"Queen of Tears" broke another record after it surpassed 1 billion views, and became the first-ever K-drama to hit this milestone in tvN's history.

'Queen of Tears' Hits 1 Billion Views, Becomes First K-Drama in tvN History To Do So

Kim Ji Won and Kim Soo Hyun's romantic series "Queen of Tears" continues to accumulate successes. Ahead of its seventh-week broadcast, the drama once again recorded a new achievement.

On April 19, "Queen of Tears" not only achieved the highest number of weekly video views for a series in tvN's history with 188 million views in one week (from April 8 to 15), but also accumulated 1 billion video views.

This means it's the first-ever K-drama to hit such huge views in tvN's history.

This gathered data is based on paid platforms integrating cable, IPTV, and satellite. Nielsen Korea added that "Queen of Tears" has broken its own viewership ratings for six consecutive weeks.

In particular, the series rose to an average rating of 20.7 percent last week among households nationwide, ranking second in tvN's all-time viewership ratings after "Crash Landing on You."

Due to the drama's compelling narrative and exciting plot, expectations are high for "Queen of Tears," which only has two weeks left until the finale.

tvN Most Trusted Broadcasting Media Company by K-Drama Fans

tvN is said to be the leading broadcasting company today when it comes to producing good dramas. Its unique identity, ranging from romance, and thrillers to mysteries, and concentrating all of the channel's capabilities including marketing, publicity, design, and programming to imprint them in the eyes of viewers is giving tvN remarkable achievement.

tvN plans to continue to maintain its good reputation even after "Queen of Tears" concludes as they will release new series that will entice the viewers. An official from the network said:

"We are extremely grateful to the viewers who love tvN dramas. The team will continue to present works with tvN's unique identity, regardless of whether they are star creators or newbies so that we can continue our brand reputation as tvN you can trust and watch."

They added:

"Based on tvN's unique capabilities, we will present works that meet the expectations of not only domestic but also global viewers, and will do our best to promote them."

Catch the remaining episodes of "Queen of Tears" every Saturday and Sunday at 9:20 p.m. (KST) on tvN and Netflix.

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Shai San Miguel wrote this.