Anticipated tvN K-Drama Queen of Tears premiered on March 9.
Queen of Tears tells the story of Queens Group heiress Hong Hae In (Kim Ji Won) and her husband Baek Hyun Woo (Kim Soo Hyun), who is also the legal director of Queens Department Store. They face challenges in their third year of marriage but stay together against the odds.
The queen of department stores and the prince of supermarkets weather a marital crisis —until love miraculously begins to bloom again.
— Netflix
Its screenwriter is Park Ji Eun, who previously wrote Crash Landing on You, The Legend of the Blue Sea, My Love from the Star, and more. Queen of Tears has two directors, Jang Young Woo and Kim Hee Won. Jang, who is a director-producer, previously worked on Crash Landing on You, Sweet Home, and Mr. Sunshine. Kim is well-known for Vincenzo, Little Women, and Crash Landing on You.
With this talented crew and actors, viewers have been excited for its premiere, and it didn’t disappoint. They also noticed many more familiar faces from previous beloved K-Dramas.
Supporting actor Kwak Dong Yeon previously worked with both the male and female leads in previous K-Dramas. He portrayed Ae Rae’s (Kim Ji Won) ex-boyfriend, who cheated on her in Fight for My Way. She finally got her revenge as she low-key beat him up in Queen of Tears! In this K-Drama, he plays Hae In’s younger brother.
I can’t with these two😭😭 kayaknya love language mereka di drama itu bogem²an deh 😭👊🏻 #kimjiwon #kwakdongyeon
Queen of Tears Fight for My Way pic.twitter.com/9gjvIazWQ3
— choco (@chococobubble) March 9, 2024
Caracaaaa eu tinha esquecido que ele que fez um dos namorados traíra da Aera em Fight for my way, socorro e pisa que ela deu nele não foi poca não, mereceu.#QueenOfTears pic.twitter.com/WqmhkzqWQl
— 🔭🍜 Mari Silva🔴⚫ (@silvva2323) March 9, 2024
Kwak Dong Yeon also had a small role in Kim Soo Hyun’s popular K-Drama It’s Okay to Not Be Okay. He played Kwon Gi Do in Episodes 3, 4, and 16.
kwak dongyeon as kwon kido in it’s okay to not be okay (2020) pic.twitter.com/aGA11b9UtT
— dilf enthusiast (@dongtaecs) January 24, 2023
Speaking of It’s Okay to Not Be Okay… Actor Oh Jung Se appeared in Queen of Tears in Episode 1 as Baek Hyun Woo’s (Kim Soo Hyun) psychiatrist. The two previously played brothers in their hit K-Drama It’s Okay to Not Be Okay.
Fans were so excited to see the brothers reunited again!
sangtae and gangtae in another universe, and he’s also someone he can count on and talk abt his worries even in this one 😭
it’s so witty of them to pull IOTNBO reunion like this! #QueenOfTearsEp1 #OhJungse #KimSoohyun pic.twitter.com/iS0MHTQCUt
— Eun (@eun__xx__) March 9, 2024
just watching #QueenOfTears and i was like ‘omgggg the meet again’ oh jung se and kim soo hyun, even oh jung se came up as cameo but hahahaa i don’t know just excited for no reason wkwkwk pic.twitter.com/qUD3S0FtfE
— Ann🦩 (@glamcoral) March 11, 2024
There are many other familiar faces and cameos throughout Queen of Tears so far. Since its writer and directors all worked on Crash Landing on You, you will also recognize several actors from it. Ko Kyu Pil and Lim Chul Soo, who worked for Yoon Se Ri (Son Ye Jin), appear to be in Queen of Tears, too, as staff of Queens, watching Hyun Woo whenever he goes drinking.
📍ไอ้เราก็ว่าคู่นี้หน้าคุ้นๆ ที่แท้ลาออกจากผู้ช่วยยุนเซรีทายาทซัมบกกรุ๊ปมาอยู่กับฮงแฮอินทายาทควีนส์กรุ๊ปนี่เอง 🤣🤣🤣
“Queen of Tears” คนเขียนบทคนเดียวกับ ”Crash Landing on You” นะคะ#KimSooHyun #KimJiWon #QueenOfTears #ชอบเล่า #QueenOfTearsEP1 #CrashLandingOnYou pic.twitter.com/RQBlj0U2rO
— ชอบเล่า (@Thisismoomo) March 9, 2024
Look at our Crash Landing On You reunion. #QueenOfTears writers definitely is CLOY writers hahaha! #QueenOfTearsEp1 #KimSooHyun is doing what he does best, his crying & acting. Welcome back to KDramaland, Sir. pic.twitter.com/2QTs2R47bH
— Kai 🌹💫🌠 (@ShippersHeart_) March 9, 2024
Kim Young Min, who was also in Crash Landing on You, also appears in Queen of Tears. Lee Ji Hye previously appeared in My Liberation Notes with Kim Ji Won.
Like Kwak Dong Yeon, Seo Ye Hwa is from Vincenzo, but her role is a cameo in Queen of Tears. She and the second male lead, Park Sung Hoon, previously appeared in Not Others.
Hong Hae-in really ended this girlie by just saying ‘ATLEAST MY HUSBAND IS HANDSOME’ lmfao queen #QueenofTears #QueenofTearsEp2 pic.twitter.com/PtFWtA10ho
— dran🔺 (@daheeverse) March 10, 2024
As the K-Drama continues, we can expect to see many more familiar faces and reunions. Queen of Tears has been well-received thus far, as its viewership ratings rose in its second episode. Read more below.
New tvN K-Drama “Queen Of Tears” Ratings Rise Since Its Premiere
