So watching the Queen of Tears is like reading a brilliantly paced novel where the story is good but the way it’s being told is even better. Episode 4 stormed the rating barricades delivering 12.985% which is astonishing in the speed of this drama’s hook, line, and sinker. The last big K-drama hit Reborn Rich got to over 11% in episode 4 for comparison. We learn that the newlywedded Hyun Woo and Hae In were indeed happy and got even happier learning of her pregnancy, but clearly the baby didn’t arrive and Hyun Woo’s spare room sleeping quarters was intended to be the nursery. I felt since episode 2 that Hyun Woo claiming he fell for Hae In and pursued her was only what he knew, but my gut told me Hae In actually set it all up so he could pursue her and she actually liked him first. Today’s reveal of their high school one time encounter confirmed it for me and we’re going to see Hae In’s point of view on their romance start down the line. Hae In’s illness while played for black comedy laughs in Hyun Woo’s divorce predicament pivots on a time to be utterly heartbreaking, to the viewers and to Hyun Woo. When he thinks of the misery of being in the marriage if Hae In has a cure, it’s never about her but about her stifling family and his boxed in circumstances. Grandpa’s Camilla is clearly in cahoots with sociopath Eun Sung who is quite scary to watch him plot the downfall of Queen’s Group. Argh, I can’t believe I have another week wait now!
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So I’ll use the big romance drama hit of the last few years Crash Landing on You for comparison since it’s written by the same screenwriter Park Ji Eun as currently airing tvN drama Queen of Tears. Today’s episode 3 … Continue reading
Is this the beginning of the end, or the start of a new world? I’ve been seeing the decrease in K-dramas being produced and the drop in ratings on terrestrial and cable networks for the last decade, but an uptick … Continue reading
So I’ve already re-watched the first two episodes of Queen of Tears which premiered this past weekend and my love for it has only increased after I have more time to savor the details. And there are so many, from … Continue reading
Has it been 11 years already?!? Wow and also what an amazing walk down memory lane bringing back all the great feels from this drama. K-drama I Hear Your Voice was what catapulted screenwriter Park Hye Ryun to the big … Continue reading
The first episode of newly premiered tvN weekend drama Queen of Tears was good, I was intrigued, but episode 2 turned that soft positive reception to raging love and obsession in ways I could not have even anticipated. This is … Continue reading
It was already big news last week that top A-list male actors in South Korea Hyun Bin and Jung Woo Sung would be doing a K-drama together. It’s a thriller called Made in Korea set in the 1970’s revolving around … Continue reading
Awwwww, I love this cameo reunion and it’s also an inversion of their prior roles. Award winning chameleon actor Oh Jung Se will be making a guest appearance in this weekend’s tvN drama Queen of Tears which will reunite him … Continue reading
Okay, I’m old enough to remember when this very idea was done before and how it rocketed a certain actor to stratospheric heights. Cue Stephen Chow in the eternal classic that is HK-movie Fight Back to School and we all … Continue reading
This is an unfortunate case of reel world scheduling bucking up against real life timing. The tvN drama Resident Playbook (Wise Resident Life) is the younger version spin-off drama of the hit series Hospital Playlist which had two seasons. Resident … Continue reading
So K-actress Han So Hee is going back to the 1930’s Gyeongseong era again as her next drama. She’s in talks alongside Ryu Jun Yeol for a new K-drama titled Delusion adapted from the same name webtoon. It’s set in … Continue reading
Okay, this latest full trailer (with English subs below) has fully sold me on upcoming tvN drama Queen of Tears. This weekend cannot arrive fast enough for the premiere! The latest posters and new preview explain how a couple from … Continue reading
I love when a star speaketh not just the truth but what the vast majority of audience members are thinking. Leading lady Kim Nam Joo was out promoting her new drama Wonderful World this week and was a guest on … Continue reading