Setiap bulan biasanya MrsBuckwheat dan kawan-kawan berburu informasi drama baru apa saja yang akan segera tayang. Saking banyaknya, hanya satu sampai tiga drama baru tertonton. Apalagi kalau ada tayangan ulang drama lama di TV, yang MrsBuckwheat belum nonton.

Tanggal tayang Fellow Citizen sebenarnya masih cukup lama, 25 Maret 2019. Tadinya MrsBuckwheat cuma melihat sekilas artikelnya di media online. Antara tertarik dan tidak tertarik. Gue pikir ceritanya sedikit mirip dengan Legend of The Blue Sea, tentang penipu ulung minus si cantik putri duyung.

Jadilah, gue coba-coba mengintip pembacaan skenario pertama dari Fellow Citizens di V LIVE.

Every month Mrs.Buckwheat and her friends usually hunt for any new drama information that will air soon. And, there's so many that only up to three new dramas are watched. Especially if there were a replay of an old drama on TV, which Mrs. Buckwheat hasn't watched yet.

The premiere date of Citizen Fellow is actually still quite long, March 25, 2019. At first MrsBuckwheat only glimpsed its article in online media. Between interested and not interested. I thought the story was a bit similar to Legend of the Blue Sea, about the great con artist minus the beautiful mermaid.

Anyway, I try to peek at the first script reading of Fellow Citizens on V LIVE.


Di awal rekaman, terlihat Choi Si-won, Lee Yoo-young, sutradara Kim Jung Hyun, Kim Eui-sung, dan Gil Hae-yeon berada di lokasi pembacaan skenario pertama Fellow Citizens. Suasananya santai dan bersahabat.

At the beginning of the recording, it was seen Choi Si-won, Lee Yoo-young, director Kim Jung Hyun, Kim Eui-sung, and Gil Hae-yeon at the first script reading location of Fellow Citizens. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly.


Selanjutnya sutradara Kim Jung Hyun (Jugglers, After The Rain, dll.) dan penulis naskah Han Jung-hoon (Bad Guys, Bad Guys: Vile City, Bad Guys: The Movie, 38 Squad, dll.) memperkenalkan diri. Disusul perkenalan oleh Choi Si-won, Lee Yoo-young, Kim Min-jung, dan Tae In-ho.

Next, director Kim Jung Hyun (Jugglers, After The Rain, etc.) and screenwriter Han Jung-hoon (Bad Guys, Bad Guys: Vile City, Bad Guys: The Movie, 38 Squad, etc.) introduced themselves. Followed by introductions by Choi Si-won, Lee Yoo-young, Kim Min-jung, and Tae In-ho.


Bergenre komedi dan kriminal, Fellow Citizens menyuguhkan cerita tentang Yang Jung-kook (Choi Si-won), seorang penipu ulung dari keluarga penipu. Walaupun ahli menipu, ia ternyata tertipu juga oleh kekasihnya yang sukses lari, membawa dana pernikahan mereka. Padahal uang itu ia pinjam dari lintah darat. Yang Jung-kook tidak sengaja bertemu dengan Kim Mi-young (Lee Yoo-young) dan menjalin hubungan hingga mereka memutuskan untuk menikah, tidak mengetahui bahwa mereka saling membohongi satu sama lain. Kim Mi-young ternyata seorang polisi. Sementara itu Park Hoo-ja (Kim Min-jung), anak perempuan dan penerus dari lintah darat, berusaha mencari tahu orang yang telah menipu ayahnya. Saat ia tahu penipunya adalah Yang Jung-kook, Park Hoo-ja malah menawarkan bantuan dengan syarat Yang Jung-kook harus menjadi anggota Majelis Nasional. Tokoh utama lainnya adalah Han Sang-jin (Tae In-ho), politikus baru yang mempunyai masa lalu dengan Kim Mi-young.

As a comedy crime drama, Fellow Citizens presents a story about Yang Jung-kook, a great conman from a family of fraudsters. Even though he is an expert, he was also deceived by his girlfriend who managed to run away, carrying all of their wedding funds which were borrowed from loan sharks. Yang Jung-kook accidentally meets Kim Mi-young (Lee Yoo-young) and establishes a romantic relationship. Then, they decide to get married, not knowing that both of them lied to each other. Kim Mi-young turns out to be a police officer. Meanwhile Park Hoo-ja, the daughter and successor of the loan shark, is looking for a person who has conned her father. When she acknowledges that the perpetrator is Yang Jung-kook, Park Hoo-ja instead provides help with a requirement. Yang Jung-kook has to be a member of the National Assembly. The other main character is Han Sang-jin, a new politician who has a past with Kim Mi-young.


"Akankah Yang Jung-kook menjadi anggota parlemen yang bertanggung jawab, adil, dan jujur? Sedangkan yang ia inginkan hanya menjadi penipu", komentar Choi Si-won tentang tokoh yang diperankannya. Choi Si-won sendiri memiliki aura komedi dan slengekan yang tampak dari karakter-karakter yang telah ia perankan sebelumnya di She Was Pretty dan Revolutionary Love. Ia mampu memberikan banyak ekspresi yang tepat untuk seorang penipu.

