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 time80~90 minutes
Production companies
Budget56 billion
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseMarch 9 (2024-03-09) –
April 28, 2024 (2024-04-28)
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Queen of Tears (Korean눈물의 여왕) is a 2024 South Korean romantic comedy 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 explores the nuances of a married couple going through a difficult time together. 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.

According to Nielsen Korea, the series recorded a nationwide TV rating of 24.850% for its final episode and became the highest-rated tvN series, surpassing Crash Landing on You. In Netflix's biannual Engagement Report released in September 2024, Queen of Tears was the most-watched Korean television series of all time on Netflix, with 682.6 million hours viewed in total. Queen of Tears became the first Korean television series to win at both the Asian Academy Creative Awards and Asian Television Awards in the same year,[4] receiving the Best Direction at the former and the Best Scriptwriting at the latter. The series also won the Best Drama award at the Korea Drama Awards and the Seoul International Drama Awards.

  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. ^ Choi, Hye-jin (December 5, 2024). '눈물의 여왕', 아시아 시상식 AACA→ATA 트로피 접수..한국 작품 최초 ['Queen of Tears' receives AACA → ATA trophy at Asian awards ceremony..first Korean work] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved December 29, 2024 – via Naver.

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