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Arena(may '24) Full Interview

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Have you been hiking hard lately? You also visited Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia. I also went hiking when I was in my 20s. But I didn't think it was fun at the time. I didn’t even feel the need to exercise. The actor was also stubborn about whether his natural body suited him rather than artificially increasing his muscles. Then, last year, I went to the mountains with my friends, and it didn't feel the same as I used to.

The mountains won't change, so the people will probably change. This time I went to Bukhansan Mountain, and although it wasn't anything special, it felt like an adventure. When I got to the top, I felt refreshed. It feels different from just sweating, being out of breath, and feeling rewarded. Now I often go to the mountains alone.

Are there any mountains you plan to climb this year? Even if it’s not this year, there is a mountain I definitely want to visit at least once. Kilimanjaro and Everest. I have no desire to climb to the top. I just want to go to that mountain.

Even though it was 11 years ago, I still watch <Temperature of Love> whenever I want to forget it. Are there any differences you feel when comparing then and now? I don't know if it's better or worse, but I think I treat acting as a job now more than I did back then.

I must have already been an actor for nearly 10 years back then, but it seems different now. Should I call it a goal rather than a job? 'I need to change myself a little more. Something raw that I don’t even know has to come out. At that time, I felt pressure to create something new with this role. Nowadays, there are quite a lot of characters that have been played in that way. Let's collect those characters in their own rooms and take them out whenever we need them.

It will definitely be helpful when preparing for a new character. Yes. When you take on a new role, first think about two things. Does this guy look like someone you played before? Then, first, bring out the characteristics of the character you played and apply them. At the same time, be careful not to repeat it.

I thought that if Yeom Chang-hee from <My Liberation Journal> were to date, she would be exactly like Lee Dong-hee from <Temperature of Love>. In fact, when filming <My Liberation Journal>, the director and writer asked, 'I hope Chang-hee is in a similar emotional state to Dong-hee in <Temperature of Love>.' There are definitely some similarities between Changhee and Donghee. Usually men. He's definitely someone we'd like to see around us.

In that respect, was it easier for you to play Yeom Chang-hee? That wasn't necessarily true. A lot of time has passed, and I have also changed since I played Dong-hee. I went to the filming set prepared in my own way for the Changhee I think of now, and even had to re-film one scene.

Did you hear from the director about the reason for reshooting? When I saw it, I thought, ‘This is Changhee-like enough.’ But the director said he wanted Changhee to be more humane. If she is immature, she is also immature. I wish she were just a young office worker living in Sanpo. The character you are currently playing, Changhee, also has appearances in <Beauty Inside> and <Because This is My First Life>. I can feel the depth of my heart so much. Even if my true feelings are deep, I hope they are not revealed on the outside. Changhee is not someone who pretends to have deep feelings on the outside. You said that.

As you said, Yeom Chang-hee is a guy you would see on the street right now. Is acting like that technically more difficult? Technically, all roles are difficult. However, it wasn’t difficult to write emotions during <Temperature of Entertainment>. I've never been in a relationship like Dong-hee, fighting with her girlfriend as stubbornly as I did. But I’ve experienced those feelings with my friends too. I think this is a common feeling in our human lives. I haven't had the same experience, but it was a completely understandable feeling.

There may have been times when it was behavior that I understood but could not agree with.

There was that part too. When filming <Temperature of Love>, I asked the director. “Isn’t this guy trash? Anyway, I don’t think it would go this far, right?” I said, “It’s because you didn’t do that, they say there are people like this.” “Why are you driving Donghee like this?” I asked back. I was only looking at the situation from my role. When I thought about it carefully, I thought, ‘This movie will be viewed through Young-i’s emotions rather than Dong-hee’s.’ So, I understood it. Regardless of my thoughts, it is important to act in accordance with the direction the work wants to show.

I don’t think actors will cry after watching their scenes. Do you ever cry while reading a script? I don't often cry. There are times when I feel sad and upset.

