Today, we’ll be discussing Episodes 15 and 16 of Queen of Tears, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Kim Ji-won as Hong Hae-in, Kim Soo-hyun as Baek Hyun-woo, Park Sung-hoon as Yoon Eun-Seong, Kwak Dong-Yeon as Hong Soo-cheol, and Lee Joo-bin as Cheon Da-Hye. 

Ernabel Demillo is back to help us analyze episodes 15 and 16! We discuss:

• The songs we feature during the recap:
  • More Than Enough by Kim Tae Rae
  • Heart Flutter by dori
• How crazy it was that David Yoon got to claim that he was Hae-in’s fiancé by donating a lot of money to the medical center.
• How Hae-in’s notebook was found by David Yoon, tossed into a fire, salvaged, and eventually made it back to Hae-in so she could read her own words about herself and Hyun-woo.
• How we despised Grace but she did manage to redeem herself by encouraging Moh Sul hee to track down Hae-in, returning the pink MP3 player, and making sure that the notebook made it to Hae-in.
• How David Yoon’s lies were so evil but because they had elements of truth, they became believable.
• But despite David Yoon’s lies, Hae-in is uncomfortable around him. Her body “remembers” David Yoon and Hyun-woo.
• How Hae-in decides to learn more about Hyun-woo because she is uneasy around David Yoon, Hyun-woo is clearly an important piece to her life’s puzzle, and her heart races when she sees him.
• Kim Soo-hyun’s acting throughout this show, but especially when Hae-in goes in for surgery, when he’s arrested, and when he sees her afterward.
• How our hearts just couldn’t take it when Hyun-woo is hit by the car and then later shot in the back.
• We learn more about David Yoon’s dark childhood and the secrets he kept about his mom.
• The beautiful ending where we see Hyun-woo and Hae-in get married, have a daughter, grow old, and eventually, Hae-in comes to get Hyun-woo and bring him to heaven.
• Comments from our listeners about Queen of Tears, as well as their recommendations for shows to analyze in Season 8 of K Drama Chat.

References

• Heart Flutter by dori on YouTube
• More Than Enough by Kim Tae Rae on YouTube
• Stanford APARC Event: The Future of Hallyu: Korean Cinema on the Global Stage | Ji Eun Park