Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

2016 South Korean TV series

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2018 The drama's OST continued to win awards, with Ailee's song winning at the Golden Disc Awards and Seoul Music Awards
2017 TV series won multiple awards, including First Brand Awards Special Award and 11th Korean Cable TV Awards Best Drama
2017 The drama won multiple awards, including Best Drama at the Korean Cable TV Awards and the Korea Drama Awards
2017 Yook Sung-jae won the Rising Star Award at the Korean Cable TV Awards and Best New Actor at the Korea Drama Awards
2017 The soundtrack continued to feature various popular Korean artists like Urban Zakapa, Kim Kyung-hee, Han Soo-ji, Roy Kim, and Mamamoo in parts 10-14
2017 Ailee's 'I Will Go to You Like the First Snow' from Part 9 reached the top chart position and sold over 2,488,341 copies
2017 The series won multiple awards at the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards, including the Grand Prize (Daesang) for writer Kim Eun-sook and Best Actor for Gong Yoo.
2017 Yook Sung-jae wins Rising Star Award and Best New Actor at the Korea Drama Awards
February 4 2017 Another special episode aired with ratings of 4.075% nationwide.
February 3 2017 Special episode aired with lower ratings of 3.606% nationwide.
January 2017 Became the first cable drama to surpass 20% ratings
January 25 2017 Release of the official 'Goblin' (Guardian: The Lonely and Great God) Original Soundtrack album by CJ E&M, featuring music from the TV series.
January 21 2017 Highest rated episode, recording 16.917% nationwide audience share and 18.829% in Seoul
January 21 2017 The drama hit its highest ratings with episode 15, recording a 16.917% nationwide audience share.
January 21 2017 The final episode of Guardian: The Lonely and Great God aired, concluding the series with a remarkable 18.68% nationwide audience share.
January 21 2017 The final episode of the series aired, recording an impressive 18.68% nationwide audience share and becoming one of the highest-rated Korean cable television dramas.
January 20 2017 The drama reached its peak ratings, with episode 14 recording a 16.043% nationwide audience share.
2016 Kim Eun-sook wrote Descendants of the Sun, and collaborated with director Lee Eun-bok for the first time.
2016 Release of soundtrack part 1 'Stay With Me' by Chanyeol (EXO) and Punch, which peaked at chart position 3 and sold over 1,792,463 copies
2016 Crush's song 'Beautiful' from Part 4 of the Guardian soundtrack became one of the most successful tracks, peaking at chart position 2 and selling over 2,051,618 copies
2016 Kim Eun-sook wrote the script for Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, marking her continued work in popular Korean drama series after previous successful shows like Secret Garden, The Heirs, and Descendants of the Sun.
December 2016 The drama sparked various fashion trends, with items worn by cast members like Gong Yoo's Lanvin coat and Kim Go-eun's Lancôme lipstick seeing increased sales.
December 24 2016 Drama reached highest ratings of 12.344% nationwide, marking a significant milestone in its broadcast.
December 3 2016 Second episode aired with initial viewership ratings of 7.904% nationwide
December 2 2016 Guardian: The Lonely and Great God premiered on tvN, starring Gong Yoo in the title role alongside Kim Go-eun, Lee Dong-wook, Yoo In-na, and Yook Sung-jae.
October 2016 Overseas filming conducted in Quebec City, Canada, featuring iconic locations like Château Frontenac, Parc du Bastion-de-la-Reine, and Petit Champlain for the drama's international scenes.
September 22 2016 Filming of Goryeo-era battlefield scenes took place in Gimje, North Jeolla Province, capturing historical sequence for the TV series.
2013 Kim Eun-sook wrote The Heirs, another popular TV series that further established her reputation in Korean drama writing.
2010 Kim Eun-sook wrote the popular TV series Secret Garden, marking an important milestone in her screenwriting career.

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