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.