Are there any works like that? There were also <Beauty Inside> and <Because This is My First Life>. In works where human emotions are intertwined and intersect, there are moments that make you cry. If I get emotional while reading a script, I don't look at it much after that. The more you read the script, the better, but I think that if you keep watching those scenes, your emotions will wear out. I thought it would be very disappointing if I went to the scene with worn out emotions.

It is important to use emotions sparingly. that's right. If I read the script and think, ‘This place must be sad,’ I save it and look at it right before filming.

You played the role of detective Cha Yeon-ho in the upcoming drama <Crash>. He also played detective ‘Jang-yeol Moon’ in his previous drama <Hip-Hope>. He must have felt that much pressure to show a new acting style.

Although the occupation is the same, the two characters have completely different personalities, so I had no worries. There were difficulties. When I first received the <Crash> script, I was filming another project. The role didn't really catch my eye. Surprisingly, I read the script for <Crash> two days after the original filming ended, and it started to click. Playing a character is ultimately about meeting people. I think I can act immersed when I put my mind fully into one aspect.

While playing Cha Yeon-ho, was there a point where you thought, ‘I wish I looked like this kind of person?’ Yeonho is a detective, but he's a nerd. He searched for the image that comes to mind when he thinks ‘nerd.’ Then he read an article and the conclusion was this. The essence of nerdiness lies in its harmlessness. When we say ‘nerd me’, we use ‘mi’. In fact, revealing too much of his personality would actually cause harm, but then Cha Yeon-ho should be a harmless person. I started working on the character focusing on that.

Are there actually any similarities between Cha Yeon-ho and his natural counterpart Lee Min-ki?

I often get asked which of the characters I've played has the most similar personality. Whenever that happens, I tell them about my most recent role, whether it was before or now. However, the degree of resemblance is becoming less and less. In the past, when a work was finished, the residue left behind by that role was really big. As the characters I play accumulate, the impact gradually decreases.

Although you have been acting for nearly 20 years, I heard that you never decided from the beginning, ‘I want to become an actor.’ So, when is the moment when you think, ‘Ah, I did a good job becoming an actor’? I think it's these days. As I began to fully accept acting as a career, I realized, ‘It’s a good thing I became an actor.’ Even when I was 30, I wondered, ‘Could this be my career?’ Even though I’ve already been acting for nearly 10 years. Now, I am grateful that I have the roots to say to myself, ‘Being an actor is my profession.’

I was already an actor for 10 years 10 years ago, so why didn't I think of that back then? I was anxious. It's still the same now, but I don't know how long I can act. For each piece, I ask myself, ‘Can I do it? 'Isn't this a role I haven't played?' Because my thoughts were ahead of the curve. At the same time, I thought, ‘What kind of actor am I if I can’t even play this role? Then I will end here. So, I thought, ‘Let’s do it without any regrets.’ Thanks to that, my filmography has become relatively diverse. I may have played the role better than other actors, but I didn't let go of the work for quite a long time. Based on the work I have accumulated so far, I can call myself an actor. As I developed this mindset, I began to like my work more.

I have participated in many works so far, but I think there is one that was a turning point in my acting career. The first is <Taereung Athletes’ Village>. Until then, I thought, ‘I’m on TV. 'How did I end up on TV?' If that was my intention, from <Taereung Athletes’ Village>, I thought, ‘I need to act, not just appear on TV.’ The second is <Monster>. Because I experienced, ‘I can play this role.’ Have I expanded the limits of how I see myself as an actor? This is a work that made me think that I could now cast myself in unfamiliar roles. If someone sees my potential and entrusts me with it, I have the courage to give it a try rather than doubting it.

Do you have a favorite line of yours? This is a line that appeared in <Temperature of Love>. It wasn't originally in the script, but the director wrote it on the day of filming. I said, “Hey! “It is liberation!” There is a scene where he just screams. Actually, Donghee at that time, Changhee in <My Liberation Journal> a long time later, and even me now know that there is no liberation. (Laughs) There is no real liberation, but everyone keeps doing something to feel a sense of liberation even for a moment. Then, once liberation comes, people want stability again. Ultimately, stability is a feeling that must be contained somewhere to be felt. Then I want to be liberated again. The cycle just keeps repeating itself. Now that I am being interviewed, that line comes to mind.

