document_title: Legend of the Blue Sea

question_text: park jin young di the legend of the blue sea

text: Legend of the Blue Sea

text: Plot Summary[edit]

text: The television series centers on the love story of Heo Joon-jae (Lee Min-ho), the son of a rich businessman who becomes a handsome and clever con-man after his parents' divorce, and a mermaid named Shim Cheong (Jun Ji-hyun). Focusing on rebirth, fate, and unrequited love, their tale is juxtaposed with the parallel story of their Joseon era incarnations, town head Kim Dam-ryeong and the mermaid Se-hwa.

text: Dam-ryeong and Se-hwa[edit]

text: During the Joseon era, a mermaid saves the son of a nobleman, Kim Dam-ryeong, from drowning. Following the incident, the two children become close friends and Dam-ryeong names her Se-hwa, meaning 'a bright, shining child', after his deceased younger sister. Despite being from two different worlds, they fall in love until Dam-ryeong is forced to take up an arranged marriage. Se-hwa plans to turn her fishtail into a pair of human legs and live up on land with Dam-ryeong, but due to having not reached adulthood yet is unable to do so. Devastated by the news, she decides to leave him forever. Nevertheless, Dam-ryeong's love for Se-hwa forces him to leave his wife after the marriage and jump into the ocean to look for her. The distraught Se-hwa rescues him from drowning, and promptly erases his memories of her and their love so that he may not look for her again.

text: After years of separation, the two grow as adults. Their paths cross again as Se-hwa is found by town folks trapped in a cave after a storm, and brought before Dam-ryeong, now a town official. While Dam-ryeong does not remember her, he takes pity on her to set her free, angering the town inn's head and nobleman Yang, who had plans to steal Se-hwa for his own and overthrow Dam-ryeong. With the help of his materialistic concubine, Yang murders those in his way and spreads a rumour that Dam-ryeong is unfit to rule as he is bewitched by a wicked mermaid, allowing him to capture Se-hwa as the village falls into panic. Dam-ryeong arrives too late to save Se-hwa, who has been tortured by Yang and his concubine to extract her tears, which turn into rare sea pearls.

text: Dam-ryeong, who has been experiencing dreams of himself, Se-hwa, and their foes in the future, fears that the same ill-fate that afflicts himself and Se-hwa will replay itself. To warn his future self, he commissions a soon-to-be artifact—a time capsule containing a portrait of himself with a message to his future self that “everything is repeating itself” and he has to protect the mermaid from danger, particularly the reincarnations of Yang and anyone related to him.

text: A furious Dam-ryeong is determined to kill Yang and expose all his crimes, until he is exiled and removed from his position by the court. While escorted on boat for his exile, Yang and his associates renew search for Se-hwa. Urged by his suspicions, he requests the boat to turn around and a fight ensues with Yang and his gang. As men aim their harpoons, Dam-ryeong plunges into the water just as a harpoon, hurled by Yang’s son, hits him from behind, saving Se-hwa. To end both of their lives, Se-hwa thrusts the harpoon deeper and stabs herself. The boats sink, carrying Dam-ryeong’s belongings with them, and Dam-ryeong’s jadeite bracelet apparently slides off from the dying Se-hwa’s arm. Yang and his concubine were executed by sword and monkshood poison, respectively, for their crimes.

text: Joon-jae and Shim Cheong[edit]

text: In the modern days, young Heo Joon-jae runs away from home after the divorce of his parents. His father Heo Il-joong (Choi Jung-woo) adopts stepson Chi-hyun (Lee Ji-hoon) and marries Kang Seo-hee (Hwang Shin-hye). Joon-jae’s mother Mo Yoo-ran (Na Young-hee) works as a housekeeper. In his search for his mother, Joon-jae becomes a con-artist, using his good looks, wits, and skills in hypnotism in conducting scams with his mentor Jo Nam-doo (Lee Hee-joon) and computer hacking genius Tae-oh (Shin Won-ho). His affections are chased after by his college classmate, Cha Shi-ah.

text: Using the money he earned from his scams, Joon-jae flies to Spain, where he meets a mysterious pretty woman who went inside his hotel room unseen. He calls the police and sends her to jail, but Joon-jae retrieves her after being curious about the jadeite bracelet he saw on the woman’s arm. Nam-doo receives from Joon-jae a photo of the woman with the jadeite and confirms over the phone that the jadeite is genuine and of high price. Meanwhile, Joon-jae is being chased by gunmen being hired by a rich businesswoman who has fallen for Joon-jae’s scams. He brings the mysterious woman with him throughout the pursuit, until they end up cornered on a cliff facing the sea. They jump into the water, and the woman, who was revealed to be a mermaid unbeknownst to Joon-jae, kisses him to erase his memories of her but promises to follow him to Seoul.

