Song Hye-kyo, Gong Yoo, Seolhyun, Cha Seung-won, Lee Ha-nui, Netflix‘s ‘Slowly and Intensely’
‘Slowly Intense’ (tentative title) is a Netflix series that depicts the growth story of those who have nothing but dream of brilliant success, set in the Korean entertainment industry in the 1960s to 1980s, a time of barbarism and violence.
Writer Noh Hee-kyung of ‘Our Blues’, ‘Dear My Friends’, ‘It’s Okay, That Winter, the Wind Blows’, and ‘The World They Live In’ was in charge of the script, and director Lee Yoon-jung of ‘The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince’, ‘Cheese in the Trap’, and ‘Heart to Heart’ is in charge of directing.
In the play, Song Hye-kyo, who is working with writer Noh Hee-kyung for the third time after ‘The World They Live In’, ‘That Winter, the Wind Blows’, plays the role of Min-ja, who has developed a stronger inner self than anyone else after going through all sorts of hardships as a child. In the midst of living a tough life, she boldly throws herself into the Korean music industry when she spots an opportunity.
Gong Yoo plays Dong-goo. A friend who grew up with Minja since childhood, going through big and small things together, and a character who later steps into the music industry together. Although she is a character who can go anywhere, she has a pure and honest personality that listens to everything Minja says.
Kim Seolhyun plays Minhee, who has been entangled with Minja in a love-hate relationship since childhood. She will show various aspects of herself, from her innocent side that unconditionally follows Minja‘s words to her rebellious side that is both sharp and rebellious.
Cha Seungwon, who met writer Noh Hee-kyung again after ’Our Blues‘, plays Gil Yeo, the greatest composer of the time. He is a big shot in the music industry who has made all the singers who have passed through his hands successful.
Lee Ha-nui plays Minhee’s mother and adopted son who dreams of becoming a singer. Lee Ha-nui shows her tenacity and passion as she does not give up on her dream of becoming a singer even in difficult circumstances and the cold reality.
Reporter Seungmi Lee smlee@donga.com
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