My Country: The New Age

My Country: The New Age^[1] (Korean: 나의 나라; RR: Naui Nara) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Yang Se-jong, Woo Do-hwan, Kim Seol-hyun and Jang Hyuk. It aired on JTBC and Netflix at 22:50 KST from October 4 to November 23, 2019.^[2][3][4]

My Country: The New Age
Promotional poster
Hangul	나의 나라
Literal meaning	My Country
Revised Romanization	Na-eh Nara
Genre	Historical Romance Melodrama
Written by	Chae Seung-dae
Directed by	Kim Jin-won
Starring	Yang Se-jong Woo Do-hwan Kim Seol-hyun Jang Hyuk
Composers	Choi Chul-ho (최철호) Oh Hye Ju (오혜주)
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Oh Hwan-min (jTBC)
Producers	Park Woo-lam Kim Ji-woo
Running time	70 minutes
Production companies	Celltrion Entertainment My Country SPC
Budget	₩20 billion
Release
Original network	JTBC Netflix
Original release	October 4 (2019-10-04) – November 23, 2019 (2019-11-23)

Synopsis

During the transitional period between the end of the Goryeo dynasty and the beginning of the Joseon dynasty, two friends become enemies following a misunderstanding. They try to protect their country, and the people they love, their own way.

Cast

Main

• Yang Se-jong as Seo Hwi^[5]
  • Moon Woo-jin as young Seo Hwi

A warrior who is the son of a famous swordsman who was framed and put to death.

• Woo Do-hwan as Nam Seon-ho^[6]
  • Kim Kang-hoon as young Nam Seon-ho

An ambitious military officer who is the illegitimate son of a high-ranking official.

• Kim Seol-hyun as Han Hee-jae^[7][8]
  • Uhm Seo-hyun as young Han Hee-jae

An intelligent and outspoken woman raised by kisaeng in Ihwaru.

• Jang Hyuk as Yi Bang-won^[9]
  • Ji Eun-sung as young Yi Bang-won

A prince who helps his father overthrow the Goryeo dynasty but is not recognized for his contributions.

Supporting

People in the Palace

• Kim Yeong-cheol as Yi Seong-gye, Yi Bang-won's father
• Ahn Nae-sang as Nam Jeon, Nam Seon-ho's father
• Park Ye-jin as Queen Sindeok, Yi Seong-gye's second wife
• Lee Hyun-kyun as Yi Bang-gan, Yi Bang-won's elder brother
• Lee Hyo-je as Yi Bang-seok, Yi Seong-gye and Queen Sindeok's second son
  • Kim Min-ho as young Yi Bang-seok

People around Seo Hwi

• Yu Oh-seong as Seo Geom, Seo Hwi's father
• Cho Yi-hyun as Seo Yeon, Seo Hwi's sister
  • Park So-yi as young Seo Yeon
• Ji Seung-hyun as Park Chi-do, lieutenant who used to work under Seo Geom
• Lee Yoo-joon as Jeong Beom, soldier who fought alongside Seo Hwi in the army
• Shim Wan-joon as Ggae-kku
• In Gyo-jin as Park Moon-bok, soldier who worked as a medic in the army

People in Ihwaru

• Jang Young-nam as Seo Seol, owner of Ihwaru
• Hong Ji-yoon as Hwa-wol, kisaeng who worked in Ihwaru
• Kim Dae-gon as Kang-kae
• Jang Do-ha as Gyeol, security guard of Ihwaru

Others

• Choi Go as Lee Bang-beon
• Kim Seo-kyung as Cheon-ga, Lee Bang-won's subordinate
• Kim Jae-young as Tae Ryeong, Lee Bang-won's subordinate
• Kim Dong-won as Hwang Sung-rok, an ex-soldier who is working for Nam Seon-ho

Original soundtrack

My Country: The New Age OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Recorded	2019
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	Celltrion Entertainment Kakao M