text: Joon-jae returns to Seoul and is tormented by the gaps in his memories and by Jo Nam-doo’s claims of him being with a girl with an expensive jadeite. After months of swimming and traveling, the mermaid also arrives in Seoul wandering around the city, until she runs into Joon-jae. He recognizes her to be the woman Nam-doo is referring to and interrogates her on her identity and why he cannot remember her, although the mermaid hesitates to answer. He brings her to his home and names her Shim Cheong. They live together and steadily gets closer with each other.

text: Kang Seo-hee hires the fugitive Ma Dae-young (Sung Dong-il) to kill Joon-jae as part of her scheme to inherit Heo Il-joong's fortune. She also has secretly introduced Heo Il-joong with small yet potent doses of anticholinergic and monkshood extract, contributing to his failing health, particularly his vision. Chi-hyun dutifully nurses him, completely unaware of his mother's treachery. Ma Dae-young attempts several times to finish both Joon-jae and Shim Cheong but failed. Shim Cheong uses her power to erase Ma Dae-young's memories and, in the process, learns the sad fate of their Joseon era incarnations Kim Dam-ryeong and Se-hwa.

text: Linked by dreams, mysterious artifacts, including the jadeite bracelet, a vase with an image of a mermaid kissing a man in modern-day clothes, and the portrait of Kim Dam-ryeong with the inscription “everything is repeating itself", Joon-jae also learns of Dam-ryeong's world and his own fate, concluding that he and Shim Cheong are reincarnations of Kim Dam-ryeong and Se-hwa. Through his consultations with Professor of Neuropsychiatry Jin Kyung-won (Lee Ho-jae), he is able to retrieve his lost memories and the full rendering of his dreams about Kim Dam-ryeong and Se-hwa. He can also hear Shim Cheong's inner voice; he learns that she is indeed a mermaid and that, unless she returns to the sea, her heart will harden and stop beating if he will not love her.

text: Joon-jae and Shim-cheong lived comfortably with each other despite conflicts and the fear of the impending ill-fate. Joon-jae also finds his mother Mo Yoo-ran, who quit her job as housekeeper. On the other hand, Chi-hyun learns that his real father is Ma Dae-young and he is Kang Seo-hee's lover. He also learns of Kang Seo-hee's crimes and reluctantly consents to them. Kang Seo-hee finally kills Heo Il-joong, using a strong dose of monkshood. Joon-jae, with the help of Shim Cheong, Jo Nam-doo, Tae-oh, and police officer-detective Hong Dong-pyo (Park Hae-soo), busts Kang Seo-hee, revealing her real name to be "Kang Ji-hyun" and her schemes finally revealed. A maddened Chi-hyun steals a gun and aims at Joon-jae but Shim Cheong takes the shot to save him. Kang Seo-hee is detained while Chi-hyun killed himself with monkshood poison.

text: As Shim Cheong, being a mermaid, survives the fatal injury, Joon-jae learns that Ma Dae-young is visiting Professor Jin Kyung-won. As Joon-jae, Jo Nam-doo, and Officer Hong Dong-pyo rush to get him, Ma Dae-young recovers his memories of his past life and learns the death of his incarnation, Mr. Yang, and Yang’s concubine, revealed to be by the hands of Park Moo, Jo Nam-doo's incarnation. Just as Professor Jin Kyung-won was about to be murdered, Joon-jae arrives, and Ma Dae-young is seized by the police. Shim Cheong is discharged afterwards, but she still feels pain in her heart due to the gunshot. In order to fully recover, she has to go back into the water. Shim Cheong has to erase the memories of Joon-jae and of everyone who knew her. Before returning to the sea to recover, she was able to wipe out the memories of all the people she met in Seoul, except that of her child friend named Yoo-na (Shin Rin-ah), and returns to the ocean.

text: Three years passed since Shim Cheong left. Joon-jae becomes a prosecutor, Jo Nam-doo works as a lecturer, and Tae-oh is engaged to Cha Shi-ah (Shin Hye-sun). Shim Cheong fully recovers her health and returns to Seoul. Despite his lost memories, Joon-jae recognizes Shim Cheong and it is revealed that he has been recording his life with Shim Cheong in case his memories are lost again. With this, Joon-jae had ultimately accomplished Kim Dam-ryeong’s reminder to protect Shim Cheong from danger and they had evaded the bad fate that had been in store for them. The couple were finally married and lived happily in a home by the sea with a baby on his way.

