Queen of Reversals (Korean역전의 여왕; RRYeokjeon ui yeowang) is a 2010 South Korean television series, starring Kim Nam-joo, Jung Joon-ho, Park Si-hoo and Chae Jung-an. It is about a career woman who experiences the many ups, downs, and reversals of work, family, and romance as she falls in and out of love and marriage.[1][2][3] It aired on MBC from October 18, 2010 to February 1, 2011 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 31 episodes.

Queen of Reversals
Promotional poster
Genre
Written byPark Ji-eun
Directed by
  • Kim Nam-won
  • Jung Dae-yoon
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes31
Production
Executive producerChoi Yi-sup
ProducerKim Seung-mo
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseOctober 18, 2010 (2010-10-18) –
February 1, 2011 (2011-02-01)
Related
Queen of Housewives
Korean name
Hangul
역전의 여왕
Hanja
逆轉의 女王
Revised RomanizationYeokjeon ui yeowang
McCune–ReischauerYŏkchŏn ŭi yŏwang

Lead actress Kim Nam-joo and writer Park Ji-eun previously worked together on the 2009 series Queen of Housewives.[4][5]

Plot

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Hwang Tae-hee (Kim Nam-joo) leads a charmed life; after growing up in a wealthy family, she easily attains a coveted job. Ever the strong and decisive career woman, she is successful and beautiful, but lacks one important thing in her life: a man. Too much of a workaholic to make time for romance, she is taken aback when she falls hard for Bong Joon-soo (Jung Joon-ho). She loses no time in pursuing him and they soon get married, but when the honeymoon is over, Tae-hee finds that her rival at work and husband's ex, Baek Yeo-jin (Chae Jung-an), has taken over her job. Things aren't easy for Tae-hee as she juggles taking care of a daughter at home and leading a team at the same company as her husband and Yeo-jin. Misunderstandings grow over time between Tae-hee and Joon-soo, putting their marriage into jeopardy.

Meanwhile, Tae-hee's arrogant, immature chaebol boss Goo Yong-shik (Park Si-hoo), previously apathetic, grows more serious about his work with her guidance – and ends up falling hopelessly in love with her.[6][7]

Cast

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Ratings

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In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2010-10-18 01 9.6% (12th) 10.2% (12th)
2010-10-19 02 8.4% (16th) 9.2% (15th)
2010-10-25 03 8.8% (15th) 10.0% (13th)
2010-10-26 04 9.0% (13th) 9.7% (12th)
2010-11-01 05 8.5% (16th) 9.6% (11th)
2010-11-02 06 9.6% (10th) 10.7% (10th)
2010-11-08 07 10.0% (12th) 11.2% (10th)
2010-11-09 08 10.4% (9th) 11.4% (8th)
2010-11-15 09 13.8% (5th) 14.9% (3rd)
2010-11-16 10 9.8% (9th) 10.4% (8th)
2010-11-22 11 9.2% (13th) 10.6% (9th)
2010-11-23 12 9.2% (11th) 9.7% (10th)
2010-11-29 13 9.2% (12th) 10.4% (9th)
2010-11-30 14 10.0% (8th) 11.0% (6th)
2010-12-06 15 9.2% (12th) 10.4% (8th)
2010-12-07 16 8.5% (14th) 9.5% (9th)
2010-12-13 17 11.8% (5th) 12.5% (5th)
2010-12-14 18 12.8% (6th) 14.0% (5th)
2010-12-20 19 13.3% (5th) 14.9% (4th)
2010-12-21 20 14.6% (5th) 15.7% (4th)
2010-12-27 21 11.1% (6th) 12.0% (5th)
2010-12-28 22 14.6% (5th) 15.7% (4th)
2011-01-03 23 11.0% (9th) 14.9% (4th)
2011-01-04 24 11.9% (7th) 14.8% (5th)
2011-01-10 25 12.1% (6th) 17.0% (3rd)
2011-01-11 26 12.8% (7th) 16.8% (3rd)
2011-01-17 27 11.9% (8th) 15.2% (4th)
2011-01-24 28 11.1% (9th) 13.8% (4th)
2011-01-25 29 10.0% (12th) 11.6% (7th)
2011-01-31 30 11.0% (11th) 13.6% (5th)
2011-02-01 31 11.4% (9th) 13.4% (5th)
Average 10.8% 12.1%

Source: TNS Media Korea

International broadcast

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  • It aired in Japan on Fuji TV at the same time as another of Park Si-hoo's dramas, Prosecutor Princess.[8]
  • It aired in Panama on Sertv as "La Reina de los Reveses".
  • It aired in Vietnam on VTV6 as "Nữ hoàng rắc rối", beginning from September 24, 2012.

References

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  1. ^ Han, Sang-hee (October 12, 2010). "Superwoman returns to voice working mom woes". The Korea Times. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  2. ^ "MBC drama Queen of Reversal on the rise". MBC Global Media. November 24, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  3. ^ Kim, Jessica (December 20, 2010). "MBC Queen of Reversals extended by 10 episodes". 10Asia. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  4. ^ Oh, Jean (October 12, 2010). "Kim Nam-joo back for second season". The Korea Herald. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  5. ^ Lee, Seung-han (October 21, 2010). "PREVIEW: MBC TV series Queen of Reversal". 10Asia. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  6. ^ Lee, Seung-han (October 21, 2010). "REVIEW: MBC TV series Queen of Reversal – 1st Episode". 10Asia. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  7. ^ "Queen of Reversals". YesAsia. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  8. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (January 11, 2012). "Actor Park Si-hoo voted the "prettiest" man on a Japanese Web site". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
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