Queen of Tears (2024)

worth it in the end

I want to say this is just my opinion ...
to be honest i wasn't sure i wanted to continue watching this when i first started it. Hae-in whole i don't care attitude was just really annoying and too much for me. How she could just treat her husband Baek Hyun-woo the way she did really got under my skin. But i really like to give everything i watch a fair opportunity because they all end up getting good. Which happen exactly lol. The more i watched and the more the story went on seeing how vulnerable Hae-in became, seeing how she really cared for him along with the little cute things she did I really started to enjoy. I'm not going to lie it made me cry a little bit of happy and sad tears, seeing there relationship progress and really go through so much to see how it ended was a fresh of breath air and just sweet. Just wanted to share my thoughts...I highly recommend.

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Queen of Tears : The lachrymose ode to this miracle called life.

"Queen of Tears" is portrayed as a romantic-comedy, depicting a tale of the reversed Cinderella love story between a heiress for whom money has never been a concern and a brilliant lawyer who was born and raised in the village of Yongduri. At first glance, this story-line may appear superficial. However, a question arose throughout my watching experience: How could this seemingly simplistic romcom encompass such complexity? Watching this drama also led me to ponder a naive yet profound question: Is it possible to love this much?

I experienced a roller-coaster of emotions while watching this drama. Their joys, their sorrows, their fears, their love. I became privy to their inner thoughts and feelings, just like a personal diary. Each character, though it can differ in intensity, has a story to tell, feelings to share, wounds to heal. You will cry tears of joy, of sorrow, of anger. Watching this drama will make you become THE queen of tears.

While the story unveils a significant number of typical K-drama scenes (Amnesia, Accident...), I suggest you give this drama a chance for the showstopping acting performances that have led to an excellent execution of the scenes.

The drama heavily emphasizes the "Miraculous" side of their love. This malignant brain tumour was the catalyst for Haein and Hyunwoo to rediscover and redefine the essence of love. What is better: living as they did for the past two years, eventually divorcing while burying their unspoken words and feelings, or experiencing a sudden event that teaches them how to love again? This illness happened for a reason; thus we learn that the things that hurt you in the present might offer you a grandiose gift in the future. The things you think are good to you might be the cause of your demise in the future.

The blind yet comfortable trust Hong Mandae gave to Eunseong and Moh Seulhee led to his death. The blind yet comfortable trust Haein's family gave to Eunseong led to their destitution. Haein's tumour led to cherishing this miracle called life.

I see this drama as a celebration of life. Getting older is a blessing. However, ensuring that you lived your life how you wanted it to be is the greatest accomplishment. Hong Mandae, who died at age 80, but has so many regrets; Hong Soowan, who is forever young and never got the chance to experience what life had to offer to him; Baby 1031, who became a star in the sky. They are all examples of life paths.

"I spent my whole life saving money, and I did everything I could to keep it from being taken away from me. [...] I want to leave you this confession that I have lived wrong [...] I want you to live a different life than I did. And I sincerely hope that you will have an end that is not in vain." - Hong Mandae, to Haein.

Haein, who was once a middle child, suddenly had to go through the hurdles of an oldest sibling. The relationship with her mother kept on worsening. She is married yet she is estranged to her husband. She was given three months to live. Three months to supposedly prepare to leave this earth. Three months to bid farewells. Death doesn't knock at people's houses and ask for permission to enter, it can snatch your soul away in a second. However, Haein was given a deadline, she was given a chance. The chance of reviving the hibernating passionate, yet pure love between her and Hyunwoo.

Haein and Hyunwoo retraced the beautiful moments of their past, returning to their haven called 'Sanssouci", walking together in the lavender fields, searching for the padlock engraved with their names. However, sacrificing their past was the only way for them to have a present and a future. Haein had to make the most difficult choice of her life: passing away with her memories, or doing a surgery leading her to start anew with her loved ones like a tabula rasa. As her three-months deadline draws near, Hyunwoo exhibits desperate behaviour, proving to Haein that he would go crazy if she were to pass away. The scene where he breaks the car window with his bare hand, thinking that Haein is trapped in the burning car, was one of my favourite scenes. It was always him, her reason to live.

