In The Trunk, South Korean heartthrob Gong Yoo plays a music producer who, believing he can never fall in love again after his divorce, hires a contractual wife for a year to fill the void. The romantic thriller rocketed to the number one spot on Netflix's top TV shows not long after its release.
While The Trunk's plot and storyline develops at quite a slow pace, it's Gong Yoo himself who has carried the eight-episode series to the top spot. Apart from addressing the institution of marriage, the series is also outstanding for its thriller element when a mysterious trunk is found at a crime scene, which leads to a secret behind the fake marriage business.
For new fans, here are some other Gong Yoo films and series worth checking out. All are available on Netflix.
Gong Yoo and Yoon Eun-hye in Coffee Prince. imdb.com
Coffee Prince
This classic 2007 series follows a tomboy, mistaken for a guy, who maintains the deception for the sake of employment. The situation becomes complicated when a male boss begins to develop feelings for this "boy".
Gong Yoo won an Excellence Award at the 2007 MBC Drama Awards, while lead actress Yoon Eun-hye won Best Actress at the 2008 Baek Sang TV Awards.
Train To Busan. Photos © IMDB.com
Train To Busan
Passengers struggle to survive on a train from Seoul to Busan after a zombie breakout. The film was nominated for many awards and bagged a lot of them, including 2017 Best Horror Film from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films in the United States; Best Feature Film, Best Director and Best Horror Film at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival in 2016; Best Film and Best Asian Feature at the 2016 Fantasia Film Festival; and Best Feature at the 2016 San Sebastián Horror and Fantasy Film Festival, among others.
Gong Yoo in Guardian: The Lonely and Great God. imdb.com
Guardian: The Lonely And Great God
Gong Yoo plays Dokkaebi, a 939-year-old guardian of souls, who is on his quest to search for a bride to break his curse of immortality. The series also stars Kim Go-eun and Lee Dong-wook.
Gong Yoo won Best Actor at the 2017 Baek Sang TV Awards, while the series also took home Best Drama, Best New Actor, Hot Star Award and Popular Character Awards at the 2017 Korea Drama Awards.
