Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
Also known as Goblin
Genre Fantasy
Romance
Drama
Created by Yoon Ha-rim
Written by Kim Eun-sook
Directed by Lee Eun-bok
Starring Gong Yoo
Lee Dong-wook
Kim Go-eun
Yoo In-na
Yook Sung-jae
Opening theme "Hush" by Lasse Lindh
Ending theme "Stay With Me" by Chanyeol, Punch
Composer(s) Nam Hye-seung
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producer(s) Kim Beom-rae
Producer(s) Joo Kyung-ha
Kim Ji-yeon
Location(s) Gimje, South Korea
Gangwon-do, South Korea
Quebec City, Canada
Cinematography Park Sung-yong
Kang Yoon-soon
Editor(s) Lee Sang-rok
Running time 90 mins (1-2)
60 mins (3-16)
Production company(s) Hwa and Dam Pictures
Studio Dragon
Distributor tvN
Release
Original network tvN
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital
First shown in South Korea
Original release December 2, 2016 (2016-12-02) – present
External links
Website

Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (Hangul: 도깨비; RR: Dokkaebi; lit. Goblin) is a South Korean television series starring Gong Yoo, Lee Dong-wook, Kim Go-eun, Yoo In-na and Yook Sung-jae. It airs on cable network tvN every Friday and Saturday starting December 2, 2016.[1][2][3]

Synopsis

Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) is a goblin who is also a protector of souls. He lives together with an amnesiac grim reaper (Lee Dong-wook) who is in charge of taking deceased souls. Together the two of them see the dead off into the afterlife.[4][5]

Cast

Principal

An immortal goblin and protector of souls
A good-looking, amnesiac grim reaper
An optimistic high school student who falls in love with Kim Shin and is also the Goblin's bride


A bright and attractive owner of a chicken shop
Kim Shin's nephew and rebellious chaebol heir

Supporting

  • Lee El as Samshin, goddess of birth
  • Hwang Seok-jeong
  • Kim Sung-kyum as Deok-hwa's grandfather
  • Choi Ri as Kyung Mi, Eun-tak's roommate
  • Jo Woo-jin as Secretary Kim
  • Kim Min-yeong as Soo-jin, Eun-tak's friend
  • Ko Bo-Gyeol
  • Lee Moon-soo
  • Yoon Kyung-ho
  • Park Jin-woo
  • Yoon Joo-man
  • Kim Byung-Chul as the king's right hand man
  • Yum Hye-ran as Eun-tak's aunt
  • Jung Yeong-gi
  • Choi Woong
  • Yoon Da-kyung
  • Kim Nan-hee
  • Kim Chang-hwan
  • Kim Hyun-bin
  • Nam Da-reum
  • Kim Sung-gyum
  • Hwang Suk-jung
  • Kim Ian
  • Jo In-woo

Cameo appearances

Production

The series is written by Kim Eun-sook, who also wrote the popular series The Heirs (2013) and Descendants of the Sun (2016). It is Kim's second collaboration with director Lee Eun-bok after both working on Descendants of the Sun.[14][15]

The first script-reading was held at Nuri Dream Square in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea, on 30 August 2016.[16][17] The sageuk scenes were filmed on September 22 in Gimje, North Jeolla Province, South Korea.[18][19][20] The cemetery scenes were shot in Quebec City, Canada in October.[21][22][23]

Original soundtrack

OST Part 1

No. Title Length
1. Untitled   3:13
2. "Stay With Me" (Inst.) 3:13
3. Untitled (h)  
Total length:
 6:26

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen

Ratings[24]

 TNmS

Ratings[25]

Nationwide Seoul
1
December 2, 2016
6.322%
7.540%
6.7%
2
December 3, 2016
7.904%
10.024%
8.1%
3
December 9, 2016
4
December 10, 2016
5
December 16, 2016
6
December 17, 2016
7
December 23, 2016
8
December 24, 2016
9
December 30, 2016
10
December 31, 2016
11
January 6, 2017
12
January 7, 2017
13
January 13, 2017
14
January 14, 2017
15
January 20, 2017
16
January 21, 2017
Average

Note: This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC & EBS).

International broadcast

References

  1. ↑ E., Maolen (2016-08-31). "tvN's 'Goblin' starring Gong Yoo, Kim Go-Eun begins test shooting". Yibada. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  2. ↑ "[단독] 김고은, 공유의 여자 된다..김은숙 신작 주인공". Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  3. ↑ Guardian: The Lonely and Great God. tvN Drama via Youtube. 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  4. ↑ "Gong Yoo confirmed for 'Descendants of the Sun' writer's next project! | allkpop.com". Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  5. ↑ by (2016-11-29). "This 6-minute-long Goblin preview is everything!". Dramafever.com. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  6. ↑ "공유, 김은숙 차기작 '도깨비' 출연 확정…11월 tvN 첫방송 [공식입장]". Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  7. ↑ "[단독] 김고은, 공유의 여자 된다…김은숙 신작 주인공". 네이트뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  8. ↑ "tvN 측 "육성재·유인나 '도깨비' 출연 확정"(공식입장)". 뉴스1. 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  9. ↑ Kim, E. (2016-08-29). "Yook Sungjae And Yoo In Na To Join Gong Yoo And More In tvN Fantasy Drama". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  10. ↑ Charmaine. "Kim Min Jae to also cameo in Goblin!". Kpop Fighting!. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  11. ↑ K, J. (2016-09-26). "Kim So Hyun To Make Cameo In Gong Yoo And Kim Go Eun's Upcoming Drama". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  12. ↑ "김소현 측 "'도깨비' 특별출연… 캐릭터 비중 높다" [공식입장]". Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  13. ↑ E., Maolen (2016-09-08). "'Moonlight Drawn by Clouds' star Kwak Dong-Yeon to make special appearance in 'Goblin'". Yibada. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  14. ↑ "극구 부인하던 tvN ´도깨비´, 결국 ´태후´ 이응복 PD가 연출 - 일간스포츠". Isplus.live.joins.com. 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  15. ↑ "'Descendants' writer, director team up for new fantasy piece". The Korea Herald. 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  16. ↑ "'도깨비', 1·2회 90분 특별 편성". Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  17. ↑ "'도깨비' 대본리딩 현장, 공유-김고은 케미 어땠나". Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  18. ↑ "'도깨비' 공유, '찬란하神' 장군 눈빛...데뷔 첫 사극 연기 도전". Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  19. ↑ Hong, C. (2016-10-07). "Gong Yoo Is The Prettiest 'Goblin' Ever In New Drama Stills". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  20. ↑ "'도깨비' 공유, 우수에 찬 첫 촬영 포착…몽환적 분위기". Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  21. ↑ "Overseas K-drama Filming Sends Goblin to Canada and Man to Man Heads to Hungary | A Koala's Playground". koalasplayground.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  22. ↑ "Le "Brad Pitt" de la Corée du Sud en tournage à Québec | David Rémillard | Cinéma". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  23. ↑ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Arts -. "Tournage d'une méga série sud-coréenne à Québec". Radio-Canada.ca (in French). Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  24. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  25. ↑ ": TNMS 홈페이지에 오신 것을 환영합니다.  :". www.tnms.tv. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  26. ↑ "iflix - Set a date with Goblin, starts this Saturday...". Facebook. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2016-12-04.

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