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==User Rating==
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==Profile==
* '''Drama:''' Youth of May (English & literal title)
* '''Revised romanization:''' Owolui Chungchoon
* '''Hangul:''' 오월의 청춘
* '''Director:''' [[Song Min-Yeop (director)|Song Min-Yeop]]
* '''Writer:''' [[Lee Kang (screenwriter)|Lee Kang]]
* '''Network:''' [[KBS|KBS2]]
* '''Episodes:''' 12
* '''Release Date:''' May 3 - June 8, 2021
* '''Runtime:''' Mon & Tue 21:30
* '''Language:''' Korean
* '''Country:''' South Korea

==Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©==
In May, 1980, during the turbulent times of the Gwangju Uprising, Hee-Tae ([[Lee Do-Hyun (1995)|Lee Do-Hyun]]) and Myung-Hee ([[Go Min-Si]]) fall in love. Their love seems destined by fate.

Hee-Tae is a medical student, who entered medical school at the top his class. He seems like an easygoing person, but he also has an unyielding spirit and obstinacy. Myung-Hee has worked as a nurse for the past 3 years. She is a lovely person, who stands up against what is not fair.

==Notes==
# "Youth of May" takes over KBS2's Monday & Tuesday 21:30 time slot previously occupied by "[[River Where The Moon Rises]]" and followed by "[[At a Distance, Spring is Green]]" on June 14, 2021.
# [[Lee Do-Hyun (1995)|Lee Do-Hyun]] & [[Go Min-Si]] previously starred together in 2020 Netflix drama series "[[Sweet Home (Netflix)|Sweet Home]]."
# [https://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/main-trailer-character-posters-for-kbs2-drama-youth-of-may 4 character posters for] "Youth of May."

==Cast==
{{CastPictures4
|1picture=File:Youth of May-Lee Do-Hyun.jpg
|1name=Lee Do-Hyun (1995){{!}}Lee Do-Hyun
|1charactername=Hwang Hee-Tae
|2picture=File:Youth of May-Go Min-Si.jpg
|2name=Go Min-Si
|2charactername=Kim Myung-Hee
|3picture=File:Youth of May-Lee Sang-Yi.jpg
|3name=Lee Sang-Yi
|3charactername=Lee Soo-Chan
|4picture=File:Youth of May-Keum Sae-Rok.jpg
|4name=Keum Sae-Rok
|4charactername=Lee Soo-Ryeon
}}
===Hwang Hee-Tae's Home===
{{CastPictures4
|1picture=File:Youth of May-Oh Man Seok.jpg
|1name=Oh Man-Seok
|1charactername=Hwang Ki-Nam
|2picture=File:Youth of May-Shim Yi-Young1.jpg
|2name=Shim Yi-Young
|2charactername=Song Hae-Ryung
|3picture=File:Youth of May-Choi Seung-Hoon.jpg
|3name=Choi Seung-Hoon (2008){{!}}Choi Seung-Hoon
|3charactername=Hwang Jung-Tae
|4picture=File:Youth of May-Cha Sang-Mi.jpg
|4name=Cha Sang-Mi (1971){{!}}Cha Sang-Mi
|4charactername=maid
}}

===Kim Myung-Hee's Family===
{{CastPictures4
|1picture=File:Youth of May-Kim Won Hae.jpg
|1name=Kim Won-Hae
|1charactername=Kim Hyun-Chul
|2picture=File:Youth of May-Hwang Young-Hee.jpg
|2name=Hwang Young-Hee
|2charactername=Choi Soon-Nyeo
|3picture=File:Youth of May-Jo Yi-Hyun.jpg
|3name=Jo Yi-Hyun (2010){{!}}Jo Yi-Hyun
|3charactername=Kim Myung-Soo
|4picture=File:Youth of May-Park Hye-Jin.jpg
|4name=Park Hye-Jin (1958){{!}}Park Hye-Jin
|4charactername=grandmother
}}

===Lee Soo-Chan & Lee Soo-Ryeon's Home===
{{CastPictures3
|1picture=File:Youth of May-Eom Hyo-Seop.jpg
|1name=Eom Hyo-Seop
|1charactername=Lee Chang-Keun
|2picture=File:Youth of May-Kim Hyun.jpg
|2name=Kim Hyun
|2charactername=aunt
|3picture=File:Youth of May-Hong Boo-Hyang.jpg
|3name=Hong Boo-Hyang (1973){{!}}Hong Boo-Hyang
|3charactername=maid
}}

