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A 70-year-old man with a dream and a 23-year-old man with a gift lift each other out of harsh realities and rise to the challenges of becoming ballet dancers.

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Navillera: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Jae-Ha Kim Jae-Ha Kim For septuagenarian Shim Deok-Chul, his unfulfilled dream is ballet. As a child, he had wanted to take lessons, but his father stopped him. There was the lack of money, but also prejudice against men who participated in "women's" artforms. Rated: 3/4 Jul 29, 2023 Full Review Navillera: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Pierce Conran South China Morning Post The result... ...is the icing on the cake that lifts Navillera from being an easy-going and heart-warming drama to something affecting and inspirational. Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 15, 2022 Full Review Navillera: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (3) John Serba Decider If you're not at least halfway invested in Deok-chul's long-held desire to be more than just a boring mailman family man, your heart is at least half stone. Mar 23, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ishani D Watching this show felt like a dream come true in itself! A Must Watch!Special? No this show is super special. The sweetness of the entire drama will keep you captivated till the end. It will make you smile, make you tense, and make you cry like a baby. The perfection of the storyline, the concept, the performances, the aesthetic, and everything about it makes it an extraordinary watch. It isn’t our regular romance drama but a drama about achieving your dreams irrespective of anything because if you want it, and if it makes you happy you should do it for yourself.Love this drama, it is like a ray of hope, a dream, and deserves so much more recognition! The characters are also so well built, each one of them will make you fall in love. Ah I miss this drama so much. I wish I could lose my memory of it and watch it again but whenever I feel like it, I revisit my favourite moments from it. Moreover, this drama is like hope. A hope for anyone who wants to soar like an eagle, and fly freely like a butterfly, and I bet everyone’s wants to do it at least once in their lifetime.I love Navillera, this drama is a breath of fresh air, sweet, and scented. Please go and watch it, it is definitely quite underrated, but I truly wish in coming time more and more people come across it and love it. 🦋💕✨ Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/07/24 Full Review shinto n Poignant story, told in a very loving elegant ways. I wept, smiles and laugh as I watch each episodes. it's a story of unfulfilled dream, family comes together and friendships in unlikely places/persons. For once, I saw a series where SongKang was the lead and there was no romance, he truly act well in this one and I hope he takes on more of these roles that should hopefully stretched his acting ability. Definitely worth watching from the storyline to it's execution. superb! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/02/23 Full Review Miriam B This was one of the most moving, graceful, and heartwarming stories I've seen in the K-drama canon. Incredible script writing, with the perfect touch, knowing when characters should speak, and when the film speaks for them. The actors all go through changes along with the two leads throughout; it's not just a ballet movie — it's much more about the struggles and humor of real life no matter who you are. Dealing with Mr. Sim's encroaching Alzheimer's is done with such caring and slowly just as he is learning ballet. Unbelievably wonderful series made with great love. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Agnete T Navillera: in 12 episodes it packs a punch in terms of emotions. A series on the social realism side of spectrum with some really intricate work on family, age, opportunity, selfacceptance and selfbelief. This is not a binging series, instead it invites you to take your time and learn to love these flawed and amazing human beings. It is a powerful criticism of the traditional korean success criteria, obedience, social conformity and harsh judgements, and at the same time a love declaration to mentors and guides, to the right words at the right time, to starting on a path, trusting yourself, and about how even late is better than never. It whispers "You too can soar, don't stop, keep going until the very end". A pensioner and a working class ballet student adopt eachother a little reluctantly perhaps at first, grow to care profoundly and soar together, one at the end of his life realising with his last effort a lifelong dream, and the other at the beginning. all potential and desire. It ends with one of the most awkward and heartfelt hugs I've seen in Korean cinema&drama to date. No cheesy lovestory in sight, just pure humanity and sincere relationships. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/11/22 Full Review Audience Member I absolutely loved this TV series. It had me laughing, crying and reflecting. The actors were great, the story line was amazing, and it touched me somewhere deep because it addressed so many human life issues that we all face at one time or another. Mr. Sims character and Charoek was so inspiring and Mr. Sims' wife was a true image of a wife loving her husband and caring for him. All the characters were great and they all spoke to me. I loved this movie and I hate that it is over. However, these messages that I received will live with forever. I love a show with substance and this one most definitely had it. Whoever story this was or just the writer(s)....Kuddos to you and the director. This show was amazing beyond the few words I have written. I truly loved it. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member My favorite k-drama in 2021 so far!!!SO GOOOD!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Park In-hwan Shim Deokchul Song Kang Lee Chaerok Na Moon-hee Choi Haenam Hong Seung-hee Shim Eunho Jeong Haegyun Shim Seongsan Jo Sung-ha Lee Muyeong
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 22, 2021 Episode 1 A devastating loss and an unfulfilled dream lead Sim Deok-chul to a ballet studio; Lee Chae-rok's real-life troubles disrupt his training. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 23, 2021 Episode 2 Deok-chul is eager to prove himself as a student and manager; a dismayed Chae-rok agrees to teach him with one condition. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 29, 2021 Episode 3 Deok-chul helps Chae-rok fend off an antagonist and a cold, while Chae-rok backs Deok-chul's decision to pursue ballet despite his wife's disapproval. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 30, 2021 Episode 4 A downhearted Deok-chul gives in to his family's protests over his new hobby; Chae-rok quits his part-time job to train for an upcoming competition. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 5, 2021 Episode 5 Sim Eun-ho finds the courage to search for joy; Deok-chul and Choi Hae-nam invite a nervous Chae-rock into their warm home. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 6, 2021 Episode 6 Yang Ho-beom jabs at Chae-rok, who moves closer to his goal; Ki Seung-joo advises Chae-rok against a possibly career-ending move. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 12, 2021 Episode 7 Hae-nam calls Chae-rok for help when Deok-chul goes missing; Seung-joo and Deok-chul inspire Chae-rok with personal stories of setbacks and recovery. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 13, 2021 Episode 8 Chae-rok is devastated to learn of Deok-chul's diagnosis; following a doctor's appointment, Deok-chul loses his way walking back to the ballet studio. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 19, 2021 Episode 9 Sim Seong-gwan finds inspiration for his documentary close to home; determined to help Deok-chul take to the stage, Chae-rok trains him for an audition. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 20, 2021 Episode 10 Lee Mu-yeong offers Ho-beom his belated apology and encouragement; out of concern for Deok-chul's health, Chae-rok tells him to quit learning ballet. Details Episode 11 Aired Apr 26, 2021 Episode 11 Sim Seong-san is forced to take the fall for a mishap at work; Deok-chul and Chae-rok practice for their performance. Details Episode 12 Aired Apr 27, 2021 Episode 12 On the day of the gala, Deok-chul is advised against performing, but Chae-rok is set on helping him achieve his dream of soaring onstage. Details

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Director
Han Dong-hwa

Screenwriter
Lee Eun-mi

Network
TVNKOR

Rating
TV-PG

Genre
Drama

Original Language
Korean

Release Date
Mar 22, 2021
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