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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. A modern retelling of the 1837 fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen, it aired on tvN from August 7 to October 9, 2014 on Thursdays at 23:00. Originally slated to run for 14 episodes, the total number of episodes was reduced to 10. The series inspired an unofficial Indonesian adaptation called Mermaid in Love.
Original Release
08/07/2014
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jo Bo-ah | Kim Ha-Ni / Aileen / Ha Ni |
| On Joo-Wan | Lee Hyun-Myung |
| Song Jae-rim | Kwon Shi-Kyung |
| Ji-Soo Park | Yoon Jin-A |
| Nam Joo-Hyuk | Big / Park Dae-bak ("Big") |
| Kim Seul-gi | An Hye-Young |
| Jin Hee-kyung | Hong Myeong-Hee |
| Ahn Kil-kang | An Ma-Nyeo / Ahn Ma-nyeo |
| Kim Jae-hwa | Kim Woo-Sun |
| Kim Min-kyo | Do Ji-Yong |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mermaid from the Stream | Thursday, 07 August 2014 |
| 2 | Meet Your Enemy Under the Han River Bridge | Thursday, 14 August 2014 |
| 3 | True Love During a Random Night | Thursday, 21 August 2014 |
| 4 | Don't Step on a Mermaid's Dreams | Thursday, 28 August 2014 |
| 5 | Hard Work Is Never Wasted | Thursday, 04 September 2014 |
| 6 | It's the End of the World | Thursday, 11 September 2014 |
| 7 | The Heart Pounds for a Reason | Thursday, 18 September 2014 |
| 8 | Failure Breeds Surplus | Thursday, 25 September 2014 |
| 9 | You Can at Least Shoot for the Stars | Thursday, 02 October 2014 |
| 10 | Think I Can't Love Because I'm Afraid of Bubbles? | Wednesday, 08 October 2014 |
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jo Bo-ah | Kim Ha-Ni / Aileen / Ha Ni |
| On Joo-Wan | Lee Hyun-Myung |
| Song Jae-rim | Kwon Shi-Kyung |
| Ji-Soo Park | Yoon Jin-A |
| Nam Joo-Hyuk | Big / Park Dae-bak ("Big") |
| Kim Seul-gi | An Hye-Young |
| Jin Hee-kyung | Hong Myeong-Hee |
| Ahn Kil-kang | An Ma-Nyeo / Ahn Ma-nyeo |
| Kim Jae-hwa | Kim Woo-Sun |
| Kim Min-kyo | Do Ji-Yong |
| Lincoln Lambert | Child |
| Park Ji-soo | Yoon Jin-ah |
| Chan-woo Jung | Aileen's brother |
| Won-ju Moon | Lee Hyun-myung |
| Moon Hee-kyung | Yoon Jin-ah's mother |
