Queen of Tears Episode 9 Preview: The new romantic comedy K-drama follows the lives of an influential couple, known as the ‘couple of the century’, who face multiple marital problems but there seems to be only one solution- falling in love! As they face a crisis, they realise how well they work together, leading them to stay together against all odds.
Queen of Tears (눈물의 여왕) is the new romantic comedy that began airing on 9th March 2024 on tvN as well as on Netflix in selected regions. The 16-episode series stars popular and talented actors, Kim Soo-hyun as Baek Hyun-woo and Kim Ji-won as Hong Hae-in along with Na Young-hee, Jung Jin-young, Kwak Dong-yeon, Park Sung-hoon, Kim Jung-nan and others.
The romantic drama is written by Park Ji-eun, the mastermind behind popular dramas like Crash Landing On You, My Love From the Stars and The Producers and directed by Jang Young-woo and Kim Hee-won.
Queen of Tears Plot
Hong Hae-in is a chaebol heiress, known as the ‘queen’ of Queens Group Department Stores while Baek Hyun-woo, her husband, is the legal director of the conglomerate and known as the ‘supermarket prince’. Hong Hae-in is described as a cold and calculated woman while Baek Hyun-woo is warm-hearted and emotional.
A marriage between an influential woman and an entry-level employee is dubbed the ‘wedding of the century’ and is nothing but a facade. Belonging to two different worlds, the couple could not overcome their differences but a big crisis brings these two together. Soon, they realise that maybe being different from one another is not so bad after all.
Queen of Tears Episode 9 Preview
The preview shows the Hong family at Hyun-woo’s house. The family asks each other if Hyun-woo and Hae-in will get back together as the two share a warm moment. The mothers also share a moment and the Hong siblings show their true nature as Hae-in smacks Soo-cheol for his rude behaviour at the Baek house. The fathers get along as Hae-in’s dad gets drunk with the villagers while Hae-in’s mother feels embarrassed after hearing the ladies talk about her.
Hae-in finally realises that the pink MP3 player belonged to her and she wonders if they were fated to love each other. She feels something for him but soon becomes cold towards him, even telling him that he shouldn’t care for her and her family anymore. But Hyun-woo does not back down and fights for them. He says that once he finds the evidence, he will be using the same tactic as Yoon Eun-sung did. One can see Hyun-woo getting pushed around and having eggs thrown at him but he soldiers on.
Eun-sung, on the other hand, goes wild trying to find Hae-in. He tracks down her doctor and asks him for her whereabouts. He even follows Hyun-woo around and enters the Hong house. Will Eun-sung be able to find her? Will Hyun-woo succeed in his mission? Will the Hong family be able to rescue their patriarch before it’s too late?
Queen of Tears Episode 8 Recap
The episode starts with a flashback to Hyun-woo and Hae-in’s date at an aquarium, which turns out to be rented just for them. In the present, Hae-in decides to file for divorce. During the divorce proceedings, Vincenzo suggests reasons for the divorce. Hae-in starts following Hyun-woo’s daily activities and finds joy in trying them herself.
She goes to the restaurant where he frequently eats soup rice alone. Just as she looks around, she hears Hyun-woo and his friend at the table behind her. She listens to their conversation while consuming the same food as him. His friend tells him to find the positives in the divorce but he says that despite everything, he wanted that life. He just wanted to be by her side. Hearing that line from him, she feels sad about the state they are currently in.
Soo-cheol finds out from Eun-sung that the resort cannot be made to 90 floors as the military base will no longer be moving from there, causing Soo-cheol to spiral. He approaches Hyun-woo for help and the latter solves the issue for him. The Hong family gathers for a solution when Soo-cheol walks in and tells them that Hyun-woo already found a solution that the military officials agreed to.
Later, Soo-cheol and the Hong family fall into trouble yet again when the news of embezzlement and the investigation get out, causing key stakeholders to feel unsafe being a part of the company. Eun-sung offers to take over a few more shares to help out the family, which they immediately agree to. Hyun-woo tries to stop them but the Chairman insults him and throws him out of the legal director position.
The Chairman tries to remove him from the building too but Hae-in comes in time to rescue him. She asks him why he needs to go through such humiliating incidents and rather just live his own life but he says that she is more important and he is alright with any kind of ill-treatment. Dazed by his confession, she stands there as he walks away. Beom-ja finds him and they talk about the divorce. She suspects that he has a mistress but he insists that Hae-in is the only woman in his life. Later, they talk about Moh Sol-hee and her ambiguous past. They also think that Eun-sung has a connection to Sol-hee.
They meet up with Beom-ja’s trusted private investigator and they find out that Sol-hee’s son was moved to the Evergreen Hope Orphanage where the Chairman and Sol-hee would give multiple scholarships. Shocked by the revelation, they go to the Hong Family’s hunting cabin to speak with the caretakers. They mention a child similar to Eun-sung’s look and personality. As they talk about that child, Hyun-woo connects the dots.
The scene cuts to the family preparing for the Chairman’s 80th birthday where Beom-ja finds out that he gave her mother’s ring to Sol-hee. She reveals Sol-hee’s truth to him but blinded by love for Sol-hee, he does not believe her. Enraged at her behaviour, Beom-ja attacks Sol-hee and the Chairman hits her for the first time. Shocked at his gesture, she leaves the house.
Turns out, the fight was a ploy to get some hair follicles of Sol-hee to match with Eun-sung. Hyun-woo comforts Beom-ja as the rest of the family celebrates the Chairman’s birthday. The Chairman and Sol-hee are playing a game when Hyun-woo calls him to tell him that he did a DNA test to match Sol-hee and Eun-sung and it had a 99.99 per cent match. He tries to confront her but begins feeling uncomfortable. He falls to the floor and Sol-hee drops the act. She tells him that she will be taking over the company with her son – thanks to the power of attorney. Drugged out of his mind, the Chairman falls into a coma.
The family try to see him at the hospital but Sol-hee stops them. Hyun-woo tries to fight the power of attorney document but since it was done legally, there was nothing they could do. The rest of the family also finds out about Sol-hee and Eun-sung’s relationship, shocking them to no end. Soon, Eun-sung and Sol-hee took over Queen’s Group – due to the 68 per cent shares held by Sol-hee given to Eun-sung. Soo-cheol, Hae-in and their father lose their positions in the company.
We go to Hyun-woo’s hometown as his father feels sad over all the events that transpired. While his friends try to blame Hyun-woo for the situation, his father lashes out at them for their insensitive remarks. He tells them that he feels sad for his son who is stuck in the situation. Right then, Hyun-woo comes to them. His family look happy to see them and tell him not to go back to that awful family.
Right then, Hae-in comes out of the van along with the rest of the Hong family who want a place to hide during the investigation and the media trial going on. The two families face off against each other as the episode comes to an end.
Queen of Tears is streaming on Netflix.
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