Queen of Tears Soars Over 40M Hours Viewed Thanks to a Single Cameo
Its TV ratings have also hit a huge new milestone.
Summary:
- Queen of Tears is a romance K-drama that is reigning on both home network tvN and on Netflix
- The latest episode has seen an unexpected cameo that had everyone on the verge of their seats
- With six more episodes set to come out, it's safe to say Queen of Tears' reign is far from over
You may not care about K-dramas, but you can't deny the impact the South Korean entertainment industry had on the entire world over the past several years. With the variety of genres and stories, K-dramas enjoy their well-deserved success on western streaming services; and one of the most recent examples of such triumph is Queen of Tears.
The series revolves around a true power couple, in the sense both lovers are huge bosses: she runs a big network of department stores, while he is a head of legal for a chain of supermarkets. They may have it easy in business, but when it comes to love, things get complicated.
The story of Baek Hyun-woo and Hong Hae-in and their struggle to save their love has conquered hearts and charts. Most recently, after premiering its latest eighth episode on March 30, Queen of Tears has celebrated a new milestone.
On Netflix, the romantic K-drama has amassed more than 41 million hours viewed, while its domestic ratings look even better. According to Nielsen Korea, episode 8 recorded an average rating of 16.1% among households across the country, propelling the highest viewer rating to 18.2%.
And there may be a simple reason for such a milestone.
Song Joong-ki's Cameo in Queen of Tears Episode 8
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Love stories and family drama are fun, but you know what's even more fun? An unexpected crossover nobody knew they needed!
In episode 8 of Queen of Tears, an iconic character from another widely popular K-drama, Vincenzo, suddenly appeared to handle the divorce case of Baek Hyun-woo and Hong Hae-in.
And yes, the iconic character was the lawyer Vincenzo Cassano himself, portrayed by Song Joong-ki.
It was Queen of Tears' co-director, Kim Hee Won, who helped make this happen: back at the time, he worked on Vincenzo as well.
Queen of Tears Full Schedule
The first season will have 16 episodes in total, and while there is no word on a potential season 2 (even though the success kind of speaks for itself), here is the full schedule for the remaining season:
Episode 7 - March 30, 2024
Episode 8 - March 31, 2024
Episode 9 - April 6, 2024
Episode 10 - April 7, 2024
Episode 11 - April 13, 2024
Episode 12 - April 14, 2024
Episode 13 - April 20, 2024
Episode 14 - April 21, 2024
Episode 15 - April 27, 2024
Episode 16 - April 28, 2024
The episodes premiere first on tnV, and then arrive to Netflix.