The Legend of the Blue Sea

strong immortal feelings , true love

Amazing series! ☺️❤️ I'll write right away that the review will be long, but read to the end, I think u'll like it and u'll even agree with something) at the end, my little note about the series and the real world).
It gives off a bit of a vibe like the OST "My Demon", the same tragic love, seemingly with an impossible happy ending -, ending happily)
I like series where they mix historical events with reality mixed with magic)! It's so cute😌! Gives some kind of ray of light in this everyday life..
A very beautiful love story of the main characters) I liked the plot, although in general it was a little cruel and illogical in relation to Sim Cheung
In the scenes where Heo Joon, for example, treated Sim Cheong badly, took off her bracelet and left her in a shopping center, kicked her out of the house, laughed at her and at the same time worried about where she could go or disappear..well, it was necessary to immediately treat her normally, not kick her out and teach her how and what to do, life in general, so that she would not get into troubles because of him..and so some kind of sadism glorified by the director lol 😂
There were many hilarious moments with her, of course, at the beginning, when she did not know how to behave on earth and got into comical situations, and already returning to earth for the 2nd time she behaved "like an experienced woman"😂
Also this vile friend of Heo Joona, Jo Nama Doo, who wanted to make money on the mermaid after finding out who Sim Cheung really was, but she didn't lose her head and erased his memory! 🤣😂 Bravo! I thought the director would screw up this situation and make it tragic again lol but everything turned out really cool lmao in general, there was a clear moment when Nam Doo caught her off guard, I thought that Heo Joon would be the first to see her as a mermaid..
Heo Joon is great! ☺️ the romantic love line was built very beautifully when he realized that Sim Cheung is a mermaid and protected her later (his actions were not always adequate*) such touching beautiful care) I enjoyed watching, I really enjoyed the script!😍😌 I can't call it cloyingly sweet (although of course it turned out sweet and romantic) but extraordinary care and experiences were shown ..! The actors conveyed these feelings perfectly and looked good together☺️😌 very harmoniously selected for this role! Jun Ji Hyun & Lee Min Ho did a 100% great job! It was really nice to see them together!))
And Teo, such a modest guy, quietly took pictures of Sim Cheung hahaha
As for Cha Shi Ah and Teo, asians like this kind of plot line, in which the rejected heroine in love suddenly switches to his nondescript friend! It's a bit illogical since in life this is rare, for some reason women are shown in this role as not being able to choose but falling in love with the first person they meet out of desperation just to not be alone... in real life, most adequate people still prefer to choose guys based on their taste and not on the principle of "the dream of my heart refused me, well, ok, I'll be with his friend"😆, this is somehow very disgusting 🤷🏾‍♀️
I was very worried that in the end the Heo Joon & mermaid couple would not be harmed by his friend Nam Doo, since it was not entirely clear who ultimately killed them in their past life and who betrayed them, I was very afraid that this person would turn out to be Nam Doo in the end when he decided to play along with Heo Chi Hyun and kill Heo Joon .. but he did not do so, but revealed the plan of Heo Joon's non-native brother
Although Heo Chi eventually shot and hit the mermaid.I did not expect that she would protect Heo Joon with herself, and in general this scene could have been avoided if Heo Joon had dodged in time and Sim Cheung had not arrived initially, it is not clear why Heo Joon did not devote her to his plans in advance in order to avoid problems, but this was conceived in the script ..
It was frankly disgusting to watch how Heo Chi Hyun, non-native son, does not even try to save his father He Il Cheung, who provided him with a wonderful life, watching how his mother slowly kills He Il Cheung every day.. but if he really wanted to do the right thing or at least pay tribute to his care and love, he could have told Heo Joon the whole truth and saved his father! These are really such vile people and how they are ready to pass on for the sake of money.. Heo Chi Hyun would have left something from the inheritance anyway.. his actions surprised me of course.The only situations that were not revealed were how Heo Joon received the inheritance and what happened to Ma Dae Yeon..
The result: is a beautiful, very touching love story between a man and a mermaid with such tender, heartbreaking care😌 (Lee Min Ho just burned with tender love in Jun Ji Hyun’s gaze!) that you involuntarily become imbued with their feelings! ☺️ There is no naked passion here that makes u bored in TV series where the line is something like "met... fell in love... well, we can f*ck now" 🤦🏾‍♂️, but strong feelings of love of a person who is ready to wait as long as it takes just to be with his beloved and who really suffers from separation but is ready to give everything just so that his beloved is comfortable... A wonderful film, after it there are no cloying sediments from untruth and all this pink snot, it seems so real... So tender... So deep ❤️
And now about real life 😂 if in reality all guys treated women with the same care and love, experiences as Heo Joon to Sim Cheung, then couples would be the happiest on earth lol but of course this does not happen often ..( or in most cases lol ) ... very rarely, remember ur friends... where a person cares about another not because he needs something from him in the future, not because of money or one night, but because he really loves and he enjoys caring and making another happy) ..yes this series is very far from reality and at the same time real, well probably because the actors perfectly conveyed this atmosphere of true love😂 I can say this series should be recommended to men, as a guide to action lol then there will be more happiness in life and koreans will stop being offended by idols😂

