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iyauhc
1 people found this review helpful
Jan 30, 2017
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 5.0
At the start, Legend of the Blue Sea seems to be like any other show where history repeats itself again. However, the amazing acting of the cast, especially the 2 leads, made up for it greatly. Towards the end the story started to get exciting and you wouldn't be able to pinpoint what they were going to do next.

Definitely a must watch, but will probably not rewatch as the element of surprise and suspense would not be there anymore, and that was what kept the show going.
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2013started
1 people found this review helpful
Feb 12, 2017
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 7.5
It was fun to watch and later on it kinda got "heavy". It was sort of long for me, but hey, I enjoyed it. I almost did not watch this because I was very disappointed with Lee Min Ho's - "The Heirs" - it was an over-used plot capitalizing on the popular actor/actresses and just plain dumb. No depth. So here comes this drama, I was completely entertained and as I said, it was just a tad long but did not drag at all. I just prefer watching 16 episode dramas. The supporting characters in the story really added flavor to it and made this drama more entertaining.
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Jen
0 people found this review helpful
Mar 29, 2017
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
I love this drama so i highly recommend this, it's a must watch drama from the beginning to the end you'll enjoy it..the characters, story & timing goes well...i plan to watch it again & have a collection of this dvd...
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Rachel
0 people found this review helpful
Feb 26, 2017
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
I think this drama is the best, best acting of lee min ho and jun ji hyun, i also like the theme song, and also about the story is not bad. i like this drama :)
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Roselyn Paimalan
6 people found this review helpful
Dec 29, 2016
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
,i love this drama!... Especially the actress who performed a great acting and has a sense of humor!...The character of the funny mermaid fits to the characters of the actress well..But Lee min Ho is a nut when it comes in kisseng scene...He looks like a maniquen, he is lacks of romance...I love Lee Jung SUK rather than Lee min Ho when it comes in kisseng scene....Lee Jung SUK is very hot guy who know tomplay well his role...
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Dropped 8/20
LAINAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
2 people found this review helpful
Mar 14, 2020
8 of 20 episodes seen
Dropped 0
Overall 5.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 3.5
As a drama which was released in 2016, it should've been a bit more packed. It lacked something and make me feel uninterested to watch the whole series. The male lead seemed a popular figure around kdrama fans as the story and script was compromised for this expense. Creators made the story and script and even dialogues without harming the image of the actor , which was as a new comer, I felt it was cringe. The FL was exceptional , I think if it were any other female actors, it wouldn't have worked out. I felt the story and the cinematography was wasted.
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Ongoing 9/20
Aline Alves
1 people found this review helpful
Aug 4, 2020
9 of 20 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 8.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 8.0
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I hated the ending SO MUCH

The last episode was completely nonsense. Why did she have to make everyone forget about her like that? She destroyed friendships and made people feel alone.
I just can't buy that excuse that it was her only and last option. For me, it was really awful. Just vanishing like that for years, like sea bubbles???
Ok, in the end she came back to him, married him and had child. But it was..so nonsense? A happy ending built over a nonsense disaster.
Aside from that, I really loved the plot and all the story about their past lives. I enjoyed so much the OST also. But some stuff REALLY ANNOYED ME, such as the lack of characther development around the "villains" , they were ridiculous. Ughhhhh I wish his father had not died...

Well, I liked it, recommended it to my friends and also will probably watch it again someday. Every k-drama has it's mistakes and flaws. This one has way less than others out there.

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Zozo
0 people found this review helpful
Feb 25, 2024
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 4.0
Rewatch Value 4.0

simple series

it's cute✨and simpler than other series, le min hoo handsome ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

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Sunshinewrits
0 people found this review helpful
Jan 25, 2024
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 9.5

Love meets eye

Shim Cheong , a mermaid crosses path Joon Jae and an unfinished tale from last life starts.

A mermaid comes to village and there is one boy who can hear his thought. They get killed and a new life begins.
The director delivers a classic job in knitting a fantasy romance story with a murderer in sleeve. In this fantasy tale, it is essential to keep the spark alive till the last . The narrator does a fantastic job in keeping audience glued and not skipping any part.
The unbeatable chemistry and the hooking plot makes it a rewatchable story.
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Thea
0 people found this review helpful
Oct 31, 2023
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 8.5

Really good!

I watched this three years ago and I barely remember anything, but I remember enjoying it so much, and definitely remember laughing so much my stomach started hurting. I would 100% recommend this, the main leads had good chemistry and were great actors, as expected from Lee Minho and Jihyun. I should definitely rewatch this when I finish the 1009393 K-dramas that are waiting to be finished.

PS: I don't pay attention to OSTs and music in K-dramas unless I REALLY like it so my rating isn't completely valid.
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JSainte
0 people found this review helpful
Oct 14, 2023
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

Way Better Than Expected

I pulled some names of some k-dramas I had been wanting to watch and gave them to my coworker to pick at random one day because I was struggling to choose a new drama. This was on the list ONLY because it had Lee Min Ho, as I really wasn't sure how I felt about a mermaid drama, as fantasy isn't really my jam.

Anyways, I'm so glad I watched this drama. This was my first drama with Jun Ji Hyun and I absolutely LOVED her in this. Her character was just great and she did such a good job selling it. I recently wrote a review for Personal Taste (another Lee Min Ho drama) and complained about the female lead's "quirky" sort of "I'm not like other girls" thing and how mostly it was just her being kind of gross and unkempt for no reason.

Shim Cheong (Jun Ji Hyun) also has this sort of thing about her, but it makes sense more for the character as she's not from our world, and as she spends more time on land, she does learn to be less... unsophisticated maybe is the word? And yet she still stays true to herself in some aspects which actually is cute and endearing, unlike the character in Personal Taste.

I honestly loved the whole cast but especially Na Young Hee (who plays lead male's mom) because I adored her relationship with Shim Cheong. I also really loved Moon So Ri (who plays this gossipy but super fun character) and ESPECIALLY Shin Won Ho who plays Tae Oh because he was adorable and hilarious despite doing very little speaking.

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bohyuns left dimple
0 people found this review helpful
Dec 19, 2023
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 8.0
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Smooth fantasy romcom serial

I always love fantasy romance comedies, like we were soo happy and enjoyed the comedy scenes but keep in mind that those two main leads are different 'creatures' that maybe aren't destined with. Very big applause and appreciation for Jun Jihyun for this.

The scenes between Kim Dam Ryung (which reborn as Heo Joonjae) and Sehwa (which reborn as Shim Chung) in the beginning of episodes always make me curious about what happened. And slowly the actual stories are revealed and it becomes more interesting. Well, this drama has been my comfort ig? Yes, it is
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