<Tr> <Th> Production website </Th> <Td> www.studiodragon.net/front/kr/works/portfolio_view? class1 = &cpage = 6&idx = 134 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Legend of the Blue Sea (Hangul: 푸른 바다 의 전설; RR: Pureun bada - ui jeonseol) is a 2016 - 2017 South Korean television series starring Jun Ji - hyun and Lee Min - ho . 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 of a con - artist and a mermaid who travels across the ocean to find him . It aired on SBS every Wednesday and Thursday at 22: 00 (KST) started from 16 November 2016 until 25 January 2017 . </P> <P> The television series centers on the love story of Heo Joon - jae (Lee Min - ho), the son of a rich businessman who becomes a handsome and clever con - man after his parents' divorce, and a mermaid named Shim Cheong (Jun Ji - hyun). Focusing on rebirth, fate, and unrequited love, their tale is juxtaposed with the parallel story of their Joseon era incarnations, town head Kim Dam - ryeong and the mermaid Se - hwa . </P> <P> During the Joseon era, a mermaid saves Kim Dam - ryeong from drowning when they were still young . 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 . Nevertheless, Dam - ryeong's love for Se - hwa forced him to leave his wife and to jump into the ocean to look for the mermaid . The distraught Se - hwa erases his memories of her and their love so that he may not look for her again . </P>

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