Queen of Tears (눈물의 여왕) starring Kim SooHyun and Kim JiWon, written by screenwriter Park Ji-Eun (of Crash Touchdown on You, The Producers and My Love from the Star), is so good that I’ve already re-watched ep 1-2 and savouring the main points and story plots packed into two episodes that’s sufficient for an everyday 6-ep drama, or possibly even an 8-ep drama. It was a tremendous two episodes – layered with many particulars, ready to be unravelled.
With out additional ado. EP 1.
We opened with the couple’s dreamy Wedding ceremony of the Century – Hong HaeIn, heiress of the Queens Group and Baek HyunWoo, the beginner worker in her firm.
After which a fast montage of the couple’s honeymoon in mere seconds – there are such a lot of kisses, so what number of occasions did they kiss?
After which we see that Baek HyunWoo is having an interview within the backyard the place he was narrating what occurred three years in the past – his wedding ceremony to his spouse Hong HaeIn and he was attempting to persuade how comfortable he nonetheless is now after three years, marrying the lady of his goals.
Hong HaeIn is having her personal interview within the kitchen – she is aggravated with all of the rumours flying round that Baek HyunWoo married her for her cash so she mentioned she goes to launch her picture to quell the rumours – insinuating that HyunWoo married her for her seems as a substitute. Lol.
Hong HaeIn then talked of how they met – she got here again from overseas research 5 years in the past and interned on the Queens Group division retailer as a spy intern. She couldn’t get the photocopier to work and HyunWoo helped her, she mentioned ladies at all times know when the boy likes her. She thinks that HyunWoo helps her with the photocopier to get near her. BUT HyunWoo has a distinct perspective, he noticed that HaeIn stored kicking the photocopier and acquired nervous for the photocopier and thus stepped in to assist.
After a couple of occasions, he started to fret for her as a substitute as a result of the corporate was gossiping how unhealthy the intern is and he thinks that she would quickly lose the intern place, he even pulled her apart to inform her, and shared how involved he’s every time the director scolded her. She requested him again, I’m the one getting scolded, why are you feeling the chills for me. HyunWoo acquired speechless and HaeIn requested him to have assume, earlier than strolling away.
Subsequent scene we all know, we now have HyunWoo confessing to HaeIn on a wet night time.
He requested if she has an umbrella, she mentioned no, and so he wished to offer her his umbrella and confided how he’s at all times nervous for her, she’s like why are you at all times so involved and nervous.
Baek HyunWoo, getting critical:
Hong HaeIn Ssi, you hearken to me, all alongside I’m afraid you should have strain thus I didn’t say. Truly I graduated from Seoul Nationwide College and majored in legislation at that. Although my household just isn’t from Seoul, however in our village we’re a household with fame/status – for instance, my household owns over 30 cows, a calf was simply born two days in the past, so nearing 35 cows now. Proper now, I’m staying in a condominium, not these rental by month, however by a full time period lease, it simply signifies that I’ve cash/belongings.
Hong HaeIn, trying puzzled:
What do you imply by that?
Baek HyunWoo, nonetheless critical:
Even in case you are fired and couldn’t discover a job, I’m able to care for you, that’s what I imply. Frankly, I would favor a dual-income household, but when it’s you, I’m keen to earn the cash alone for the household. Please should not have strain, it’s simply because I such as you. So, what do you consider me?
Hong HaeIn is at a loss with speech. Baek HyunWoo, all flustered, instructed her that she doesn’t must reply him now and handed her the umbrella, not wanting her to get caught within the rain, she tried to refuse, however he insisted that he could be effective and ran out of the division retailer within the rain. She checked out him, amused, and mentioned to herself, “however I’ve a driver.”
Lights and fireworks firing up throughout. (I assume she fell in love with him at that second.)
Again to current, to the interview, HaeIn continued that that’s how their romance started, he was a hopeless romantic (for about two years, I need to say) earlier than he came upon that she’s a heiress, on account of inherit Queens Group, and that’s when he quitted his job on the firm and ghosted her. (He should have been embarrassed with the 35 cows, lol!)
HaeIn needed to fly a helicopter to his village to go get him, and vowed that she would by no means let him tear.
