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SYNOPSIS
Inspired by a classic Joseon legend from Korea's first collection of unofficial historical tales, about a fisherman who capture and kidnapped a mermaid, this drama tells the love story between the son of a Joseon noble family named Kim Dam-ryeong (Lee Min-ho) and a mermaid he named Se-hwa (Jun Ji-hyun).[3][4] When Dam-ryeong was a kid, he almost drowned but was saved by a mermaid. Following the incident, they became friends and Dam-ryeong named her Se-hwa, after his younger sister. They ended up falling in love, but one day Dam-ryeong was forced by his family to marry another girl. Devastated by the news, Se-hwa decides to leave Dam-ryeong forever and erased all his memories of her and their love. However, fate brings them back together and they tried to escape from humans who were going to separate them. Fearing that the same ill-fate that afflicts himself and Se-hwa will replay itself, Dam-ryeong sends an artifact to be discovered in the future to try and warn his future self.
The fates of Dam-ryeong and Se-hwa become entwined with their modern-day incarnations. Dam-ryeong was reborn as Heo Joon-jae, a charming con-artist. He meets a mermaid who looks like Se-hwa (whom he later named Shim Cheong) in Spain, and she was quickly besotted by him. Linked by dreams and mysterious artifacts, Joon-jae learns of Dam-ryeong's world and his own fate, as he tries to prevent the same tragedy from befalling.
LENGTH
20 episodes, an hour long each
Cast Members
Jun Ji-hyun as Se-hwa / Shim Cheong
Lee Min-ho as Kim Dam-ryeong / Heo Joon-jae
Lee Hee-joon as Jo Nam-doo / Park Moo
Shin Won-ho as Tae-oh
Shin Hye-sun as Cha Shi-ah
Lee Ji-hoon as Heo Chi-hyun
Na Young-hee as Mo Yoo-ran
Shim Yi-young as young Mo Yoo-ran
Hwang Shin-hye as Kang Ji-yeon / Kang Seo-hee
Oh Yeon-ah as young Kang Ji-yeon / Kang Seo-hee
Sung Dong-il as Lord Yang / Ma Dae-young
Choi Jung-woo as Heo Gil-joong
Moon So-ri as Ahn Jin-joo
Review
4 out of 5
LEE MINHO IS BACK @ IT AGAIN YEEEEAAAAA
ya k, despite the mermaid stuff i loved the concept of reincarnation
totally want expecting the numerous #'s of deaths but ya k yeET WHO CARES
ok but despite the cute shit this drama was fucking LOONGGGGGG, there were numerous filler episodes which was a drag but overall it was a pretty good watch. It was a good drama overall, just a lot of paralleling between the past and the present. So, if you're into that type of stuff (reincarnation, parallels, legends, and the asshole turned softie character they give Lee Minho) then go for it!
super short review, but i watched it bc lee minho is back!!! lmao
yO ALSO JINYOUNG FROM GOT7 IS THE TEENAGE VERSION OF JOONJAE (Lee MinHo)
also also, shin wonho is my fav person ever i love him
