tvN Announces that Queen of Tears is Officially the Highest Rated Network K-drama in Seoul Ratings Over Crashing Landing on You and Goblin

So tvN weekend drama Queen of Tears is chasing it’s older sibling Crash Landing on You in nationwide ratings with four more episodes left but the network officially posted a congrats revealing that QoT actually surpassed CLOY in Seoul ratings already. QoT is officially the highest rated tvN drama in Seoul area ratings with 23.072%, CLOY second with 22.677%, and Goblin third with 21.575. Both CLOY and Goblin got their highest ratings in their final episode, four and eight years ago respectively, so it’s really incredible in this day and age for QoT to be doing this level of ratings at a faster clip. It’s hard to compare apples to apples ratings for QoT compared to Kim Soo Hyun’s past mega successful dramas as it’s all on terrestrial networks: The Moon Embraces the Sun got 42.2% on MBC, You From Another Star got 28.1% on SBS, and Producer got 17.7% on KBS. But it’s clear that cable remains where buzz and ratings dramas are at aside from CLOY and QoT the last four years it’s been tvN with Crash Course in Romance and Under the Queen’s Umbrella, jTBC with The World of the Married and Reborn Rich and ENA with Extraordinary Attorney Woo.

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Queen of Tears Episode 8 Achieves 16% Ratings and Enters Legendary Status with Incredible Storytelling, Characterization, and Acting

So the top actor Song Joong Ki cameo happened this weekend in episode 8 of Queen of Tears and it wasn’t even the best thing about this weekend’s episodes. This drama is FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS so hard there is … Continue reading

Queen of Tears Hit Status Heightens Excitement for Top Actor Song Joong Ki’s Cameo Reunion with PD From Vincenzo and Former Costars Kim Ji Won and Kim Soo Hyun

There is going to be so much love going around behind the set when Song Joong Ki makes that announced cameo in tvN drama Qeen of Tears. His presence is three fold, the PD also directed him in his hit … Continue reading

Episode 4 of Queen of Tears Reaches 12.985% Ratings as the Reveal of a Lost Pregnancy Throws Even More Poignancy on the OTP

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 … Continue reading

Queen of Tears Drops New Poster After Premiere Highlighting Park Sung Hoon as the Potential Interloper in the Dysfunctional Marriage of Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won

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