourbaeee8035]

Yes, agree, because the mother not sign the DNR form yet

[@bonkbong5692]

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.

[@nalie6754]

It's also comfort to the patient's guardians especially she didn't sign a dnr

[@dragonixheli5474]

@@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

[@bonkbong5692]

@@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.

[@t.tifanney.y]

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]

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

[@t.tifanney.y]

@@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

[@t.tifanney.y]

@@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]

But is what Dr. Mike said true? That continuing CPR can do damage to the child?

[@t.tifanney.y]

@@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.

[@krystel4965]

One of the best compliments from Dr Mike would be “These are good chest compressions” . Hospital playlist is really a good medical drama

[@piedude6209]

Y e s

[@SoulStarSketchin]

CHEST COMPRESSIONS will now be Dr Mike’s battle cry

[@abigailrc7196]

Lets see how many subs i can get from this comment😬💖

[@DoctorMike]

No joke I really really enjoyed it!

[@kumar_reena06]

Best Chest Compressions ever, lol

[@karinasoch612]

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.

[@achimyi0709]

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.

[@karinasoch612]

@@achimyi0709 thank you very much, hope you and your child are doing well. I'll work hard to become a good dr :)

[@younggouda6764]

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

[@birdyfeederz7940]

But without make out sessions in the supply closet, is it really even a tv show?

[@amtulbaseer8932]

💯

[@RayMak]

It's a really really good drama!! And so amazing that you reacted to it!

[@darayoo5677]

Oh, you watch kdramas? That's great! What else do you watch nowadays?

[@syntaxerror2409]

Goodness gracious here we go again

[@arshad-zaidi]

@@darayoo5677 he watches everything his comments are found on mars already aliens are trying to find out who is ray mak🤣😂😂

[@EllyChang]

Yeah as a Korean medstudent, feels weird seeing Dr Mike react to a kdrama but it’s nice ;)

[@auliahnf]

You're literally everywhere 🤣

[@sarahyulianas4260]

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 😄

[@cedrickclemente8106]

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

[@jinjiwang3258]

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.

[@giuliana401]

Totally. I think Dr Mike can’t rate, react or judge this drama with only a few medical scenes. He has to know background

[@TbMelissa]

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.

[@essennagerry]

Oh man :(

[@angelicajara61]

yes and it depends of the country some times its mandatory to do CPR

[@user-iq2ng3qc7x]

@@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.

[@glinnisyoung]

Fun fact: the actress who sings badly in this drama is actually an actress on musicals ✨ this is her first tv drama ☺️

[@katarawaters7286]

Yeah she has a great voice. Must be difficult to sing like she's a tone deaf lol

[@RockBandRS]

@@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.

[@louisa9671]

Her first drama?!! Woah!!!

[@lizzyveranda2997]

actually mother (2018) is her first tv drama

[@maggie317]

wasnt she in love alarm

[@user-it6gr4xw5c]

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!

[@e.k.8481]

That's exactly my point. Thanks.

[@spacebubble1552]

Mhm!

[@jh-bo4fh]

Yes! Finally someone said!

[@kammt9999]

yeah he needs to learn more...

[@Avocado11]

Why would he need to acknowledge he comes from an American perspective, he's an American doctor, that's self explanatory.

[@nuralizazakaria8510]

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...

[@spillme7279]

That's insane

[@luckyradjapono1331]

Yes I'm experienced it before. When our head nurse stop from doing CPR after almost 50 minute the family just like gone crazy

[@leiciKeksfan]

It´s understandable to act like this in a situation like that.

[@user-hl4vl8qd7h]

​@@leiciKeksfanNOPE!! There is nothing to understand!

[@leiciKeksfan]

@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

[@ferdikinns2436]

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.

[@evelinahunt3025]

Yesss. I learnt law from kdramas

[@samhunt6300]

True I recently watched forest of secrets and I'm surprised how detailed that show had been.

