My Fellow Citizens!

My Fellow Citizens!
Promotional poster
Hangul
국민 여러분!
Literal meaningFellow Citizens!
Revised RomanizationGungmin Yeoreobun
Genre
Written byHan Jung-hoon
Directed byKim Jung-hyun
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes36[a]
Production
Executive producers
  • Jung Hae-ryung
  • Seo Jang-won
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time35 minutes[a]
Production companies
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseApril 1 (2019-04-01) –
May 28, 2019 (2019-05-28)
Related
The Company You Keep

My Fellow Citizens![4] (Korean: 국민 여러분!; RR: Gungmin Yeoreobun) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Choi Si-won, Lee Yoo-young and Kim Min-jung. It aired from April 1 to May 28, 2019 on KBS2.[5][6]

Synopsis

A con man, who gets involved with unexpected incidents, marries a police officer and somehow ends up running to become a member of the National Assembly.[1]

Cast

Main

  • Choi Si-won as Yang Jung-kook, a skilled fraudster who is the third-generation of a family of con artists. He gets involved with a loan shark in order to earn a big sum of money for his marriage, only to get scammed by his ex-girlfriend who runs off with the marriage funds.[7][8]
  • Lee Yoo-young as Kim Mi-young, a police detective who catches her ex-boyfriend cheating on her, but fatefully meets Jung-kook. The two become close and soon begin dating. She chooses to lie about her job to keep their relationship and finally decides to confess her true life to Jung-kook on their wedding day.[9][10]
  • Kim Min-jung as Park Hoo-ja, fourth daughter of Park Sang-pil, a notorious loan shark, who trains to become his successor. Her father collapses after being a victim of a mysterious stranger's schemes. After her father's death, she inherits and successfully expands their business. She also tracks down the person who conned her father—Jung-kook. But instead of revenge, she offers to save his life as long as he runs for a seat in the National Assembly.[9][10]

Supporting

Special appearance

  • Yeom Hye-ran as Sun Hee, Park Hoo-Ja's second older sister. (Ep. 11)

Original soundtrack

My Fellow Citizens! OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Recorded2019
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1

Released on April 8, 2019 (2019-04-08)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Yadannatdaya" (야단났다야)Park Jeong-eun, DefconnPark Jeong-eunHyungdon and Daejun3:21
2."Yadannatdaya" (Inst.) Park Jeong-eun 3:21
Total length:6:42

Part 2

Released on April 15, 2019 (2019-04-15)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Haohrio" (하오리오)Choi Jeong-inChoi Jeong-inKim Chang-wan2:51
2."Haohrio" (Inst.) Choi Jeong-in 2:51
Total length:5:42

Part 3

Released on April 22, 2019 (2019-04-22)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Really Bad Guy" (오빠 나빠요)Kim Hee-won, Jung Da-woon, Oh Seung-eun, Zeenan, YeeunKim Hee-won, Jung Da-woon, Oh Seung-eun, ZeenanSeunghee, Yeeun (CLC)3:00
2."Really Bad Guy" (Inst.) Kim Hee-won, Jung Da-woon, Oh Seung-eun, Zeenan 3:00
Total length:6:00

Part 4

Released on April 29, 2019 (2019-04-29)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Let Me In"Kim Beom-joo, Kim Shi-hyukKim Beom-joo, Kim Shi-hyukNeighBro4:03
2."Let Me In" (Inst.) Kim Beom-joo, Kim Shi-hyuk 4:03
Total length:8:06

Part 5

Released on May 5, 2019 (2019-05-05)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Catch Me If You Can" (올 테면 와라)Jay Lee, Yoo Song-yeonJay Lee, Yoo Song-yeonUlala Session3:31
2."Catch Me If You Can" (Inst.) Jay Lee, Yoo Song-yeon 3:31
Total length:7:02

Part 6

Released on May 13, 2019 (2019-05-13)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Boom Boom"Glody, Kim Shi-hyukGlody, Vulcan4Kim Tae-hyun (DickPunks)3:00
2."Boom Boom" (Inst.) Glody, Vulcan4 3:00
Total length:6:00

Ratings

Ep. Broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[14] TNmS
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 April 1, 2019 6.8% 6.3% 6.7%
2 7.5% 6.9% 7.1%
3 April 2, 2019 7.0% 7.2% 6.2%
4 8.4% 9.0% 7.4%
5 April 8, 2019 5.4% 5.2% 4.8%
6 6.5% 6.1% 5.9%
7 April 9, 2019 6.9% 7.3% 5.7%
8 7.9% 8.3% 6.3%
9 April 15, 2019 5.3% 5.5% 4.4%
10 6.0% 5.9% 5.3%
11 April 16, 2019 5.4% N/A
12 6.5% 6.3% 6.1%
13 April 22, 2019 4.3% N/A N/A
14 5.4% 5.2%
15 April 23, 2019 5.0% N/A
16 6.9%
17 April 29, 2019 4.9%
18 6.6% 6.9%
19 April 30, 2019 5.8% 5.9%
20 7.0% 7.2%
21 May 6, 2019 4.5% N/A
22 6.2% 6.3%
23 May 7, 2019 6.1% 6.3% 5.4%
24 7.0% 6.6% N/A
25 May 13, 2019 5.1% N/A 4.4%
26 5.7% 5.8% 5.0%
27 May 14, 2019 5.4% 5.5% 5.4%
28 6.4% 6.5% 5.9%
29 May 20, 2019 5.0% N/A N/A
30 6.0% 6.1% 5.8%
31 May 21, 2019 6.5% 6.8% 5.9%
32 7.5% 7.7% 6.4%
33 May 27, 2019 4.6% N/A N/A
34 5.9% 6.1%
35 May 28, 2019 6.3% 6.5% 5.5%
36 8.0% 8.1% 6.7%
Average 6.2% —[b] —[b]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2019 12th Korea Drama Awards[15][16] Top Excellence Award, Actress Kim Min-jung Won
Excellence Award, Actress Lee Yoo-young Nominated
KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama Choi Si-won Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Lee Yoo-young Nominated
Best New Actress Nominated
Netizen Award, Actor Choi Si-won Nominated
Netizen Award, Actress Lee Yoo-young Nominated
Kim Min-jung Nominated
Best Couple Award Choi Si-won and Lee Yoo-young Nominated

American adaptation

Main article: The Company You Keep (TV series)

In March 2022, ABC ordered the pilot of an American adaptation of the series titled The Company You Keep, starring Milo Ventimiglia. It is being written and executive produced by Julia Cohen for 20th Television.[17] In April and May 2022, Catherine Haena Kim and William Fichtner joined the cast in the pilot, respectively.[18][19] Also in May, Sarah Wayne Callies, James Saito, Tim Chiou, Freda Foh Shen and Felisha Terrell were added to the cast.[20] In August 2022, ABC picked up the series.[21] It premiered on February 19, 2023.[22]

Notes

  1. ^ a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[2]
  2. ^ a b Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

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