The Legend of the Blue Sea
| The Legend of the Blue Sea | |
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Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 푸른 바다의 전설 |
| RR | Pureun badaui jeonseol |
| MR | P'urŭn padaŭi chŏnsŏl |
| Genre | |
| Based on | Eou yadam by Yu Mong-in |
| Developed by | Park Young-soo (SBS Drama) |
| Written by | Park Ji-eun |
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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 |
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| Cinematography | Choi Sang-muk |
| Editor | Lee Hyun-mi |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Production companies | |
| Budget | US$19 million |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | November 16, 2016 – January 25, 2017 |
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The Legend of the Blue Sea (Korean: 푸른 바다의 전설) is a 2016–2017 South Korean television series starring Jun Ji-hyun and Lee Min-ho. 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.
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%.