The first teaser trailer has arrived for Tantara, Netflix's upcoming Korean period drama series. The teaser introduces a 1960s-to-1980s showbiz saga about resilient dreamers from humble beginnings who risk everything in pursuit of glittering success.
The teaser poster shows the series' central quartet, each driven by fierce ambition, and carries the tagline, "You know, I can smell money a mile away. There's money here." The poster hints at the uneasy alliances and rivalries that complicate their rise, especially the simmering tension between Min-ja and Min-hui, whose conflicting ambitions put their fragile bond to the test.
Watch the teaser trailer here:
The teaser itself hooks with dynamic visuals and a rhythmic beat, painting a vivid portrait of characters willing to throw their whole lives into the ruthless world of showbiz. Having weathered life's harshest trials together since childhood, Min-ja and Dong-gu dive into the record industry after discovering Min-hui, a raw vocal talent, and refuse to back down in the face of relentless setbacks.
Netflix Korea has also released four character posters, one for each of the four leads, under the series' Korean title, Slowly, Intensely. Song Hye-kyo's Min-ja appears in profile with a short black bob and a shearling-collared denim jacket, set against a warm, crowded period street, while Gong Yoo's Dong-gu stares upward, bruised and sweating in a dirty white tank top, under his line: "For rough people like us, what is there to fear?"
Kim Seol-hyun's Min-hui holds a guitar, her hair in twin braids, before a stage and its crowd, with the plea, "I have to succeed, so you won't abandon me." Cha Seung-won's Gil-yeo completes the set in glasses and a cream suit, one arm raised as if conducting, against a sepia-toned concert hall.
Song Hye-kyo stars as Min-ja, with Gong Yoo as Dong-gu, Kim Seol-hyun as Min-hui and Cha Seung-won as Seok Gil-yeo. The series unites writer Noh Hee-gyoung with director Lee Yoon-jung, in a story of tenacity and burning ambition set against the gritty, cutthroat backdrop of Korea's entertainment industry.
Tantara premieres on Friday, December 11, exclusively on Netflix worldwide, rolling out in three weekly installments: Part 1 (Episodes 1–8) on December 11, Part 2 (Episodes 9–15) on December 18 and Part 3 (Episodes 16–22) on December 25.
Sources: Netflix, Netflix Korea
