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Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 8 of Hospital Playlist, starring Jo Jung-suk as Lee Ik Joon, Yoo Yeon-seok as Ahn Jeong Won, Jung Kyung-ho as Kim Jun Wan, Kim Dae-myung as Yang Seok Hyung, and Jeon Mi-do as Chae Song Hwa. We discuss:
The songs we featured during the recap:“With My Tears” by Whee In
“Sorrowful, Piano Version” by Kim Jin Hak

The heartbreaking case of the baby whose failing heart valves cannot be repaired.
The patient with liver cancer, the importance of determining whether his cancer has metastasized, and how moving him into a shared hospital room gives him.
Chu Min Ha’s terrifying discovery that her difficult pregnant patient is suffering from placental abruption, and how she has to act on her own to save the mother and her premature baby.
How Jang Gyeo Ul and Do Jae Hak both get into trouble after interactions with patients, including the challenges of managing postoperative pain in patients with opioid use disorder.
Kim Jun Wan’s quiet support of Do Jae Hak: he accepts the job of Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery and then rejects the proposed three-month pay cut that would have devastated his struggling resident.
Chu Min Ha’s exhaustion and frustration after Myung Eun Won stops showing up for work.
Why Ahn Jeong Won’s mother and close family friends call him Andrea.
The Korean family registry system and the joke behind Lee Ik Jun asking the wealthy Yang Seok Hyeong to add him and U-ju to his family register.
The dramatic cliffhanger involving Yang Seok Hyeong’s mother, who is rushed to the emergency room in cardiac arrest while her terrified son watches doctors perform CPR.
How the five lead actors really learned and practiced their instruments for Hospital Playlist..
References
With My Tears by our doctor band in Hospital Playlist
With My Tears by Wheein
With My Tears or Gather My Tears by Seo Ji Won

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Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 7 of Hospital Playlist, starring Jo Jung-suk as Lee Ik Joon, Yoo Yeon-seok as Ahn Jeong Won, Jung Kyung-ho as Kim Jun Wan, Kim Dae-myung as Yang Seok Hyung, and Jeon Mi-do as Chae Song Hwa. We discuss:
The music we discuss and feature during the recap:IU’s new song Dear My Crazy Soulmate
I Wash, the viral K-pop song created by LG to promote a washing machine
You Always by J Rabbit
While Living Life by Oohyo

The theme of finding strength and compassion through difficult experiences.
The extraordinary liver transplant performed on baby Ji-a, including the challenge of reducing the donated liver to the right size, and Ahn Jeong Won’s moving request that Ji-a’s parents remember and thank the young woman whose donated liver saved their daughter.
Ahn Chi Hong performing an External Ventricular Drainage procedure for the first time.
The young police officer undergoing awake brain surgery for an astrocytoma, and how Ahn Chi Hong reveals his own medical history to show the discouraged officer that losing one dream does not mean his life is over.
Lee Ik Jun’s surprising revelation to his patient that his wife cheated on him and that his divorce left him hurt, embarrassed and unable to get out of bed some days.
Yang Seok Hyeong finally telling his mother that his father’s mistress is pregnant, and his mother’s decision to grant her husband a divorce—until the Chairman humiliates their son by checking into the VIP ward at Yulje with his mistress.
The ethical issues surrounding gifts to doctors.
Poor Do Jae Hak discovering that he appears to have lost his 200 million won apartment deposit—about $150,000—to a real estate scam.
Kim Hae-sook, the legendary actress who plays Ahn Jeong Won’s mother, Jung Rosa; her reputation as Korea’s “Nation’s Mother”; and her enormous film and television career.
References
K Drama Chat Hospital Playlist OST Playlist
You Always by Mono
You Always by J. Rabbit
You Always by the Hospital Playlist Band
While Living Life by Jeon In Kwon
While Living Life by Oohyo
I Wash by Al Dol LG commercial song
Dear My Crazy Soulmate by IU
“Reduced Size Liver Grafts in Pediatric Liver Transplantation; Technical Considerations” - PMC
External ventricular drain - Mayo Clinic
External ventricular drain - Wikipedia
Astrocytoma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Awake brain surgery - Mayo Clinic
The power of positive thinking by Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 6 of Hospital Playlist, starring Jo Jung-suk 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, and Jeon Mi-do as Chae Song-hwa. We discuss:
Two songs from this episode:“In Front of City Hall at the Subway Station” by Kwak Jin-eon, a remake of the 1990 song by Zoo
“Beyond the Rainbow Forest” by DANI

