Kang-wook is about to marry a dermatologist named Min-kyung, while Ji-hyun is engaged to Jong-hyuk, a second generation chaebol.

Jeong Eul-young, who Kim had previously worked with in Men of the Bath House, directed the series.

[4] Early filming took place in Thailand starting from 15 January 2000, in spots like downtown Bangkok and Pattaya Beach.

The series' low ratings were attributed to popularity of MBC's Truth [ko], which aired in the same timeslot.

[9] The Citizens' Coalition for Democratic Media picked Fireworks as the worst program of April 2000, proclaiming that the show depicted "a twisted view of love".