With only three more episodes until the end of Season 1, it’s going to be pretty hectic in the fanwars. Although I don’t go to other sites, I’m aware that the Flower Gardeners are harassed and their opinions invalidated because they hold the minority view.
Because of this unfortunate situation, this blog has become the default site for Songhwa and Andrea shippers.
We’re in this for the long haul. And it’s not going to be easy because we won’t see a lot of overt developments or glaring activity.
But you know what?
The wind is invisible. We can only SENSE its effects. We see moving clouds and we know it’s the wind. We hear leaves rustling and we know it’s the wind. We feel the cold on our skin and we know it’s the wind.
The problem with many shippers is the inability to understand the “wind” in this kdrama. All the five lead characters are going to change with the wind. JWan may or may not convince Iksun to marry him. Songhwa may or may not date Captain Ahn. (And frankly I don’t mind him. I like his calm and soft-spoken ways.) JW may or may not enter the priesthood. Ikjun may or may not realize that his attentions towards Jang are BEYOND fatherly concern while his fatherly attention to his own son Uju needs to be stepped up. SH may or may not overcome his shyness to find a girl who can live with his overbearing mother.
It’s important to remember that no matter how the five friends change with the wind, they have their roots firmly grounded in their friendship. That’s not going to change. Certainly there will be variations in the individual relationships, but eventually, they will always revert to their original form.
Thankfully, the director has been giving us a boost with his interviews.
First, when he designated the Ep 2 dinner scene as a framework of the drama. In that scene, Andrea’s care for Songhwa was unmistakable.
Newsflash (cr. YeoNiverse YYS IFC):
20200430 📰 Hospital Playlist PD chose the 3 best scenes:1. The 5 friends eating the Kalguksu scene (Ep. 2): “It is the most important scene in the first half, I worried a lot. The script for the scene is fun in itself. but I had worries if the 5 friends’ non-stop banter could be brought to life as fun as the script.”
“This scene is an important scene to reveal the characters of the 5 friends and their relationship, and to show the direction of our drama in the future.”
Second, when he assigned the bass and drums roles for Songhwa and JW, respectively.
Read here: Bass and Drums: the couple instruments, lol
And now, with the selection of the Theme Song.
Many fans gleefully thought that the song played by the band, “Chance Encounter” was the main theme song. To me, the director was trolling IJ’s fans to think that the endgame is IJ and Songhwa because of the episode revealing that IJ and Songhwa met at the medical interview.
No, the theme song of this kdrama is Lee Sora’s “The Wind is Blowing.”
Newsflash: 20200507 Newspaper Hospital Playlist (Translation credit to YeoNiverse YYS IFC): Jung Kyung Ho, Kwak Sun Young, Yoo Yeon Seok, ShinHyunBin – An unexpected change in their relationship preview
“There’s also an OST which will suit the drama’s emotion, participated by the best vocal. Please pay a lot of attention to the new song that will be the main theme song of the drama.”
translation credit: YeoNiverse YYS IFC
The Wind is Blowing” by Lee SoRa
The wind is blowing
Are you cold?
The night is deep
And I’m suddenly thinking about your face
Your smile that made my heart pound
Your trembling voice
It embraced my heart
That was frozen from all the scars
Life is a mysterious blessing
There’s a definite reason
There’s no one in the world
Who is not needed
Open your heart
And look at me
We’ve been born on this planet
Let’s hold hands
Life is a mysterious blessing
There’s a definite reason
There’s no one in the world
Who is not needed
Open your heart
And look at me
We’ve been born on this planet
Let’s hold hands
We’ve been born on this planet
Let’s hold hands
Cr. popgasa
lol. If that rock song, “Chance Encounter” was IJ’s STYLE of song, then “The Wind is Blowing” is definitely not his. It’s too sensitive and introspective for him.
The song is this guy’s style.
lol. I can imagine YYS singing that song after hearing him here.
A bit of housekeeping:
As you know, a blog is different a forum. This blog is “my” space and I’m sharing it with friends. If you don’t like the opinions posted on this blog, please take a hike. A long one.
There’s NO point for anti-Flower Gardeners to come here since —
a) they’ll only feel aggravated
b) they have plenty of forums to discuss their theories, if any
c) they won’t convince me to think like them
d) they’re blocked anyway from posting
e) they failed the “line theory” test
So for your own mental health, please don’t come here.
Packmule 3, I’m a flowergardener. Initially, I thought that Ikmun and songhwa wrre the couple, but I think that would have beentoo obvious. The Flowergarden shipis kind of counterintuitive but itmakes a lot of sense purely from their philosophies of patient care, their kindness and their inborn philanthropy on amacro and micro level. I also would like to see a romance of people of similar age (one of tbe beauties of CLoY). one of my petpeeves about American movies/tv is that most of the female leads could be thevmaleblead’s daughter. So,please,please writer, make thema match.
Parenthetjcally,I love Yoo Yeon-seok as an actor. One of my favorite romcom movies is Mood ofthe Day. He was so good inthat. And I hated his character in The Royal Tailor. Sonow I’ll watch anything he’s in. He’s not an ovrr the top actor-he just inhabits his roles.
And the other part of the ship who gives such pleasure is Jeun Mi-do. She’s another natural. And I was shocked to learnthat she is a great musical theater star. Iwent to YouTube tofind her singing and wasblown away. So I know you ship writers,but I also hope the castingcomes through. Thank you.
@American Old Lady – Mood of the Day is my only remaining fav romcom nowadays. It was not fluffy but it hits all the right notes for me. Despite his direct-ness, he was naturally charming and sincerely fell for her. She was conflicted but eventually fell for his charms. I can watch it everyday🤭🤭
To digress a bit, honestly, I am very picky with my kdrama watching since, I can’t remember when. I only stick to watch the actors/ actresses that will give a satisfying and believable performance. Most of them are either over mid 30s or already in their 40s. I don’t know why but I trusted my small team of ‘avengers’ because they always give me what I have been looking for when doing my routine kdrama watch. And I don’t hesitate to drop their dramas if I can no longer agree with the writer’s sense of writing cue Jang Hyuk’s Tell Me What You Saw. Once in while I do try on something out of the group’s projects if it piqued my interest enough e.g. Be Melodramatic. This is a slice of life drama talking about the workings in kdrama writing, directing and product placement involving a group of female besties. I just realised the ML was JHwan’s brother from R88. The close friendship in HP kinda reminds me of what the girls had in Be Melodramatic.
Sincere thanks to Kokodus, I think, for sharing about BoD at the other site leading me to the best Kdrama reading & discussion haven I have ever came across. Additionally, I met a lot of great minds here too, including Captain @packmule3. Thank you ladies & gentlemen!🥰🥰🥰
Back on the post’s topic, I agree with @packmule3 that this song describes JWon to the tee. It’s like I’m pulled into his mind and see what he has been thinking, feeling in silence, on his own. I don’t know what we will see 3 episodes down the lane but I look forward to the start of the 3rd and 4th Acts in season 2. Just how Taec was barely there in the early episodes R88, I will be patience with JWon’s story too. Moreover, I wanna see SH and Minha work things out between them and I am waiting for the girl to accomplish her Christmas mission, PD nim. Make it happens. This is an order 🤣🤣🤣. SH has grown so much in latest episode following his mother’s agreement to divorce. Wish them both more happy times onwards.
Finally, thanks again @packmule3 for sharing with us this awesome space of yours. 💞💞💞
Cheers!
