| Queen of Mystery | |
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 Promotional Poster | |
| Hangul | 추리의 여왕 |
| Hanja | 推理의女王 |
| Literal meaning | Mystery's Queen |
| Revised Romanization | Churieui Yeowang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'uriŭi Yŏwang |
| Genre | |
| Created by | KBS Drama Production |
| Written by | Lee Seong-min |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Lee Young-bum |
| Cinematography |
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| Editor | Kim Chung-yeol |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Production company | AStory |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | April 5 – May 25, 2017 |
Queen of Mystery (Korean: 추리의 여왕; Hanja: 推理의女王; RR: Churieui Yeowang; MR: Ch'uriŭi Yŏwang; lit. Mystery's Queen) is a South Korean television series starring Choi Kang-hee, Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Won-keun and Shin Hyun-been. It aired on KBS2 from April 5 to May 25, 2017, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.[1][2][3]
Synopsis[edit]
The drama centres around a prosecutor's wife, Yoo Seol-ok (Choi Kang-hee), who has always wanted to become a police officer. One day, she gets to know a passionate detective Ha Wan-seung (Kwon Sang-woo) and he gives her an opportunity to make her dream come true. They start working on mysterious cases together.[4]
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Choi Kang-hee as Yoo Seol-ok (Sue Yoo)
- Kwon Sang-woo as Ha Wan-seung (Warren Ha)
- Lee Won-keun as Hong Joon-oh (Gelo Hong)
- Shin Hyun-been as Jung Ji-won (Shannon Jung)
Supporting[edit]
People around Seol Ok[edit]
- Kim Hyun-sook as Kyung-mi, Seol Ok's friend
- Shim Wan-joon as Detective Ko
- Yoon Hee-seok as Kim Ho-chul, Seol Ok's husband
- Jeon Soo-jin as Kim Ho-soon, Seol Ok's sister-in-law
- Park Joon-geum as Park Kyung-suk, Seol Ok's mother-in-law
People around Wan Seung[edit]
- Ahn Gil-kang as Bae Kwang-tae
- Kim Min-jae as Lee Dong-gi
- Jang Gwang as Ha Jae-ho
- Yang Ik-Joon as Jang Do-jang
Others[edit]
- Park Byung-eun as Woo Sung-ha
- Cha Min-ji as Ko Joo-yeon
- Jung Yeon-joo as Jin
- Lee Seon-hee as Seon-hui
- Han Ki-woong as Cha Min-woo / No Doo-gil (Ep. 7–8)
- Jung In-gi as Jang Woo-sup
- Lee Yoo-joon as Park Won Hee
- Hong Kyung as a Bully.
Production[edit]
The series is based on a script by Lee Seong-min which was one of the winners in the 2016 KBS TV Drama Miniseries Competition alongside My Fair Lady and Two Cops.[5]
Ratings[edit]
- The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
| Ep. | Date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS[6] | AGB Nielsen[7] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | April 5, 2017 | 10.8% (7th) | 12.1% (4th) | 11.2% (5th) | 12.4% (4th) |
| 2 | April 6, 2017 | 9.8% (10th) | 11.0% (6th) | 9.5% (10th) | 10.0% (6th) |
| 3 | April 12, 2017 | 10.9% (6th) | 12.4% (4th) | 10.1% (6th) | 10.2% (4th) |
| 4 | April 13, 2017 | 12.5% (6th) | 13.2% (4th) | 11.6% (4th) | 12.1% (5th) |
| 5 | April 19, 2017 | 8.6% (16th) | 10.6% (7th) | 7.7% (11th) | 7.7% (11th) |
| 6 | April 20, 2017 | 10.4% (9th) | 12.0% (5th) | 10.9% (6th) | 11.2% (4th) |
| 7 | April 26, 2017 | 10.4% (8th) | 12.1% (4th) | 10.7% (5th) | 11.6% (4th) |
| 8 | April 27, 2017 | 9.6% (10th) | 11.7% (5th) | 10.5% (6th) | 11.6% (5th) |
| 9 | May 3, 2017 | 9.4% (6th) | 10.9% (4th) | 9.2% (6th) | 9.3% (4th) |
| 10 | May 4, 2017 | 9.3% (6th) | 10.9% (4th) | 9.0% (7th) | 9.4% (5th) |
| 11 | May 10, 2017 | 9.0% (8th) | 9.9% (6th) | 8.7% (7th) | 8.8% (6th) |
| 12 | May 11, 2017 | 8.6% (14th) | 10.5% (7th) | 9.2% (10th) | 9.5% (7th) |
| 13 | May 17, 2017 | 8.9% (11th) | 9.0% (10th) | 8.7% (8th) | 8.5% (9th) |
| 14 | May 18, 2017 | 7.3% (17th) | 7.6% (15th) | 8.2% (12th) | 8.0% (11th) |
| 15 | May 24, 2017 | 7.2% (20th) | 7.3% (20th) | 8.4% (10th) | 8.3% (11th) |
| 16 | May 25, 2017 | 7.9% (18th) | 7.6% (14th) | 8.3% (12th) | 8.4% (12th) |
| Average | 9.4% | 10.5% | 9.4% | 9.8% | |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Kwon Sang-woo | Nominated | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | Choi Kang-hee | Nominated | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Kwon Sang-woo | Nominated | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Choi Kang-hee | Nominated | ||
| Netizen Award | Kwon Sang-woo | Nominated | ||
| Choi Kang-hee | Nominated | |||
| Best Couple Award | Kwon Sang-woo and Choi Kang-hee | Nominated |
References[edit]
- ^ "추리의 여왕', '김과장' 후속작… '굿 닥터' 김진우 PD 연출". 2017-08-16. Archived from the original on 2017-08-16.
- ^ ""강렬 카리스마"…'추리의여왕' 권상우, 거침없는 맨몸액션". 2017-03-27.
- ^ "미주 한국일보 : 권상우 '추리의 여왕' 확정..최강희와 16년만의 만남(공식)".
- ^ "Queen of Mystery on KBS World". Archived from the original on 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
- ^ "KBS, 2016 TV드라마 미니시리즈 경력작가 대상 극본 공모 당선작 선정!". mylovekbs. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
- ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Queen of Mystery at IMDb
- Queen of Mystery on KBS World
- Official website (in Korean)