"He's the reason why I didn't want to lose my memory. And even if I did, he's the reason why I wanted to live. Baek Hyunwoo is the person I want to remember forever." - Haein.

I am thankful she was given three months. In such a short period, Haein and Hyunwoo learned about one another more than they did in four years. It doesn't matter how long you know a person; what matters is how you spend time together. How you communicate with one another. How you can sacrifice anything for this person, even your life. In the finale, Hyunwoo taking the bullet instead of Haein to protect her was the climax of his love for her.

Another aspect of the drama I loved watching was the surprising yet endearing dichotomy between Hyunwoo's family and Haein's family. It was a pleasure to watch. The Napoleon painting in Hong Mandae's place being replaced with a family picture showcases how Haein's family managed to redeem itself. From aspiring to thrive and dominate the economy to cherishing the greatest gift life has to offer; a loving family.

"Queen of Tears" offers a heartbreakingly beautiful story. The ending shows Haein and Hyunwoo returning to "Sanssouci", this time with a baby girl. Their time has come to become the greatest parents. Their 1031 baby shines bright like a star on them. It is followed with, I think, one of the most beautiful scenes ever: Baek Hyunwoo walking on the staircase of "Sanssouci", a place that has lost its warmth. Haein's grave is shown afterwards, with an epitaph saying "The time I spent with you was the miracle of my life." All of this accompanied with Kim Soohyun's OST, a heart-shattering yet beautiful song.

Although Haein managed to overcome the torments of her illness, she was the first one to walk the eternal path of bliss 50 years later. She indeed will be the one who will pick Hyunwoo up, to live a long and beautiful life elsewhere, where there are no worries - a "Sanssouci" place in the sky.

Fly high, Hong Haein. You did well, you were a wonderful character until the end. 22/08/1990 - 07/04/2074.

I would like to conclude this long review (although i would love to discuss about this drama even longer) with a quote from the movie "A Walk to Remember" (2002).

"Love is like the wind. You can't see it, but you can feel it."

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When else would we get to experience an amazing and well-executed drama such as this?

Cinematography, scoring, editing, acting, and everything in between---- PERFECT!

The story was so dynamic and it didn't just focus on the main leads that I felt grateful on behalf of the supporting actors for giving them the spotlight that they deserve.
A lot of trivial incidents of our everyday life got placed on centerstage, so telling of how little things affect as greatly.
And for that reminder, I am so grateful.

The ending, considering its length (1 hour and 50 minutes) could be broken down into three chapters and all of which were beautiful.Thank you so much to the entire cast and crew, as well as those behind the production of this masterpiece. I'm forever grateful to all of you.

This has got to be the most expensive drama, acting-wise and emotion-wise to me.
I felt undeserving of how each scene was executed.
Everything about this is well-thought of. There may be instances that we didn't agree with the writing but it was a welcomed contrast to our views nonetheless.

The past eight weeks was so beautiful and I'll carry QoT with me for as long as I live. Thank you.

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cathartically beautiful

Ignore the bad reviews, this drama is definitely worth the watch. Don't miss out.

My only grievance with this drama was that the episodes got longer and longer as the show went on. Almost to like literal movie length episodes and it was kinda hard to watch them after work when I'm exhausted (I work in a hospital so I'm always tired haha). I feel like it could've had shorter episodes around the 1hour mark and maybe 20-24 episodes instead? That was the only fault I found with the show. Aside from that, I loved it so much.

Be prepared for a lot of angst and PAIN from start to finish. You will cry. You will laugh. You will scream at all the twists and turns along the way. Some twists were super predictable (but aren't most kdramas like this?), still as a whole it was a cathartically beautiful drama. You can expect the same level of angst/pain as Crash Landing on You.

