Cha Tae Hyun's Young Version in 'Moving' Gains Attention for Being His Total Look-Alike

As the latest K-drama "Moving" is garnering the public's attention, lead star Cha Tae Hyun and his lookalike are making headlines for their hilarious and entertaining scenes.

The 47-year-old star never fails to delight viewers with his comedic charm as he takes on the role of Jeon Gye Do.

Based on the webtoon of the same name, written by Kang Full, who is also the screenwriter for the 20-part episode series along with director Park In Je of "Kingdom" season 2, the story focuses on a group of high school students who harbor an exquisite type of special ability that they inherited from their parents.

They eventually team up to go against the dark forces, who want to eliminate individuals who possess superhuman powers. These include Cha Tae Hyun's character, whose ability is to create electricity.

Cha Tae Hyun and Kim Jun's Performance in 'Moving Garners Attention

As seen in the first 7 episodes of "Moving," Cha Tae Hyun's character, Jeon Gye Do, inherited his superhuman ability from his father.

Unfortunately, having the capability to produce electricity by himself has pros and cons, among which is not being able to live like ordinary kids. At that moment, he knew that he was different.

After graduating from college, where he took up a communications major, Jeon Gye Do had a hard time landing a decent job. However, he had his eurekka moment when he decided to embrace his ability and audience for the superhero character "Lightning Man."

Interestingly, this gained massive popularity from viewers, especially with the kids. Unfortunately, an incident happened that caused him to lose his job. At this point, Jeon Gye Do blames himself for seeing that his powers do more harm than good to other people.

Following the release of Moving," viewers lauded Cha Tae Hyun's interesting portrayal of "Bungaeman" a.k.a. the "Lightning Man." The same goes for child actor, Kim Jun, who played young Jeon Gye Do.

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He is best known for his character in "Hospital Playlist," in which he portrayed Lee Woo Ju, Jo Jung Suk's on-screen son.

On Twitter, netizens expressed how they were delighted with the character. Although Kim Jun only appeared in "Moving" episode 6, viewers want his character to have more screentime in the coming episodes.

  Meanwhile, others were blown away by Cha Tae Hyun's drama scene, where he had to confront the villain who killed his father.

'Moving' Episode 8 Release Date

After 7 episodes, viewers were left hanging, especially with the scene at the gymnasium where the kids' superpowers get exposed.

As for Moving," episode 8, it will be released on August 16 via Disney+ and Hulu.

On the other hand, the latest episodes of the sci-fi action mystery series will air once a week, for a total of 20 episodes for the whole season.

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Written by Geca Wills