Editor's Note: Article updated on March 31, 2020
Remember when a Filipino KFC employee named Michael Cordova was *discovered* as Gong Yoo's lookalike? Well, there's a new *doppelganger* in town and he's a Korean TikTok star who goes by the username Shinsama422. He currently has over 400,000 followers on the app. (As of March 31, 2020, he has 2.2M followers.)
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Some of Shinsama422's looks also seem to be inspired by Gong Yoo's hairstyle and outfits.
Okay, okay, fine. We all know that no one can be Gong Yoo's equal (that man is special—he's a god), but you have to admit that there's a certain resemblance here! This video is THE BEST, I promise:
Here are more of Shinsama422's IG posts (if you check the comments section, you'll see fans flooding his photos with Gong Yoo references):
Gong Yoo's role in Goblin: The Lonely And Great God endeared him to Pinoy fans when it first aired in 2016, and we've all been big fans since then! The actor's recent projects include the films Train To Busan (2016), The Age of Shadows (2016), and Seo Bok (2019).
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