The entire cast was brilliant and nailed their roles. I am going to miss watching them every week.

Oh and the chemistry between the leads is electric <3

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Excelente

Todos los cliches de los kdramas en 16 episodios. Desde que se conocían de niños hasta la pérdida de memoria. El trabajo del guionista y del elenco es EXCELENTE. Si no te encariñas ni un poquito es porque no tenes alma. No es apresurado decir que es el mejor drama de 2024 (o al menos dejó la vara muy alta).
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A beautiful ending foreveryone.

The one show I started with no expectation other than Kim Soo Hyun but, to say this drama had me hooked till the very last minute of the ending. A very heart wrenching plot. The title said "Queen of Tears" exactly, we all were in tears while watching each episode. This show had taken me on a emotional roller coaster, with each passing episodes, from felling heart broken for Baek Hyun Woo, feeling loved over how a women can admire her partner secretly to the extreme, feeling hatred and sad at the same time for the antagonist who, finally died without getting an ounce of love he yearned for. I would watch this show over and over again as i might never get tired of it. The chemistry in loving, misunderstanding, fighting and even waiting for each other, between the main cast has been the cherry on top, serving every emotion we needed. Sure gonna miss them but lets hope for another master piece like this in the future.

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First Modern KDrama and it wasn't bad

Story:
-The story was predictable and lots of things not realistic but it's a drama
-Lots of soap opera drama techniques
-Good preview for me to see how wealthy Koreans live and rural ones in modern day
-Shows human nature is same in all different economic stratas
-The brain tumor was plausible but the operation/etc was not, FL was perfect hair/face right after
-Hilarious that ML thought the vintage Channel clothing was what his grandma would wear

Acting:
-Good acting for all of the cast
-FL was beautiful and acted the snotty, aristocratic, arrogant, stubborn 3rd gen wealthy CEO of a dept store though also human wanting to be loved and appreciated very well
-ML was so good as the country boy falling in love with the "poor" girl and then realizing how hard it is to live in a crazy rich family where the wife's family rules because they have the money and power...well acted
-Villians made you feel sorry for them and dislike them
-Auntie was the best character...hilarious
-Liked the Auntie's wanna be suitor too


Overall: Fun drama to watch knowing it is definitely drama!

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I think its going to be one of the best rom-com of 2024

the best thing I like about this drama is that it gives you emotional complexity I mean you laugh watching a scene and if you think reasonably then in next moment you also feel guilt watching the same scene like I should not be laughing its not right.
And the next best thing is that you just can not take a side (ML/FL) some times you feel like ML is right he is not doing anything wrong its just his circumstances but you also can not be able to say that FL is wrong means you just can not decide whose side to take and how you should feel.
well there`s only 2 episodes out and this is what I got after watching, I will be keep updating if needed.

Episode-5 :- Noe it started to explore the emotion aspects and their bonding with eachother and slowly but surely it started to turning into a more of lovely emotional and romantic drama....along with fun and spice.

Well I don't want write anymore I just think you should watch and you will be surprised.

One thing I can say for sure is that this drama will chalange your emotions in every episode (don't think that this your normal rom com).

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must watch

Queen of tears is a family drama based on a married couple who start by lacking romance, lots of misunderstanding and both having high ego. However when the drama unfolds, we can truly see the love they have for each other even though they have lots of misunderstanding between each other and so on, their love does not change. Moving forward, we get to see how the love of one another will make them die to save the other.

Hyunwoo (the male lead):
started off: egoistic, selfish & uncomfortable with current position
ended off as: kind, supportive, die for wife, smart and best husband

Hae in (the female lead):
started off: introverted, has ego, rude, and insecure about herself
ended off as: straightforward with her love, nice, cute & loving wife

OST's are amazing, especially if you're carat since 3 members of svt sing one of the main ost
if you do watch please understand the drama is a FAMILY based one so there will be lots of family time rather than just the couple themselves

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