[Upcoming Drama 2023] Trunk, 트렁크- Gong Yoo & Seo Hyun Jin

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Drama:Trunk

Hangul: 트렁크

Genre: romance, melodrama

Network: Netflix

Episodes:

Director: Kim Kyu-Tae (Our Blues, Live, Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, It's Alright, This Is Love, That Winter, The Wind Blows,Padam, Padam,  Iris)

Writer: Park Eun-Young ( I Have Not Done My Best Yet, The 3rd Charm, Hwarang)

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Plot

 

 

"Trunk" follows the lives of Noh In Ji, head of a fixed-term marriage service agency named NM that fixes its clients a marriage life with their dream spouses, and the music producer Han Jung Won. Neither of them agrees with the idea of marriage... even though her career revolves around it, Noh In Ji prefers to stay single, while Han Jung Won firmly believes all marriages are deceit.

 

Cast

 

Seo Hyun Jin as Noh In Ji

Gong Yoo as Han Jung Won

 

Character descriptions

 

 Teasers/Trailers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gong Yoo And Seo Hyun Jin In Talks For Romance Drama

 

TV/Film

Feb 20, 2023

by S. Nam

 

Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin may be starring in a new drama soon!

On February 20, TV Daily reported that Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin will be starring in the Netflix original “Trunk” (literal title) together. In response to the report, a source from their agency Management SOOP shared, “Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin have received offers to star in ‘Trunk,’ and they are positively reviewing their offers.”

Based on a novel of the same name, “Trunk” is about a fixed-term marriage service agency NM that sets up marriage life with the spouse one desires. The project will be helmed by PD (producing director) Kim Gyu Tae of “Our Blues,” “Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo,” “It’s Okay, That’s Love,” and “Live” and written by scriptwriter Park Eun Young of “Hwarang.”

According to the reports, Seo Hyun Jin is in talks to play NM’s deputy head Noh In Ji who chooses to stay single even though her career revolves around marriage, and Gong Yoo is in talks to play music producer Han Jung Won who believes all marriages are deceit.

 

https://www.soompi.com/article/1567386wpp/gong-yoo-and-seo-hyun-jin-in-talks-for-romance-drama

 

Here's What We Know So Far About Gong Yoo's Comeback Romance K-Drama "Trunk"

 

Prepare the fanfare: The OG K-drama leading man Gong Yoo is set to make us swoon once more. The Hallyu king is reportedly returning to the romantic screen for Netflix, alongside Another Miss Oh actress Seo Hyun Jin.

Titled Trunk, the upcoming drama marks Gong Yoo’s grand return to the TV romance genre since 2016’s hit Goblin. Before it hits our streaming screens in the near future, here’s what you need to know about the next title on his slate.

The Plot

The K-drama is set to be an adaptation of the novel Trunk by Kim Ryeo Ryeong. The source material narrated the story of a fictional marriage service agency, who plays matchmaker to its clients with their future spouses.   

In an ironic twist, heading its agency is Noh In-ji, a woman who chooses to stay single despite the nature of her job. She crosses paths with Han Jeong-won, a music producer who believes that all marriages are deceit in disguise.

The Cast

Management SOOP confirmed that Hyun Jin and Gong Yoo are “positively considering” the series, where they will be set to portray the roles of Noh In-ji and Hang Jeong-won, respectively.

Formerly the main vocalist of the K-pop group M.I.L.K. before its disbandment in 2003, Hyun Jin has since then become a formidable actress in the Hallyu scene. She gained popularity as a lead in 2016’s Another Miss Oh, and has been a top-billed cast member in dramas such as Dr. Romantic (2016), Temperature of Love (2017), The Beauty Inside (2018), You Are My Spring (2021), and most recently, Why Her (2022).

 

https://www.preview.ph/culture/trunk-gong-yoo-netflix-romance-drama-a2229-20230222

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Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin in talks to star in a romance Netflix K-drama

by lo_ve, February 20, 2023

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SOOP labelmates Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin will possibly be the next K-drama couple for Netflix!

On February 20, several industry insiders shared that Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin will lead a new Netflix romance-genre K-drama titled Trunk. 

Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin's agency Management SOOP responded to the casting reports. The agency confirmed that the two did receive the casting offer. They also revealed that the two are positively considering starring in the upcoming romance K-drama. 

Trunk will base its story on a novel of the same name by Kim Rye Ryeong. The K-drama will revolve around a marriage service agency that sets up clients with a married life with a desired partner. 

The upcoming K-drama will be directed by Kim Kyu Tae (Our Blues, Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, and That Winter, the Wind Blows) and written by Park Eun Young (Hwarang).

In the upcoming series, Gong Yoo received the offer to play the role of a music producer. Meanwhile, Seo Hyun Jin got the offer to play the role of an employee of the marriage agency. Both of them think of marriage negatively. 

There are no official details yet on the premiere of the upcoming K-drama as well as the supporting actors that will possibly join Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin.

 

 

If Gong Yoo decided to accept the offer, this will be his second K-drama under Netflix. His last drama The Silent Sea was also a Netflix original. This will also be his return to the romance genre after seven years. The top actor is also set to make a special appearance  in the upcoming movie Wonderland led by Miss A's Bae Suzy, Park Bo Gum, Choi Woo Shik, and Jung Yu Mi

Meanwhile, if Seo Hyun Jin confirms her casting, this will be her first project for 2023. The actress was last seen in the SBS K-drama Why Her? with Hwang In Youp, Heo Joon Ho, Bae In Hyuk, Jo Young Jin, and Kim Sun Hyuk. She also led the 2022 film Cassiopeia. 

 

https://mydramalist.com/article/gong-yoo-and-seo-hyun-jin-in-talks-to-star-in-a-romance-netflix-k-drama

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Gong Yoo And Seo Hyun Jin Will Star In A New Netflix Show Just Like They Predicted

 

Actors Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin are reported to be the main characters of the upcoming Netflix Original Trunk.

It was confirmed that the two actors recently met with the production team to discuss their roles in the show.

This will be Gong Yoo’s third appearance in a Netflix Original following Squid Game and Sea of Silence. For Seo Hyun Jin, Trunk will be her first Netflix show.

 

Trunk is based on a novel of the same name by Kim Ryeo Ryeong. The melodrama is about a marriage service agency called NM that sets people up with their future spouses. Seo Hyun Jin will play the deputy director of NM, who ironically does not believe in marriage. Gong Yoo will play a music producer who believes that all marriages in the world are deceitful.

 

Trunk is directed by Kim Kyu Tae, who is known for some of his other works, including Our Blues, Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, It’s Okay, That’s Love, and Live.

When netizens heard this news, they expressed their enthusiasm for this dream couple.

 

Gong Yoo, Seo Hyun Jin, and a melodrama? This will work no matter what.

— @_sunhie

If I only look at the plot of Trunk, I’m not very eager to watch it.
But because it’s Gong Yoo x Seo Hyun Jin, I’m so fricking excited…
Even if the movie is trash, with this combo and their chemistry, it could work.

— @egeiid

 

Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin is finally coming true… It’s no longer just us being delusional

— @yeonjin4langhae9

 

Some fans even pointed out that in 2018, Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin presented at the Baeksang Arts Awards and spoke about how they wanted to be in a production together—and now it is finally coming true.

 

Gong Yoo x Seo Hyun Jin
Five years after the Baeksang Arts Awards, this is finally happening

I hope the day comes when we can be in a production together.

— @moraniyouuu

 

Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin in a melodrama… Legendary…
They’re going to show us Michelin-Star acting…

— @imagine_Drama

https://www.koreaboo.com/news/actors-gong-yoo-seo-hyun-jin-will-star-together-in-new-netflix-show/

 

 

I am also excited to see them in a drama together.

 

 

 

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Gong Yoo And Seo Hyun Jin Confirmed To Star In New Drama “The Trunk”

TV/Film

Jul 17, 2023

by S. Kim

 

 

Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin are confirmed to star in a new drama as a couple!

On July 17, Netflix announced the production of their upcoming drama “The Trunk” along with the casting news of Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin.

