'Queen of Tears' becomes most-watched K-drama on Netflix so far!
Since its premiere in March, Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won's romantic drama series, Queen of Tears, has taken over the world! The show, which aired from March 9 to April 28, has set a new record on Netflix as the most-watched K-drama in the first half of 2024. According to the streaming platform's biannual report, QoT recorded a total of a whopping 689.5M viewing hours.
'QoT' outshines other popular K-dramas
This impressive viewership statistic places QoT ahead of other popular K-dramas. The series, which aired on the South Korean network tvN, has surpassed Song Kang and Kim Yoo-jung's 2023-24 show My Demon (311.2M hours), Cha Eun-woo and Moon Ga-young's True Beauty (2020) (293.5M hours), Park Hyung-sik and Park Shin-hye's Doctor Slump (258.1M hours), and Ji Chang-wook and Shin Hye-sun's 2023's Welcome to Samdalri (199.2M hours).
'Queen of Tears' ranks 14th on Netflix's most-watched list
In addition to its success as a K-drama, Queen of Tears has also made its mark on the global stage. The series has amassed a total of 29M views, making it the 14th most-watched show overall on Netflix. Following this series, three more Korean shows made the list: Parasyte: The Grey with 25M views, My Demon with 18M views, and Doctor Slump with 14M views.
Synopsis of 'Queen of Tears'
QoT tells the poignant love story of a married couple, Hong Hae-in (Ji-won) and Baek Hyun-woo (Kim). Hong is a chaebol heiress of the Queen's Group who marries the company's legal director, Baek. Despite their different backgrounds, their love story begins beautifully. However, three years into their marriage, they face numerous challenges and must choose between their own happiness or each other's.
'Badland Hunters' emerges as most popular Korean movie on Netflix
Meanwhile, Badland Hunters, an action film featuring Don Lee (also known as Ma Dong-seok), emerged as the most popular Korean movie on Netflix. It secured the 17th position on the platform's overall most-watched films list. However, no Korean titles broke into the overall top 10 most-watched list, continuing a trend from the latter half of last year. Non-English shows accounted for nearly one-third of all viewing among the top 10 titles, according to the biannual report.