===Military===
{{CastPictures7-5
|1picture=File:Youth of May-Kwon Young-Chan1.jpg
|1name=Kwon Young-Chan (1996){{!}}Kwon Young-Chan
|1charactername=Kim Kyung-Soo
|2picture=File:Youth of May-Kim Eun-Soo.jpg
|2name=Kim Eun-Soo (1991){{!}}Kim Eun-Soo
|2charactername=Lee Kwang-Kyu
|3picture=File:Youth of May-Rho Sang Bo.jpg
|3name=Rho Sang-Bo
|3charactername=Hong Sang-Pyo
|4picture=File:Youth of May-Kim Joon-Won.jpg
|4name=Kim Joon-Won
|4charactername=General Choi Jin-Young
|5picture=File:Youth of May-No Kyung.jpg
|5name=No Kyung (1986){{!}}No Kyung
|5charactername=sergeant (ep.10)
|6picture=File:Youth of May-Park Yong.jpg
|6name=Park Yong (1965){{!}}Park Yong
|6charactername=Byun Sung-Soo (ep.10)
|7picture=File:Youth of May-Park Kwang-Il.jpg
|7name=Yoo Tae-Joo (1995){{!}}Yoo Tae-Joo
|7charactername=soldier (ep.12)
}}

===Defense Security Command===
{{CastPictures4
|1picture=File:Youth of May-Lee Joo-Ahn.jpg
|1name=Lee Joo-Ahn (1996){{!}}Lee Joo-Ahn
|1charactername=plainclothes agent
|2picture=File:Youth of May-Nam Tae-Woo.jpg
|2name=Nam Tae-Woo (1992){{!}}Nam Tae-Woo
|2charactername=plainclothes agent
|3picture=File:Youth of May-Lee Kun-Goo.jpg
|3name=Lee Kun-Goo (1989){{!}}Lee Kun-Goo
|3charactername=plainclothes agent
|4picture=File:Youth of May-Lim Woo-Chan.jpg
|4name=Lim Woo-Chan (actor){{!}}Lim Woo-Chan
|4charactername=plainclothes agent (ep.12)
}}

===Boarding House===
{{CastPictures2
|1picture=File:Youth of May-Park Se-Hyun.jpg
|1name=Park Se-Hyun (1998){{!}}Park Se-Hyun
|1charactername=Lee Jin-A
|2picture=File:Youth of May-Heo Jung Do.jpg
|2name=Heo Jung-Do
|2charactername=Lee Kyung-Pil
}}

===Gwangju Peace Hospital===
{{CastPictures8-5
|1picture=File:Youth of May-Park Chul Min.jpg
|1name=Park Chul-Min
|1charactername=Choi Byeong-Girl
|2picture=File:Youth of May-Kim Bo Jung.jpg
|2name=Kim Bo-Jung
|2charactername=Kim Min-Joo
|3picture=File:Youth of May-Jang Won-Hyuk.jpg
|3name=Jang Won-Hyuk (1993){{!}}Jang Won-Hyuk
|3charactername=Yoo Byeong-Cheol
|4picture=File:Youth of May-Kim Yi Kyeong.jpg
|4name=Kim Yi-Kyeong (1997){{!}}Kim Yi-Kyeong
|4charactername=Oh In-Young
|5picture=File:Youth of May-Jin Tae-Yeon.jpg
|5name=Jin Tae-Yeon (1975){{!}}Jin Tae-Yeon
|5charactername=Lee Hyun-Shim
|6picture=File:Youth of May-Choi Su-Kyeon.jpg
|6name=Choi Su-Kyeon (1996){{!}}Choi Su-Kyeon
|6charactername=administration clerk (ep.4)
|7picture=File:Youth of May-Yoon Seung-Hoon.jpg
|7name=Yoon Seung-Hoon
|7charactername=paramedic (ep.9-10)
|8picture=File:Youth of May-Gu Bon-Jin.jpg
|8name=Gu Seo-Jun (1979){{!}}Gu Seo-Jun
|8charactername=hospital executive (ep.9)
}}

