Fangirling: Legend of the Blue Sea (KDrama)
A long time ago, a boy loved a mermaid and heard a mermaid's voice...
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- Jun Ji Hyun as Sim Cheong / Se Hwa
- Lee Min Ho as Heo Joon Jae / Kim Dam Ryung
- Lee Hee Joon as Jo Nam Doo
- Shin Won Ho as Tae Oh
- Sung Dong Il as Ma Dae Young / Lord Yang
- Lee Ji Hoon as Heo Chi Hyun
- Shin Hye Sun as Cha Shi Ah
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This 2016 Korean fantasy/romance television series was nominated in various awards and won some of it in the 2016 SBS Drama Awards. This is a bit of a mix of genres. It is a love story between a mermaid and a con artist. You could boil the down the plot summary to: mermaid comes ashore for the first time, bumps into attractive man, and much hilarity ensues. Your literal fish-out-of-water story. But more than the romance, it's also a historical drama (leads living in parallel universe: one in Joseon era and one in modern day), a crime drama, and a family drama. All of those genres appear in both comic and serious guises. So basically, it is your modern retelling of the Little Mermaid.
There's a real charm to the early episodes. There's a lot of comedy, great acting and some stunning scenery. The humor was on point. Although I must say that some of this comedy and charm disappears when the plot got a bit complicated with family relationships, a serial murderer on the loose, lots of trust issues and some very earnest falling in love, I still get the laugh out of the subtle humor or not.
The drama certainly did an amazing job at stitching the present day to the Joseon flashbacks. The way they present just fragments of the whole story from the Joseon era was so good. The writers did an excellent job at connecting two timelines together. They have done an amazing job at patching up all the subtle clues they've shown to us and give us a couple of mind blowing twists in the process, leaving viewers to want more. I liked the folklore element, too. This show was apparently inspired by a historical tale about a mermaid contained in the short story anthology entitled Eou Yadam by Joseon-era scholar Yu Mong-in.
I really like the chemistry between Lee Min-Ho and Jun Ji Hyun. They look beautiful together. Both of them acted really well. They have shown excellent chemistry. Either romantic or ridiculous moments, they both nailed it. The female lead gave justice to the mermaid-on-land role. She can be funny and dumb but still look gorgeous. I love how she transitioned from an ignorant mermaid to a confident, pretty woman. It was really entertaining to watch her experience all the "ordinary daily routines" like it was something foreign and out of this world. She was a joy to watch all throughout the series. And you'll feel for her when she found out her inevitable demise if she stays out on land. All in all, he character is one which everyone will instantly love. Claps to all the cast! The actors and the actresses have done a great job to entertain the audience. The casts were on point with regards to their respective characters. Though, I wanted more screen time and character interaction for Tae-Oh.
Overall, the story, the setting, the legend, the cinematography, and all, are very well executed. For me, this drama is worth watching, and re-watching. A near-perfect magical romance story with a splash of Joseon taste best served fresh!
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