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Lee bởi Hyun và Go Min si are knocking it out of the park in the K-drama, “Youth of May,” where their slow-burning romance is phối against the tense backdrop of the Gwangju Uprising.

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The series title refers khổng lồ the span of time (May 18 to May 27, 1980) when nearly a quarter million Korean citizens demonstrated against martial law. The official death count issued by the government neared 200 — most of them civilians. But student organizers and Gwanju residents argued that the figure was closer lớn 2,000 fatalities. South Korea of that era wasn’t a democracy as we know it today.

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Brute force was used to lớn limit both citizens’ personal freedom và stifle the press. (Some excellent films khổng lồ watch about this era include “A xe taxi Driver” — starring “Parasite” actor song Kang Ho — và Lee Chan Dong’s “Peppermint Candy,” which offers a brilliant time capsule.)
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But later that year (in 2015, for those keeping track), Seo Joon & Jung Eum reunited in “She Was Pretty,” where their characters (Sung Joon và Hye Jin) had been childhood friends. As an adult, he wants to lớn catch up with her. But since she’s not confident about her looks, she has her beautiful best friend pretend lớn be her & date him in her place. When he starts to lượt thích her friend … OK, that’s all I’ll tell you here.

Ironically, there’s a kinda/sorta similar plot line in “Youth of May.” When Hee Tae is phối up on a blind date with Myeong Hee’s rich friend, Myeong Hee takes her friend’s place. Và that’s how the two meet.

Are you watching “Youth of May” right now? What are your favorite elements of the series — the era it’s phối in, the cast, or the writing? Let me know in the comments!