The Trunk (TV series)
{{Short description|2024 South Korean television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
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| image_alt = Promotional poster showing the main cast facing each other
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| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=트렁크|rr=Teureongkeu|mr=T'ŭrŏngk'ŭ}}
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| based_on = {{Based on|The Trunk|Kim Ryeo-ryeong}}
| writer = Park Eun-young
| director = Kim Kyu-tae
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| music = {{Plainlist|
- Choi Seung-kwon{{cite episode |series=The Trunk |network=Netflix |date=November 29, 2024 |language=ko}}
- Kim Ji-soo
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| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| num_episodes = 8
| executive_producer = Kim Eun-young
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| cinematography = Park Jang-hyuk
| runtime = 59–72 minutes
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| network = Netflix
| released = {{Start date|2024|11|29}}
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The Trunk ({{Korean|트렁크}}) is a 2024 South Korean mystery melodrama television series based on the novel of the same name by Kim Ryeo-ryeong. Written by Park Eun-young, directed by Kim Kyu-tae, and starring Seo Hyun-jin and Gong Yoo. The series depicts two people under one-year marriage contract and a mysterious trunk. It was released on Netflix on November 29, 2024.
Synopsis
Noh In-ji, an employee at NM (New Marriage), finds herself deeply alone despite living with a contract husband every year. Meanwhile, Han Jeong-won enters this contract marriage in an ironic attempt to save his previous marriage. Their lives are turned upside down when a mysterious trunk discovered in a lake sends them into a whirlwind of events involving the matchmaking service.
Cast and characters
=Main=
- Seo Hyun-jin as Noh In-ji{{cite web |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000748709 |last=Lee |first=Min-ji |date=July 17, 2023 |publisher=Newsen |language=ko |script-title=ko:넷플릭스 '트렁크' 서현진X공유, 기간제 부부 된다 [공식] |trans-title=Netflix 'Trunk' Seo Hyun-jin X Gong Yoo, Become Temporary Couple [Official] |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Naver |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223012508/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000748709 |url-status=live}}
: Deputy director of NM (New Marriage), a company that arranges temporary marriages.
- Gong Yoo as Han Jeong-won
: A music producer who is consumed by anxiety and loneliness due to past pain.
=Supporting=
- {{ill|Jung Yun-ha|ko|정윤하}} as Lee Seo-yeon{{cite web |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/109/0005206487 |last=Choi |first=Yi-jung |date=December 3, 2024 |publisher=OSEN |language=ko |script-title=ko:'공유 전처 역' 정윤하, 중저음 보이스+욕망 가득 눈빛..해외매체 호평 ('트렁크') |trans-title='Shared Ex-wife' Jung Yun-ha, low-pitched voice + eyes full of desire..favorable reviews from overseas media ('Trunk') |access-date=December 20, 2024 |via=Naver |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223012612/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/109/0005206487 |url-status=live}}
: Jeong-won's ex-wife.
: An employee of NM.
- {{ill|Kim Dong-won (actor)|lt=Kim Dong-won|ko|김동원 (1984년)}} as Eom Tae-sung{{cite web |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000924108 |publisher=Newsen |language=ko |last=Ha |first=Ji-won |date=November 22, 2024 |script-title=ko:김동원, 첫 주연작 '트렁크'서 서현진 공유 만난다 |trans-title=Kim Dong-won to meet Seo Hyun-jin and Gong Yoo in his first leading role 'Trunk' |access-date=December 20, 2024 |via=Naver |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223012846/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000924108 |url-status=live}}
: A rice cake craftsman and In-ji's stalker.
- {{ill|Hong Woo-jin|ko|홍우진}} as Oh Hyun-cheol{{cite web |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/144/0001003163 |last=Son |first=Bong-suk |date=November 25, 2024 |publisher=Sports Kyunghyang |language=ko |script-title=ko:배우 홍우진, '열혈사제2' 이어 넷플릭스 '트렁크' 출연 |trans-title=Actor Hong Woo-jin to appear in Netflix's 'Trunk' after 'The Fiery Priest 2' |access-date=December 20, 2024 |via=Naver |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223013020/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/144/0001003163 |url-status=live}}
: President of Label and Jeong-won's friend since their college days.
- Joo Min-kyung as Kang Yoon-ah{{cite web |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/052/0002113657 |last=Kang |first=Nae-ri |date=November 14, 2024 |publisher=YTN |language=ko |script-title=ko:주민경, 넷플릭스 '트렁크' 캐스팅...서현진·공유와 호흡 |trans-title=Ju Min-gyung cast in Netflix's 'Trunk'...Working with Seo Hyun-jin and Gong Yoo |access-date=December 20, 2024 |via=Naver |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223013125/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/052/0002113657 |url-status=live}}
: Hyun-cheol's wife who has deep emptiness and repression inside.
- Jeon Hae-jin as Jung Si-jung{{cite web |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000931811 |last=Park |first=Ah-reum |date=December 13, 2024 |publisher=Newsen |language=ko |script-title=ko:'사외다'→'트렁크' 친구 역할 전문 전혜진, 연기 잘하는 배우의 쓰임 |trans-title='LoaSTB'→'Trunk' Friend Role Specialist Jeon Hye-jin, Use of an Actress Who Acts Well |access-date=December 20, 2024 |via=Naver |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223013221/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000931811 |url-status=live}}
: In-ji's best friend.
- Choi Yoon-ji as Yoo In-young{{cite web |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/144/0001005417 |last=Seo |first=Hyung-woo |date=December 6, 2024 |publisher=Sports Kyunghyang |language=ko |script-title=ko:'트렁크' 최윤지, 서현진 숨은 조력자됐다 |trans-title='Trunk' Choi Yoon-ji, Seo Hyun-jin's hidden helper |access-date=December 20, 2024 |via=Naver |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223013451/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/144/0001005417 |url-status=live}}
: An employee of NM.
