• Goblin: Sunny’s BBQ Olive Chicken Cafe [01]

    Sunny is the very beautiful BBQ chicken shop owner who hired Euntak as a part-timer though the shop didn’t seem to have a lot of business. Here we are to see where Sunny’s original BBQ Olive Chicken Cafe is. This is the store that Sunny owns at the start of the drama. Later on, she moved the store to one with larger area space. I’ll be sharing the guide to the larger store in my later posts.

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    This shop is a branch in Gangnam district. Fortunately, the shop is fairly easy to arrive at.

    How to get to BBQ Olive Chicken Cafe

    Hop on the subway to Daecheong Subway Station (대청역) and take exit 4. This should only take around 10min to arrive at the destination. Come out from the exit and walk towards the direction of the red arrow below.

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    Turn left into this alley.
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    Look to your right and there is the BBQ Olive Chicken Cafe.
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    BBQ Olive Chicken Cafe
    687-2 Ilwon-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul, Korea
    서울 강남구 일원동 687-2
    Operating Hours: 11.30am – 2am daily
    Tel: +82 02-3411-5949

  • Goblin: First Encounter

    I am on a roll! Haha Do you count this as part of new year resolution, to update this space more often and hopefully it would count towards less money wasted on the cost to maintain this domain?

    Again in episode 1, the scene where Kim Shin meets Euntak for the first time in the rain.

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    I’m sorry I went a little overboard with Kim Shin’s close up screencaps. His eyes can talk and I can stare into them forever. (Coughs)

    Anyway this scene was filmed outside Duksung Girls’ High School (덕성여자고등학교).

    How to get to 덕성여자고등학교

    Hop on the subway to Anguk Subway Station (안국역) and take exit 1. This should only take around 5min to arrive at the destination. Come out from the exit and walk towards the direction of the red arrow below.
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    Turn right at Shinhan Bank.
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    Walk into the alley beside the entrance of the school.
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    Keep walking straight.
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    And you will arrive at the filming location below.
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    Perhaps this angle will put things into perspective.
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    This is also the filming site for Coffee Prince. Is this a coincidence? You might want to read more about the scene in Coffee Prince in case you forgot. I honestly don’t remember. This drama took place too long ago. Should I go back and re-watch this drama? Hmmm…

  • Goblin: Grim Reaper’s Tea House

    Happy New Year everyone!

    I know I have been neglecting this space for a bit. I was hooked up on dramas, as usual. Unfortunately the dramas I was watching, either doesn’t motivate me to move my lazy ass to search for drama scenes, or there isn’t anything significant for me to search for. Take for example, the drama Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim. Almost the entire drama is filmed within the set. Ok, enough of my excuses.

    Now, let’s move on to my recent favourite drama – Goblin: The Lonely and Great God. The name is too long. I shall call it Goblin from here onwards. If you ask me, this drama has certainly outperform Descendants of the Sun and has taken the honourable #1 position in my heart. But nobody is asking my opinion, so I shall not dwell into how awesome this drama is. Go watch it for yourself!

    Since I have been hooked up on this drama, why haven’t I been searching for the filming sites? The sad truth: Majority of the filming took place outside of Seoul. That means, it is highly inaccessible via public transport and the likelihood of people visiting these sites decreases with that in consideration. With that, I shall start off with filming sites that are in Seoul – comparably more accessible via public transport.

    Episode 1 when Kim Shin and Grim Reaper first met, Kim Shin passes by outside a stone wall and look beyond those walls, only visible to his eyes. His eyes met Grim Reaper who was in his tea house. Kim Shin commented that Grim Reaper’s hat is ugly and Grim Reaper was offended.

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    The stone wall where Grim Reaper works, is Deoksugung Stone-wall Road (덕수궁 돌담길).

    How to get to 덕수궁 돌담길

    Hop on the subway to City Hall Subway Station (시청역) and take exit 1. You’ll only need 5min to get to the street, but much longer walk to the place where filming was carried out. Come out from the exit and walk towards the direction of the red arrow below.
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    Walk past a few shops and you will reach Dunkin Donuts. Turn left at Dunkin Donuts.
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    While you are walking straight, you will find yourself arriving at the Deoksugung Stone-wall Road. Isn’t that fast? That is really just a 5min walk.
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    But if you are looking for the exact location where filming took place. You’d have to walk much much further. (Don’t say I didn’t warn you) Basically walk straight all the way, until you arrive at the junction below and turn right. You are not there yet.
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    Continue walking straight until you come to this turn below. This is the exact same wall where Kim Shin saw Grim Reaper.
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    This place is actually worth visiting because you can see autumn foliage if you are visiting in the fall. Korea Tourism Board has also recommended this place to view the fiery colours of autumn. Especially if you are in the area to visit the Deoksugung Palace, I’d say you don’t give this site a miss.