text: Cast[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Jun Ji-hyun as Se-hwa / Shim Cheong[6]
Kal So-won as child Se-hwa
Shin Eun-soo as teenage Se-hwa[7]
A mermaid in the Joseon era who fell in love with Dam-ryeong as a child after saving him. As they are initially unable to stay together due to his arranged marriage and Se-hwa's inability to turn her tail into legs without reaching adulthood yet, she erases his memories. The two meet again and suffer a tragic fate together, beginning the first omen that will tie into their reincarnations.

In the modern-day, she arrives in Seoul to follow Joon-jae after having fallen in love with him. He names her Shim Cheong, which means 'stupid' as she is highly ignorant about common things up on land. Like her past self, she has super strength and the ability to read and erase one's memory.Lee Min-ho as Kim Dam-ryung / Heo Joon-jae
Jeon Jin-seo as child Kim Dam-ryung / Heo Joon-jae
Park Jin-young as teenage Kim Dam-ryung / Heo Joon-jae
The town head and son of a magistrate in the Joseon era who fell in love with a mermaid as a child, and named her Se-hwa after his deceased younger sister. As he begins to experience dreams about he and Se-hwa's tragic fate, he commissions a time capsule to warn his future self.
Joon-jae, his future self, is a modern-day con-man who uses his looks and wit to transform into different people and conduct scams. He meets Shim Cheong, a mermaid and ultimately falls in love with her.

text: Supporting[edit]

text: Lee Hee-joon as Jo Nam-doo / Park Moo[8]

text: Shin Hye-sun as Cha Shi-ah[9]

text: Shin Won-ho as Tae-oh[10]

text: Lee Ji-hoon as Heo Chi-hyun[11]

text:
Na Young-hee as Mo Yoo-ran[12]
Shim Yi-young as young Mo Yoo-ran

text:
Hwang Shin-hye as Kang Seo-hee[13]
Oh Yeon-ah as young Kang Seo-hee / Mr. Yang's concubine

text: Sung Dong-il as Mr. Yang / Ma Dae-young[14]

text: Choi Jung-woo as Heo Il-joong[15]

text: Moon So-ri as Ahn Jin-joo[16]

text: Recurring[edit]

text: Park Hae-soo as Hong Dong-pyo

text:
Park Ji-il as Manager Nam
Choi Kwon as young Manager Nam in Joseon era

text: Shin Rin-ah as Seo Yoo-na

text: Hong Jin-kyung as Shim Chung's homeless friend[17]

text: Lee Jae-won as Cha Dong-shik

text: Lee Ho-jae as Professor Jin Kyung-won

text: Special appearances[edit]

text:
Go Gyu-pil as Han Sung-tae, a Myungdong Capital CEO (ep.1)
Kim Sung-ryung as Jang Jin-ok, Han Sung-tae's wife, a Myungdong Capital Madam (ep.1-3)
Krystal Jung as Min-ji, a flight attendant (ep.1)[18]
Ahn Jae-hong as Thomas, a missionary (ep.2)
Cha Tae-hyun as a Han River con-man (ep.4)[19]
Kim Kang-hyun as a police officer (ep.5)
Park Jin-joo as a nurse (ep.6)
Jo Jung-suk as Yoo Jung-hoon, a merman (ep.7-8)[20]
Jeong Yoo-mi as Kim Hye-jin (ep.8)[21]
Kim Sun-young as an ajumma in the jjimjilbang (ep.11)
Im Won-hee as a doctor (ep.19)
Kim Seul-gi as a mermaid (ep.20)

text: Production[edit]

text: Filming began on August 19, 2016 in Goesan, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. The production team then flew to Palau to film underwater scenes.[22] The cast and crew flew to Spain on September 11 where they filmed in A Coruña, Ribadeo, Lugo, Tossa de Mar and Castell de Santa Florentina[23][24][25] in Canet de Mar, as well as Begur (Es Cau Swimming Pool), Sitges (Town Hall and other backdrops) and Barcelona (exteriors of Palau de la Música Catalana, etc.),[26][27] among other places in Catalonia and Galicia (Spain).[28][29] The first script reading was held on October 8, 2016, two months after production began, due to the busy schedules of the actors. It lasted three hours and covered the first four episodes.[30]

