The drama “Queen of Tears” has 2 episodes left before ending. The work’s ratings (viewership rate) increased with each episode, breaking many records.
By episode 10, the movie reached a rating of 18.95%, rising to No. 2 on the chart of movies with the highest ratings in tvN history, only behind “Crash Landing on You”.
Coincidentally, both of these works were created by screenwriter Park Ji Eun. In 2020, the movie “Crash Landing on You” aired its final episode with a rating of up to 21.68%, surpassing many hot movies such as “Goblin”, “Reply 1988” and setting a new record.
To date, the highest rating of “Queen of Tears” belongs to episode 14, about 21.63%. Thus, the film only needs to increase by about 0.06% to usurp the throne of “Crash Landing on You”.
However, on forums, many viewers were not satisfied when “Queen of Tears” surpassed Hyun Bin – Son Ye Jin’s film. Many people still support and believe that “Crash Landing on You” deserves to be tvN’s most famous movie.
On the contrary, those who love Kim Ji Won and Kim Soo Hyun are looking forward to the last two episodes – the golden time to raise ratings to a new milestone.
They think that the strong acting and satirical story of “Queen of Tears” can help the film rank 1st.
The audience’s mixed opinions are understandable because both films have a large fan base, the content is easy to watch, but there are still many holes in the script.
Both are the “brainchild” of Park Ji Eun, both Hong Hae In (Kim Ji Won) and Se Ri (Son Ye Jin) are ladies of super-rich tycoons, with unique talents and personalities. create.
In 2020, “Crash Landing on You” is a movie that caused a stir throughout Asia. When it aired, the film received reactions because it contained sensitive political elements.
Before “Crash Landing on You” aired, many viewers worried that the film’s plot might contain sensitive political elements when exploiting the love story of a North Korean soldier and a rich heiress in South Korea. Korea.
The way the plot is built with a bold “romance” quality pleases the masses, making the film quickly become a phenomenon. However, later on, the film became controversial because it had many unreasonable and heavily plotted details.
Set in a demilitarized zone with minefields and special armed forces, the main couple’s love story is repeatedly criticized as silly, lacking logic, and even unrealistic.
Meanwhile, “Queen of Tears” also received countless comments, reflecting on the absurd, childish, and “cheesy” script.
Up to now, there are still 2 episodes yet to air, the film still has a series of open and unresolved situations. For example, the female lead is still absent-minded due to memory loss, the male lead is in prison, and the tycoon family has no direction in regaining the corporation.
According to the producer, the duration of the last 2 episodes will be longer, but there is a high possibility of cramming and hastily resolving knots.
If “Queen of Tears” cannot surpass itself and break the record of “Crash Landing on You”, the 2nd place achievement and good rankings on the OTT platform will also be sweet fruits for the film crew.
