The Trunk marks Gong Yoo’s return to the screen three years later The Silent Seaand I predict it will be one of the best K-dramas 2024. The three-year wait for Gong Yoo to star in or at least appear in another big K-drama will be worth it, as the actor will be in not just one, but two shows before the end of the year. Gong Yoo will star The Trunk and Squid Game 2which will be released one month apart on November 29th and December 26th, respectively.
squid game season 2 will cap off a very strong year for Netflix when it comes to K-dramas. From original web series like Parasite: The Gray, Sweet Home 3, and The Frog for licensed programs, such as Queen of Tears and Love next door, Some of the best K-dramas of 2024 were available on Netflix. As a huge fan of Gong Yoo, however, one of my most anticipated shows of the year has not yet been released. and recently released a trailer – The Trunk.
The Trunk has all the ingredients to be a successful K-Drama on Netflix
Gong Yoo’s return looks incredibly promising
Between the cast, production value and premise, I believe The Trunk has everything it takes to be a hit in late 2024. While there have been a lot of excellent K-dramas this year, especially in the rom-com genre, The Trunk could be one of the last K-drama hits of 2024. Netflix is describing the show as a “mystery melodrama,” which suggests that Gong Yoo’s K-drama return won’t be a traditional romance series. The fake marriage trope has been used countless times in K-dramas, but The Trunk is adding a dark touch to it.
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The trunk cast |
Character |
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Gong Yoo |
Han Jeong-won |
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Seo Hyun Jin |
No In-ji |
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Jung Yun Ha |
Lee Seo-yeon |
The Trunk tells the story of a fake marriage agency that offers people contracts under which they will be officially married for a year. Gong Yoo plays Han Jeong-won, described as a lonely music producer who went through a divorce and now needs NM agency’s fake marriage services. Seo Hyun-jin plays Noh In-ji, who works at the agency and handles Jeong-won’s contract. Lastly, Jung Yun-ha will play Lee Seo-yeon, who will be Jeong-won’s wife under this contract. The TrunkThe first trailer has a sinister atmosphere this makes it feel like a horror series.
Gong Yoo’s career choices mean the trunk must have something special
The actor carefully chose his film and TV roles
After roles in incredibly popular K-dramas such as ElfGong Yoo carefully chose his next projects and did not appear in many shows or films. His main role in Train to Busanone of my favorite zombie films of all time, brought him worldwide fame, which reached even higher levels in 2021 with squid game. Gong Yoo has not participated in a non-streaming television series since Elfwhich means all of his K-dramas since then have aired originals, mostly from Netflix. Between squid game, The Silent Seaand The Trunk, Gong Yoo has become a Netflix favorite.
Considering how big squid game and The Silent Sea were – although the latter wasn’t as big as the former – Gong Yoo’s upcoming Netflix K-drama will have big shoes to fill. Not only have Gong Yoo’s previous shows raised the bar on what the actor will do next, but his fans have been waiting to see him lead another project for three years. The fact that he hasn’t been involved in as many projects recently makes me think that The Trunk There must be something special that attracted him to the project.
Squid Game 2 will be big, but The Trunk is Gong Yoo’s most exciting show in 2024
The seller is great, but I can’t wait to see Gong Yoo in the lead role again
squid gameIts popularity remains unparalleled, as it has become Netflix’s most-watched series of all time and has yet to be dethroned. Therefore, there is no denying that Squid Game 2 created huge expectations and will be a very important chapter in Gong Yoo’s career. However, I’m even more excited to The Trunk than for Squid Game 2at least in terms of what Gong Yoo can offer. Firstly, we don’t know how big the Seller’s role will be in squid game season 2 story. Gong Yoo’s character in squid game after all, it’s supposed to be mysterious.
Secondly, as exciting as it is to revisit the world of squid game with new and old characters, an all-new series will allow Gong Yoo to show something different. After playing the romantic lead or hero in a number of projects, seeing Gong Yoo in a “melodramatic mystery” K-drama based on a novel looks very promising. Jeong-won appears to be a very intense and layered character that will allow Gong Yoo to showcase his skills as a lead actor.