Character Arc
Yeom Mi-jeong is the youngest of the three Yeom siblings and the quiet emotional center of My Liberation Notes. Reserved and easily overlooked at her office in Seoul, she keeps her feelings tightly contained and endures the long commute back to the village of Sanpo with a sense of resignation. In a notebook she records her wish to be liberated, giving voice to a loneliness she struggles to express aloud, and she joins a small workplace liberation club that pushes her to examine why she feels so numb.
Her arc is defined by her unusual relationship with Mr. Gu, the guarded outsider working for her family. Rather than asking for romance in conventional terms, she asks him simply to worship her, seeking to feel genuinely valued for once. Through their halting, honest connection, Mi-jeong gradually learns to soften, to want things openly, and to believe she deserves warmth and attention.
Across the series she moves from passive endurance toward a quiet form of self-liberation, finding the courage to set boundaries, to grieve, and to imagine a life that is not defined by exhaustion. Her transformation is understated and internal, and Kim Ji-won's restrained performance made Mi-jeong one of the most beloved and widely discussed characters of the drama.