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Gong Yoo, left, and Song Hye-kyo. Photos from actors' Instagram accounts

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Gong Yoo, Song Hye-kyo team up for K-drama: report

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17368273615681 1.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Gong Yoo, left, and Song Hye-kyo. Photos from actors&#x27; Instagram accounts"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Gong Yoo, left, and Song Hye-kyo. <em>Photos from actors&#x27; Instagram accounts</em></span></span></span>Gong Yoo and Song Hye-kyo, two of South Korea&#x27;s most popular actors, are set to join forces for an upcoming series, according to a report.</div><p>The pair are set to headline the drama &quot;Slowly But Intensely&quot; (literal title), which began filming last January 12, Korean entertainment news portal Soompi <a href="https://www.soompi.com/article/1715973wpp/gong-yoo-and-song-hye-kyo-begin-filming-for-new-drama"><strong>reported</strong></a> on Monday.</p><p>Penned by famed screenwriter Noh Hee-kyung, &quot;Slowly But Intensely&quot; is reportedly set in the broadcasting industry of the 1960s and 1970s.</p><p>This drama marks Noh&#x27;s third collaboration with Hye-kyo, following their work on &quot;Worlds Within&quot; in 2008 and &quot;That Winter, The Wind Blows&quot; in 2013. Noh is also celebrated for penning hit dramas like &quot;It&#x27;s Okay, That&#x27;s Love&quot; and &quot;Our Blues.&quot;</p><p>The series is expected to have 22 episodes and is in talks to be released on Netflix, according to the Soompi article.</p><p>Hye-kyo is known for her roles in the dramas &quot;Autumn in My Heart,&quot; &quot;Full House,&quot; &quot;Descendants of the Sun,&quot; and most recently, the critically acclaimed &quot;The Glory.&quot;</p><p>Gong Yoo, meanwhile, rose to fame with his performance in the romance drama &quot;Coffee Prince.&quot; His other notable works include the zombie horror film &quot;Train to Busan,&quot; and series such as &quot;Goblin,&quot; &quot;Squid Game&quot; and &quot;The Trunk.&quot;</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JU5cF6N_idc?&amp;t&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>Gong Yoo and Song Hye-kyo, two of South Korea's most popular actors, are set to join forces for an upcoming series, according to a report.</p>

Gong Yoo and Song Hye-kyo, two of South Korea's most popular actors, are set to join forces for an upcoming series, according to a report.