Season 1 • Episode 9
LatestSet in the near future, the country of South Korea has gone bankrupt. In the fictional city of Mooyoung, irregularities and corruption has now become rampant. By chance, Kim Heug-Cheol receives superhuman strength and he fights against the corruption plaguing the city of Mooyoung.
Acting
Yang Dong-geun's everyman desperation hits different
Production
Bankrupt Korea worldbuilding on a shoestring budget
Writing
Nine tight episodes, no Korean drama bloat
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired on OCN, Korea's cable crime channel, explaining the grittier tone than network superhero shows. It predates the K-drama global boom by several years.
The 2012 release tapped into real South Korean anxieties about household debt and chaebol corruption—it's basically a fantasy response to the 2008 financial crisis hitting late.
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