Meet the gloomy and handsome grim reaper of the Goblin
by chickachunga
Now this is one grim reaper no one would ever be too sad to meet. In fact, with a psychopomp looking this good, souls might actually jump at the chance to be escorted into the afterlife by him. Lee Dong-wook (Bubblegum) is looking quite chic and handsome in the latest stills and teasers from tvN’s upcoming Friday-Saturday fantasy drama The Lonely, Shining Goblin. He plays the amnesiac reaper and roommate to the titular goblin played by Gong Yoo (Big).
The story centers around the goblin and his need for a mortal bride, the key to ending his immortality. One day, a young girl with “the fate of someone who should’ve died,” played by Kim Go-eun (Cheese in the Trap), appears and argues that she is the bride he’s been looking for. The drama centers around the strange living arrangement between the goblin who protects souls, and the reaper who takes souls, but has forgotten who he is. The cast also includes Yook Sung-jae (Village: Secret of Achiara) as chaebol heir whose family has been looking after the goblin for generations, and Yoo Inna (One More Happy Ending) as a sunny chicken shop owner.
In the teaser, we see Lee Dong-wook in a black suit and hat, looking somber and melancholy as he sits next to a little boy on a bench. We catch glimpses of the boy smiling and hear him ask, “Ajusshi… am I dead?” The boy suddenly disappears from Lee Dong-wook’s side, and we hear him lament, “I had forgotten…that my immortality was a punishment.” Ooh.
So far, our first look at Goblin has been consistently moody, mysterious, and hauntingly pretty. I can’t wait to see more!
Friday-Saturday drama The Lonely, Shining Goblin will premiere on December 2.
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1 Bellamafia
October 28, 2016 at 2:32 PM
Oh come on... get a better hat for him to wear!
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owl 🦉 🫰
October 28, 2016 at 2:37 PM
True, the hat - he's very gloomy under that hat. Love Dong Wook (I have to giggle every time I think of him on Roommate for two seasons as the peacemaker. Bubblegum wasn't too bad, either).
A pic of him and Gong Yoo would be nice~
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mary
October 28, 2016 at 2:38 PM
That's part of the punishment.
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mushmush
October 29, 2016 at 2:48 AM
lol
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kiko
October 28, 2016 at 2:59 PM
that hat's got to go??
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kiko
October 28, 2016 at 3:04 PM
It wants to be pharrel's, it wants to be robin hood's...it wants to be a fedora.
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Bellamafia
October 28, 2016 at 4:23 PM
That's what I thought :)
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bbstl 🧹
October 28, 2016 at 6:42 PM
. . . but unfortunately it needs to get back on its antidepressants before it can be any of those.
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acciokdramas
October 28, 2016 at 7:08 PM
It's a bird, it's a plane...it's a Grim Reaper's fedora!
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kiko
October 28, 2016 at 7:48 PM
There's gotta be a better hat for the grim reaper. I'm pretty sure from all the people he's met-- most of are somewhat bitter anyway(because:death), certainly someone has talk-trashed that hat.
kanz
October 28, 2016 at 7:59 PM
I have a hat...
I have a fedora..
I have an Ultimate Hat-Fedora for Gloomy Grim Reaper
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Jazz
October 28, 2016 at 11:07 PM
This comment made my day!
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klurker 🐙 Dora-Momo makes me wish I was young again
October 29, 2016 at 10:40 AM
It's
an
upside down
smiley.
K bye. (scoots out real fast)
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diyaa
October 28, 2016 at 5:33 PM
Agree 10000
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bubbles
October 28, 2016 at 3:48 PM
I am afraid they might keep it, it even got a scene on it's own. ? maybe it's gonna be the sequin tracksuit of this drama...please tell me it ain't so
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anabear
October 28, 2016 at 4:33 PM
it's not that bad. I think it has its own charm.
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bubbles
October 28, 2016 at 7:54 PM
True, it could be a lot worse:
https://kdramakrazy.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/kdrama11.png
I think we're good.
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cheekbones
October 28, 2016 at 8:33 PM
LOL.
From what drama is that ? Poor baby......
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RamyunIsTheName
October 28, 2016 at 9:00 PM
If I'm not wrong this is I need romance 3. There were many good outfit choices in this drama but as we know from science for every good fashion action there is a trashy hairy eskimo hat from hell reaction. Basic Chemistry at work here
anabear
October 29, 2016 at 4:04 AM
oh boy. that hat is just...HAHAHA
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Agree
October 29, 2016 at 4:20 AM
OMG I agree this is a better hat
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fab
October 29, 2016 at 5:10 AM
HAAAAAHAH. Sung Joon's best role but worst outfit ever.
