While Dam-ryeong does not remember Se-hwa, he takes pity on her and sets her free. A 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.Īfter years of separation, their paths cross again when they are adults as Se-hwa is found by town folks trapped in a cave after a storm, and brought before Dam-ryeong, now a widowed town official. Nevertheless, Dam-ryeong's love for Se-hwa forces him to leave his wife on their wedding night and jump into the ocean to look for her. Devastated by the news of Dam-ryeong's marriage, she decides to leave him forever. Se-hwa plans to live upon the land with Dam-ryeong, but she cannot turn her fishtail into a pair of human legs yet due to having not reached adulthood. Despite being from two different worlds, they fall in love until Dam-ryeong is forced to take up an arranged marriage. 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. Focusing on rebirth, fate, and unrequited love, their tale is juxtaposed with the parallel story of their Joseon-era incarnations, the mermaid, Se-hwa, and town head, Kim Dam-ryeong.ĭuring the Joseon era, a mermaid saves the son of a nobleman, Kim Dam-ryeong, from drowning. The series centres on the love story of Shim Cheong ( Jun Ji-hyun), a mermaid, and Heo Joon-jae ( Lee Min-ho), a witty con-artist.
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