User:Kaimi/The Idle Mermaid

The South Korean television series The Idle Mermaid, also known as Surplus Princess, contains numerous references to The Little Mermaid.

Episode 1

 * Aileen is a mermaid princess, similarly to Ariel.
 * Aileen's tail has the same color as Ariel's.
 * Aileen saves her love who falls into the river, an act similar to Ariel saving Eric after he falls into the ocean during a storm.
 * The aria that plays when Aileen approaches the lagoon where her friend resides is the same one that plays when Ariel gives her voice to Ursula during "Poor Unfortunate Souls".
 * The animation which plays when Aileen receives her human legs is similar to the animation which depicts Ariel gaining her own pair of two feet.