Just like when a relationship ends, you may feel like you learn something every time you finish a work. Yes. There are times when I say, ‘I learned a lot from this work.’ There are times when you give comfort to others by doing things that Lee Min-ki, a natural person, would not have done. Even if it's acting. There are definitely things I learn when I try to approach characters who are better than me as a person.

Have you ever actually had a moment where you thought, ‘I’ve grown up’? When I was filming the drama <Dalja's Spring>, my sister who appeared with me suddenly said that. "Come on? “Why have you become so mannered?” I asked what he meant and he said I was holding the door open. “Don’t I usually do this?” I asked, “Where do you find something like that?” He said. I also heard that actors need to be good at meeting their roles. (Laughs)

There is a question I always ask people who are good at acting. How can I become good at acting? I don't know either. Isn't it the last thing I do to compromise with myself? At that time, I think I will be able to get closer to my role.

I think he would be a good actor if he could play both really nasty people and really evil people. In that respect, I think Lee Min-ki is a good actor. What kind of actor do you think is a ‘good actor’? An actor who is not uncomfortable in any work. That happens sometimes. He's really good at acting, but that person is especially visible in the work. There are times when that feels uncomfortable. I think a good actor is an actor who acts like someone who 'would just be there' no matter what role he appears in or in any work.

When I looked at your filmography, I saw that you had all leading roles except for special appearances. It seems like you may have some burdens or concerns as a result. First of all, as a lead actor, it would be nice to be able to create a friendly atmosphere on set. No one can know the final result, but as someone whose name is on the credits, I feel a sense of responsibility for the work to do well. When I was young, I think I had more fear than responsibility. 'I? 'The main character?' That way.

Responsibility and fear are different.

So when I was first offered the lead role, I said no. As I said before, I had a lot of thoughts about what kind of acting I was doing. The company representative said that at that time. “Like you said, what kind of actor are you anyway? If you try it this time and it doesn't work, you can just don't do it. If you are not prepared to be an actor anyway, why are you greedy for more? “Everyone is saying that they will trust you and make you the main character, but you should just believe in it and give it a try.” That's how I started, but as I worked on the project again, the moment came when I had to do well, so I was afraid again. Now, it's natural that I have to do well, and although I don't know, I have a sense of responsibility that I hope the results will lead in a good direction.

I think there are acting that I can do well right now and acting that I would like to try in the future. Actually, every role is a challenge. It's a challenge to play the role of a detective again after the role of a detective. Can I play the detective completely differently than last time? I'm not someone else? I think about it and try new things. Of course, when it comes to roles you haven’t played before, you might think, ‘Can I do this too? I challenge myself by saying, ‘Let’s give it a try.’ However, there are roles where you say, ‘I really can’t do this.’

Q: Can I ask what that role for you is? A: There are a few. If I had to name just one thing, it would be a dancing role. I tried dancing once, but it really didn't work out. Usually, ‘You really just need to grind the bones. There is nothing that cannot be done. Me? You make up your mind that you'll just live at a dance academy whether it's for six months or a year. But you can't really dance. (Laughs)

Q: Everyone wants to be a successful person. By my standards, the actor is also a successful person. Are there any criteria for success? A: Tilda Swinton once said this in an interview. She said, 'I think success is when you don't have to leave yourself out the door. Feeling like you can take care of yourself. You are successful when you don't have to cover yourself or disguise yourself as someone else.' Each person has an innate tendency. Every time you encounter someone or society with different tendencies, you will feel resistance. Because we will all endure it and try to become good people. If you are someone who can reveal yourself as you are without putting on a disguise every time that happens, you will be a successful person. I wish I could do that too.

What kind of person do you want to be in the future? I want to be a normal person who pays the price. My age passes in my own time, but the price of age is something that society demands. Ultimately, I want to become an actor and person who plays roles appropriate to my age.

A passage from a book that Lee Min-ki read and took notes on

"The Reality Bubble", Jiya Tong : 'I thought about how strange it was to think that one could own something like a baobab tree. I can own a life that will live 2000 years longer than me? Compared to the baobab, I am nothing more than a mayfly. At that moment, the idea that a tree like this could be mine seemed truly absurd.'

