Youth of May

Youth of May

Details

• Title: 오월의 청춘 / Oworui Cheongchun
• Also known as: May Youth
• Genre: Drama, period, youth, romance
• Episodes: 12
• Broadcast network: KBS2
• Broadcast period: 2021-May-03 to 2021-Jun-08
• Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:30
• Original soundtrack: Youth of May OST

Synopsis

A medical student and a nurse find love during the tumultuous events of the Gwangju Uprising of 1980.

User/Viewer Ratings

4.58

(19 votes)

Cast

Main Cast

• Lee Do Hyun as Hwang Hee Tae
  • Choi Won Young as older Hwang Hee Tae
• Go Min Shi as Kim Myung Hee
• Lee Sang Yi as Lee Soo Chan
  • Han Dong Kyoon (한동균) as older Lee Soo Chan
• Geum Sae Rok as Lee Soo Ryun

Hee Tae's family

• Oh Man Suk as Hwang Ki Nam (Hee Tae's father)
• Shim Yi Young as Song Hae Ryung (Hee Tae's step-mother)
• Choi Seung Hoon as Hwang Jung Tae (Hee Tae's younger half-brother)

Myung Hee's family

• Kim Won Hae as Kim Hyun Chul (Myung Hee's father)
  • Lee Min Jae as young Kim Hyun Chul
• Hwang Young Hee as Choi Soon Nyeo (Myung Hee's mother)
• Jo Yi Hyun as Kim Myung Soo (Myung Hee's younger brother)
  • Sung Noh Jin (성노진) as older Kim Myung Soo
• Park Hye Jin (박혜진) as Myung Hee's grandmother

Soo Chan & Soo Ryun's family

• Uhm Hyo Sup as Lee Chang Geun (Soo siblings' father)
• Kim Hyun as Soo sibling's aunt
• Hong Boo Hyang (홍부향) as housemaid

Pyunghwa 'Peace' Hospital

• Park Chul Min as Choi Byung Gul
• Kim Bo Jung as Kim Min Joo
• Jang Won Hyuk (장원혁) as Yoo Byung Chul
• Kim Yi Kyung as Oh In Young
• Jin Tae Yun as Lee Hyun Shim

Boarding House

• Park Se Hyun as Lee Jin Ah
• Heo Jung Do as Lee Kyung Pil (Jin Ah's father)

Martial Law Soldiers

• Kwon Young Chan (권영찬) as Kim Kyung Soo (private first class)
  • Jung Hee Tae as older Kim Kyung Soo
• Kim Eun Soo (김은수) as Lee Kwang Kyu (corporal)
• Noh Sang Bo (노상보) as Hong Sang Pyo (sergeant)
• Kim Joon Won (김준원) as Choi Jin Young (General)

Pro-Democracy Demonstrators

• Lee Kyu Sung as Jung Hye Kun
• Joo Bo Young (주보영) as Park Sun Min
• Kim In sun (김인선) as Jang Suk Chul
• Kwon Hyuk Hyun (권혁현) as Lee In Jae
• Han Sa Myung as Won Suk
• Kim Chul Yoon (김철윤) as Sang Min

Youth Sports Camp

• Kim Tae Bum (김태범) as Park Dong Wook (coach)
• Jung Joon (정준) as Jin Kyu
• Koo Joon Woo (구준우) as Sung Il

Others

• Lee Hwang Ui as Han Suk Joong
• Choi Moon Soo (최문수) as Han Suk Joong's wife
• Jung Wook Jin as Choi Jung Haeng (policeman)
• Yoo Soon Woong (유순웅) as priest
• Kim Nam Jin (김남진) as orphanage nun
• Nam Ye Ahn (남예안) as Young Mi
• Choi Yi Sun (최이선) as Lee Soo-Chan's co-worker
• Jun Joon Woo (전준우) as Lee Soo-Chan's employee
• Lee Bong Joon as Yoo Jin Soo (student protestor)
• Kwon Eun Bin as Hee Tae's ex-girlfriend (ep 1)
• Bae Sung Il as police chief (ep 1)
• Choi Nam Wook as taxi driver (ep 8)
• Nam Do Yoon as student (ep 9)
• Lee Joo Ahn as Hwang Ki Nam's subordinate (ep 12)
• Jang Do Ha as Lee Seo On (ep 12)
• Kim Joo Yun as nurse (ep 12)

Production Credits

• Production Companies: KBS Drama Production, Story Hunter Production
• Screenwriter: Lee Kang
• Director: Song Min Yup

Episode Ratings

See Youth of May/Episode Ratings

Recognitions

• 2021 35th KBS Drama Awards
  • Top Excellence Award, Actor (Lee Do Hyun)
  • Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries (Go Min Shi)
  • Best Supporting Actress (Geum Sae Rok)
  • Best Young Actor (Jo Yi Hyun)
  • Best Couple Award (Lee Do Hyun & Go Min Shi)

External Links

• Official site
• HanCinema
• English Wikipedia
• Korean Wikipedia

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