Queen of Tears (2024 Korean Drama)

Queen of Tears is a romantic comedy that chronicles the rollercoaster love story of a married couple. Baek Hyun-woo (Kim Soo-hyun), the legal director of the Queens Group conglomerate, and his wife, Hong Hae-in (Kim Ji-won), the esteemed “queen” of their department stores, navigate a marital crisis. When their marriage hits a rocky patch, it seems all is lost. But against the odds, love blooms again, sparking a thrilling and humorous tale of sticking together through thick and thin.

The drama is directed by Jang Young-woo (Bulgasal: Immortal Souls) and Kim Hee-won (Little Women). It is penned by Park Ji-eun, the screenwriter behind widely popular dramas like Crash Landing on You and My Love from the Star.

The series serves as a reunion project between writer Park and actor Kim Soo-hyun, who worked together in Producers (2015) and My Love from the Star (2013-2014). Kim’s most recent dramas prior to this are One Ordinary Day (2021) and It’s Okay to Not Be Okay (2020).

Meanwhile, Kim Ji-won was last seen in the 2022 slice-of-life drama My Liberation Notes.

Queen of Tears is the fourth primetime tvN drama to premiere in 2024. It premiered on March 9, 2024 and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 21:10 KST, occupying the time slot previously held by Captivating the King.

The series is the first primetime Korean drama to exceed four million viewers in 2024. Its final episode on April 28, 2024, achieved a nationwide rating of 24.850%, surpassing the peak rating of Crash Landing on You and SKY Castle to become the highest-rated drama in tvN history and third overall in cable TV. It is currently the highest-rated and most watched primetime Korean drama of 2024.

Series Info

Status

Completed

Main Cast

Kim Soo-hyun
Kim Ji-won
Park Sung-hoon
Kwak Dong-yeon
Lee Joo-bin

Director

Jang Young-woo and Kim Hee-won

Writer

Park Ji-eun

Network

tvN

Release Date

March 9, 2024

Release Date (Final Episode)

April 28, 2024

Schedule

Saturdays & Sundays at 21:20 KST

No. of Episodes

16

Korean Title

눈물의 여왕

Source Material

Original

Release Details

Queen of Tears premiered on tvN on March 9, 2024. Two new episodes are released every week, and international viewers can stream the episodes on Netflix immediately after their original TV broadcast in Korea. Here is the release schedule:

Episode 1 – March 9, 2024
Episode 2 – March 10, 2024
Episode 3 – March 16, 2024
Episode 4 – March 17, 2024
Episode 5 – March 23, 2024
Episode 6 – March 24, 2024
Episode 7 – March 30, 2024
Episode 8 – March 31, 2024
Episode 9 – April 6, 2024
Episode 10 – April 7, 2024
Episode 11 – April 13, 2024
Episode 12 – April 14, 2024
Episode 13 – April 20, 2024
Episode 14 – April 21, 2024
Episode 15 – April 27, 2024
Episode 16 – April 28, 2024 [FINALE]

Posters

Queen of Tears main poster featuring Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won

Queen of Tears poster 2 featuring Kim Ji-won

Queen of Tears poster 1 featuring Kim Soo-hyun

TV Ratings

'Queen of Tears' Episode Ratings chart (episode 1-16)

Episode	Date Aired	Rating	Viewers
1	March 9, 2024	5.853%	1,519,000
2	March 10, 2024	8.660%	2,064,000
3	March 16, 2024	9.594%	2,384,000
4	March 17, 2024	12.985%	3,126,000
5	March 23, 2024	10.964%	2,826,000
6	March 24, 2024	14.068%	3,561,000
7	March 30, 2024	12.833%	3,276,000
8	March 31, 2024	16.143%	4,044,000
9	April 6, 2024	15.570%	4,130,000
10	April 7, 2024	18.952%	4,741,000
11	April 13, 2024	16.767%	4,510,000
12	April 14, 2024	20.732%	5,227,000
13	April 20, 2024	20.179%	5,217,000
14	April 21, 2024	21.625%	5,466,000
15	April 27, 2024	21.056%	5,189,000
16	April 28, 2024	24.850%	6,399,000
Average	—	15.677%	3,980,000

‘Queen of Tears’ TV ratings and viewers data from Nielsen (nationwide).

Go to our main Korean drama ratings page for more viewership information. You might also be interested: the Top 20 Highest Rated Korean Dramas of All Time.

More Info

Year Released

2024

Preceded By

Captivating The King

Followed By

Midnight Romance in Hagwon

No. of Seasons

1

Production Company

Studio Dragon
Culture Depot

Supporting Cast

Kim Kap-soo
Lee Mi-sook
Jung Jin-young
Na Young-hee
Kim Jung-nan
Kim Joo-ryoung
Jeon Bae-soo
Hwang Young-hee
Kim Do-hyun
Jang Yoon-ju
Yoon Bo-mi
Moon Tae-yu
Kim Young-min

Special Appearance

Song Joong-ki
Oh Jung-se

Highest TV Rating (%)

24.85

Highest TV Viewers

6,399,000

Awards & Nominations

The following are the award(s) won and nomination(s) earned by the series at the Baeksang Arts Awards and other notable awarding ceremonies in South Korea and abroad.

Nominations

Best Actor for Kim Soo-hyun (60th Baeksang Arts Awards)

Drama Reviews

April 14, 2024

Omg this series have made me cry so bad😭😭. It is such an amazing drama and the actors literally are soo GOOD😭. The ost of the drama is also outstanding. I LOVE THIS SO MUCHH!! PLEASE DO WATCH IF NOT YET !!

Nikey

April 8, 2024

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