Goblin (Korean drama) : Korean fantasy romance drama about Dokkaebi
It is about the 'Dokkaebi' which was recently shown in Korea. The Dokkaebi is a Korean fantasy drama depicting the lonely and great god-Dokkaebi who has been through his sword for over a thousand years. In the English language, the ‘Dokkaebi’ is called the ‘goblin’, so I put the title of this article like that. But, in fact, the ‘goblin’ is a lot of wrong translations. This is because Dokkaebi are not monsters like goblins or evil objects, but almost like gods. They are portrayed as human beings with the ability to see the future of man, have special powers, and be big, powerful and handsome male human beings. In some provinces, Dokkaebi believes and worships as a god bringing riches. From this point of view, Dokkaebi can be defined as ‘demigod’. The 'Dokkaebi' is a romance genre for the bride of Dokkaebi and Dokkaebi which is a combination of the elements of Korean demigod like above. The plot is as follows. The main character, Eun-tak, was listed on the list of ...