===Pro-Democracy Movement===
{{CastPictures8-5
|1picture=File:Youth of May-Lee Kyu Sung.jpg
|1name=Lee Kyu-Sung (1992){{!}}Lee Kyu-Sung
|1charactername=Jung Hye-Gun
|2picture=File:Youth of May-Joo Bo-Young.jpg
|2name=Joo Bo-Young (1992){{!}}Joo Bo-Young
|2charactername=Park Sun-Min
|3picture=File:Youth of May-Kim In-Sun1.jpg
|3name=Kim In-Sun (1996){{!}}Kim In-Sun
|3charactername=Jang Seok-Chul
|4picture=File:Youth of May-Kwon Hyuk Hyun.jpg
|4name=Kwon Hyuk-Hyun (1993){{!}}Kwon Hyuk-Hyun
|4charactername=Lee In-Jae
|5picture=File:Youth of May-Lee Bong-Joon.jpg
|5name=Lee Bong-Joon (1995){{!}}Lee Bong-Joon
|5charactername=student protestor
|6picture=File:Youth of May-Han Sa-Myung.jpg
|6name=Han Sa-Myung
|6charactername=Won-Seok (ep.4)
|7picture=File:Youth of May-Kim Cheol-Yun.jpg
|7name=Kim Cheol-Yun (1990){{!}}Kim Cheol-Yun
|7charactername=Sang-Min (ep.8)
|8picture=File:Youth of May-Ahn Jong-Jin.jpg
|8name=Ahn Jong-Jin (1991){{!}}Ahn Jong-Jin
|8charactername=student (ep.8)
}}

===Police===
{{CastPictures2
|1picture=File:Youth of May-Jung Wook Jin.jpg
|1name=Jung Wook-Jin (1989){{!}}Jung Wook-Jin
|1charactername=Choi Jung-Haeng
|2picture=File:Youth of May-Bae Sung-Il.jpg
|2name=Bae Sung-Il (1972){{!}}Bae Sung-Il
|2charactername=chief (ep.1)
}}

===Han Suk-Joong's Group===
{{CastPictures2
|1picture=File:Youth of May-Lee Hwang Eui.jpg
|1name=Lee Hwang-Eui
|1charactername=Han Suk-Joong
|2picture=File:Youth of May-Choi Moon-Soo.jpg
|2name=Choi Moon-Soo (1973){{!}}Choi Moon-Soo
|2charactername=Han Suk-Joong's wife
}}

===Sports Festival Group===
{{CastPictures3
|1picture=File:Youth of May-Kim Tae-Bum.jpg
|1name=Kim Tae-Bum (1981){{!}}Kim Tae-Bum
|1charactername=Coach Park Chul-Bum
|2picture=File:Youth of May-Jung Joon.jpg
|2name=Jung Joon (2009){{!}}Jung Joon
|2charactername=Jin-Gyu
|3picture=File:Youth of May-Gu Jun-Woo.jpg
|3name=Gu Jun-Woo (2009){{!}}Gu Jun-Woo
|3charactername=Sung-Il
}}

===Church===
{{CastPictures1
|1picture=File:Youth of May-Yoo Soon-Woong.jpg
|1name=Yoo Soon-Woong
|1charactername=priest (ep.1)
}}

===Love Orphanage===
{{CastPictures2
|1picture=File:Youth of May-Kim Nam-Jin.jpg
|1name=Kim Nam-Jin (1969){{!}}Kim Nam-Jin
|1charactername=orphanage nun (ep.4)
|2picture=File:Youth of May-Nam Ye-An.jpg
|2name=Nam Ye-An (2010){{!}}Nam Ye-An
|2charactername=Young-Mi (ep.4)
}}

===Lee Soo-Chan's Business Group===
{{CastPictures3
|1picture=File:Youth of May-Choi Yi-Sun.jpg
|1name=Choi Yi-Sun (1985){{!}}Choi Yi-Sun
|1charactername=Lee Soo-Chan's co-worker (ep.3,6)
|2picture=File:Youth of May-Jang Joon-Woo.jpg
|2name=Jun Joon-Woo (1982){{!}}Jun Joon-Woo
|2charactername=Lee Soo-Chan's employee (ep.8,9)
|3picture=File:Youth of May-Lee Jae-Woo.jpg
|3name=Lee Jae-Woo (1972){{!}}Lee Jae-Woo
|3charactername=Hwang Ki-Nam's guy (ep.8)
}}