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The female lead was acting retarded. Like seriously autistic. I don't know what she was going for there, dazed and confused, goofy, stupid, silly, but whatever it was she didn't pull it off. I'm not even trying to be rude here, she literally acted as if she had maybe lower high functioning autism or something. I know this actress likes to play her characters kind of goofy (go watch You Who Came From the Stars that show was great and she stared in it) but this one was just oo goofy, As the show progressed she got a little less autistic but I dropped the drama a little less than half-way through because I just couldn't get past the annoyingness of her character.
Even though she's kind of annoying I know some people would probably not mind, so I say try it out! Except for her fuckery, the rest of the drama is amazing! I don't really like Lee Min Ho but this was his best drama in my opinion, and the plot, music, editing, action, romance was great. If the lead female (sorry I forgot her name) acted more dignified then I would give this drama a solid 9.5/10.

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The Legend of the Blue Sea, a romantic and fantastical journey

The Legend of the Blue Sea is an excellent drama! Overall, this drama is excellent! It's a pleasure that the drama took the risk of filming elsewhere than South Korea, namely on the island of Palau, in the Pacific, and in Spain. It's very successful! The plot is very well developed, with a mix of romance, fantasy, comedy, and cliffhangers. As for the characters, the duo of Joon Jae/Kim Dam Ryeong and Cheong, played by Lee Min Ho and Gianna Jun/Jun Ji Hyun, is one of the drama's biggest strengths. Actress Gianna Jun is MAGNIFICENT and is one of my favorites, both as an actress and in the drama! As for Lee Min Ho, he confirms that he's still an excellent actor! Besides, the six-year age gap between the two actors/actresses didn't bother me either. Otherwise, I also became attached to the other characters, namely Si Ah (Shin Hye Sun), Tae Oh (Shin Won Ho) and some guests who appear in only one episode, notably the flight attendant Mun Ji (Kristal) and the young mermaid (Kim Seul Gi). In terms of the OST, it perfectly matches the atmosphere of the drama. Everything you need to definitely love it. In short, it's pure happiness!

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Fantasy rom-com

LIKE

How Dam Ryung left something from the past for Joon Jae

When Joon Jae tricked Vice President of Hospital - that scene iconic

Relationship between Tae Oh and Shi Ah

When Shi Ah found out about Yoo Ran and probably wanted to dig a hole and hide

When Shim Chung met Jong Hoon and all their activities together

When Joon Jae found out he could "connect" with Shim Chung and went crazy all the time

When Shim Chung realised Joon Jae's connection and used it to surprise him - that scene was when they were opposite each other crossing the road (it was touching)

DISLIKE

All good

MUSIC - personal fav

Love Story - LYn
You Are My World - Yoon Mi Rae
Shy Boy - Ha Hyun Woo
Somewhere Someday - Sung Si Kyung

REWATCH VALUE

Absolutely for me

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THIS is how it's supposed to be. Watch and learn...

This is how a romantic drama is supposed to be written. They pretty much wraped it up with a bow and served it to us. I love it.
If you wanted something light-hearted, but not too light with a little bit of a complicated plot. This is definitely going to be your thing. The female lead was really dumb. But it was because she just came into this world. I just didn't like how she owes with listened to people who did not matter, or two people who did not have her best interest at heart, but it all turned out well enough.
I loved how the main male lead was amazing. He was if super strong and did not break up for no reason like the other ones do. And he protected her lucky promised I really like him.
I feel like everything had time to be answered and come to fruition, whereas otherwise fill abrupt and like an afterthought this one felt well-thought-out and while presented. And I would love to recommend it to everybody. It's so good. It's definitely worth the watch.

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I'm Sad : a chance to remake this classic tale with real characters and insight

