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Resident Playbook: Yoo Yeon Seok and Jung Kyung Ho cameos confirmed in Go Yoon Jung's Hospital Playlist spin-off
Hospital Playlist's doctor friends and band members Yoo Yeon Seok and Jung Kyung Ho are set to make a surprise cameo in Resident Playbook.
Actors Yoo Yeon Seok and Jung Kyung Ho will make special cameo appearances in the medical drama Resident Playbook. It is a spin-off of Hospital Playlist (2020), which featured the two actors in pivotal roles. They are to reprise their roles as 99-liner friends-turned-doctors working in the same hospital in the upcoming tvN Saturday-Sunday drama.
The cameo news was reported by South Korean media outlet Star News on February 6. This exciting crossover of the parent drama with its spin-off garnered happy fan reactions on social media. Resident Playbook will depict the hospital life and turbulent friendship of obstetrics and gynecology residents at Jongno branch of Yulje Medical Center. The main branch of the medical center was the setting of Hospital Playlist.
One of the series' main characters, Yoo Yeon Seok starred as pediatric surgeon Ahn Jeong Won and Jung Kyung Ho played a cardiac surgeon named Kim Jun Wan. The two of them might pay a visit to their sub-branch in the Go Yoon Jung, Shin Si Ah-starrer Resident Playbook.
As per fans, they are "iconic" medical characters of K-dramas, who "stood out" through their acting prowess. They were greatly loved and appreciated by the viewers and their reunion is highly anticipated.
Previously fans received a pleasant surprise with Yoo Yeon Seok's Hospital Playlist character, Ahn Jeong Won being mentioned in one of the episodes of Netflix's The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call. The scene was well received by fans and might have led to the decision of the actor's cameo appearance in another medical drama set in the same universe. It will be interesting to see the dynamics of the doctors of Yulje Medical Center with those of its other branches. They are expected to inject a breadth of fresh air into the spin-off drama.
Both Hospital Playlist and Resident Playbook have 12 episodes and revolve around doctors' personal struggles amidst complex medical cases. The upcoming drama is helmed by director Lee Min Soo, who is joined by screenwriter Kim Song Hee for the project. Resident Playbook is set to premiere from April 12-May 18, 2025 on tvN every Saturday and Sunday.
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