text: This drama served as a reunion for both Lee Ji-hoon and Shin Hye-sun who debuted together in the 2012 KBS2 hit school drama School 2013[31] as well as Jun Ji-hyun and Hong Jin-kyung who previously worked together in the 2013 SBS hit drama My Love from the Star.[32]

text: Original soundtrack[edit]

text:
Legend of the Blue Sea  Original SoundtrackSoundtrack album by Various ArtistsReleased
January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20) (digital)[33]January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24) (2CD)[34]Genre
SoundtrackLabel
JellyfishLOEN[33]L100005295[34]Producer
Hwang Se-jun (executive)

text: OST Part 1[edit]

text: No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength1."Love Story[35]"Kim Jang-wooKim Ji-hyangKim Ji-hyangMELODESIGNLyn3:242."Love Story" (Inst.) Kim Ji-hyangMELODESIGN 3:24Total length:6:48

text: OST Part 2[edit]

text: No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength1."A World That Is You" (그대라는 세상)Han JooLee Yoo-jinYoon Mi-rae3:372."A World That Is You" (그대라는 세상 (Inst.)) Lee Yoo-jin 3:37Total length:7:14

text: OST Part 3[edit]

text: No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength1."Lean on You" (너에게 기울어가)Kim Ji-hyangMELODESIGNJung-yup (Brown Eyed Soul)3:462."Lean on You" (너에게 기울어가 (Inst.)) MELODESIGN 3:46Total length:7:32

text: OST Part 4[edit]

text: No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength1."Shy Boy[36]" (설레이는 소년처럼)Shin Hae-chulGlory FaceJo Yong-hoHa Hyun-woo (Guckkasten)3:312."Shy Boy" (설레이는 소년처럼 (Inst.)) Glory FaceJo Yong-ho 3:31Total length:7:02

text: OST Part 5[edit]

text: No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength1."Somewhere Someday[37]" (어디선가 언젠가)Kim EanaSung Si-kyungMELODESIGNSung Si-kyung4:322."Somewhere Someday" (어디선가 언젠가 (Inst.)) Sung Si-kyungMELODESIGN 4:32Total length:9:04

text: OST Part 6[edit]

text: No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength1."Wind Flower" (바람꽃)HanaTom & JerryTom & JerryLee Sun-hee4:112."Wind Flower" (바람꽃 (Inst.)) Tom & Jerry 4:11Total length:8:22

text: OST Part 7[edit]

text: No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength1."Fool" (바보야)Honey PotHoney PotKen (VIXX)3:142."Fool" (바보야 (Inst.)) Honey Pot 3:14Total length:6:28

text: OST Part 8[edit]

text: No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength1."Why Would I Do Like This" (내가 왜 이럴까)Noh Ah-ram (Coffee Boy)Noh Ah-ramCoffee Boy3:142."Why Would I Do Like This" (내가 왜 이럴까 (Inst.)) Noh Ah-ram 3:14Total length:6:28

text: OST Part 9[edit]

text: No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength1."Day By Day[38]" (하루에 하나씩)ZigZag NoteKang Myung-shinZigZag NoteKang Myung-shinPark Yoon-ha3:092."Day By Day" (하루에 하나씩 (Inst.)) ZigZag NoteKang Myung-shin 3:09Total length:6:18

text: OST Part 10[edit]

text: No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength1."If Only" (만에 하나)Min Yeon-jaeLee Dae-sung (BIGTONE)KingMingKim Dong-hwiSe-jeong (Gugudan)4:162."If Only" (만에 하나 (Inst.)) KingMingKim Dong-hwi 4:16Total length:8:32

text: OST Part 11[edit]

text: No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength1."Love Road" (사랑길)Kim Ji-hyangMELODESIGNMin Chae3:542."Love Road" (사랑길 (Inst.)) MELODESIGN 3:54Total length:7:48

text: Instrumental[edit]

text: I.[edit]

text: No.TitleMusicArtistLength1."Sound Of Ocean"Ryo YoshimataRyo Yoshimata 2."Memories"YoshimataYoshimata 3."The Last Time"YoshimataYoshimata Total length:8:21

text: II.[edit]

text: No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength1."Hidden Story" (숨겨진 이야기)Second MoonSecond MoonSecond Moon feat. Han Ah-reum 2."My Name" (나의 이름) Second MoonSecond Moon feat. Han Ah-reum 3."The Way to Meet You" (너를 찾아 가는길)Second MoonSecond MoonSecond Moon 4."At This Time" (다음 이시간에)Second MoonSecond MoonSecond Moon Total length:9:45

text: Charted songs[edit]

text:
Title

Year

Peak chart positions

Sales

Remarks

KORGaon

"Love Story"(Lyn)

