GET USED TO THE NICKNAMES. Judy, Linda and Teresa are loving the group dynamics in episodes 1-2 of “Hospital Playlist” (슬기로운 의사생활), a TVN medical ensemble drama starring Jeon MiDo, Jo JungSuk, Yoo YeonSeok, Jung KyungHo and Kim DaeMyung.

Click here to watch a video of the cast being funny together, that Linda mentions in the episode!

We have another Netflix Party in the works to watch the first episode of "The King: Eternal Monarch" (더 킹: 영원의 군주) starring Lee MinHo and Kim GoEun. Our Patreon donors are voting on either Friday April 24 @10pm EDT or Saturday April 25 @8pm EDT. If you want to join us for an evening of snarky comments and meeting fellow kdrama fans, head over to patreon.com/kdramamyeyesout

 

We're going to be referring to the main characters by their nicknames because even we find their Korean names difficult to pronounce.

The Ghost - Chae SongHwa, neurosurgeon played by Jeon MiDo

Darth Vader - Lee IkJoon, general surgeon played by Jo JungSuk

Buddha - Ahn JungWon, pediatric surgeon played by Yoo YeonSeok

Ice Man - Kim JoonWan, cardiothoracic surgeon played by Jung KyungHo

Mama's Boy - Yang SeokHyung, OBGYN played by Kim DaeMyung

 

Digressions:

3:15 – Listener E-mails!

4:17 – “Meow, the Secret Boy” (어서와)

12:56 – “Prison Playbook” (슬기로운 감빵생활)

16:09 – Animal Crossing: New Horizons

1:06:11 - Medical consent in Korea?

 

Some Korean terms:

온돌: [on-dol] heated flooring system.

칼국수: [kal-gook-soo] literally “knife noodles”; soup dish with flour noodles made by hand and cut into thin slices with a knife.

 

Audio credits:

INFINITE – “The Chaser”

Yasuaki Iwata, Yumi Takahashi, Shinobu Nagata, Sayako Doi, Masato Ohashi – “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” – “Welcome Horizons”

서태지와 아이들 (Seo Taiji and Boys) – “하여가” (Hayeoga)

H.O.T – “Candy”

Jo YeongWook - "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" - "Geumja's Prayer"

AKMU – “어떻게 이별까지 사랑하겠어, 널 사랑하는 거지” (How can I love the heartbreak, you’re the one I love)

S#arp – “가까이” (Closer)

JOY (Red Velvet) – “좋은 사람 있으면 소개시켜줘” (Introduce Me A Good Person)

 

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