According to Nielsen Korea’s ratings data released on April 22nd, episode 13 of tvN’s weekend drama “Queen of Tears” achieved an impressive nationwide viewership rating of 21.625%. This achievement brings “Queen of Tears” in striking distance of the record set by “Crash Landing on You”, with the rating gap now less than 1%.

The highest-rated drama on tvN remains “Crash Landing on You”, which concluded with an average rating of 21.683% for its final episode and has held this record for four years.

Recently, “Queen of Tears” surpassed “Goblin” (20.5%) to become the second highest-rated drama in tvN history as of episode 12.

With just two episodes remaining in its 16-episode run, anticipation is high for “Queen of Tears” to potentially break the record set by “Crash Landing on You” and establish a new benchmark for tvN dramas.

“Queen of Tears” portrays the romance between third-generation chaebol Hong Hae-in (played by Kim Ji-won) and Baek Hyun-woo (played by Kim Soo-Hyun) as they rediscover love following a crisis in the third year of their marriage. The drama airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9:10 p.m.