Move to Heaven (2021)

Brilliant

I came for Lee Je Hoon and stayed for Tang Jun Sang. what a revelation. they were both so incredible at portraying these deeply complex emotional characters. Their unconventional relationship turned out to be so beautiful and wholesome. the way their own backstories unfolded was just amazing. my heart was aching for both of them in different ways. it was funny, cute, and soulful. Watching them take care of the deceased’s belongings and finding out the stories thru the stuff they left behind was beyond touching. there wasn’t an episode where i didn’t cry. every character was so well written and acted and the cinematography is breathtaking. 10/10 recommend. I will probably rewatch it again soon

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Simply Lovely

As someone who hadn't watched the trailer before the release and wasn't too sure of the concept when reading the synopsis, Move to Heaven is one of the greatest surprises I have ever had. The story was simply a masterpiece, thought-provoking and makes you really think about life - which I love to think about. I also love the different characters, and how they are with one another. The acting was great, apart from a couple of scenes, but nothing major here. The OST wasn't too noticeable but instead I felt was used very appropriately to hype up suspense or mystery (another great choice here). The re-watch value is high due to the fact that there are only 10 episodes, which some only lasting about 45 minutes (but only feel like 20 minutes or so!).

I highly suggest that you watch Move to Heaven. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I did.

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Each episode moves you closer to heaven

The series let's us explore life through the eyes of dying/dead people, who are unable to tell lies. We get to see the facts, and if you wish to do so, you get uplifted. The leitmotiv is thus very different from a rom-com (there are hints throughout, but little development, leaving it to the viewer to hope for more, again uplifting you), or a standard drama.
Though there is no direct reference to it, this series is akin to Dante's Purgatory, the second part of his masterpiece, the Divine Comedy. A soul having seen the worst in hell, is now climbing to heaven amidst other climbers, until he is "puro e disposto a salire alle stelle", in such a state that he can reach to enter heaven.

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A real MASTERPIECE !

Storytelling, scenario, acting, direction and... were literally high quality and excellent.
With each episode that passed, the development of the characters, their relationships and the main story was formed more and better to audience.
The story of each cases was special and unique, the story was narrated as if we have known and lived with Guru, his father, uncle and Namu for years. I found a very beautiful and special view of people's death and their afterlife.
I literally cried every episode and I dont regret it, it all worth watching this gem.
This series is full of emotions for who can understand the main purpose of the series.
One of the most valuable series in my life really.

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Will make you cry

This was one of those shows where I cried in basically every episode - especially in the beginning where the overarching plot didn't take so much of the run time, the individual stories this show tells are so touching, and there are scenes in every episode that I cannot get out of my head!

What docks a point out from story for me is the ending, I would have much preferred a complete story rather than such an obvious lead up to a potential next season (I do not know if one is in the works?) and the events with the uncle were a bit over the top.

I can't praise the acting enough, everyone felt so real and you totally get sucked into whatever emotions they are portraying. Rewatch value is 10/10 for me, I have watched this show twice now and could easily go for a third round, espically of my favourite episodes.

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This drama is type which explodes your head at end eps

nice short drama just 10 eps.

very nice drama which at start at least in mine opinion doesnt really excel in anything, but it will all change in later eps. Later episodes are ones which shows you that all normal eps stories from before was all connected in way which made whole drama change its color.

This drama got 3 main protagonists which are worthy of notice:
1 ML - young man with asperger syndrome - he plays it very well maybe cause I seen already Extraordinary Attorney Woo and It's Okay to Not Be Okay. I wasnt really impressed by his playing, but I still feel its at about same level as leads from both dramas I mentioned.
2 ML - my favorite character of this drama - uncle with bad past which gets guardianship for 1 ML.
Almost through whole drama I felt this story is more about him than about 1 ML. Last few eps changed this view a little.
1 FL - childhood female friend of 1 ML which very cares about 1 ML. Always though its some kind of romance connection to 1 ML. Whole character looked to be more like annoying nasty mother hen trying to protect her chicken. Again this view change little by end.

plot - 1ML with autism works with his dad in cleaning company which cleans after deceased people. Dad dies cause sickness and thanks his will 2ML becomes guardian for 1ML. Whole drama goes around stories of deceased and stories within both ML past.

genre - life stories

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A lovely and surprisingly heartwarming story

Two outstanding dramas in one season are more than I would have expected, but following on the heels of Navillera, we have Move to Heaven, an Unexpectedly charming and moving story of an autistic boy and his uncle. After watching Lee Je-hoon in Taxi Driver, I was pretty past my limit for violence and revenge, and if I had realized that he's playing the uncle, I would not have watch this. I"m so glad I was ignorant - he proved to be an actor of excellent range and made the transition from ex-convict to caring man elegantly and subtly. All of the cast was terrific. The writing was well paced, as was the direction. You'll shed a tear or two, and the stories nested within the main story elaborate the plot and the feelings. This is well worth watching.