Um. I seem to differ from many viewers. I could not watch past Ep2. so this will be no more than my gut reaction to what I saw. I really wanted to like this: many reviews were ecstatic with it, but I could not bear to watch more, despite being a fan of LMH, and looking for ages for a place I could watch this.
The story treatment is cliched beyond anything I can say, despite a rather original start to the scenario and the characters. I liked the opening in Joseon history, with the suggestion of foreshadowing 20thC events, and possible connections between past and future : the depiction of humans v mermaid were 'realistic' and pretty much believable.
Once in 20thC, our hero is a conman with a group of colleagues, and scenes with them ensemble were very engaging indeed. I had good hopes at this point.
Those very quickly evaporated. The 'holiday' scenes with the mermaid caught in his wardrobe, with legs, hiding in a sweatshirt ... OK, almost - she's hungry, raided his kitchen, dropped a mess everywhere and hid. When he tries to grab her she punches him across the room. Twice. Good fr her - but then suddenly she's tied up with a tie round her wrists. From that point on ... not so much. Funny, in my experience a punch from two fists is even more effective than one fisted blows. She is suddenly almost completely docile.
She should be wild, fighting, dangerous, and terrified - she must know what humans can do to mermaids (won't say here - it's horrible, but there's a reason they are extinct in every other ocean but this one).
She is now nothing more than a little girl being led to shops and dressed up in pretty shoes and a glittery frock - this worked in Splash, but not here, 30 ears later. In Splash the mermaid has already fallen in love with the hero, and you can see her sense of fun and, frankly, lust. Not here. No - here, there is no such sense of connection, so her docility is vacuous He has designs on a bracelet she wears, but no sign of that greed in his actual performance. He doesn't show any connection with her - other than for the jewel. No - common sense would make him buy leggings, a sweatshirt with sneakers.
The music is pretty, but what I call "soupy", and at times the music or song replaces actual action, script, and, sadly, acting. My FF button was not enough to carry me through.
This was a chance to make a reimagined little mermaid, strong, wild, fascinated by the human, but full of fear, slowly engaged and tamed as what are in fact two incompatible cultures find points of contact through developing communication.
Jun Ji Hyung is very beautiful indeed, and Lee Min Ho handsome as ever, but this was not enough to carry me any further into this apparently weak retelling of an old tale.
Deeply disappointed. I could have given this less than three stars, but some of the acting is good, there are moments of insight, and the cinematography - easy given the locations' beauty - is very pretty.

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Il mio amore sopravvive al mio corpo

Recensito da: Effe IG: _Dramalia_

La domanda è: può un drama romantico che porta con sé tutti i cliché possibili e immaginabili, e che per di più non è nemmeno nuovissimo, essere accattivante nonostante tutto?
“The legend of the blue sea” è la risposta al nostro quesito. Colosso del mondo rom-com, colonna portante dei drama romantici con quelle storie d’amore scontate sì, ma incredibilmente soddisfacenti, questo drama ci accompagna in una narrazione senza tempo, così come la sua trama che parla di leggende e credenze. La sua forte contaminazione fantasy e quel pizzico di crime lo rendono ritmato e interessante, la storia d’amore invece scalda il cuore. Sarà Lee Min-ho, che con questo drama ha raggiunto vette altissime di successo, sarà l’atmosfera, sarà il racconto in sé, ma questo prodotto è una piacevolissima coccola. La sua forza sta proprio nella sua banalità, nel suo essere scontato ma sorprendentemente mai stucchevole o noioso, sempre dolce, caldo, accogliente, piacevole. E’ un drama che ricalca le favole che ci raccontavano da bambini, le stesse che, nonostante tutto, anche da adulti continuano ad emozionarci e incantarci.
"The Legend of the blue sea” racconta la storia di Sim Cheong, una sirena che, una volta sulla terra, trasforma la sua lunga coda in un paio di gambe umane. Un po’ come la Sirenetta, ma senza Ursula e strane magie o maledizioni all’orizzonte. Cheong infatti parla, è veloce ad imparare la lingua degli umani, ha una forza sovrannaturale e possiede l’abilità di cancellare la memoria. Incontra per la prima volta Joon-jae (Lee Min-ho) in Spagna, durante una vacanza dell’uomo dopo l’attuazione dell’ultima truffa portata a termine con i suoi due amici, il giovane hacker Tae-ho e l’esperto truffatore Park Moo. Joon-jae rimane affascinato da un bracciale che Cheong porta al polso, un bracciale che sembra avere un grande valore economico, tanto da farlo arrivare a truffarla, ma l’innocenza della ragazza, unita alla sua bellezza e alla sua stranezza, lo inducono a tornare sui suoi passi per iniziare ad aiutarla. Cheong infatti non conosce nulla del mondo umano, non essendo mai stata prima sulla terra, e Joon-jae è l’unico a cui si sente di affidarsi. Ma la storia è più complicata, si scopre infatti che i due non sono altro se non la reincarnazione di loro stessi nel passato, un passato con un destino tragico che ha visto il loro immenso amore portarli alla morte. Quel passato che torna anche nel presente, includendo tutti coloro che li circondano. Tra perdite di memoria e incontri voluti dal destino, Cheong e Joon-jae, dopo l’avventura in Spagna, al termine della quale la sirena ha cancellato la memoria al ragazzo, i due si incontrano nuovamente a Seoul dove li aspetta un percorso articolato. Un efferato criminale, amante della matrigna di Joon-Jae e vero padre del suo fratellastro, Chi-hyun, è sulle loro tracce, anche i suoi ricordi infatti, come quelli di Joon-Jae, comprendono spezzoni del passato. L’obiettivo è eliminare il ragazzo per ottenere l’eredità della ricca famiglia da cui proviene e impadronirsi di Choeng, le cui lacrime si trasformano in perle dalla rarissima purezza con un enorme valore economico.
La bellezza di questo drama, oltre che nella fiabesca storia d’amore, sta, secondo me, anche nello stretto e familiare rapporto di amicizia che gli sceneggiatori sono stati in grado di creare. Tae-ho, Park Moo, ma anche Shi-ah (una giovane Shin Hye-sun), il cui iniziale sentimento per Joon-jae si trasforma in amore per Tae-ho, così come la bimba e la mendicante, amiche di Cheong, sono un esempio di unione e di totale assenza di discriminazione. E’ incredibile osservare come la diffidenza iniziale di Park Moo nei confronti di una donna sporca che scava nei cassonetti, sia al contrario assolutamente assente nello sguardo innocente di Cheong che rappresenta la purezza d’animo e la totale assenza di cattiveria, invidia o pregiudizio. Così come è assente anche negli atteggiamenti della bimba che mai in un momento appare sorpresa o spaventata da qualcuno che non viene considerato “normale” per la società. E’ importante anche vedere come lei stessa, nel suo atto di mendicare, mantenga intatta la sua dignità e sia in grado, più di chiunque altro nel drama, di fornire conforto e una visione della vita molto più onesta e coerente di quello che potremmo aspettarci. Il messaggio di fondo dunque, anche per queste storie laterali, è davvero importante e non oscura ma bensì impreziosisce la narrazione principale che ci regala la favola di un amore eterno, un sentimento invincibile per la memoria e persino per la morte stessa.
“Il mio amore sopravvive al mio corpo”
E’ così che Joon-jae ci dona la dichiarazione più bella di sempre.
“The legend of the blue sea” dunque è per me una visione assolutamente raccomandata, una vera e propria favola che non sarà in grado di deludervi ma che vi lascerà piuttosto incantati, come quando prima di dormire da piccoli ci appisolavamo mentre qualcuno ci narrava in modo gentile e leggero delle vite di Cenerentola, di Biancaneve o della Bella Addormentata nel bosco.
Una critica? Forse il ruolo della bambina, un personaggio curioso che avrei voluto veder sfruttato meglio e avrei desiderato vedere entrare nella famiglia di Cheong e Joon-jae. La sua stessa assenza nei minuti finali, è stata a mio parere un errore.
Nonostante ciò rimane per me un drama promosso che rientra senza dubbio nelle colonne portanti di questo universo.

