Miss Mermaid

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{{Infobox television

| image = Miss Mermaid TV poster.jpeg

| caption = Promotional poster

| alt_name = Little Mermaid
Mermaid Lady
Story of a Mermaid
Irene

| genre = Melodrama
Romance
Family
Revenge

| director = {{ubl|Lee Joo-hwan|Shin Hyun-chang (ep 25-129)}}

| writer = Im Sung-han

| starring = {{Plainlist}}

• Jang Seo-hee
• Jung Young-sook
• Park Geun-hyung
• Han Hye-sook
• Woo Hee-jin
• Sa Mi-ja
• Kim Yong-rim
• Kim Byung-ki
• Kim Sung-taek
• Go Doo-shim
• Jeong Bo-seok
• Lee Jae-eun
• Choi Jae-ho

{{endplainlist}}

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| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| num_episodes = 248

| company =

| executive_producer = Lee Jae-kap

| producer = MBC Drama Division

| cinematography =

| editor =

| composer = Oh Jin-woo

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| camera =

| runtime = 35 minutes

| network = MBC TV

| first_aired = {{start date|2002|1|8}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2003|6|30}}

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Miss Mermaid ({{ko-hhrm|인어아가씨||Ineo Agassi}}) is a South Korean television series starring Jang Seo-hee and Kim Sung-taek.Kim Sung-taek later adopted the stage name Kim Sung-min. It aired on MBC from June 24, 2002 to June 27, 2003 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:20 for 248 episodes.

Miss Mermaid became a nationwide hit upon airing, reaching a peak viewership rating of 43.6%.{{cite web|title=Likable or Not Reach Highest Drama Ratings since 2000|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view2.html?No=1020|website=KBS Global|access-date=April 24, 2015|date=April 25, 2008}} The cast won several trophies at the 2002 MBC Drama Awards, notably the Daesang ("Grand Prize") for Jang Seo-hee.{{cite web|title=Jang Seo-hee to appear on the stage as main guest of a talk show in China|url=http://www.hancinema.net/jang-seo-hee-to-appear-on-the-stage-as-main-guest-of-a-talk-show-in-china-3250.html|website=Hancinema|access-date=April 24, 2015|date=June 28, 2005|archive-date=October 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002170450/http://www.hancinema.net/jang-seo-hee-to-appear-on-the-stage-as-main-guest-of-a-talk-show-in-china-3250.html|url-status=live}} The series led to Jang's pan-Asian popularity, particularly in China.{{cite web|title=Actresses Jang, Yang, Lee Top Chinese Poll|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=984|website=KBS Global|access-date=April 24, 2015|date=May 11, 2007}}{{cite web|last=Park|first=Jin-hai|title=Jang Seo-hee and hallyu in China|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/04/386_156065.html|website=The Korea Times|access-date=April 24, 2015|date=April 24, 2014|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035644/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/04/386_156065.html|url-status=live}}

But Miss Mermaid was also criticized for Im Sung-han's sensationalistic writing and unrealistic plot twists, as well as the show's multiple extensions.{{cite web|title=Viewers Launch Massive Cyber Attack against TV Series The Mermaid|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=130000&biid=2003052875718|website=The Dong-a Ilbo|access-date=April 24, 2015|date=May 27, 2003|archive-date=November 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113061321/http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=130000&biid=2003052875718|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Sun-min|title=Censured drama writer to step down|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3003456|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=April 24, 2015|date=April 24, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001201/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3003456|url-status=live}}