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What are you smiling about? Oh, nothing.

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just two fools playing the game of love

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Let’s take the bus

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Xing Ke Lei [You are my Hero]

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〉 main characters;

my country: the new age (2019)

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While filming ‘My Country: The New Age’, Woo Do-hwan let his hair grow for months so it fits with the long hair wig he’s going to wear in the drama.

But at the end of the filming (in early November) he cut his hair because he also had to start the filming for new drama ‘The King: The Eternal Monarch’ and funny thing is….you can find when he cut his hair by watching MC lol

in EP 14, his sideburns are still there…..before the 2 year time leap.

But in the same episode, after 2 years pass…. the ‘Jurchin Leader’ Nam Seon-ho changed his hair very slightly lol

see? he trimmed his sideburns lol that’s when WDH cut his hair for the new drama.

Actually that was so natural since there was a 2-year gap in the episode.

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I kept thinking about it and I've come to a conclusion that the true villain of the drama is Yi Seung Gye. All the things that happened and the suffering of the characters were because of him. I know that's how the plot works lol but I just have to point this out lmao. First was during the hunting scene it was because of him that Hwi was able to take the exam. Second was when he threatened Seon Ho and Nam Jeon about the bribery and talked about how he will sever the knot himself. Third, the liaodong thing. Fourth he abandoned Bang Won and treated him like shit. Fifth he was so greedy for power he had to crown a kid as his heir. Sixth he used Seon Ho and abandoned him as well. Seventh he used his own son to kill his another son. Eighth he revealed the person behind Seo Geom's death and use Seo Geom's followers to kill Bang Won and everything leads to the tragic end that we got. I think there's still more that I missed. All the time I was thinking that the villain of the drama was really Nam Jeon but no it was the King all along tsktsk

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I only looked too far ahead and too high up. When I finally looked back behind me, I saw you and Yeon. My country was just one step behind me. 

If only I had known that sooner.

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seonho♡hwi

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Hwi & Seon Ho ~ The beginning and the end.

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You will always be my dream until the last breath.

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If you finished 'My Country', could you tell me if it's worth watching? It seemed tragic, so I don't want to get my heart broken, Moon Lovers was enough! I can take angst and tears and death, but it needs to be justified and hopefully the ending isn't too sad and the good people are safe. I don't want to love the characters and then watch them suffer unnecessarily. Should I watch it or not?

Hi Anon~

Oh boy. Here we go. Some spoilers below, friends.

Is it heartbreaking? Yes.

Characters suffering unnecessarily? Very much yes.

Is the ending justified? Yes.

Is it worth it? A resounding YES.

My Country is a masterpiece. Being from the same PD as Just Between Lovers, I had expectations for a tightly written and directed character-driven drama and, man, it delivered.

What I loved most about the show is that My Country is not as much about political machinations as it’s about the characters and their personal struggles and motivations. The title doesn’t mean the founding of a country as much as what ‘country’ means to each of the characters - family, power, a simple life. Characters lived in the morally grey realm. Even the ‘bad guys’ had reasons behind their actions where, honestly, you kind of understood what was driving them even while you hated them.

There is never a wasted moment in this show. Never. Normally, in sageuks, I’m fast forwarding during political scenes where we see the robed nobles yammering about various things. We didn’t have that in My Country. Because that’s not what this show was about. It was about watching our main characters navigate a world where some wanted power and others wanted simply to live. Every second of the episode was packed with scenes that drove the story and characters forward. Some shows sag in the latter half but this one kept up the pace from start to finish.

At it’s core, My Country is about loyalty and what it means to each of the characters. It’s about friendship. It’s about love - and all the different iterations and meanings of that word.

Lastly, the acting was amazing. Yang Se Jong, Woo Do Hwan and Jang Hyuk anchored this show masterfully. The entire cast was absolutely perfect. I can’t praise them enough for drawing me in and convincing me every episode of their struggles and pain.

For me, MLSHR hurt, but I wasn’t quite as invested in it because of the plot holes that bugged me. The ending of that show was also the one that made me not want to watch a currently airing drama because I didn’t want another ending like that one. Rage. Inducing. With My Country, I knew going in we were going to have a tragic end. I hoped we wouldn’t. But while I am devastated - the ending was understandable and makes sense within the context of the story. For me, that’s the hallmark of great writing and directing that a tragic ending can work well for the story. I’m super picky about endings and shows throwing out stupidly tragic endings when they haven’t been earned. My Country justified it from start to finish. Plus, we had many of our other characters happy and that really buffered the other sadness.

So, if you really don’t want heartbreak and suffering at all, then My Country might not be for you. But if you are willing to go through a journey with characters in which you become completely invested, then My Country is really a fantastic show. It’s definitely in my top ten.

Plus - the cinematography is top notch! I mean…look at this!

Thanks for the ask, Anon!

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I’VE BEEN REVIVED FROM THE BRINK OF DEATH THESE BITCHES ARE DRUNK

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bro·mance/ˈbrōˌmans/ - noun - definition- Yang Se Jong & Woo Do Hwan

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DO HWAN YOU CAN’T JUST DO THIS TO PEOPLE