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My Liberation Notes
2022 South Korean television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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My Liberation Notes (Korean: 나의 해방일지; RR: Naui Haebangilji) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Min-ki, Kim Ji-won, Son Suk-ku, and Lee El. It aired on JTBC from April 9 to May 29, 2022, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST) for 16 episodes.[5] It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.[6]
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Synopsis
The drama is set in the fictional Seoul suburb of Sanpo, Gyeonggi-do.[a] My Liberation Notes is about three siblings, (Lee Min-ki, Kim Ji-won and Lee El), all of whom have to make a long commute to Seoul, and a mysterious stranger (Son Suk-ku), who works for their father in the sticks. All of them wish to escape from their dead-end lives amid office politics, gap between rich and poor, and skeletons in their closets.
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Cast
Main
- Lee Min-ki as Yeom Chang-hee[1]
- The second of three siblings. An employee at the headquarters of a convenience store franchise.
- Kim Ji-won as Yeom Mi-jeong[1]
- The youngest of three siblings. A contract employee at the design department of a credit card company.
- Son Suk-ku as Mr. Gu (Gu Ja-gyeong)[1]
- A stranger who works at the sink factory of the Yeom family, who are unaware of his real identity.
- The eldest of three siblings. An employee at a research company.
Supporting
People around Yeom siblings
- Chun Ho-jin as Yeom Je-ho[9]
- Father of the three siblings.
- Lee Kyung-seong as Kwak Hye-suk[10]
- Mother of the three siblings.
- Jeon Hye-jin as Ji Hyun-ah[11]
- A neighborhood friend.
- Han Sang-jo as Oh Doo-hwan[12]
- A neighborhood friend.
- Jo Min-kook as Seok Jeong-hoon[13]
- A neighborhood friend.
People around Yeom Chang-hee
- Yang Jun-myung as Lee Min-gyu[14]
- Yeom Chang-hee's colleague.
- Choi Bo-young as Jung Ah-reum[15]
- Yeom Chang-hee's senior colleague.
- Jeon Soo-jin as Lee Ye-rin[16]
- Yeom Chang-hee's ex-girlfriend.
- A convenience store owner.
People around Yeom Mi-jeong
- Lee Ki-woo as Jo Tae-hoon[18]
- Yeom Mi-jeong's co-worker.
- Park Soo-young as Park Sang-min[19]
- Yeom Mi-jeong's co-worker.
- Lee Ji-hye as So Hyang-gi[20]
- Team Leader of Joy Support Center.
- Kong Ye-ji as Han Su-jin[21]
- Yeom Mi-jeong's colleague at the design department.
- Lee Ho-young as Choi Jun-ho[21]
- Team leader of the design department.
Others
- Jung Soo-young as Jo Kyung-sun[19]
- Jo Tae-hoon's second sister.
- Kim Ro-sa as Jo Hee-sun[19]
- Jo Tae-hoon's eldest sister.
- Kang Joo-ha as Jo Yu-rim[22]
- Jo Tae-hoon's daughter.
- Kim Woo-hyung as Park Jin-u[23]
- Director at Yeom Ki-jeong's company.
- Choi Min-chul as Mr. Baek[24]
- Kim Min-song as Sam-sik[25]
- Lee Shin-seong as Hyeon-jin[26]
- Jung Won-jo as Hyuk-soo[27]
Special appearance
- Jung Young-joo as woman at restaurant (Ep. 15)[28]
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Production
Development
On September 24, 2021, Chorokbaem Media announced that it had signed a contract with JTBC Studios to produce and supply the series with "8 billion won worth of budget for a total of 16 episodes".[4]
Filming
On October 5, 2021, it was reported that filming is currently in progress.[29]
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Part 11
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Reception
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The series drew attention for its dialogues and monologues with deep metaphorical meanings, and realistic and relatable storyline.[50][51] Novel concepts of "worshipping" (Korean: 추앙; RR: chuang)[b] and "liberation" (Korean: 해방; RR: haebang)[c] brought up in the drama were well received by the audience.[52][53][54] The series was also praised for its depiction of social pressure that captures the frustrations and challenges of young adult life in Korea.[55]
Pierce Conran writing for South China Morning Post stated "With four intricate and distinct lead characters, terrific dialogue and a bounteous array of intimate moments for all the smaller characters in the cast, My Liberation Notes is far and away the best drama on TV right now"[56] and gave 4.5 stars out of 5.[57] Park Han-na of Korea Herald described the series as "a portrait of a generation trapped by the preconditions set by themselves and the society".[54] Seo Byeong-gi of Herald Business praised the writer Park Hae-young for drama's stimulation of empathy in everyday life.[58] During the broadcast, actor Gong Yoo on Instagram, recommended his fans to watch My Liberation Notes[59] and after the series finished airing he left a review in his fancafe, praising its direction, screenplay and performance of actors.[60]
Viewership
The series enjoyed modest viewership share: the first episode recorded a nationwide viewership rating of 2.9% and reached the highest rating with the last episode, which recorded the 6.7%.[61] My Liberation Notes topped TV popularity ranking in last four weeks of its eight week run[62] while Son Suk-ku and Kim Ji-won took first and second place respectively in drama performers popularity ranking for five consecutive weeks.[63]
The series debuted at number nine on the Netflix's Global Top 10 for non-English television in the list issued for May 16–22, 2022,[64][65] ascending to number five in the following week.[66][67]
My Liberation Notes : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[68]
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Accolades
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Notes
- Though Sanpo is a fictional village, Gyeonggi-do, where it's based, is a real province.[7] Sanpo is often described as a village near Suwon, a real city in Gyeonggi-do.
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