May Queen
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Title: 메이퀸 / May Queen
Genre: Romance, Melodrama
Episodes: 38
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2012-Aug-18 to 2012-Dec-23
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:50
Synopsis
A story about characters related to ships.
Chun Hae Joo (Han Ji Hye) is a woman who pulls herself up from a harsh life and makes a name for herself in the shipbuilding industry.
Park Chang Hee (Jae Hee) and Kang San (Kim Jae Won) are the two men who war for her love.
Cast
Main Cast
Han Ji Hye as Chun Hae Joo
- Kim Yoo Jung as Chun Hae Joo (Young)
Jae Hee as Park Chang Hee
- Park Gun Tae as Chang Hee (Young)
Kim Jae Won as Kang San
- Park Ji Bin as Kang San (Young)
Son Eun Seo as Jang In Hwa
- Hyun Seung Min as In Hwa (Young)
Hae Joo’s family
Ahn Nae Sang as Chun Hong Chul
Geum Bo Ra as Jo Dal Soon
Moon Ji Yoon as Chun Sang Tae
- Kim Dong Hyun as Sang Tae (Young)
Jung Hye Won as Chun Young Joo
- Kang Ji Woo (강지우) as Young Joo (Young)
Yoon Jung Eun as Chun Jin Joo
Chun Ji Group
Lee Duk Hwa as Jang Do Hyeon
Yang Mi Kyung as Lee Geum Hee
Yoon Jong Hwa as Jang Il Moon
- Seo Young Joo as Jang Il Moon (Young)
Kim Gyu Chul as Park Gi Chul
Hae Poong Group
Go In Bum as Kang Dae Pyung
Lee Hoon as Yoon Jeong Woo
Kim Ji Young as Lee Bong Hee
Sun Woo Jae Duk as Yoon Hak Soo
Baek Seung Hee as Jo Min Kyung
Production Credits
Producer: Jung Min Woo (정민우)
Director: Baek Ho Min
Screenwriter: Son Young Mok
Episode Preview
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
Episode 9
Episode 10
Episode 11
Episode 12
Episode 13
Episode 14
Episode 15
Episode 16
Episode 17
Episode 18
Episode 19
Episode 20
Episode 21
Episode 22
Episode 23
Episode 24
Episode 25
Episode 26
Episode 27
Episode 28
Episode 29
Episode 30
Episode 31
Episode 32
Episode 33
Episode 34
Episode 35
Episode 36
Episode 37
Episode 38
Episode Ratings
| Date | Ep | TNmS | TNmS | AGB | AGB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2012-08-18 | 1 | 11.3 (7th) | 12.1 (8th) | 11.3 (6th) | 12.5 (6th) |
| 2012-08-19 | 2 | 11.6 (10th) | 12.6 (7th) | 10.8 (10th) | 12.3 (8th) |
| 2012-08-25 | 3 | 13.9 (5th) | 15.4 (4th) | 12.0 (7th) | 13.1 (6th) |
| 2012-08-26 | 4 | 14.2 (6th) | 16.6 (5th) | 12.7 (7th) | 13.9 (7th) |
| 2012-09-01 | 5 | 14.5 (4th) | 15.6 (3rd) | 13.7 (3rd) | 14.7 (2nd) |
| 2012-09-02 | 6 | 16.6 (4th) | 19.0 (4th) | 14.6 (4th) | 15.6 (4th) |
| 2012-09-08 | 7 | 17.4 (2nd) | 18.9 (2nd) | 14.6 (3rd) | 15.5 (4th) |
| 2012-09-09 | 8 | 16.2 (4th) | 18.8 (4th) | 15.7 (5th) | 17.5 (4th) |
| 2012-09-15 | 9 | 17.9 (2nd) | 19.6 (2nd) | 16.8 (2nd) | 17.6 (2nd) |
| 2012-09-16 | 10 | 17.4 (5th) | 19.1 (4th) | 17.7 (4th) | 18.7 (4th) |
| 2012-09-22 | 11 | 20.0 (2nd) | 22.5 (2nd) | 18.6 (2nd) | 19.7 (2nd) |
| 2012-09-23 | 12 | 18.7 (3rd) | 21.2 (3rd) | 17.1 (3rd) | 18.7 (3rd) |
| 2012-09-29 | 13 | 17.7 (3rd) | 20.5 (2nd) | 14.6 (4th) | 15.9 (2nd) |
| 2012-09-30 | 14 | 15.3 (4th) | 16.4 (4th) | 13.1 (5th) | 14.5 (4th) |
| 2012-10-06 | 15 | 20.8 (2nd) | 23.1 (2nd) | 17.7 (2nd) | 18.9 (2nd) |
| 2012-10-07 | 16 | 18.7 (3rd) | 21.5 (3rd) | 17.4 (3rd) | 18.7 (3rd) |
| 2012-10-13 | 17 | 19.2 (2nd) | 21.3 (2nd) | 18.9 (2nd) | 20.1 (2nd) |
| 2012-10-14 | 18 | 19.1 (4th) | 21.8 (4th) | 17.6 (3rd) | 18.8 (4th) |
| 2012-10-20 | 19 | 19.4 (2nd) | 22.1 (2nd) | 18.7 (2nd) | 19.9 (2nd) |
| 2012-10-21 | 20 | 19.8 (3rd) | 22.9 (3rd) | 18.0 (3rd) | 19.3 (3rd) |
| 2012-10-27 | 21 | 19.5 (2nd) | 21.6 (3rd) | 18.2 (2nd) | 19.4 (2nd) |
| 2012-10-28 | 22 | 19.6 (3rd) | 21.9 (3rd) | 17.8 (3rd) | 18.5 (3rd) |
| 2012-11-03 | 23 | 18.9 (2nd) | 21.3 (2nd) | 18.5 (2nd) | 20.0 (2nd) |
| 2012-11-04 | 24 | 19.6 (4th) | 22.0 (3rd) | 17.8 (3rd) | 19.3 (3rd) |
| 2012-11-10 | 25 | 19.8 (2nd) | 21.6 (2nd) | 18.9 (2nd) | 20.4 (2nd) |
| 2012-11-11 | 26 | 19.2 (4th) | 21.4 (4th) | 18.0 (3rd) | 19.0 (4th) |
| 2012-11-17 | 27 | 19.2 (2nd) | 21.5 (2nd) | 19.1 (2nd) | 21.3 (2nd) |
| 2012-11-18 | 28 | 19.3 (3rd) | 21.7 (3rd) | 19.3 (3rd) | 20.3 (3rd) |
| 2012-11-24 | 29 | 21.5 (2nd) | 25.4 (2nd) | 20.0 (2nd) | 21.1 (2nd) |
| 2012-11-25 | 30 | 22.0 (2nd) | 24.8 (2nd) | 21.0 (2nd) | 22.6 (3rd) |
