"Goblin" is skyrocketing in terms of ratings, beating other popular Korean drama series like "Descendants of the Sun."
According to Soompi, "Goblin" has stolen the top spot in terms of buzzworthy TV drama rankings, dethroning the KBS drama. However, the two dramas share one thing in common, both was written by Kim Eun Sook, who is also known for writing "Lovers in Paris," "Secret Garden" and "The Heirs."
Reports claimed "Goblin" earned 12,500 points on the first week of the drama series, while "Descendants of the Sun" garnered the same figures after five weeks of being on air.
After the second week of airing, "Goblin" reached double the points of "Descendants of the Sun" had achieved. Further reports stated Good Data Corporation executed the survey. The group based the ranking on the responses of the netizens, news references, blogs, video references and even online communities and social media.
On the other hand, Nielsen Korea revealed "Goblin" doubled its ratings during the second week as compared to the first one, Allkpop cited. Data showed the tvN drama earned 6.32% for Dec. 2 and 3 broadcasts and plummeted to 12.47 percent during the second week of airing.
The 3rd episode of "Goblin" was also reported to have entered the top three highest viewer ratings of all tvN dramas, trailing "Reply 1988" and "Signal."
"Goblin" revolves around the life of Kim Shin, played by Gong Yoo, who is a general in wars. However, the general was killed by the young king out of jealousy. Kim Shin returned as Dokkaebi or Goblin that possesses an immortal life.
Gong Yoo shares the small screen with Kim Go Eun as Ji Eun Tak, Lee Dong Wook as Wang Yeo, Yoo In Na as Kim Sun/Sunny, and Yook Sung Jae as Yoo Duk Hwa. Catch them on "Goblin" every Friday and Saturday at 20:00 KST on tvN.