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Le__Ssy
October 29, 2016 at 9:41 AM
Oh, wait, THIS is the Hat of Doom.
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StacyB
October 28, 2016 at 5:56 PM
I think this hat has meaning. Grim Reapers from the past had hats and maybe something will be connected with it. But in any case he won't be wearing it all the time. This hat is for his grim reaper mission
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cheekbones
October 28, 2016 at 8:30 PM
I was going to comment on the hat but I saw that the 1st comment had already taken care of that. :D
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rhiaa
October 29, 2016 at 8:16 AM
The hat is his familiar!! Oh wait a grim reaper doesn't have one. Maybe it transforms into his scythe?
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Le__Ssy
October 29, 2016 at 9:39 AM
since he's the reaper... and he deals with dead people....
is that the Hat of Doom?
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klurker 🐙 Dora-Momo makes me wish I was young again
October 29, 2016 at 10:47 AM
The Sorting Hat of Doom! It must talk!
Goblin's Sorting Hat of Doom sing me a song
Speak in my head and tell me where I belong
And when things look bad and there’s no where to run,
Wait, it's the afterlife we're going to, it'll be fun!
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pickledplumtree
October 29, 2016 at 10:17 AM
Oh dear...I like it! A grim reaper should have out-of-this-world fashion, no? Haha.
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2 Aidualc
October 28, 2016 at 2:45 PM
I am cautiously looking forward to this drama. I like two of the four leads and luckily it happens to be the pair whose story seems more interesting to me. Also unlike most beanies I don't generally dislike Kim Eun-Sook writing, like her older dramas City Hall and Secret Garden. I just hope it doesn't turn into a bore like A Gentleman's Dignity.
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alasecond
October 28, 2016 at 3:12 PM
which two? too many permutation and combinations here
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Aidualc
October 28, 2016 at 5:14 PM
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Princess Noor
October 28, 2016 at 6:23 PM
Because gong yoo is the main lead and now he's a list star especially after his successive hit movies"silenced, the suspect, train to busan, the age of Shadows" and his hit drama coffee prince
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gigigi
October 28, 2016 at 6:49 PM
I'm waiting for Lee Dong Wook's and Yoo In Na's romance as well. Especially after watching his and her teasers. And their visuals are so matchy. Can't wait to see how she'll heal my handsome and lonely Wang Yeo
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Parakeet
November 11, 2016 at 9:48 AM
Me already down with second lead syndrome!!!
Lee dong Wook & Yoo in na are going to be show stealers. Their chemistry looks sizzling than the main leads.
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canxi
October 28, 2016 at 5:53 PM
City Hall was really fun.
That's probably the Kim Eun Sook drama people should always start with, lol.
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jozie
October 28, 2016 at 9:31 PM
City Hall is my favorite by her, but I did have to plow through the first four episodes before I started enjoying it.
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3 kimchikay
October 28, 2016 at 2:51 PM
Yas. Wookie.
\^o^/
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4 mary
October 28, 2016 at 3:15 PM
Forgot to comment on that new tidbit about KGE character. She insists that she's the supposed bride... so are her memories intact from when she should've died?
Did the reaper mess up somehow and put a centuries old soul in KGE's body? Is that why he has amnesia?
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canxi
October 28, 2016 at 5:53 PM
OOOOooooh. Interesting!
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acciokdramas
October 28, 2016 at 7:07 PM
That's such an interesting theory! Esp when you take into account that Kim Go-eun's character "should have died". Maybe somehow Lee Dong-wook's mistake saved her life in a way. Either way, I'm anticipating this drama SO MUCH!
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5 V
October 28, 2016 at 4:09 PM
Excited for this!
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6 gaeinalee
October 28, 2016 at 4:17 PM
Now, I don't know which to choose between the grim reaper LDW and JIW? Both handsome, tall, fair skin, melo yet can be over the top funny.
Hmmm... *drumming fingers*
...Can I have both to come visit me instead?
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7 Wag-a-muffin
October 28, 2016 at 4:19 PM
. . .I kind of like the hat. . .
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perfect stranger
October 28, 2016 at 5:53 PM
Me too. I dunno why but it looks so unexpected and unusual
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8 kanz
October 28, 2016 at 4:38 PM
Why can't this drama be titled "Roommate: Goblin and Reaper Edition"?
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StacyB
October 28, 2016 at 5:54 PM
That would be awesome lol. At least something fresh
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Lotty
November 11, 2016 at 9:51 AM
Way better than the lonely shining blah blah blah!!!
Plus my reaper also shares the title in your suggestion
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9 yucaesar
October 28, 2016 at 5:24 PM
GY's character is one who wishes to die.
KGE's character is one who was fated to die, but never did (?).