This second to HyunWoo, she was like an angel – HyunWoo mentioned at his interview. The interviewer clarified, do you imply she just isn’t an angel now. Lol. After all, he tried to re-phrase his phrases and mentioned that she is.
Lower to HyunWoo’s lawyer buddy Kim YangKi with a gaggle of legal professionals, YangKi mentioned that HyunWoo is considering of a divorce and he’s afraid to tackle his case and offend the Queens Group, so he requested the group if anybody is keen to take it on. The group couldn’t perceive why HyunWoo needs a divorce from a wealthy spouse and YangKi is like as a result of his spouse is loopy.
On the division retailer, HaeIn is livid that she isn’t invited to the One Trillion Group and desires to extend the shop income to get in, she needs to fireplace the poor performing manufacturers however is stopped by HyunWoo, Authorized Director of the shop, claiming that the manufacturers all have legit contracts with the shop – they’d a showdown in entrance of the workers with HaeIn exhibiting her energy journey. Poor HyunWoo needed to again off and conform to his unreasonable boss/spouse.
Privately, within the raise, HyunWoo is pissed off with HaeIn and requested to see her on the firm lounge in an hour’s time. HaeIn agreed.
On the lounge, HaeIn by no means confirmed, HyunWoo gave up ready and went dwelling alone. By the point HaeIn rushed to the lounge, she was too late.
At dwelling, the Hong household has a household assembly and Mom Hong requested our couple to have a toddler, and thereafter the kid is born, HyunWoo can go overseas to get his masters. HaeIn’s brother Soo Cheol additionally requested HyunWoo to assist with a authorized dispute and he was fairly impolite about it.
After the household assembly, HyunWoo and HaeIn had one other quarrel upstairs and he requested HaeIn if she actually wished a toddler, and in addition to cease scheduling all these “comfortable household” interviews, she will be able to do it alone. He then stormed out of the home by foot. (The home is a large mansion with a driveway, so ideally he must be driving out and never strolling out.)
Downstairs, HaeIn determined to show her brother Soo Cheol a lesson, hitting him and instructed him to by no means be impolite together with her husband – he isn’t your buddy nor brother. (She nonetheless cares for him!)
After which comes Kim SooHyun’s adlib scene, paying homage to Kim JiWon’s Aera in Battle for my Approach, drunk crying to his buddy YangKi why is he so cute when he’s drunk that resulted in HaeIn to love him, he has no alternative, he has at all times been generally known as the lovable son of Yong-du-ri. Even when he plucked the leaves off a department, he at all times find yourself with “don’t divorce”, the leaves isn’t on his aspect, not even one leaf. After which he walked dwelling, drunk singing, plucking leaves off a department once more, with two guards following him, guaranteeing no scandals of any kind.
At dwelling, HaeIn is choosing the images from the interview and stopped on the picture of HyunWoo smiling so brightly, observing it for some time. (She in all probability missed seeing the comfortable HyunWoo.)
The following day, HyunWoo is off to select up the household mess, HaeIn’s aunt who disliked his father’s mistress – she had hit the mistress and is now in jail.
After which comes the dying anniversary of the deceased grandmother (HaeIn’s grandmother), all of the son-in-laws, cousin-son-in-laws are within the kitchen making ready for the ritual meals, apart from the sons. HyunWoo needed to miss his father’s sixtieth birthday due to this as effectively.
Whereas paying respects to the late Grandmother Hong, the aunt is again from jail and making a scene over the mistress driving her mom to the grave. The Hong Household appeared to have a variety of points – Grandfather Hong has 2 sons and 1 daughter: HaeIn’s father and the aunt, whereas the eldest son has quarrelled with Grandfather Hong, and couldn’t even come into the home to pay his respects.
Subsequent day, HyunWoo has a counselling session together with his physician (cameo by Oh Jung Se), HyunWoo is so sad dwelling with the Hong household, having to organize for the 15 rituals that occurs yearly, his spouse is his boss, his father-in-law is his boss’s boss, and his grand father-in-law is his boss’s boss’s boss. Lol. And he’s not upset together with his spouse, he despised her, he needs a divorce however is afraid as a result of his father-in-law will stab him within the again figuratively if he leaves the Hong family, however he thinks that being stabbed within the again for actual could be a greater solution to have it.
