Oh Snap! Surplus mermaid princess
by javabeans
I don’t know why they didn’t just title Surplus Princess The Little Mermaid instead, since that’s the pun (surplus princess is just a mumble away from sounding like the other title), and also the source material: The story is about an actual mermaid who comes to Seoul in search of true love and has a hundred days to become human. Cue romance and, apparently, employment hijinks.
Lead actress Jo Boa (Horse Healer, Shut Up: Flower Boy Band) plays the heroine; Song Jae-rim and Ohn Joo-wan co-star. The drama airs on tvN as a Thursday drama beginning on August 7.
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1 Mama J
July 9, 2014 at 5:16 PM
I'm so used to Mary's edits that when I saw the poster it looked wrong to me without Song Jae Rim flailing around in the water.
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zakin89
July 9, 2014 at 5:20 PM
Same here! Mary's version is a lot better :D I crack up every time I stumble upon it ;)
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sartorius
July 9, 2014 at 5:23 PM
link please?!
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oozzeee
July 9, 2014 at 5:30 PM
,here, for your viewing pleasuer, http://kdramalaws.tumblr.com/post/91260474447/i-was-disappointed-that-song-jae-rim-is-not-in-the
Enjoy!
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Sam
July 9, 2014 at 5:40 PM
Oh Lord! I don't know what to say to that XD
Mary, erm you're very creative.
Anyway, i'm looking forward to this. Don't know the lead female, but she's pretty. Perfect for a mermaid. Hope her acting is decent enough.
I just want a cute romance. Don't need, and not expecting, anything epic from this.
I'm pretty much willing to give anything from TvN a chance these days.
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weekwand
July 10, 2014 at 9:11 AM
If u wanna watch Jo Boa drama, check Shut Up Flower Boy Band. And recently, she's in the movie Innocent Thing with Jang Hyuk.
canxi
July 9, 2014 at 6:26 PM
That is...the best, actually. They should display this on the streets. Everyone would definitely tune in.
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KDaddict
July 9, 2014 at 6:49 PM
I totally prefer Mary's version of the poster.
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momosa
July 9, 2014 at 7:40 PM
So that's Song Jae Rim! I have been wondering since Mary comes around...
(Raise hand) I am a fan too, saw him once in Moon embraces the Sun, rewinded many times to look at him, he is just so charismatic on screen...
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Gidget
July 9, 2014 at 10:31 PM
Hilarious
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Sur
July 9, 2014 at 10:44 PM
oh my hilarious, really creative mary
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mary
July 10, 2014 at 2:59 AM
HAHAHAHA! So that's why there was a flood of tumblr peeps suddenly interested in Song Jae Rim's breast stroke!
ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
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shaynanigans
July 10, 2014 at 1:54 PM
Mary,
I love you.
Thank you for making my day with this gif.
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2 wookah
July 9, 2014 at 5:17 PM
If I'm not mistaken, isn't this a remake of "Aquamarine"?
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3 sartorius
July 9, 2014 at 5:23 PM
I knew her name sounded familiar...so its the chick from SUFBB....hope her acting has improved!
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Jackie
July 9, 2014 at 5:25 PM
Agreed! She was kinda a downer when everyone else around her was much better/more compelling.
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4 dpanda
July 9, 2014 at 5:29 PM
Where's Mary?!!!
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oozzeee
July 9, 2014 at 5:33 PM
Mary has now earned Anthony-esque status around DB.
If the reflex is to ask What would Anthony do whenever we see production-related news, now it's Where's Mary whenever there's a SJR related news.. :)
And yeah, where's Mary?
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trotwood
July 9, 2014 at 5:53 PM
I love how we are all looking for Mary. I will probably watch this mainly because I want to participate in her reaction to watching this. :D
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Sam
July 9, 2014 at 5:34 PM
LOL I was thinking that. I pressed on the link just to see if she had commented :D
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jwnyrac
July 9, 2014 at 7:12 PM
Me too. Usually I just lurk around, hardly ever commenting. But I came for Mary.
