Netflix‘s new Korean melodrama The Trunk is changing viewers’ perceptions of what “K-Drama” means in 2024. Its emotionally raw story has elicited big reactions from viewers, but also from the show’s cast and crew.
Although The Trunk has made headlines for its sexually explicit moments, the series also has more subdued, tender scenes featuring Seo Hyun Jin as No In Ji (a contract marriage provider) and Gong Yoo as Han Jeong Won (a lonely music producer). In one of these scenes, Jeong Won makes a straightforward confession. He tells In Ji, “…I think I want to sleep with you.”
According to Seo Hyun Jin, this line left a strong impression on viewers, but also on The Trunk‘s staff.
Gong Yoo posed a question–“How would a woman feel after hearingthis?”–that started a conversion on set. Gong Yoo acknowledged that it would’ve been difficult for …