Korean Drama

Title: 쓸쓸하고 찬란하神-도깨비 / Goblin
Also known as: The Lonely, Shining Goblin / Guardian : The Lonely and Great God
Chinese Title: 孤單又燦爛的神－鬼怪
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Episodes: 16 + 1 Special
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast period: 2016-Dec-02 to 2017-Jan-21
Air time: Friday & Saturday 20:00

Synopsis

Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) is an immortal 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 sees the dead off into the afterlife. Meanwhile, Ji Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun) is a high school student who despite her painful reality, remains optimistic. She ends up falling in love with the goblin. Kim Sun (Yoo In Na) is an owner of a chicken shop; a bright and attractive girl who is loved by all men.

Cast

Main Cast

Gong Yoo as Kim Shin
Kim Go Eun as Ji Eun Tak
– Han Seo Jin as Eun Tak (child)
Lee Dong Wook as Wang Yeo
– Kim Min Jae as Wang Yeo (past)
Yoo In Na as Kim Sun / Sunny
– Kim So Hyun as Kim Sun (past)
Yook Sung Jae as Yoo Duk Hwa
– Jung Ji Hoon as Yoo Duk Hwa (child)
– Kim Hyun Bin as Yoo Duk Hwa (teen)

Supporting Cast

Lee El as Samshin (goddess of birth and fate)
Kim Sung Kyum as President Yoo Shin Woo (Duk Hwa’s grandfather)
Yum Hye Ran as Ji Yun Sook (Eun Tak’s aunt)
Jung Young Ki as Park Kyung Shik (Eun Tak’s male cousin)
Choi Ri as Park Kyung Mi (Eun Tak’s female cousin)

Others

Jo Woo Jin as Secretary Kim
Hwang Suk Jung as fortune teller ghost
Park Kyung Hye as ghost that follows Eun Tak
Park Se Wan as ghost with glasses
Kim So Ra as Lee Jung Hwa (ghost)
Go Bo Kyul as Ko Jung Hyun (Eun Tak’s school friend)
Lee Moon Soo as Shin’s loyal old man (Goryeo era)
Yoon Kyung Ho as Shin’s loyal follower (Goryeo era)
Kim Byung Chul as Park Joong Hun (Goryeo king’s eunach)
Nam Da Reum as Kim Soo Bok (boy Shin helps in Paris)
Kim Nan Hee (김난희) as Eun Tak’s homeroom teacher
Kim Min Young as Park Soo Jin (Eun Tak’s class bully)
Ma Min Hee (마민희) as Eun Tak’s classmate
Yoon Hwa Kyung (윤화경) as Eun Tak’s classmate
Choi Woong as junior grim reaper
Yoon Da Young as 23-year grim reaper
Kim Ki Doo as grim reaper
Jo Hyun Shik as 22-year grim reaper
Kim Chang Hwan as 23-year grim reaper
Park Jin Woo as loan shark
Yoon Joo Man (윤주만) as loan shark
Lee Han Seo as girl at bookstore
Choi Na Moo

Cameo

Park Hee Bon as Ji Yun Hee (Eun Tak’s mother) (ep 1)
Jung Hae In as Choi Tae Hee (Eun Tak’s first love) (ep 7&8)
– Jo Yong Jin as Choi Tae Hee (child)
Kwak Dong Yun

Production Credits

Production Company: Hwa and Dam Pictures
Director: Lee Eung Bok
Screenwriter: Kim Eun Sook

Awards

2017 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Actor (TV Section) – Gong Yoo (Goblin)
2017 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards: Daesang (TV Section) – Kim Eun Sook

Episode Ratings

Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea (Nationwide)

*** Different between TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielson – Here

*** Note: This drama is aired on Pay-TV channel which has fewer viewers than Free-TV channels. So, please don’t be surprised with the low rating. ***

Poster

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Official Site

Official Poster

Trailer:-
– Official Trailer
– Trailer I
– Trailer II (Gong Yoo)
– Trailer III (Kim Go Eun)
– Trailer IV (Lee Dong Wook)
– Trailer V (Yoo In Na)
– Trailer VI
– Trailer VII
– Trailer VIII
– Trailer IX
– 6 Minutes Preview
– Stay With Me (MV)

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