The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016)

Original title

푸른 바다의 전설

Directed by

Jin Hyuk

Cast

Jun Ji Hyun, Shin Eun Soo, Kal So Won, Lee Min Ho, Park Jin Young, Jun Jin Seo, Lee Hee Joon, Shin Won Ho

Genre

comedy television series, drama television series, romance television series, fantasy television series

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 20 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 216 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mermaid leaves the ocean to find a con-artist she met in the past. Their love story unfolds across modern Seoul and flashbacks to the Joseon era.

romanticwhimsicallightheartedbittersweetsuspensefulfairy-tale-likeslow-burnheartfelt

What happens

The Legend of the Blue Sea (Korean: 푸른 바다의 전설) is a 2016–2017 South Korean television series starring Jun Ji-hyun and Lee Min-ho. Inspired by a classic Joseon legend from Korea's first collection of unofficial historical tales about a fisherman who captures and releases a mermaid, this drama tells the love story of a con-artist and a mermaid who travels across the ocean to find him. The series aired on SBS from November 16, 2016, to January 25, 2017, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST). The series achieved a peak audience ratings of 21.0%. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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