Kim Yi-kyeong in "Youth of May"

Rookie Kim Yi-kyeong is turning into a newbie nurse.

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She's starring in the new KBS 2TV drama "Youth of May" that's coming in May as a clumsy, newbie nurse.

"Youth of May" is a drama about Hee-tae and Myeong-hee who fatefully fall in love with each other in the middle of a whirlpool one May in 1980. It is a retro human mellow drama.

Kim Yi-kyeong plays the role of In-yeong, a new nurse at the emergency room of Gwangju Hospital and Myeong-hee's immediate junior. She just graduated from nursing college and plans to continue her first year of ER life with the help of Myeong-hee as a newbie nurse who is always making mistakes.

"It's a great honor to act as a character in a historical story", Kim Yi-kyeong said. "I'm already excited and happy because I think I'll be able to learn and experience a lot on the set. We will work hard to prepare until we meet the viewers, so please look forward to it".

Meanwhile, in the recent playlist digital drama "My Fuxxxxx Romance", Kim Yi-kyeong played the role of Lee Hyeon who prefers cool and simple relationships with an outspoken personality, expressing deep wounds and anxious inner feelings as she falls into love, leading to women's sympathy.