Based on a novel of the same name, “The Trunk” is about a matchmaking organization NM that sets up a contract-based marriage life with the spouse one desires. The project will be helmed by PD (producing director) Kim Gyu Tae of “Our Blues,” “Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo,” “It’s Okay, That’s Love,” and “Live” and written by scriptwriter Park Eun Young of “Hwarang.”

Seo Hyun Jin will take on the role of NM’s deputy head Noh In Ji who chooses to stay single even though her career revolves around marriage, and Gong Yoo will play music producer Han Jeong Won who finds himself in an unexpected marriage contract with In Ji through NM after his first marriage fails. One day, when a mysterious trunk is found in a lake, secrets behind the matchmaking service begin to be unveiled.

“The Trunk” will mark the first project that Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin, who are currently under the same agency Management SOOP, will work on together. The drama’s broadcast schedule is yet to be decided. Stay tuned for more updates!

 

https://www.soompi.com/article/1600999wpp/gong-yoo-and-seo-hyun-jin-confirmed-to-star-in-new-drama-the-trunk

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July 17 2023

Seo Hyun-Jin & Gong Yoo cast in Netflix drama “The Trunk.”

Seo Hyun-Jin & Gong Yoo are cast in Netflix drama series “The Trunk.” The drama series is based on 2015 novel “Trunk” by Kim Ryeo-Ryeong (“Punch“) and will be directed by Kim Kyu-Tae (“Our Blues“), while screenplay adaptation will be handled by Park Eun-Young (“I Have Not Done My Best Yet“). Seo Hyun-Jin will play In-Ji, an employee of contract marriage providing company NM. Gong Yoo will play music producer Jung-Won. He enters into a marriage with In-Ji.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: In-Ji (Seo Hyun-Jin) works for contract marriage provider NM. The company provides its clients with a spouse for a fixed-term 1 year contract marriage. In-Ji has finished her 4th contract marriage. She meets Jung-Won (Gong Yoo) for her 5th contract marriage. Jung-Won works as a music producer. His life is filled with anxiety and loneliness due to the pain from his past. He still badly misses his ex-wife Seo-Yeon, who applied for the spouse providing company NM for him. Jung-Won meets In-Ji from NM and he begins his second marriage with her. They get to know each other and used to each other as time passes. One day, a mysterious trunk is recovered from a lake. This leads them into a whirlwind of secrets behind the NM company.

 

https://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/seo-hyun-jin-gong-yoo-cast-in-netflix-drama-the-trunk

 

 

Netflix Confirms ‘The Trunk’ With Seo Hyun Jin and Gong Yoo

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Netflix has confirmed the production of its new series The Trunk, starring Seo Hyun Jin and Gong Yoo.

The Trunk depicts the peculiar marriage story of a man and a woman as they unravel secrets tied to a mysterious marriage service linked to a trunk that floated to the lakeside. The drama is based on the novel of the same name by Kim Ryeo Ryeong, a renowned storyteller in the Korean literary world known for works like Punch and Thread of Lies.

 

 

Seo Hyun Jin plays In Ji, head of a fixed-term marriage service agency named NM that fixes its clients a marriage life with their dream spouses. She unexpectedly finds herself in a marriage contract with her fifth spouse Jeong Won.

Gong Yoo plays Jung Won, a music producer who believes that all marriages are deceit in disguise. He meets In Ji, a temporary spouse chosen through a matchmaking service, and together they get sucked into the whirlpool of an enigmatic event as they discover a mysterious trunk by the lakeside.

Kim Gyu Tae, known for Our Blues, It’s Okay, That’s Love and Live, helms the series and writer Park Eun Young of Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth pens the script.

 

https://zapzee.net/2023/07/17/netflix-confirms-the-trunk-with-seo-hyun-jin-and-gong-yoo/

 

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Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin Confirmed to Pair Up in a New Netflix Original K-drama!

by lo_ve, July 17, 2023

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Labelmates Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin are confirmed to star together in a new novel-based K-drama.

On July 17th, Netflix announced that Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin will be the main leads of the upcoming K-drama Trunk.

