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| Creator: | KBS Drama Production | ||||||||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||||||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||||||||
| Num Episodes: | 16 | ||||||||||
| Producer: | Lee Young-bum | ||||||||||
| Editor: | Kim Chung-yeol | ||||||||||
| Camera: | Single-camera | ||||||||||
| Runtime: | 60 mins | ||||||||||
| Company: | AStory | ||||||||||
| Network: | KBS2 |
Queen of Mystery 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]
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]
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]
| 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 | |||||
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Kwon Sang-woo | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | Choi Kang-hee | |||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Kwon Sang-woo | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Choi Kang-hee | |||
| Netizen Award | Kwon Sang-woo | |||
| Choi Kang-hee | ||||
| Best Couple Award | Kwon Sang-woo and Choi Kang-hee |