"The Power of the Dog", Don Winslow : 'The real problem is finding a way to live decently in an unprincipled world. 'This damn war.'

"A Thousand Blues", Cheon Seon-ran : 'Frustration, trials, sadness, all the words you know were all a thousand blues.'

"The Invisible Man" , Seong Seok-je : ‘Dying is never easy. Living is rather easy. I've never given up.'

"The Good Earth", Pearl Buck : 'I thought about how faithful she had been to him. There, without her, he cried alone against the scorched wall.'

CREDIT INFO

Editor: Hyunwook Joo

Photography: Youngjun Kim

Stylist: Nam Joo-hee, Jeong Ki-bin (Zeros & Ones)

Hair:Jeong Seon-i

Make-up: Eunjoo Oh

[asteptowardyou]

Changhee has one of the oddest character arcs I have ever seen, because you would never have expected him to be relieved to have accidently walked into a course for funeral directing, realizing this is what he’s been called to. While I personally didn’t find him annoying at the beginning of the show, I know many viewers were not a fan of his complaining and rambling. I wouldn’t have expected him to be so genuine and introspective, but he is a new favorite character of mine. I think I understand a lot of his behavior as a middle child myself. I don’t think I’ve often seen stories with people in their 30s still figuring out their dream, because a lot of media portrays adults in their 30s either still chasing a seemingly impossible dream or giving up on a dream and learning to work a mundane job. Liberation from a mundane life is something I’ve seen before, but I’ve never seen it be tackled the way My Liberation Notes does. 

When we’re introduced to Changhee, the obsession we find is the car. The car that will reduce his commute time, end his dependence on public transportation, and give him more independence to date and travel. But a car isn’t really a dream. It’s more so something that would make his life more convenient and would allow him to use his time more intentionally. When Changhee starts realizing he doesn’t have a dream, I truly began to feel a certain kinship with his character, because a lot, if not all, of my motivation is driven solely by others, especially my family. I don’t have the desire to achieve something big. I want a peaceful and fulfilling life, doing something worthwhile, but I don't know what that looks like for me. That's not to say that I have never dreamed of a specific career or of how I want my adult life to play out, but now that I'm reaching the beginning of adulthood (and awkwardly shying away from it as best I can, honestly) I'm realizing that most of my dreams were facilitated inherently by others prompting me to find what I want to do. But I don’t yearn for a career. okay, not true, I so deeply want to be a good writer and have people find my writing interesting, but easier said than done. I want to exist and to exist joyfully. 

I really love this idea of Changhee saying his soul knows where he should be before his body does and so his body moves without him fully understanding it at first. I'm guessing Changhee is in his mid- to late-30s, and he's already been present for four deaths. Like his employee was telling him, why was he studying art so intently? That wouldn't make him a Seoul man, necessarily, although it is good to study and familiarize yourself with your new home. I had the sense that Changhee would eventually return to living outside of Seoul. Though, that's not what really matters right now. What matters is that he was at the right place at the right time, and he realized, oh yeah, this is the place I'm supposed to be. This is what I'm supposed to do. I'm able to comfort people, to help people pass peacefully. I know how to be with someone when they need it most. To just be present. In the moment. In those last moments when all you want is to not be alone. Changhee is filled with the realization that he does not run from or fear death. He’s willing to risk it all, risk his chance at financial success, to help Hyeoksu rest in assurance that he is there with him and will be with him till the end, to help him go peacefully, gently. It is so interesting, and as I said, so odd to think of looking back on his character, because it felt like he was too frustrated and unhealthily obsessed with things he didn’t have, but I think it’s fair to say that a lot of that was him going through the motions of having to adult and not feeling fulfilled with his life. It was hard for me to pinpoint what Changhee was seeking liberation from after he quit his job. Once we see him using Gu’s car, Changhee begins showing a gentleness to him, so I thought, well, he wants to be freed of that frustration and annoyance from his job, because it isn’t in his nature to be irritated. And there is definitely some truth to that. He did want to be liberated from that, and he was in the end. However, it’s more than that. It’s about ambition. I don’t think Changhee was actually ambitious, although he appeared to be. I think he forced himself to have ambitions because that’s what one does when you attempt to become independent. He’s just someone who inherently understands people well, which is very powerful, and he didn’t know before what to do with that. What he lacked was purpose. And as he’s said before, his legs led him to where he needed to be. Changhee is an incredibly interesting character, and I know I’ll continue pondering many of his lines from throughout the series as well as his unexpected arc. 

