Kim Go Eun joins the stellar cast of tvN's new and upcoming drama "Goblin". (Photo : Screenshot from DramaFever YouTube page)
One of South Korea's popular movie actresses Kim Go Eun will play the female lead in tvN's upcoming fantasy series "Goblin". She joins the stellar cast which includes Gong Yoo, Lee Dong Wook, Yoo In Na and Yook Sun Jae.
The cast is also joined writer Kim Eun Sook and director Lee Eung Bok. Both are known for their recent work, the widely acclaimed South Korean drama "Descendants of the Sun".
According to Drama Fever, the fantasy series "Goblin" will be about a supernatural romance between the goblin Kim Shin is the "Protector of Souls" (Gong Yoo) who is desperate to end his immortality. He shares a room with Wang Yeo or the Angel of Death (Lee Dong Wook) who suffers from amnesia. Goblins need to marry a human bride to end their immortality. Given this condition, Kim Shin tries to woo and later on fall in love with a high school girl named Ji Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun).
In addition, Kim Sun (Yoo In Na) is a sweet chicken shop owner who will fall in love with the Angel of Death, while Yoo Duk Hwa (Yook Sung Jae) is a wealthy heir and rebellious nephew of Kim Shin.
Last August, it was reported that the "Goblin" cast held their first script reading at the Nuri Dream Square Business Tower. In a report by Soompi, the cast was described to be "completely absorbed" in the four-hour script reading session.
The said event was led by writer Lee Eun Sook and director Lee Eung Bok and felt confident about the production of tvN's new and upcoming drama "Goblin".
"Writer Kim Eun Sook and producing director Lee Eung Bok took the lead. The script read-through was passionate and the actors all matched well together. We have confidence that we can make a production that will conclude 2016 with a flourish," said the "Goblin" production staff in a statement.
Moreover, DramaFever revealed that "Goblin" has begun filming of the drama last September and is reportedly being filmed in Quebec City, Canada.
"Goblin" premieres on tvN on Dec. 2.
Here's a teaser clip of "Goblin" starring Kim Go Eun and Gong Yoo.
