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 Joseon noble family named Dam-ryeong (Lee Min-ho) and a mermaid named Shim Chung (Jun Ji-hyun).[3][4]
Shim Chung finds herself transported to modern times. She is caught by Heo Joon-jae, a charming but cold con artist who is the doppelganger of Dam-ryeong. 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. Coincidentally, Joon-Jae’s junior, Cha Shi-ah (Shin Hye-sun), who works as a researcher at KAIST, may be Shim Chung’s only hope for surviving in her strange new world.
Filming began on August 19, 2016 in Goesan, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. The production team then flew to Palau to film underwater scenes.[19][20] The cast and crew flew to Spain on September 11 where they filmed in A Coruña, Ribadeo, Lugo and in Castell de Santa Florentina.[21][22][23] The first script reading was held on October 8, 2016, two months after production began, due to the busy schedules of the actors. It lasted three hours and covered the first four episodes.[24]
"The Way to Meet You" (너를 찾아 가는길 (neoleul chaj-a ganeungil))
Second Moon
Second Moon
4.
"At This Time" (다음 이시간에 (da-eum isigan-e))
Second Moon
Second Moon
Total length:
9:45
International broadcast
In Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia and Brunei, the series airs exclusively on ONE TV Asia, within 24 hours of its original telecast.[29][30][31][32][33]
In Vietnam, it premiered on November 17, 2016 on HTV2's Youtube channel. Each episode is available to stream 12 hours after the original South Korean broadcast under the title Huyền thoại biển xanh with Vietnamese subtitles.[34][35]
In Hong Kong, the drama airs on myTV SUPER from November 17, 2016.[36]
In the Philippines, Iflix exclusively streams episodes of the drama 24 hours after its original South Korean broadcast with English subtitles.[37][38]ABS-CBN will air it in 2017, dubbed in Filipino.[39][40][41]
In Sri Lanka, Iflix exclusively streams episodes of the drama 24 hours after its original South Korean broadcast with English subtitles.[42][citation needed]
In the Los Angeles DMA, US the drama airs every Wednesday & Thursday with English subtitles, free over-the-air on Asian American-oriented channel, LA18 (channel 18) from December 7, 2016 to February 9, 2017.[43]
The drama will air in China on TVC in February, 2017.[44]