- Yang Dae-hyuk as Oh Jin-bum
: A detective of Violent Crimes Unit 1 at Gyeonggi Police Station.
- Kim Roi-ha as Ma Soo-sa
: A detective of Narcotics Unit at Gyeonggi Police Station.
- Kim Ho-jung as Baek Yoo-shim
: Director of Maeumjae.
=Special appearances=
- Cha Seung-won{{cite web |url=https://news.nate.com/view/20241122n19580 |last=Park |first=Jin-young |date=November 22, 2024 |publisher=Joy News 24 |language=ko |script-title=ko:이정은·엄지원·이기우·최영준·차승원·정경호, '트렁크' 특별출연 |trans-title=Lee Jung-eun, Uhm Ji-won, Lee Ki-woo, Choi Young-joon, Cha Seung-won, Jung Kyung-ho, special appearance in 'Trunk' |access-date=December 20, 2024 |via=Nate |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223013542/https://news.nate.com/view/20241122n19580 |url-status=live}}
- Uhm Ji-won as Lee Seon
: CEO of NM and the person who scouted In-ji.
- Lee Jung-eun as Kwon Do-dam
: A woman who has been watching In-ji for the past five years.
- Choi Young-joon as Kim Hyun-choo
: A detective of Violent Crimes Unit 1 at Gyeonggi Police Station who pursues the mystery of a murder case.
- Lee Ki-woo as Seo Do-ha
: Team leader at SB Electronics and was Inji's first marriage partner.
- Park Ji-ah as Pawn Shop Owner{{cite web|url=https://www.chosun.com/culture-life/culture_general/2024/11/27/LH6CN4FOQRGL5HQLBAWC5EDQRE/?utm_source=naver&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=naver-news|script-title=ko:이이? 로맨스 드라마도 충청도 말맛에 푹 빠졌는디?|website=Chosun News|date=November 28, 2024}}
- Jung Kyung-ho as Joon-ho
: A client of NM.
Production and release
According to multiple broadcasting officials in February 2023, Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun-jin, who are both under Management Soop, were cast and positively considering to star in the series which is based on the novel of the same name by Kim Ryeo-ryeong and produced by GTist. Kim Kyu-tae, who directed It's Okay, That's Love (2014), Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016), Live (2018), and Our Blues (2022), and Park Eun-young, who wrote Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016), collaborated for the series.{{cite web |url=https://news.nate.com/view/20230220n16886 |last=Kim |first=Ji-hyun |date=February 20, 2023 |publisher=TV Daily |language=ko |script-title=ko:[단독] 공유·서현진, 넷플릭스 오리지널 '트렁크' 주인공 |trans-title=[Exclusive] Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun-jin, the main characters of Netflix original 'Trunk' |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Nate |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223013658/https://news.nate.com/view/20230220n16886 |url-status=live}} Five months later, both Seo and Gong were officially confirmed their appearances and would act as a temporary marriage couple.{{cite web |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230717000661 |title=Seo Hyun-jin, Gong Yoo to star in Netflix's 'The Trunk' |last=Lee |first=Si-jin |date=July 20, 2023 |website=The Korea Herald |access-date=October 30, 2024 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622052743/https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230717000661 |url-status=live}} In August 2023, {{ill|Jung Yun-ha|ko|정윤하}} was cast and expected to have a large role in the drama.{{cite web |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/408/0000197221 |last=Lee |first=Ho-young |date=August 9, 2023 |publisher=iMBC |language=ko |script-title=ko:[단독] 정윤하, 공유X서현진과 '트렁크' 주연 발탁 |trans-title=[Exclusive] Jung Yun-ha, Gong Yoo X Seo Hyun-jin, selected as lead in 'Trunk' |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Naver |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223014015/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/408/0000197221 |url-status=live}}
Ten Asia reported that the filming lasted for about six months beginning at the end of August 2023 and wrapping up in February 2024.{{cite web |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/312/0000651415 |last=Ryu |first=Ye-ji |date=February 29, 2024 |publisher=Ten Asia |language=ko |script-title=ko:[단독] 여의도에 공유X서현진 뜬다...'트렁크' 29일 종방연→6개월 촬영 마침표 |trans-title=[Exclusive] Gong Yoo X Seo Hyun Jin appear in Yeouido...'Trunk' wrap-up party on the 29th→6-month filming ends |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Naver |archive-date=December 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204135212/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/312/0000651415 |url-status=live}}
The series was released exclusively on Netflix on November 29, 2024,{{cite web |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/382/0001159876 |last=Jung |first=Hee-yeon |date=October 30, 2024 |publisher=Sports Dong-a |language=ko |script-title=ko:서현진-공유 비밀 결혼...집착-욕망-구원 서사 美친 '트렁크' 11월 29일 공개 |trans-title=Seo Hyun-jin-Gong Yoo's Secret Marriage...Crazy 'Trunk', a story of obsession, desire, and salvation, to be released on November 29 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Naver |archive-date=December 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203145430/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/382/0001159876 |url-status=live}} with a total of eight episodes.{{cite web |url=https://news.nate.com/view/20241130n00510 |last=Lee |first=Soo-hyun |date=November 30, 2024 |publisher=Top Star News |language=ko |script-title=ko:베일 벗은 공유X서현진 '트렁크', 시청자 반응은 극과 극 |trans-title=Gong Yoo X Seo Hyun Jin's 'Trunk' Unveiled, Viewers' Reactions Are Extremely Different |access-date=December 22, 2024 |via=Nate |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223014616/https://news.nate.com/view/20241130n00510 |url-status=live}}
References
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