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Youth of May

2021 · 1 season

A tender romance set against a harrowing historical backdrop, leaving a lingering ache long after it ends.

Created by
Lee Kang, Song Min-yeop
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lee Do-hyun, Go Min-si, Lee Sang-yi
Tagline
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.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
  • Kocowa
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Lee Kang, Song Min-yeop
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lee Do-hyun, Go Min-si, Lee Sang-yi
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • politics
  • survival
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • hospital
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance8
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Stream
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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Lee Kang, Song Min-yeop
Written by
Lee Kang
Starring
Lee Do-hyun, Go Min-si, Lee Sang-yi, Keum Sae-rok, Oh Man-seok, Kim Won-hae, Uhm Hyo-seop, Hwang Young-hee
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes, 60 min each
Network
wavve, KBS2
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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