Lee Yoo-young (The Treacherous, Tunnel, dll.) menjelaskan karakternya, Kim Mi-young, sebagai polisi teladan. Ia seorang detektif di bagian intelijen yang memiliki sifat kakak perempuan yang baik. Sementara menurut Kim Min-jung (Gap Dong, Mr. Sunshine, dll.), karakternya merupakan pencarter. Park Hoo-ja, seorang lintah darat yang menarik namun menakutkan, adalah sosok dibalik calon anggota parlemen Yang Jung-kook. Mungkinkah Yang Jung-kook menjadi boneka Park Hoo-ja? (ini pemikiran MrsBuckwheat).

Yang Jung-kook tidak akan hanya sibuk dengan istrinya dan lintah darat. Sepertinya ia juga akan direpotkan oleh Han Sang-jin. "Han Sang-jin mempelajari politik di German, lalu kembali ke Korea Selatan", Tae In-ho menerangkan. "Ia adalah sebuah karakter yang nantinya mungkin akan berhadapan dengan Yang Jung-kook", lanjutnya.

"Will Yang Jung-kook be a responsible, fair, and honest member of parliament? Whereas he only wants to be a cheater", Choi Si-won commented about the character he plays. Choi Si-won himself has the comedy and playful vibes that shown by the characters he has played before in She Was Pretty and Revolutionary Love. He is able to show many expressions that are suitable for a fraudster.

Lee Yoo-young (The Treacherous, Tunnel, etc.) describes her character, Kim Mi-young, as a role model cop. She is a detective in the intelligence department who has a good sister nature. Meanwhile according to Kim Min-jung (Gap Dong, Mr. Sunshine, etc.), her character is a charterer. Park Hoo-ja, an attractive yet frightening loan shark, is the figure behind the next parliament member Yang Jung-kook. Will Yang Jung-kook become Park Hoo-ja's puppet? (This is Mrs. Buckwheat's thought).

Yang Jung-kook will not only be busy with his detective wife and loan sharks. It seems he will also be troubled by Han Sang-jin. "Han Sang-jin studied politics in Germany, then returned to South Korea", Tae In-ho explained. "He is a character who might face Yang Jung-kook," he continued.


Selain keempat tokoh utama, pembacaan skenario pertama juga dihadiri para pemeran pendukung. Yaitu, Kim Eui-sung sebagai mantan anggota parlemen bernama Kim Joo-myung. Gil Hae-yeon sebagai ibu Han Sang-jin, seorang mantan polisi. Park Kyung-hye sebagai Yang Mi-jin, adik perempuan Yang Jung-kook. Heo Jae-ho sebagai Choi Pil-joo, tangan kanan Park Hoo-ja. Lee Joo-myoung dan Yang Dong-geun berperan sebagai rekan satu tim penipu Yang Jung-kook.

In addition to the four main characters, the first script reading is also attended by supporting actors. Namely, Kim Eui-sung as a former member of parliament named Kim Joo-myung. Gil Hae-yeon as Han Sang-jin's mother, a former police officer. Park Kyung-hye as Yang Mi-jin, Yang Jung-kook's younger sister. Heo Jae-ho as Choi Pil-joo, Park Hoo-ja's right hand man. Lee Joo-myoung and Yang Dong-geun play the role of Yang Jung-kook's con teammate.


Dari cuplikan-cuplikan yang ditampilkan, para aktor membaca skrip dengan sungguh-sungguh tapi juga lucu. Mereka menghayati dan menikmati dialognya. Di bagian akhir, Choi Si-won, Lee Yoo-young, dan Kim Min-jung memberikan kesan mereka. Ketiganya merasa senang dengan pembacaan skenario pertama hari itu.

Di tengah maraknya drama serius dan drama berbau fantasi, gue kadang mencari cerita yang lucu dan santai tapi tidak membosankan. Fellow Citizen bisa jadi pilihan yang tepat.

From the footage shown, the actors read the script seriously but also funny. They live and enjoy the dialogue. At the end, Choi Si-won, Lee Yoo-young, and Kim Min-jung give their impressions. The three are happy with the first script reading that day.

In the midst of serious and fantasy dramas, I sometimes look for stories that are funny and relaxing but not boring. I think Fellow Citizen would be the right choice.


Tolong dicatat ya! Fellow Citizen tayang perdana di KBS2 pada hari Senin, 25 Maret 2019 pukul 10 malam KST. Sambil nunggu, boleh langsung ke V LIVE untuk versi lengkap pembacaan skenario pertama di tautan ini. Terima kasih...

Kindly take a note! Fellow Citizens will premiere on KBS2 on Monday, March 25 2019 at 10 pm KST. While waiting, you can go directly to V LIVE for the full version of the first script reading on this link. Thank you!

Can Yang Jung-kook become a member of the National Assembly? Just wait and watch!

P.S: Jika ada kesalahan dalam menerjemahkan, mohon koreksinya. Terima kasih :)