MANILA, Philippines — Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun-jin lead the cast of Netflix's upcoming Korean series "The Trunk" directed by veteran television director Kim Kyu-tae, his first for the streaming platform.
Based on the novel of the same name by Kim Ryeo-ryeong and adapted to the screen by Park Eun-young, the show revolves around two people involved in a one-year marriage contract and the titular mysterious trunk.
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Hyun-jin's Noh In-ji is an employee of a marriage service company that secretly provides customized spouse services, a solid social norm in the show's universe because of the prevalence of divorce and people choosing not to be married.
In-jin becomes a contracted wife to Gong Yoo's Han Jeong-won, a music producer and a high-born heir who is consumed by anxiety and loneliness from his past.
Jeong-won is surprised by In-jin after thinking an obedient woman of his taste would be contracted to him, though In-jin soon learns the person who requested her marriage service was the Jeong-won's ex-wife Lee Seo-yeon played by Jung Yun-ha.
"Who knows? We might be destined to be together," Jeong-won says in Korean in the show's trailer.
Gong Yoo, born Gong Ji-cheol, is best known for starring in "Squid Game" and "Train to Busan" but has also appeared in "Coffee Prince," "The Silent Sea," and "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God."
Hyun-jin debuted as a member of the K-pop girl group M.I.L.K. in 2001 until its disbandment two years later, becoming a soloist for a while then an actor since 2006 with acting credits in "Why Her," "You Are My Spring," "Dr. Romantic," and "The Beauty Inside."
Kyu-tae previously directed episodes of "Hotel del Luna," "Our Blues," "The Crowned Clown," "Live," "The Most Beautiful Good-bye," "Dear My Friends," among many others.
"The Trunk" begins streaming on Netflix this November 29. — Video from Netflix Philippines' YouTube channel
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