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Run and don't look back. I'll find you no matter what. Kim Doo Sik & Lee Mi Hyun in MOVING 무빙 (2023)

#moving kdrama #han hyo joo #zo in sung #jo in sung #moving #무빙

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MOVING 무빙 (2023) — ep. 11 | dir. Park In Je

#moving #jo in sung #moving kdrama #무빙

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Okay so I’m back and only a really spectacular piece of media could bring me back to fandom life. I’m talking about Moving (무빙) (2023). Warning: spoilers ahead.

Wow, this show. So, so, so good. I know the whole teenagers with superpowers and protective parents vs evil shady government/bad guys thing has been done before in different ways, but this one still felt so refreshing in its approach. Why? I don’t know. Maybe I’m biased towards kdramas, but there’s something about this show that its western predecessors like Heroes and Stranger Things etc. don’t have, and I think it is its distinct cultural and political identity that makes it unique.

To be honest, I didn’t catch the show when it was initially released last year because life caught up to me, and I regret not being there during its height of popularity. I just binged it in two days during a holiday break because the Baeksang nominees came out recently, and got curious because of the list. I have no regrets losing sleep over it. It was genuinely exciting and heart-wrenching, and so beautifully made. Thank you, Disney+, for the big budget, and for letting Kang Full adapt his work.

Anyway, I don’t really want to make a whole essay about how good the show was so I’ll just list down my thoughts and ramblings.

Jo In Sung is gorgeous. I already knew that prior to this show but he makes such an excellent Doosik, a smooth and dangerous spy with superpowers, who can be tender and romantic at the same time.

Han Hyo Joo — love her. So pretty as a spy, and to see her transform into a mousy single mother who is simply trying her best? Amazing.

Doosik and Mihyun’s storyline is my favorite. Spies who fall in love, and in the nineties? Omg. Mulder and Scully, seriously. The retro styling and production design was well done, too. Not cartoonish or obviously fake like they do in some kdramas. You can see there was genuine effort made to make it look somewhat realistic and believable to have been set during that time period. Maybe the shoulder pads and women’s blazers could have been slightly bigger, but the hair and unflattering trousers on Mihyun and Doosik’s and Juwon’s oversized coats? The filters? Excellent.

Back to their storyline. The set up was so good. The way it developed was so natural. The cutlets! Those trees! Their life together! All the tender feelings! God. What a beautiful couple. I love them. I want them to be happy. It broke my heart that their lives were stolen away from them.

There is a reason why Ryu Seung Ryong was nominated and why he is a legend. That man is a force. He is a beast. Juwon is their Wolverine. But my favorite parts are when he is being an awkward suitor then husband to Jihee and loving dad to Huisoo.

Lee Jung Ha’s smile as Bongseok can light up the world. What a sweetheart. I’m excited to see what happens next for him in the sequel (there will be a sequel, right?).

Cannot wait for Huisoo to become even more badass than she already is. If she takes after both her parents, she’d be terrifying.

Ganghoon is definitely the kind of guy I would have had a crush on at that age. Handsome, mysterious, a good son. Kind of sucks to see him turn into the very thing all the parents wanted their kids to avoid, but seems like he has the potential to be the new Doosik.

Now that I’ve read the story behind Hyewon, okay, I’m really intrigued to see where this goes.

Kim Sung Kyun as Ganghoon appa! My Reply 1988 heart.

The North-South conflict really gives the show its distinct flavor. The espionage is cool and all, but the traces of commonality give the show a lot of heart and humanity. I like how a lot of South Korean media humanize the enemy. It’s a reminder that they were one people a long time ago.

How does this have only 40-something fics on AO3????? Please, people, this deserves everything.

I had a lot more thoughts on this as I was watching but these are what stuck. I really hope to see more of these characters, hopefully soon, but I’m also interested to explore the other stories in this same universe that Kang Full has created.

#kdrama #moving kdrama #moving #무빙 #jo in sung #han hyo joo #ryu seung ryong #Lee jung ha #go youn jung #Kim do Hoon

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Go Yoon Jung & Lee Jung Ha as Jang Hee Soo & Kim Bong Seok

MOVING / 무빙 (2023) dir. Park In Je

#무빙 #moving #moving kdrama #go yoon jung #lee jeong ha

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" He should not have come back. He was in grave danger. He said he didn't get to meet a lot of people. And because of that,he wasn't good at joking or socializing,but it was all from his heart. Everything he said was from his heart. No, that's not exactly right. It was actually because he loved me."

HAN HYO JOO & JO IN SUNG as LEE MI HYUN & KIM DOO SHIK in MOVING / 무빙 (2023) dir. park in jae

#moving #moving kdrama #han hyo joo #jo in sung #I am so late to this but omgggg this show!!!!! #also that 90s vibe and aesthetic so on point so mulder and scully???