P/S: Hope we can do a group watch on the final episode as first suggested by @hafunohane. 😊
@Old American Lady, I thought so too initially. Or at least I thought IJ would’ve been SHwa’s first love/crush. He has all the hallmarks of a “heart throb”? Loud, boisterous, confident, easy on the eyes, lead guitar player, friendly. Just look at the way he waltzed in to her VIP hospital room and made SH’s mom laugh straight up. He’s just one of those boys that you like straight away, fast talking, witty. But as the episodes rolled by, it became increasingly obvious that IJ and SHwa were poles apart when it came down to work ethic and core values. So despite all their “couple scenes” together, it was a mismatch and didn’t bode well for a long term relationship. So now I am thinking that he may not be her first crush after all. And it may have been Andrea all along.
Group watch? You can arrange it among yourself. I’m fine with whatever you decide. Just Figure out the best time when the most people are available.
😂 WinterGarden champion is at it again. Claiming she takes cues from the writer and PD, storytelling and character reactions…hence her links and patterns that she sees and that Andrea and Jang are definitely on the cards. I wonder how she will back pedal out of that one? I have a feeling IJ will confront Andrea about Jang, just like he did Capt Ahn (they are mirrors – that’s why they share the same surname) and was flabbergasted to find out that Ahn was actually NOT after Jang but after SHwa. He will more than likely get the same reply from Father Ahn, that it was not Jang he likes…but SHwa. 😂.
@nrllee, the way I see the cuts of previews, IJ triggers the thought about liking a girl and prods answer from JWon. Something came into JWon’s mind and he is in his own space, smiling until IJ asked “You like Jang Gyeo Wool, right?”. Jwon was brought back to reality as his smile slowly disappearing – cut –
What happen in that scene can be interpreted in many ways. I refuse to play the game🤭🤭
We will see whether this is the actual playout or not. 🙂
I won’t worry about it, rather I am annoyed at IJ’s nosy, persistent self. He should date the girl himself if he so much cared for her. 🙄🙄 He is a joker and a good doctor but at times his behaviour just gets on my nerves.
@miracle23 I read how fan girls interpreted Andrea’s reaction (he turned to look) in Ep9 when IJ called, “GyeoUl” and then IJ had a cheeky look on his face…they said he (Andrea) looked because he was interested and wanted to see her. My interpretation was one where he was scared/put his guard up. 😂 Like how celebrities are scared when they think one of their Sasaeng fans pop up unannounced…like how he startled a bit when she just stood there outside his office door until he came out. And he didn’t look disappointed when she wasn’t really there. Just annoyed that IJ played the joke on him. I think he’s frustrated with IJ for his constant games. So I think it will be a dejavu moment for IJ. Same response from the 2 Ahns. It’s SHwa 😂 that they like.
“So I think it will be a dejavu moment for IJ. Same response from the 2 Ahns. It’s SHwa 😂 that they like.”
Good catch @nrllee!
I hope in next ep it finally dawns to IJ that Jwon is not interested.
Newsflash – 09052020 written by Lim Jang-won:
’90s music is back, across generational divide
Spearheading the newtro music trend is the soundtrack from the popular tvN drama series “Hospital Playlist,” which has released songs from each of its episodes.
“Hospital Playlist” centers on five doctors in their 40s who have been friends since college and are reunited some 20 years later. They play music from their younger days, when they formed a college band.
“We chose songs that not only reflect the atmosphere of the drama and fit the actors but also reflect the plot of each episode,” said the “Hospital Playlist” production team.
[…]
Source: The Korea Herald
Good one, miracle23. Good one.
And we were onto the songs, right?
Did she happen to mention anything about license plates of the cars, and how those license plates work with the drama? /sarcasm
🙂
“ Did she happen to mention anything about license plates of the cars, and how those license plates work with the drama? ”
Or color coordinated outfits? 😂
Or angels?
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Whatchu laughing at, miracle23? 🙂 Didn’t you think that was funny?
By the way, Happy Ramadan! What time do you break your fast?
Yes, it was funny 🤭🤭🤭 They really tried super hard decoding those plates, even linking them to song’s code in the karaoke song list. 🤦♀️
Thank you for the wish @packmule3. 😊 I am breaking my fasting in about a little over an hour at around 7.18 pm. Just gonna boil some spaghetti to eat with the laksa gravy my sister sent last night. Local dish called Laksa Johor, we use spaghetti as the noodle.
Sounds yummy, miracle23. Is Laksa Johor seafood?
We’ve been ordering food from our local restaurants to support their business during Covid. I don’t think we have a Malay restaurant near us. The Chinese restaurant we usually order from is still close. But we discovered this HongKong-style restaurant so that’s where I get my noodle craving fixed.
@miracle23 I actually have a theory about the preview but it may not be correct. It looks like IJ will ask Andrea about Jang (just like he did Capt Ahn). There’s this bit where IJ looks at Andrea and Andrea says, “no I didn’t” and IJ says, “yes you did” and then a frustrated Andrea says, “No! When?? What time??” I get the feeling this is when IJ confronts Andrea about Jang and says, “you like GyeoUl don’t you? You said you did?”
Andrea – no I didn’t.
IJ – yes you did
Andrea – No! When?? What time??
…and I can imagine the fan girls devastation when they finally hear his response. 😂. Could be wrong of course but it would be brilliant if it was correct. Maybe they will spin it and say that he’s conflicted about her and doesn’t know his own feelings 😂
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_45AFUpAvO/?igshid=12xczd57dsibe
Or something like ‘he’s still not sure because he still has the interview for the priesthood’ or ‘we still have 2 more seasons so he will learn about his true feelings for Jang then ’ 😆
‘Sounds yummy, miracle23. Is Laksa Johor seafood?’
@packmule3-the gravy uses fish meat as main ingredient. You can try to make it. It’s really good😊
Recipe for your reference:
https://youtu.be/1uRg6tlXdNA
Enjoy! 😊
@nrllee – if I were to make a wild guess based on the dialogue with and without accompanying scenes it would be as follows:
Disclaimer: Dear readers, this is just a wild guess. Please don’t go having anxiety attack over the weekend to next Thursday for this, ok. Promise? 😉
1. IJ prods JWon asking if he likes a girl, to tell him and he won’t telltale. At this prodding, JWon remembers someone thus he slowly smile (thinking about that someone and is in his own moment). Seeing him smiling into space IJ provokes by asking, “you like JGW, right?”🙄 (seriously this man. I feel like giving him a big smack for being so busy body and pushy on matters he has no inkling whatsoever). Hearing that, it dawns to Jwon that the someone who he is currently thinking of and the person IJ is suspecting of him liking are two different people. Hence, the bright smile slowly disappearing as realisation hits. Jwon will deny IJ’s suspicion because it is not true (my guess) and pushes him away.
2. The one that asked about jealousy is likely Minha and the person receiving such question probably IJ as he is the professor that is close to all residents, as he claimed. Or it could be a direct question to Shyeong.
3. Somebody (either Shyeong or Jwan) claims something on JWon and he strongly denies.
4. Shwa talking about relying on each other could possibly be directed to Jwan when he talks to her about his relationship with IS.
Item 1 and 3 are separated because when both happen, JWon is either wearing his professor coat (#1) or only in his scrub (#3). Locations are also different. One bright-lighted room (#3) and another in some low-lighted corridor (#1)
I am keeping my faith with writer-nim and pd-nim. 🤭🤭 Was watching R88 just now and saw DS holds the perilla seed leaf for SW. Reminded me of Minha and Shyeong 🥰 Oh and that Met You by Chance was playing in that episode too! 🤣🤣🤣
Now ladies, promise not to worry too much for ep 10 ok!😉
@miracle23 trust you to pick up those details. No I am not worried. Pretty convinced we’re on the right track. We’ll just have to wait for writer/PD and sit tight. 😂
are we worried about the bouquet 💐 that people said can be seen on jang’s desk..? HAHAHAHA i can’t blv i had to watch the preview more than once this time just to see what the fuss is all about. what are the odds that the bouquet turns out to be from Andrea like what the fangirls are imagining? =p
some are talking about how Jang is part of Andrea’s journey to discover his true calling (aka NOT priesthood) and how maybe they’ll date and then break up for the sake of their character growth… so i’m curious, as the #neverJang, are we gonna take into account the possibility of Jang making an impact (or even a dent) in Andrea’s heart about priesthood??? i personally don’t think Jang plays even a cameo role on Andrea’s spiritual/personal journey… maybe that’s just me
@miracle23 hiii same time-zome chingu! and high five for being mildly irritated by IJ at times. i can’t seem to shake off this feeling that eventho ep 9 displays IJ’s moment of realization, ep 10 may have IJ making one step forward and two steps back in regards to WinterGarden. this writer likes to show patterns… i.e that her characters can make repetitive mistakes / go back to their old ways.. haha
‘Pretty convinced we’re on the right track. We’ll just have to wait for writer/PD and sit tight. 😂’
Yes @nrllee. Thanks to the tips from those newsflashes supporting our analysis, I am fully satisfied with what we did here. 😊 Season 2, bring it on!
Sit back and relax. Or as the Theme song said,
“We’ve been born on this planet
Let’s hold hands”
lol.
hahaha.
Indeed @packmule3!🤭🤭🤭
@hafunohane *high five!*🖐 I also notice he will be backtracking in ep 10 on the reflection moment he had in ep 9. That is why I wanna smack him so bad. 🤣🤣🤣 Go take care of your kid instead of force matchmaking Jwon. Aigoo….
About the final episode watch together let us discuss our time probably after ep 11 airs? Will that be ok ladies? I usually watch around this time. It’s 9.36 pm here. It’s probably 9.36 am for @packmule3 now, 12 hrs difference.
Thanks for the reminder of a difference between a blog and a forum.
This was actually at the end of my post but I moved it up to get to the point sooner. It usually takes me too long to get to the point.
***There was something important the creatives were letting us know about IJ switched from contacts to glasses waiting for SongHwa? The camera spent too much time showing him putting the case away and putting on his glasses. If it wasn’t significant he could have kept his contacts, or they could have started the scene with him in glasses.
I’m finding it hard to evaluate the story flow because, 1) it is 12- instead of 16- episodes drama so when things will need to be established not have the audience feel cheated is hard to judge. It is multi-season, therefore (one assumes) it will end with cliff-hangers, it makes no sense resolving everyone’s options in season 1, only to need to introduce artificial obstacles in season.
I can’t imagine Soek-Hyeong loveline being resolved this season.
On your theory that Andrea in SongHwa’s projected partner makes sense. They teased Soek-Hyeong, then Jun-Wan. It makes sense that they might be teasing IJ before moving on to the last man.
Since I perceive IJ as the lead, and I really like his dynamics with Song Hwa I hope they are the end game. But I’d be happy with IJ and Jang, which I don’t perceive as second best at all.
I think Cho Jung Seok is the better actor in the ensemble who excel at portraying human complexities, followed by Kim Dae-Myung, so I’m invested in their characters having the best outcome.
The twins established that they hide the fact that they are wins early on. So Mr. Control might not know is girlfriend is a twin and is acting up over her brother’s messages. “Run girl, run. You in danger.” is all I can say. I’m not sure the series need it as a foil to show off Jun Wan’s maturity. ***
But, you might remember that I’m rarely into changing folks minds, I cool with folks having different points of views.
I remain in awe of your attention to details. If you aren’t you would be a ferocious lawyer or investigator in any field.
This blog is Andrea-centric, which is great. I personally find him the least interesting of the 5-ooh. I don’t necessarily think he’s written that way but . . . I can’t fill in the blanks for him that I am usually able to do for characters I am intrigued by. Andrea strikes me as lawful-good, not very interactive. I think he’s a lovely idea but I don’t feel as it I have gotten to know him. I actually love repressed less demonstrative characters, (hence my love for Seok-Hyeong). Jun Wan, who is second least
interesting to me, strikes me as lawful-neutral. I think because those characters read to me as the most classically attractive quirk-free characters and straightforwardly integrated in society.
Ik-Joon is my favorite and strikes me as chaotic-good. Soek-Hyeong I can’t classify in terms of those parameter. But his pathos and loyalty to friends and family squeezes my heart.
@hafunohane No not worried about the bouquet. For some reason I still think the orange roses in the jar were from Andrea. I am envisaging that he picked the flowers from his mom’s garden after the weekend (Mafia) and brought them into SHwa’s office, found one of the jars in her office and plonked them in there. So the jar wasn’t his. It would tie in with that weird scene where SHwa and her residents were looking out into the garden where cut roses were being inserted into the garden beds? IJ takes photos of such flowers in malls in their “unnatural state”. Andrea is more of an au naturale type guy. He picks flowers from gardens. IJ would buy a bouquet from a shop. So I doubt the flowers would be from Andrea.
Re Jang being some part of Andrea’s journey to discover his true calling (aka NOT priesthood) – err, no. I don’t think she plays any part whatsoever. I know fan girls will say otherwise, even when he does deny all the allegations. They will say he subconsciously was “turned on” and therefore had his epiphany, he just couldn’t admit it to himself. 🙄. Whatever.
As for IJ, it may be as @Hushhh intimated with the extended emphasis of him taking off his contacts and putting on his glasses. He’s finally on his way to seeing with the right eyes? That Capt Ahn isn’t into his sister (IJ still seemed unconvinced when Ahn said, “I like SHwa” 😂 in ep9? He went on this spiel about how everyone loves SHwa because she’s cool when she plays the bass guitar). Neither is the other Ahn into Jang. He’s so convinced that he sees with the right eyes. Ep9 was a realization (when he judged the liver transplant father wrongly). But like you said, he’s a bit slow on the uptake. Much the fan girls who are still hanging onto WinterGarden even after his flat refusal of her dinner offer in Ep 8.
@nrlee
“ That Capt Ahn isn’t into his sister (IJ still seemed unconvinced when Ahn said, “I like SHwa” 😂 in ep9? He went on this spiel about how everyone loves SHwa because she’s cool when she plays the bass guitar).”
He refuses to accept the simplest point that Ahn likes Song-Hwa because it doesn’t suit his view. Or does he? Hah.
I like Ik-Jun. I mean who doesn’t like a smart, friendly, and funny guy who happens to be a great doctor. But, he must have known that Andrea has rejected Jang’s advances. If, by the sound of previews (I don’t care about previews in general but Ik-Jun’s stubbornness makes those previews interpretation plausible), he’s still pushing forwards Jang and Andrea, I may have to pick up a poison pen and rant at him. Ik-Jun should take responsibility for his meddling with other people’s lives. It had been a mild amusement before, but I’m beginning to find his arrogance that he knows people and the world AND what’s best for them irritating.
Rather than Jang’s influence, Chairman Ju Jong-Su’s plight is more likely to force Andrea to forgo priesthood and take over the hospital.
Thanks for this safe haven, packmule3 and BoD patrons. This really helps me maintain some sanity, the very reason I gave up the other forum on HP.
‘If, by the sound of previews (I don’t care about previews in general but Ik-Jun’s stubbornness makes those previews interpretation plausible), he’s still pushing forwards Jang and Andrea, I may have to pick up a poison pen and rant at him.’