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Gidget
July 9, 2014 at 10:30 PM
Yep, me three.
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Mystique17
July 10, 2014 at 3:00 AM
Ditto :D I generally lurk around. I'm here just for Mary's inswoonful comments on SJR.! *giggle*
Was expecting her to be the first to comment here :D :D
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Midori
July 10, 2014 at 5:41 AM
Joking the crowd. SJR = Mary in my mind.
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5 maldita
July 9, 2014 at 5:46 PM
I disliked her the most in SUFBB. Her acting irritated me more than L's acting, which says a lot about her acting skills, or lack thereof.
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6 Quiet Thought
July 9, 2014 at 5:51 PM
Why, exactly, would a mermaid come to Seoul looking for true love? Why not Busan, or Jeju, or Honolulu, or Tahiti? Someplace where the sea is more interesting and you don't have to cross a mile of mudflats to get to shore half the day?
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Mar
July 9, 2014 at 6:05 PM
She got caught up in the typhoon surge and decided hey while I'm here let me check out this sea, and oh this one and wow here is a big looking river, and ooh look what is this teeming metropolis? Works for me lol.
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canxi
July 9, 2014 at 6:27 PM
That's where Ursala dropped her off. You know that woman is evil.
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KDaddict
July 9, 2014 at 6:47 PM
Becos she is a mermaid from Korean waters, and she is looking for sb who looks like Song Jae Rim. Not that she has to be a Korean mermaid to want sb who looks like SJR, of course.
Mary, you've competition!
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atiras
July 9, 2014 at 7:34 PM
Seoul's where all the brooding, rich and comely chaebol heirs are.... they make fine 'true loves' after a while :)
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Gidget
July 9, 2014 at 10:33 PM
Good taste in men?
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Waiting
July 10, 2014 at 6:53 AM
I'll answer for Mary...
Because SJR is in Seoul. Is there even another reason?
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7 Ek Ladhki Thi
July 9, 2014 at 5:51 PM
Mary, olly olly oxen free.
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8 Mar
July 9, 2014 at 5:56 PM
I don't know much about this actress but I will give her the benefit of the doubt because she did not have much of a character to work with in Shut Up. Her character was mostly just a foil for the the male characters, and I cannot fault the actress for that. That said, I'm in this for Song Jae-rim, and I hope he gets to deliver a heaping helping of his quirky happy-making character goodness.
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9 coffeenlucia
July 9, 2014 at 6:00 PM
I know her acting's not that great... but she's improved in the movie Thorn co-starring Jang Hyuk.
She's my girl crush anyway. <3
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coffeenlucia
July 9, 2014 at 6:09 PM
and here's another poster: http://www.soompi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mermaidprincess_2.jpg
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soprection
July 10, 2014 at 5:58 AM
I like that poster much better. It makes me feel like the show will have an ample cast of quirky characters which is always a plus.
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10 theflibbet
July 9, 2014 at 6:44 PM
the best thing about jo boa in SUFBB was that she was pretty. hopefully she can deliver a little more than that, or has costars that can dial up the charisma like sung joon.
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11 Mrs.Jang guem suk
July 9, 2014 at 7:09 PM
I look love mermaids but nooo just noooooooooo absolutely a drama in f it was a movie how the world are u going to drag out a mermaid story for 16 episodes no please noooo
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canxi
July 9, 2014 at 7:21 PM
I mean....I don't think it's exactly that hard...
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windsun33
July 10, 2014 at 8:45 PM
I am betting she will only be a mermaid for like the first half of episode one, and then magically shed her tailfins. I am not too sure this plot is going to work.
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12 atiras
July 9, 2014 at 7:36 PM
hope the writer's are not looking at the Tom Hanks, Darryl Hannah starrer Splash
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13 OhSoEnthusiastic
July 9, 2014 at 7:50 PM
On the one hand:
1) It's a retelling of The Little Mermaid, which is my favorite Disney movie.
