Kiss Goblin (2020)

Short easy watch to pass the time filled with kisses

Likes: That HOT kiss in the first episode. It's short and to the point without any draggy parts.

Dislikes: It's rookie acting 101. A lot of the girls looked so similar that it was hard to tell them apart

I needed something to watch to pass the time and just really want something mindless and short. I found this youtube recommendation for this short web series so I thought I'd check it out. So glad I did! Super easy to watch. A handsome goblin needs to kiss 10 girls to become a human. And that's exactly it. It's short, to the point without draggy side stories or overly dramatic plots. While it's rookie surface acting, I didn't really mind it that much because each episode was so short so you're not overly invested. It's just a silly entertaining mindless watch to pass the time which was exactly what I was looking for.

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Lot´s of kisses and fluff with a side of darkness

Watching Bae In Hyuk kissing 10 different girls in about 7 different ways can sound a bit off but will definitely satisfy all your kissing needs for a while. That said the drama may be all about kisses but our male lead is so much more showing a bunch of emotions, smiles and pretty much acting like the perfect guy any human being would fall for.

The female leads (Jeon Hye Won) character is a tad conservative in her views on kissing but her hate towards human beings is very admirable as well as well portrayed and slightly relatable, luckily I found my own goblin so I do know there are some good ones out there but with toxic masculinity and gender conventions a slight hate towards man kind is only natural and indeed well portrayed in this very short production.

The Jeon Hye Wons character may be lovely but her acting skills could be improved, the friendships here are the type you will long for but for such a short what I assume is not very high budget show it tackles some issues, has both slightly less predictable and more predictable twists as well as tells a pretty decent story.

All in all a short and enjoyable watch

P.S 8,5 rating is based the titles category and other similar productions, so set your expectations towards 12 min/12 episode web dramas and not a full length drama

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I started watching this at midnight, and I finished it at about 3am. I honestly feel that it was completely worth staying up to watch all 12 episodes in one sitting.

I loved it! It was so good... I just wish it had been longer because it was that darn good!!

Also, I'd love it if there was a spin off or sequel so that the Goblin Queen could get her happy ending, too. I adored her. Such a great character. Total bad a$$. I'd for sure watch more of this for her. She, too, deserves happiness after so many years.

All in all, if you're in for something fun, cute, and breezy to watch after a long it wrenching angsty drama, this bite sized drama is for you!!

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A Snack, Not a Meal.

Kiss Goblin is a peculiarly short romcom. And a pleasant one, what there is of it. 12 episodes is okay, would that more dramas be tightly focused enough to finish in 12-16 episodes instead of stretching out to 20 or beyond by piling on improbable twists of the plot. But combine that with ~ 12 minutes per segment, there's just not enough time to raise KG above lightweight status. The basic plot premise is fine. There's certainly similarities to "My Roomate is a Gumiho", right down to the magic beads passing between the mythical being and humans. And as Kiss Goblin came out a year earlier, credit KG gets with originality.

The characters are typically K-drama attractive, and I found the ending with a bit of a twist quite satisfying. That said, this mini-series felt like a real missed opportunity to me. What of these 10 women to be kissed ? How did the goblin queen happen to select them ? What were THEIR stories ? We get a glimpse of what might have been on the second or third kiss when goblin Ban Sook asks the woman why she keeps a photo of her ex. But otherwise it's a matter of sketchily grinding through the assignments (if that can be said of kissing beautiful women), crossing kissed lips off on the status board followed by a few minutes of Ban Sook having assimilated their particular emotion.

If you're looking for some appealing filler between meatier dramas, Kiss Goblin may well satisfy that. But otherwise, viewers may be better served investing the ~ 2 hours in starting something more substantial.

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Watchable, if you are REALLY bored!

This is a watchable show. There is enough cuteness to provide some decent entertainment, but there is not much else there. The admittedly talented actors were more than enthusiastic enough, but that's arguably not enough in this format. Then again it's difficult for me to understand what's the point of a 2 hours long romcom to be presented this way. If I look at it like a movie - It should be fair, since I watched the entire thing in one sitting - it does not hold up. I could pick any random Hollywood romcom, or even just a random vampire flick and Kiss Goblin would fall short. On IMDB I would rate this as 4/10. The writing is weak and jittery. The production quality is decent, so it's more than a little sad that they could not find a writer to match that. I mean it shouldn't be that difficult to fill up 2 hours with some semi creative ideas, right?

On a more positive note, it's nice that the writer had no time to further ruin things by focusing on the love triangle, or Sageuk flashbacks..

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Mini-dramas have a warm place in my heart. When I am overwhelmed with dense plots and sad dramas, the mini-dramas help me to breathe a little and discover a fun and simple story. So today I gonna talk about "Kiss goblin", a mini-drama that conquered many people last year.

