Well actually, they can be Chinese too. It seems like they are also pretty eloquent in the Korean language. There may be an underwater Korean school, right?
2. An Adult Mermaid Can Grow Legs While on Land
That colleague who loves to swim and loves sashimi could actually be a mermaid.
3. They are Fashionable
Underwater sunglasses and sea shell clutches... You can't strut in the water but you certainly can swim in style.
4. They Can Erase Memories of Themselves from a Person by Kissing Them
Kissing a mermaid? If only every one of them looks like Jun Ji Hyun (or Lee Min Ho).
5. They are Incredibly Strong
Moral of the story, Don't mess with them (or that sashimi-loving colleague of yours)
Synopsis of the love story of the world's last mermaid...

Heo Joon Jae (Lee Min Ho) is a genius conman with a heart of gold, adept at playing tricks, bluffing, and twisting words to suit his goals. Shim Chung (Jun Ji Hyun) is a mermaid, whose centuries-spanning love has brought her to present-day Seoul in search of the man who saved her in the past and whom she still faithfully loves. When the two meet, what sparks will fly as the mermaid attempts to adjust to life on land, and the swindler finds himself falling in love with this quirky girl?

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