PHOTOS Eve of 80th Liberation Day

Fireworks are launched in front of the National Assembly in Seoul during a ceremony on the eve of the 80th National Liberation Day, Thursday. Yonhap

Media art inspired by Korean patriots from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of Korea is displayed on Gwanghwamun Gate at Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, Thursday. Yonhap

Drones form the logo for the 80th National Liberation Day and the faces of patriots who led Korea's independence movement during Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule in the sky over the National Assembly in Seoul, Thursday. From top center, clockwise, are the faces of Gen. Hong Beom-do, Gen. Kim Jwa-jin, Nam Ja-hyun, An Jung-geun and Korea's first female pilot Kwon Ki-ok. Yonhap