The Idle Mermaid
A mermaid princess seeks true love in 100 days.
The Idle Mermaid is a 2014 South Korean romantic comedy television series starring Jo Bo-ah, On Joo-wan, Song Jae-rim, and Park Ji-soo. It is a modern retelling of the 1837 fairy tale 'The Little Mermaid' by Hans Christian Andersen. The series aired on tvN from August 7 to October 9, 2014, and originally slated for 14 episodes, its total was reduced to 10.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Romance
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Based on
- "The Little Mermaid", Hans Christian Andersen
- Writer
- Park Ran; Kim Ji-soo
- Director
- Baek Seung-ryong
- Starring
- Jo Bo-ah
- On Joo-wan
- Song Jae-rim
- Park Ji-soo
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Episodes
- 10
Facts from the source article.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 그 사람과의 마지막 대화 (The Last Conversation) | 4:18 |
| Total length | 4:18 | |
Track listing from the source article.
Series overview
Aileen, a mermaid princess, loves human celebrity chef Kwon Shi-kyung. After he falls into the Han River during a TV shoot, she saves him with an underwater kiss. To meet him again, she steals a magic potion from the male witch Ahn Ma-nyeo and becomes human. She learns she has 100 days to find true love or die and turn into bubbles. Ahn Ma-nyeo gives her the fake identity 'Kim Ha-ni' and places her in a Seoul house with unemployed young people. Among them is Lee Hyun-myung, ex-boyfriend of Yoon Jin-ah, who also loves Shi-kyung. Aileen initially pursues Shi-kyung but eventually falls in love with Hyun-myung. She disappears after 100 days but returns to life a year later.
Cast
Jo Bo-ah portrays Kim Ha-ni/Aileen, the eighteenth mermaid princess who discovers the human world through a smartphone she finds in the sea. She becomes infatuated with chef Kwon Shi-kyung and, after saving him from the Han River, decides to become human to be with him. On Joo-wan plays Lee Hyun-myung, a resident of surplus house who cannot find a job with his art degree and, at his girlfriend Jin-ah's request, gives up art to seek a desk job. Song Jae-rim is Kwon Shi-kyung, a famous chef with prosopagnosia caused by a head injury; his father is a diplomat. Park Ji-soo plays Yoon Jin-ah, Hyun-myung's ex-girlfriend who leaves surplus house after getting a job at JH Food corporation. Kim Seul-gi appears as Ahn Hye-young, a surplus house resident who hosts a live webcast eating large amounts of food and becomes Aileen's confidant after learning her secret. Kim Min-kyo plays Do Ji-yong, a law school graduate who fails the bar exam for ten years, is addicted to video games, and develops a crush on Ha-ni. Nam Joo-hyuk portrays Park Dae-bak, called 'Big', a computer genius cut off by his parents. Lee Sun-kyu plays Lee Sun-kyu, the surplus house owner who was once Ahn Ma-nyeo's roommate. Jin Hee-kyung is Hong Myung-hee, chairwoman of JH Food corporation who falls in love with Ma-nyeo. Kim Jae-hwa plays Kim Woo-sun, a JH Food manager who often speaks French. Han So-young plays So Dae-ri, a deputy section chief under Kim Jae-hwa. Ahn Gil-kang portrays Ahn Ma-nyeo, a witch and former merman who runs a takoyaki stall to fund his daughter's studies abroad. Kim Jin-hee plays Han Gook-ja, Shi-kyung's sous-chef at JH Food.
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