[@pruthasiras7351]

Yeah....and that's why while watching I'm suddenly into ✨education ✨

[@arx117]

But there's always cliche plot

[@xfrozn]

@@arx117 depends on what you watch

[@bilyanan6062]

Dr. Mike: *watches Hospital Playlist* Nobody: The K-Drama Community: We Got Him!

[@atifzubairi6842]

You got that right !

[@blueshoes5145]

Haha yeah I was quite surprised

[@jesariahtapalla7193]

Yeah. Ive been waiting for this. Haha

[@bilyanan6062]

@@jesariahtapalla7193 Same!

[@theodorabeatrice9739]

that's exactly what i said to my sister.. He watched Hospital Playlist!

[@hbinitials7]

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.

[@peachyl9028]

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.

[@prisciliamellark95]

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

[@kyf_]

Hello everyone, new KZbinr from Greece here, I do motivational/educational videos and I just uploaded a new video about How Quarantine Affected Me. I would appreciate a lot any type of support. 💕

[@sack1036]

Doctor McStuffins is more accurate.

[@verenamoreta1636]

YAAZ

[@Retrenorium]

@@kyf_ I am from Rome, now gimme subs and views . 💕

[@heyjk096]

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.

[@AliahSufitaMuntasya]

💯

[@owroot]

^

[@najmahbasher6058]

Agree!!

[@dajungkim]

Yes this

[@butterbreaded_]

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”.

[@18Hongo]

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".

[@VuLamDang]

@@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)

[@sreem6343]

Seen both, they are great fun even for people from a purely non-science background

[@Jas-tm6ge]

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.

[@sassablanka]

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!

[@user-hl4vl8qd7h]

The Chinese drama My Hero is the most accurate one when it comes to cardiolgical medical department!!

[@sanyoshetty4684]

All Kdrama fans would agree, hospital playlist is one of the best series ever. Eagerly waiting for season 2 < 3

[@sandrinetaschereau423]

Same here!

[@emceeb5289]

Its great but I felt unsatisfied on season 1

[@msspears8915]

Can't wait for the 2nd season. Lol.

[@user-wl3bn3bx2z]

Yess true ✨✨♥️

[@luckmanoor]

2 < 3 Mathematically, she's right.

[@mariaf9547]

"These are good chest compressions" Only fans know how *odd* that sounds coming out of *this* doctor here.

[@beyondserendipity5313]

and, may i know why is it odd?

[@mariaf9547]

@@beyondserendipity5313 'cause most of the chest compressions are wrong

[@beyondserendipity5313]

@@mariaf9547 ohhh, ok thank u

[@himaririku5289]

it wasn't good?

[@GG-vl9xq]

@@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)

[@winterjane]

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.

[@drdishaprakash506]

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!

[@stacysgrapesoda800]

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.

[@wisemafalda]

I am glad sb pointed that out! Americans really need to travel outside their country!

[@RunRamenRun]

up

[@nottomentionanyone]

Or they could change the title, American Doctor reacts to ...

[@QueenRG3550]

Oh you mean like informed consent?

[@ummuaimanazmi3912]

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.

[@Alice-qe9hw]

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😂

[@piedude6209]

Make sense

[@yonatesfai725]

Lol

[@Sillysaurus1]

Same except pretzels instead of water

[@abigailrc7196]

Lets see how many subs i can get from this comment😬💖

[@tmane.7848]

@@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

[@tinkerbellexol838]

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

[@lestari9618]

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.

[@uschip.6246]

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. ❤️

[@keirahealy7082]

So TRUE 😂😂😂 # CHEST COMPRESSIONS ❤️❤️❤️

[@ameera.m2936]

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

[@annalisasteinnes]

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)

[@arx117]

That's because they learned from Jdrama

[@jychoi5026]

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.

[@homosapienssapiens3019]

That's y I prefer to watch Korean than Western med dramas

[@edmundlee1218]

@@arx117 lol keep dreaming we’ve done it for ages

[@hominexodia5328]

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.

[@salsabillakhairunnisa5997]

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.