Again at work, the obnoxious butler went to HyunWoo and began to gossip about HaeIn’s written will that she just isn’t leaving a cent to him on high of the prenup that they’ve, she additionally hinted that HyunWoo matches the invoice of a son-in-law marrying into the Hong household, handsome, good, and really obedient. Aggravated, whereas he’s leaving work, when HaeIn wished him to go someplace together with her, he rejected her harshly, saying that he’s not going anyplace together with her right now.
HyunWoo drove dwelling to Younger-du-ri, his dwelling, and ate meal ready by his mom, like he hasn’t been consuming effectively. After which he broke the information to his household that he’s going to ask for a divorce and his household tried to dissuade him however of no use.
That wet night, he drove dwelling and made up his thoughts to carry up the subject to HaeIn, and went to her room with the divorce paper. However HaeIn mentioned she has one thing to say and requested to go first, and that’s when she broke the information that she solely has three months left to reside. When HaeIn is completed, she requested HyunWoo what he wished to say and he ended up declaring his like to her, dismayed that she solely has three months left, he additionally cried and hugged her, kinda surprising her.
Epilogue – on the wedding ceremony, our couple is requested to examine how they might be like ten years from now – he’s certain that they might nonetheless be fortunately married, youngsters or no youngsters so long as he nonetheless has her by his aspect, she is certain that she would nonetheless be fairly, profitable, wholesome and naturally with HyunWoo by her aspect.
EP 2
Hong HaeIn seeing how Baek HyunWoo is saying that he can’t reside with out her, so she requested if he needs to die collectively, like he may be buried collectively together with her as a sacrifice when she is useless. He requested if she is joking, and he or she requested if he can cease being dramatic.
After the preliminary shock discovery, Baek HyunWoo sat Hong HaeIn down and requested precisely what did the physician say? Is it actually solely three months left?
Hong HaeIn then recalled receiving a name from the physician who requested her to return for a go to and that’s when she requested him to go collectively that day however Baek HyunWoo refused her.
With out a alternative, she went to the hospital herself and had a little bit blackout of her reminiscence on the foyer.
By the point she regained her reminiscence, she is already sitting in entrance of the physician, and that is once we discover out that she has been having bouts of reminiscence loss, shedding observe of time and forgetting what she was doing. And this explains why she missed the appointment with HyunWoo on the lounge, why she was late. She had pushed all appointments away to fulfill HyunWoo, her secretary was shocked that she had forgotten the date with HyunWoo. (OMO – she should have been sick for some time.)
Her analysis is a uncommon tumor in her mind, or somewhat it’s small bits of tumour scattered in her mind and he or she is presumably the primary Korean affected person to have this sickness – there isn’t a remedy, no want for surgical procedure, no medication as effectively. Hong HaeIn doesn’t actually consider her situation as a result of she is feeling effectively, as for her bouts of reminiscence loss, she attributes it for being drained.
Baek HyunWoo requested that they go for one more check-up.
The following morning, he awoke after having such sleep. He checked out himself within the mirror all smiling, and chided himself if he needs to die together with her, he pressured himself to be unhappy. Lol.
When he goes to her room, he discovered Hong HaeIn nonetheless sleeping which isn’t the norm, she is often awake by 7am. He thought that she might need died in her sleep and tried to really feel her respiratory, hearken to her heartbeat and when she awoke, he simply kissed her and mentioned “morning kiss” like his life trusted it.
Hong HaeIn is such as you look radiant, did you sleep effectively? I couldn’t sleep very effectively final night time.
On the way in which to the physician’s, HaeIn requested HyunWoo to maintain her medical situation from her household. She thinks that her household would chase her out of the home and firm, and begin combating for her inheritance. (There isn’t any love within the Hong Household, isn’t it?)
At dwelling, Hong Soo-Cheol is getting scolded by Grandpa Hong for reporting the unsuitable tax quantity, and he acquired an nervousness assault and ended up get a drip at dwelling.
After confirming HaeIn’s analysis with the physician, HyunWoo wished to verify on the months that HaeIn is left with. HaeIn doesn’t sit all through the session and left first.
