'Legend of the Blue Sea' news and updates: Lee Min Ho & Ji Hyun gears up for comeback series 'Legend of the Blue Sea'

By Aliza Xandria / Aug 08, 2016 11:32 AM EDT
(Photo : Getty Images/Ashley Pon) Lee Min Ho and Ji Hyun affirmed as the new cast for "Legend of the Blue Sea."

The next SBS TV series "Legend of the Blue Sea" has settled the ultimate casting, making Lee Min Ho and Jun Ji Hyun as their leading actor and actress.

The upcoming "Legend of the Blue Sea"  has been recognized as a fantasy romance drama based on a Korean storybook about mermaids and mermen. The diversity of the roles and the characters are presumed to unveil a new era of Hallyu drama.

Moreover, the casting information of "Legend of the Blue Sea" was publicized on Monday, Aug. 1, by the production Company of the forthcoming TV series, allkpop reported. It has enlisted the part of "Boys over Flowers" actor Lee Min Ho and "You Who Came from the Stars" actress Jun Ji Hyun as the major characters

"Legend of the Blue Sea's" production company, Culture Depot, said to Soompi that the scriptwriter Park Ji Eun has personally chose Lee and Jun to act as the main characters of series.

Lee and Jun just affirmed their final characters upon receiving the synopsis of the sequel. Culture Depot said that Park Ji Eun matched both stars for the upcoming TV drama, "Legend of the Blue Sea" because she believed that their chemistry is perfect. Lee assures the fans that their chemistry will be beyond anyone's imagination since they are getting along already.

"Legend of the Blue Sea" is a comeback TV series for both Lee and Jun after a long period of resting from small screen.