K-Dramas Like Youth of May
Loved Youth of May (2021), KBS2, and want more with the same feel? It is known for star crossed lovers, 1980s and tearjerker. Here are 10 Korean dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.
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The Red Sleeve
옷소매 붉은 끝동
In eighteenth-century Joseon, Crown Prince Yi San is a perfectionist haunted by the death of his father and surrounded by court politics.
Same feel: Rich Man/Poor Woman, Tearjerker, Melodrama, Drama
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Secret Love
비밀
Min Hyeok is a rich man who doesn't believe in love and lives for revenge after his lover is the victim of a hit-and-run accident.
Same feel: Rich Man/Poor Woman, Tearjerker, Melodrama, Drama
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Snowdrop
설강화
In 1987, a wounded man leaps into the dormitory of a women's university in Seoul, and a student named Yeong Ro finds him and hides him.
Same feel: 1980s, Melodrama, Drama, Romance
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Boyhood
소년시대
In the late 1980s, a small, bullied boy transfers to a rough agricultural high school where fists decide everything.
Same feel: 1980s, Youth
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My Perfect Stranger
어쩌다 마주친, 그대
Two strangers, a young news anchor and a woman who once wanted to become a writer, are thrown back to 1987 through a strange twist of fate.
Same feel: 1980s, Drama, Romance
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Life on Mars
라이프 온 마스
Han Tae Joo is a modern, by-the-numbers detective who trusts data over instinct.
Same feel: 1980s
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Thirty-Nine
서른, 아홉
Three best friends have leaned on each other since childhood, and now, on the brink of turning forty, they're facing love, loss and everything in between together.
Same feel: Tearjerker, Drama, Romance
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The Atypical Family
히어로는 아닙니다만
Gwi Ju can travel back in time, but only to happy moments, and since he can't change anything, he sinks into depression and loses his power.
Same feel: Rich Man/Poor Woman, Drama, Romance
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Mother
마더
Soo Jin is a quiet science teacher who notices that one of her young pupils is being hurt at home and that nobody around the girl will step in.
Same feel: Tearjerker, Melodrama
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Beautiful World
아름다운 세상
After their teenage son is left brain-dead following an incident at his new school, his parents and little sister start looking for what really happened.
Same feel: Tearjerker, Melodrama
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About Youth of May
In Gwangju in 1980, medical student Hwang Hee-tae, a golden boy from a comfortable family, meets nursing student Kim Myung-hee, a girl who dreams of a better life. See the full page, cast and where to watch →
Questions about dramas like Youth of May
What are the best dramas like Youth of May?
Our top picks are The Red Sleeve, Secret Love, Snowdrop, followed by Boyhood. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as star crossed lovers, 1980s and tearjerker, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.
Where can I watch Youth of May?
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