[@ht21]

This drama is SO MUCH. Every episode is this intense of subjects, and there’s no overcomplicated love triangles

[@juliawinner0817]

I cried every episode

[@MsBevSar]

I love this drama. Watched it for like 4 times (with few months in between)

[@ver0nicaaa.a]

Omg me too

[@eline6090]

It's because they focused more on reality not some overdramatic love affair

[@andreitagonzalez647]

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.

[@sohaabdulaleem]

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.

[@giuliana401]

Totally agree. I found myself the other day remembering that scene, and gave me goosebumps. Such a heartbreaking moment, and SO well developed.

[@sohaabdulaleem]

@Celicia 95 yep. There are going to be 3 seasons in total.

[@_kookiedoe]

i just remembered that scene when i read ur comment and its making me tear up again :((( i cant wait for s2

[@syifanaomi6056]

can you remember what eps? i want to rewatch it

[@leetaebreze4043]

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.

[@mikrokosmos-pluto]

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

[@myplateisempty.4292]

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.

[@quasarbeam-maple]

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.

[@syedaambreenfatima7599]

Yes it's toooooo relatable 😭...I'm a medical student 😭😭😭

[@katelynm9986]

“ITS A SHOW THAT DOES CHEST COMPRESSIONSSSSS!!!!” -Doctor Mike 2021

[@yonatesfai725]

Lmao

[@piedude6209]

It’s and addiction

[@piedude6209]

First time ?

[@ValeriiaAntonova]

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 👍

[@milkteaful]

Hospital Playlist is one of my favorite comfort shows ❤️ And The fact that Season 2 is even better than Season 1 is amazing

[@hadassah6563]

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

[@nurmirae2190]

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

[@Azura.Ashton]

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)

[@linnsondergaard1854]

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

[@hadassah6563]

@@nurmirae2190 of course. But I just find the Korean more heartbreaking than the English sub. It sounds more desperate

[@zoelee8471]

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!

[@rhodillate5912]

Yeah i strongly agree,i feel proud as a nurse also while watching this drama,they gave us the recognition👏

[@halc2008]

I agreee

[@JBieberGDragon-cd9qh]

Romantic Doctor also does it. They give emphasize of the importance of the head nurse and other nurses.

[@rhodillate5912]

@@JBieberGDragon-cd9qh yeah i also watch it and the power of the head nurses is real😅

[@aubegrey5645]

@@JBieberGDragon-cd9qh miss Oh and mister Park ♥️♥️😍

[@AishiBhattacharyaOfficial]

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.

[@Chips9741]

Woah! I'm really glad, good luck on your future !✨ You can do this

[@ms.multifan4950]

in kdramas, actors will learn the profession to eat the role perfectly. that's why kdramas are the best!

[@rebeccam.7249]

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

[@ms.multifan4950]

@@rebeccam.7249 ?????

[@ms.multifan4950]

@@rebeccam.7249 so?

[@watermelon621]

@@rebeccam.7249 Tf??

[@cinnarapmon]

@@rebeccam.7249 what does kpop have to do with kdramas? some drama lovers hate kpop and sometimes it’s the other way around

[@pirikipiriki7809]

"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.

[@bananabenitez3816]

I just have to comment... your profile picture... 👌

[@kaye53431]

I was wondering about that too. Some parts of the translation I’m sure isn’t quite conveying the true feeling.

[@MultiMano09]

yeah i was thinking the same thing hahah

[@stupidnerdy4591]

@@bananabenitez3816 that's exo right ?

[@bananabenitez3816]

@@stupidnerdy4591 yes it is

[@iris3292]

More of this eps please 😭😭😭 hospital playlist is really worth it

[@kokliangchew3609]

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!

[@dudeaze]

I think Doctor Mike has to take into consideration the differences between western and eastern countries and how things work differently.. hmmm..

[@bethanyh3767]

yup definitely

[@falcon051987]

Exactly.

