| The Idle Mermaid | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for The Idle Mermaid | |
| Also known as | Surplus Princess The Mermaid |
| Genre | Romance Comedy Fantasy |
| Based on | "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen |
| Written by | Park Ran Kim Ji-soo |
| Directed by | Baek Seung-ryong |
| Starring | Jo Bo-ah On Joo-wan Song Jae-rim Park Ji-soo |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45-50 minutes on Thursdays at 23:00 (KST) |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | August 7 – October 9, 2014 |
| Infobox instructions (only shown in preview) | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 잉여공주 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Ing-yeo gongju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ingyŏ Kongchu |
The Idle Mermaid[1] (Korean: 잉여공주; RR: Ing-yeo gongju; literally Surplus Princess[2]) is a 2014 South Korean romantic comedy television series starring Jo Bo-ah, On Joo-wan, Song Jae-rim, and Park Ji-soo.[3][4] A modern retelling of the 1837 fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen, it aired on tvN from August 7 to October 9, 2014 on Thursdays at 23:00.[5] Originally slated to run for 14 episodes, the total number of episodes was reduced to 10.[6] The series inspired an unofficial Indonesian adaptation called Mermaid in Love.[7][8]
- ^ The Idle Mermaid. tvN Drama via Youtube. 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ^ Choi, Eun-hwa (June 25, 2014). "Surplus Princess Kicks Off with First Script Reading". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ "Jo Bo Ah, On Joo Wan, and Song Jae Rim Confirmed to Star in New Drama The Mermaid". Soompi. June 11, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ^ Park, Ji-ryun (July 30, 2014). "Jo Bo Ah and Song Jae Rim Talk Underwater Kiss Scene in The Idle Mermaid". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on March 30, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ "CJ E&M's New Romantic Fantasy Drama The Idle Mermaid Releases Official Posters". Hancinema. July 17, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ^ Park, Ji-ryun (September 26, 2014). "14-Episode Drama The Idle Mermaid to Wrap Up with 10th Episodes". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ^ "SINOPSIS SINETRON MERMAID IN LOVE SCTV". 2016-05-20. Archived from the original on 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ^ "Duh, Sinetron 'Mermaid In Love' SCTV Mirip Drama Korea 'Surplus Princess'?". 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-06-30.