A long time ago, a boy loved a mermaid
and heard her voice.
Am I... that boy?
The boy loved the mermaid and heard her voice.
But he didn't know one important thing.
A mermaid has a special ability.
Her kiss can erase all his memories of her.
Even if they're re-erased,
even if he's reborn,
he's fated to love the mermaid.
Please save me.
Agh!
I'm different too.
- Heo Joon-Jae... - If he knows I'm different,
Heo Joon-Jae will hate me. He'll leave me, right?
Don't come, Heo Joon-Jae!
My secret is I'm different from you.
I'm a mermaid.
In the end, he's the boy who hears the mermaid's voice again.
Aah...
I love you.
He was...
me.
- Excuse me, have you seen her? - No.
Tonight there'll be a Black Moon.
A Black Moon is the second new moon in a single month.
Because the moon disappears into darkness,
it was named the Black Moon.
In olden days, it was a bad omen.
Yang Seung Gil contacted and bribed Hanyang official Jo Bong Hak,
claiming a mermaid betwitched you to citizens' detriment
so you framed him for murder.
Thus, Jo Bong Hak petitioned the King. What do we do?
Also, Yang's men are casting fishing nets every day,
trying to capture the mermaid.
- Open the door. - Yes.
Naeuri, why are you like this?
Die.
And never be reborn.
Why are my dreams like this?
It's a real mermaid.
Just watch. I'll recapture that mermaid somehow.
I'll get rid of that naive Magistrate.
Die. And never be reborn.
Heo Joon-Jae...
and...
a mermaid.
~ Legend of the Blue Sea ~
EPISODE 11
Please refund all this.
All this?
Chong's not home?
Tae-Oh checked the CCTV of here and the neighbourhood.
You know those Gangnam store bags? She was carrying those out.
- To do what? - Dunno. Maybe to sell to get a rental room.
Why would she leave home? Move!
Is this Chong's home? You always say it's your house.
Where'd she go? That department store?
- Is it easy to see in there? - Hurry! Hurry!
Call yourself a hacker?
How many people go in that store? How can we find her easily?
Locate her with your phone.
It's turned off.
Hey, I've a bad feeling. Did she leave for good?
Thank you for a favourable contract renewal.
Of course. You're on good terms with my father.
I hardly see CEO Heo anymore.
Ah, my father's condition isn't great.
Well, he can rely on his dependable son.
Oh...
Well, she shouldn't ride that.
Oh!
It's closing time, with no customers,
- so leave her a bit. - Ah, yes.
My secret is, I'm different from you.
I'm a mermaid.
If you know, you'll be shocked, hurt and scared.
You'll leave me.
So I'm trying not to get found out.
Did I enter a fairytale?
Or...
you came out of one?
You guys match each other.
When will you marry?
Soon. Dubai or Europe next year.
Oh my! I see!
Yes. I'm someone who lies.
I dupe people for money. Sure.
I'm that sort. That's my secret.
What's yours?
Oh? "Heo Joon-Jae's family"?
Just call me Heo Chi-Hyun.
Heo Chi-Hyun-ssi. (Mr Heo Chi-Hyun)
Yes. Thank you.
But you're out alone? What about Joon-Jae?
There are nice, pretty things here.
Where I live has nothing like this.
Where is it? It must have Christmas.
That place doesn't.
Where's your house?
- I live with Heo Joon-Jae. - You live together?
I'm upper room; he's lower room.
- Heo Joon-Jae is the landlord. - Ah, I see.
You didn't bring a car?
Would you like a lift?
Drive me to a bathhouse, not home?
You'll really sleep here?
Yes. On TV, people sleep here when they leave home.
Well, okay, but be safe.
Bye.
[ Cheonghae Spa-Sauna Men/Women ]
- Oh, wait! - Hey, you!
- What are you doing? - Hey!
This side is women.
No!
I'm sorry.
Women go this side.
She's fine, right?
- How much longer? - VVIP room has no CCTV.
Ah, hurry up.
Yesterday you two made me nervous, staring silently.
Wow, Chong has unapproachable charisma.
- Hyung. - Yep?
Do you know the Little Mermaid story?
Oh my, how unexpected.
Doesn't the mermaid princess go on land for love of a prince?
