Actors Lee Min ho and Jun Ji hyun confirm to star on SBS drama “Legend of the Blue Sea”

Hallyu stars Lee Min ho and Jun Ji hyun has been confirmed to star in the upcoming SBS drama "Legend of the Blue Sea".

The drama is set to air in November taking the slot of "Incarnation of Envy" on SBS and will be airing every Wednesday and Thursday. Park Ji-eun, the screenwriter of the hit drama "My Love from the Star," will write the script and Jin Hyuk, who also collaborated with Lee Min ho, on his drama "City Hunter, will be the director of the "Legend of the Blue Sea".

The drama is reported to be a fantasy romance, with the grasp concept of the first Korean historical mermaid story. It is also said to be "an adaptation of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen's most prized fairy tale, "The Little Mermaid"."

Many insiders are predicting that this new drama will be taking over the mega-hit drama of 2016 which is "Descendants of the Sun" since it is a collaboration of great artists and production staff who also garnered a lot of accomplishments based on their previous works.

The production company, Culture Depot, said, "From the beginning stages, writer Park Ji Eun created characters matching Jun Ji Hyun and Lee Min Ho, thinking of them as the best couple. The lead actors also decided to work on the drama because they believe in the writer and the director. You can look forward to their chemistry, which will be beyond one's imagination." As Soompi quoted the statement of the production company.

This drama will be the comeback of Jun Ji hyun on the small screen since her hiatus after giving birth to her child same as Lee Min ho's comeback to TV screens after three years.