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 – you @allegramente, me = same page 🖐🖐🖐
‘Re Jang being some part of Andrea’s journey to discover his true calling (aka NOT priesthood)’
The only true calling that Jwon will getting from Jang is that it will unlock the door deep in his heart where he has kept and cared for the love of his life and then he will return to her and only her, #NeverJang. Mayhaps he would even make a run for it, abuser father’s style🤭🤭🤭
😂 There’s officially a WinterGarden Detective Agency thread now in the other forum. They are trying to put together clues for the pairing.
Oh my @nrllee🤣🤣🤣 Isn’t that the same as a shipper thread?🤪🤪
@hafunohane, I was preparing draft for the final eps’ timeline and I realised that if the next 3 episodes followed the previous trends, it is likely that we may end the season in mid winter. If writer didn’t continue from the restaurant meeting and skip to end of Oct, ep 10 will be between Oct to mid/end Nov; ep 11 will be in mid/end nov to dec; ep 12 will be in dec/jan.
If they stayed true to the rumour that filming for season 2 will start in Nov, probably 1 ep will continue from where they left off i.e. winter. Since they mainly had indoor filming, probably the filming from feb to apr this year didn’t show anything that could indicate spring time. Not sure if there will be any major time jump in the remaining ep.
@miracle23 well it is a long winter after all. So we may get nothing. But I do feel like even WinterGarden shippers are getting tired defending their ship as there’s been so little to fuel it. It does look like Andrea’s feeling less awkward around her so it will likely feed them a bit more. We’ll see.
@nrllee i read a lot of theories about flowergarden they’re talking about it now and i think the winter garden are bit shaken because of it,
@FromFarAwayLand I think writer will be unlikely to sink WinterGarden with one blow. She can’t have the majority just leave like that in disgust before S2? There’s too few FlowerGardeners around for it to continue. So chances are she may give them something (like Andrea warming up to Jang for a bit – he’s already less uncomfortable around her) and continue to build the IJ/Jang link. Or ease that into their mindset so it’s a possibility. So we will have to bunker down till next season I think. Or she will just leave everything hanging like she is doing now so the theories can still fly around before they screen S2. I heard S2 isn’t screening till mid 2021? There’s enough clues already for us to have a handle on where she’s going with the final breakdowns so I am not excessively worried. WinterGarden will still be around. It would be nice if the writer throws us a little hope though? Like the orange flowers? 😂. Or the original shoes being from Andrea?
“I heard S2 isn’t screening till mid 2021”
Really? What a long wait, 😭😭
By the way i just visit the neighbourhood and someone posted BOD link at HP forums,,
@miracle23 you’re right, they seem to slow down the pace, and we may end in winter after all. it’s fine too haha.
i agree with @nrllee that we have enough breadcrumbs to last us until mid-2021. and it’s good that they have their own outlet to ship WinterGarden freely like we do here.
BUT
some shippers seriously need to show a little respect for the scriptwriter and quit saying that FlowerGarden as endgame would be just a plot twist and that it’s too late to reveal since there’s only 3 episodes left. we’re only in the 9th episode of a multi-season drama y’all. and Jeon Mi Do herself has said that the genre is plot twist so….
and to the few people who assume WinterGarden has sailed (coz they’re always in the winning ship / coz they can tell the 2 are already secretly dating as of ep 9), i applaud your confidence in your ship 😀
@FromFarAwayLand yep2. not singling any lurkers out, but i’ve seen this blog being mentioned on twitter too, not just soompi. and the poster even passed this site’s link via DM to people who asked. not sure what Packmule3’s policy is about this. did u see the number 3 theory for FlowerGarden?
@hafunohane, I am really disturbed by the way some of the fangirls are accusing the writer & pd of leading this for the sake of a plot twist? Really? I mean, they did this to themselves and now they are pointing fingers just because they don’t see what they want to see i.e. it’s growing naturally between JWon & shwa because lack of interactions? It’s a multi seasonal show. So much time to develop the story, aigoo. Common sense & rationality are really hard to get by these days.🤦♀️🤦♀️
We really are not here for any shipping war. Why are they even using that term when discussing us like we are declaring war against them or something? This is so weird. @hafunohane, I went to twitter to check on the post you mentioned and I saw them. Is she in Soompi too? A word in her ID kinda familiar though. Why is she doing this? @packmule had published a post that forbid posting of her commentaries in twitter, fb & insta.
If the twitter handler is a wintergardener, she should just stay in her course and not pulling us into her argument or self made shipping war.🙄
@hafunohane what number 3 theory? Who is this WinterGardener on Twitter? There’s many of them. Yes to them calling it a plot twist if FlowerGarden is end game. They just can’t (rather won’t) see all the crumbs, calling us delusional and even go as far as to use Reply series has their reasons. That there’s been “nothing” so far to hint at FlowerGarden. Well if writer decides to dedicate S2 to FlowerGarden that would be nice 😂. We’ll see.
@nrllee, I re-read again. Their main ship is another. This includes a person who is the one sharing the blog via dm. She is the one I suspected as a Soompier. And there is another who said some flowergardeners claimed ep. 9 is a joke 🤷♀️ and another replied that it was a disrespect towards the entire production staff and casts. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
I don’t know who said that but here at BoD, we have been giving the writing and directing the utmost respect they deserve since ep. 1. We didn’t analyse beyond what the script gave us, as opposed to the other team. I don’t know why we are dragged into their self made hatred. Can’t they just agree to disagree and stay on their course. Didn’t they look at themselves. They are the one looking down on the production team just because they fail to understand the intention of the writer and pd & they based the whole drama on what they want. This is really crazy. Fueling hatred towards the minority of us is just cruel. 😤😤
@miracle23, I remember quoting dumbledore when R88 was finished and the SunTaek came out victorious, “People find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.”
We let the script speak for itself. The writer and director have never let me down.
Besides, it’s fun reading whatever is written about the other ships.
@allegramente, you are right. *sigh* I shouldn’t have gone to twitter last night. It made me so angry reading their accusations and bitterness. Anyhow, I don’t care anymore of their provocations. Life is so much better without having to deal with that. They reap what they sow. *shrug*
@packmule3, I hope everything is ok at your side. Sending you lotsa hugs and loves. 😉
Hello there… So glad that I finally found the blog that have the same thing in mind with me. During this season (up to ep.8) I’m keeping thoughts and theories on my own only. And this blog really answer my questions.
From the first time I realized that this drama seemed to be like Friends and How I Met Your Mother. And I cherised, “Yes, this blog said it so!”
And yes I agree with all your scientific analysis of characters and plot. Since the first episode I watched on Netflix: the poster of the fab five met in the shed: JW looked at Shwa while the rest faced the camera.
On last episode 8, There’s something crossed my mind. Songhwa opened her window office, watched the rain, enjoyed the breeze and smiled alone as if she has a good memory to remember. And I wonder what is that? Or what are they?
(Disclaimer: this is only my thought)
-Does she like to smell petrichor (the smell that caused from rain)? Does she like rain? Does she like the chill breeze? Or did she meet someone at that time? Probably the guy (perhaps JW) who was smoking waiting for the rain to stop. She then asked,”Are you cold? Do you want some hot coffee?”
Well, everyone here is awesome. I’m feeling like in the right place.
Have a good day everyone.