===Present Day===
{{CastPictures9
|1picture=File:Youth of May-Jung Hee-Tae.jpg
|1name=Jung Hee-Tae
|1charactername=Kim Kyung-Soo (ep.11-12)
|2picture=File:Youth of May-Sung Ki-Yoon.jpg
|2name=Sung Ki-Yoon
|2charactername=Hwang Jung-Tae (ep.12)
|3picture=File:Youth of May-Hong Eun-Jeong.jpg
|3name=Hong Eun-Jeong (1994){{!}}Hong Eun-Jeong
|3charactername=Hwang Jung-Tae's secretary (ep.12)
|4picture=File:Youth of May-Choi Won-Young.jpg
|4name=Choi Won-Young
|4charactername=Hwang Hee-Tae (ep.12)
|5picture=File:Youth of May-Kim Ju-Yeon.jpg
|5name=Kim Ju-Yeon (1993){{!}}Kim Ju-Yeon
|5charactername=nurse (ep.12)
|6picture=File:Youth of May-Lee Sang-Hwa.jpg
|6name=Lee Sang-Tak (1973){{!}}Lee Sang-Tak
|6charactername=violent hospital guy (ep.12)
|7picture=File:Youth of May-Jang Do-Ha.jpg
|7name=Jang Do-Ha (1995){{!}}Jang Do-Ha
|7charactername=Lee Seo-On (ep.12)
|8picture=File:Youth of May-Yoon Jin-Sung.jpg
|8name=Yoon Jin-Sung (1971){{!}}Yoon Jin-Sung
|8charactername=Jang Seok-Chul (ep.12)
|9picture=File:Youth of May-Sung No-Jin.jpg
|9name=Sung No-Jin (1973){{!}}Sung No-Jin
|9charactername=Kim Myung-Soo (ep.12)
}}

===Others===
{{CastPictures17
|1picture=File:Youth of May-Oh Kyu-Taek.jpg
|1name=Oh Kyu-Taek (1971){{!}}Oh Kyu-Taek
|1charactername=used car dealer (ep.1)
|2picture=File:Youth of May-Kwon Eun-Bin.jpg
|2name=Kwon Eun-Bin (CLC){{!}}Kwon Eun-Bin
|2charactername=Yoo-Jin (ep.1)
|3picture=File:Youth of May-Kwak Ja-Hyoung .jpg
|3name=Kwak Ja-Hyoung{{!}}Kwak Ja-Hyoung
|3charactername=Sang-Gon (ep.1)
|4picture=File:Youth of May-Lee Joong Yul.jpg
|4name=Lee Joong-Yul (actor){{!}}Lee Joong-Yul
|4charactername=Mr. Kim (ep.1)
|5picture=File:Youth of May-Jung Ji Ahn.jpg
|5name=Jung Ji-Ahn
|5charactername=bus attendent (ep.2)
|6picture=File:Youth of May-Jin Yong-Wook.jpg
|6name=Jin Yong-Wook (1975){{!}}Jin Yong-Wook
|6charactername=Hyun-Chul (ep.2)
|7picture=File:Youth of May-Gu Da-Song.jpg
|7name=Gu Da-Song
|7charactername=Bo-Yeon (ep.3,9)
|8picture=File:Youth of May-Lee Young-Jin.jpg
|8name=Lee Young-Jin (actor){{!}}Lee Young-Jin
|8charactername=doctor (ep.3)
|9picture=File:Youth of May-Lee Seung-Joon.jpg
|9name=Lee Seung-Joon (1981){{!}}Lee Seung-Joon
|9charactername=passport office employee (ep.5)
|10picture=File:Youth of May-Choi Nam-Wook.jpg
|10name=Choi Nam-Wook (1977){{!}}Choi Nam-Wook
|10charactername=taxi driver (ep.8)
|11picture=File:Youth of May-Jang Tae-Min.jpg
|11name=Jang Tae-Min (1985){{!}}Jang Tae-Min
|11charactername=ambulance driver (ep.8)
|12picture=File:Youth of May-Han Myung-Hwan.jpg
|12name=Han Myung-Hwan
|12charactername=Kim Sung-Wook (ep.9)
|13picture=File:Youth of May-Go Gun-Ryung.jpg
|13name=Go Gun-Ryung (actor){{!}}Go Gun-Ryung
|13charactername=bus rider (ep.9)
|14picture=File:Youth of May-Jo Ji-Hyun.jpg
|14name=Jo Ji-Hyun (1981){{!}}Jo Ji-Hyun
|14charactername=bus station employee (ep.10)
|15picture=File:Youth of May-Park Eun-Young.jpg
|15name=Park Eun-Young (1973){{!}}Park Eun-Young
|15charactername=Kim Sung-Wook's mother (ep.12)
|16picture=File:Youth of May-Ha Sung-Min.jpg
|16name=Ha Sung-Min (1971){{!}}Ha Sung-Min
|16charactername=Kim Sung-Wook's father (ep.12)
|17picture=File:Youth of May-Ko Na-Young.jpg
|17name=Ko Na-Young (1974){{!}}Ko Na-Young
|17charactername=restaurant owner (ep.12)
}}
'''Additional Cast Members:'''
* [[Kim Jin-Sung]] - student Ki-Nam
* [[Kim Seong-In (1990)|Kim Seong-In]] - soldier
* [[Kim Gun-Soo (1996)|Kim Gun-Soo]] - young man
* [[Jo Kyung-Jae (2011)|Jo Kyung-Jae]] - sports team boy
* [[Lee Ju-Young (2010)|Lee Ju-Young]] - sports team boy
* [[Ahn Jong-Jin (1991)|Ahn Jong-Jin]] - (ep.8)
* [[Nam Do-Yoon (2008)|Nam Do-Yoon]] - student (ep.9)

