“Heartstring Alert” — New Stills from 'Queen of Tears' Tease Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won's Chemistry"
Queen of Tears, tvN's much-anticipated new relationship drama, will air for the first time in March 2024.
The new drama is a modern take on the classic love story between a prince and a princess. It was written by Park Ji Eun, who has worked on "My Love from the Stars," "The Legend of the Blue Sea," and "Crash Landing on You." It was directed by Jang Young Woo, who has worked on "Vincenzo" and "Little Women."
The story is about a princess from a chaebol and a prince from a small town in the country. Their happily ever after is in danger of not going well.
Kim Soo Hyun will play Ban Hyun Woo in the drama. Baek Hyun Woo was born and raised in the country.
Because he is smart and funny, he becomes a good lawyer and is named legal head for "Queens Group." He even marries Hong Hae In, the heiress to a chaebol conglomerate.
On the opposite side of Kim Soo Hyun is Kim Ji Won, who plays Hong Hae In, a third-generation chaebol princess and the head of "Queens Group."
She has had a great life and has never given in to anything.
Hong Hae In has been married to a guy from a very different background for three years. Now she faces a threat and needs to use her power to protect her family.
'Queen of Tears' will air on tvN sometime in March. It stars Park Sung Hoon, Kwak Dong Yeon, Lee Joo Bin, and more.
Are you excited about this new love story that Park Ji Eun wrote?
Kim Young Chul under fire for making inappropriate gesture toward Jang Young Ran but only apologizing to her husband—netizens outraged
Comedian Kim Young Chul is facing backlash for making an inappropriate gesture toward broadcaster Jang Young Ran in a YouTube video.
Adding to the controversy, instead of apologizing to Jang Young Ran directly, he apologized to her husband, sparking even more criticism.
On February 26, a video was uploaded on the YouTube channel A-Class Jang Young Ran, where Jang Young Ran visited Kim Young Chul’s home.
In the video, Jang Young Ran was looking through Kim Young Chul’s closet and asked, “What’s your most cherished and expensive piece of clothing?”
Kim Young Chul responded, “It cost 4.3 million won”, and showed a luxury jacket. Jang Young Ran then tried on the jacket, saying, “It looks good on women too.”
At that moment, Kim Young Chul commented, “The problem is that it’s a bit trendy. Can this part be scraped off?” and used his finger to touch the logo on Jang Young Ran’s upper body.
Startled, Jang Young Ran immediately reacted, saying, “Where are you touching? Why are you doing that? My husband is watching.” Even the video’s PD (producer-director) called him out, saying, “Where are you touching?”
Kim Young Chul, flustered, pointed to the logo on his own jacket and said, “Try it yourself. See if it can be scraped off”.
Jang Young Ran, visibly uncomfortable, pointed to Kim Young Chul’s private area and said, “If this were here, how would you feel if I touched it?” making her displeasure clear.
However, Kim Young Chul defended himself, saying, “I was just trying to see if it could be scraped off… You’re overreacting”, shifting the blame onto Jang Young Ran instead. She immediately corrected him, saying, “I’m not overreacting”.
Despite this, Kim Young Chul later apologized—not to Jang Young Ran but to her husband, Han Chang. Instead of addressing Jang Young Ran, he looked at the camera and said, “Han Chang, I’m sorry”.
This reaction fueled further criticism as netizens pointed out that the apology should have been directed at Jang Young Ran, not her husband. The PD of the video also faced backlash for not editing out the scene and treating it as a joke.
Netizens expressed their anger, saying:
“So, once a woman is married, does her body and dignity belong to her husband? Why did he say ‘You’re overreacting’ to Jang Young Ran but then apologize to her husband when he realized her husband was watching?”
“He crossed the line.”
“He should apologize to the person he actually touched.”
“What is the PD even doing, laughing at this?”
“It was clearly inappropriate, and yet he only said sorry to her husband. That’s just wrong.”
“If someone points out your mistake, just apologize immediately instead of making excuses.”
“Where exactly is the funny part here? This was basically sexual harassment, and when Jang Young Ran got upset, he acted confused and apologized to the wrong person.”
The controversy continues to grow as more people criticize both Kim Young Chul’s behavior and the production team’s decision to air the moment unedited.
