Series synopsis
Hospital Playlist, also known as 슬기로운 의사생활 is a South Korean drama comedy television series that premiered on tvN on March 12, 2020. It ended on September 16, 2021. It was created by Lee Woo-jung, Shin Won-ho. It stars Cho Jung-seok, Yoo Yeon-seok, Jung Kyung-ho and Kim Dae-myung.
Every day is extraordinary for five doctors and their patients inside a hospital, where birth, death and everything in between coexist.
Premise
Every day is extraordinary for five doctors and their patients inside a hospital, where birth, death and everything in between coexist.
Premise: The slightly special everyday of us ordinary people
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Cho Jung-seok as Lee Ik-jun
- Yoo Yeon-seok as Ahn Jeong-won
- Jung Kyung-ho as Kim Jun-wan
- Kim Dae-myung as Yang Seok-hyeong
- Jeon Mi-do as Chae Song-hwa
- Shin Hyun-been as Jang Gyeo-ul
- Ahn Eun-jin as Chu Min-ha
- Kwak Sun-young as Lee Ik-sun
Supporting cast
- Kim Joon as Lee U-ju
- Kim Hae-sook as Jeong Rosa
- Jung Moon-sung as Do Jae-hak
- Kim Hye-in as Myeong Eun-won
- Ha Yoon-kyung as Heo Sun-bin
- Lee Chan-hyeong as Choi Seong-yeong
- Kim Jun-han as Ahn Chi-hong
- Moon Tae-yu as Yong Seok-min
- Choi Young-jun as Bong Kwang-hyeon
- Kim Soo-jin as Song Su-bin
- Bae Hyeon-seong as Jang Hong-do
- Kim Kang-min as Im Chang-min
Guest cast
- Hong Seok-bin as Kwon Sun-jeong
- Lee So-yoon as Kim Tae-yeon
- Jeong Jae-seong as Chief neurosurgeon
- Nam Myung-ryeol as Yang Tae-yang
- Lee Ji-hoon as Lee Ji-hun
- Park Jung-woo as Jang Ga-eul
- Yoon Geumseon-ah as Baby Jae-won's Mother
- Gi So-you as Seung-chae
- Lee Ju-myoung as PD Song
- Park Seoung-tae as Brain Cancer Patient
- Bae Seong-il as Electrician
- Mi So-yun as Nurse
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 28 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | June 4, 2020 | September 23, 2021 |
| Season 1 | 12 | March 12, 2020 | May 28, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 12 | June 17, 2021 | September 16, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The special extra episode of Hospital Playlist features interviews with the cast, behind-the-scenes footage from the set, song performances and hilarious bloopers from season 1. It also shows the very first time the whole cast met each other as well as the first script reading. |
June 4, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 After the concluding season 1 of Hospital Playlist, our fellow actors Jo Jung Suk, Jung Kyung Ho, Yoo Yeon Seok, Kim Dae Myung and Jeon Mi Do reunited and transformed into rock band Mido and Falasol to thank the viewers with a live band performance on You Tube (Na PD’s You Tube channel). |
June 10, 2020 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | July 29, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Five friends whose friendship goes back to their days in med school are brought back together when a phone call interrupts each of their busy lives. |
March 12, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 For the first time in 20 years, everyone's finally working under the same roof. A patient with a familiar name finds Chae Song-hwa. |
March 19, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The hospital's med students are inspired by the doctors, who each look after their patients in their own ways. Lee Ik-jun gets a welcome visitor. |
March 26, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 As life at the hospital goes on, the five friends' growing pains continue. Gyeo-ul is disquieted by frequent visits from a patient's mother. |
June 17, 2021 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Traveling to and from Seoul, Song-hwa takes on a VIP client in need of surgery. A woman with pregnancy complications fights to keep her baby alive. |
June 24, 2021 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 An urgent case involving a liver transplant between a father and son is brought to Ik-jun's attention. Jun-wan has big news for one of his patients. |
July 1, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tvN |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 12, 2020 |
| Last aired | September 16, 2021 |
| Runtime | 80 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 21:00:00 |