Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
| Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | |
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| Also known as | Goblin |
| Genre |
Fantasy Romance Drama |
| Created by | Yoon Ha-rim |
| Written by | Kim Eun-sook |
| Directed by | Lee Eung-bok Kwon Hyuk-chan Yoon Jong-ho |
| Starring |
Gong Yoo Kim Go-eun Lee Dong-wook Yoo In-na Yook Sung-jae |
| Opening theme | "Round and Round" by Heize & Han Soo-ji |
| Ending theme | "Stay With Me" by Chanyeol and Punch |
| Composer(s) | Nam Hye-seung |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 + 3 specials |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Kim Beom-rae |
| Producer(s) | Joo Kyung-ha Kim Ji-yeon |
| Location(s) |
Gimje, South Korea Gangwon-do, South Korea Seoul, South Korea Quebec City, Canada |
| Cinematography | Park Sung-yong Kang Yoon-soon |
| Editor(s) | Lee Sang-rok |
| Running time | 60-90 mins |
| 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 – January 21, 2017 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Guardian: The Lonely and Great God OST | |
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| Soundtrack album | |
| Studio | CJ E&M Music Studios |
| Genre | Pop, K-pop, Rap, Soundtrack |
| Language | Korean, English |
| Label | CJ E&M, Hwa & Dam Pictures |
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (Hangul: 도깨비; RR: Dokkaebi; lit. Goblin) is a South Korean television series starring Gong Yoo, Kim Go-eun, Lee Dong-wook, Yoo In-na, and Yook Sung-jae. It aired on cable network tvN every Friday and Saturday at 20:00 starting December 2, 2016 until January 21, 2017.
Its final episode recorded an 18.68% nationwide audience share making it the second highest rated drama in Korean cable television history, behind Reply 1988.
Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) is an immortal goblin and protector of souls. He lives with an amnesiac grim reaper (Lee Dong-wook) who is in charge of taking deceased souls. Together, they see the dead off into the afterlife. One day Kim Shin meets a girl, Ji Eun-tak (Kim Go-eun), who has a special ability to see ghosts, and is destined to be his bride and return him to ashes.
The series was written by Kim Eun-sook, who also wrote the popular series Secret Garden (2010), The Heirs (2013) and Descendants of the Sun (2016). The drama marked her second collaboration with director Lee Eun-bok after both worked on Descendants.
The first script-reading was held at Nuri Dream Square in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea, on 30 August 2016. The sageuk scenes were filmed on September 22 in Gimje, North Jeolla Province, South Korea. The cemetery scenes were shot in Quebec City, Canada in October.
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