''My Fellow Citizens!'' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring

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and Kim Min-jung. It aired from April 1 to May 28, 2019 on

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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.

Cast

Main

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 big sum of money for his marriage, only to get scammed by his ex-girlfriend who runs off with the marriage funds. *

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. * 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.

Supporting

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as Han Sang-jin, a political newcomer who is the step-brother of Mi-young. *

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as Kim Joo-myung, a veteran politician who is a member of the National Assembly. * Im Ji-hyun as Yoo Hee-jin, Jung-kook's ex-girlfriend. *

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as Kang Hyun-tae, Sang-jin's former university colleague and current policy adviser. * Heo Jae-ho as Choi Pil-joo, Hoo-ja's right-hand man. *

Lee Joo-myung Lee Joo-myung (; born December 1, 1993) is a South Korean actress and model. She debuted in the television and film industry with ''My Fellow Citizens!'' (2019) and is best known for her roles in '' Kairos'' (2020) and ''Twenty-Five Twenty-One'' ...

as Hwang Seung-yi * Ahn Eun-jin as Park Gwi-nam *

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as Myung-in *

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as Detective Na

Special appearance

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

Original soundtrack

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Ratings

Awards and nominations

American adaptation

In March 2022,

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ordered the pilot of an American adaptation of the series titled ''The Company You Keep'', starring

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. It is being written and executive produced by Julia Cohen for

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. In April and May 2022, Catherine Haena Kim and

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joined the cast in the pilot, respectively. Also in May,

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James Saito James Tomio Saito (born March 6, 1955) is a Japanese-American actor of stage, motion pictures, and television. Saito is best known as the original Shredder in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', Dr. Chen in the ABC series ''Eli Stone'', Harry Kim i ...

Tim Chiou Tim Chiou (born November 23, 1979) is an American actor who has played a number of television and film roles. He most notably played the reoccurring role of the venture capitalist Ed Chen on Season 4 of HBO's ''Silicon Valley''. Education Chiou ...

Freda Foh Shen Freda Foh Shen (born April 25, 1948) is an American actress. She is best known for the voice of Fa Li in the 1998 Disney animated film ''Mulan'' and its 2004 direct-to-video sequel ''Mulan II'', and for playing Anne Lee on '' 9-1-1'' (2019-prese ...

and

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were added to cast. In August 2022, ABC picked up the series. It is set to premiere on February 19, 2023.

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