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LOL, let's hope for the strength of Hulk, but not actually Hulk's appearance. xD The 3 generations probably wanted different things. Grandpa probably wants a normal life with a pair of legs & old glory. Dad wants immortality, and he's the most suspicious and could be responsible for the bombing. PM does seem to take a liking to Ja Yu, but I also wonder if he was just trying to get her romantically, so in the end, all is his. I don't remember PM injecting himself with something. I just saw the camera emphasises on a medicine container falling out of his pocket. Goal is the same but all different approaches. LOL! I thought it's a bit sus that rather than staying in the HQ whilst Chae Woon is injured, she goes to his house and is worried about Mansik. LOL!! That's what the automatic feeding machine for. But yeah, yeah, I get the litter box bit. Cats can be spoiled and picky on the litter box.

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I wasn't too far off with what BF's technology could do. Woo Chae Woon became the second human test subject. He didn't suffer damaged organs, so there was no need for transplant. They injected him with something (culture fluid?). Though, Chae Woon later learnt BF can also cultivate human organs. The basis of this technology was stemmed from Ja Yu watching her twin sister dying from mad cow disease, and was completely helpless. The technology failed to heal Professor Kim's wife, but succeeded in treating Chae Woon's wounds by repairing his muscle tissue. I can't tell if the technology could repair broken bones too, because Chae Woon suffered from broken ribs too. Unfortunately, the BF team also doesn't know if there will be any side effects. Something is happening to Chae Woon's body, though, when he got angry at On San treating his left ear. It's clear now ex-President must have wanted to grow another pair of legs. Or, he could have the same ambition as his former son-in-law, which is a far more scary ambition. Any men craving immortality always brings chaos and destruction. @SilverMoonTea your bodyguard Oppa now has super hearing. LMAO!

This scene is such a perfect cue / timing for a kiss

Hey, no wonder I had a brain fart what the ending of episode 9 is! xDDDD I swear, I was thinking back hard what the ending was. Not realising there's an error, but I think my brain did forget the ending of episode 5. LOL! @Alice Wonderland @ktcjdrama The preview showed Sol is hired as a Director by the same company who rejected her in the first episode/original timeline. And she's trying to recruit Sun Jae to star in her film/drama (don't know what yet). Our boy tries to pretend not knowing Sol. Pffffft~! 34 years old Sun Jae looks hot with a different hairstyle. I think this time round, she's managed to escape from being disabled, not necessary means she did not suffer from the kidnapping. There is still one more chance left, so that might mean the last time is to save Sun Jae (change something that causes the death in 2023). I suspect Sun Jae's death might have something to do with this taxi driver. He might have been caught in 2008, went to jail, but was released in 2023 and seek revenge.

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You're so funny, but on point about his bodyguard credentials. He might have exaggerated his resume! When his house was under attack, it was sent by Ja Yu to test him, so I guess this one doesn't count. But the suspicious car definitely says something! Like the tattoo, he does notice them, but this bodyguard seems slow on "digesting" the information.

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@peperomia Hahaha! You're calling it train wreck. This is not promising. I swear, not another one with Jang Seung Jo in it! 😿 I supposed it shouldn't be even near as bad as Sisyphus. 😆 I intend to be back. I just feel like I need more episodes out, so that I can get to the end quicker. This, I don't mean FF. Also, I wanted to focus on my crack dramas since new episodes are out. By Friday and weekends, I'll be free to pick this back up again. Oh what, you guys already have confirmation Yoon Young is the killer?! 😓 It's only at episode 10! I fear this early revelation/confirmation won't help with the captivating the audiences.

There are still so many strings to tie up. The Queens Group's pickle is not too hard to resolve, as long as Hyun Woo's plan works out, but I don't want it to be taken care of too quickly that it lacks a good narration. Once this happens, everything will fall into place for Soo Cheol, Da Hae, and Grace. And I demand a good explanation behind Mo Seul Hee's actions. I feel like the show is so busy making us cry with the OTP that it forgets to give us the reason behind Mo Seul Hee's actions. There had to be a reason why the Queens become her target, no? I find it hard to accept the only reason is "greed". And who killed the thud? Eun Sung or Mo Seul Hee? Not that I really care, to be honest. Both mother and son need to go to jail. They can sleep in a toilet for the rest of their life for invading people's space. Aunt Beom Ja's love line could really be fast-forwarded a bit more so that there is more/proper screen time for the OTP. I didn't even know Hyun Woo's Noona is married. All these times, I thought she was divorced or something. But what is the relevance in telling us about this now? Episode 14 had some really great acting, though I think it got way too melodramatic for my liking. I remember MLFTS was really sombre near the end, too, and the happy ending was too short. I hope Park Ji Eun doesn't drag out the "separation" for too long on this one. Eun Sung really made my blood boil. It's not like I didn't see it coming, but when it actually happened, it's still infuriating—mainly because I didn't expect Hyun Woo will be framed for murder. As for the debate regarding the surgery, it is tough. I reckon I wouldn't know which I'll really choose until it actually is happening to me. Because if it happens to average people who aren't rich like Hae In, the first thing I worried about is how will I continue to survive when I lose all the skills and experience I gained throughout the years. Everything could be wiped out. It's quite intimidating. Social interactions, especially with family and friends, can be rebuilt, but (work) skills take years to accumulate! New stills There are three scenes that stood out from this episode. The car crash scene is a given. The second is the cry-confrontation at the church, but what I enjoyed (and had a bit of laugh) was what came after at the hotel. It felt like Hyun Woo's little tantrum/revenge at Hae In, for refusing to do the surgery even after how much he begs. It's also kind of cute that for once, Hae In was the one flustered and worried, walking behind a pissed-off Hyun Woo. 😆 BTS from High Zium Studio (Kim Ji Won)