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L'amour entre deux mondes !

“Legend of the Blue Sea” m’a fait passer un super moment, c'est un de ces dramas qui se regarde avec le sourire du début à la fin 😍✨. Même si ce n’est pas un chef-d’œuvre, c’est clairement une belle romance avec un bon équilibre entre humour, émotion et fantastique 🧜‍♀️💖

J’ai adoré l’alchimie entre Jun Ji Hyun et Lee Min Ho, leur duo crève l’écran 🫶🏻. Ils sont à la fois drôles, attendrissants et plein de charme. J'ai trouvé que leur jeu donnait une vraie profondeur aux personnages et rend leur histoire touchante à suivre 😌💕. Mention spéciale pour les petits flashbacks historiques bien intégrés qui donnent un vrai plus à l’intrigue ⏳🌙

C’est le genre de drama qui se regarde sans se prendre la tête, mais qui reste engageant grâce à un scénario solide, ses effets visuels magnifiques et ses touches de magie ✨. Et puis l’humour léger par moments m’a bien fait rire 😅

Bref, si vous cherchez une romance un peu féerique, drôle et attendrissante, avec des scènes visuellement superbes et un couple principal attachant, foncez sans hésiter ✌🏻

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Una storia fantasiosa ma molto bene raccontata.

Racconta la storia di una sirena che si innamora di un umano e che per riunirsi a lui fa di tutto.Mille peripezie e tanti segreti si intrecciano per raccontare il passato e il presente che fanno la storia avvincente e a tratti anche divertente.
Per me che amo il genere fantasy e romantico è stato un bel drama anche se forse avevo aspettative migliori.I protagonisti sono prefetti nei loro ruoli.Lei è buffa e fortissima oltre che più sveglia d quanto può sembrare e lui è un truccatore "bianco" relativamente un bravo ragazzo.Ci sono dei personaggi secondari molto interessanti e completano la storia magnificamente.I cattivi sono cattivi e poi di quelli che sembrano.
Nel complesso un drama da vedere se amate il genere fantasy,con una bella storia d'amore che supera tante difficoltà,un intreccio tra passato e presente e alla fine un lieto fine.

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