==Trailers==
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==Episode Ratings==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #F9F9F9; border: 1px #AAA solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="F52887" | Date
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="F52887" | Episode
! colspan="2" bgcolor="F52887" | AGB
|-
! bgcolor="F52887" | Nationwide
! bgcolor="F52887" | Seoul
|-
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2021-05-03
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 1
|| 4.4% || NR
|-
|| 4.9% || NR
|-
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2021-05-04
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2
|| 3.7% || NR
|-
|| 4.7% (20th) || NR
|-
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2021-05-10
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 3
|| 4.0% || NR
|-
|| 5.1% || NR
|-
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2021-05-11
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 4
|| 3.2% || NR
|-
|| 4.4% || NR
|-
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2021-05-17
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 5
|| 3.8% || NR
|-
|| 4.6% || NR
|-
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2021-05-18
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 6
|| 4.0% || NR
|-
|| 5.2% (17th) || 5.0% (18th)
|-
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2021-05-24
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 7
|| 4.2% || NR
|-
|| 5.0% || NR
|-
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2021-05-25
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 8
|| 4.3% || NR
|-
|| 5.7% (12th) || 5.4% (12th)
|-
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2021-05-31
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 9
|| 4.0% || NR
|-
|| 4.9% || NR
|-
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2021-06-01
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 10
|| - || NR
|-
|| 5.6% (13th) || 5.5% (12th)
|-
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2021-06-07
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 11
|| 4.5% || NR
|-
|| 5.3% (18th) || NR
|-
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2021-06-08
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 12
|| 4.6% || NR
|-
|| 5.6% (11th) || 5.4% (16th)
|-
|}

Source: [http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/ AGB Nielson]

* NR denotes not ranked within the Top 20 TV programs (including news, sports, variety, etc.) for that day according to AGB Nielson.

==Awards==
* [[2021 KBS Drama Awards]] - December 31, 2021
** '''Best Actor''' ([[Lee Do-Hyun (1995)|Lee Do-Hyun]])
** '''Excellent Actress''' ([[Go Min-Si]])
** '''Best Supporting Actress''' ([[Keum Sae-Rok]])
** '''Best Youth Actor''' ([[Jo Yi-Hyun (2010)|Jo Yi-Hyun]])
** '''Best Couple Award''' ([[Lee Do-Hyun (1995)|Lee Do-Hyun]] & [[Go Min-Si]])

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==External Links==
* [https://program.kbs.co.kr/2tv/drama/youthofmay/ Official Website]

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