| The Legend of the Blue Sea | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 푸른 바다의 전설 |
| Revised Romanization | Pureun Badaui Jeonseol |
| Genre | |
| Based on | Eou yadam by Yu Mong-in |
| Developed by | Park Young-soo (SBS Drama) |
| Written by | Park Ji-eun |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Composer | Ryo Yoshimata |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 + 1 special |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kim Sun-jung Choi Jin-hee Lee Ji-hyun |
| Production locations | |
| Cinematography | Choi Sang-muk |
| Editor | Lee Hyun-mi |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Production companies | |
| Budget | US$19 million[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | November 16, 2016 – January 25, 2017 |
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The Legend of the Blue Sea[2] (Korean: 푸른 바다의 전설) is a 2016–2017 South Korean television series starring Jun Ji-hyun and Lee Min-ho.[3][4] 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.[5]
The series aired on SBS from November 16, 2016, to January 25, 2017, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST). The series achieved a peak audience ratings of 21.0%.[6]
- ^ "'Legend of the Blue Sea' ends strong despite being too familiar". The Korea Herald. 26 January 2017.
- ^ "The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016)". CJ ENM. CJ ENM CO., Ltd. Archived from the original on October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- ^ Kil, Sonia (2016-05-31). "Gianna Jun and Lee Min-ho to Star in Korean TV Series 'Blue Sea'". Variety.
- ^ "Jun Ji-hyun and Lee Min-ho to star in drama". The Korea Times. June 2016.
- ^ "Legend of the Blue Sea is our own ancient mermaid story". The Korea Times. 2016-11-14.
- ^ See the average viewership rating in the table below.