E2 is even funnier (for me). It might get serious later on. Usually that's the formula of kdrama.

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I am up to episode 6, and I'm going to take a break from watching this. Hahaha! With the information discovered at Mueon and Yoo Yoon Yeong kept saying she wants Woo Jae dead, I'm now thinking she isn't the killer. I believe she and Woo Jae knew something about what happened to Mueon, but they had to keep quiet, and hence Yoon Yeong has certain resentment against Woo Jae. But really, it looks like Woo Jae's father and the Assemblyman might have a hand in what happened to Mueon (or a higher up political figure that everyone is covering up for). I'm thinking whoever killed the last 2 ladies were trying to lure both Tae Heon and Jung Won to Lee Nari's murder and the Bongta fire. Could it be Zeus? Saw above post that mentioned he is Lee Nari's brother. Since the police wouldn't re-investigate, he decided to take matters into his own hands...? @peperomia 16-episodes is definitely a problem. It doesn't have enough content. It's also annoying to see Woo Jae begging Jung Won back repetitively. The broken marriage is his own doing, and there's no way this is going to mend any time soon when the wounds are still so raw. Agree. Lee Ha Neul has never been a strong actress. I can't even feel her pain and emotions from the betrayal and hurt she's supposed to feel. Lee Yoo Young is a better actress, for sure. Too bad she's now being paired up with Moon Sang Min filming a romance drama. Noona-dongsaeng relationship plot is getting old, to be honest and they are 10 years apart. I just don't see this pairing well. She would have matched well with both Jang Seung Joo and Yeo Woo Jin with her age.

Guys, this is actually quite fun with some humour in it. @SilverMoonTea @peperomia @UnniSara @Chocolate @ktcjdrama @gilaswan. I shall leave out Tofu and JenL, because I think they will eventually watch, since it's their Oppa. Episode 2 The pacing is quite fast. By the end of this episode, Yeong Han has recruited all the members we saw in the photo. First recruited was Mad Dog, Kim Sang Soon. Lee Dong Hwi is killing his role in this. Then it's the muscle man, Jo Gyeong Hwan and Seo Ho Jeong, played by Yoon Hyun Soo, whom @SilverMoonTea likes over Cha Eun Woo in the doggo drama. LOL. He's cute and clumsy here too, Tea. Seems like Yeong Han earns the respect from all the citizens of Seoul and instantly become famous for letting loose 30 snakes on the Viper Gang. LMAO. @abs-oluteM The romance actually develops quite well and fast between Hye Joo and Yeong Han. Too bad there's an element of love triangle with Ho Jeong also having a crush on Hye Joo. There hasn't been much progress with the Gangster plot, as this episode focus more on recruiting and Yeong Han's love line. However, there is some background revelation that the military police's power appears to be above the police. Additionally, the US soldiers seem to be quite powerful and influential in South Korea. We were introduced to Steve Jackson, an American Asian (or Korean because he was being called Kimchi Eater) military officer, at the end. He might play a crucial role working with Yeong Han's team in fighting corruption later. I've seen the supporting actor who plays the US soldier (Second Lieutenant) is multiple times in Kdramas, and I still think he's bad in acting. Lastly, I laughed out loud so much in two scenes. First one was when Ho Jeong threw a dynamite out of the window and accidentally bombed the Chief's car. Another was Yeong Han throwing a shoe at Detective Hwang, and it hit his face. Honestly, I diedddd.

