The movie "Queen of Tears" by Kim Soo Hyun - Kim Ji Won is the most attractive Korean movie title at the moment.
The film has only released 2 episodes but has achieved remarkable achievements when attracting attention on social networks and media platforms in many Asian countries, including Vietnam.
The strong influence helped the film reach the top 1 on Netflix Vietnam after less than a day of releasing the first episode, surpassing many currently airing European and American blockbusters.
The first 2 episodes of the movie "Queen of Tears" have plots alternating between the past and present. If the past was sweet love moments, the present is coldness and distance between the main couple.
More specifically, in just 2 episodes, Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won had 10 kissing scenes. The kissing scenes are fast-forwarded but recorded at many different times from the past to the present.
It can be said that few Korean films can achieve the achievement of 10 kissing scenes in 2 episodes like "Queen of Tears".
According to Nielsen Korea, tvN's new romantic drama "Queen of Tears" recorded a significant increase in viewership in its second episode.
The average rating for episode 2 reached 8,7%, marking a jump of nearly 3% compared to the first episode. This shows that the film is being warmly received by the audience, even though this is not a film broadcast on national television.
For the film to attract the public, it partly depends on the cast involved. And Kim Soo Hyun is one of the highest paid Korean male actors in recent years.
The movie "Queen of Tears" is directed by the production company Studio Dragon. With an excellent cast and talented creators behind it, Kim Hyeon Yong - researcher at Hyundai Motor Securities, rated this as the "hit project" of the year produced by the company.
According to him, the film's production cost is estimated at about 40 billion won. This makes the film have production costs on par with expensive dramas like “Mr. Sunshine” and “Bulgasal: Immortal Souls”. Both estimated the implementation cost to be 40 billion won.
Rumors also spread that Kim Soo Hyun may have been paid a huge amount of money for the project based on his popularity.
According to Korean media, the actor born in 1988 received about 500 million won for 1 episode.
“One Ordinary Day” has 8 episodes, so it is estimated that the actor will bring in 4 billion won in salary.
Meanwhile, "Queen of Tears" is Kim Ji Won's next work after the movie "My Freedom Diary" (2022).
Both Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won are famous actors with great appeal on Korean screens.