@nrllee @miracle23 i saw on twitter that someone posted about the significance of number 3 in regards to Jang, JW and SHwa. JW has been seen multiple times to wait on the elevator and the floor displayed is the 3rd floor with the arrow going up. meanwhile SHwa has been seen 2x riding the elevator from the 3rd floor going down. i’m not so sure what this foreshadows. quite a few things come in thirds. JW: 3rd son, his patient was 3 y.o when she died. and i forgot the rest. Jang: 3rd year resident. in the first episode Jang was seen talking to IJ’s patient’s guardian on the 3rd floor. when IJ made Jang take the next elevator (with JW) it’s on the 3rd floor. SHwa: 3 older brothers. and i forgot the rest and who posted them coz i was just browsing the hashtag #HospitalPlaylist and mindlessly scrolled down haha.
i even saw a screenshot of the famous love triangle dolls from R88 in SeokHyung’s place during the band practice (i take it to mean that there’s a love triangle within the group, just like in R88. props can mean something, since i’ve been seeing UK 🇬🇧 flag props multiple times in HP = foreshadowing Ik Sun’s plan to study abroad)
@hafunohane 😂. The only one I thought was plausible for the 3 was the 3 brothers that SHwa had. She keeps talking about her 3 brothers when they eat together. There’s 4 men in their group. 3 are like brothers to her. 1 is not. 😂. I like the Union Jack prop though. So there will be a parting then for JWan and IS? Plausible. Their relationship has been smooth sailing thus far. It needs some turbulence.
https://twitter.com/midowaparasol/status/1259395671867576322?s=21
Does anyone also sense that there’s a change in Jang in Ep9? The scene where the mom hands her a BTS coffee and gives her a wink? Jang looks at the coffee and secretly smiles? I think her affections may have shifted elsewhere? To the man who’s been there for her all this while. And who gave her the BTS coffee?
I am seeing so many comments about twitter and Soompi ers doing damage to our reputation on their sites. I know they are pissed that they missed some of these clues and are upset about it. One of the soompier explained how BOD predicted something in episode 3 and that prediction came true in episode 6. I do go to the other site and I know some of them with their fluff going around and don’t even bother to read their posts. But I do want to go and give points to nrlee, miracle 23 or others who have posted on that site. I think since we think similar but not completely in sync, we agree to disagree like normal adults.
@miracle23 @angelwingssf leave them be. Stay objective. No point getting all riled up about their accusations. They are baseless. It’s just a drama after all. 🙂. There are other FlowerGardeners out there too who may be less diplomatic than us. I know some of the WinterGardeners are on the ship because they are actually on the Ik-Song ship? I know, it doesn’t quite have the same ring to it. 😂. And it’s because we’re effectively sinking 2 ships with our OTP, we’ll get hit doubly hard…from 2 sides. Just read the other viewpoints for fun or to get extra info about PD thoughts. Otherwise stay clear of the viewpoints if it gets you so peeved that you lose sleep over it. It’s not worth it. It really isn’t.
I agree with @nrllee! You’re all doing such a stellar job in analysing this how and the script. I’d be understating it by saying that you have transformed the viewing experience for me, personally. Just so you know that for every person who’s complaining about sinking ships, there are folks who’re buying winning tickets for the cruise!
In any case, at the end of the day, this is all entertainment. If folks can’t take it this way, then I’d say it’s their loss!
On another note, I was wondering if someone is keeping track of all the unanswered questions that we’ve had so far in the show? You’ve already discussed many of these, e.g., who gave SHwa the orange flowers?, The white ones?, The old shoes?; What did Andrea want to tell SHwa in that ep 1 phone call?; And so on. I was trying to make a mental note of all this, and assess if some or all of these questions get answered in the remaining 3 episodes. Any thoughts if this makes sense?
@nrllee, I am rowing 🚣♀️🚣♀️🚣♀️ away from them 🤭🤭🤭 Don’t worry, I will never lose sleep over such things. My sleep is my treasure box. Not gonna trade it for them 😉. Thanks @nrllee!💞💞💞
@pickleddragon, would you like to make a list of it? 🙂
Re. The first white flower arrangement, it’s nowhere to be found. Even not in Shwa’s room. Looking at the timeframe, the flowers probably already wilted since last Rosa made them.
Don’t forget the pink teddy bear. We need to follow that bear. 😂. Andrea didn’t double back and ask for it from the teller for no reason. Dr Do got it without needing to ask. I spotted it in Andrea’s office in a scene after that. Packmule3 mentioned soft toys are a thing for this writer as well so we need to play “spot the pink bear” in the background.
@nrllee i agree with you about the possibility of JWan and IS breaking up coz this writer tends to do that. the other couple in R88 (Sunwoo & Bora) dated and then broke up, and then after a time skip they reunited. same as R94, the main OTP broke up for a bit because the girl had to go to Australia for work.
1% of me believes that maybe JWan is SHwa’s first love but apart from their tight bond in the present and the vague flashback to the college exam day, i have barely any leads on this theory (and i’m pretty sure SHwa has moved on anyway if this is the case).
and yea, i agree with what you said, we shouldn’t get triggered and just focus on our own ship 😀 hahahah i love it when they get personal with the writer, saying the writer is cruel if she sinks 2 ships in HP. if that’s the case, then she’s been serving “cruelty” in R94 with chilbong & in R88 with JungHwan, so maybe the lesson here is we need to get used to her ‘cruel’ ways and not take things too seriously with the shipping 😀
p.s has anybody watched the Ask Me Anything video? YYS said his favorite song is the song on ep3, Aloha. hahaha does this count as a hint?
oops sorry for the double comment, i just saw the posts above me haha..
@pickleddragon @miracle23 add to that list the 1 thing all of us wanna know: what’s JW’s answer to IJ’s question about Jang? LOL
sidenote: @pickleddragon i was always under the assumption that JW called SHwa to let her in on his secret Daddy Long Legs project? Like, since he’s gonna go be a priest, he needs SHwa to be his successor or something? CMIIW, but to me the dialogue makes sense and we know Daddy long Legs will fit SHwa’s character coz she is also discreet and thoughtful like JW.
@Kanaya welcome, welcome! please feel free to post more in this blog and join in on our discussion. i agree, there’s something special with the rain for our girl. her expression when she looks at the rain in ep = similar to her face in ep 6 when she talks about her 20s memories and looks up. anw, have a good day to you too.
@miracle23 ha cool, I’ll give this a shot. Won’t be able to do as meticulous a job as you, though!
@hafunohane I agree about the phone call, but it’s never really addressed. My guess is ep 9 will solve that, if the preview is anything to go by.
@nrllee noted about the bear. Although, there, I’m inclined to think it’s for one his patients. 😁
Welcome Kanaya to the blog.
If I were a Capt Ahn-Songhwa shipper, I would be over the moon with her smiling at the rain because in Ep 2, they shared a tent together in the rain. Remember?
But she and IJ seemed to get excited about the rain, too.
We’re not told whether JW liked the rain or not. But if he’s an outdoorsy guy (surfing in the summer, hiking in the fall, skiing in the winter, and ?? in the spring) then he shouldn’t mind the rain, right?
We’ll know soon enough.