Part 1

Released on October 19, 2019 (2019-10-19)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Because It's You" (그건 너이니까)	Kwon Young-chan	Kwon Young-chan	Jung Seung-hwan	4:14
2.	"Wild Road"	Kim Jae-hee	Hee Jang-nam, Choi Cheol-ho, Yoo Young-joon	Kim Jae-hee	4:19
3.	"Remember (Feat. Seoho)"	SEAGATE DJ, BlueOcean	Choi Cheol-ho, SEAGATE DJ, BlueOcean, Hee Jang-nam	U-mb5, SEAGATE DJ	3:54
4.	"Because It's You (Inst)"				4:14

Part 2

Released on November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"You are standing on the scene of memory" (기억의 풍경 위에 그대가 서 있다)	Ock Joo-hyun	4:35
2.	"You are standing on the scene of memory (Inst)" (기억의 풍경 위에 그대가 서 있다)		4:35

Part 3

Released on November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Bird"	Purple Rain	3:24
2.	"Farewell" (이별)	Seoho	5:10
3.	"Bird (Inst)"		3:24
4.	"Farewell (Inst)" (이별)		5:10

Disc 2:

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Remember Inst ver." (Opening Title)	Various Artists	6:15
2.	"Arrow-head"	Various Artists	4:34
3.	"Battlefield"	Various Artists	4:46
4.	"Dark Walls"	Various Artists	8:12
5.	"Flavour of Life"	Various Artists	3:53
6.	"Garden of God"	Various Artists	8:57
7.	"Lost Castle"	Various Artists	8:32
8.	"Moonbok's Song"	Various Artists	3:20
9.	"My Country"	Various Artists	6:08
10.	"Kingdom"	Various Artists	7:53
11.	"River Flower"	Various Artists	4:38
12.	"Sword of the Stranger"	Various Artists	6:19
13.	"The Warrior"	Various Artists	9:37
14.	"Remember" (SEAGATE DJ Mix)	Various Artists	4:45
Total length:			01:20:35

Viewership

My Country: The New Age : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number																Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	1	778	855	818	1044	941	1246	1120	1188	1022	1097	1017	1146	821	973	853	968	993

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.^[10]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)^[11]
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	October 4, 2019	3.512%	3.777%
2	October 5, 2019	3.846%	3.983%
3	October 11, 2019	3.759%	3.910%
4	October 12, 2019	4.839%	4.999%
5	October 18, 2019	4.209%	4.252%
6	October 19, 2019	4.989%	5.239%
7	October 25, 2019	4.704%	4.662%
8	October 26, 2019	4.873%	5.239%
9	November 1, 2019	4.594%	4.692%
10	November 2, 2019	4.874%	4.483%
11	November 8, 2019	4.412%	4.706%
12	November 9, 2019	4.761%	4.844%
13	November 15, 2019	3.623%	3.837%
14	November 16, 2019	4.283%	4.307%
15	November 22, 2019	3.900%	4.157%
16	November 23, 2019	3.951%	4.032%
Average		4.321%	4.445%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

References

1. My Country: The New Age, Official Teaser, Netflix. YouTube (in Korean). The Swoon (Netflix). Retrieved September 21, 2019.
2. "A familiar story, from a new perspective". Korea JoongAng Daily. October 3, 2019.
3. "Seol-hyun's Upcoming Series to Reach Global Audience Via Netflix". The Chosun Ilbo. October 3, 2019.
4. . JTBC Plus. October 3, 2019. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
5. Lee, Min-ji (December 18, 2018). "나의 나라' 양세종 출연확정, 불의와 타협하지 않는 무사役(공식입장)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2019.
6. Lee, Seung-gil (December 20, 2018). "우도환, 차기작은 사극 '나의 나라'…양세종과 호흡 [공식]". My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
7. Park, Gwi-im (February 20, 2019). "설현, 사극 '나의 나라' 출연 확정…양세종X우도환 호흡 [공식]". TV Report (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
8. Lim, Chang-won (February 20, 2019). "Girl band AOA's Seolhyun stars in cable TV's historical period drama". Aju Business Daily. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
9. Lee, Jung-hyun (February 21, 2019). "장혁, JTBC 사극 '나의 나라'서 이방원 변신". Yonhap News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
10. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
11. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved October 4, 2019.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• My Country: The New Age at IMDb
• My Country: The New Age at HanCinema
• My Country: The New Age on Netflix