My Liberation Notes

He's been killing it for sure ... all his recent roles have been quite intense

My fourth season watching this team, amazingly resilient team's burning desire to win time and time again, and I fall in love one game at a time all over again. Season 2 started out blazing, and I am here for it!!!!!

I went into this thinking, alright, here we go , another corny time‑travel drama. Nothing in K‑dramaland has really been grabbing me lately, so I figured why not give it a shot. And honestly, I’m so glad I did. The opening is chaotic, funny, and unexpectedly emotional. The drama wastes zero time, we blaze through the execution, reincarnation, modern‑day chaos, meet‑cute, and conflict without a single dull moment. It’s tight, energetic storytelling. And Im Ji‑yeon… wow. She is absolutely masterful here. Watching her switch between Joseon dignity, confusion, and comedic timing is a treat. She carries the tone shifts effortlessly. And of course, having Heo Nam‑jun opposite her definitely doesn’t hurt. Suffice it to say, I thoroughly enjoyed the first two episodes and I’m genuinely excited to see what the drama has in store next.

the old team now play as Fireworks Fighters - Burn to Win -- they are in their second season and you can watch them https://www.youtube.com/@StudioC1_official

The Burn to Win 2 (Fireworks Fighters) 2026 season has commenced, drawing 207 applicants and featuring legendary players such as Lee Dae-ho, Jung Hoon, and Oh Jae-il. Following legal battles regarding intellectual property, the show continues under Studio C1 with a new lineup unveiled at an in-person match on April 19, 2026. I am obsessed with this show!!!

Key Details of the 2026 Season Production & Legal: Despite legal conflicts with JTBC's "Strongest Baseball," Studio C1 continued production for the new season.

Lineup & Staff: Led by manager Kim Sung-geun, the roster saw extensive tryouts with 207 applicants for the 2026 season. First episode of the 2nd Season tryouts you can watch here https://youtu.be/J2mtwcogQG0?si=Fo39O3BBxzesoHWn

2026 In-Person Event: The first in-person game of the 2026 season was held on April 19, 2026, at Gocheok Sky Dome, featuring a new lineup to face the Yeoncheon Miracle. I believe it will air 5/13, watch it here https://www.youtube.com/@StudioC1_official

The show, featuring former professional stars, aims to build on its success from previous seasons despite surrounding controversies over the format. For the latest in-person match updates, visit https://www.starnewskorea.com/en/broadcast-show/2026/03/31/2026033110463167173

The Fireworks Baseball 2 (Fireworks Fighters) 2026 season has commenced, drawing 207 applicants and featuring legendary players like Lee Dae-ho, Jung Hoon, and Oh Jae-il. Following legal battles regarding intellectual property, the show continues under Studio C1 with a new lineup unveiled at an in-person match on April 19, 2026. I am obsessed with this show!!!

Key Details of the 2026 Season Production & Legal: Despite legal conflicts with JTBC's "Strongest Baseball," Studio C1 continued production for the new season.

Lineup & Staff: Led by manager Kim Sung-geun, the roster saw extensive tryouts with 207 applicants for the 2026 season. First episode of the 2nd Season tryouts you can watch here https://youtu.be/J2mtwcogQG0?si=Fo39O3BBxzesoHWn

2026 In-Person Event: The first in-person game of the 2026 season was held on April 19, 2026, at Gocheok Sky Dome, featuring a new lineup to face the Yeoncheon Miracle. I believe it will air 5/13, watch it here https://www.youtube.com/@StudioC1_official

The show, featuring former professional stars, aims to build on its success from previous seasons despite surrounding controversies over the format. For the latest in-person match updates, visit https://www.starnewskorea.com/en/broadcast-show/2026/03/31/2026033110463167173

Intentionally evading taxes is a serious matter. It speaks to one's character, but at least he has paid what he owed. What always baffles me is how celebrities never seem to learn from the mistakes of the people who came before them. Nothing stays hidden for long, especially in the entertainment industry. Your deeds, especially the not-so-kosher ones, always find their way back to you eventually. But I suppose it also shows that celebrities are human; they make mistakes like everyone else, even though some fans want to hold them to an imaginary standard of perfection.