How “In Front of City Hall at the Subway Station,” a melancholy song about unexpectedly encountering an old love years later, beautifully mirrors this episode’s themes of old relationships, roads not taken, and looking back at the person you were 20 years ago.
The medical cases in this episode, including a baby in liver failure who desperately needs a transplant, a pregnant woman with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome who has suffered two miscarriages, and Jang Gyeo-ul’s dangerous anaphylactic reaction to pain medication.
Kim Jun-wan’s complete transformation after Lee Ik-sun says yes to dating him and declares that it is their “Day One.”
Lee Ik-jun’s reunion with his former girlfriend Go Ara and how reconnecting with someone from your past can make you reflect on why a relationship ended and how much both people have changed.
The flashback revealing that Yang Seok-hyeong confessed his feelings to Chae Song-hwa years ago and was devastated when she rejected him—and that Lee Ik-jun may have been planning to confess to Song-hwa that very same night.
Chae Song-hwa finally telling her friends that she found a breast lump, had a biopsy, and is waiting for the results.
Lee Ik-jun quietly showing up to accompany Song-hwa when she receives her biopsy results, knowing that the fiercely self-sufficient Song-hwa would never ask anyone to come with her. Thankfully, her biopsy is benign.
Kim Jun-wan giving resident Do Jae-hak the opportunity to perform his first ASD closure, then delivering a very Jun-wan-style compliment: “You did better than I thought. What’s gotten into you?”
Kim Dae-myung, the actor who plays Yang Seok-hyeong, including his theater background, his breakout role in Misaeng: Incomplete Life, his extensive film career, and his return as Seok-hyeong in Resident Playbook.
What we’re watching and reading now, including East Palace, Run With the Wind, The Affair Was Just the Beginning, and Mad for Each Other.
References
K Drama Chat Hospital Playlist OST Playlist
In front of city hall at the subway station by Mido and Falasol
In front of city hall at the subway station by Kwak Jin Eon
In front of city hall at the subway station by Zoo Kim Chang Gi
Improving self-sufficiency in organ transplantation in Korea - PMC
Biliary Atresia Symptoms & Causes
Atrial Septal Defect | American Heart Association
Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Pregnancy: Background, Etiology, Pathophysiology
Anaphylaxis Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment & Management
Pneumoperitoneum - Wikipedia

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Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 5 of Hospital Playlist, starring Jo Jung-suk as Lee Ik Joon, Yoo Yeon-seok as Ahn Jeong Won, Jung Kyung-ho as Kim Jun Wan, Kim Dae-myung as Yang Seok Hyung, and Jeon Mi-do as Chae Song Hwa. We discuss:

Two songs from the episode:

“Oh? What a Shiny Night” by Mido and Falasol

“Beautiful My Love” by Urban Zakapa



The meaning behind the name Mido and Falasol, the group credited with the Hospital Playlist OST songs, and why so many of their songs became huge hits in Korea.

How this episode shows that medicine can’t be separated from people and emotions—the patients, their families, and the doctors and nurses caring for them.

The heartbreaking child abuse case, how Ahn Jeong Won recognizes the warning signs, and why doctors are responsible for reporting suspected abuse rather than proving it.

The congressman’s elaborate scheme to disguise the identity of his liver donor, and why modern hospital identification and transplant procedures would make such a switch extremely difficult.

The baby with moyamoya disease, why Chae Song Hwa orders that the baby not be allowed to cry, and how hyperventilation could further reduce blood flow to the brain.

The complicated ways families respond to illness: a daughter willingly donating part of her liver to her father, a wealthy son refusing to donate to his father, and a father insisting that Kim Jun Wan give his son the most expensive heart valve available.

Do Jae Hak’s excitement over his matured jeokgeum, or installment savings account, and his plans to use the money for a jeonse lease—and the ominous warning that he should read his lease very carefully.