The upcoming K-drama will be the collaboration of director Kim Kyu Tae (Our Blues, Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, and It's Okay, That's Love) and writer  Park Eun Young (Hwarang).

Trunk will be a marriage arrangement service where customers are matched to their best-suited partners for a one-year contract. Noh In Ji and Han Jung Won will meet through this and will face a whirlwind of unexpected events. The story will be based on the novel of the same name.

Gong Yoo will play the role of Han Jung Won. He is a music producer who lives with anxiety and loneliness because of his past. He also doesn't believe in marriage and thinks it's all deceit.

Seo Hyun Jin will play the role of Noh In Ji. She works for the fixed-term marriage service agency named NM. Although she works in a marriage service, she prefers to stay single.

The schedule for the release of the upcoming Netflix K-drama Trunk is yet to be confirmed.

 

 

This will be the comeback of Gong Yoo to Netflix after his 2021 K-drama The Silent Sea. The actor is also set to make a special appearance once again in the upcoming Squid Game Season 2. Aside from K-dramas, Gong Yoo is expected to make an appearance in the upcoming film Wonderland led by Miss A's Bae Suzy, Park Bo Gum, Choi Woo Shik, and Jung Yu Mi.

This will also be the comeback K-drama of Seo Hyun Jin. She previously starred in the SBS 2022 K-drama Why Her? with Hwang In Youp, Heo Joon Ho, Bae In Hyuk, Jo Young Jin, and Kim Sun Hyuk.

 

https://mydramalist.com/article/gong-yoo-and-seo-hyun-jin-confirmed-to-pair-up-in-a-new-netflix-original-k-drama

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Finally it’s confirmed I can’t wait 

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Gong Yoo to star in new Netflix original K-drama ‘The Trunk’

 

He will be joined by actress Seo Hyun-jin

By Gladys Yeo

17th July 2023

 

 

The Silent Sea star Gong Yoo is set to lead Netflix’s upcoming original series The Trunk.

 

Today (July 17), Netflix announced that the Gong Yoo has been cast as the lead of its new original series The Trunk. The actor will be joined by Seo Hyun-jin, who previously led popular K-dramas like The Beauty Inside and Why Her.

According to Netflix, The Trunk will be a mystery series about the unexpected events that unfold after a strange trunk is found in a lake. Gong will star as Jeong-won, a reclusive music producer who winds up in a contractual marriage with In-ji (played by Seo). Meanwhile, In-ji is an employee of a matchmaking organisation, which Jeong-won’s ex-wife Seo-yeon arranges for him to find a “second wife”.

The upcoming series will be directed by Kim Gyu-tae, who directed the 2022 hit drama Our Blues. The Trunk is also written by Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth screenwriter Park Eun-young. At the time of publishing, Netflix has not shared a projected premiere date for the exclusive series.

The Trunk will mark Gong’s second time leading a Netflix original K-drama series, following the 2021 sci-fi show The Silent Sea. The actor also made a cameo as a recruiter on the hit 2021 series Squid Game, and has been confirmed to reprise his role in its upcoming second season.

Last month, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos spoke at a public forum on the future of Korean content, sharing why the company has committed to increase its investment in new South Korean series and films.

“[Korean content] is very often unpredictable and catches the American audience by surprise,” Sarandos said. “I think what’s brilliant is to see film, unscripted and series all grow according to the interests of our Korean audience.”

 

https://www.nme.com/news/tv/gong-yoo-netflix-k-drama-original-the-trunk-3469296

 

 

 

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I like very much both actors and I am so glad we`ll have a mature romance drama for once. While I like the mystery genre, I wish there is not a mystery drama, I want just romace. Why I worry about the part in the synopsis "they discover a mysterious trunk by the lakeside"? It is a corpse?  But it is alright. I am looking forward to this drama.

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Seo Hyun-jin’s fifth husband is Gong Yoo in new romance Trunk

by tccolb

 

Netflix confirmed the very exciting news that Seo Hyun-jin (Why Her) and Gong Yoo (The Silent Sea) will be headlining their new romance Trunk. Adapted from a novel by the same title, the original is written by the acclaimed author Kim Ryeo-ryung, who is particularly well known for her early works – Punch and Thread of Lies – that were later made into films.

