Moving (2023)

Finally zzzzzzzz
Tbh I’d have liked this more as a 12/13eper 60mins instead, I mean half the eps would end in cliffhangers that just picked up later like two annoying continuations

What I liked, fl in the past, the red shirt dad and the poor tall dude

What I hated, the kids and the time wasted on them, the villain story was stupid like even one “special” person could’ve just said “no we’re not listening to your stupid rules”, the constant back and forth between different characters and different backstories
there were flashbacks in flashbacks and suddenly a new character comes and they get a flashback too
the romance was cheap, the things that dragged out the final was stupid and literally it was as if a switch turned on and poof the years of “not doing anything” ended and bang the end is perfectly wrapped with a bow

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Best k-drama webtoon adaptation

17 whole episodes just for background introduction story, I have no complain. for a deep serious story it should be that way.
almost every character is meaningful, the only problem is player role ambiguity. I assume flying boy is the mc since he is the one that has most character development through the story so far.

every character developed for the better or worse. main role, villains, even a support characters like the bully does.
at last a k-drama that gives a thoughtful love for their characters existed. let the original author do the drama writing really payoff.

last 3 episode rushed so much, many will think that still so much left out unsolved plot. moving might be planned to be multi season series, but there has to be a proper ending like episodes for this season. multi season or not last 3 episodes still bring a decent last battle vibes, pretty nice.

I'm surprised that I have no complains in the story progression or the characters, in the future k-drama webtoon adaptation really need to let the original author to do the writings or at least let them actively contribute in the writing process.

now moving to mainstream battle comic stories problem, power scaling. I'm a flipping geek, I cant believe myself talking about power scaling in a k-drama.
first of all, most op regeneration. this far regeneration means immortal, frank is still alive even after get burned yet gouged eye doesn't heal how far a wound can heal or not still uncertain.
another might be op power shown is time stop, only shown a little bit but if wanted to be shown later on this need to have certain limitation
then the induction power, in the ending shown a lightning strike. but power source of a bus definitely doesn't sufficient. a lightning strike carries at least 1 billion joules energy which needs several electrical bus energy to do that. lets say its not actually as powerful as natural thunder strike its just visual, in this series this power so far represented as the weakest when supposed to be the strongest. with proper power source bungaeman is basically a super human canon. a gun bullet speed is mach its already almost impossible to dodge, while electricity is speed of light nothing can escape that canon.

in summary, im pretty happy with this adaptation. I usually says that adaptation better to stick with the original webtoon as much as possible. but not this one, it doesnt matter this series is good enough as stand alone series. lets just hope disney will make season 2 happens

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Worth to see. Something alike X-Men

__*Moving(2023)*__ - 9/10 -kdrama

its mainly action, :nation war: drama something like X-Men if mutants are breed and trained by nations and used in as secret agents in their wars.

For me action storyline aint anything precious you can see such theme and scenes alot in western movies. I liked romance parts. Whole drama time skips from one story to another making complete story.
For example in few eps you get story of kids in later eps you get story about their parents how they met etc.

Overall this series of drama did very good job in world building and telling story good enough and closed it up well. To be successful even without S2[which I heard will be made later].

__*plot*__ - Shortly existed korean agency[lets name it XXX] for supernatural agents, which thanks some problems was closed. Their agents are on run or in other agencies. Now that XXX agency is recreated and they try train up new blood. Thanks their machinations kids of former supernatural agents which inherited their gifts meets at same school. Of course other countries dont wanna see Korea to have another new batch of superhumans.

__*genre*__ - school, action, romance

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Would be perfect...without the kids

OVERALL
Awesome human, superhero drama. Watch it, no ifs, because there's something for everyone to like!

THE STORY
I'm not a fan of superhero stories (God knows Hollywood has made enough for anyone to grow sick of them!), but I like stories that combine fantasy/sci-fi with the real world. That root the superheroes in reality. Moving is one of them. There's teenage angst, there're political conflicts; there's romance, there's tragedy. Yes, it's a story of people with superpowers, but it's also A LOT more than a story of people with superpowers.

The Best of this drama:
- The structure of the drama is pretty interesting. It gives away information little by little and keeps you wanting more
- The writing is *chef kiss* You can really tell writers thought it all well, from the episode titles (which are so meaningful!) to some of the lines.
- The long flashbacks, which reveal the backstory of the cast and connect all the mini-plots (there are few) together
- The overarching plot, which is about used people who rebel against the people using them
- The "parent" storylines (especially Bongseok's parents)
- Our teenage ML being overweight (I'm all for this representation!)
- The female characters are all so well written in this drama. Strong and with character, but each in their own way. That's great!

The Worst of the drama:
- Nothing, objectively, but subjectively speaking, I couldn't care less about the kids haha I would have loved a Moving focused entirely on the parents. Probably why I won't like S2 haha
- Also, if I want to be picky, I would say that gore needs a purpose. Sometimes it felt extra for no reason in this drama...

THE ACTING
Fab, fab, fab! It would be hard to pick a best actor in here. They were all SO amazing!

THE MUSIC
Pretty good!

REWATCH VALUE
Average, just because if I rewatch I'm definitely I'm skipping the teenage drama parts!