[thehermitgarden]

The ending of My Liberation Notes was truly a beginning for all the characters, it's the most well written thing ever. Really,the writers have my whole heart, despite the fact that we get no closure it's a new feeling of hope that can't even be put into words.

Definitely did justice to the essence of Slice Of Life.

[spareaejon]

I’m sorry but I’m emotional about Changhee today. The whole time it’s said that what he wants more than anything is a car, but what he really needed the car for was the freedom it grants him from forced proximity to other people.

Changhee is a person who gives so much of himself to other people, whether it be helping out his family or listening to clients talk on the phone for hours late into the night. The car grants him a reprieve from all of that and the ability to take a breath and disconnect.

He doesn’t care about the status of expensive things or yearn for money in itself. It’s all a vehicle (haha) for something else.

If it wasn’t enough, the self-satisfied expression we see him with paired with the white clothing and wistful atmosphere kinda infers that Changhee is the first Yeom sibling to find liberation. So proud and glad 💖

[cherryupworld]

Cuties💕

[yeommijeong]

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[eoharu]

gu always taking care the wild dogs and the last thing he did before leaving was making them some shelter only for them to be caged and taken away same day as he left back to his old life and that's so heartbreaking!!!! like all his effort to leave his past become meaningless because he know he doesnt belong there no matter how strong he wish to stay; he wish the dogs could at least have some protection but they're also taken awayㅡand both for same reason: they're too dangerous to people living there. I'm so sad because clearly gu doesnt want to leave, he could stay there forever staring at moon and stars, listen to mijeong's weird creepy thoughts, let changhee annoys him, work together with mr yeom honing his craftsmanship, but he has to leave eventually because if he's selfish enough he know he could make others in danger. and what's more sad that kind of life he has seem to have no way out, like he bound to stuck there, it's like he sold his soul to the devil and he could never get it back. I bet he wish mijeong at least mad at him and make him stay, he could use that as an excuse, but mijeong never did. his brimming tears!!! his shaky voice!!! him avoiding mijeong and find a hard time to face her oh god... i wish he could stay. i wish he could.

that scene where he laughs like a madman in a funeral, parallel to scene when the new liberation club member said she find a hard time attending a funeral because she just can't stop smiling though she feels opposite, is also heartbreaking. for me it's gu's realization hit, that his life is so fcked up and full of shitty mess and that's how it would always been, be it past or future. idk about you but i also tend to sarcastically laugh when unbelievable bad luck happen to me. i know he never intended to kill mr baek nor the girl he used to live with, but both die because of his words. he tried to live a decent life but people from his past keep drag him back. he has no choice but to be back managing a club full of people that make him sick and weary, and other business i don't know yet, in order to make sanpo untouched. he's helpless so he just can laugh it off wishing it would be less painful. and god, i wish mijeong could come and once again save him, and totally liberated him.

[roobylavender]

ok in other news i’m on episode eight of my mln rewatch and two things that really stuck out to me were that conversation gu had with gijeong and changhee where he said he rarely eats and drinks at the same time, and that conversation he had later with mijeong where he said he drinks to alleviate the curses in his head, but there are also moments like this, where he’s talking and genuinely engaging with mijeong, and the curses are momentarily disappeared, too. and it got me thinking like. obv this entire exercise in worship we have established is mijeong’s way of saving gu but on a smaller detailed level her enticing him to eat with her regularly is inadvertently a means of saving him as well bc it provides him with reprieve. like she has no way of knowing that eating with people potentially brings him peace and comfort but in retrospect you realize aside from when he’s drinking some of gu’s most serene moments overflowing with gentle kindness are when he’s eating with mijeong or with the yeom family in general. it takes the whole eating as salvation theme to a whole new level and i’m obsessed with it

