A sweeping fantasy romance where eternal life feels like a beautiful curse, captured through a lens as lonely and radiant as its immortal hero.
Goblin
쓸쓸하고 찬란하神-도깨비
"A mysterious romance between a goblin and a young human bride."
Cast:
Gong Yoo, Kim Go-eun, Lee Dong-wook, Yoo In-na, Yook Sung-jae
Drama
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Comedy
Goblin - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
In Episode 1, when Ji Eun-tak is a child, she is visited by the Grim Reaper. The actress playing the Grim Reaper's assistant in this scene is Kim So-hyun, who also plays the young Queen Kim Sun in the Goryeo-era flashbacks.
This is a clever bit of dual casting. While her primary role is the Queen, her appearance as a reaper hints at the intertwined nature of the afterlife and the past. It serves as an early, subtle clue about the deep connections between the characters' past and present lives. Kim So-hyun and Kim Min-jae made key cameo appearances as the younger versions of the Queen and King.
In one scene, the Grim Reaper and Sunny are watching a historical drama on television. The drama they are watching features an actor who looks remarkably like the Grim Reaper.
This is a meta-joke, as the actor on the TV is Lee Dong-wook himself, playing into the idea that Sunny finds him handsome and that his face has a classic, actor-like quality. It's a lighthearted moment that breaks the fourth wall for a comedic effect.