Timing (manhwa)

Kang Full's Timing is set in an unidentified city that is under a vague threat; a high school student committed suicide for no apparent reason and children are generally scared. A group of people with supernatural powers appear on the scene to put an end to the silent threat. The concept has been compared to that of X-Men and Heroes and has a fairly American style to it.[1] Timing features a student that can freeze time, a salaryman who has the ability to turn back time for ten seconds, a fast-food employee who can predict the next ten minutes, and a teacher whose dreams serve as premonitions for what is to come.[2] Sara Lawi of Orient-Extrême described Timing as a "deliberately simplistic" thriller.[1]

Kang took suggestions from his readership to determine the direction of Timing's story.[3]

• Park Ji-yoon
• Kim Young-tak
• Kang Min-hyuk
• Jang Se-yoon
• Baek Ki-hyung
• Yang Sung-sik

In 2010, production on an animated film adaptation for Timing started.[4] The film was originally scheduled to be released in 2012, but it was shelved for sponsorship reasons.[5][6] The animated film eventually premiered in October 2014, when it was shown at the 19th Busan International Film Festival. This adaptation of Timing is directed by Min Kyung-jo, produced by Hyoin Entertainment,[7] and features the voices of Park Ji-yoon, Um Sang-hyun, Ryu Seung-gon, Yeo Min-jeong, Sim Gyu-hyuk and Sung Wan-kyung. Timing was also shown at the 17th Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival in May 2015, where it won the grand prize.[8] The film was officially released in South Korea on December 10, 2015.

In Moving, Kim Young-tak made a special appearance.[9]

• Timing original webtoon at Kakao Webtoon (in Korean)
• Timing original webtoon at KakaoPage (in Korean)
• Timing at the Korean Movie Database
• Timing at IMDb