Jumunjin Breakwater in Gangneoung # Goblin: The K-Drama That's Still Glorious 10 Years Later ## The Story Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) was a Goryeo-dynasty general who died an unjust death in battle — and as punishment (or perhaps mercy), the gods cursed him to live forever as a "goblin," a sword permanently lodged in his chest. The only way to end his immortality is to find his human bride and have her pull the sword out. Enter Ji Eun-tak (Kim Go-eun), a high school senior who claims to be exactly that. Their fated meeting sets off a sweeping romance that also pulls in an amnesiac Grim Reaper (Lee Dong-wook) and a warm-hearted radio PD, Sunny (Yoo In-na) — blending fantasy, romance, and human drama into something genuinely one of a kind. ## Why It Became a Phenomenon Written by star screenwriter Kim Eun-sook (the writer behind Paris Lovers, Secret Garden, Descendants of the Sun, and The Glory), Goblin premiered in December 2016 and became the first Korean cable drama in histor...