Yeah, the witch gave her legs,
but after midnight, it turned back to a tail.
She lost a glass shoe and the prince sought its owner...
Isn't that something else?
Cinderella.
Keep looking.
Aren't fairytales the same?
A prince and a mermaid fall in love and marry. The end.
- Was it? - That's Disney. She dies in the original.
- Dies? - I think so.
Who? The prince? The mermaid?
Right! The mermaid died.
Why's the mermaid die?
What lame story is that?
Yeah, would kids read it?
But why are we even talking about children's fairytales?
Ah, dunno.
Hurry and find her.
- Oh, it's refreshing. - Isn't it good?
Miss!
This is my spot!
What the heck?
Hello.
We meet again.
Ah, yes. Did Chong come here?
What story leaves the deepest impression?
What?
I think it's "Romeo and Juliet".
I cried. Shakespeare isn't a maestro for nothing.
Did you see Chong?
Sit here a bit.
This world
has many love stories. But in all those,
if you strip them down to bare essentials,
what's the one sentence left?
- What? - "Be good to her."
Gosh!
If you'd treated her well, you wouldn't be searching now.
It's true.
If you see Chong, tell her to contact me.
Make sure! For sure!
See? He'll regret not listening to me.
He'll come back. He'll be back.
I am here Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Come on those days.
[ Unable to locate ]
Wow, awesome!
Awesome!
What's she do?
Hey, see what else is inside. Turn on the phone.
- Hey, hurry! - Keep an eye out.
Oh?
Ooh.
Hey! I found that girl!
- I found the money. - Hey, make it equal.
Stop there!
Hey, hey, hey! Stop! Stop! You guys play hard.
Now give me the phone.
Where'd you find this?
It's mine.
Oh, is that so?
It's my girlfriend's.
Where's my girlfriend?
- I don't know. - Keep the money. Just say where she is.
- Cheonghae Sauna near here. - Hey! - What?
Thanks! Friend, shake hands.
- Who are you? - Agh! Seriously! - Hey, hey, hey!
Me? I'm a con man.
If you're like this, you'll turn out like me.
If the guy you like asks you what you do,
you'll have to lie about everything. Lies.
Would you like that?
- What the heck? He took everything! - Seriously!
Just now, my heart fluttered. Bad boy style.
He was a bit cool.
Did you sleep well?
No. I couldn't sleep.
Maybe that's why I have no appetite.
I was worried about you.
It's my day-off so I came here.
Your appetite is back. Have this sweet rice drink.
You're a good person.
Despite no name, I was told I'm not strange.
- Who? - A good person.
You know me? You've nothing to tell me? Then don't follow me.
Not leaving? Take that and go.
~ as I enter, my eyes are dazzled ~
Heo Joon-Jae.
~ a wide world welcomes me ~
~ I approach you, wanting your embrace ~
~ I want to stay in a world that's you ~
~ I owe you; I miss you ~
You, seriously. Who said to leave and stay here?
Know how hard I looked for you?
How'd you know this place?
Heo Chi-Hyun drove me here.
What?
- Why are you here? - Don't misunderstand.
We ran into each other, and Chong wouldn't go home.
Wouldn't go?
- You said that? - Yeah, I did.
You, head off.
You, let's talk privately.
Heo Joon-Jae. I got a refund for the things you bought.
I didn't need them; you can have the money.
Yeah, I got it.
How'd you get it?
Look after your phone.
How do you have it?
I'm a bad guy, but others are worse than me.
So please be careful.
Have you eaten?
Eggs and a drink.
- Want any other food? - No.
Rice cakes, sausages, seawood rolls, berry and melon shaved ice,
dumplings, soup.
You have no appetite.
I made grilled ribs at home.
Marinated ribs are best.
It's marinated beef.
Wow, it'd be so tender.
It's tender.
It was melting in my mouth.
I'm fine.
I want marinated ribs.
So, you really won't come?
I'm not.
- Really? - Mm.
- Why? - You're a con man,
a bad guy cheating people. You duped me.
Yet why am I not disappointed in you?
Still, why can't I leave you?
If you won't come, stay here.
Don't go anywhere. Stay here.
You can't leave without a goodbye.
Okay.
You promised.
Okay?