[@sugar1234ful]

Exactly my thoughts

[@khierylmonsale8727]

Agree

[@fahirasalsabila2748]

that what i was thinkiny

[@fadhelfarras1175]

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

[@Mmmmm-vp4dc]

when dr. mike says "these are good chest compressions", that says a lot

[@arcanesidus_]

The scene where the mom’s daughter was dying/died was when I cried. The mom reminded me so much of my mom, her hair, and the way she acted. I’m a young teen and I suffer from suicidal thoughts every now again, but when I saw that scene I thought of what my family might feel, what my mom might feel. I’ve always thought they wouldn’t care but I know that at least my mom would care. So the scene broke my heart because I knew that if I committed suicide, my mom (and probably dad) would be acting just like Minyeong’s mom.

[@tarorkive]

Fun fact: The female lead actress is actually a very talented singer and does musical theatre in South Korea, her name is Jeon Mido

[@rosedinapo4731]

For real? I didn't know that.

[@kiks4769]

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 👍🏻

[@intanclara4453]

@@rosedinapo4731 yes she is!!! You should check all of her Musical videos

[@norjannahbatua9496]

But then her character in the drama isn't good at singing HAHAHA

[@chocolatesarebetter]

Yes, and this is her first big screen project. She's a stage actor too.

[@justyouraveragejay]

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!

[@syl2822]

Yesssss sometimes I am a bit speechless with mistranslation when I understand some Korean 😂

[@Srae17]

It's more dramatic, and heartbreaking.

[@jayim4544]

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.

[@HannahB09]

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"

[@timaalo154]

@@Srae17 no it's not

[@alba_tzatzil]

It's been two years and I still need more of these reactions. I bet Dr Mike would love many other eps

[@teresaks6983]

@1:51 when my son was 9 he'd somehow gotten a wart on his shin. I had a wart on one of my knuckles, of a different variety, but the treatment was the same. I asked the doctor if he could show my son what he was going to do (freezing it off, in office visit) on me first, because my son wouldn't do it. Once he saw what the Dr did on me, he allowed the Dr to treat him as well. 😊

[@goodywong]

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!

[@kennethpalallos482]

Waiting for season 2 😊

[@maya4924]

Exciting

[@zaraah5544]

Season 2 🙌🏻

[@ns9380]

Have you watched the k drama ‘life’? Would love to hear your opinion on it

[@simmy1937]

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.

[@matthiasemmett6753]

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.

[@ishapanchal4909]

i hope he continues , cause the first ep was just a build up for later on .

[@seungikim1311]

I've been waiting for this for months, I love your videos!

[@highline87]

This drama is so realistic, without exaggeration. I like sound track in this series. Definitely the best medical drama series I’ve ever seen.

[@angelanikki3893]

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 😁

[@mcprt13]

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.

[@Roselloshta]

Jo jung suk also can play guitar actually, so he actually have the base already to play the bass

[@quesadilla429]

I wondered about that! Is there an interview or something you can link to that talks about it?

[@serpentine5328]

Yeah it was pretty obvious if you heard them lol

[@aishamay739]

Can’t wait for season 2 yay

[@narielf896]

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.

[@isabeauamethyst3439]

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.😊

[@hamstercheeks4612]

@@isabeauamethyst3439 eyyy hi fellow first year pre med student 🤗

[@isabeauamethyst3439]

@@hamstercheeks4612 hey 👋

[@MarieClairAmorim]

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!

[@msspears8915]

I find that truly interesting. Good luck.

[@PooMonkeyMan]

I’m so glad you decided to review this show. It was such a good show and I’m sad that it ended after 2 seasons. Learned a bit for work too from this show. XD

[@stortstacck3376]

OH MY GOD! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT! THANK YOU FOR REACTING TO THISSS!

[@chibibiturtle]

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

[@nur-aima]

No wayyy. Is she really? I have to look it up now.