In "Kiss goblin" we know the story of Ban Sook (Bae In Hyuk), a goblin who wants to turn into a human. To make this happen, Ban Sook needs to kiss ten girls who the Queen Goblin (Lee Jung Min) determined. At each kiss, Ban Sook wins a new human emotion, and this makes his journey more and more complicated. In the middle of his mission, he meets Oh Yeon Ah (Jeon Hye Won), a college girl who works in a pub to pay for her studies. Yeon Ah finds out the secret identity of Ban Sook and decides to make an alliance to help him with his mission and be helped by him with her rent and domestic activities. We have twelve episodes approaching 10 minutes each and a funny story that makes you finish everything in the same day.

Starting with Ban Sook, I have to say that I love the character and Bae In Hyuk's performance. The way how he starts with no emotions and begins to show little by little in the following episodes is very fun and interesting. In Hyuk is very cute and plays this role exactly how he needs to. Oh Yeon Ah is also very captivating. She is a soft character and how Ban Sook says "A very cool girl". Jeon Hye Won is a young actress, but I think this girl is already a big promise to Dramaland. I enjoy her cameo in "True beauty" as a bully, and I think this versatility is the beginning to make a good career. I will cheer for her! The chemistry of the main couple is also pretty good!

About the plot of the Exorcist and the Queen Goblin... Maybe we will have a season two here? I think that will be interesting, but the point is they do their job as support roles. I think may the Exorcist could be a little more "persistent" in his mission to kill the Goblin, but I think that was a script choice to make things easier and fun. The scenes when he chases the Goblin and Yeon Ah keeps blocking him made me laugh a lot. The end is pretty predictable but doesn't leave any lacks.

As a relief and a break in heavy themes, I think this mini-drama is a pretty good one! (★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★) If you want something fun to pass your time without compromise with another extensive drama, go for it!

See you soon!
XOXO, Mari.

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Its actually good!! And also a short one!!

*THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS SO PLEASE READ AT YOUR OWN RISK*



This is the first time i am writing a review so kindly dont mind if i make any mistakes.

Storyline:- Its basically on our male lead who is actually a Goblin but wants to become a human being. For that, he needs to kiss 10 girls and each time he kisses a girl.. He gains a new emotion. Him and the female lead then sign a contract and stay together due to some reasons. And start falling in love with each other. Towards the end comes a twist and then we see how our leads deal with it. The drama also consists of some other side characters like the goblin queen and exorcist who have their own story.

Since its a web drama, so we cant expect much. Yet this drama actually was not disappointing.

The storyline is actually good for a web drama. I mean its good for a one time watch. Especially if you want a short break from thriller or horror dramas maybe. The ending is not bad. And its a short web drama so one can easily finish it quickly.

Acting:- I personally did liked the acting. The acting is not bad. And hopefully it wont disappoint you.

Rewatch Value:- I rarely rewatch dramas. But i may rewatch it again if i run out of dramas.

My Final Ratings:- I give it a 7.5, as i rarely rate web dramas more than 8. Yes you can watch it if you want to take a break from your CW dramas. It does contains some usual cliches like living together, losing memories and all. But overall its not a bad watch.

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Short and Sweet!

Ten-ish minutes, only 12 episodes. It could even earn an overall 9 for being a sweet little story wrapped up so nicely and quickly. The production level was honestly good for such a small project. This is obvious, given how much time they have to cover ground, but the story doesn't drag, with FL and ML figuring out each other out rather quickly. There's some side drama/plots aside from the Kiss Goblin having to kiss 10 humans and acquire 10 emotions, all done with good pacing.

Some minor "negatives" for me that I saw the FL in True Beauty first, where she plays the bully role. She's honestly perfect for the bully role, and I had to try hard to see her as anything else. The ML has a bit of a lisp which was a little distracting sometimes.

Still, I bought into the story, and they even allowed for *some* growth in there as the FL began realizing that she was developing the feels. The ML acquiring emotions was full of hilarious (like feeling joy for the first time). The re-watch value is high because it goes by so quickly and there were some adorable little moments in there.

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A good drama for times where you don't have much time.

This series passed very quickly...
I didn't have a lot of expectations as I've never seen such a short series, but I have to say I like it. Unfortunately in my opinion the story couldn't really go into depth, what is clear because it's a very short drama.

It's a very fresh series that you can just watch from time to time.
I really like the idea of the drama, of course it would be even better if the story line was slower.

On the whole, a good series that you can watch in between if you don't want to watch drama with a long story line or you don't have the time to. You just have to consider that everything comes very suddenly.

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Short sweet and crisp

This was quick watch and instantly brightened my mood !

i have noticed usually in K dramas there are 1 or more characters that would annoy and anger you , which is actually the reality but more so it becomes intolerable when the lead characters are such , specially the FL. have watched so many dramas now , where the FL is an annoying character , but still she is victimised and loved by all !

The best thing I loved about this drama was the FL !!!! Hands down she is one of the FL characters I have seen soo far !! Loveable and cool ! She doesnt plays the victim card , accepts things, does not have misunderstandings without discussing on them ! Having such characters can make u learn from then and have a bright mood while watching it !

I have given it an 8 star , coz it was nothing out of the box , we have seen such stories before ! But it was very much likeable . Just go for it !!

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