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Queen of Tears
The wedding of the century or the war of the century?
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Kim Soo-hyun
Baek Hyun-woo
16 eps
Kim Ji-won
Hong Hae-in
16 eps
Park Sung-hoon
Yoon Eun-sung
16 eps
Kwak Dong-yeon
Hong Soo-cheol
16 eps
Lee Ju-bin
Cheon Da-hye
16 eps
Kim Kap-soo
Hong Man-dae
16 eps
Na Young-hee
Kim Seon-hwa
16 eps
Kim Jung-nan
Hong Beom-ja
16 eps
Kim Joo-ryoung
Grace Ko
16 eps
Yoon Bo-mi
Secretary Na
16 eps
Lee Mi-sook
Moh Seul-hee
16 eps
Jung Jin-young
Hong Beom-joon
16 eps
Lee Su-ji
Bang-sil
16 eps
Moon Tae-yu
Kim Yang-gi
16 eps
Kim Young-min
Yeong-song
16 eps
Jeon Bae-soo
Baek Du-gwan
16 eps
Jang Yoon-ju
Baek Mi-seon
16 eps
Hwang Young-hee
Jeon Bong-ae
16 eps
Kim Dong-ha
Baek Ho-yeol
16 eps
Jeong Ji-hwan
Hyun-woo's secretary
16 eps
Park Jung-pyo
Choon-sik
16 eps
Gu Si-woo
Hong Geon-woo
16 eps
Lee Ji-hye
Hyun-jeong
16 eps
Park Seong-yeon
Kang-mi
16 eps
Kim Do-hyun
Baek Hyeon-tae
16 eps
Sarah Maria Sander
Tania
16 eps
Oh Jung-se
Psychiatrist
1 eps
Song Joong-ki
Vincenzo Cassano
1 eps
Sebastian Roché
Dr. Liam Braun
2 eps
Park Yoon-hee
Hong Beom-seok
2 eps
Lee Tae-young
Choi Cheol-seung
2 eps
Kim Gyeong-min
Director Jo
2 eps
Kim Han-su
Lawyer
2 eps
Park Jun-seong
Lawyer
1 eps
Chae Song-hwa
Reporter
1 eps
Kim Jang-hwan
Reporter
1 eps
Kim Do-shin
HQ director
1 eps
Ma Jeong-pil
HQ director
1 eps
Park Do-wook
Cousin-in-law
1 eps
Jo Deok-hee
Cousin-in-law
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Queen of Tears actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Queen of Tears reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
The queen of department stores and the prince of supermarkets weather a marital crisis—until love miraculously begins to bloom again.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 16 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20242 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202416 episodes
8.8IMDbMarriage or war of the century? Hong Hae-in, the third-generation heiress to Queens Group and the queen of department stores, has been married for three years to Baek Hyun-woo, Yongdu-ri village chief's son and the prince of supermarkets. As the couple weathers a marital crisis, they discover a miraculous new beginning that rewrites their love story.
Best episode · S01E12 Episode 12
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E12
Episode 12
Hae-in's symptoms worsen as she suffers from hallucinations, which Eun-sung takes advantage of. Soon after, Hyun-woo finds himself captured and in danger.
- Directed by Jang Young-woo, Kim Hee-won
S01E09
Episode 9
Hae-in and her family go into hiding in Hyun-woo's hometown to figure out their next move. Eun-sung discovers the truth about Hae-in's health.
- Directed by Jang Young-woo, Kim Hee-won
S01E08
Episode 8
Despite being in a tense situation with Hae-in, Hyun-woo remains firm about staying in the company as his suspicions towards Eun-sung grow even stronger.
- Directed by Jang Young-woo, Kim Hee-won
S01E10
Episode 10
Eun-sung tracks down Hae-in, presenting her with an ultimatum. Meanwhile, Hyun-woo skillfully uses leverage to get Grace Ko on the Hong family's side.
- Directed by Jang Young-woo, Kim Hee-won
S01E06
Episode 6
Hyun-woo unexpectedly shows up in Berlin to secure a treatment for Hae-in. Meanwhile in Korea, Hong Man-dae faces a crisis at his company.
- Directed by Jang Young-woo, Kim Hee-won
S01E07
Episode 7
Feeling betrayed by Hyun-woo, Hae-in pushes him away and becomes cold. Back in Korea, Hyun-woo begins to unravel a scheme against Hae-in's family.
- Directed by Jang Young-woo, Kim Hee-won
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Park Ji-eunWriter
Direction
- Jang Young-wooDirector
- Kim Hee-wonDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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