BLENDING high-class melodrama with a mysterious edge, The Trunk, directed by Kim Kyu-tae and written by Park Eun-young, is a haunting exploration of relationships, emotions and self-discovery. Starring Seo Hyun-jin and Gong Yoo, the series adapts Kim Ryeo-ryeong’s acclaimed novel of the same name. At its core is a secretive marriage service and an enigmatic trunk that ties the characters’ fates together.
Main plot and characters
Seo plays Noh In-ji, an employee at NM (New Marriage), a company that orchestrates contract marriages. Ironically, In-ji’s own life is marked by deep solitude even as she lives with a “contract husband” each year. Gong Yoo takes on the role of
Han Jeong-won, a man who enters into one of these artificial unions in a desperate attempt to reconcile with his past. As the series progresses, their relationship evolves, revealing an emotional depth that draws viewers into their complicated journey of love, compassion, loneliness and redemption.
