The Legend of the Blue Sea

Drama: The Legend of the Blue Sea
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Genre: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy
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Network:SBS
Episodes: 20
Release Date: 2016-Nov-16 to 2017-Jan-19
Runtime: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00
Language: Korean
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Country: South Korea

Synopsis

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 between the son of a noble family in Joseon era and a mermaid.

How can a mermaid from the Joseon era survive in modern-day Seoul? Shim Chung (Jun Ji Hyun) is a mermaid who finds herself transplanted to modern times. She is caught by Heo Joon Jae (Lee Min Ho), a charming but cold con artist who is the doppelgänger for Kim Moon, the son of a nobleman from the Joseon Dynasty. But in the present time, Joon Jae works with Jo Nam Doo (Lee Hee Joon), a skilled conman who guides Joon Jae to become a genius scammer. But Joon Jae’s friend, Cha Shi Ah (Shin Hye Sun), who works as a researcher at KAIST, may be Chung’s only hope for surviving in her strange new world.

Cast

Main Cast

Jun Ji Hyun as Shim Chung
– Kal So Won as Sim Chung (child)
– Shin Eun Soo as Shim Chung (young)
Lee Min Ho as Heo Joon Jae
– Jeon Jin Seo as Heo Joon Jae (child)
– Jin Young as Heo Joon Jae (young)

Scammers

Lee Hee Joon as Jo Nam Doo
Shin Won Ho as Tae Oh

Heo Joon Jae’s Family

Lee Ji Hoon as Heo Cha Hyun
Hwang Shin Hye as Kang Seo Hee
Choi Jung Woo as Heo Gil Joong
Na Young Hee as Mo Yoo Ran

Cha Shi Ah’s Family

Shin Hye Sun as Cha Shi Ah
Moon So Ri as Ahn Jin Joo
Lee Jae Won as Cha Dong Sik

Genius

Sung Dong Il as a trafficker
Park Hae Soo as Hong Dong Pyo

Others

Shin Rin Ah as Yuna

Cameo

Kim Sung Ryung
Krystal Jung
Ahn Jae Hong
Cha Tae Hyun
Hong Jin Kyung