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Queen of Tears
2024
· TV Show
· 75 min episodes
· 1 season
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Every rating
A miraculous love story of a married couple overcoming a dizzying crisis.
Details
- Created by
- Jang Young-woo, Kim Hee-won, Park Ji-eun
- Writer
- Park Ji-eun
- Studio
- Culture Depot, Studio Dragon, Show Runners, CJ ENM
- Released
- 9 March 2024
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Episode length
- 75 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 16 across 1 season
- Awards
- 36 wins, 33 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (48) →
Awards & nominations
See all 69 →36 wins from 69 nominations across 25 ceremonies
| CJ ENM 's 30th Anniversary Visionary Selections 2025 | Drama Category | Queen of Tears | Winner |
| Cable TV Broadcasting Awards 2025 | PP Special Award (VOD Category) | Queen of Tears | Winner |
| Global TV Demand Awards 2025 | Most In-Demand Asian Original Series | Queen of Tears | Nominee |
| Golden Disc Awards 2025 | Best OST | "Love You With All My Heart" ( Crush ) | Winner |
| Korea First Brand Awards 2025 | Best Actor (Vietnam) | Kim Soo-hyun | Winner |
| Korea First Brand Awards 2025 | Best Actress (Vietnam) | Kim Ji-won | Winner |
| Seoul Music Awards 2025 | OST Award | "Love You With All My Heart" ( Crush ) | Nominee |
| TAG Awards Chicago 2025 | Best Series | Queen of Tears | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Korea Drama Awards
14 nominations, 5 won
| Best Couple Award | Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won | Winner |
| Best Drama | Queen of Tears | Winner |
| Best OST Award | "More Than Enough" (Kim Tae-rae ( Zerobaseone )) | Winner |
| Global Star Award | Kim Soo-hyun | Winner |
| Hot Star Award (Female) | Kim Ji-won | Winner |
| Best Newcomer Award | Lee Joo-bin | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Park Sung-hoon | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Kwak Dong-yeon | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Jung-nan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jang Yoon-ju | Nominee |
| Global Star Award | Kim Ji-won | Nominee |
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominee |
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Ji-won | Nominee |
| Hot Star Award (Male) | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominee |
Brand of the Year Awards
5 nominations, 5 won
| Actors of the Year (Drama) | Kim Soo-hyun | Winner |
| Actors of the Year (Vietnam) | Kim Soo-hyun | Winner |
| Actress of the Year (Drama) | Kim Ji-won | Winner |
| Actress of the Year (Vietnam) | Kim Ji-won | Winner |
| Drama of the Year (Vietnam) | Queen of Tears | Winner |
APAN Star Awards
15 nominations, 3 won
| Best Child Actor | Lee Joo-won | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jeon Bae-soo | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Jung-nan | Winner |
| Best Couple Award | Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won | Nominee |
| Best Drama | Queen of Tears | Nominee |
| Best OST | "The Reasons of My Smile" ( BSS ) | Nominee |
| Best OST | "More Than Enough" (Kim Tae-rae ( Zerobaseone )) | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Park Ji-eun | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Kwak Dong-yeon | Nominee |
| Best Young Actor | Moon Seong-hyun | Nominee |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Lee Mi-sook | Nominee |
| Popularity Star Award, Actor | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominee |
| Popularity Star Award, Actress | Kim Ji-won | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Ji-won | Nominee |
Asian Academy Creative Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Direction (Grand Final) | Jang Young-woo and Kim Hee-won | Winner |
| Best Direction (National – Korea) | Jang Young-woo and Kim Hee-won | Winner |
| Best Screenplay (National – Korea) | Park Ji-eun | Winner |
| Best Screenplay (Grand Final) | Park Ji-eun | Nominee |
FUNdex Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress – TV Drama | Kim Ji-won | Winner |
| Best TV Drama | Queen of Tears | Winner |
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Queen of Tears | Winner |
| Best Actor – TV Drama | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominee |
Seoul International Drama Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Korean Drama | Queen of Tears | Winner |
| Outstanding Korean Drama OST | "The Reasons of My Smile" ( BSS ) | Winner |
| Asia Star Popularity Award, Actor | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominee |
| Asia Star Popularity Award, Actress | Kim Ji-won | Nominee |
Asian Television Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Scriptwriting (Grand Final) | Park Ji-eun | Winner |
| Best Scriptwriting (National – Korea) | Park Ji-eun | Winner |
Korea First Brand Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor (Vietnam) | Kim Soo-hyun | Winner |
| Best Actress (Vietnam) | Kim Ji-won | Winner |
Filmarks Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Excellence Award (Streaming Drama) | Queen of Tears | Winner |
| Grand Prize (Streaming Drama) | Queen of Tears | Nominee |
CJ ENM 's 30th Anniversary Visionary Selections
1 nomination, 1 won
| Drama Category | Queen of Tears | Winner |
Cable TV Broadcasting Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| PP Special Award (VOD Category) | Queen of Tears | Winner |
Consumer Rights Day KCA Culture & Entertainment Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Drama | Queen of Tears | Winner |
Daejeon Special Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Yoon Bo-mi | Winner |
Financial News New Trend Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| New Trend Icon Award (Public's Choice) – Film and Drama Category | Kim Ji-won | Winner |
Golden Disc Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best OST | "Love You With All My Heart" ( Crush ) | Winner |
K-World Dream Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best OST | "Love You With All My Heart" ( Crush ) | Winner |
MAMA Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best OST | "Love You With All My Heart" ( Crush ) | Winner |
Newsis K-Expo Cultural Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award | Kim Soo-hyun for Queen of Tears | Winner |
TAG Awards Chicago
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Series | Queen of Tears | Winner |
Korea Grand Music Awards
2 nominations
| Best OST | "Love You With All My Heart" ( Crush ) | Nominee |
| Best OST | "The Reasons of My Smile" ( BSS ) | Nominee |
Asian Pop Music Awards
1 nomination
| Best OST (Overseas) | "The Reasons of My Smile" ( BSS ) | Nominee |
Baeksang Arts Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor (Television) | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominee |
Global TV Demand Awards
1 nomination
| Most In-Demand Asian Original Series | Queen of Tears | Nominee |
Melon Music Awards
1 nomination
| Best OST | "Love You With All My Heart" ( Crush ) | Nominee |
Seoul Music Awards
1 nomination
| OST Award | "Love You With All My Heart" ( Crush ) | Nominee |