[@choohah5604]

@@nur-aima shes a classical singer. Doing musical. How bout dat ? 🤭🤣🤣

[@luckyradjapono1331]

@@choohah5604 and the amount of NG she need to do because she got the note on point😂

[@nureqa98]

Brooooooo whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

[@leomelglennthaddeusalbano7245]

@@nureqa98 Yeahhhhhhh i was shocked as well

[@shirleycandra297]

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 🤩😍😂

[@arx117]

Every good looking korean actress is idol, real actress doesnt look that pretty

[@alyheyrosa74]

@@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 😊

[@moanakitamura7024]

@@alyheyrosa74 yaaassss kdrama fammm🙌🏼

[@user-by9cc8wi2y]

@@arx117 she's actually an actress,but she does musicals too

[@chan_j23]

yess someone said it! i was going to comment this too! she’s actually really good

[@MahirZukic2]

I'm a big fan of yours Mike, and I had to comment on this one. Eggs do help with the singing or shouting or any prolonged use of vocal cords. I've done it myself many times. Raw eggs are perfect for that.

[@breedavenport9752]

i wish you would’ve reacted to that one scene where the doctor loses his confidence and his brother is like “just one more year”

[@dionysus4778]

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.

[@orionp.9476]

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.

[@ikasianturi499]

Exactly what i thought.....

[@nikpann7749]

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..

[@dajungkim]

This is a much-needed comment.

[@JohnYoo39]

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.

[@aznnicky3004]

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.

[@user-qh9lv1to3k]

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.

[@meerafia3429]

Totally agree. The video just had the bare minimum medical scenes of the show. Please review it again.

[@Bananabeans10]

I absolutely love hospital playlist and am so happy you have reacted to if

[@Hikariis]

My favourite drama reviewed by an actual medical professional! Thank you ☺️

[@jeminaduldulao7303]

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.

[@TriceeXO]

💯

[@esotericpig]

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.

[@dickyefendi1307]

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

[@javiermichaels3144]

True. This is what I would like to comment. American Hospitals and Doctors are DIFFERENT to Koreans.

[@msspears8915]

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.

[@Vadzx]

Mike: “she was super casual about seeing him get electrocuted” Me: “welcome to kdramas” 🤣🤣🤣

[@piedude6209]

Good joke E

[@chihotang313]

We've been woke for a while. Finally got doctor Mike in on our blessed world

[@catewright1575]

To be fair, she didn't get too stressed or excited about anything. So at least she's not uncaring.

[@piedude6209]

GAIN LIKES EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@Makayla.Smith23]

Right lol 🤣

[@danielapiresdasilva9714]

Haven’t see this drama yet, but it is a pleasure to watch you Doctor Mike! ❤️ thank you!!!!

[@HugsForEverybodyYay]

I can't be the only one who would love to see more reaction videos to Hospital Playlist episodes 😅

[@Unearth1324]

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!

[@steymars]

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

[@Rae-qf9kf]

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

[@mendivinemendoza9416]

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.

[@emilyannn]

Appears that he doesn’t watch the whole episode just clips chosen for him :(

[@kitchied]

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.

[@konradterlikowski8788]

@@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.

[@unknown-et2vs]

I WANT MORE MEDICAL KDRAMA REACTIONS😭🙏

[@bedyyy3222]

"Romantic Doctor" is a very recommendable kdrama to watch. Please consider in the future 🙏

[@jjustjess]

"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.

[@ngszejiun3817]

Actually that wasn't a medical professional saying "hang in there.." but a relative, either a mother or a grandmother.

[@BombshElle_7]

Thanks for explaining that!

[@BombshElle_7]

@@ngszejiun3817 She never said it was from the doctors. The people who're responsible for the subtitles are at fault.

[@ngszejiun3817]

@@BombshElle_7 I was referring to what Dr Mike said or at least how I interpreted what he said. :)

[@Zetsuke4]

yes

[@eccedentesiast2328]

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]

They'll get flamed by netizens if they weren't accurate.

[@RT-xv3js]

@@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.

[@Crawlingdreams418]

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

[@dia6027]

Yeah medical kdramas are the best ! Koreans are very taken indeed

[@wholightsuptheworld]

this is one of my all time fav and comfort shows and I just found out that you have reacted to it hsjdik and your reaction was positive too ;; thank you!

[@heikanaomi4426]

Omg that doctor with the teddy was amazing. And that mom. GOLD STARS ALL AROUND

[@minabina1146]

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.

