Move To Heaven : Lee Je-hoon X Tang Jun-sang X Hong Seung-hee Sharing Their Sincerest Emotions

Move to Heaven brings together a refreshing ensemble cast of Lee Je-hoon, who never fails to impress audiences; Tang Jun-sang, a rising star with 11 years of acting experience under his belt; and Hong Seung-hee, whose cheerful spirits draw people in.

“It was amazing how much the stories in the script resonated with me even though I didn’t personally experience them and I couldn’t stop the tears,” says Lee Je-hoon recalling the reason why he felt compelled to star in Move to Heaven, a heart-warming story amidst a flood of provocative and sensational stories.

Tang Jun-sang, who plays Geu-ru in the series, echoes Lee’s emotional experience of reading the script for the first time: “I read the script to episode 10 at one sitting. I didn’t want to break up the emotional flow of this engaging and moving story. I cried so much reading the script, and I wanted to help audiences feel the emotions I felt.”

Lee Je-hoon and Tang Jun-sang respectively transformed themselves into Sang-gu, who has led a tough life due to his painful past, and Geu-ru, who lives with Asperger’s syndrome, to create a perfect balance between the characters. Despite the initial bias against trauma cleaning, Sang-gu gradually changes his view on the profession and the world, while Geu-ru deeply moves audiences through his innocent and quiet recount of the various forms of death and heart-wrenching stories of the marginalized.

“There is no limit to Lee Je-hoon’s ability to portray the multi-dimensional* emotional shifts of his character, and he had unmatched energy to push his emotions to the extreme,” says director Kim Sung-ho, raising the anticipation for Lee Je-hoon’s performance that artfully portrayed various emotional depths. Kim also applauds Tang Jun-sang for fully capturing the emotional nuances of Geu-ru, whose quiet gaze and lack of facial expressions rarely betray how he feels inside: “I couldn’t forget the kind of gaze and aura that only Tang Jun-sang could create.” On the performance of Hong Seung-hee, whose character Na-mu watches the relationship between Sang-gu and Geu-ru, the director says, “I liked the cheerful and super positive energy that only Hong Seung-hee could bring to the screen,” stoking curiosity about her character that will breath dynamic energy to the story.

“This is a story about people living their lives. I hope it warms and comforts your heart,” says Hong Seung-hee, inviting us to revisit our attitude and perspectives through Na-mu, who has no bias against Geu-ru’s disorder and trauma cleaning.

Besides the three stars, a host of actors add to the richness of the story of Move to Heaven: Ji Jin-hee makes a special appearance as Geu-ru’s father Jeong-u; Choi Soo-young plays social worker Son U-rim; Lee Jae-wook plays Kim Su-cheol, who was the reason why Sang-gu ended up in prison; Jeong Seok-yong and Jung Young-ju play Na-mu’s parents; Lee Moon-sik plays Park Ju-taek, who collects the waste from trauma cleaning; Lim Won-hee plays attorney Oh Hyun-chang, who delivers Jeong-u’s will; Jeong Ae-yeon plays Madame, who gets Sang-gu into trouble; and Yoon Ji-hye plays prosecutor Lee Ju-yeong, who pays close attention to Geu-ru’s special ability, all of whom came on board moved by the heart-warming story of Move to Heaven.

Another group of veteran and young actors who carry the individual storylines for the stories left behind by the deceased—Lee Joo-shil, Lee Eol, Lee Ki-young, Jung Dong-hwan, Kevin Oh, and Yoo Sun—played an important role in driving up the quality of the series. With authenticity of an actor being the most important factor for casting, director Kim Sung-ho built the storylines of individual episodes with “actors whose solid performance and presence alone could draw the audience in.” Created through the collaboration among people who share a deep understanding of, connection to, and affection for, the message of the series, Move to Heaven is now attracting the attention of viewers around the world.