I'm going then.
I'm leaving.
Go.
What the heck? "Don't go, Heo Joon-Jae."
I thought she'd say that. She's that cold?
Joon-Jae. Father is ill.
So?
Why? How's he ill?
It's cataracts. His eyesight deteriorated.
I told you to do your filial duty.
Take him to hospital.
He was always your dad.
He's the first dad I had.
As you said, I'm the fake son.
I'm grateful he became my dad.
So I want his favour, and want to protect him.
Sure.
Be grateful. Keep his favour; protect him.
For my dad to become yours,
he lost what he failed to protect.
You got official records?
Yes. '1988, Sujeong-dong #423'. You want residents' details?
- Yes, thank you. - Of course.
15 April 1988, Ma Dae-Young moved in.
Another resident moved in the same day.
Kang Ji Yeon?
Did Ma Dae-Yeong marry?
No. Ma Dae-Young's records are complicated,
but his family ties are simple. He's an orphan, never married.
Kang Ji Yeon. Who's that?
That name has never come up.
Construction workers at his last job said he had no woman.
Kang Ji Yeon, Kang Ji Yeon...
Get a copy of her resident registration and family register.
[ Resident Registration - Kang Ji Yeon ]
She married twice.
Both her husbands died.
Family Register: Kang Ji Yeon Husband: Kim Tae Heum Husband: Park Sang Jin
She was beautiful.
That man married her, despite her child.
She brought the child with her?
Sure.
But the husband died,
- a year after their marriage. - How?
That healthy man went blind.
- Blind? - Yes, blind.
Anyway, he died in a car accident.
She was an insurance agent.
Shortly after their marriage, her husband's eyesight got bad.
He died of complications.
Honey. How are you feeling?
I have to see Doctor Kim again. The medicine...
doesn't seem to be working.
I called Doctor Kim.
First, take your medicine. He said rest is best.
Just rest.
Okay.
You can't contact them?
I can't.
900's dad has been ignoring my calls.
And CEO Kim's office won't connect me to him.
How'd we go wrong that day?
No, the meal was good. Right?
Right. CEO Kim ate two plates of egg rolls.
Exactly. After that,
what was the problem?
Over-eagerness.
What, Ajumma?
It seemed to me that
Ji Yong's dad was too eager.
At their first meeting, he wanted to gain something.
I could see that expectation.
It could've burdened them.
I can't put up with you!
But I tried to be subtle.
I could see it.
Wouldn't those people see that?
Right, they felt pressured.
Oh, I worked so hard to make the occasion happen. Seriously!
You ruined it! What will you do?
I can't put up with you!
Why leave a warm house to sleep in a sauna?
- Did you find Chong? - Yes.
She's not with you?
My room is cold; the boiler's faulty.
I'll sleep here.
Wait, if there's a problem,
you should face each other
and talk it through!
Didn't Chong want to come?
Where'd she learn to run away?
You can't talk. You ran away from home in high school.
What? She won't come home?
Chong said that to who?
There's some wacko.
He's a wacko, that bastard.
Did he treat you well?
- He brought me an umbrella, and held my hand. - Hand?
He made me ramyun.
Ra...ramyun?!
Wow, ramyun.
He asked you to eat ramyun? Perverted bastard.
Uh, huh!
What's wrong?
That dog... 374 00:32:46,0-0 --> 00:32:48,950 - was me? - Huh?
Ramyun! He sounds like a playboy.
He's a crazy punk, a playboy.
Don't hang out with those guys. Be careful of guys like that.
Those guys have black hearts!
Uh! Gah!
- Hey! - That was me?
You wacko!
You playboy!
Wait.
So...
he...
was me.
Not another guy.
What?
No, he...
is me. Hyung.
It was me.
He was me.
Hey, I'll sleep in my icy room.
- Hyung. - Rest. Or take medicine.
~ it's you I'm waiting for ~
~ my heart keeps beating, fool, my heart's booming ~
~ why don't you know? ~
~ that warm blowing breeze ~
~ whispers to me it is today ~
~ my held-in love confession ~
~ I will give you today ~
That bastard...
Oh my!
Sorry. I didn't see you.