2016

21

KOR: 181,202+[39]

Part 1

"A World That Is You"(Yoon Mi-rae)

10

KOR: 208,326+[40]

Part 2

"Lean on You"(Jung-yup (Brown Eyed Soul))

46

KOR: 89,521[41]

Part 3

"Shy Boy"(Ha Hyun-woo  (Guckkasten))

64

KOR: 51,209[42]

Part 4

"Somewhere Someday"(Sung Si-kyung)

11

KOR: 274,787+[43]

Part 5

"Wind Flower"(Lee Sun-hee)

27

KOR: 167,441+[44]

Part 6

"Fool"(Ken (VIXX))

78

KOR: 44,708+[45]

Part 7

"If Only"Se-jeong (Gugudan)

2017

35

KOR: 56,719+[46]

Part 10

text: Reception[edit]

text: Due to the star power of Jun and Lee, the series maintained the first place ranking for its timeslot and surpassed 20% viewership ratings.[47][48] The series also fared well overseas, having been exported to all major regions around the world, including Southeast Asia, the Americas and Europe.[1] Despite the show's success, it was criticized for lack of originality, as many viewers felt that the 'parallel timeline' and 'romance between a human and supernatural being' were recycled elements of writer Park's previous series My Love From the Star (2013-2014).[1] Additionally, it was slammed for bad editing, loose plot and lack of chemistry.[49] However, Jun's performance as a mermaid was met with overall high praise; with The Straits Times saying that she is "brilliant as the otherworldly goofball who is blissfully unaware of the mission to save her self-worth" and Yonhap News Agency highlighting her "trademark lanky, slender yet at times powerful and dramatic performance".[50][51]

text: Ratings[edit]

text: In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

text:
Episode #

Date

Average audience share

TNmS Ratings[52]

AGB Nielsen[53]

Nationwide

Seoul National Capital Area

Nationwide

Seoul National Capital Area

1

November 16, 2016

15.4% (4th)

18.9% (3rd)

16.4% (4th)

18.0% (2nd)

2

November 17, 2016

16.2% (4th)

20.1% (3rd)

15.1% (4th)

16.4% (4th)

3

November 23, 2016

18.6% (4th)

19.6% (2nd)

15.7% (4th)

17.2% (4th)

4

November 24, 2016

17.9% (4th)

21.3% (3rd)

17.1% (4th)

18.4% (3rd)

5

November 30, 2016

16.4% (4th)

20.4% (2nd)

16.8% (3rd)

20.5% (1st)

6

December 1, 2016

18.1% (2nd)

20.2% (1st)

18.9% (2nd)

22.1% (1st)

7

December 7, 2016

15.8% (4th)

18.1% (2nd)

17.4% (2nd)

19.2% (1st)

8

December 8, 2016

17.4% (3rd)

19.7% (1st)

17.4% (2nd)

19.1% (2nd)

9

December 14, 2016

14.8% (5th)

16.4% (2nd)

16.6% (2nd)

18.8% (2nd)

10

December 15, 2016

16.8% (4th)

19.2% (2nd)

17.5% (2nd)

19.3% (2nd)

11

December 21, 2016

17.7% (3rd)

20.1% (2nd)

16.7% (3rd)

18.1% (2nd)

12

December 22, 2016

16.3% (4th)

18.0% (2nd)

17.3% (3rd)

18.7% (2nd)

13

December 28, 2016

15.8% (4th)

18.4% (2nd)

16.0% (4th)

17.2% (3rd)

14

January 4, 2017

15.1% (4th)

18.1% (3rd)

17.8% (3rd)

18.7% (2nd)

15

January 5, 2017

15.9% (3rd)

19.4% (2nd)

18.3% (3rd)

20.1% (2nd)

16

January 11, 2017

15.1% (4th)

19.0% (2nd)

18.9% (3rd)

20.7% (2nd)

17

January 12, 2017

18.9% (3rd)

22.2% (2nd)

20.8% (2nd)

23.0% (2nd)

18

January 18, 2017

16.5% (3rd)

18.4% (2nd)

18.3% (3rd)

19.9% (2nd)

19

January 19, 2017

18.7% (3rd)

20.4% (2nd)

