Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won's romantic K-drama Queen Of Tears was recently chosen as the #1 tvN Program of 2024 by viewers. At tvN's 2024 Holiday Party Run, it was voted the best show presented by the network, receiving 160,119 votes. To honor this, tvN reportedly announced the broadcast of a special episode of Queen of Tears.
Fans of Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won, who played the lead characters, were delighted with the latest news. As a result, their admirers flooded the internet with their enthusiasm and reactions to the special broadcast. One user on X stated:
“so excited for this but i gotta keep my expectations lowkey”
Many other mixed reactions to the upcoming Queen Of Tears additional content were seen on the internet. While some anticipated it to be a compilation of "unreleased scenes," others expressed their hope to see the couple as "parents" in the special episode.
“OMGGGGG!!!! Even if it’s a compilation of unreleased scenes or bts I will take it y’all don’t understand how much I missed them,” expressed a fan.
“it's better be baekhong as parents or baekhong dating era or baekhong honeymoon or else just keep it,” commented another fan.
“ik its just gonna be a bunch of unreleased scenes but i’m taking it anyway,” stated another admirer.
“THEY BETTER GIVE LONGER VERSION OF CAR KISS SCENE,” commented a fan.
While some claimed that the broadcast would feature the old clips, others stated that they couldn't trust tvN about the unreleased content.
“if this turns out to be old clips of the drama they put tgt im gna set tvn building on fire,” another user on X stated.
“that "special" ep better be actually special like they have done this before im not gonna get fooled,” stated a fan.
“What?!!!! OMG!!! IM SO EXCITED MY SOOWON AND DONGDENG HEART,” expressed an admirer.
“I can’t trust them, and I suspect they’ll use the unreleased content for Blu-ray. But let’s wait and see. I WANT THEM TO SURPRISE ME JUST ONCE,” commented a fan.
Queen Of Tears became the only Korean show to win awards at the 2024 ATA and AACA award ceremonies
Queen of Tears also turned out to be the only K-drama to win awards at both the ATA and AACA awards in 2024. It achieved the Best Directing Award at the 2024 AACA (Asian Academy Creative Awards) in Singapore and the Best Screenplay Award at the 29th ATA (Asian Television Awards) in Jakarta.
Furthermore, Kim Soo-hyun bagged four awards for Queen of Tears at the 2024 Asia Artist Awards held at the IMPACT Challenger Hall 1-2 in Bangkok, Thailand. On December 27, 2024, Soo-hyun won the Grand Prize "Daesang" (Actor of the Year), Best Artist Award for Television, Fabulous Award, and Hot Trend Award.
Queen Of Tears premiered on March 9, 2024, via tvN and Netflix. The show featured a total of 16 episodes with a runtime of around 1 hour and 20 minutes.