~ your gaze means more than any words, I sense it ~
~ your smile in last night's dream ~
~ was like a wafting breeze ~
~ on the path I walked alone, in the dream I chased alone ~
~ you're at my side ~
It's Heo Joon-Jae.
~ why will I remember it forever? ~
Don't open your eyes, Heo Joon-Jae.
Don't wake up, Heo Joon-Jae.
Just stay like this
so I make up for not seeing you.
I needn't ask you anything.
You needn't hide anything from me.
Don't open your eyes, Heo Joon-Jae.
~ come a step closer ~
Ah, it's cold.
~ my heart leans toward you ~
Heo Joon-Jae will be cold too.
Ah, why's it so hot?
~ bit by bit ~
It's so warm.
Ajumma.
Where did she go?
Well, her son is handsome.
What are you doing?
I want to find the kimchi to give someone.
Is kimchi here?
- Follow me. - Yes.
Joon-Jae, I brought my home's side-dishes that you like.
That's right. The food at your home is good.
Do you want to visit us? Hot food tastes better.
Well, I prefer it cooler so I'll eat it here.
Me too. I like it cooler, it's weird.
Right.
Is Chong gone?
She'll be back if she makes up with Joon-Jae.
What are you looking at?
Tae-Ho. Don't be so obvious!
Me?
You're a smart kid.
Love makes you a fool.
Earlier, you glared jealously at Joon-Jae.
That's because of me.
Is it hard seeing me?
No, I'm over it. Truly, Noona.
You're lying to make me comfortable?
Love can't be broken off easily.
How won't I know?
Do you have my number?
Give me your phone.
Why? It's fine.
It's okay, give it to me.
Give it to me.
If it's too tough, call me. Missing someone makes you ill.
I can't love you, but I can buy you drinks.
It's like seeing a picture of tasty food.
Almost disaster.
If I fell in the water, he'd have found me out.
Hey. You'll slip and crack your head!
Be careful!
- Are you okay? - Are you okay?
You got wet.
I'm fine.
No, splash at a swimming pool, not a foot spa!
What the hell, seriously?
What the hell, seriously!
This won't do. It's risky here. Let's go.
Isn't there anywhere dry?
Hey!
Hey, be careful! That water is dangerous!
Oh! Water isn't dangerous!
How so? What if it reached a powerpoint?!
You can die with your face in water!
Let's go.
Are you okay?
Rascals! Stop!
Play in the ice room.
How far can water guns reach? Won't it hit someone?
That's a weapon! Go!
Go!
Kiddies with weapons.
He's not normal!
- Any women's long pants? - Huh? Only shorts.
Don't you need long pants or skirts. To here.
There are dangers inside.
- Honey. When will you go home? - Huh?
Well, I had a couple's quarrel.
This is awkward to say.
Your husband is over-the-top. He puts us on edge.
She's right.
My husband?
He's not mine. Your husband is peculiar.
We're getting annoyed!
Just go home?
I don't know the reason, but make up.
Go back when he's asking.
Look at me. I live nearby, but he's not coming.
He knows I'm here.
I lost the timing. I have to crawl back.
Go home! We can't put up with your husband!
Just go!
Ah, really.
Elizabeth!
Mom!
Oh.
What about Yoo Na?
I don't know.
I said to go around with her!
She's the key to CEO Kim.
What's that?
Just something.
Oh, Yoo Na! Hi!
Hello.
Oh, yes.
Oh, you wanted to learn to swim.
Tell your mom we'll put you in Elizabeth's swimming team.
Yes, thank you.
Yes.
Ah, also, that unni at the convenience store.
When you see her again, tell her about me.
Yes.
What will you tell her?
Some Ajumma is strangely nice to me these days.
Okay. I see, you're an honest, nice child.
How about this?
"Now Elizabeth's mom looks after me so well"
"I want to go to school!"
Now Elizabeth's mom looks after me so well, I want to go to school.
Really?
No.
She told me to say it. I don't want to go to school.
Why?
Soon there'll be a show, and we invite our families.
But I don't like it.
No-one comes to see me.
Is your mom busy?
Even when I was in kindy,
I sang and danced but no-one watched.
No-one waved to me.
It was boring.
- Ahjussi, you're fake. - Mom, Santa smells of smoke.
