Moving

You can't fly well because you're afraid of falling

The combination of superhuman abilities, intense action sequences, and a top-notch cast was a thrilling experience!!!!!!!!!

The way they structured the plot, weaving together the perspectives of both students and parents was a clever move. The fact that it seamlessly weaves between past events and the present adds an extra layer of complexity and intrigue to the narrative.

It's impressive that, despite the fantastical elements of superpowers, the series maintains a grounded feel, emphasizing the in-depth relationships between characters. They put effort into developing each character, making them all unique and impactful. The star-studded cast is impressive, and it's great to see both seasoned actors and rookies delivering outstanding performances. The blend of action, drama, romance, and humor suggests a well-rounded and engaging story. The cinematography and music, they really know how to set the mood and enhance the viewing experience.

In terms of the plot, the structure is clear-cut. Approximately seven episodes focus on the present, delving into the lives of the younger generation with themes of high school romance, teenage self-discovery, and generational conflicts. The subsequent episodes shift to the past, where the parents take center stage, exposing harsh realities such as manipulation, betrayal, social stigma, and the challenges of child protection. Both segments offer compelling narratives. The final episodes deliver edge-of-your-seat action sequences, featuring an ensemble cast.

For those still on the fence, I wholeheartedly recommend this drama. It stands out as one of the best of the year, presenting a unique and refreshing addition.

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Emotional storytelling that goes beyond the superhero angle

Moving really surprised me—in a good way. I went in expecting a typical superpowered drama, but what I got was something way more emotional and character-driven. It’s not just about people with abilities—it’s about family, sacrifice, and how much people are willing to risk to protect the ones they love.

The way the story was told—through different character arcs and timelines—made it feel fresh. Some parts are slow, especially early on, but once it picks up, you get totally drawn in. The action scenes are slick, but what really sticks with you are the quiet, emotional moments. Certain episodes (you’ll know which ones) hit hard.

The cast absolutely delivered, especially the parents’ storyline—it gave the whole show this emotional weight I wasn’t expecting. Not everything landed perfectly (some side characters felt rushed), but overall, Moving was a solid ride with a strong heart.

Pros:
✔ Emotional storytelling that goes beyond the superhero angle
✔ Strong performances and great chemistry between the cast
✔ Cinematic visuals with well-done fight scenes
✔ A refreshing take on powers and responsibility

Cons:
✘ A slow build at the beginning
✘ A few side plots could’ve used more closure

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A Truly MOVING Story Served Avengers’ Style

Moving is a very unique from all the kdramas I’ve watched before. It encompasses all the genres it promised to deliver and I think it is perfect. Moving hit all the emotional points while delivering the best action sequences I’v seen. The family dynamics was also very on point and became the heart and soul of the story.

Casting was perfect. Jo In Sung was the coolest black agent and the most adorable dad to Bongseok. Han Hyo Joo, was the perfect partner to the cool black agent. All of their romantic scenes were embedded on my mind. Their chemistry was amazing, even though there love story was just told in 2 episodes. Han Hyo Joo also delivered as the strong mom who takes care of her son. They were just the perfect parents. Ryu Seung Ryong was the best! I have watched some of his hits but he really delivered in this one. The soft-hearted, loving “Monster” Jang Joo Won just captured my heart in all his scenes from funny, to action, to sad scenes. I’m not gonna expand more in the casting, but they were all perfect for their characters. Especially, the very cute Bongseok-ah.

Story-telling was also good. The timeline was a little bit confusing at first, since it is not told chronologically. But as you continue watching the series, the story was told like that for a reason. Kang Full the writer of the webtoon and the series did a great job, no episodes were boring and each character was given a spotlight in the series. The show was written in a character-driven way that’s why Ioved the story. I also like the use of parallelism in the beginning and end of the drama. It showed how the characters evolved and remained true to themselves.

Cinematography was amazing. You will be hooked to all the action-scenes. My favorite was Kim Doo Shik’s, when he single-handedly raid the North Korean base. That was just mind blowing. They were also able to emphasize all the powers of the superhumans, especially with Lee Mi Hyun’s “super-sense”, which is I think the hardest to do.

To summarize, I really recommend this drama. This is a must-watch series that will totally make anyone laugh, cry, happy and sad. I hope a lot of people watch it because I want a season 2. Haha. It did open-up new story lines in the end credits scenes.

