Youth Blossom (Korean: 청춘 블라썸; RR: Chungchun Blossom) is a South Korean web drama series that premiered on the streaming platform Wavve in 2022. The series is an adaptation of the webcomic of the same name, written by Hong Deok and illustrated by Nemone, which began serialization on Naver in 2020.
Promotional poster for the drama series Youth Blossom.
Plot Synopsis
The narrative of Youth Blossom is structured around two distinct timelines. In 2016, Lee Ha-Min (Seo Ji-Hoon) and Han So-Mang (So Ju-Yeon) are students at Seoyeon High School. While they maintain a secret friendship, Ha-Min struggles with internal turmoil hidden behind a cheerful facade. The story follows the tragic events that lead to Ha-Min's death during their high school years.
Six years later, in the present day, Han So-Mang returns to Seoyeon High School as a trainee teacher. Her return brings her into contact with Lee Jae-Min (Kim Min-Kyu), the younger brother of the deceased Ha-Min, who seeks to understand the circumstances surrounding his brother's life and death. The drama also explores the lives of other students, including the model student Yoon Bo-Mi (Kang Hye-Won), the gaming enthusiast Choi Jin-Young (Yoon Hyun-Soo), and the tender-hearted Kang Sun-Hee (Oh Yu-Jin).
Production
The series was directed by Wang Hye-Ryung and consists of 16 episodes. It was released on Wavve between September 21 and November 2, 2022, with episodes airing on Wednesdays.
Cast
The main cast includes:
Seo Ji-Hoon as Lee Ha-Min
So Ju-Yeon as Han So-Mang
Kim Min-Kyu as Lee Jae-Min
Kang Hye-Won as Yoon Bo-Mi
Yoon Hyun-Soo as Choi Jin-Young
Oh Yu-Jin as Kang Sun-Hee
Seo Ji-Hoon as Lee Ha-Min.So Ju-Yeon as Han So-Mang.Kim Min-Kyu as Lee Jae-Min.Kang Hye-Won as Yoon Bo-Mi.Yoon Hyun-Soo as Choi Jin-Young.Oh Yu-Jin as Kang Sun-Hee.Oh Ga-Bin as Jo Gyu-Ri.Yang Yu-Jin as Yoon Ji-Hye.Shin Joon-Hang as Jung Eui-Joon.Lee Jae-Sung as Kim Tae-Jin.Han Gyu-Min as Kwon Ho-Jun.Choi Rak-Yeong as Shin Young-Sub.Kim Tae-Jung as Park Chang-Hyun.Seo Ji-Soo as Kim Ji-Sun.Jeong Yu-Hyeon as Shin Yu-Kyung.Do Yu-Jae as Je Min-Ho.Lee Tae-Hyeong as Choi Seung-Jae.Kang Sung-Hoon as the homeroom teacher.Kang Pil-Jun as Ko Joo-Young.Jung Eun-Pyo as the Korean language teacher.Choi Nam-Wook as a teacher.Lee Do-Hyung as the father.Jang Ga-Hyun as Choi Yoon-Jung.Hong Dong-Young as the young Lee Jae-Min.Kim Seo-A as Choi Jin-Ah.Lim Jung-Ok as the director.Kwon Ye-Eun as the young Kang Sun-Hee.",
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