‘Legend of the Blue Sea’ criticised for copying ‘Sherlock’
SEOUL: ‘ The Legend of the Blue Sea' has come under fire for blatantly copying certain elements from the British television series, ‘Sherlock'.
According to All Kpop, the scene in question showed Heo Joon- Jae ( Lee Min-Ho) interpreting a man's intention of thoroughly examining the body movements. As he inspects each body part, a small overlay text shows up on the screen that explained his findings.
This is not the first time the writer, Park Ji-Eun has been accused of plagiarising content from foreign material. She also penned the hit drama ‘You Who Came from the Stars', which fans claimed some scenes were copied frame by frame from the 2008 TV series ‘New Amsterdam'.
Meanwhile, in order to show appreciation for the huge amount of love and support the drama has received since its debut on Nov 16, SBS has decided to air the director's cut of the show's first two episodes.
The exciting news came to light when a source from the SBS drama spilled the beans to local news outlet DongA, as cited by Drama Beans, on Nov 18. The director's cut will reportedly cover the main events from each episode.
The deleted scenes from the original airing will be added, and the commercials will also be removed to make the story easier to approach. The director's cut of the show's first two episodes will air on Nov 20.
Since it kicked off its run on Nov 16, ‘ The Legend of the Blue Sea' has recorded an impressive viewership ratings of 16.4 per cent. Its constant increase in viewership ratings is ascribed to its A-list cast members, solid story content, unique theme, and the director's hit previous drama that includes 2013's ‘ Master's Sun' and 2011's ‘City Hunter'.
The drama also marks Jun Ji hyun and Lee's small screen comeback since starring in ‘My Love from the Star' and ‘ The Heirs', respectively.