[@dianadelatorre7187]

Yeah it sucks that they don't translate the exact phrases, they use different words 😟

[@choiseongeun4373]

내말이 그말이야! Thank you:)

[@japjapbanehit3012]

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

[@elle9799]

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.

[@franknstein5376]

@@elle9799 He said before that he had to do so for her mother, not the same but still an harsh decision to make

[@ily2PM]

Fun fact: the writer of this drama did a ton of medical research before creating the script

[@eeshajamil8503]

It shows and that's awesome!

[@WhatAConundrumDiDum]

yeah it apparently took 3 years to even start shooting the drama

[@friedalien1351]

@@WhatAConundrumDiDum wow, the dedication

[@veeveegem]

Annnnd they have doctors on the set to check on the accuracy of the setup and acting.

[@o.m9514]

I thought they always had medical advisors.

[@laurastevens8154]

Min-yeong's death honestly broke my heart. When I first watched this series, it completely threw me off that a child died in the first episode

[@RelaxThruHeaven_RuleAllHell]

OMG I am a medical aspirant, and when I watched this show, I wanted to pursue medicine even more! Love this show.

[@vante.07]

me too!!

[@7moonrise]

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

[@7moonrise]

and also the twins touching a live beating heart and the doctors fighting to sign the twins under their department

[@rockooo124]

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.

[@mercedesbrandy6355]

omg the miscarriage scene with all the parents in the hallway was so emotional wow

[@bugzzz012]

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.

[@mercedesbrandy6355]

@@bugzzz012 omg no stop the mouth covering DESTROYED me

[@xplax24]

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.

[@nftgamesfdr5746]

I heard Korea has really great national healthcare. I wish I can say the same for my country :(

[@user-zc7rb8eb6n]

@@nftgamesfdr5746 yes… Government pays almost 90% of the fee

[@blegh8753]

i feel like thats a massive generalization

[@user-hl4vl8qd7h]

​@@blegh8753yes! Big generalization!

[@andreatedtaotao2914]

This is the medical series I’ve been watching. I watch Series 1 all over again while waiting for Series 2. This is the best medical series so far.

[@jenniferk1269]

this review is really fun showing a different point of view from foreign medical systems. I wish you make more review films of this drama.

[@luzcille1274]

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.

[@moniquegomes2505]

Please recommend some for me, bc hospital Playlist is the only one I've ever seen (medical, I mean)

[@alaahabib5373]

Doctor John is also very good

[@luzcille1274]

@@moniquegomes2505 I'd recommend Dr. Romantic S2, Doctor Stranger and Emergency Couple. Top tier medical k-dramas that I have watched so far.

[@elisaalimberti4722]

@@moniquegomes2505 also Hospital Ship

[@drakyuwon7590]

I also recommend Good Doctor starring JooWon

[@violettawp7352]

she didnt say “call an ambulance”, she literally said "119". lmao she's so cool

[@jeeannpark3715]

Nah she said “call 119” which in Korea is more common than saying “call the ambulance”

[@ccsbm208]

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.

[@xia2830]

She say "Call 119" so she say "Call an ambulance", it's the same because in korean they say like that, with numbers.

[@violettawp7352]

Omg i’m just saying she literally said “119” only number because its funny. I know she means call 119 guys😂😂😂

[@dailydosageofdaye2078]

Basically, she said "call 911" which is pretty common in English too. Translation was just being weird. Call 119, call 911. Same thing

[@gracearana7957]

Looking forward to more HP reactions!!! Love this drama so much.

[@kaiken6482]

Do a reaction on the Season 2. This drama is legit the best medical drama I've ever watched and oh I've watched a lot of them. It has the epic crossovers too. And amazing playlist. Like the band should be a legit k-pop band like The Rose.

[@janvinair1356]

i didn't hear a beewoop today:[

[@robincherussery]

That's why I had a feeling , like something was wrong .

[@ishal4159]

pEEEEEEWOOOPP

[@Janka1]

Peeewooop 😁😂

[@shnyamuhammad2392]

Yea right😶