Predictions:
Goblin will want to live after KGE's char enters, but gets a chance to die now and the chance may not appear again. Goblin is unsure of what to do, but since KGE's char was fated to die and they are friends with Mr. "Grim Grim" LDW char, they will live together in the afterlife happily ever after!
But on a more serious note, I really like the gloomy feel they are going for and I am hoping to see it throughout the entire drama. Is hoping for strong fantasy elements too a bit much? :$
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10 Canuckgirl
October 28, 2016 at 5:25 PM
The show is being shot in Quebec City! Oesti Tabarnak, that's already got my attention
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birdscout
October 28, 2016 at 8:29 PM
Really?!?? haven't been to Quebec City in several years. May be time for a road trip. I wonder how long they'll be filming there.
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11 canxi
October 28, 2016 at 5:56 PM
Oh, I love these teasers and I like that he has a uniform for his work. It does seem like an awfully sad job to have to shuffle people along to the afterlife.
I can't wait for Yoo In Na's character to cheer him up with bright smiles and chicken!
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12 hyanggi
October 28, 2016 at 6:27 PM
So prettyyy and there's a breathtakingly beautiful scenery ! So worrying to have such a pretty Reaper.
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13 Franbergh II
October 28, 2016 at 6:39 PM
i already picture an extreme adorableness of him and yoo inna~
somehow i expect queen in hyeon's mood. please be true~ ?
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gigigi
October 28, 2016 at 6:52 PM
Ah, I just can't hold my breath when I imagine Lee Dong Wook and Yoo In Na together. Both are so sexy and such a decent underrated actors. I hope they'll shine in Goblin and finally will get proper appreciation.
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14 alienshore
October 28, 2016 at 6:55 PM
Anyone else still in a little bit of awe over this cast? Gong Yoo AND Lee Dong Wook?! This pairing is still hard for me to process...too much pretty. Kim Go Eun AND Yoo Inna?! And Yook Sung Jae too?! Geeze! Wow.
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acciokdramas
October 28, 2016 at 7:04 PM
AND don't forget Kim So-hyun's cameo! Whoo!
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15 acciokdramas
October 28, 2016 at 7:03 PM
aw, come on guys, he's probably hundreds of years old! give him some slack for his lack of fashion sense. besides, if i were a GRIM reaper, i'd probably wear GRIM clothes as well. i definitely wouldn't be wearing an Adidas hat or a snapback! haha
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CrimeFighter
October 29, 2016 at 9:25 AM
I agree. All in gloomy black should be the way.
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16 iamdeb
October 28, 2016 at 7:55 PM
I know it's a romance drama at its core but these goblins are almost too pretty for me. I hope we get to see their real forms at some point in the drama. I'm watching for Gong Yoo and watching for Kim Go Eun to keep k-netizens salty mwahaha...
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17 wapz
October 28, 2016 at 10:47 PM
What's the song? It plays in his and KGE's teaser too.
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18 zappy
October 29, 2016 at 12:28 AM
even on drama about goblin and reaper, there is a chaebol :)
I like the casts but dont like KES.. so I'll read recaps before decide to watch it, or not..
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19 CrimeFighter
October 29, 2016 at 12:35 AM
This grim reaper reminds me of the one from 49 Days. Another amnesia! I know that kdramaland really love amnesia a lot. Haha.
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20 spazmo
October 29, 2016 at 12:54 AM
Lee Dong Wook is so sweet.... i'm looking forward to him in this role...
; )
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21 Dee Em
October 29, 2016 at 4:47 AM
I think I'm more interested in seeing the relationship between the two hot roommates than the love line tbh. Can I order a 3-way bromance between Gong yoo, Dong-wook and Yook Sung-jae, please?
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22 gem28
October 29, 2016 at 5:08 AM
I didn't watch any of his previous projects, I know him from Bubblegum teasers which I never started watching for some reason and from Superman Returns in KBS ad Deabaki's Samchon. He is so adorable and attentive to the three trouble makers, Its hard to imagine him as the grimm reaper.
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23 rikamayaz
October 29, 2016 at 10:14 AM
I saw the first script reading video..I am surprised to see Kim Go-eun looked so pretty! I guess the right make up style did wonders for her
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24 pickledplumtree
October 29, 2016 at 10:18 AM
That was gorgeous. December feels too far away! It would be perfect as a Halloween Drama, amiright?!
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25 Flightey Gazelles
October 31, 2016 at 12:49 AM
LMAO!! That Sung Joon hat....
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26 catt
October 31, 2016 at 7:00 PM
I hope nothing such rectangle love here. Just pair the main lead x main lead, and second x second. Lee Dong Wook shall get together with Yoo In Na! (We know Gong Yoo will end up with Kim Go Eun anyway)
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