Did You Know? Cha Tae Hyun’s Character in ‘Moving’ Doesn’t Exist in Webtoon

Known as K-drama's funny guy with his quirky characters, Cha Tae Hyun once again delighted fans with his comedic acting in Disney+'s "Moving."

The star-studded cast also features Han Hyo Joo, Jo In Sung, Ryu Seung Ryong, Go Yoon Jung, and more as main characters. 

Based on the webtoon of the same name written by Kang Full, who also penned the series along with "Kingdom" season 2 director Park In Je, the 20-part episode series focuses on the extraordinary lives of three high school students.

Since they were young, their parents, who also have the same superhuman powers, shielded them from the public to avoid getting judged and exploited. However, dark forces are starting to hunt down individuals who possess these kinds of extraordinary abilities.

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Han Hyo Joo plays Lee Mi Hyun, who has superhuman senses. She could feel and hear even the tiniest detail in her surroundings. In Moving," she is a single mother who raised her son, Kim Bong Seok (Lee Jung Ha), alone.

Despite his ability to fly, she tried to make things normal for him. In the latter part of "Moving" episode 7, the story revealed that Kim Bong Seok's father is Kim Doo Shil (Jo In Sung), who also has the same powers as him. 

As for the Jang family, Jang Joo Won (Ryu Seung Ryong) is also raising his daughter Jang Hee Hee (Go Yoon Jung) by himself after his wife passed away from the accident. At this time, Joo Won knew that his daughter was different from other kids after she was able to heal herself and regenerate despite being involved in the same accident. 

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Meanwhile, Jeon Gye Do used her superpowers and auditioned as the next fictional figure, Lightning Man, and a lot of children loved him. However, after an incident, he lost his job and cursed his ability for causing no good to others.

Instead, he worked as a bus driver. However, amid the mission of dark forces to eliminate superhumans, Gye Do's father, who also has lightning abilities, was killed by a mysterious man named Frank.

While viewers were delighted with Cha Tae Hyun's role in Moving," his character was initially not included in the original webtoon. 

Why Kang Full Created Cha Tae Hyun's Character in 'Moving' K-drama

In one of the interviews, webtoon creator and "Moving" screenwriter Kang Full revealed why he added Jeon Gye Do's character.

According to him, there were a lot of stories that he couldn't solve with just drawing in comics. 

"That's why I had to write a screenplay," he added, as obtained by a media outlet.

Moreover, he also explained that there are "deeper narratives" in most of the characters that were not revealed in the original work; hence, he created new characters to fill in these gaps.

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Written by Geca Wills