[stanperformanceunit]

Yeom Changhee is literally so shameless, I can't believe he managed to get Mr Gu fond enough to let him ride his car

[yasmijn]

K-drama review: My Liberation Notes

Mulai nonton ini ngga sengaja karena start-nya barengan sama Our Blues. Muncul di home Netflix, terus tertarik aja untuk nonton. Nggak ada ekspektasi apapun, dan nggak tau jalan ceritanya sama sekali.

Judulnya My Liberation Notes, dan sepanjang 16 episode ini kita akan diperkenalkan sama tokoh-tokoh yang begitu riil, dengan permasalahannya masing-masing, bagaimana mereka terkungkung di dalamnya, dan juga bagaimana masing-masing mencari cara untuk bisa ‘terbebaskan’. 

Pas nonton episode pertama, first impression-ku adalah: kok realistis banget ya. Haha. Begitu bleak. Mundane. Agak depressing. Hidup masyarakat perkotaan yang emang begini-begini aja agak statis: kerja 9 to 5 dan waktu yang habis di jalan untuk commuting karena rumah di area suburban. Mijeong si anak bungsu yang masih pegawai temporer, diperlakukan kayak keset sama atasan super rese-nya di kantor. Changhee si anak tengah, dengan kolega mengesalkan dan pekerjaan yang cukup menyedot energi karena harus ngurusin store owner satu persatu. Gijeong si anak sulung yang dramatis, punya pemikiran yang aneh, dan juga bertekad untuk mencintai siapapun di musim dingin tahun itu.

Yang terakhir adalah Gu-ssi, atau Mr. Gu. Orang asing yang juga merupakan tetangga dari ketiga Yeom bersaudara. Pas awal-awal aku gak paham ini Gu-ssi siapa sih, gaada penjelasan siapa-siapa. Oh karena semua tokoh utama + ayah-ibu juga nggak tau orang ini siapa 🤣 Hanya orang asing dengan vibe super gloomy, gak punya semangat hidup, minum alkohol dari pagi sampai pagi lagi, yang mungkin bikin sepasang suami-istri yang sudah tua ini jadi merasa simpatik dan secara insting memutuskan untuk ‘looking after’ him. 

Skripnya bener-bener juara. Banyak monolog dan juga dialog yang bikin mikir - tentang hidup nih sebenernya ngapain sih, kenapa rasanya melelahkan? Mijeong ini super awkward dan jarang banget berpartisipasi aktif kalau lagi kumpul sama teman-teman kantornya, tapi kalau lagi sama Mr. Gu - wah - semua omongan dia bisa jadi #QuoteoftheDay. Omongan Changhee juga banyak yang ‘ngena’, suprisingly sangat dewasa dan bijak, dan dia juga punya peran yang penting banget di 1/3 akhir series. Kalo Gijeong? Jujur w merasa dia harus lebih banyak berpikir sebelum ngomong. Begitu banyak blunder🙂

Jujur adegan dimana para tiga bersaudara ini ada di frame yang sama dengan ayah dan ibu mereka itu bener-bener menyesakkan. Haha. Sad but true. Nggak paham kenapa ada keluarga yang se-senyap itu, yang nggak berkomunikasi dengan baik antara satu sama lainnya, dengan ayah yang begitu irit bicara, pasif, dan terlihat begitu ‘kosong’. Di sisi lain, hari-hari si ibu juga diisi dengan ‘kelelahan’ dan omongan yang keluar dari mulut beliau mayoritas berupa keluhan. Bikin stress.

