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Betrayed Mermaid, Empress Reborn

Killed with her baby in a past life, a golden-tailed mermaid is reborn before the concubine selection — and this time she does not marry the prince who killed her.

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The story

The short version. Revenge, 35 episodes on YourChannel. Blair, a golden-tailed mermaid, was killed with her silver-tailed baby by Crown Leo in her past life. Reborn before the concubine selection ceremony, she arrives at the court with the memory of that death and the choice she did…

The premise is a rebirth story inside a sea-kingdom court. Blair is a golden-tailed mermaid who, in her previous life, was killed together with her silver-tailed baby by Crown Leo. The series opens with her waking up before the concubine selection ceremony — the exact moment that, last time, set the tragedy in motion. The distribution list refers to the show as "Mermaid, Empress Reborn"; on the official YourChannel player the title is "Betrayed Mermaid, Empress Reborn".

The series runs 35 episodes in English, with the opening stretch of the story playable on the official YourChannel player. That opening stretch covers the rebirth, the selection ceremony, the public bullying by Leo and Aria, and the choice of Sol as her husband. This page deliberately stops at the marriage and does not describe the later turns of the court — the hatching ritual, the exposure of Leo, or Sol's ascent.

The opening arc is a court survival problem with two antagonists and one unexpected ally. Leo is the crown prince whose cruelty she remembers; Aria is the jealous rival whose bullying she has to endure in public while she plans differently. The series' pivot in the opening stretch is the marriage to the mild Third Prince Sol, who is not as gentle as he appears — the official description notes he hides a legendary colorful god tail. The long arc of what Aria conspires with shark clansman Cain to do, and what becomes of Leo and Sol, is left for the show itself.

Series facts checked against the YourChannel listing. Notes cover the opening episodes only; nothing here reveals the ending.

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Who carries it

Blair, Crown Leo and Third Prince Sol carry the opening arc.

Blair — The reborn golden-tailed mermaid
Blair
The reborn golden-tailed mermaid

A golden-tailed mermaid killed together with her silver-tailed baby by Crown Leo in her past life. Reborn before the concubine selection ceremony, she carries the memory of that death into the court and makes a different choice of husband the second time around.

Crown Leo — The crown prince from her past life
Crown Leo
The crown prince from her past life

The crown prince who killed Blair and her silver-tailed baby in her previous life. In the reborn court he is still there, still powerful, and still the person whose cruelty she has to endure in public while she plans around him.

Third Prince Sol — The mild prince with a hidden tail
Third Prince Sol
The mild prince with a hidden tail

The mild third prince Blair chooses to marry instead of Leo. The official description notes he hides the legendary colorful god tail, which makes him a quieter but deeper presence than the crown prince she is running from.

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Scenes worth the episode

Four editorial picks from the opening stretch — the rebirth, the selection, the public bullying and the choice of husband. No ending spoilers.

Episodes 1–8

The Death She Remembers

The series opens with the killing of Blair and her silver-tailed baby by Crown Leo in the previous life. The weight of that memory is what makes the rebirth feel like a second chance rather than a reset.

Episodes 1–8

Waking Before the Selection

Blair comes to at the concubine selection ceremony — the same moment that, last time, set the tragedy in motion. The opening arc watches her read the court she already knows the ending of.

Episodes 1–8

Borne in Public

Leo and the jealous Aria are still bullying her in the open. Blair endures it rather than fight it in the wrong moment, which is the court-drama discipline the opening episodes are built on.

Episodes 1–8

The Husband She Actually Chooses

The pivot of the opening arc is the marriage to the mild Third Prince Sol, who hides a legendary colorful god tail. The choice is a quiet correction of the one that got her killed last time.

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Frames from episode one

Captured from the opening episodes — not promotional art.

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Scene from episode 30 of Betrayed Mermaid, Empress Reborn
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Our notes

Written from the opening arc. These are editorial impressions, not audience scores.

WebShorts notes · on the opening arc

The rebirth device is used straight rather than played for comedy: Blair remembers the death and behaves accordingly. The court scenes work because the audience is let in on the memory at the same pace the court is not.

WebShorts notes · on the three princes

The series' central choice in the opening stretch is the quiet one. Sol is mild, hidden and deeper than he looks, and that contrast with Leo's open cruelty is what makes the second-chance marriage feel like a strategy rather than a rebound.

Best for viewers who like rebirth court romance with a mythological sea-kingdom setting, a heroine who remembers how she died, and a slow-burn marriage to the quiet prince. If you want a light fantasy comedy or a straight romance with no court politics, the opening episodes stay closer to palace ritual, public bullying and the discipline of a woman planning around a death she remembers. The 35-episode run gives the court arc room to breathe.

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Before you press play

How long is Betrayed Mermaid, Empress Reborn altogether?
The official listing shows 35 episodes.
What actually happens in Betrayed Mermaid, Empress Reborn?
Blair, a golden-tailed mermaid, was killed with her silver-tailed baby by Crown Leo in her past life. Reborn before the concubine selection ceremony, she endures Leo and the jealous Aria's bullying and marries the mild Third Prince Sol instead.
Is the title on the official player different from the list name?
The distribution list refers to the show as "Mermaid, Empress Reborn". On the official YourChannel player the title is "Betrayed Mermaid, Empress Reborn". They are the same series.
Who are the leads in Betrayed Mermaid, Empress Reborn?
The official description names Blair as the golden-tailed mermaid killed in her past life and reborn before the concubine selection ceremony. She is the heroine of the series.
Which platform carries Betrayed Mermaid, Empress Reborn?
YourChannel hosts the series; playback runs in the browser, no separate app needed.
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