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Good Enough

Korean Drama "Move To Heaven" is an emotional drama with lots of shades of sadness, happiness and a big dose of closure.

The story starts with a tragedy right off, an event that triggers the rest of the action which mostly hides behind short per episode cases of death and how the main characters help those who had lost someone to move on. Those short stories were different from one another and covered a lot of topics, from parent love to lost lovers. They were beautifully portrayed and fitted in the main story axis well.

As for the main characters' mystery, that unfolded slowly but steadily, being boosted by the smooth pace and the intense background stories. The performances were spot on, simple but emotional, and, overall, enjoyable. The few characters were a good choice also.

So, 9.5 out of 10.

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Tear jerker

What can i say? I enjoyed this watch so much.
It's the type of tv show that touches your heart.
There wasn't an episode that i didn't feel for the deceased, man. I cried a ton because albeit the lack of display of emotions from Geu Ru, his honesty and the his goal to give that yellow box to the family/lover of the deceased got to me. He really didn't stop at anything. He wanted to make sure that he delivers tje message of the deceased to the person that needs to hear it.

I don't really know anything about asperger's so i wouldn't know if he did good in portraying that but on it's own Jun Sang really did an amazing job. His actions (mainly the way that he moved about and his eye contact) the way that he delivered his lines didn't seem awkward at all to the point that i felt for the character each time.


I'm so happy they tailored a character that would fully understand Geu Ru (no judgement and all). Can i just say that I loved Na Mu's character? She understood Geu Ru w/o him having the need to explain anything and to me that is something so beautiful.

As always, an amazing job from both Ji Jin Hee and Lee Je Hoon. These two are always so good and authentic w/ whatever role they portray. The twist to me was something that i did not expect!!!!! I just wish they didn't wait till the last two episodes to reveal that but anyway, they still did a beautiful job w/ it.

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Incredible short drama which will make you laugh and cry

This has been a refreshing drama. It has a little bit of humor, meaningful and touching stories, outstanding character portrayal. I literally couldn't ask for more.

As usual I love dramas with mini stories every episode while also creating a big picture for the drama overall. I love how the character developments are implemented and how the characters' stories are revealed one by one. There's a charm on the story wherein it's very simple yet it is also very deep.

The main leads' chemistry is very good. I love how their characters help each other to be a better person. The actors indeed make their characters come to life. GeuRu is now added on my most memorable fictional character list.

The whole drama is also 10 episodes only which why I'm able to fit it on my busy schedule. I recommend this if you want to watch and unwind on a weekend. This drama will surely make you laugh and cry and relieve your stress away.

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A moving final move (to heaven) – a meaningful drama

STORY
The male lead, Han Geu-ru (Tang Jun Sang) ran a cleaning company called ‘Move to Heaven’. This is unlike your usual cleaning company, but one which offered trauma cleaning services. Geu-ru ran the company with his father but the latter passed away suddenly and he was left to run the company with his uncle who became his guardian, Cho Sang-Gu (Lee Je Hoon) and his neighbor, Yoon Na-Mu (Hong Seung Hee), both of whom were newbies to trauma cleaning.

ACTING
I am not familiar with the cast in this drama and I do not think they are famous celebrities, but I have no complaints about their acting. All of them did their job well, especially the 18-year-old Tang Jun Sang. His portrayal as Han Geu-ru with Asperger’s Disorder was very believable. Kudos to him.

I started watching this drama with no inkling of what it was about because I did not read the synopsis, comments or reviews. I was only attracted to its 9.2 rating in MDL and after watching this 10-episode drama, I think it does deserve the high rating, but also feel that perhaps more episodes would have been better.