Yes, he tugs at my heart

Lucky you -- enjoy I am cannot wait for the new season to start I am truly addicted to this show I cannot tell you how many times I have rewatched :) Thank you for sharing!

I don’t have any issue with age‑gap relationships , whether its older woman/younger man or older man/younger woman. In dramas or in real life, it doesn’t bother me at all. I actually pointed out that there isn’t much of an age gap here since they’re only five years apart, which really isn’t an age gap. They could be 15 years apart for all I care. My comment was only about the intentional styling and direction choices. Thank you!!

There’s only a five‑year difference between them, she’s 36 and he’s 31. I wouldn’t really call that an age gap, but she does look older than him in this clip, and that may be intentional

I figured as much. she also seems to have lost some weight; I noticed it on another recent show, though the name escapes me. I adore her, and I have since Stranger. I always look forward to her shows.

Is it just me, or does Shin Hae Sun look different

I love him... wishing you and yours all the best :)

First, I’m a woman, and I would never sit around “talking rubbish about women.” I strongly believe empowered women empower women, we don’t tear each other down with insults or slurs. Second, you keep assuming that people who disagree with you have never experienced betrayal. That’s not true. I have been cheated on before, and I know exactly how painful it is. It destroys trust and can take a long time to heal from. I would never wish that experience on anyone, nor would I come crying here or anywhere else about it.

But even having gone through that, I would never celebrate harm or death happening to someone because they cheated. Betrayal is wrong, but wishing violence on someone or saying they deserve to die because of it only adds more harm to an already painful situation. And finally, cheating is not something only women do. Men cheat too. Betrayal is wrong regardless of gender. Turning the discussion into hostility toward women or suggesting that someone deserves death because of infidelity isn’t really about the story anymore. Try to have a good life. ✌🏾

You can absolutely criticize cheating or say you have no sympathy for someone who betrays their partner. That’s a personal moral stance and many people would agree that infidelity can cause deep emotional damage. But the issue people are reacting to in your comment isn’t that you condemn cheating, it’s the way you connect that to violence and say you would “enjoy” the consequences even if it ends in death. Whether someone writes “if” or not doesn’t really change the underlying message. Cheating is wrong, but it still doesn’t make violence or murder something to celebrate or feel satisfaction about.

People get betrayed in many ways in life by partners, friends, family, and even employers, and it can absolutely cause anger, depression, and instability. But those reactions are still the responsibility of the person experiencing them. Another person’s wrongdoing doesn’t absolve someone of personal accountability for how they respond. Also, reducing the discussion to insults toward women or assuming anyone who disagrees must be a cheater doesn’t really address the actual point being raised.

If we’re talking about the drama itself, a more interesting debate is whether the show excuses its characters' morally questionable actions. That’s a fair discussion. But celebrating real-world harm against people, even hypothetically, isn’t really about the drama anymore.

Episode 11 had me going. I was ticked all around. Baek Tae J's analogy that he developed Connect In to take revenge on those who abused his sister and drove her to suicide is completely ludicrous to me. What about all the young women and men who were abused because of Connect In? He knew the horrific things that were happening to them and still did nothing. At that point, the revenge argument collapses. The moment he knowingly allowed new victims to suffer, he stopped being an avenger and became a perpetrator himself. When has “the end justifies the means” ever been acceptable when it involves the complete destruction of basic human rights? Revenge does not become justice simply because the original crime was terrible. Creating more victims does not honor his sister’s suffering; it replicates it.

And for him to tell Sin Jae that she should understand why he did what he did just because her mother was involved in the cover-up is even worse. That is manipulation, not justification. Yes, I can understand why Sin Jae did what she did in order to save her best friend. But making a deal with the devil and keeping it from the very people who trusted her most, her best friends and partners, essentially destroys them. That betrayal is hard to justify, even if her intentions were to protect someone. To me, a person who chooses monstrous actions to bring down a monster becomes a monster themselves. At that point, they forfeit the moral right to claim victimhood.

I could see Baek Tae Ju coming from a mile away. I was like 90% sure he was what he turned out to be. With that said, I would like to add that I think Jung Eun Chae is carrying this show. I love her as Shin Jae. I hope to see her in more dramas.

I think they both do

I don't know where everyone is watching it but I've been watching it here; https://amasian.tv/video/series/honour