Goblin is finally coming to (Vi)you!

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Here’s some good news (particularly  for Gong Yoo fans out there): South Korean drama “Guardian: The Lonely and Great God”, popularly known as “Goblin”, is finally coming to the Philippines.

For many months now, fans have been clamoring for it to be available for a wider Filipino audience. Tagged as one of 2016’s best TV series, Goblin is a combination of good drama with superb technical production and an amazing story line.

Kim Shin played by Gong Yoo is an immortal goblin with a task, and that is to be protector of souls. The goblin met the grim reaper played by Lee Dong-wook whose task is to take the souls of dead people. One day, the two met. Ji Eun-tak played by Kim Go-eun, who is known to many as the “Goblin’s bride”. She has the ability to see ghosts and all her life, she was made to believe that she is destined to meet the goblin and help him return to ashes.

The drama was written by Kim Eun-sook, who also wrote the popular series “Descendants of the Sun” (2016), “Secret Garden” (2010) and “The Heirs” (2013). Eun-sook won the Grand Prize in the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards for it, while Gong-yoo won as the Best actor for his role as the goblin.

Now, the talked-about series is coming to more Filipinos via Viu. The video-on-demand app is about to put Goblin in its library together with hundreds of other popular K-dramas throughout the years.

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Just a quick look back: Viu is the first service in the Philippines to offer fast, legal and free streaming and downloading of Korean variety shows, dramas and music programs with English subtitles. Its 10,000 content hours are provided by top Korean broadcasters KBS, SBS, MBC and CJ E&M. English subtitles are available as early as eight hours after the initial telecast, and it also allows users to download videos for offline viewing.

Now, as it reaches 1.5 million active users in the country, it’s opening another door leading to more offerings for its subscribers. Viu is now introducing its much-awaited premium service. The free service for registered users will always be available but they can also opt-in for this new offering for value-added features.

Just like the free service, the premium version will also allow viewers to access their favorites and history. Syncing various devices are still in the feature. Yet, in this new offering, users can purchase upgrades.

In premium pay, Viu app users can now catch their favorite shows and dramas without ads, plus the screen resolution is now available in 720p and 1080p. The biggest difference is the number of allowable downloads one can do in this new offering: from just one video download per day previously, users can now download five videos for a one-day premium pay (P10 a day), 10 videos for weekly premium pay (P30 weekly), and unlimited video downloads for long-term premium pay which can be bought for P99 a month, P199 for three months, P399 for 6 months and P699 a year. These deals sure are good, legal ways to enjoy awesome dramas like Goblin without the hassle of slow internet connection.

VIU Premium will be available to everyone soon. Stay updated by following Inquirer on various social media platforms and chat apps. To access Viu, tap this link. JB

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