Queen of Tears

Queen of Tears
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Hangul
눈물의 여왕
Hanja
눈물의 女王
Revised RomanizationNunmul-ui yeowang
McCune–ReischauerNunmulŭi yŏwang
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Developed byCJ ENM
Written byPark Ji-eun
Directed by
Starring
Music byNam Hye-seung
Opening theme"In a Beautiful Way" (Opening Title ver.)
by Kim Kyung-hee
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16 + 2 special
Production
Executive producers
  • Lee Hye-young (CP)[2]
  • Park Joo-yeon[3]
  • Kang Hee-wook[3]
Producers
  • Kim Je-hyun[3]
  • Yoo Sang-won[3]
  • Jang Jin-wook[3]
  • Jang Young-woo[3]
  • Kim Tae-hun[2]
  • Heo Do-yun[2]
  • Jo Su-yeong[2]
Production locations
  • South Korea
  • Germany
Cinematography
  • Kang Yoon-soon[3]
  • Wang Ho-sang[3]
  • Park Se-hee[3]
  • Kim Ji-hoon[3]
EditorYoo Hyun-hye[3]
Running time76 minutes[4]
Production companies
Budget₩56 billion
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseMarch 9 (2024-03-09) –
April 28, 2024 (2024-04-28)
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Queen of Tears (Korean: 눈물의 여왕) is a 2024 South Korean television series written by Park Ji-eun, co-directed by Jang Young-woo [ko] and Kim Hee-won, and starring Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Ji-won, Park Sung-hoon, Kwak Dong-yeon, and Lee Joo-bin. The series depicts the story of a married couple in a crisis. It aired on tvN from March 9, to April 28, 2024, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:20 (KST). It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, and on Netflix in selected regions.

Queen of Tears reached a nationwide rating of 24.850% for its final episode and became the highest-rated tvN series, surpassing Crash Landing on You.[5] It also became the third highest-rated series in Korean cable television history for viewership ratings and the second highest by number of viewers.

  1. ^ Chang, James; Kim, Elsa (February 19, 2024). "Netflix Drops Rom-Com Gem: Kim Soo Hyun & Kim Ji Won Sparkle in 'Queen of Tears' by 'Crash Landing on You' Writer". Netflix Newsroom. Archived from the original on March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Queen of Tears". Studio Dragon. Archived from the original on March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Queen of Tears. Episode 1 (in Korean). March 9, 2024. tvN.
  4. ^ "QUEEN OF TEARS (2024)". CJ ENM. Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  5. ^ Kim, Joon-suk (April 29, 2024). '눈물의 여왕' 시청률 24.9%...'사랑의 불시착' 넘어 tvN 드라마 시청률 1위 ['Queen of Tears' viewership rating of 24.9%...Surpassed 'Crash Landing on You' for tvN drama rank #1 viewership ratings] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024 – via Naver.