On TV at Christmas, Santa gives gifts and grants wishes.
Unni, are you a kid?
If you want that, you can't cry.
I cried often, so it won't work.
I cried often too.
It won't work for us.
What about asking that guy?
Ahjussi, can you tell Santa my wish?
I won't tell him that.
Write it on that and hang it on the tree. He'll read it.
You really can't tell him?
Wh-what?
I want you to tell Santa my wish.
I cried because of a situation.
So I want to explain. Can you contact him?
Contact...would probably work.
Give me your phone number.
Ah, my number?
Here.
I hope Mom and Dad come to the show.
Look here. Ah, so pretty.
Pose. Good.
Ah, Elizabeth is so pretty.
Oh! Yoo Na! Hi!
Hello.
Hi. Did your mom come today?
Yoo Na's mom never comes.
That's because she's busy.
Seo Yoo Na.
Oh my.
Do well. Your mom asked me
to wave to you, take photos, and cheer you on.
Hello.
Oh, you're close with Yoo Na's mom.
Yes. Total 'besties'.
You're here already.
CEO Kim!
I'm a bit late.
No, I just came.
How'd you know?
What don't I know?
Oi, kiddo. Oh my.
You're the prettiest here.
- Do well. I'll only look at you. - Mm.
Oh, 900's dad!
Ah, hello.
I called many times!
Did you?
Why didn't you answer?
Oh, you're here.
Nice to see you!
Yes, yes.
Hello.
Nice to see you.
She's a nice kid.
[ Yoo Na...Cheers!]
~ Christmas blessings ~
~ Christmas love ~
~ the day I met you ~
~ I will remember ~
~ whether we're apart or together ~
~ I don't mind ~
~ still my heart will be near ~
~ yours forever ~
[2016 Hong Seo Elementary School Presentation]
Unni, Oppa, stand together.
I went from 'Ajusshi' to 'Oppa'?
I'll take your photo.
Hey, get closer.
I'm happy.
- To Cheongdamdong. - It's my day off.
What to do? Let's go.
See. How nice Chong is home.
When Chong was gone, the fridge was full, but my heart was empty.
I felt good lying for Yoo Na today.
Right. That's a white lie.
But you guys tell more than white lies.
Chong, did you attend a speech academy? Your skill skyrocketed.
Heo Joon-Jae. Promise me?
You'll only tell good lies.
You won't tell lies that hurt others.
You want my promise in front of them?
Mm.
I promise.
- Really? - Mm.
I won't. Ever.
Did I mishear? Or is that a lie?
Go in. I'll take Chong out.
Let's go.
Wait here a bit. Don't go anywhere.
- You called for back up? - Yes. What if it's a false alarm?
What if it's not?
Someone reported seeing Ma Dae-Young here.
There's a crowd.
Go there.
Heo Joon-Jae.
Crossing the wide ocean to you,
I saw pretty stars every night.
But I was lonely alone. And tired. And scared.
But is it okay to feel this comfortable now?
And be this happy?
And love you?
Ah, I was right.
Eel-like bastard.
I came to catch a tiger and got a rabbit, but I still caught something.
Send back-up to the square.
I'll go.
I'll come quietly, so don't call.
Heo Joon-Jae. Come quickly.
That boy loved the mermaid, so he heard her voice.
Even if she re-erased his memories, even if he was reborn,
he was fated to love the mermaid again.
In the end, he heard the mermaid's voice again.
It was...
me.
~ somewhere, sometime, I met and loved you ~
~ seeing you fade into the distance ~
~ I ache somewhere inside ~
~ somewhere, sometime, we will part ~
~ I am afraid of being forgotten ~
~ even in the moment I hold your hand ~
I want you to tell Santa my wish.
I cried because of a situation.
So I want to explain. Can you contact him?
Contact...will work probably.
Give me your phone number.
Ah. My phone number.
- Excuse me. - Yes?
Can you really contact Santa?
Can you?
You got my girlfriend's number, to give to Santa.
If you can contact him, I have something to say.
Ah, I see. She's your girlfriend.
You didn't memorize it, right?
[Please let Mom and Dad come to the presentation]
[I want to date Heo Joon-Jae under a pretty tree this year, next, and the one after]
[I want to keep all my promises to you]