"Youth of May" starring Lee Do Hyun, Go Min Si, Lee Sang Yi, and Geum Sae Rok, scores another achievement as it breaks its own highest ratings.

Despite the slow yet steady movement in terms of viewership, the KBS drama showed growth, setting a new personal record.

"Youth of May" Viewership Rating Recover with 4.3% Nationwide

According to Nielsen Korea, "Youth of May" episode 8 received an average nationwide rating of 4.3 percent while 5.7 percent in metropolitan areas, making this the drama's highest viewership rating to date.

Prior to their latest episode, the melodrama achieved their highest viewership during their sixth episode with a recorded average of 5.2 percent.

Unfortunately, it was followed by a slight dip to 4.2 and 5.0 percent for episode 7 but managed to bounce back on episode 8.

Amid the increase of the KBS drama, "Doom at Your Service" sustains its viewership rating.

The tvN drama featuring Seo In Guk, Park Bo Young, Lee Soo Hyuk, and Kang Tae Oh kept its standing with a 3.343 percent nationwide rating. This is almost close to its previous episode with 3.384 percent.

Despite the gradual increase of viewership rating, both "Doom at Your Service" and "Youth of May" were included in the latest list of most buzzworthy dramas.

It came after Good Data released the rundown of top dramas for the third week of May.

Landing on the top spot is tvN's fantasy drama for two straight weeks, followed by "Youth of May."

On the other hand, the first and second spots for most buzzworthy drama cast members belonged to Seo In Guk and Park Bo Young.

Meanwhile, "Youth of May" cast Lee Do Hyun and Go Min Si ranked fifth and sixth for the most buzzworthy actors.

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"Youth of May" Episode 8 Highlights

Since its premiere last May 3, the melodrama directed by Song Min Yeop and written by Lee Kang has been making waves due to its exciting story and stunning visuals featuring a nostalgic vibe.

The recent "Youth of May" episode featured Hwang Hee Tae (Lee Do Hyun) and Lee Soo Ryun (Geum Sae Rok), who left Gwangju and transferred to Seoul as their honeymoon home.

All this was instructed by Hee Tae's father, Hwang Gi Nam (Oh Man Suk), who is pushing for the arranged marriage with Lee Chang Geun's family (Uhm Hyo Sub) despite their children's refusal.

As for Kim Myung Hee (Go Min Si), who was abducted by the security forces, she was threatened by Hwang Gi Nam to stay away from his son.

With Hwang Hee Tae in Seoul, she kept herself busy with work and household chores.

Despite the hard decision, she and Hwang Hee Tae opted to part ways to benefit each other's well-being.

"Youth of may" episode 8 also featured an emotional reunion between Kim Myung Hee and Hwang Hee Tae, who returned to Gwangju.

However, Myung Hee stopped Hee Tae from coming close to her, but he confessed that he truly missed her and wanted to be with Myung Hee.

"Can I come closer, Myung Hee?" Hee Tae asked; as soon as she heard this, she went straight to him and hugged her tight.

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Written by Geca Wills