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The Queen of Tears production company has given their staff team a suiting reward of one million won worth of gift vouchers, thanking them for the massive success of the drama, as reported by Korean publication Top Star News on July 10.
It came into the highlight when a staff member of tvN's Queen of Tears posted about it and it was shared on an online community. Other employees also verified the claim through their social media accounts like Instagram.
Notably, the staff reportedly got the gift vouchers/coupons from the same department shop that was featured in the show's background.
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The drama's finale averaged a 24.9% audience rate, setting a new record for the Korean network tvN, according to Nielsen Korea. Even one month after the show's conclusion, its widespread appeal continues to contribute to its achievements.
Queen of Tears set new records
Producers Jang Young-woo and Kim Hee-won directed Queen of Tears, a drama that chronicles the relationship crises of a married couple and the miraculous resumption of their love story. Writer Park Ji-eun penned the script.
There was much anticipation around the casting of Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won even before the show aired. Further, it went on to become the show that hit 20% in almost a year after SBS's drama Model Taxi 2, which concluded in April 2023.
Furthermore, the viewership rating reached its maximum point at 24.85% as per Nielsen Korea (nationwide) in the last episode. It is considered a big jump considering that the initial viewership rating was at 5%.
From the first to the fifteenth week of its release, the drama even broke the record as the first TV drama to be placed in Netflix's top 10 in non-English languages, consecutively. It also held the top spot for the number of paid subscribers for TVING, tvN's streaming platform.
Kim Ji-won adds another achievement
Along with Queen of Tears garnering international recognition, Kim Ji-won has also accomplished a remarkable feat in the K-drama industry with the show. Owing to the fact that Ji-won has now collaborated with 4 of the most renowned screenwriters in the industry: Park Hae-young, Ji-eun, Kim Eun-sook, and Lim Sang-chun.
Park Ji-eun, the brains behind such classic dramas as My Love from the Stars, The Producers, The Legend of the Blue Sea, and Crash Landing on You, wrote the screenplay for Queen of Tears.
Kim Ji Won and Park Hae-young collaborated on My Liberation Notes and she has collaborated with Kim Eun-sook on Descendants of the Sun, The Heirs, and a brief appearance in the highly regarded Mr. Sunshine. Lastly, Lim Sang Chun wrote Ji-won's adored character in Fight for My Way.
Queen of Tears is available for OTT viewing on TVING and Netflix.
