Queen of Tears Trivia | 30 facts about the K-Drama

Queen of Tears is a popular, successful K-Drama, that became the second highest series in Korean cable television by number of viewers.

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1. Queen of Tears is a 2024 South Korean television series.
2. It was written by Park Ji-eun.
3. It was co-directed by Jang Young-woo, and Kim Hee-won.
4. Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won star in the series.
5. The series depicts the story of a married couple in a crisis.
6. It aired on tvN from March 9, to April 28, 2024, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:20 (KST).
7. It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea.
8. It is also available on Netflix in selected regions.
9. Queen of Tears reached a nationwide rating of 24.850% for its final episode.
10. It became the highest-rated tvN series, surpassing Crash Landing on You.
11. It also became the third highest-rated series in Korean cable television history for viewership ratings.
12. It became the second highest by number of viewers.
13. In episode 1, the It’s Okay to Not Be Okay. This reunion of actors features the first of a number of guest appearances in this show.
14. In Episode 4, the Korean flirting meme popularized by Bae Suzy.
15. The episode 4 is Younha’s Waiting (2006). keyboardist and background vocalist in performances and appeared in Younha’s music video for Gossip Boy in 2008.
16. In Episode 4, the iconic line in The Great Queen Seondeok (2009).
17. Principal photography of the series began from April to December 2023.
18. It took place in various cities in South Korea and Germany.
19. In April 2022, Park Ji-eun proposed the female lead role in her new project to Lee Ji-eun, but the offer was declined.
20. Kim Soo-hyun received a proposal for the male lead role the next day.
21. The appearances of Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won were officially confirmed in December 2022.
22. This is the third collaboration between Park and Kim Soo-hyun, after My Love from the Star (2013–2014) and The Producers (2015).
23. Park Sung-hoon, Kwak Dong-yeon, and Lee Joo-bin were cast in February and April 2023, respectively
24. Screenwriter Park Ji-eun started preparing her new project entitled Queen of Tears about two years after finishing Crash Landing on You (2019–2020).
25. Lee Eung-bok, who has directed hit dramas such as Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–2017), Descendants of the Sun (2016), Mr. Sunshine (2018), and Sweet Home (2020–present), was reportedly in talks to join the team at that time.
26. Studio Dragon confirmed that the production of Queen of Tears would start in the first half of 2023, and the series was expected to be released in the second half of 2023.
27. It is co-directed by Jang Young-woo, who worked on Crash Landing on You (2019–2020) and Bulgasal: Immortal Souls (2021–2022), and Kim Hee-won, who worked on Vincenzo (2021) and Little Women (2022).
28. Aside from Studio Dragon, the series is also co-produced by Culture Depot and Showrunners.
29. The first script reading was conducted on March 30, 2023, near Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul.
30. The total budget of the series was ₩56 billion (US$48.95 million) costing ₩3.5 billion (US$3.06 million) per episode. It was initially estimated to be over ₩40 billion (US$34.97 million)