‘Legend of the Blue Sea’ Episode 4 reunites Cha Tae-Hyun with Jun Ji-Hyun
SBS' drama "Legend of the Blue Sea" reunited Cha Tae-Hyun with Jun Ji-Hyun. The two great stars made a breakthrough performance in "My Sassy Girl" in 1999. The ratings of the episode skyrocketed with the reunion.
"Legend of the Blue Sea" Episode 4, which aired on Thursday, November 24, reunites Cha and Jun. Cha made a cameo appearance as a fraud who claims to be Buddhist ascetic practitioner capable of reading people's fortunes.
In the dialogue between Cha and Jun, they made some clever references to their 1999 movie "My Sassy Girl," which refreshed the viewer's memory of their good chemistry in the film. Both Cha and Jun were in their 20's at that time. Now they are both experienced icons of South Korean entertainment.
"Legend of the Blue Sea" continues its excellent performance this week. Episode 3 reached 15.7% ratings in AGB Nielsen and 16.6% in TnMS, while Episode 4 made the highest ratings with 17.9% in TnMS and 17.1% in AGB Nielsen. Episode 4 was watched by over 2.3 million audiences nationwide.
SBS also release some still images from Episode 4 below:
According to Seoul Daily News, "Legend of the Blue Sea" Episode 4 marked a new chapter as the mermaid meets with Joon-Jae again in Seoul. The episode also tells a background story of Joon-Jae and his estranged mother, who is now working as a maid.
The mermaid was named Sim-Chung in the "Legend of the Blue Sea" Episode 4. During a scene in the house, Joon-Jae and his partner-in-crime Nam-Doo asked her name. The mermaid said she doesn't have aname and asked him to give her one. So Joon-Jae named her Sim-Chung, which means "very stupid" in Korean (심청).
Soon-Jae will expel Sim-Chung in Episode 5 but he will continue to keep looking for her. Watch the preview of Episode 5, which will air next Wednesday, November 30, on SBS below:
