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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 →

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 →

Queen of Tears Passes 14% Ratings in Episode 6 as the OTP Action Takes a Return Trip to Germany with More Reveals

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So the trajectory of tvN drama Queen of Tears remains on pace to join the network’s pantheon of top 10 K-dramas of all time, and maybe even higher on the list than that. It helps that the two leads excellent acting and chemistry is coupled with a broader storyline about her health and also the quartet of sneaky villains that … 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

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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 drama Vincenzo and he has worked with female lead Kim Ji Won twice in Descendants of the Sun and Arthdal … Continue reading →

Kim Soo Hyun Angrily Tossing a Bike at the End of Queen of Tears Episode 4 Rockets Up the Search Charts

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So……uhm…… it’s totally fine thirsting after Kim Soo Hyun now that he is 36 years old. Right? Right! I mean, this boy-man-hottie has been gracing us with his K-ent presence for close to 20 years now and it’s really that he rose meteorically at the early part of his career that he gets saddled with the boyish image. That, and … Continue reading →

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

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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%ย 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 … Continue reading →

Queen of Tears Episode 3 Rises to 9.594% as the Story Continues to Unveil Emotional Layers and Dangerous Intrigue

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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 hit 9.594% ratings and Crash didn’t break 9% until episode 6, so this gives a glimpse of the runway to … 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

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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 the directing to the dialogue and scenes and callbacks, this is an exquisite meal with multiple courses and each dish … Continue reading →

Queen of Tears with Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won is Off to a Banger of a Start with 5% Ratings Jumping to 8%

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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 not just a love story, this is a story about love, hate, power, disparity, miscommunication, and above all else hope. … Continue reading →

Oh Jung Se to Cameo in Queen of Tears Reuniting with His It’s Okay to Not be Okay Onscreen Lil Bro Kim Soo Hyun

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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 with his former onscreen costar Kim Soo Hyun. The two very memorably played brothers in It’s Okay to Not be … Continue reading →

Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won Find Love Again After a Marriage Crisis in New Posters and Preview for tvN Drama Queen of Tears

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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 different background fell in love (for reals!) and got their happily ever after fairytale wedding, only to not stay in … Continue reading →