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Youth of May( 2021)

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I don't want this May to pass by without you.

Overview

A budding love story between a medical student and a nurse takes place in May 1980, during a time of civil unrest and military oppression in Gwangju.

  1. Song Min-yeop

    Creator

  2. Lee Kang

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Lee Do-hyun

    Hwang Hee-tae

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    Go Min-si

    Kim Myeong-hee

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    Lee Sang-yi

    Lee Soo-chan

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    Geum Sae-rok

    Lee Soo-ryeon

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    Oh Man-seok

    Hwang Gi-nam

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    Kim Won-hae

    Kim Hyeon-cheol

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    Uhm Hyo-seop

    Lee Chang-geun

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    Hwang Young-hee

    Choi Soon-nyeo

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    Sim Yi-young

    Song Hae-ryeong

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    Park Cheol-min

    Choi Byeong-geol

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    Lee Hwang-eui

    Han Seok-joong

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    Heo Jeong-do

    Lee Gyeong-pil

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    Kim Bo-jeong

    Kim Min-ju

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    Jung Wook-jin

    Choi Jung-haeng

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    Rho Sang-bo

    Hong Sang-pyo

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    Kim Eun-soo

    Lee Kwang-gu

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    Lee Kyu-sung

    Jung Hye-geon

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    Joo Bo-young

    Park Seon-min

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    Kwon Ji-woo

    Kim Kyung-soo

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    Park Se-hyun

    Lee Jin-ah

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    Kim Yi-kyeong

    Oh In-young

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    Jang Won-hyuk

    Yoo Byeong-cheol

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    Choi Seung-hoon

    Hwang Jung-tae

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    Jo Yi-hyun

    Kim Myung-soo

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    Choi Moon-soo

    Suk-joong's Wife

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    Kim In-sun

    Jang Suk-chul

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    Lee Bong-joon

    Student Protestor

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    Cha Sang-mi

    Maid in Hee-tae's Home

Current Season

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Season 1

2021 | 12 Episodes

A budding love story between a medical student and a nurse takes place in May 1980, during a time of civil unrest and military oppression in Gwangju.

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A review by ParkMin

4
Written by ParkMin on Sun Jul 09 2023
It seems the drama excuses itself way too much and too often under the umbrella of "real life events" which denotes for a lazy writing. Moreover, the antagonist in the drama is portrayed as an omnipotent being who possesses an uncanny awareness, insight, and control over everything and everyone. Practically a god! It undermines the believability of the story and weakens the conflict by eliminating any sense of balance or potential for meaningful character growth and development. This kind of characterization is only passable for makjang shenanigans, mindless action or goofy adventure flicks. In...

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Facts

Status

Ended

Status

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • romance
  • period drama
  • 1980s
  • gwangju uprising
  • gwangju
  • political
  • bittersweet
  • melodrama
  • emotional
  • romantic drama