How many episodes does Queen of Tears have?

It has 16 episodes, which aired on tvN in 2024.

Who wrote Queen of Tears?

Park Ji-eun, who also wrote Crash Landing on You and My Love from the Star.

Who stars in Queen of Tears?

Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won lead as a married couple on the brink of divorce.

Where can I watch Queen of Tears with English subtitles?

It streams on Netflix in many regions.

★ 8.4completed

Queen of Tears

눈물의 여왕

Year2024Episodes16NetworktvN

“A chaebol marriage on the rocks meets a second-chance romance”

The queen of department stores and the prince of supermarkets weather a marital crisis—until love miraculously begins to bloom again.

Romance Chaebol

Kim Soo-hyun

as Baek Hyun-woo · LEAD

Kim Soo-hyun

Baek Hyun-woo

Kim Ji-won

as Hong Hae-in · LEAD

Kim Ji-won

Hong Hae-in

Park Sung-hoon

as Yoon Eun-sung · SUPPORTING

Park Sung-hoon

Yoon Eun-sung

Kwak Dong-yeon

as Hong Soo-cheol · SUPPORTING

Kwak Dong-yeon

Hong Soo-cheol

Lee Ju-bin

as Cheon Da-hye · SUPPORTING

Lee Ju-bin

Cheon Da-hye

Kim Kap-soo

as Hong Man-dae · SUPPORTING

Kim Kap-soo

Hong Man-dae

Na Young-hee

as Kim Seon-hwa · SUPPORTING

Na Young-hee

Kim Seon-hwa

Kim Jung-nan

as Hong Beom-ja · SUPPORTING

Kim Jung-nan

Hong Beom-ja

Streaming

Where to watch

Netflix

Availability varies by region · Data by JustWatch via TMDB

Quick verdict

Should you watch?

A glossy, star-powered melodrama that became a global blockbuster.

Story

8.5

Acting

9.0

OST

8.6

Pacing

7.9

8.5+

7–8.4

✓Fans of high-gloss romance, chaebol melodrama, and Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won's chemistry

✗Terminal-illness plotting and luxury melodrama feel manipulative to you

Story

What is it really about

The heiress to a retail empire and her supermarket-heir husband are headed for divorce when a terminal diagnosis upends everything. A glossy melodrama about falling back in love with the person you were about to leave.

Chaebol romanceMelodramaGlossyBittersweetSecond-chance

Did you know

Trivia & facts

It was written by Park Ji-eun, the screenwriter behind Crash Landing on You and My Love from the Star.

Its final episode drew 24.850% nationwide (Nielsen Korea), making it the highest-rated tvN series and passing Crash Landing on You.

Netflix's September 2024 Engagement Report named it the most-watched Korean drama of all time on the service, at 682.6 million hours.

Its budget was initially estimated at over ₩40 billion.

Song Joong-ki makes a cameo as Vincenzo Cassano, his lead role from Vincenzo.

Soundtrack

OST

The Reasons of My Smiles — BSS