Where can Goblin fans go beyond South Korea? 6 locations used in K-drama series you can visit

Oct 31 , 2019

Key scenes from Guardian: The Lonely and Great God were filmed in Quebec, Canada – why not visit and walk in Kim Go-eun and Gong Yoo’s shoes? Photo: Instagram

Visit the Greek beach Song Joong-ki chased Song Hye-kyo across in Descendants of the Sun, or gaze over Old Quebec like Gong Yoo in Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

Want to run along a secluded Greek beach à la Song Joong-ki, or gaze in melancholy over Quebec’s old town like Gong Yoo? Korean dramas are filmed all over the world, and we’ve listed six amazing K-drama locations to live out your secret screen fantasies.

Canada

Used in: Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

Viewers around the world were captivated by the romance between immortal goblin Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) and high-school student Ji Eun-tak (Kim Go-eun), in 2016’s Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, also known more simply as “Goblin”.

Written by K-drama legend Kim Eun-sook (who wrote the Lovers trilogy, Secret Garden, Descendants of the Sun and Mr Sunshine, among others), it became the third-highest-rated cable drama in Korea.

While most the scenes were filmed in Korea, the historic quarter of Quebec was featured quite prominently, and is a special place for both Kim Shin and Eun-tak.

Parc du Bastion-de-la-Reine is where Eun-tak first introduces herself as Kim Shin’s bride in front of his “grave”, after secretly following him there through a portal. The exit of the portal is actually Théâtre Petit Champlain, a well-known theatre and concert venue. And the majestic hotel that Kim Shin owns is actually the historic Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, a five-star hotel built by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1893.

Other filming locations in Quebec employed include 68 Rue Sainte-Ursule and Fontaine de Tourny.