"Goblin" continues to break records and surpass its competitor dramas including Song Joong Ki's "Descendants of the Sun." Recently, Gong Yoo's tvN series topped the list of buzzworthy TV dramas with an impressive score during its debut week.
Gong's new fantasy drama "Goblin," also known as "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God," posted strong TV ratings since it premiered and even became one of the most discussed topics online. Released on Dec. 2, Friday, the tvN drama's debut week scored around 12,500 points on a buzzworthy TV drama chart, according to Good Data Corporation, as cited by Korea Herald.
The tvN drama's achievement even bested the records previously posted by the KBS hit series "Descendants of the Sun." Song's drama reached the same score during its fifth broadcast while Gong's series attained the same milestone on its first week.
"Goblin" even recorded a higher score during its second week broadcast, according to the same report. If compared against the second week score of "Descendants of the Sun" on Good Data's TV drama list, Gong's tvN series posted twice the amount than that of the KBS production.
Meanwhile, the tvN fantasy series was also the most discussed TV drama on various online platforms during its debut week. "Goblin" was mentioned more than 21,000 times and 40,737 times on social media on Dec. 2 and Dec. 3, respectively, according to Daumsoft's data, as cited by Yonhap News.
Gong's drama also scored 101.51 points on Daumsoft's TV popularity index during its premiere day. After tvN released the drama's second episode, the score rose to 120.84 points.
The tvN drama features the story of the war general-turned-goblin Kim Shin who is cursed with an immortal life. Portrayed by Gong, the goblin searches for a special human bride who can end his curse.
"Goblin" airs every Friday and Saturday on tvN. Watch the drama's teaser clip below: