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Queen of Tears Becomes tvN’s Highest Rating K-drama of All Time with 24.850% in Final Episode Delivering Happy Ending After Excess of Ridiculous Plot Elements in Final Episodes

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I had such a good time watching tvN drama Queen of Tears live. THIS is the spectacle and feels I live for as a K-drama watcher, we all want to see dramas that arrive which bring out strong emotions, This was my personal favorite Park Ji Eun penned drama, which just says I liked but never loved You From Another … Continue reading →

Current Naver Poll of 2024 Baeksang Drama Awards Has Kim Soo Hyun and Ahn Eun Jin Leading the Public Vote for Best Actor and Best Actress

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So there is a popularity award in both the film and the television sections of the Baeksang Awards so these two may win in the drama section even if not winning the Best Actor and Best Actress prizes respectively. I’m talking about Kim Soo Hyun for Queen of Tears and Ahn Eun Jin for My Dearest, who are leading the … Continue reading →

Queen of Tears Lead Cast Posts Commemorative Posters to Celebrate the Drama Breaking 20% Ratings

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So Queen of Tears was filmed in 2023 and wrapped awhile ago so it’s not a surprise that the leads are scattered to the winds. But they will be having a second wrap party since the drama is doing gangbuster ratings and massive buzz, plus tvN is releasing two additional special episodes so I’m assuming the main cast is getting … Continue reading →

tvN to Broadcast Last Two Episodes of Queen of Tears 10 Minutes Earlier Due to Adding More Scenes to the Finale Episodes

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Well this may seem like small news but for the excited fans who have been enjoying this rare occasion of live-watching an event K-drama it’s important to know so as to not miss anything. tvN has announced an earlier by 10 minutes start time for the broadcast of the final two episodes of Queen of Tears this weekend. So it … Continue reading →

Production of Queen of Tears Already Earned Profit on Drama and Credits it Solely to Kim Soo Hyun Taking a Massive Pay Cut to Reunite with Screenwriter Park Ji Eun

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K-actor Kim Soo Hyun has the been highest paid actor in K-drama land for the last decade since back-to-back breakouts with The Moon Embraces the Sun followed by You From Another Star. Last month there was a news article that he set a new record with 800 million won per episode for Queen of Tears but his agency denied that. … Continue reading →

Penultimate Weekend of Queen of Tears Reaches 21.625% Ratings as a Life Saving Medical Procedure Sends the OTP into a Final Test of Their Love

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It’s the second to last weekend airing of tvN hit drama Queen of Tears and I’m so not ready to let go. It’s like we viewers are parallel living the nostalgia and amazing experience of watching this drama along with in-drama female lead Hae In trying to keep her memories of her love and marriage to husband Hyun Woo. What … Continue reading →

K-viewers Reward Kim Soo Hyun with Third Mega Hit in a Decade Calling Him the King of Tears

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We are just one week away from the finale of tvN drama Queen of Tears and the success is absolutely a team effort of acting, writing, and directing. But K-netizens and critics alike are noting that this is Kim Soo Hyun‘s third mega hit in one decade, and fifth successful drama in his career. It almost felt like an inside … Continue reading →

Queen of Tears Goodies Include Kim Soo Hyun Singing an OST Song and Two Special Episodes Airing the Weekend After the Finale

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There are so many addicted Queen of Hearts stans lol and tvN is going keep being good to us. Last week the network announced two special episodes airing the weekend after the finale, it will likely consist of unaired scenes, interviews, and BTS if the rumors are correct. This week the network further announced that male lead Kim Soo Hyun … Continue reading →

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

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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 … Continue reading →

Queen of Tears Episode 12 Surpasses 20% Ratings to Become 2nd Highest tvN Drama of All Time as Plot Continues Tightly Weaves Through Sweet and Sorrow

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Man, I feel like I need to decompress after Queen of Tears is done. It’s so so good that watching it takes so much emotion out of me, in the best way of course. Episode 12 vaulted to 20.732% ratings breaking 20% and also putting it now 2nd highest rated tvN drama of all time just behind Crash Landing on … Continue reading →

Queen of Tears Episode 10 Reaches 18% Ratings Becoming Second Highest Rated tvN Drama of All Time with 6 More Episodes Left

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I have it give it to screenwriter Park Ji Eun, she’s getting better and better with each drama and that’s saying a lot since her earlier drama You From Another Star is a seminal once-in-a-decade type hit that created a wave through all of Asia and beyond. But here we are ten years and a few dramas later with Queen … Continue reading →

Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Si Eun in Talks for Black Comedy K-drama Nock Off

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Well whatever next drama top actor Kim Soo Hyun picks right now is definitely going to get even more attention that regularly warranted thanks to the mega hit romance K-drama Queen of Tears. K-ent is reporting that he’s in talks for his next drama titled Nock Off with rising young female lead Kim Si Eun, who has been supporting in … Continue reading →

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

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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 ricochet and we are all just lucky to be experiencing this live. Episode 8 reached 16.143% ratings and in comparison … Continue reading →