Navillera (TV series)


Navillera is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Park In-hwan, Song Kang, Na Moon-hee, and Hong Seung-hee. Based on the Daum webtoon of the same name written by Hun and illustrated by Ji-min between 2016 and 2017, it aired on tvN from March 22 to April 27, 2021. It is also available for streaming on Netflix.
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Synopsis

Navillera tells the story of Shim Deok-chul, a 70-year-old retired mailman who decides to pursue his life-long dream of learning ballet, which does not impress his family. At the dance academy, he meets Lee Chae-rok, a 23-year-old dancer who became interested in ballet after trying out different sports. Chae-rok's mother was a ballet dancer before she died when he was young. He is struggling financially and thinks of giving up ballet until meeting Deok-chul, which changes his mind.
Sim Deok-chul's commitment to his dream inspires people with different genders, ages, and social status trying to achieve their dreams and do what makes them happy. The South China Morning Post states in their review of the series that "Navillera deals with relatable issues of old age, whether you're the one approaching it or your loved ones".

Characters

Main

  • Park In-hwan as Shim Deok-chul
  • Song Kang as Lee Chae-rok
  • Na Moon-hee as Choi Hae-nam
  • Hong Seung-hee as Shim Eun-ho, Deok-chul's granddaughter who is currently working as an intern at the same café as Chae-rok. She eventually becomes friends with him.

Supporting

  • Jo Sung-ha as Lee Moo-young, Chae-rok's father who used to be a soccer coach at his school before going to jail. He was released recently and lives apart from his son to make a living.
  • Kim Tae-hoon as Ki Seung-joo, Chae-rok's ballet teacher who owns Ballet Studio. He seems to be strict and short-tempered, but actually cares about his students very much.
  • Shin Eun-jung as Kim Ae-ran, Eun-ho's mother and daughter-in-law of Deok-chul.
  • Jung Hae-kyun as Shim Sung-san, Eun-ho's father and Deok-chul's first son. He aggressively opposes his father taking ballet lessons.
  • Kim Soo-jin as Shim Sung-suk, Deok-chul's daughter and wife of struggling politician Young-il.
  • Yoon Ji-hye as Eun So-ri, Seung-joo's ex-wife who is a ballet teacher at Hankuk University of Arts Dance School.
  • Lee So-yeong as Anna Yoo, a pianist at Ballet Studio.
  • Jung Hee-tae as Young-il, Sung-suk's husband who is a politician.
  • Jo Bok-rae as Shim Sung-gwan, Deok-chul's second son who quit being a doctor and is struggling in pursuing his dream of becoming a film director.
  • Kim Hyun-mok as Kim Se-jong, Chae-rok's friend since their school days, also his fellow part-timer at a café.
  • Seo In-guk as Hwan-hee
  • Kim Kwon as Yang Ho-beom, Chae-rok's former friend who now resents him after the latter's father beat him up, claiming that he does not deserve to live a good life.