Jeong-won (Gong Yoo) facing the right but looking over his shoulder behind him to the left, with In-ji (Seo Hyun-jin) facing the left and looking past him in a promotional image for The Trunk
Despite the world’s insatiable hunger for K-Dramas, Netflix's latest original Korean production, The Trunk, seems to have slipped under viewers' radars. Since its debut on November 29, the series has only now gathered enough steam to crack the streamer's International Top 10. Whatever the reason behind this muted reception, overlooking the series is a shame — The Trunk might be Netflix's most intriguing, subversive, and sublimely acted K-Drama of the year.
'The Trunk' Subverts Gender Stereotypes Close Unlike the lighthearted conflict that the marriage of convenience trope typically offers, The Trunk presents a bleaker and more thoughtful take, courtesy of screenwriter Park Eun-young. The protagonists bond because they’re both fragile souls scarred by trauma and abuse, and The Trunk skewers gendered stereotypes about the ways grief manifests.
'The Trunk' Approaches Complex Topics With the Gravity They Deserve In-ji and Jeong-won's self-actualizing romance wouldn't exist without the progressive thematic spread that surrounds them. The Trunk posits whether marriage is a hollow institution, especially for members of the stigmatized LGBTQIA+ community and cisgender women who aren't interested in conforming to the domestic sphere.
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