The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016)

I really enjoyed watching LOTBS alot. In fact, it has become one of my favourite k drama. I know that the show is not without its flaws, but flaws and all, I'm completely in love with the show.

Even though the show may be predictable, but what lies in its beauty is its predictability. I enjoy watching a drama with substance, and even though it's predictable, it's still a joy to watch. It might not have the in the moments kind of plot where the drama puts you on the edge every episode, making you wonder whats going to happen next and etc, but it has the everyday ordinariness to it, and that's what makes me love the show so much. I'm aware that there are other drama who are also ordinary, but somehow, i loved that for a fantasy drama, one that plays with the age old legend of the mermaid, all they crave for is the simplicity and ordinariness of everyday life.

Jeon Ji Hyun and Lee Min Ho played their roles very well. And well, their chemistry to me, is amazing. It's not the out of this world chemistry where people will go omg, their chemistry is the bomb kind of thing, it's more towards of them being together, and being just like any other ordinary couple and their longing for something so simple that makes it special to me. I attribute their chemistry to the directors and producers of the drama too. Chemistry between leads is a subjective thing. It also depends on the direction and nature of the drama. If a drama is meant to be warm and fuzzy, and not hot and sizzling, then the way the main leads interact and act will also change accordingly to the direction of the drama too..

I would say give this show a try. You may or may not like it initially, but there's something special about wanting to be ordinary that makes it special to me. In addition, this show also showed me another side of Lee Min Ho. If i have to choose, this would be my favourite drama of his since his BOF days till now. And as usual, Jeon Ji Hyun, is amazing. She pulls off being a mermaid effortlessly when we know it's otherwise for her while filming!

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Not bad, Ms. Park!

It's quite funny how many commentators do an overall review of a series, here too, listing story, characters, with first, second, third and finally the final score.

We learned this in school, it was called a reflection essay and here we apply what we learned. How beautiful, the school was not completely in vain, friends of the night.

I would like to celebrate here, deviantly, the merit of the author, that is Park Ji Eun, a beauty herself (is a compliment allowed, nowadays?). She writes creative, beautiful stories, from "Blue Sea," that wonderful story, to "Love from the Star," to "Crash Landing." Others, I am sure, are also excellent, but I have only seen these three by Ms. Park.

All of her stories are interesting, entertaining, also suspenseful and very romantic, the romance without drifting into the ridiculously cheesy. She never resorts to rude and brutal bangs, as is common in other shows, bravo, Ms. Park Ji Eun.

I wanted to get that off my chest, because dramas of the author scene are often poor. And what were the last words of the American poet William C. Williams on his deathbed: "There are a lot of shitheads out there".

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Knowing that Lee Min Ho was playing in this drama that it would be a 10 rating. I believe in his acting and know it is great. Let me start with the storyline "on Point"! In two different periods of time, how hard can it be for the actors and actresses to play different eras of officials than con artists? Very hard if you ask me. Jun Ji Hyun did awesome playing the mermaid. I would love to see BTS on her being in the water (???). Lee Hoon Joon and Shin Won Ho deserve to be part of the main leads. I love how their characters stayed by Heo Joon Jae's side. Thanking the cast, crew, writers, and producers! Great visuals, music score, and costumes.

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I believe it was one of the few dramas that almost stopped me from watching. At first I thought everything was very beautiful, the ost, the characters and how they were built, the story had a good start and a good plot. I was actually watching for Lee Min Ho, but I liked what was shown to me at the beginning.

Then, halfway through, everything seemed so monotonous. It was as if it was necessary to know everything about their past before the present. I wanted the now to be more developed so that it wouldn't get so lost.

At some point in history you already know who the antagonists are, you know what they are going to do, but you don't understand why exactly. You know, a lot has not been explained. The past was something different, they had their reasons, but now everything is different, people who think differently, and it seems like everyone is living in the same nightmare with no reason to do things.

I kept watching just to see the ending, although I already anticipated that it would be ok. Unfortunately I can't give more than a 7 for this drama, I thought it would impress me more because it is a story with mermaids (which I love), but in the end people are just people and what you thought would happen , it happens. No big deal.