“ @nrllee noted about the bear. Although, there, I’m inclined to think it’s for one his patients. ”
@pickleddragon that’s what fan girls told me too 😂. I just thought it was a lot of effort to put that in a scene. He already has a few for his patients. He was already walking away from the teller. Then he turned around and asked for it. Why would writer bother to do that? If it was just for his patients then just write it so that the teller just hands it to him like she did Dr Do. End of story. Not like we’re going to think any more or less of him for it? We’ll see if it shows up again. He doesn’t have much money. He gives it all away. That’s another reason why I think the cut orange flowers in SHwa’s office are from him. He can’t afford flowers from a florist. And he’s Mr Daddy Long Legs. He likes to give anonymously. With no fanfare. Just because. He has a good heart ❤️
I am throwing something for the experts to brainstorm lol, titled – Lingering Gaze lol :
1. Snacking time (without JWan)
JWon finished replying to IJ and was snacking on the chocolate, not saying anything and Shwa (belatedly) …
https://ibb.co/SxSzfbj
2. Snacking time (with JWan)
JWon explained about the rumors in town and how Chmn Ju was worried for the business lady. Shwa was paying the attention to JWon. As he stopped talking, Jwan grabbed the chocolate from JWon, Shyeong asked why and IJ answered but Shwa (belatedly) …
https://ibb.co/n1B921L
3. Elevator with JWan
I am not sure if it matters that JWon’s eyes linger since he asked her something, it could be usual to gaze at her as he awaits for her reply, but it seems like there is more to it than just waiting for a reply. 🙂
https://ibb.co/TPNGz34
What are the odds that item #1 and #2 were indicated in the script? 😉
I am working on the hint for ep 8 & 9. Let me know if you find something in the recent episodes.
1 question: What do you think about the scene in ep 9 where Shwa ran out of IJ’s car into ER vs JWon left his car at the parking lot for IJ/Shwa as he ran off to ER in ep. 4. Would you call this Shwa mirroring JWon when it comes to medical emergency?
Wait? Tell me what’s going on? Are they pissed off again?
😂😂🤪
Oh??!! Were we quoted in soompi?
What prediction did we make in Episode 3, that came true in Ep 6?
🙄. Well… she talked about how you predicted SHwa followed her first love out to the shed…and bang…ep 6… she followed IJ/JWan out…and how you worked out why SHwa was last in? And how you analyzed that IJ’s personality leads to false impressions and Ep9…bang…IJ has false impressions about liver patient, Capt Ahn/IS…and she’s worried it could also hint at his misguided thinking about WinterGarden. She pays you the ultimate accolade and says you can read Lee-Shin’s mind (See you have psychic powers 😂)…I do like how she says that most of BOD’s theories are logic based and not “nonsense theories” citing licence plate numberS, karaoke songs and the dreaded colour theory 😂.
And I think someone else posted a link here about FlowerGarden and was wailing that she wanted WinterGarden to sail but was reading our theories which mad her sad.
And yes they are pissed. They are always pissed when I even suggest it. They refuse to believe that the writer would rehash her Reply trick again (didn’t she put it in the script that Reply 1988 was such an old trick? 😂). Why waste all that time sending us up the garden path (pun intended) only to make it lead nowhere they cry? They refuse to believe that the WinterGarden won’t sail, nor Ik-Song for that matter. Even when I pointed out to them that writer has given them straightforward pairings (SH/MinHa and JWan/IS)? Why can’t she keep us guessing with the others? Their champion has even gone as far to say that if WinterGarden doesn’t sail, it’s poor writing. Calling it a cheap bait and switch. And she will NEVER watch anything written by her again. Nor will she go on with S2. 😂
This is apparently Andrea “happy” that the man in the car isn’t a bf but just a relative. 🤣
https://twitter.com/aningalaxy/status/1259533478690820098?s=21
I will send you (email) their champion’s latest dissertation. 😂.
Oh! I thought she meant the shoes. You predicted that The New Shoes would be from Capt Ahn based on DEDUCTION and you got it right.
She might be one of those people spamming me. I told you; I’ve blocked so many from this site to keep Flower Gardeners safe. 😂
The Shed Deduction was just a timeline thing. Anybody would have figured that out if he/she was anal-retentive like me. 😂🤪🤪
But yes, if I were the Winter Garden person, I’d be scared of us here. We do NOT pull nonsense theories out of butts (i.e., crap 💩) like they do with the license plates and karaoke songs.
The license plates theory was so DUMB I didn’t even bother open the link. I knew it was as dumb as Loch Ness monster and the Elvis Presley sightings.
Who’s Lee Shin? Is he a new character? 😂 I get confused with all the Lees from The King: Eternal Monarch.
“ Who’s Lee Shin?”
Writer/PD combo?? 😂 That’s the term she used – I copied and pasted it. Lee WooJung and Shin WonHo.
Actually now that I am seeing so many parallels between Capt Ahn and Andrea, I am just going to change my answer about the original shoes being from Andrea. The 2 Ahns.
Oh I see. Lee Shin = Writer Director
Lol. I like that theory: the old shoes and new shoes.
Really. I don’t mind her dating Capt Ahn *for now.* It’s just FAIR, right? He’s entertaining the thoughts of priesthood so why shouldn’t she entertain an admirer?
Fair is fair.
But in the end, after the long run, Songhwa and Andrea will finish together. It’s like that marathon that Andrea had to skip or that camping trip that she has to postpone and that was rained on.
@miracle23 I don’t usually pay too much attention to gazes. So I am not going to guess. It could be fondness? He is obviously very fond of her. But I do think he talks to her differently from the others. SH as well. They both respect her as a woman. The other 2 seem to be more like “brothers” who treat her like a sibling. They goof around with her. SH and Andrea are gentler with her. I didn’t think she was looking at him any more than usual. She was just following the conversation flow? Even the lift one where he looked at her it was more fondness and affection?
I thought it was hilarious how she just ran out of the car just like Andrea did in the parking lot and left her to park his car. They are so similar. And then I couldn’t stop laughing at IJ the goose who got out of the car in the rain, ran around and closed her car door before getting back in the driver’s seat. 😂. I would’ve just reached over and shut the door without getting out of the car.
@packmule3 yeah I don’t mind Capt Ahn. He’s a good man. We’ll see how far he gets with SHwa. It’s not like she hasn’t dated colleagues before. She was with Prof Jang in the beginning before he got busted for cheating on her.
@nrllee , @miracle23 – don’t worry about me. I just go there for fun to read. Not going to cause any sleep loss unless I am binging watching kdrama. Enlightening to read all the analysis going on here and welcome to new members. Got to get ready for work. Chat later.
Have a good week, angelwingssf!!
“Really. I don’t mind her dating Capt Ahn *for now.* It’s just FAIR, right? He’s entertaining the thoughts of priesthood so why shouldn’t she entertain an admirer?”
I don’t mind this at all either. I like Capt. Ahn as an individual. He notices the little things like shoes, umbrella. On that note, I just watched this video (it’s in chinese) and basically the vlogger said that (just like Andrea) SHwa may have lied to Capt. Ahn to avoid getting dinner with him. SHwa told Capt. Ahn that she ate already, but two hours later she had dinner with IJ.
https://i.ibb.co/kc02GvL/image.png
https://i.ibb.co/MpN19TV/image.png
Credit goes to the person who shared it in the forum.
Also, to add on this, I think JWan said something (in episode 2 or 3 I forgot) that in hindsight kinda clued us in on Andrea’s lie/excuse to turn down Jang: “You can’t trust rich people, they lie all the time” (while side-eyeing Andrea) HAHA.
There is some U-Tube video which says this pretty much. This is Andrea’s character description.
“And now, there is not much time left.” or mean he will die later.. Why ?
Funeral scene : Jeong-Won said his head will burst when they joke about hear siren sound. So maybe it’s connect to his headache..
Organ Transplant : Every episode always discuss about organ transplant.. So maybe Jeong-Won will donate his organ if he dies with nickname Buddha..