Divorce in Korea and the very different experiences of Lee Ik Jun, Yang Seok Hyeong, and Seok Hyeong’s mother, who refuses to divorce her unfaithful husband even after his mistress announces that she is pregnant.

All the developing romances: Jang Gyeo Ul pining for Ahn Jeong Won, Chu Min Ha beginning to see Yang Seok Hyeong differently, Ahn Chi Hong confessing to Chae Song Hwa, and Kim Jun Wan finally confessing to Lee Ik Sun.

The alarming ending in which Chae Song Hwa becomes the patient after discovering a suspicious mass and is told she needs a biopsy.

Jung Kyung Ho, the actor who plays Kim Jun Wan.

References

K Drama Chat Hospital Playlist OST Playlist

Beautiful My Love by Lee Jung Yeol

Beautiful My Love by Urban Zakapa

What is TAVR? (TAVI) | American Heart Association

Moyamoya Disease | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Living Liver Donation - American Transplant Foundation

Evaluating Young Children With Fractures for Child Abuse: Clinical Report | Pediatrics

How to Play Mafia Game, a Korean Game

Koreans are staying married, but not for love

'Divorce is not good in Korean culture': Why mum and I never talked about dad leaving - ABC News

DIVORCE IN SOUTH KOREA | Facts and Details

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Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 4 of Hospital Playlist, starring Jo Jung-suk 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, and Jeon Mi-do as Chae Song Hwa. We also discuss Jo Jung Suk, the actor who plays the general surgeon Lee Ik Jun. We discuss:

The songs featured during the recap: Pachelbel’s Canon in D, played in rock fashion by our five doctors, and Confession Is Not Flashy by Kyuhyun, a remake of Lee Seung-hwan’s 1993 ballad.

The demands being placed on K-pop performers, inspired by Joanna’s experience at the BTS concert, and why the physical and mental health of performers needs to come before tours, albums, and fans’ expectations.

Our change in how we feature music on the podcast because of licensing concerns, and our new playlist of Hospital Playlist songs that listeners can play along with during the recap.

The episode’s many stories about parents and children—and how those relationships can be loving and protective, but also abusive, exploitative, complicated, and heartbreaking.

Dr. Bong’s entertaining description of the five friends as “The Lacking Five” and what his stories reveal about Chae Song Hwa, Kim Jun Wan, Yang Seok Hyeong, Lee Ik Jun, and Ahn Jeong Won.

The tragedy in Yang Seok Hyeong’s family—his sister’s death, his father’s affair, and his mother’s stroke—and how those experiences transformed his relationship with his mother and help explain the quiet, devoted man he is today.

The baby born with anencephaly and Yang Seok Hyeong’s decision to honor the mother’s request that she not hear her baby cry, leading to a fascinating discussion about how hospitals and families handle the birth of a baby who will not survive.

How the five doctors started their band in medical school, their hilarious younger hairstyles and clothes, their attempts to master Pachelbel’s Canon, and our own memories of orchestras, family bands, Rock Band, and Dance Dance Revolution.

Matters of the heart: Lee Ik Jun tries to play matchmaker, but it’s Kim Jun Wan who appears increasingly interested in Ik Jun’s sister Lee Ik Sun—and who ultimately travels to her military base claiming he just wants to eat jajangmyeon.

Jo Jung Suk, the actor who plays Lee Ik Jun: his beginnings in musical theater, his breakout film role in Architecture 101, his many dramas and films, his award-winning performance in Pilot, and his journey toward becoming a singer-songwriter through A-List to Playlist.

References

K Drama Chat Hospital Playlist OST Playlist

Confession is not flashy by Kyuhyun on YouTube

Confession is not flashy by Lee Seung Hwan on YouTube

Living Organ Donation | organdonor.gov

Becoming a Living Donor | National Kidney Foundation

Institutional standard framework and experience of living donor liver transplantation for overseas non-Korean patients at Asan Medical Center - PMC

Singer-actress IU cancels concert, postpones album release due to worsened ear disorder - The Korea Herald

Eustachian Tube Dysfunction | Johns Hopkins Medicine

Stroke - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

Massive biomolecular shifts occur in our 40s and 60s, Stanford Medicine researchers find

Jo Jung Suk’s self-titled debut album