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I'm here to stick to you. Why won't I stick? I need to stick to you. Why do I keep moving away from you? You are sticking to me.

DESTINED WITH YOU 연애는 불가항력 2023, dir. nam ki hoon

#rowoon #destined with you #pls this is what I want pls

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Henry Cavill as Superman in BLACK ADAM (2022) post-credits

#black adam #superman #henry cavill #HE DESERVES BETTER #best version of clark and supes since christopher reeves no one can convince me otherwise #dc you fumbled the bag fuck you

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That’s it, I’m done with the DCEU. I’ll probably just stay on for Reevesverse Batman but otherwise, I do NOT give a shit about everything else. The way they’ve treated their talents has been absolutely abysmal, and Henry’s announcement is the final straw.

Anyway the performance of superhero movies lately looks like a signal of the death knell for this genre. Keep it for the fans, but there are so many other more interesting things to watch onscreen.

#fuck you dc #henry cavill you will always be superman to me

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in the next batman movie selina is back in town to con bruce wayne which he knows but he missed her so much and obviously he can afford it so he just lets her

#the batman 2022 #the batman #batcat

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never thought I’d be into hot emo batman yet here we are

also that batcat chemistry is insane??? kept waiting for them to f*ck whenever they were on screen together

months late but

idc, the batman (2022) may be the best batman movie ever (and is one of my top superhero films of all time) and robert pattinson’s is now my fave movie version of the character

#the batman #the batman 2022 #batcat

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months late but

idc, the batman (2022) may be the best batman movie ever (and is one of my top superhero films of all time) and robert pattinson’s is now my fave movie version of the character

#the batman #the batman 2022 #robert pattinson

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I am going to get hate for this, esp since I only starting stanning Su/no, but I was watching the Paravi episodes about the dream loungewear for girlfriends and it was so frustrating to watch.

It must be the cultural difference but I cannot believe Me/me and A/be got those high ranks (Fuk/ka didn’t follow instructions so he doesn’t count). What shocked me even more was Me/me’s explanation, like seriously, he wants a woman who’d make more of an effort on her appearance at home? And five years into their relationship at that? Really? And A/be, that silk pajama set would be ok to wear in a staycation fancy hotel but at home every day? What a hassle. And to think women were pleased with those! Boggles the mind.

Tbh I think the middle-ranked guys and Da/te were the most believable and relatable, and even Hika/ru and Sak/kun’s tracksuits and gym class clothes were fine. It was nice that they thought of the comfort of the girl first and foremost. Shows a lot about their views on women and dating. It’s upsetting because I really like(d) Me/me but now I’m disappointed given his views, but I think I’ve just confirmed that my real oshis are Shop/pi and Ko/ji.

After a long day at work wearing slacks and blazers or whatever else, the last thing on my mind once I step through my doorway at home is to still be stylish and made up when all I want to do is relax and be able to burp and fart and be my basic human self and be accepted and loved for it. When we start having babies and I’m covered in baby vomit and my hair and outfit’s a mess, you are not gonna like what you see.

Anyway tldr the patriarchy is very much alive and well in that country and a freaking jp0p group just confirmed it.

#fandom rant #not gonna tag them bec I don’t want people to come at me #but anyway shop/pi and ko/ji and te/ru u guys are real ones #your girlfriends would be very lucky

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this whole situation is very funny

credit to @cryptvokeeper for the idea!

#oh tumblr #thanks for being u

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I never left this place because as much as I hate it, I love it, too. Now people from that other app are migrating here and about to get some pretty bad culture shock, but a part of me hopes they’ll like it here and learn to appreciate old school and (generally) peaceful fandom culture (minus anti culture obvs).

#still stuck in the 2010s tumblr mindset but idgaf #anyway welcome twitter users

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I’ve been thinking the same thing. To me he’s always come off as the handsome, good-natured boyish goofball. It looks like he knows he’s good looking but doesn’t care — he doesn’t mind taking weird roles and he really goes all out with the physical comedy and doesn’t mind the weird styling choices given to him. His peers have called him handsome (in Amazing Saturday ep 225 below you can see that) and he’s also leaned into certain roles that make good use of his looks (see: Private Lives) so I think this isn’t lost on him — he just seems to care more about his performances and work than his looks.

do you guys think go kyung-pyo knows how attractive he is

#go kyung pyo #korean actors

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Love Is For Suckers, ENA, (2022).

#love is for suckers #kdrama #choi siwon #lee da hee #it was this scene that made me realize that this probably won’t end very well but I’m in it for the ride anyway #they look sad and wistful here so yeah i will not keep my hopes up

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#love is for suckers #siwon #lee da hee #choi siwon #kdrama