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The Legend of the Blue Sea

How can a mermaid from the Joseon era survive in modern-day Seoul?

  • 2016 – 2017
  • Ended
  • Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • ~1h / ep
  • 1 season
  • 7.4/10

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.

Latest: Season 1 · 2016

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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?

  1. E1. Destiny

    Nov 16, 2016 · 59m

    In 1958, the nobleman Dam-Ryung releases a mermaid back into the ocean. In present-day Seoul, the figure of conman Joon-Jae stands on the same spot.

  2. E2. Meet

    Nov 17, 2016 · 59m

    Joon-Jae brings a beautiful woman back to his hotel, unaware that she's a mermaid. Jin-Ok realizes she's been scammed and sends men after Joon-Jae.

  3. E3. Find Again

    Nov 23, 2016 · 58m

    With no memory, Joon-Jae finds himself alone on a beach next to a jade bracelet and a single pearl. Meanwhile, the mermaid crosses the ocean to Seoul.

  4. E4. Premonition

    Nov 24, 2016 · 58m

    At the aquarium, Joon-Jae runs into a woman being chased by security. Feeling a sense of déjà vu, Joon-Jae rescues her and brings her home.

  5. E5. Reduplicate

    Nov 30, 2016 · 58m

    Joon-Jae lives with the woman who he names Sim Chung. Fugitive Dae-Young has been on the run for 3 months when a murder occurs near Joon-Jae's house.

  6. E6. Jealousy

    Dec 1, 2016 · 59m

    Sim Chung is involved in a traffic accident. Joon-Jae rushes to the hospital to find her in critical condition.

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