Actor Gong Yoo directly responds to the shocking ”prostitution controversy” that has been raised as a problem in the TV series

Actor Gong Yoo spoke about the likes and dislikes of "Trunk." On the 5th, Gong Yoo was at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, and was talking about Netflix.
A round interview was held to celebrate the release of the series "Trunk". The film is about a secret wedding service that begins to be revealed when a trunk floats on a lake, and the people placed inside it.
The drama depicts the mysterious marriage story of two men and women. In the drama, Gong Yoo is asked by his ex-wife Lee Seo Yeon (played by Jung Yuna) to live a limited-time married life with Noh In Ji (played by Seo Hyun Jin).
He took on the role of Han Jeong-won. On that day, he said about his choice of work, "I think I'm curious about various stories. I want to play a variety of characters.
I was not interested in stories with similar endings. In that sense, I was interested in the new perspective on love, and Jung Won was hurt.
I'm a man. To be honest, I don't know why I felt so strongly about Jung Won because there were so many people who were hurt in the series, but when he looked into the depths of my being, I realized that
I think there were some points where we matched up, and it was because of these points that I was drawn to Jungwon and Renbin was born."
When asked what it was about him that attracted him, he replied, "I was drawn to him intuitively.
"Trunk" is a drama that depicts a new perspective on love, focusing on a fake marriage and trauma.
Regarding the slightly dark atmosphere that unfolds in this work, Gong Yoo said, "Generally, most TV series and movies that deal with the theme of 'love' are all frame fantasies.
I think it's a drama that is generally positive and bright, with a fairytale-like storyline. It gives people vicariously satisfaction, and although the characters are not real, it helps viewers feel less stressed.
I think the role of TV Series and movies is to relieve stress and make people feel happy. However, I am on the opposite side of that, and even if there are some dark parts, I think it depends on the person, but I think that if I have a drink with a friend, I can enjoy it.
"I thought it would be a good story to bring up, even though it's dark, just as there are times when we have deep conversations while working together," he said.
In the contract marriage system created by NM, the somewhat weak clause that the couple must unconditionally spend the wedding night together became an issue.
Gong Yoo responded, "After I first received the script, I decided to do it in a very short time. At the moment I made that decision, I had a lot of likes and dislikes.
I decided to do it because I thought it would happen. With most of the likes and dislikes I have now, I don't feel any major inconvenience. I think it's something that should be respected," he said, "In the areas where it is inconvenient, I think that
"I chose this work because I don't think it's like that. I thought the story it was trying to tell through the completely fictional story and extreme setting was even more important."
Some have pointed out that the setting of a "limited-term marriage," in which the couple live a loveless married life and are required to have sexual relations, is no different from "prostitution."
Regarding the inclusion of the term, he said, "The word 'Sex OO' itself was shocking," and added, "I expected people to like it and dislike it, and I think the negative views are only a minority."
In addition, in the drama, unlike Jung Yuna's challenging bed scene, the bed scene between actresses Seo Hyun Jin and Gong Yoo was analyzed as being more restrained.
"The characters of Soyeon and Inji are quite different. I think this scene is enough to explain Soyeon's madness. In contrast, Inji and Jungwon's relationship is based on emotional empathy.
"It was a bed scene that had to be filmed, so I think they may have staged it that way," he said, appearing to laugh, "Maybe they thought I'd take off a bit more."