Agak sedih juga sih bahwa dinamika mereka sebagai sebuah keluarga harus dimulai dengan kematian seseorang yang begitu tiba-tiba. Episode 14 was so difficult to watch because my eyes were filled with tears. Kayak.... tragis aja gitu. Sesek. Tapi ya, hidup emang gitu gak sih. Diterima aja. Yang penting adalah bagaimana yang masih hidup berusaha untuk terus melanjutkan hidup. Dan untungnya hubungan mereka memang jadi lebih baik sih. Cuma, ya, kenapa harus nunggu salah satu orang paling penting untuk pergi dulu :��( 

DAN yang paling bikin aku betah nonton series ini tentu saja adalah loveline antara Mijeong dan Gu-ssi yang sungguh bikin gereget. Dimulai dengan proposal Mijeong yang absurd dan tidak disangka-sangka - untuk meminta Gu-ssi ‘memujanya’. Kayaknya itu titik awal dimana Gu-ssi mulai menemukan excitement di kehidupannya yang waktu itu nggak lebih dari sekedar fase limbo. Sungguh minim skinship (cuma ada 1 adegan ciuman dan itu pun zoom out 😭😭😭😭😭), tapi tiap kali mereka berdua ada di satu frame yang sama rasanya mau jerit.

Pengen banget sih beli versi bukunya atau printed script-nya gitu untuk baca ulang semua omongan para tokoh yang begitu cemerlang ini. Karena kalau nonton ulang jujur bikin hati terasa berat lagi. Haha. 

PSA: kalau udah beres nonton My Liberation Notes, coba deh lanjut nonton Nothing Serious (2021). Film dimana Gu-ssi jadi laki-laki normal tanpa masalah besar dan juga dialog-dialog receh ala romcom!! Bayangin aja si tokoh utama ceweknya diganti jadi Mijeong.

[asteptowardyou]

Yeom Changhee is kind of the best man ever? His care for his father and his sisters is so beautiful and selfless. The moment he tells his father that they will be happier from now on. He makes the effort to not let them wallow in their sadness for too long, but he also takes the moment he needs to grieve. That scene where he starts crying while eating at the kitchen table with his father, and Gijeong crying as she's hanging the clothes outside. Those moments are so real and so intimate.

Changhee saying I love you to his father was such an important moment. Love should be expressed out loud, and the Yeom family has learned that through Hyesuk's death. Unspoken words are dangerous, because they leave too much room for misinterpretation, especially in parent-child relationships.

[plum-on-your-back]

SHOUT OUT TO MY BOY PAPA YEOM FOR TELLING CHANGHEE WHAT HE NEEDED TO HEAR AND FOR BEING THE KING OF WORSHIP COUPLE STANS.

[spareaejon]

Gu wasn’t chasing Changhee to the station, he was rushing to the train because he recognized that the goons had marked his car and knew where the Yeom family lived.

The camera lingers on his view of the sunset because he knows that like the sunset is the end of the shining bright day, so too does this instance mark the end of the peaceful life he can live in Sanpo.

Mijung really was right about him being transparent. He keeps insisting he wants to go back but at this point it’s obvious to us and her that Gu would choose to stay if it didn’t jeopardize the safety of those he cares about.

When he starts laughing at the funeral it’s so upsetting because Gu doesn’t laugh when he’s actually happy. He laughs when he can’t believe his goddamn shitty luck. First, with his previous girlfriend something he did unintentionally lead to her death. Now, the same with Baek. It’s funny and sad but what it was NOT is intentional.

[cherryupworld]

I love their friendship ❤

[eoharu]

tbh guys... i just want to hug all of charas so bad... esp yeom's siblings... specifically changhee.

[bebraveyou]

My Liberation Notes Ep 15

Halo Changhee, ini kamu kenapa ya sama Hyeona? Kukira sudah bersama tapi malah adegan pisahan? Terus yang sampai jalan naik sepeda hilang fokus dan nangis di pinggir jalan.. habis itu manggil "Hyung", buat Gu..

Gijeong yang entah hamil entah tidak, dapat perlakuan kaya ...

Udahlah mba, putus aja. Yang dukung kamu cuma calon mba ipar 1 aja. Anak dia dan temenmu ga setuju mulu perasaan. Sama bos mba aja lah huhu, maap ngatur.

Finally. Papa Yeom gives Changhee an appreciation for finishing pay his loan.

Wish next episode will make Changhee and Gijeong a break from their struggles.