HaeIn is again within the firm and her mom got here in to search for HyunWoo, desirous to query why he rat out on Soo-Cheol’s tax error however HaeIn protected HyunWoo and requested her mom to again off. (Her mom treats HaeIn like she’s loathing her.)
HyunWoo confided in his solely good buddy YangKi about HaeIn’s situation and mentioned that he’s not getting a divorce now, ready for HaeIn to die is a greater resolution, he can get out of the wedding safely this fashion. YangKi mentioned HyunWoo ought to get into her good books whereas she is alive in order that she would possibly change her will to go away all the things to him. HyunWoo is like do you assume I’m that materialistic?
Earlier than we all know it, HyunWoo purchased flowers to HaeIn for his or her wedding ceremony anniversary! (Attempting to win her coronary heart once more)
HaeIn is like why would you? Our relationship isn’t that “rosy” (pun supposed from me). HyunWoo agrees that their relationship just isn’t the very best now, however the least he can do is make right now a greater day for them. He the gave her flowers together with her and left.
Whereas she seems like she doesn’t look after it, she requested her secretary to herald a vase although.
The butler is gossiping with the housekeeper about HyunWoo and HaeIn, whether or not their relationship is getting worse, however the housekeeper mentioned that quite the opposite it’s getting higher.
At dwelling, they used to take a seat far aside from one another whereas having meals, however now HyunWoo moved to the seat beside HaeIn, and even peeled the prawns for her.
In a gathering, HaeIn began coughing and HyunWoo acquired so involved that he requested the secretary to ring in an ambulance, however HaeIn solely acquired choked by the water, so HyunWoo referred to as off the ambulance.
That night, HyunWoo put his coat over her, afraid she would catch a chilly, and put her palms into his pockets. He requested the secretary if the automotive is arriving and the secretary mentioned sure and added “ought to I name the ambulance?” Lol.
Whereas having dinner, Mom Hong is sueing HaeIn over a property when it’s already constructed, and for the primary time HyunWoo interrupted his mother-in-law to say a phrase for HaeIn, that he’ll reply formally (because the lawyer) and requested to be excused from dinner as HaeIn just isn’t feeling effectively.
After the couple left, within the raise, HaeIn is puzzled with all of HyunWoo’s caring perspective, she is suspicious of his behaviour and requested that he be the identical as earlier than. (Like earlier than he is aware of about her sickness.)
HyunWoo is out together with his buddy YangKi for a drink once more and lamenting that his ways aren’t working, they’ve been strangers for too lengthy, it’s laborious for him to point out concern once more. However YangKi is like the place is the love from three years in the past? You guys had been very a lot in love, isnt it? HyunWoo mentioned that he doesn’t know why the love disappeared after they had been married. YangKi thinks that the wedding killed the love and so to have love, it’s finest not must a wedding. YangKi additionally instructed that since they had been in love earlier than, HyunWoo may make the love come again, like swimming, as soon as you understand how to swim, it is possible for you to to recollect it. Lol.
HyunWoo is off once more to select up the mess created by the aunt. The aunt may be very aggravated with life it appears, her ex-husbands, her father’s mistress.
Mom Hong it appeared continues to be indignant with HaeIn for inflicting the dying of her sister – seems like some accident occurred at sea and HaeIn lived whereas her sister didn’t. Mom Hong couldn’t forgive HaeIn and Father Hong is at a loss over the strained relationship. HaeIn occurred to listen to all the things behind the tree.
Upstairs, HaeIn discovered HyunWoo asleep at his pc and he was researching on articles on miracles of surviving tumors. HaeIn noticed it and mentioned that she initially suspected him of as much as no good however now she vowed that she is going to reside, requested him to not fear, he would be the motive why she is decided to discover a solution to reside.
With that, we transfer on to the introduction of the second male lead Yoon EunSang – he’s the right-hand man of the wealthy investor, profitable and had a previous with Hong HaeIn, like an ex-boyfriend.
HaeIn is at a networking occasion hosted by the wealthy investor and he or she met her competitor and he or she is spilling all of the beans of EunSang of how profitable he’s now, how a lot the investor values household and that she shouldn’t be right here alone. HaeIn referred to as HyunWoo and requested the place he’s however he’s in a trial.