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A fun show to watch

There was many things I loved abt this show bt the thing I loved the most is everyone is the lead of the show.... Everyone has their own story, own pain nd hardships...... Everyone got enough attention nd enough time to shine.......
A really fun superhero series. Without a single boring episode....
There was also hint of 2nd season......
I hope they make it a franchise like Marvel nd cover story of every single character in detail..........
There was many things tht require some explaining as the show is relatively short.
Hope tht also get done.
Like a prequel abt how Kin Doosik ended up in the NIS

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Great Action

I loved the mix of action and storyline. Not once did I get aggravated with the characters. There was a good mix of fighting and building up the story. Even the back stories were interesting to me. I’m looking forward to a second season. I would recommend and rewatch (I usually do not rewatch shows). 👍🏽 👍🏽 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 👍🏽 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 👍🏽 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 👍🏽 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 👍🏽 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 👍🏽 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽


😒 they really want a freaking easy for these reviews huh 😑

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Powerful stories about life and family

If I'm going to pick one thing about this series as a review, it's the flashbacks. They showed us the challenges of living, be it with special powers or as an ordinary human being.

And then they touched on the relationships of adults.

Then parents and their kids.

It is very touching. Every single episode with flashbacks is very touching. The director knows how to create the scenes, and what sequence it should be to capture the audience and deliver the message the writer wants.

Forget about superpowers. The flashbacks are more powerful and meaningful than their superpowers.

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not sure about this...

so, as my favourite male actor is Park Hee-soon, I was waiting for this drama quite eagerly.
Also several other great actors on the starring list, so I started watching this and...
...I don't know... story is known from other formats before with some variations (x men etc.), the story starts veeery slowly, and I was just waiting for something to... happen really? I have seen 8 episodes yet, not Park Hee-soon in sight? Is he really in this drama?
Not sure about the storyline either, so genetically gifted people have genetically gifted kids and they try to hide and protect them from the evil forces of the North? I will give this another chance and watch some more episodes, but as of yet I am a bit underwhelmed.

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This is a love story.

In Moving’s world, there are people with superpowers. People who can perform feats of super-strength, supernatural healing – people with super-senses, people with electrical powers, X-ray vision – among many others. But life isn’t all so rosy as a superhero here – often, it’s seen as something to extort, to hunt – for many in the younger generation of individuals with superpowers, it has been something to conceal away, to protect and keep to oneself.

Meet Kim Bong-Seok, our teenage male lead. He loves bulgogi. He is late to school every single day. He has a recurring dream of flying, where the reality might not be so different. With a personality like pure drops of sunlight, he is weighed down every day – quite literally – by the weights his mother attaches to him wherever he goes.

There is also Jang Hui-Soo – a fellow teenager, a transfer student into the very last year of school. She loves her father more than anything, and she is extremely aware of their poor financial situation. Fortunately, this new school of hers seems to have just the facilities she needs to score high in physical exams – with any luck, she can get on a scholarship, and actively work on clearing her own conscience.

But this is only one part of the whole.

Then there are the adults, viscerally aware of the horrors that lie in wait as their children live out their idyllically sweet, budding school-age romance.

The whole story is told non-linearly, going back and forth throughout time, across multiple different perspectives – at one point breaking entirely away from the teenagers to focus on the adults. This might be a potential hang-up for some, but I personally felt like it really managed to capture a full immersion into the life of each of the characters it explored. It highlighted to me, too – that though the adults experience their own beauty, peace and acceptance in their romantic lives (and as a romance fan myself, I was impressed by each of them; from teenagers to adults, all of the romance in this felt well-rounded, mature and believable) – it also managed to capture another kind of love story, told in different forms, each just as powerfully:

The love story of a parent and their child.

In a drama filled with the things that I love, this theme has to be one of my favourites. Such a full range of complex relationships between parents and their children is explored – the responsibility, sacrifice and protection of some parents, the complete distance, apathy or disinterest of others – the presence and the non-presence of a parent. Even the simplest and purest of bonds between the older and younger generations of this show can become complicated through obligation and guilt. As much as orange is not the same as yellow or red (as the in-drama metaphor goes), there is a sameness and a difference between each child and their parent that I felt like was portrayed with such an incredible nuance, both acting and writing-wise.