I initially thought the title was referring to a car trunk, but it sounds like we’re dealing with some kind of luggage trunk that is one day discovered by a lake. Said trunk then becomes our story’s catalyst, unraveling the secrets behind our main pair’s strange marriage as well as the covert operations of the NM company.

 

This company is where our heroine In-ji (Seo Hyun-jin) is employed. As a premium match-making service, they specialize in finding your perfect soulmate, with just a tiny amendment to the traditional wedding vows. Life is short as it is, so why wait until death do us part when you can sign a one-year contract instead. In-ji, for instance, has already ticked off four marriages on her list of life’s milestones and is now on number five with Jung-won (Gong Yoo).

With any new relationship, though, it takes time to get comfortable with each other and music producer Jung-won has his own emotional baggage to deal with as well. Owing to tragedies in his past, our hero struggles with anxiety and loneliness – in addition to still missing his former wife Seo-yeon. Ironically, Seo-yeon was the one who signed him up with NM, which is where Jung-won first meets In-ji.

Still in the planning stages, Netflix’s Trunk will be directed by PD Kim Kyu-tae (Our Blues, Live) with scripts penned by Park Eun-young (Hwarang).

 

https://www.dramabeans.com/2023/07/seo-hyun-jins-fifth-husband-is-gong-yoo-in-new-romance-trunk/

 

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On 7/18/2023 at 11:37 AM, larus said:

I like very much both actors and I am so glad we`ll have a mature romance drama for once. While I like the mystery genre, I wish there is not a mystery drama, I want just romace. Why I worry about the part in the synopsis "they discover a mysterious trunk by the lakeside"? It is a corpse?  But it is alright. I am looking forward to this drama.

I thought mysterious trunk had a corpse in it as well. I think it’s gonna be linked to his first wife in some way.. At least it’ll be a hot drama  I know they’ll do a good job 

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I hope there are more news about this drama.  I hope they will released more informations soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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An article released few weeks ago that Jung Yun Ha confirmed her appearance in the drama "Trunk" but never mentioned about what's her role.

[Exclusive] Jung Yoon-ha to star in 'Trunk' with Seo Hyun-jin (naver.com)

 

From a recruitment info... Trunk's gonna be an 8 episodes drama.

 

And they'd already started filming, so let's see... more news to be released pretty soon.

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Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin spotted filming Trunk.

 

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Coffee Truck's Support.

 

 

 

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0bLpdWhcp0/

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Netflix drama TheTrunk still cuts, release in Q4 of 2024.

 

 

 

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First Look at Concerned Gong Yoo and Calm Seo Hyun Jin in Netflix Thriller Kdrama The Trunk

 

https://koalasplayground.com/2024/02/07/first-look-at-concerned-gong-yoo-and-calm-seo-hyun-jin-in-netflix-thriller-k-drama-the-trunk/

 

Directed by: Kim Gyu-tae

Screenplay: Park Eun-young

Cast: Seo Hyun-jin, Gong Yoo, etc.

Publication date: 4th quarter 2024

A story about a secret marriage service that began to be revealed due to a trunk floating on the lakeside, and the strange marriage of a man and a woman within it.

 

https://tenasia.hankyung.com/article/2024020667294

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GongYoo SeoHyunJin’s Netflix drama TheTrunk finished filming.

 

 

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[Exclusive] Gong Yoo ‘Trunk’ wrap-up party on the 29th → 6-month filming ends   

 

View originalTen Asia DB

Netflix's 'Trunk' concludes six months of filming with its finale on the 29th.

According to Ten Asia's coverage on the 29th, Netflix's 'Trunk' will hold a wrap-up party somewhere in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul on the 29th. At this event, the 'Trunk' team will take the time to soothe their regrets about the end and praise their hard work. A large number of cast and staff members who worked together to create the work are expected to attend.

'Trunk', which began filming at the end of August last year, has been running at a breakneck speed. The main characters, Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun-jin, showed a professional appearance despite the tight filming schedule, and today marked the end of the six-month long journey.

https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/312/0000651415