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How crazy. AI's translation is more powerful than Google Translate and Papago Translate. The below is translated from Korean news article using Copilot (I've read this version in Weibo in Chinese first). @Chocolate Have a read. Remember our discussion about how scriptwriter survive? Looks like Netflix has IP rights for Netflix Original Series. So, in the non-Netflix Original Series, the scriptwriter might be able to have copyright fees if they asked for it from the production companies, especially the famous writers like Kim Eun Sook and Park Ji Eun..? [News] ‘Queen of Tears’, worth more than the 56 billion won invested [Seoul=Newsis] Reporter Choi Ji-yoon These days, wherever you go to a restaurant or elsewhere, all you hear about is the tvN weekend drama ‘Queen of Tears’. Regardless of the drama’s production, it’s undeniable that it’s the biggest hit of the first half of the year. It has surpassed a viewership rating of 20% (based on Nielsen Korea’s nationwide paid households) and has topped the non-English TV series category on Netflix worldwide. With only three episodes left until the end, it’s also sweeping the buzz charts. Writer Park Ji-eun (48) has once again proven herself to be the queen of ratings, and the lead actors Kim Soo-hyun (36) and Kim Ji-won (31) have entered a new heyday. About 60 billion won was invested in production costs, but did it yield more than that? According to the industry on the 21st, a total of 56 billion won was invested in the production cost of ‘Queen of Tears’. It’s a 16-part series, with 3.5 billion won per episode. Initially, it was estimated to be over 40 billion won, but it cost about 16 billion won more. Although the total production cost is smaller than that of ‘Moving’ (2023), the largest scale domestic drama on Disney+, the production cost per episode is similar. The total production cost of ‘Moving’ is over 65 billion won (32.5 billion won per episode for a 20-part series). These days, dramas recoup their production costs first through sales on online video services (OTT) such as Netflix. This is because the risk burden is high if the production cost, which is in the hundreds of billions of won, fails to hit the box office. It is said that ‘Queen of Tears’ has achieved 120% recoup (recovery of production costs). It was released in 190 countries through Netflix, and in Korea, it is being shown on tvN and Tving. It earned over 65 billion won from Netflix sales and tvN programming fees alone. In other words, it not only recouped the pre-broadcast production cost of 54 billion won, but also made an additional profit of about 10 billion won. One insider hinted, “It’s not easy to make this much profit,” and “Netflix bore about 80% of the production cost. If you add indirect advertising (PPL) and other additional income, it will leave 10 billion won + α.” In the case of Netflix originals, Netflix takes all intellectual property (IP) rights, but bears up to 120% of the production cost. Despite not being an OTT original, ‘Queen of Tears’ received about 80% support, thanks to the name value of Hallyu star Kim Soo-hyun and star writer Park Ji-eun. The two teamed up for the third time after ‘You Who Came From the Stars’ (2013~2014) and ‘Producer’ (2015). ‘Queen of Tears’ ranked first in the Netflix TV show category in Japan, which also influenced the high preference for K-romance overseas. Kim Soo-hyun was able to reduce the burden by lowering his appearance fee per episode to about 300 million won. Initially, there was a rumour that he would receive 800 million won per episode, but it is rumoured that he received a total of about 5 billion won in the 300 million won range. ‘Queen of Tears’ was made together by Studio Dragon, Culture Depot, and Showrunners. Culture Depot is a subsidiary of Studio Dragon and the agency of writer Park, and Showrunners is a production company established by director Jang Young-woo (44). Kim Soo-hyun’s agency Gold Medalist did not participate in the joint production. Only Lee Robe (Lee Sarang), known as Kim Soo-hyun’s cousin and CCO of Gold Medalist, was listed as a production advisor. This contrasted with the fact that Gold Medalist had co-produced dramas starring Kim Soo-hyun, such as ‘It’s Okay to Not Be Okay’ (2020) and ‘One Day’ (2021). It is said that he did not make unreasonable demands in terms of appearance fees and joint production, as he has had a long relationship with writer Park. Another insider said, “Usually, if a drama has a hard time recouping, it doesn’t get scheduled. ‘Queen of Tears’ had the power of Kim Soo-hyun and Park Ji-eun’s reunion, planning, production, and scheduling,” but also said, “If Kim Soo-hyun received 800 million won per episode and his agency also participated in the joint production, he wouldn’t have been able to leave this much profit.” This drama is a miraculous love story achieved by ‘Baek Hyun-woo’ (Kim Soo-hyun), the son of a village head in Yongduri, who is a couple of three years with ‘Hong Hae-in’ (Kim Ji-won), a third-generation chaebol of the Queens Group. It changed the gender role in the romance between a chaebol man and an ordinary woman, and added interest by melting in-law living. Of course, there are many criticisms that it is ‘old and childish’, but the harmony of fast development, flawless acting, and excellent directing was well achieved. It’s so popular that it’s been ranked first in buzz for six consecutive weeks in the Fundex report announced by Good Data Corporation. These days, ratings are said to be meaningless as indicators, but the fact that it surpassed 20% was largely due to satisfying women in their 30s to 50s. Comedian Kim Ji-hye (44) posted almost every episode of live broadcast certification video on SNS, and interpreter Lee Yoon-jin (40), who is in a divorce lawsuit with actor Lee Beom-soo (54), mentioned, “I sleep well for about 8 hours a day, and my goal is to make sure to watch ‘Queen of Tears’.” The value of Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won is also soaring. Kim Soo-hyun’s previous work, Coupang Play’s ‘One Day’ (2021), did not hit the box office as expected, but ‘Queen of Tears’ solidified his position as a Hallyu star. All the works he did with writer Park until ‘Queen of Tears’ were successful, showing the power of a guaranteed hit check. He breathed life into a clichéd character and attracted viewers with solid acting, not just supporting the female lead Kim Ji-won. He is considering ‘Knock Off’, a new work by Park Hyun-seok PD of ‘Secret Forest 2’ (2020), as his next work, and the industry is predicting that his appearance fee per episode will exceed 800 million won. Kim Ji-won is set to become the ‘queen of advertising’. It’s her challenge to play a chaebol role 11 years after ‘The Heirs’ (2013) ‘Yura Hell’. Although ‘Cheon Song-yi’ (Jun Ji-hyun), a top star in ‘You Who Came From the Stars’, came to mind, she attracted attention with her stable acting skills and flashy styling. She has already been selected as a model for Lotte Chilsung Beverage’s soju ‘Like the First Time’ and Hanwha Non-Life Insurance, and has risen as a blue chip in the advertising industry. As she garnered attention with her third-generation chaebol fashion, she is expected to receive a flood of love calls from various items after the end of the show. It also had a synergistic effect with PPL brands. Mercedes-Benz Korea participated as the main sponsor, and Bvlgari, Subway, Hanam Pig, Hatban Sotban, Planet Quick Range·Air Fry, etc. also appeared as PPL. As PPL became excessive towards the latter half, it lowered the immersion, but it is known to have had a positive impact on increasing sales volume and improving brand image. Daishin Securities researcher Kim Hoi-jae also pointed out that the success of ‘Queen of Tears’ is largely two things. “With high ratings, additional income from incentives linked to advertising will be added to the tvN broadcasting rights,” and “The production cost of ‘Queen of Tears’ is estimated to be more than twice the average. It will greatly exceed the average recoup rate as it is simultaneously broadcast on Netflix.” source

