"Youth Of May" (2021 Drama): Cast & Summary

"Youth Of May" is a romance drama set in an important historical moment of Korean history.

Lee DoHyun ("Hotel del Luna", "18 Again", "Sweet Home"), Go MinSi ("Love Alarm", "Sweet Home"), Lee SangYi ("The Third Charm", "When The Camellia Blooms", "Once Again"), and Keum SaeRok ("The Fiery Priest", "Class of Lies") are the lead actors.

Lee DoHyun is a hot rising star since he first caught the attention in "Hotel del Luna" back in 2019 and he proved his good acting with the lead role in "18 Again". Go MinSi is gaining popularity with her roles in the popular Netflix dramas "Sweet Home" and "Love Alarm". Lee DoHyun and Go MinSi already acted together in "Sweet Home".

GwangJu Uprising happened in May 1980 in the city of GwangJu in Korea. An estimated number of 2,000 people were killed by the Korean government while in manifestations for democracy and against the military regime of that time.

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Youth Of May (2021)

Information

Title: Youth Of May / Oworui Cheongchun / 오월의 청춘

Director: Song MinYeog, Lee DaeKyung

Writer: Lee Kang

Network: KBS

Runtime: From May 3

# of Episodes: 12

Genre: Romance, Youth, Melodrama

Language: Korean

Summary

It tells the love story of HeeTae and MyungHee who fall in love like destiny in the middle of a key historical event: GwangJu Uprising in May 1980.

Cast

Lee DoHyun as Hwang HeeTae

A college student who entered the medical school at the top of his class. To describe HeeTae's life in one sentence: "war on prejudice". Even if people think that what he only does is studying hard, he also carries an acoustic guitar and likes to go to music cafes.

Go MinSi as Kim MyungHee

She left her house and starts to live afresh in GwangJu. She has been a nurse for three years. Her nickname fits more a white-robed warrior than a white-robed angel.