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The Legend of the Blue Sea

2016 to 2017 Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1 season

TMDB rating 7.5/10 Ended

A mermaid from the Joseon period ends up in present-day Seoul, where she crosses paths with a swindler who may have ties to someone from her past.

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  • How can a mermaid from the Joseon era survive in modern society? Sim Chung is a mermaid who follows her one true love, a nobleman’s son named Kim Dam-Ryung from the Joseon Dynasty, to modern-day Seoul. Dam-Ryung’s modern doppelgänger is Heo Joon-Jae, a highly skilled scam artist who first becomes interested in Sim Chung because of a jade bracelet worth $6 million that Sim Chung wears. With nowhere to go, Sim Chung is taken in by Joon-Jae, who also finds his con partners, Jo Nam-Doo and Tae-O, hiding out in his home from a vengeful past victim of their scams. Sim Chung discovers a rival for Joon-Jae’s heart in Cha Si-A, a researcher at KAIST who deals with ancient artifacts. When a dangerous killer named Ma Dae-Young, sent by Joon-Jae’s stepmother who wants to make her own son the heir to Joon-Jae’s fortunes, can Sim Chung survive her strange new environment while also helping Joon-Jae avoid the dangers that await him?

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    TMDB rating 9.3/10

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Cast and details

  • Gianna JunShim Cheong / Se-hwa
  • Lee Min-hoHeo Joon-jae / Kim Dam-ryung
  • Lee Hee-junJo Nam-doo / Park Moo
  • Shin Won-hoTae-oh
  • Shin Rin-aSeo Yoo-na
  • Shin Hae-sunCha Shi-ah
  • Moon So-riAhn Jin-joo
  • Na Young-heeMo Yoo-ran
  • Hwang Shin-hyeKang Seo-hee/Kang Ji-yeon
  • Oh Yeon-ahYoung Kang Seo-hee/Kang Ji-yeon/Hong Nan
  • Lee Ji-hoonHeo Chi-hyun
  • Park Hae-sooHong Dong-pyo
Created by
Park Ji-eun
Network
SBS
First aired
Nov 16, 2016
Latest episode
Jan 25, 2017

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