Legend Of The Blue Sea

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).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.

The hottest drama to hit the TV screen in direct competition with Goblin, is The Legend Of The Blue Sea. Strangely I have 2 groups of friends - one group who rooted for Goblin and the other group rooted for The Legend Of The Blue Sea.

And well, I rooted for the latter - its just more hilarious than Goblin. I found myself to be laughing more often than when I watched Goblin. I also enjoyed it much better than Descendants of The Sun. 

Despite the show having a sinister part, the whole story is just beautiful - started off with a mysterious past from the Joseon era, to how both the leads met with hilarious results because innocent Jun Ji-hyun is a mermaid who didn't know how the world works, moving to all those sweet cutesy thoughts from her with Lee Min Ho pretending not to know and in the midst of it all, is the sinister plot by Lee Min Ho's stepmother. The ending was a quiet but happy-ever-after intimate affair. I was expecting something more but I am not complaining. 

I enjoyed every episode of the show thoroughly. A fun and bittersweet plot with a hint of sinister evil going-ons however its the lovable characters who made the story shine.  A must-watch, in my honest opinion, despite not being a Lee Min Ho's fan.

I couldn't stand Lee Min Ho in his previous dramas like City Hunter ( the perfect male lead who never die ), The Heirs ( cringe-worthy and exaggerated actions with a boring plot ), etc - it always made me feel that he's just a pretty boy included in the show to pull up the ratings but in Legend of The Blue Sea, his character was natural and very real.

Similar to other Korean dramas, Legend of The Blue Sea brings hope to the females out there. Is there The One for us, whom we can't escape even if we start our 2nd life? I love how Lee Min Ho kept a journal in memory of their love story because I am someone who enjoys "journaling" my life. Reading through them brings back sweet memories.

Presenting my favourite song from the OST