The new K-drama series Moving has debuted on Hulu, premiering 7 episodes for its initial release. The series is adapted from the popular webtoon of the same name, created by Kangfull. The series follows high school students Kim Bongseok, Jang Huisoo, and Lee Ganghoon as they navigate their senior year through academic tests, friendships, and the pressure of keeping their special abilities a secret.
While the series opens and follows Bongseok and Huisoo, the story does not revolve solely around them. Set in modern-day South Korea, the story also introduces their parents Lee Mihyun and Jang Juwon, who also have special abilities. Bongseok and Huisoo’s parents go to great lengths to give their children a normal life, while cautioning them to keep their superpowers hidden from their classmates.
This show does a great job of giving every character their time in the spotlight without the feeling of being rushed or the plot getting overstuffed. By the end of episode 7, you’ll have learned so much about not just the super-powered individuals, but the secret government agency that employed Lee Mihyun and Jang Juwon. Every episode unveils yet another secret or how certain characters are connected. On top of the kids and parents trying to keep their powers a secret, a mysterious and dangerous assassin named Frank, is sent to track down and “delete” a specific list of retired special agents, giving us exciting and brutal fight scenes.
The official synopsis for Moving is:
In the 1990s, South Korea’s National Security Planning Agency established a black ops team of superpowered individuals. Tasked with carrying out classified missions, members of this elite unit used their powers to defend the country and achieve the impossible on a daily basis. Despite their successes, one day the team suddenly went dark, dispersing across the country, never to be heard from again.
A few decades later, Bongseok, a boy who could float before he could walk, and Huisoo, a girl who survived a horrific car crash unscathed, end up at the same school, quickly becoming close after confiding their secrets in each other and discovering there are more people like them out in the world. But while life seems relatively carefree for the teenagers, a mysterious delivery driver named Frank begins murdering people with powers across Seoul.
With danger drawing ever closer, will anyone be able to stop Frank before he uncovers the children’s secrets?
What Super Powers Do We See In The Series?
Shows featuring humans with supernatural powers aren’t anything new, but Moving gets creative with how they showcase these special abilities. You’ll need to watch the series to see who has what powers, but here’s a quick look at some of the abilities:
- Defying gravity/flying
- Regeneration
- Super senses
- Electricity
- X-ray vision
- Superhuman strength
Moving Is More Than Just A Group Of Superpowered Humans
Even though this series is about people with special abilities and the secrecy surrounding them, the show isn’t just one thrilling fight scene after another. It also focuses on the emotional aspect of the friendship between Bongseok and Huisoo, as well as their relationship with their parents. We often find the two at the gym as Huisoo trains for her upcoming PE test, as they open up about their past (Huisoo with a particularly dark one), encourage each other in their studies, and how they sometimes don’t know how to communicate with their parents.
Moments like these are what make this series (and its characters) feel so well-fleshed out. It’s easy to connect and relate to them when they’re multi-faceted and fully explored. Even the antagonist Frank is given a break from his killing spree, and the audience gets a look at his past and questions whether he really wants to continue his mission to delete retired agents.
Overall, this series has everything one would look for in a K-drama – heartfelt moments, loss, grief, romance, and action. One of the best parts about this show is its ability to focus on multiple characters and storylines with the pacing remaining steady. There will be moments that make you gasp and moments that bring tears to your eyes. Each episode becomes more intriguing as the layers are peeled back on what the secret government agency was doing with its agents and children with superpowers, and the length the parents will go to protect their children from harm.
At first, the thought of releasing 7 episodes for its premiere seemed daunting, but once you click play on the first episode, there’s no going back. You’ll grow more invested in the story and the characters with each episode. By the end of the 7th episode, you’ll be craving for more. This series knows exactly what it’s doing, and it’s clear to see why the original webtoon garnered over 200 million views.
The first 7 episodes are available now on Hulu, followed by 2 episodes each week for the season.
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