21.0% (2nd)

22.2% (2nd)

20

January 25, 2017

16.2% (4th)

18.4% (2nd)

17.9% (3rd)

18.8% (2nd)

Average

16.7%

19.3%

17.6%

19.3%

Special

December 29, 2016

14.5% (8th)

13.3% (4th)

11.2% (7th)

12.3% (4th)

text: On December 29, 2016, SBS aired a movie-like special episode summarizing the first half of the drama focusing on the relationship between Shim Cheong and Heo Joon-jae.[54]

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text:
Year

Award

Category

Recipient

Result

2016

24th SBS Drama Awards[55]

Grand Prize (Daesang)

Jun Ji-hyun

Nominated

Lee Min-ho

Nominated

Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Genre & Fantasy Drama

Won

Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Genre & Fantasy Drama

Jun Ji-hyun

Nominated

Excellence Award, Actor in a Fantasy Drama

Lee Hee-joon

Nominated

Excellence Award, Actress in a Fantasy Drama

Shin Hye-sun

Nominated

Hwang Shin-hye

Nominated

Special Award, Actor in Fantasy Drama

Sung Dong-il

Won

Lee Ji-hoon

Nominated

Special Award, Actress in a Fantasy Drama

Oh Yeon-ah

Nominated

K-Wave Star Award

Lee Min-ho

Nominated

Jun Ji-hyun

Nominated

Best Couple

Lee Min-ho and Jun Ji-hyun

Won

Top 10 Stars

Lee Min-ho

Won

Jun Ji-hyun

Won

Idol Academy Award – Best Eating (Meokbang)

Won

2017

9th Melon Music Awards

Best OST

Sung Si-kyung (Somewhere Someday)

Nominated

text: International broadcast[edit]

text:
In Cambodia, the series will be dubbed in Khmer language by Hang Meas HDTV as ទេពមច្ឆាឆ្លងជាតិ. It will air sometime in the second half of 2017.[56]
In Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia and Brunei, the series aired exclusively on ONE TV Asia, within 24 hours of its original telecast.[57][58]
In Vietnam, it premiered on November 17, 2016 on HTV2's YouTube channel. Each episode was available to stream 12 hours after the original South Korean broadcast under the title Huyền thoại biển xanh with Vietnamese subtitles.[59][59]
In Hong Kong, the drama aired on myTV SUPER. It premiered on November 17, 2016.[60]
In the Philippines, the drama is available to stream on Iflix 24 hours after its original South Korean broadcast with English subtitles.[61][62][63] ABS-CBN aired in May 8, 2017 at 5:00 pm PST, replacing Minute To Win It: Last Duo Standing its Kapamilya Gold block. Meanwhile, the network's regional stations will air the drama at 9:30 am PST in order to avoid conflict with regional editions of its flagship evening newscast. On August 18, 2017, ABS-CBN confirmed that Legend of the Blue Sea will re-air on the network's Primetime Bida 10:00 timeslot. It was re-aired for all of the nation on September 4, 2017,replacing Weightlifting Fairy. It will be dubbed in Filipino.[64][65][66] It was also re-aired on its sister channel Asianovela Channel starting on September 3, 2018.
In Sri Lanka, the drama is available to stream on-demand on Iflix with English and Sinhalese subtitles. During its original run, Iflix exclusively streamed episodes of the drama 24 hours after its original South Korean broadcast with English subtitles between November 17, 2016 and January 26, 2017.[67]
In the Los Angeles DMA, US the drama aired every Wednesday and Thursday with English subtitles, free over-the-air on Asian American-oriented channel, LA18 (channel 18) from December 7, 2016, to February 9, 2017.[68]
In Canada, the drama airs on Korean Canadian-oriented channel, All TV.[69]
In Thailand, it will premiere on True4U in January 2017, dubbed as  ngeụ̄xk s̄āw tạw r̂āy kạb nāy t̂m tǔn ("เงือกสาวตัวร้ายกับนายต้มตุ๋น"; literally: Sassy Mermaid & Mr. Fraud).[70]
In Taiwan, episodes of the drama are available to stream on iQiyi.[71] It will also premiere in China on TVC in February 2017.[needs update][72]
In Japan, the series is currently aired on Eisei Gekijo & Mnet Japan (a cable TV channel) from February 26, 2017.[73]
The drama is available to stream on Viki with subtitles in a variety of languages created by a volunteer community.[74]
In Indonesian , the series is currently aired on Channels " SBS In " ( Upcoming )