This KFC employee from the Philippines is turning a lot of heads in his outlet.

He's started going viral, after Facebook user Eriel Pangan Mendoza posted a picture of the employee who bears a startling resemblance to Korean star Gong Yoo.

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Gong Yoo, who's known for his starring turn in movie Train to Busan, and TV series Goblin, is one of Korea's biggest actors right now.

So imagine her surprise when she came face to face with him:

The 22-year-old employee's name is Michael Cordova, and he's been at KFC for seven months, according to Cosmo Philippines.

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Naturally, KFC was pretty thrilled to find out it had a Korean superstar right in its reach, and promptly made the most of it.

Goblin, which features Gong Yoo as the male protagonist, revolves around a man who needs to look for his bride to break an age-old curse.

Credit: @tvndokebi/facebook

In a nod to the TV show, KFC quickly put out calls to look for a bride resembling the female lead of the show, asking internet users to submit photos of themselves for this photo:

And people got pretty into it.

The winner of the contest will get a chance to take a photo with Cordova, as well as win almost $300 in KFC gift vouchers. Now, that's a lot of fried chicken.

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