The cast of the hit drama 'Queen of Tears' is celebrating a major milestone - a viewership rating of over 20%! Among the celebrations, Park Sung Hoon's unexpected apology has caught everyone's attention.

On April 24th, the team behind the tvN drama shared a series of photos on their official social media, marking the "20% viewership breakthrough, a first for tvN in four years."

The shared photos feature Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Ji Won, Park Sung Hoon, Kwak Dong Yeon, and Lee Joo Bin, all proudly holding balloons shaped like the number '20', a symbol of their achievement. Each actor expressed their heartfelt thanks to the fans.

In the midst of this, Park Sung Hoon stated, "We've hit a 20% viewership rating! I'm so touched that I could cry. And… I'm sorry," sparking laughter with his unexpected apology.

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Park Sung Hoon's character, the villain Yoon Eun Sung, has been causing quite a stir with his evil deeds in recent episodes. His impressive acting skills have made the character feel all too real, leading to some backlash from viewers.

'Queen of Tears' tells the gripping tale of a married couple in their third year, 'Hong Hae In' (played by Kim Ji Won), a department store queen, and 'Baek Hyun Woo' (played by Kim Soo Hyun), a local boss's son and supermarket prince.

The 14th episode recorded the highest viewership rating of 21.6% (nationwide, according to Nielsen Korea), and the drama is on track to become the highest-rated in tvN's history. Just last week, it surpassed 'Goblin' with a rating of 20.7%, moving up to second place.

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BTS’s Jungkook is once again proving his global power, setting another huge record on Spotify! His solo debut song "Seven" has officially entered Spotify’s Top 90 most-streamed songs of all time, making him the ONLY Asian artist on the list!

On March 14 (KST), "Seven" reached an insane 2,251,263,698 streams, landing at No. 89 on Spotify’s all-time most-streamed songs chart.

What makes this even more impressive?
Jungkook is the only Asian artist in the Top 90!
"Seven" has surpassed major global hits like Charlie Puth’s "We Don’t Talk Anymore", Sam Smith’s "I’m Not The Only One", and Maroon 5’s "Payphone"!

Jungkook’s "Seven" has been breaking Spotify records left and right, proving its status as a global mega-hit:

Fastest song in Spotify history to reach 100M, 900M, 1B, and 1.1B streams!
First K-pop solo song to chart on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Global chart for 600 days!
Longest-charting song by an Asian solo artist on Spotify’s Weekly Top Songs Global chart (86 weeks and counting!)!

And let’s not forget—back in January 2025, "Seven" ranked No. 11 on Spotify’s list of Most-Streamed Songs of the 2020s, proving its long-lasting popularity!

Even with new music constantly being released, "Seven" continues to dominate charts and break records.

Fans worldwide are celebrating Jungkook’s unstoppable success, and with his influence only growing stronger, everyone is waiting to see what he does next!

"Jungkook is rewriting history! No one can match his impact!"
"He’s carrying K-pop on his back! The only Asian artist in the Top 90? Insane!"
"‘Seven’ is a masterpiece and deserves all the success!"

With Jungkook continuing to set new records, what do you think his next big achievement will be?

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