I'm going to start with the villains first. I can't believe she refused to move out, even after taking the slush fund. Absolutely disgusting. Same with Eun Sung. I hope Hyun Woo sue his ass for invading their privacy, touching/moving their things without permission. Sue him down to the most trivial, petty things possible! Obviously, he's now hoping to intercept Hyun Woo after the brain surgery so he can play-pretend to be Hae In's lover. What a revolting and shameless mother and son. 😡💢 I'm really hoping Grace is a part of the "twists". I just don't get how everyone can't keep their mouths shut in front of her. This might be part of the twists, too, but I'm beginning to see what Hyun Woo plans to do, seeing how he isn't too worried about losing the slush fund. The slush fund will definitely play a part as the evidence and incriminate them further when it's time to strike. Hyun Woo being so blur with the second secret really cracks me up! 😂 It's what makes him cute in Hae In's eyes, I guess. It's nice to see more couple moments, although, it would be even nicer we get a bit more kisses and a mild bed scene after the "ottokae". The tone of the "ottokae" was so suggestive, and they gave us a waking-up-in-bed-in-PJ-scene. 😓 As for the surgery vs losing memory, can't say I like this development—it almost confirms my 50 First Dates theory. Also, there's a spoiler flying around regarding the ending, and this is the first one that came true (surgery & potential memory loss), and the next one is Hae In indeed lost her memory. Let's see if this will come true tonight. I am worried there's not enough time to wrap up the story properly with the couple still fighting about the surgery, then the potential memory loss, when they are supposed to fight the baddies TOGETHER. The epilogue doesn't feel like a normal message with all that crying. It felt a foreshadowing. Not that I believe Hyun Woo will die, but felt like something might happen to him that this might be used to trigger Hae In's memory when he's in critical condition. And then voilà, we have our miracle, her memory came back. I question the need for this video since under normal circumstances, Hyun Woo is supposed to be by her side when she wakes up, unless Eun Sung intercepted. Eun Sung would never allow this video to be played. The only alternative I could think of is, she might reject seeing Hyun Woo personally and the video is supposed to help "ease" her into it.

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Yeah, not sure if it's a realistic depiction of that era. I, too, don't think I've seen a drama/movie from this time period. It's almost always the Japanese occupation era, or the 80s during the Dictatorial times.

I remember her in Dr. Romantic, Duel, Top Management, 100 Million Stars in the Sky, and Unlock My Boss. I couldn't get into her romance with Chae Jong Hyeop. Her acting isn't very strong either.