The ratings are in for the full run of Goblin in Taiwanese network television and audiences them have slurped up this different and tasty treat in record breaking numbers. The drama has become the highest rated K-drama aired on television in Taiwan, averaging 2.27% for its entire run, with the final episode hitting 5.5%. The remainder of the top rated … Continue reading →
The Korean media has noted the similarity of recently premiered tvN’s Bride of the Water God with the network’s last big hit drama Goblin, namely on the trend of creating powerful male leads with godly abilities and good looks. OSEN recently wrote about how the cable network is leading the charge with what may become a trend in male leads … Continue reading →
The nominations are out for the 53rd annual Baeksang Arts Awards, to be held on May 3rd in Seoul. Leading the pack on the television side of the nominations is last year’s runaway cable drama hit Goblin: The Lonely and Shining God – netting Best Drama, Best Actor for Gong Yoo, Best Actress for Kim Go Eun, Best Screenplay for … Continue reading →
Fans of Lee Dong Wook attending his Seoul fan meeting this past weekend got a special treat with the presence of special guest Gong Yoo to increase the star wattage at the event. Goblin finished airing over a month ago but the lingering buzz is strong since the current television drama offerings hasn’t generated a successor with such high ratings … Continue reading →
I really miss my Goblin cuties, with re-watching the drama not enough thrill compared to the excitement of live watching the drama for two months. Nothing so far in 2017 has hooked me, forget to the degree I was obsessed with Goblin, but a breather from intense drama viewing is needed to reset. The leads of Goblin are all headed … Continue reading →
It’s a good time for Lee Dong Wook to capitalize on his buzzy turn as the Grim Reaper/Emo Goryeo King in recently concluded fantasy drama Goblin. Neither him nor male lead Gong Yoo has had a super popular hit drama like this in years, and actually in the case of Lee Dong Wook one would have to go back a … Continue reading →
It was a night of nostalgia walk down Goblin lane for fans still missing the recently concluded hit drama on tvN as the network aired a special episode on Friday night that took in a solid cable network rating of 3.6% Not bad for a rerun episode of a drama that finished two weeks ago. After that was the premiere … Continue reading →
The successful never rest on their laurels but it’s even more impressive when successive projects meet or exceeds expectations. Screenwriter Kim Eun Sook reportedly took 6 years of writing and preparation on recently finished fantasy drama Goblin, during which she churned out her more romance-centric hits like Descendants of the Sun, Heirs, and Secret Garden. Goblin was the first time … Continue reading →
This weekend being Lunar New Year was a good thing, being so busy cooking and gathering helped ease the empty feeling of having no more weekend drama Goblin to chase. I’m glad screenwriter Kim Eun Sook kept it short and sweet at 16 episodes rather than her usual 20 episode length, there was even times when Goblin felt like not … Continue reading →
It’s with an content and appreciative heart that I send Goblin off with a fare thee well as this past weekend’s three episode binge wrapped things up for the fantasy drama. It wasn’t perfect but it was nearly perfect in how much I was enchanted by the creative story. Screenwriter Kim Eun Sook melded her usual snappy dialogue and modern … Continue reading →
Sooooooo…….let’s get this out of the way – I am not a fan of how Kim Eun Sook decided to write the ending to her hit cable drama Goblin. This drama made me cry buckets of tears at various junctures and the entire final episode was awash with salty drops falling from my eyes. It was beautifully rendered and acceptable … Continue reading →
The finale two-episodes of Goblin airing on Saturday is in good shape to wrap things up nicely. Friday’s episode 14 confidently brought back the vanquished Goblin not midway through with sass, not bothering to explain much other than little details were placed along the way to make it happen within the fantasy narrative. Episode 14 took a huge cable network … Continue reading →
I don’t know how other fans of Goblin are handling the lead up to the finale three episodes but it’s been hard for me. Between rewatching the major moments from all the aired episodes, which actually makes the waiting worse, there’s a melancholy that comes from fretting that audiences won’t see anything as ambitious as this again soon. Screenwriter Kim … Continue reading →
