Nation and Destiny

• Parts 1–4 were based on the life of Choe Deok-sin[9]
• Parts 5–8 were based on the life of Isang Yun[10]
• Parts 9–13 were based on the life of Choi Hong Hi[11]
• Parts 14–16 were based on the life of Ri In-mo[12]
• Parts 17–19 were based on the life of Ho Jong-suk[13]
• Parts 20–25 were based on the life of naturalized Japanese women, including Rim Un-jong (Izumi Kiyoshi)[14]
• Parts 26–36 were based on the life of workers[15]
• Parts 46–51 were based on the life of Choe Hyon[16]
• Parts 52–60 were based on the life of people past, present and future across generations[17]
• Parts 61–62 were based on the life of peasants[18]

Some parts are said to be censored, as they were not aired on television during chronological airings of the series. Days where a censored part was to be aired featured a regular film until a non-censored part was scheduled to air. As they are censored, information on their creative staff is also unknown. Other films including the series Unsung Heroes have been censored during the transition of power between Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un.

The use of South Korean popular songs was part of a "mosquito-net strategy", whereby it was hoped the North Korean public would be immunised to the culture of the outside world by gradual exposure.[19]

Some of the music used throughout the series are (but not limited to),

• Nakhwa Yusu / Falling Blossom (낙화유수) - Episode 1 & 10
• Rock Me - ABBA - Episode 5
• Colonel Bogey March - Episode 5 & 9
• Hongdoya Uji Mala / Hongdo, Don't Cry (홍도야 우지 마라) - Episode 12
• Sen'yū - Episode 13
• Geuttae Geusalam / The One I Remember (그때 그사람) - Episode 13

• Nation and Destiny: Parts 1-4 at IMDb
• Nation and Destiny: Parts 5-8 at IMDb
• Nation and Destiny: Parts 9-10 at IMDb
• Nation and Destiny: Parts 11-13 at IMDb
• "Nation and Destiny": the North Korean serial drama with the secret to unification by Tatiana Gabroussenko at NK News