Hospital Playlist season 2 episode 1: Yoo Yeon-seok, Shin Hyun-bin leave fans gushing, premiere breaks record

Hospital Playlist season 2 episode 1 premiered on Thursday, June 17. The highly-anticipated K-drama marked the return of actors Jo Jung-suk, Jung Kyung-ho, Yoo Yeon-seok, Jeon Mi-do and Kim Dae-myung, who play doctors. The premiere episode has set a new viewership record for the tvN network.

The season premiere of Hospital Playlist 2 took off from where the season one finale ended. The four cliffhangers were addressed, leaving fans with bittersweet emotions. The biggest highlight of the episode was the romance between Ahn Jeong-won (Yoo Yeon-seok) and Jang Gyeo-ul (Shin Hyun-been). Having foregone his dream to become a priest, Ahn Jeong-won embraces his feelings for Jang Gyeo-ul.

The couple had numerous heartwarming moments in the episode. On the other hand, fans who were hoping for Lee Ik-jun (Jo Jung-suk) and Chae Song-hwa (Jeon Mi-do) to end up together were left disappointed after Chae Song-hwa rejected him.

Meanwhile, the episode also introduced the ex-wife of Yang Seok-hyeong (Kim Dae-myung), who seemed to be hinting at reigniting their relationship. Kim Jun-wan (Jung Kyung-ho) continued to wade his way through the troubles of his long-distance relationship with Lee Ik-sun (played by Kwak Sun-young).

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Hospital Playlist season 2 episode 1 drew a massive audience on its premiere night. According to Nielsen Korea, via Soompi, the episode has recorded an average nationwide rating of 10.007%. The rating is close to the previous season's best, 14.142%, which was recorded on its final episode.

The premiere episode of Hospital Playlist season 2 has also topped tvN’s top 10 biggest premieres so far, with Mr Sunshine (8.9%) at number two, Encounter (8.7%) at number three, Mr Queen (8%) at number four and Vincenzo (7.7%) at number five.

Hospital Playlist season 2's episode 2 will premiere next Thursday, June 24. The episodes are available on Netflix.