The investor goes round saying hello to the company and it’s nearly HaeIn’s flip. HaeIn tried to achieve HyunWoo once more however he isn’t answering.
However HyunWoo arrived within the nick of time when a pair nearly knocked HaeIn over and HyunWoo caught her by her shoulders. HyunWoo had gained the trial, and he gained rapidly to hurry to the occasion. They did their greeting with the investor who was “charmed” by HyunWoo’s seems, claiming that he belongs to the billboard.
All through the night time, HyunWoo is aggravated by EunSang, do I odor jealousy? I say sure.
First, EunSang declared that he preferred HaeIn prior to now so he finds it odd to fulfill her husband now. Second, he was shocked that HyunWoo didn’t react like a husband would when he mentioned he used to love her – so he guessed that it’s both HyunWoo trusted HaeIn totally or he doesn’t care in any respect. HyunWoo didn’t know how you can react and EunSang handed it off as a joke.
In the bathroom, HyunWoo expressed his annoyance at why EunSang didn’t do his finest to win HaeIn’s hand prior to now (and so he’s struggling now) and in addition how correct EunSang may guess his relationship with HaeIn. Issues doesn’t enhance when he acquired out of the bathroom and witnessed EunSang having a smilely dialog with HaeIn which he himself hasn’t had one with HaeIn for some time (I assume). (Uri couple is so tense dwelling together with her in-laws and sleeping individually at that. Having too enormous a home doesn’t assist them.)
At dwelling, Mom Hong requested HaeIn to ask EunSang to the household searching outing and HaeIn solely agreed when Mom Hong supplied to withdraw the property lawsuit.
And so the household flew out to the searching floor, with Yoon EunSang. (The story strikes very quick, scene after scene.)
HyunWoo is once more aggravated on the consideration EunSang is giving HaeIn, within the helicopter. He himself behaves like an outsider with the household as effectively, whereas EunSang matches proper in, smiling and conversing.
Every group has their very own route and our couple is on their very own. HaeIn requested HyunWoo to hit a goal for as soon as, as searching is a solution to present stamina, enterprise acumen and so forth, the Hong household has a complete rationale behind it. However HyunWoo mocks the way in which the household is fawning over Grandfather Hong, pretending that he hit a chook within the sky however actually he didn’t.
In any case, HaeIn is decided to hunt as many as she may, like how she often does and strikes off rapidly. HyunWoo couldn’t discover her, referred to as her however she didn’t decide up and met EunSang as a substitute. (There’s additionally one thing ominous within the air like there’s a plot by the butler to launch a boar into some route. We don’t see the way it’s performed.)
HyunWoo didn’t prefer it that EunSang intruded into his searching route and chided him in a pleasant manner, he additionally suggested EunSang to not hunt in his space – it’s one of many searching guidelines.
HaeIn wished to hit a pheasant and wasn’t profitable. After which she had a second of reminiscence blackout and wandered off with out her gun, like she’s forgotten she’s in searching floor. She didn’t recuperate from the blackout and a boar began charging at her, and fortuitously HyunWoo got here in time and shot the boar all the way down to the bottom.
He circled and requested HaeIn if she’s alright.
HaeIn seemed shocked by the flip of occasions.
Epilogue – in Yongdu-ri, HyunWoo tells his household about HaeIn, the intern in his firm. His sister is questioning why he doesn’t need to date others and as a substitute like an intern who’s quickly to be fired. His father is hoping he’ll marry somebody of equal “standing”, like not too poor. However HyunWoo shares that it’s the primary time he’s feeling this fashion, his coronary heart is simply at all times nervous about her. He shares he doesn’t know why she is at all times sporting garments with holes (like she has no cash for garments), questioning if she is going to go round kicking one thing (like she is going to damage herself), whether or not she is going to get scolded by her boss, and if he eats one thing scrumptious, he’ll consider her, need her to eat too. She is making him giddy to the purpose the place he looks like dying.
Solely omma helps him – she got here out with steamed potatoes in her hand, saying that he ought to marry her if he’ll die with out her. And HyunWoo smiles like a smitten boy very a lot in love, saying that he’ll marry her and care for her this complete lifetime. (Kim SooHyun is so good with appearing the smitten boy.)