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What a journey!

This could easily be one of the best K-dramas in recent years, a rare gem that comes around once in a decade.

What I liked:
- If you're looking for action that can match Hollywood movies, this drama is for you. The action scenes are top-tier.
- The CGI is very realistic, with great visual and practical effects. The sound fits perfectly in every scene, and the makeup team has done a fantastic job with the cast.
- The fight scenes are some of the best I've ever seen in a drama—intense and well done.
- The brutality is at its peak—plenty of blood and raw violence.

What I didn't like:
- The timelines can be a bit confusing, so you need to pay attention to keep track.
- Some events happen randomly without much setup, which can feel a bit off.
- The story doesn’t bring anything new—it’s a concept we've seen in other shows.

Fun Facts:
- This drama is based on a webtoon with the same name by Kang Full.
- It’s one of the most expensive K-drama productions, with a budget between $37 and $48 million.

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Long but good

That fight scene (if that’s even what you call that) between Joo Won and the big guy in ep19 was trending on ridiculous. Really they were like I will just stand there and you punch me, then the other one will just also stand there and await the return punch. Really what was that scene?. I was mind blown because that scene was so surreal and not in a good way, It left me completely bewildered in an otherwise stellar production effort so far.
Anyways I did enjoy the drama overall. I actually preferred the adults story more than the kids because the kids really didn’t even have a story IMO and their abilities were significantly less than their parents or they were not properly trained, the north attacked because they felt the south were training new generations of talent, they really shouldn’t have bothered because that school was basically useless in training them, anyways as much as I enjoyed the drama at the beginning and midway point, I was ready for it to be over by the last few episodes.
I highly doubt I will be rewatching this but I still recommend if you like this genre because although there were some eye roll moments the drama was overall, really well done.

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Action Action Action

A story about superpowers. At first, I thought it'd be a cheap version of MCU & DC, but it proved me wrong. It has a good plot with a superpower element in it. Parents trying their best to save their children.

I loved the fighting sequence.

Lee Mi Hyun had to do everything to protect Kim Bong Seok from guiding him to control his ability to earn money all by herself.

Laughed how Kim Bong Seok was telling Jang Hee Soo to catch him then to leave him while floating.

Lee Mi Hyun reaction to seeing Kim Bong Seok with Jang Hee Soo is epic.

Loved how calculatively Lee Mi Hyun approached Kim Doo Shik.

I wanted to see scenes between Kim Doo Shik & Kim Bong Seok. I'm disappointed that they didn't show any.

I'm surprised that Han Hyo Joo played the mother role of a teenager in her 30s.

Can't wait for S2.

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Superpowered or not, good parenting is core

I was in Busan when this show was in second week on air. Saw a lot of ads. First few episodes were less interesting to me but I became invested in episode 5 onwards.

What I like:
1) Parenting styles of 3 different families. Lee Mi-hyun is overprotective of her son Kim Bong Seok because of his supernatural powers but she never stops him from experiencing normal adolescence. He goes to public high school and he is allowed to bring friends home. Jang Ju-won becomes a single father after his wife passed away. You can see his dedication in raising his daughter Jang Hee-soo in safe environment. Lee Jae-man is another exemplary father despite his limitations.
2) Espionage - love episodes when Doo-shik, Ju-won & Mi-hyun were completing their missions. Even Frank's missions were thrilling to watch.
3) Acting - great acting by the cast.
4) Ending was just wonderful.
5) Romance stories of two sets of parents.
6) I am intrigued by the mysterious student who was not detected.
7) The battle at school. I love that Bong Seok carried his mum home.

What I dislike:
1) Higher ups at National Intelligence Services especially Director Min Yong-jun. Opening a school to identify and recruit superpowered individuals without being transparent to all parents is just a bad move.
2) I found the earlier episodes were less interesting because too much focus on Bong Seok and Hee-soo. Once the episodes focused on their parents' past, then I became more invested in the series.

Favourite scene
When Doo-shik was captured by NIS at Mi-hyun's residence and the scene at NIS.

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Disappointed and Confused.

By now everyone must already know the show is definitely not a superhuman genre or even a thriller.
The show for me was very very disappointing, it took me a lot of time to decide on watching a different genre than my usual romance/romcom kdramas.
Suprised why i gave it a rating, me too. How i look at it basically is the shoe the emotion and slight thrill portion very well and basically 3 plot levels made it more of a not only character driven but eccentric to realistic approach to problems of superhumans in a society.
Remember my 9/10 rating is solely for me and highly subjective.
But if i were to objectively rate my whole experience not just plot, 7.5/10 at max.
The 3 plot levels where disjointed and were very loose, some characters were just not fitted well but show made excellent remarks with them and used them to propel more of a eccentric focus on the eotional.flow rather than physical appearances of destruction, revenge , attack or war like most superhero related would .


Yet, even with these hiccups, the show kind of found its own groove by diving deep into emotions. It didn't go the usual superhero route of smashing things up or seeking revenge, which gave it this weird but kind of cool charm. It's this mix of stuff that's got me feeling all sorts of ways, like untangling a messy ball of thoughts that goes way beyond just slapping a number on it.

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