‘Move to Heaven’ was called upon each time by the police, funeral homes, the family of the deceased or in one case, the deceased himself (made advance booking) to clean, disinfect the place, clear away the belongings and clean up the detritus from bodies sometimes found dead after a few days or even weeks and months after death. Basically, to help the deceased in their final move, as the drama put it.

At the threshold of the place he was about to clean, Geu-ru would always recite a prayer and play a sentimental classical piece. He would then first clean away dried blood and body fluids if there were any, that might have stained the floor, walls of the place before picking up the items in the place and organizing the more intimate belongings in a yellow box which he would then pass to the next-of-kin or the closest or most intimate person of the deceased. Lastly, he would disinfect the place if deemed necessary before leaving.

This drama gave us good glimpses of what a trauma cleaner was about and how the job was done, a job considered gruesome and even inauspicious by some, judging from the drama. It was an eye-opener for me.

It was helping families in distress as it would be a stressful and difficult time for family members who might be emotionally disturbed or busy with last-minute arrangements for the deceased. And whenever they see the blood, it might remind them of the deceased. It was a truly meaningful job.

I did however wonder about the accuracy of the job portrayal as my understanding was trauma cleaners would be cladded in personal protective gear, armed with tongs and wore rubber gloves, but in this drama, Geu-ru wore only his uniform and sometimes picked up the items with his bare hands.

There was never a boring moment, however, when Geu-ru did each case (on average there was a new case every two episodes), because every deceased and every story behind the death was different and portrayed realistically.
In fact, the only boring scenes of the drama were those when Geu-ru was not doing his job and that was mainly the scenes of his uncle who was previously a boxer. Nothing interesting about those scenes with his uncle trying to get away from his past and overcome the trauma of his friend’s accident. Those, to me, were not the focus of the drama and seemed more like fillers.

This was a drama about life, death and bidding farewell to the dead and to add on emphatically, it was not just a drama about trauma cleaning, because Geu-ru was a young man with Asperger's Disorder, a developmental disorder with difficulty relating to others socially and their behavior and his thinking patterns tended to be rigid and repetitive.
Perhaps it was because of his disorder that he did not get too emotional on each job, I guess.
God was fair. He gave him an extraordinary photographic memory, resulting in him being able to piece together the stories of the deceased and bring closure to the lives of many of them. It was satisfying in a way. Exceptional ability, I would say. It was as though the items spoke to him through his heart. That was perhaps why he was able to pass the belongings to their closest or intimate people himself. I believe this was not part of a normal trauma cleaner’s job so I saw it as a special service by ‘Move to Heaven’.

As the drama progressed, I realized that this drama was not just about trauma cleaning. It was also about Asperger’s Disorder. When his father left the world, I was actually worried for Geu-ru, I wondered how he was going to survive by himself after having lost the person who had impacted his life so much and taught him how to live. It was touching to see frequent flashbacks of his father’s words continuing to spur him on.

He was able to eventually bid farewell formally and put aside his emotions to clear his father’s room in the house - as a trauma cleaner. That scene to me was sad as he went through his father’s items, almost all of which were filled with memories of their lives together. Those personal items, in a normal typical case for him, would have just been belongings of ‘another deceased’.

I would not say that this drama was depressing or ‘heavy’ for the heart. Nevertheless, it was not a light-hearted drama either, because after all, this was about death.

The cleaning was portrayed in a respectful and matter-of-fact way which I liked, but the stories behind the items were heartbreaking. I shed tears of sadness and pity because there was one who took his own life (actually his own and his wife’s lives) and the rest of the deceased did not predict their untimely death and things were left uncompleted and words left unsaid. Watching this drama made me cherish life more. We need to treasure our relationships with our loved ones, our friends and our families because anytime we can just say goodbye.

If there was anything negative to comment, it would be that there were too few episodes which I mentioned earlier above. It was not rushed in any way, but I would have liked to see more cases, more variety in the cases faced by Geu-ru, more depth into trauma cleaning like showing the challenges of the job, more of Geu-ru's character development as well as more relationship development between him and his uncle.

I would not recommend this drama if you are looking for a light-hearted one that makes you laugh, but if you want to watch one which makes you ponder a little more about your life or simply if you want to have a better understanding of what a trauma cleaner is about, consider this drama.

Do know that there are one or two gruesome scenes in the beginning, but this is all part and parcel of the job and they are handling with what was a human life after all.

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