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Overall good drama, but memory loss aspect is tricky

I enjoyed most of this drama, but have a hard time dealing with memory loss and time gaps in plots. The last time we deal with memory erasure felt unnecessary and exhausting-- we just spent 19 episodes accumulating experiences with these characters just to have all of that disappear! And usually when I see the "X years later" cut-scene in a series, I start to lose interest. Thankfully, this happened at the very end of this drama, so I didn't have to lose too much interest for very long. Overall, I enjoyed watching, found the characters very likeable, and the plot to be captivating. Bonus points for a happy ending :)

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O que dizer desse dorama, que tem uma cinematografia deslumbrante. A historia é narrada em dois tempos, senda um na era disnatica e outro na era contenporanea, e particulamente achei muito legal, por que na maioria quando tem esse detalhe a serie fica entediante e acaba perdendo o foque da narraçao. E aqui não cada tempo é uma justificativa do que aconteceu ou estar pra acontecer. O DORAMA É SOBRE UM ROMANCE ENTRE UM HOMEN DE FAMILIA RICA QUE SE APAIXONA POR UMA SEREIA.
E OBVIAMENTE ESSE AMOR SOFRE MUITO INTERFERENCIA TANTO DAS PESSOAS QUANTO DO AMBIENTE, POIS UM MORA NA TERRA E A OUTRA NA AGUA. E PRA PIORAR ELE É COMPROMETIDO E ELA POR SER SEREIA AS PESSOAS TEM BASTANTE MEDO POR ASSOCIAR ELA COM OS EVENTOS CATASTROFICO QUE ACONTECE NO LUGAR .
e por conta disso eles não vivem esse amor, mas em uma outra vida eles acabam se reecontrando, só que detalhe ela esta como humana por pouco tempo. Mas durante esse tempo ela conveve com as pessoas e é muito engraçado por que ela nunca tinha feito isso é tudo bastante novo, a mesma virou dorameira. Eu fiquei chocada, pq tipo um personagem de dorama que vira dorameira eu fiquei???? então ta, né. Ela tentando imitar a estatua ou quando tentava comer os peixes no aquario é hilario.
A TRAMA FALA DE ASSUNTOS REAIS TAMBEM, TIPO.
COMO UMA ESTRUTURA FAMILIAR É DE SUMA IMPORTANCIA PARA AS CRIANÇAS , E QUANDO ESSA BASA DESMORONA E A UNICA ALTERNATIVA É O DIVORCIO, SÃO OS PEQUENOS QUE LEVAM O MAIOR IMPACTO, E ISSO FOI TRATADO NO PERSONAGEM HEON JEOON - JAE. O PAI DESCONTAVA O DIVORCIO NO FILHO, A MÃE DO POBRE FOI EMBORA POR MOTIVOS BANAIS. APESAR DELE SER RETRATADA COMO UM VIGARISTA. No fundo a criatura so queria a atençao de uma pessoa que realmente gostasse dele, e notamos seu amadurecimento quando ele revive o amor com a sereia. Não curte muito o final pois aquele canalha do pai dele teve um fim mediocre, só a morte foi pouco. O vilão tambem teve um fim bem mediano, entao teve coisa que nao gostei, mas de resto eu curtir.

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Heartfelt drama

This is a show I've wanted to watch for a while but not necessary because it is such a popular one. The fantasy genre is one I really enjoy so I had to give it a chance.

I really liked the idea of parallel worlds; I thought it was a bit tiring in the beginning since they were showing scenes from the past back and forth and you were forgetting what was actually happening in the present but it made so much sense later! I'm one of those who think the drama could have had 16 episodes, there were so many scenes who could've been shortened. There was a certain warmth in some scenes that made me forget about some imperfections. The last 5-6 episodes were so good, a lot of suspense but the last episode seemed a bit rushed. One of the best parts was Nam Doo's storyline from the last part of the drama.

The acting was very good: as always Jun Ji Hyun is great in comedies! She had great chemistry with Lee Min Ho, he did a really good job too. Liked a lot the supporting characters (Joon Jae's friends mostly).

The OST was quite generic.

To be quite honest, I wouldn't rewatch it that much; it started a bit slow but then it really caught up! There were a lot of funny moments though; those need rewatching!

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Pleasantly surprised by this drama! Felt the first few eps dragged and was a bit predictable but as we moved further along the story the character interactions really pulled me in.

LMH's acting definitely improved a lot and I can finally understand why he has hoards of fangirls (sorry LMH for not jumping on the fangirling until now!) JJH is an adorable mermaid, the best. I liked how the characters stayed consistent throughout the show and also grew.

Highlights:
- all the cute romantic moments between the two leads had me swooning
- cute tie-in with their past lives
- beautifully shot show
- supporting characters were a riot and I almost never fast forwarded through
- the SFX and OST were amazing!
- cameo from JJS was the best cameo I've ever seen
- ending was satisfying
- villains did a great job acting

I would have liked to see more LMH planning out scams but the story focused on the romance than action. I thought the overall show was well-paced

I didn't expect to like this show as much as I did but glad I finally watched it!

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