2) Mermaids are my favorite mythological creature. (Anytime anyone asks me 'pirates or ninjas,' I tell them mermaids.)
3) It's going to be about what it's like to be unemployed and struggling to find work. That is definitely something I can relate to, lol.
4) It's a TVN drama. I love TVN.
On the other hand:
1) She's a mermaid who doesn't like people who are unemployed? Or was that just part of the initial description and now no longer part of the overall plot? (I hope it's not part of the plot anymore. Cause that makes no sense.)
2) Why Seoul? Wouldn't it be a little difficult for a mermaid to get to Seoul? (I know nothing about geography, so forgive me if I sound stupid with that question.) Not to mention every Korean drama in existence is set in Seoul. (You would think no one lives anywhere else in South Korea.) I feel like Busan would be a better location, geographically speaking and just for the sake of some variety.
But most importantly:
Kim Seul Gi will have some kind of role in this drama. That means I have to watch it.
I guess it's time to admit I have a girl crush on Kim Seul Gi, lol.
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Aigoooo
July 9, 2014 at 9:55 PM
Larry Zoolander: I just thank the Lord she didn't live to see her son as a mermaid.
Derek Zoolander: Mer-man!
[high-pitched cough]
Derek Zoolander: Mer-man!
Sorry, had to throw that in there! That movie just cracks me up! lol
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14 jyyjc
July 9, 2014 at 8:47 PM
She's so pretty but mediocre acting.
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15 Janic
July 9, 2014 at 9:11 PM
Ugh, how far Little Mermaid has come from Hans Christian Andersen's original work. This looks more vomit-inducing than Disney's version, if even possible.
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16 hom hom
July 9, 2014 at 9:12 PM
that is some bad photoshopping. im disapppointed. it couldve done better
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17 cheekbones
July 9, 2014 at 10:11 PM
I'm just looking forward to seeing SJR stills from the drama. Hopefully we'll get plenty of them. :)
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18 ebay
July 10, 2014 at 12:04 AM
Well, in Philippines there are TELENOVELAs (Drama) about mermaid. I'm curious now!
Here's 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlXDHRFlEG0
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19 mary
July 10, 2014 at 3:06 AM
WAAAAH! I missed this post! How could I have missed this??? I only slept for 3 hours and I missed this? Aigoo~
I am not worthy. T^T
*climbs Rim mountain for penance*
*kneels 1000x in Rim temple*
Anyway, thanks for the laughs everyone. ^____^
And thanks for posting this bit of news, JB! I get the feeling that you posted about this little drama just so we can spazz here to my heart's content. How sweet of you! ♥ ♥ ♥
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Dear Drama, be good OR have lots of Rim and Kim Seul Gi stealing the show. Otherwise, I'll fishify you! Y'hear that??? *takes out fish pictures threateningly*
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20 fab
July 10, 2014 at 3:19 AM
Uhh well, if she is going to stay in Song jae-rims bathroom I am definitely on board...
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21 TSmiSSy
July 10, 2014 at 6:03 AM
such is THE Mary effect! now, when I hear anything about Song Jae Rim on other sites other than DB, I'm like "is Mary here?"...^__^
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Mama J
July 10, 2014 at 8:31 AM
Mary is every where. We are all a little bit Mary, inside.
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22 Mermaid Princess
July 10, 2014 at 6:04 AM
So South Korea is going down the path of mermaids, huh?
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Mama J
July 10, 2014 at 8:32 AM
Well...if you think about it, what is a mermaid after all, except a geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenius fish?
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23 Noelle
July 10, 2014 at 2:47 PM
So kind of like Splash/Little Mermaid? Will there be a Ursula-esque villain. Please say yes show!!!
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24 eby
August 24, 2014 at 6:23 AM
I need more SJR in my life..
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