Chi-Hong : Only Chi-Hong as a resident who ask if he can join n see their band practice, when all resident in Dr.Bong Salon member knew they have band practice.. N Chi-Hong a.k.a. Kim Jun Han was a ex-drummer Izi Band.. Izi Band well known song is Emergency Room (OST Sassy Girl Chunhyang). So maybe Chi-Hong will replace Jeong-Won’s position if he dies..
But i hope this theory not true too..
Jeez – They even killed our main garden. Without the garden the flowers will not bloom or winter would not have any effect on it. Sorry, I could not stop commenting on this.
Thanks @packmule3.
Maybe the wrier has written herself into a corner. The show is not going to maintain a double digit viewership with a formula of a few short (and good) patients’ stories and a song played by the band per episode. If we write off politics as a plot device because this is not the writer’s cup of tea, what else is left to drive the drama forward and keep the audience interested but romance?
But with the main cast being people in their 40’s and the backstories they have it is hard to see how she could make any romance with lots of twists and turns credible.
SHwa enjoys her job and when she is not at work, she likes to go camping, alone. She has 4 very good friends who would not mind to go to war with her. She is perfectly happy with her life: her career, her social life and being single. What could cause her to want to change her life upside down by becoming a stepmom and have a husband who likes the nightlife, the opposite of what she likes? Love conquers all? When you are in your 40’s?
I think she respects Father Ahn, and appreciates how much he cares for her even though she almost never acknowledges him for his kindness (which looks odd and even a bit rude to me but maybe there are cultural subtleties that I don’t understand). She does not seem to mind the advances of Jwon’s mom who has an obvious agenda so she may even like him a lot.
But given where she is, how do you write up the romance to make the audience’s heart flutter, doubt if the couple could conquer whatever life and second leads throws at them, and HAVE to keep watching every week to see if they could get together and stay together in Season 2? The way the 2 characters are written up, if their relationship does not work out, they could move on, easily. SHwa just shrugged in Ep 2. JWon could live in the hospital taking care of his kids and be totally happy, or running the foundation, or even the hospital as the Preview seems to suggest.
By the way I don’t think he is going to be a priest. When he pushed out the interview to Dec, he is saying that his patients come first in his heart, because there is no way that all of those surgeries are critical and urgent and cannot be pushed out a day or a week. If he is not willing to be totally committed to ministry, he will certainly fail in the interview. Total devotion and dedication, not skills is what any ministerial selection committee would be looking for.
I read somewhere that cast signed on for 2 seasons so even if S3 was initially planned, I think everyone (including production) wanted to keep their options open in case they couldn’t sustain viewer interest for that long. I did think 3 seasons was excessive given the one episode a week format and then the long break between seasons. And it’s risky moving forward with the big production with extended filming in the current pandemic climate. But I guess it’s a punt. At least for now it’s definitely 2 seasons and we’ll wait to see if 3 is a possibility or not later into S2.
As for Capt Ahn dating SHwa, well that would be a convenient excuse to blow a hole in Ik-Song ship and have IJ move on to Jang.
Is it wrong to enjoy this blog more than the drama?? I can’t stop reading the comment as well. I’ll keep on reading, you’re all doing such a great job! I never knew KDrama is so much fun with all these theories. Yes, I’m here because I agree with what you were all saying. ^^
Welcome @purpleice8 😂. It’s always more fun when you watch with likeminded people so it’s no wonder you enjoy the blog more than the drama.
‘I didn’t think she was looking at him any more than usual. She was just following the conversation flow?’
@nrllee thanks for your thoughts😊. At first I also thought she was just following the conversation but then I noticed that he was no longer talking but she continued to stare at him both times. When Jwan grabbed the chocolate from Jwon she didn’t follow Jwan’s movement not until IJ said something only then she turned. It’s like she is spacing out for a moment staring at him and was jolted out of it both times. She was following the others’ conversation as usual, no spacing out while staring at them. And camera was focusing at her both times, hence I caught that irregularities 🤷♀️🤭🤭 Maybe like you said it was nothing.🤭 Perhaps I think too much😅
Welcome to our newcomers. Feel free to drop your thoughts here. 😉
@hafunohane, thanks for sharing the tip about Capt. Ahn. I went back to read his msg with Shwa. The have 2 conversations before the one where he told her about the umbrella. It seems like he is trying to get closer to her but she maintains a professional treatment, giving him short replies. First he sent something for her to check and she just reply she will check. Then he asked if she has eaten, she said she did.
I also think Captain Ahn and Jang will be carried over to S2. If Shwa accepted Capt. Ahn and started going out with him, maybe it will last till marriage since he really is a nice guy. But I don’t think it will happen because of Shwa’s work principle, mainly. If she was acceptable to the idea, she would have given him more opportunity to woo her. At the moment she didn’t entertain his subtle (is it subtle? 🤭) moves knowing fully well he refused to stop liking her. Even when he was standing closer to her like that in the ER, the usual trope we will see a lady will be very aware of such closeness but not Shwa. All in her mind was her patient’s condition.
@Wright0107, I also wonder how writer is going to develop the story in S2. So far what she wrote in the Reply series evolved around school/college love story. Now the characters are all mature and in their early 40s. The approach will be a bit different. Honestly, I really look forward to it. I wanna know what are her thoughts about a love that has gone through a passage of time and reunite or finally crossing path. This is what make Hospital Playlist different than the Reply series. 😊
@miracle23 what interests me is what will happen to WinterGarden shippers when their ship gets sunk? Already quite a number of them have declared that they will stop watching because they think it’s the writer’s “cheap trick”. 😂 and they don’t want to be made a fool of. It will be interesting if they come back after a while or really decide to swear off her dramas in future. S2 is a long time away so maybe by that time they will come back. It’s interesting that so many viewers return even after they were disappointed by her previous works? But that’s human nature isn’t it? Refusal to acknowledge that they got it wrong and that their pride has taken a hit. They may we’ll still choose to come back to prove to themselves that they will get it right next time.
correct me if i’m wrong but i just realized that IJ’s line in the preview for episode 9 was cut? he said “he lied, he’s always so cold to you, do you still like him?” or something like that.
@hafunohane yeah I was wondering where that line went because WinterGardeners were so hyped about it? Did he say it at all in Ep9? Or was it spliced together so it sounded like that was what he said?
Yes, that was the line that I said earlier was not included in ep 9. Maybe we will see in in ep. 10.
@miracle23 good catch. So she does still keep crushing on him then if IJ says that to her. Well we will find out on Thursday.
‘Already quite a number of them have declared that they will stop watching because they think it’s the writer’s “cheap trick”. 😂 and they don’t want to be made a fool of.’
That cheap trick remark was what annoyed me, among others, the other day. Oh well, they reap what they sow. They were the one making themselves look like a fool, what is the point of pointing fingers? They came to their own conclusions and really, the writer is not obligated to please their way of thinking *shrug*. I have no objection if they don’t want to continue watching because of their silly reasoning. Well, it’s their preference anyway to have things go their way. Up to them to do what they want.
We have nothing to lose here kekeke. 😉
“ That cheap trick remark was what annoyed me, among others, the other day. Oh well, they reap what they sow. They were the one making themselves look like a fool, what is the point of pointing fingers?”
Yeah that annoyed me too. Refusing to admit that they got it wrong and taking the high road and calling the writer out for being “bad” just because she won’t fit in their spectrum of what makes a good story. 🙄. Diehard fans will stay though. JJS fans will stay to watch regardless. And so will the other Oppa fans. I am sure this duo already know how fans will react so they wouldn’t be upset about it.
Wow… I have no idea why the WinterGarden shipper decided to stop watching the drama (face palm). Feel sorry for them, and yes they just want to see what they want to see only.
