ENTERTAINMENT | May 11, 2017
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Two of the biggest Korean dramas of 2016, Legend of the Blue Sea and Goblin, are definitely off to a refreshing start as they have began to captivate television viewers and even Korean drama fans in the Philippines. Aside from scoring high in national TV ratings, the premiere episode of the two shows being aired on ABS-CBN last Monday were also top trending topics on social media nationwide and worldwide, more particularly on Twitter.
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"Goblin", starring international Korean star Gong Yoo, instantly captured the hearts of late night viewers on its premiere episode garnering a national TV rating of 12.1% based on data from Kantar Media. Meanwhile, despite concerns from provincial viewers, Lee Min-Ho's Philippine television comeback is starting to pay off as "Legend of the Blue Sea" debuted strongly with a national TV rating of 15.5%. In the case of social media, many netizens are ecstatic to watch the show while some have already watch the two a couple of times since last year. With that in mind, it is a clear testament that the Korean drama fever is definitely back and the true number one television station in the Philippines has brought back its prime as the first and true home of Asianovelas that started with the phenomenal Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden back in 2003.
Join the Korean drama fever by watching "Legend of the Blue Sea" weekdays after The Better Half and "Goblin" weeknights after A Love to Last. Provincial viewers may have to catch the former on any of ABS-CBN's regional stations at 9:30 am the next day. They may also catch up on these two on either iWantv where they are within hours of their original airing or Viu Philippines if you want to watch the full story whether online or offline.
