Today, we’ll be discussing Episodes 7 and 8 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, Lee Joo-bin as Cheon Da-Hye. We discuss: * The song we feature during the recap: Love You With All My Heart by Crush. * Soo Cheol calls Hyun-Woo “maehyeong” 매형, which means older sister’s husband. * How Hae-in loses her will to live when Hyun-woo admits that he wanted a divorce. * How Hyun-woo decides to make Hae-in hate him so that she has a reason to live. * How Hyun-woo wants to stay by Hae-in’s side even if it means being the subject of her rage, humiliation and hatred; he has powerful reasons for wanting to be by her side. * Both Hae-in and Hyun-woo are left wondering if everything the other person said and promised was a lie. * Through the flashback of the marriage proposal, we can piece together how our couple got engaged, broke up, got back together, and finally married. * How we held our breaths when Hyun-woo discovers that Hae-in has lost her memory of Germany and Hyun-woo wanting a divorce, which means Hae-in has to relive this trauma TWICE. * The crazy divorce settlement scene with Song Joong-ki as Vincenzo Cassano. * How Hae-in realizes that Hyun-woo was suffering during their marriage; she learns this when she overhears Hyun-woo at Grandma’s Home Cooking restaurant. * The Chairman wants Hyun-woo fired by Hae-in defends him from the Security Team. * How Hyun-woo followed David Yoon when he was following Hae-in. We see a very different Hyun-woo in that scene. We think we will see a very different Hyun-woo from now on. * How David Yoon pressured Soo-cheol to sign the resort deal with David Yoon, and then the deal went south, giving Pione Investment the chance to swoop in and pretend to save the deal. * But when the investors pull out and the Chairman’s embezzlement investigation comes out, David Yoon ends up with control over Queens Group. * Meanwhile, Hae-in turns down the Hercyna deal and rejects David Yoon’s offer (again) to replace Hyun-woo. * We feel sorry for Soo-cheol, whose wife double-crossed him, left him, and took their son to New York. * Hyun-woo and Aunt Beom-ja have definitive proof, through a DNA test, that David Yoon is Moh Sul-hee’s son! * Moh Sul-hee and David Yoon have been playing the long game. Moh Sul-hee endeared herself to the Chairman, whom she tricked into giving her power of attorney, and then poisoned. * How the Hong family has been kicked out of their own company and have fled to Yongdu-ri. * The hilarious scenes involving Hyun-woo, Hae-in and their secretaries. * More Crash Landing On You references and tie-ins! * The Koreans’ seeming obsession with the Myers Briggs Personality Types. * The K Drama elements in this show, including all the crying, the epic umbrella scene involving Hyun-woo and Hae-in, more connections from the past between Hae-in and David Yoon, all the product placements, and Hyun-woo saving Hae-in from an oncoming truck. * Our new, #39 product placement - cameos! * Our predictions for the end of the show! * We learn more about the amazing Park Sung-hoon!
Today, we’ll be discussing Episodes 7 and 8 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, Lee Joo-bin as Cheon Da-Hye. We discuss:
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