The last few months of 2024 will be huge for Gong Yoo and his fans thanks to two upcoming Netflix releases K-dramas. One of the most popular and acclaimed Korean leading actors, Gong Yoo has starred in some K-drama classics as well as some of the most successful Korean series and films of all time. Gong Yoo’s career includes more traditional K-dramas such as Elf and Prince of Coffee as well as modern hits like squid game. It’s been a few years since Gong Yoo’s last leading TV rolebut the next two months will make up for it.
While Gong Yoo has been acting for over two decadeshis career reached new heights in 2016 with the release of Train to Busan. The film has gained widespread recognition and is often listed as one of the best zombie films of all time. Gong Yoo’s international impact would continue a few years later with 2021 squid gamewhich became Netflix’s most-watched TV show of all time. Gong Yoo seems to choose his next projects carefully, which makes his upcoming Netflix K-drama and his next squid game the second season returns even more exciting.
Gong Yoo will dominate the next two months between The Trunk and Squid Game 2
The Trunk premieres in November; Squid Game 2 premieres on December 26th
The Trunka Netflix K-drama starring Seo Hyun-Jin and Gong Yoo, has been in development for some time and will finally premiere in November 2024. Although a trailer has yet to be released, The Trunk is one of the most anticipated K-dramas of the year not only because of the cast, but also because of the premise. Based on the novel by Kim Ryeo-Ryeong TrunkThe Netflix show tells the story of a contract marriage agency that helps people find partners with whom they can have a fake marriage.
Seo Hyun-Jin plays In-ji, who has used the fake marriage service four times and is currently looking for her fifth fake husband. Gong Yoo will play Jung-wona divorced man who also signs up for a fake marriage. As expected, In-ji and Jung-won are assigned to each other. However, things get more complicated after a mysterious trunk appears on the beach revealing secrets about the fake marriage agency. On December 26, 2024, Gong Yoo will appear in another Netflix K-drama, this time returning – squid game Season 2, reprising his role as the Salesman.
Gong Yoo’s next two shows will make up for his time away from the screen
It’s been three years since Gong Yoo’s The Silent Sea debuted on Netflix
Gong Yoo’s last TV project was The Silent Seaa Netflix sci-fi series with horror elements released in 2021. Although The Silent Sea it wasn’t as big as Gong Yoo’s other Netflix original from that year, squid gameIt received good reviews and featured an impressive cast. The Silent Sea also worked as a spiritual successor to Train to Busan considering it starred Gong Yoo in yet another horror role, although the Netflix show was more about suspense than scares.
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Notable Gong Yoo Movies and TV Shows |
Character |
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Elf |
Goblin/Kim Shin |
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The Age of Shadows |
Kim Woo-jin |
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Train to Busan |
Seok-woo |
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squid game |
The Salesman |
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The Silent Sea |
Han Yoon-jae |
Regardless, the fact that Gong Yoo is finally back with another project is exciting. It’s also interesting how The Trunk differs from your more recent Netflix shows, i.e. squid game and The Silent Sea. It’s not uncommon for experienced, established actors to tackle different projects beyond the usual K-drama romance formula – especially in the era of Netflix web series – but it’s a good thing that Gong Yoo is once again the protagonist of what appears to be a romance story. Gong Yoo squid game The return is also incredibly exciting, even more so because we know so little about the Seller.
Gong Yoo’s Trunk and Squid game roles will be very different from each other
Gong Yoo plays the most mysterious character in Squid Game
Although we still don’t know much about The TrunkWith the plot different from what the book tells us, it’s safe to say that Gong Yoo’s roles in 2024 will be very different from each other. The Trunk is in the romance and mystery drama genreswhich can be a great combination, especially in a web series with fewer episodes than the average broadcast K-drama. squid gameon the other hand, it’s a K-drama thriller with a horrific premise and some incredibly violent sequences. Gong Yoo’s salesman is indisputably squid gameThe most mysterious and terrifying character.
Gong Yoo only had two scenes in squid gameappearing in the first and last episode of Netflix K-drama phenomenon. It is unclear how large a role the Seller will play in the squid game 2but Gong Yoo was the last actor to be announced for the new season when the cast was revealed. One of the first squid game Season 2 footage showed the salesman talking to Gi-hun in a restaurant, while a recently released teaser trailer showed Gong Yoo’s character getting ready for the day and inviting the audience to play with him.