As @PM3 said that this FlowerGarden gonna be a long haul, I’ll be patient to see their interactions move and develop slowly. Like Elvis said : wise man said only fools rush in… 😊.
Andrea is such a consistent guy: he always wear an apron while having dinner with the squad. And I love how Rosa tried to set Andrea up with Songhwa secretly, she’s a cool mom. And I hope Ikjun will stop meddling people’s business.
Don’t you know something Ikjun, there is a common knowledge that the matchmaker will be ended falling in love with to whom you set up.
“ Don’t you know something Ikjun, there is a common knowledge that the matchmaker will be ended falling in love with to whom you set up.”
@kanaya 😂. I never heard of that one but it’s funny.
So I just found out (maybe others already know this) that their band is called MiDo and Parasol
https://twitter.com/im020204/status/1250068392314376193?s=21
Rain…umbrella…ahh… Anything else come to mind?
The bandmates taking turn singing ‘Will all my tears’😊
https://twitter.com/Yeonseok411_IFC/status/1260113429215408128?s=19
Enjoy!
O someone replied to my question and said that was just their off camera band name. Their band name is as Bong described
Gongryong Ridge (공룡능선)
https://twitter.com/aningalaxy/status/1259848071330103296?s=2
Thanks for that video @miracle23. 🙂
Was it? I was waiting for that, too.
Hello wonderful gardeners. You can find the behind-the-scenes videos of HP with English subtitle in Dailymotion. Of course included was the Kalguksu scene.And there I saw that Junwan transferred food, I guess Kimchi, onto Songhwa’s plate when they were racing to eat.
I think behind-the-scene for Ep9 is not there yet but someone posted it already (i think in IG). They showed a side-to-side clip of Mido and YYS while playing their solo part for ‘Chance Encounter.’ Does the production/director just appreciating the skills showed by the 2 actors? or is this a way to show how the bass and drums have a tight relationship?
Here’s the link for dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/search/hospital%20playlist
I just checked dailymotion and Ep9 is already there. LOL.
@hafunohane, yes you’re right. The line was on the preview but wasn’t appear on the ep.9. Ikjun only said he lied to JW after saying Jang was about to come when they were at the atm.
And Songhwa left away her handbag on the table counter after checking the teenage patient’s CT record with Captain Ahn to get ready for the operation. When she’s in hurry and focus, I think she tend to forget her stuff.
“ And Songhwa left away her handbag on the table counter”
Good catch @Kanaya. I noticed she left her jacket at the restaurant as well after she got the emergency call and IJ had to pick up after her. And she left the car door open in the rain. And IJ ran out to shut it from the outside 😂. @packmule3’s right about IJ being comic relief. He keeps me laughing all the time. His type of personality is such that you can never be angry with him for long. Even though I find it annoying that he keeps pushing WinterGarden along, I can’t find it in my heart to dislike him. He’s just too funny. 😁
@nrllee yes indeed, Ikjun is the funniest one but can be annoying at the same time, hehehehe. My feeling to this Uju’s dad is like love and hate.
YYS is a busy bee. Back to musicals before starting S2 filming in November (?)
https://www.soompi.com/article/1399972wpp/super-juniors-kyuhyun-and-yoo-yeon-seok-cast-in-musical-werther
Oh, just saw this today on the show’s microsite. You’re right again, Packmule3, that the Le So-Ra’s “The Wind is Blowing” is JW’s song. It features his picture.
http://program.tving.com/tvn/doctorlife/9/Board/View?b_seq=11
@nrllee, yeah YYS is always busy. I’m still waiting on girlfriend news from him but nothing still. I know about the Kim Ji-won rumour but no confirmation too. I like YYS since Warm & Cozy, I’ve found him to be a good/descent man. 🙂
Anyone want to go for the musical? I just downloaded the book and the musical script. I think I will go for the November show. From my brief reading, it seems like the best role for him. It’s gonna be a heartbreaking one T_T.
@miracle23 may I get the link to download the book?
@miracle23 how to go when there are travel bans worldwide? 😂
@agdr03 trust you to be up to date about the goss. 😂 I have been watching Coffee Friends. It’s so nice of him and his bestie Son HoJun to run something like that and donate all proceeds to charity. They have been doing it even before that variety. So nice of them to “give back” to society. He really does embody Andrea’s character to a tee.
@Kanaya – https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2527/2527-h/2527-h.htm
You can click print from the web page and save as .pdf.
@nrllee, I know T_T… However, I am gonna monitor the travel restriction up till late September before I make any final decision. I will wait till last minute. It’s not easy for me to travel as well. But I don’t wanna miss this. Werther is such a heartbreaking character that I feel YYS will embrace really really well. I went to watched him during A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and I am totally impressed by his vocals and performance. Hope the situation will get better by October. Andrea is like 80% YYS. I think the writer adores him and wrote this character for him. Similarly with the others. Even KDM and JMD agreed that their characters are like their real self.
@miracle23 thank u so much.
@Kanaya, you are welcome 🙂 I just watched a preview on the musical playing in the UK (I think) that viewers can stream online today and the vocal by Jonas Kauffman who is playing Werther is just…crazy good. Anticipation just rise 100 degree over. kekekeke
Hello ladies and gentlemen, I am so blessed to finally find you guys here, the flower gardeners. As I am a more intuitive person than analytic, I feel (not see) the compatibility between Jwon and Shwa from ep1. But nearly gave up on my intuition when I read too many other theories. I would have just disregarded my intuition and watched the series without shipping any characters until I find you guys. Your observation and logical, analytical skills are admirable!!! Since I am also a quiet and laidback, and even slow-pace person, I would be enjoying their journey till the end! I will comment later on other specific posts, awww, so many things I want to share…Have good day flower gardeners!
Welcome Autmn. Lovely pic of yourself. ❤️ Looking forward to having you share your thoughts. There aren’t many of us FlowerGardeners so we need to stick together 🙂 and row our boat patiently.
Hello everyone!
I’m one of the “resident” lurkers here in the blog. As soon as I started watching Hospital Playlist last month, I’ve already shipped Songhwa and Jeongwon together. Somehow like Autumn, I’m more of getting the feel of their compatibility coupled with my own experience in reply 1994 (One of those Chilbonged and 1988 (team Sunwoo then Taek).
I searched in soompi and twitter for same shippers but rarely did I see people like me. Even within people I know, I’m the only one onbard this ship. The minute I found an account that dedicated its content rooting for FlowerGarden, I chanced upon this blog!
Kudos to everyone here esp to the blog owner, packmule3, for creating this space. I almost wanted to talk back to a twitter user I encountered who cussed at soompi users re FlowerGarden but I decided I don’t wanna waste energy on someone who hates on others preferences and gets aggressive.
Other than being a FlowerGarden ship, I always recommend this blog to people I know for its logical analysis and keen observations based on the details given in the story.
Although I’m not articulate in writing my analysis, it’s always great to see how you guys put to words the thoughts just floating on my head! Keep it up!
I’m always reading on here before and after each new eoisode. Then I reread everything again. 😂
This blog always satisfy my flowergarden heart ♡
hi @daerli welcome and we’re so glad to have you here! we’re discussing the most recent episode right now, we’re so happy to be getting a lot of hints for flowergarden this episode HAHA. and re: twitter, don’t mind them, we’re always the minority canoe and that’s ok coz we get to hv our fun here 😀 please just join our convo, analysis or not. we also talk about other stuffs aside from flowergarden 🙂
Thank you so much! Actually, I’ve been lurking there after the thread opened! 😂 I’ll definitely join in more now. ♡