내가 이 나라의 평강공주다

Mai onri leobeusong Literal: My only lovesong English release: My Only Love Song

by 김수진, directed by 민두식

• Release: 9 June 2017
• Format: TV Episode
• Genres: Romance, Comedy
• Audience: Adults
• Content: Definite Time Travel
• Original Language: English

The history changed because of me, right? That’s why I should go.

VARIANTS

2 English variants

TRANSLATIONS

Translations to Chinese

TAGS(SPOILERS!)

Time Periods

• Middle Ages (AD 476 to 1454): 6th-century Goguryeo kingdom
• Circa AD 2000 to 2099: presumed starting period

Timeline Models

• Do Over: In the final episode, with no evident explanation, On Dal getsgets to redo the final fight with Il-yong.
• Multiple Naive Timelines: For example, near the end of the series, we see (via a changed history book) that a new timeline has been created, but no timeline model is explicitly discussed.
• Narrative Time: During the confusing ending, the history book that Soo-jung took back in time changes its text several times to reflect the actions of the narrative. But a you might suspect, it’s never clear exactly what’s happening.
• Proper Timeline: In the end (with the help of Boong Boong), the timeline is restored to its rightful, historic self.

Time Travel Methods

• Time Vehicles (motorized): Boong Boong, a VW camper van
• Walkabout Time Travel: On Dal’s walkabout at the end.

Themes

• Anachronistic Music, Dance, and Other Creations: Soo-jung sings
• Letters, Texts, Phone Calls, Talking, and Other Direct Communications through Time: Soo-jung gets voicemail from her manager.
• People from Different Times Look Exactly Alike
• Technology and Science from the Future: Boong Boong, the phone, and more
• Viewing the Past: I think On Dal views his past, though it may be a flashback, memory, or hallucination.

Real-World Tags

• Ancient Korea
• On Dal the Fool
• Princess Pyeonggang
• Pyeongwon of Goguryeo

Groupings

• My Only Love Song (TV series)

TIME TRAVEL ITINERARY (SPOILERS!)

1. From Korea, circa 2017 ⋙ to Danyan region, ancient Korea, the 6th century, 20th year of the Pyeongwon dynasty. Note: Soo-jung travels in Boong Boong, and unbeknownst to her, Sam-yong is asleep in the back.
2. From Korea, circa 2017 ⋙ to Danyan region, ancient Korea, the 6th century, 20th year of the Pyeongwon dynasty. Multiple trips. Note: Voicemails from Soo-jung’s manager.
3. From Danyan region, ancient Korea, the 6th century, 20th year of the Pyeongwon dynasty ⋙ to Korea, circa 2017. Round trip. Note: Boong Boong makes a trip back to the present on her own and then returns to the past.
4. From Danyan region, ancient Korea, the 6th century, 20th year of the Pyeongwon dynasty ⋙ to Korea, circa 2017. Note: Boong Boong returns with Soo-jung and Sam-yong.
5. From Danyan region, ancient Korea, the 6th century, 20th year of the Pyeongwon dynasty ⋙ to Korea, circa 2017. Note: And On Dal walks from the 6th century to the 21st!

INDEXER NOTES (SPOILERS!)

• Titles—In the show’s title card, it’s hard to tell whether the first space in 마이 온리 러브송 is present; however, we use it because it consistently appears in Korean sources such as <a href='https%3A%2F%2Fko.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F%EB%A7%88%EC%9D%B4_%EC%98%A8%EB%A6%AC_%EB%9F%AC%EB%B8%8C%EC%86%A1'>Korea Wikipedia</a>. Korean episode titles are from <a href='https%3A%2F%2Fwww.csfd.cz%2Ffilm%2F520736-mai-onri-leobeusong%2Fprehled%2F'>csfd.cz</a>.
• Credits—The IMDb currently has no credits, so we took them from <a href='https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMy_Only_Love_Song'>Wikipedia</a> with verification from