I. Introduction
Queen of Tears (눈물의 여왕) is a Korean drama that aired from March 9th, 2024 until April 28th, 2024. It has a total of sixteen episodes with two additional episodes.
II. Trailer
III. Synopsis
IV. Hong Hae-in (Kim Ji-won) and Baek Hyun-woo (Kim Soo-hyun) have a hard time with their marriage until all of a sudden love begins to bloom once again.
V. Cast
| Name of Actor | Character | Main/Supporting | Role |
Kim Soo-hyun | Baek Hyun-woo | Main | The director of Queens Group. |
Kim ji-woo | Hong Hae-in | Main | The CEO of Queens Department Store. |
Park Sung-hoon | Yoon Eun-sung / David Yoon | Main | Hong Hae-in's university acquaintance and former Wall Street analyst. |
Kwak Dong-yeon | Hong Soo-cheol | Main | CEO of Queens Mart. Brother of Hong Hae-in. |
Lee Joo-bin | Cheon Da-hye | Main | Soocheol's wife. |
Kim Kap-soo | Hong Man-dae | Supporting | Hae-in's grandfather and chairman of Queens Group. |
Lee Mi-sook | Moh Seul-hee | Supporting | Man-dae's girlfriend. |
Jung Jin-young | Hong Beom-jun | Supporting | Hae-in's father and vice-chairman of Queens Group. |
Na Young-hee (born Bang Suk-hui) | Kim Seon-hwa | Supporting | Hae-in's mother. |
Kim Jung-nan | Hong Beom-ja | Supporting | Hae-in's aunt. |
Goo Shi-woo | Hong Geon-u | Supporting | Soo-cheol and Da-hye's son. |
Park Yoon-hee | Hong Beom-seok | Supporting | Hae-in's uncle and former CEO of Queens Distribution. |
Ko Dong-ha | Hong Su-wan | Supporting | Hae-in's elder brother |
Jeon Bae-soo | Baek Du-gwan | Supporting | Hyun-woo's father and the head of Yongdu-ri. |
Hwang Young-hee | Jeon Bong-ae | Supporting | Hyun-woo's mother. |
Kim Do-hyun | Baek Hyun-tae | Supporting | Hyun-woo's elder brother who runs a boxing gym. |
Jang Yoon-ju | Baek Mi-seon | Supporting | Hyun-woo's elder sister who works at a beauty salon. |
Kim Dong-ha | Baek Ho-yeol | Supporting | Hyun-tae's son. |
Kim Young-min | Yong-song | Supporting | A person whose personality is similar to that of Oh Eun-young. |
Park Jung-pyo | Chun-sik | Supporting | Kang-mi's husband. |
Shim Woo-sung | Park Seok-hoon | Supporting | President of Yongdu-ri Youth Association. |
Park Sung-yeon | Kang-mi | Supporting | A regular customer at Mi-seon's beauty salon. |
Lee Ji-hye | Hyun-jung | Supporting | A regular customer at Mi-seon's beauty salon. |
Kim Do-jin | Himself | Supporting | A boxing student. |
Kim Joo-ryoung | Grace Ko / Ko Jeong-ja | Supporting | A private secretary who is responsible for the Queens family's affairs. |
Yoon Bo-mi | Na Chae-yeon | Supporting | Hae-in's secretary. |
Moon Tae-yu | Kim Yang-ki | Supporting | A divorce lawyer. |
Jeong Ji-hwan | Kim Min-gyu | Supporting | Hyun-woo's secretary. |
Seo Sang-won | Park Jin-guk | Supporting | Hae-in's doctor. |
Shim Hye-rim | Kim Min-ji | Supporting | An employee at the cosmetics section of the Queens Department Store. |
Kwak Jin-seok | Pyeon Seong-uk | Supporting | CEO of a real estate agency who works together with Eun-sung. |
VI. Soundtracks
VII. Reception
Viewership:
On average, the first episode has the lowest viewership ratings both in Seoul (6.495%) and nationwide (5.853%). The highest ratings were on the sixteenth episode, with the viewership ratings in Seoul being 28.381% and 24.850% nationwide.
All in all, the average viewership ratings for the sixteen episodes are 17.441% for Seoul and 24.850% for nationwide.
The first special episode has 5.586% viewership rating in Seoul and 5.027% nationwide.
The second special episode has 4.070% viewership rating in Seoul and 3.896% nationwide.
VIII. Awards
Queen of Tears has won only one award in total.
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Nominee / Work | Result |
| 2024 | Baeksang Arts Awards | Most popular actor | Kim Soo-hyun | Won |