Speaking of orange, yellow and red – the direction of this drama; I genuinely feel like the level of thought put into the colours, the framing of shots, as well as the music direction and sound design were all outstanding. Before the drama ended, I found myself rewatching – and having knowledge of the future episodes meant that I was able to pick up on so much of the subtlety I missed the first time around. One scene that immediately comes to mind, is the scene at the end of episode 7, from about the 49:19 mark, with the camera perspective that goes overhead, and the music weaving in and out and aligning so perfectly with the feeling and emotional charge. Multiple characters have their musical "themes" which flow very well – and being largely instrumental (except for the rare external song – like Jannabi's 'TOGETHER!', and 'Alone Again' by Memory Lane, it feels overall different to the way that Korean drama OSTs are, typically.

If I were to nitpick on anything, I personally felt like more time could have been given to the finale to make it feel more fleshed out and rounded. There was quite a lot of implied setup for potential continuation (which I have a feeling will follow on to Kang Full's other comics; Timing and Bridge), but in that, I feel like there were some details left loose that I wouldn’t understand if I were to take this story on its own. But otherwise, there were so many satisfying elements all tied together by the end – and I know I’ll be among those waiting eagerly to know if there will be another series following on.

Make no error about the fact that this is an action story – filled with violence, gore, bloodshed, and killing; but somehow, when I think about this story – that’s not what’s stuck in my head (not like in shows such as 'The Boys' which are similarly superhero-oriented, but rather seem to rely on the gore and shock value as its substance). It’s the power of the characters, and the potency of their love, the bonds they form and the compassion embedded into the very heart of this drama that stay for me. “Moving”, in so many ways, remains true to its name.

I've rated this a 9.5/10 because, even with my nitpicks, they weren't nearly as substantive as the love I felt for this story.

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What if humans had gifts in a society unbeknownst to them?

Moving is a unique drama. It's a study of characters with gifts and the hardships of having those abilities. We start off in the present day where we follow high schoolers struggling in romance and their untrained abilities with the dangers of threats bubbling in the background. A large part of this drama is flashbacks of characters' backstories, of main characters and even villains. I'd wager that all together at least half or more of the drama is made up of backstories. It's sprinkled throughout, with the middle being entirely set in the past of the high schoolers’ parents.

These backstories add depth to the present narrative because we empathize and understand their motivations. While a breath of fresh air, this format isn't for everyone, including myself as I prefer a more linear narrative. However, these backstories were important to the present day and they were very well-written, every scene mattered and it'll keep your attention. You may even find yourself crying for these characters.

Story:

Moving is a highly character-driven narrative. The amount of characters and their backstories is immense. When the story shifted focus to the parents, episode after episode I had wondered when I would ever get to see the present again. The middle felt almost like an anthology of connected character studies. I love the depth they've written into the characters. However, the amount of backstories were not to my taste as I personally prefer a smaller cast and stories focused on the present which is why I say that this drama is not for everyone. This is not to say it is bad, just different. All these narratives do end up connecting and culminate into one big thrilling climactic ending. From each character story, we got to witness their hardships in a world where gifts are uncommon and to be exploited.

The character stories set in the past are more fast-paced and thriller. Although the present day plot was slower and overtly less complicated, what truly mattered was how much we cared for the characters when the stakes heightened. We were able to feel what was at stake because of how the stories of the past created nuances in the present, making it just as intricate and empowering.

Characters:

Each character was compelling, but if I'm evaluating them on their involvement in the overall plot, I could have done without a few characters being main characters. I feel for them but what is the point of some of them? Two characters specifically could have been replaced by other characters for a more concise cast. However, if I hold value on the story trying to paint the hardships of possessing gifts, then each story and character was pivotal in painting that picture. The hardships of gifts in society, government, and family were explored. The goal of the characters is to protect those they love, to break away from exploitation and live in a world with normal humans despite having gifts. That is the plot connecting all the seemingly detached narratives for this wonderful image.

Romance:

The developing relationship between Bong Seok and Hee Soo was sweet and heartwarming. One scene even made me cry at how beautiful it was. The romance between their parents was a phenomenal roller coaster of feelings. They were able to flesh out their characters, set up the conflict in the present, and portray a long, organic romance in such a short time.

Overall:

If you like a ton of well-written backstories, exploration of the hardships of gifts, sweet romances, and a large cast of complex characters, then this drama is for you. If you prefer smaller casts and linear stories, this is not it.

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