Ah, we finally have a new drama to start watching and it's "The Legend of the Blue Sea"! It's on SBS and stars Lee Minho and Jun Jihyun. Special drop-in guest, Robert, joined us for about 5 minutes near the end of the episode.
What is up with the ridiculous retconning of mermaids in this drama? Why do they have so many powers? Is Shimcheong (Jun Jihyun) a mermaid who also travelled through space and time to go from Joseon-era Korea to modern Spain or is she an immortal being that actually swam all that distance? Does anyone ever actually say Joonjae's (Lee Minho) name?
Seriously, mermaid oil?
Korean terms:
곤장: [gon-jang] paddle.
조폭: [jo-pok] gangster.
사또: [sa-tto] magistrate.
아주머니: [ah-joo-muh-ni] way of addressing older ladies who are not related to you.
Linda and Judy thoroughly date themselves by mentioning 90s Kpop girl group, Fin.K.L. You can search on Youtube to listen to their 1998 song, "Blue Rain". Yes, in the episode, Judy says that the group's name stands for "Fine Killing Liberty". It's actually "Fin Killing Liberty". If you want an explanation of this ridiculous name for a girl group, you can click here for their Wikipedia page.
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