| 2012-12-01 | 31 | 24.2 (2nd) | 24.8 (2nd) | 22.7 (2nd) | 23.9 (2nd) |
| 2012-12-02 | 32 | 24.5 (2nd) | 25.5 (2nd) | 23.6 (2nd) | 24.6 (2nd) |
| 2012-12-08 | 33 | 24.3 (2nd) | 26.2 (2nd) | 23.3 (2nd) | 24.4 (2nd) |
| 2012-12-09 | 34 | 24.4 (2nd) | 27.6 (2nd) | 23.5 (2nd) | 24.9 (2nd) |
| 2012-12-15 | 35 | 23.0 (2nd) | 25.3 (2nd) | 21.7 (2nd) | 22.1 (2nd) |
| 2012-12-16 | 36 | 19.4 (3rd) | 21.1 (4th) | 20.6 (3rd) | 21.8 (3rd) |
| 2012-12-22 | 37 | 22.4 (2nd) | 23.8 (2nd) | 20.2 (2nd) | 21.7 (2nd) |
| 2012-12-23 | 38 | 25.9 (2nd) | 29.4 (2nd) | 26.4 (2nd) | 27.5 (2nd) |
Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea
*** Different between TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielson – Here
Note
The total episode extended from 32 to 38 due to the high rating of this drama.
Awards
2012 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Actress Acting Awards, Yang Mi Kyung
2012 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Actor Acting Awards, Lee Duk Hwa
2012 MBC Drama Awards: Best Child Actress Acting Awards, Kim Yoo Jung
2012 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Actor Awards (Soap Opera): Jae Hee (May Queen)
2012 MBC Drama Awards: Top Excellence Actor Award (Soap Opera): Kim Jae Won (May Queen)
2012 MBC Drama Awards: Top Excellence Actress Awards (Soap Opera): Han Ji Hye (May Queen)
2012 MBC Drama Awards: Writer of the Year, Son Young Mok (May Queen)
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September 15th, 2012 at 10:58 pm
@Sara, I agree with you that the child actors did such a great job and will fall in love with the drama. We get to be disappointed when replaced with adults as in METs and GIANT. While at least METs had the young Kim Soo Hyun as a replacement with Yeo Gin Goo, it did not go so well with Giant, the older actors who replaced the young actors, Yeo Gin Goo and Kim Soo Hyun as you kept seeing the child actors in the older actors faces and kept wishing they would continue acting. Nevertheless, the adult actors carried themselves rather well that you just kept watching it bec the storyline was great. So I have full confidence the adult actors here shld do well but hopefully the story as well. Everyone here should try watching Giant.. really good acting by the young actors esp Yeo Gin Goo, the boy who acted as the Prince in METS.
September 16th, 2012 at 12:37 am
@kimchilee,
Hi, Yeo Gin Goo is one of my fav actors, irregardless of his age. I’m going to hunt down everyone of his dramas n watch them one by one. You know he said in an interview that he knew he wanted to be an actor since the age of 3. Amazing, isn’t it? A lot of children are still on an all milk diet at 3. To me, he is like Dakota Fanning at a young age. She too is an acting prodigy.
September 16th, 2012 at 1:12 am
Hey guys, i also like Yeo Gin Goo, but this is not the right place to discuss about him.
Sorry for interruption. I did watch METS, the story is totally different from May Queen, i’m wondering why you guys keep comparing the two drama, even if they have the same child cast, i disagree about your conclusion that the outcome of the adult part specially on Hae Joo character won’t work well. Their part is just about to start and you haven’t even seen it but you already made a judgement just because of what you watched on the other dramas. After watching the first part of adult cast tonight, i’m sure all of you are wrong about HJH, she is doing great, and everything is going well… i really enjoy watching them just the way i do to the child cast. So, just enjoy the show guys, forget about what you watch on other programs if you really want to enjoy and appreciate this drama.
September 16th, 2012 at 2:03 am
I was passing by n saw an old friend who was expressing a favorable opinion abt a particular actor. I dropped her a line to say hi by echoing her opinion. Didn’t realize that was not allowed. Didnt realize that constituted Discussion. Didn’t realize comparison wasn’t allowed either. Hmm…… This commenting business is really getting dicey.
September 16th, 2012 at 7:14 am
@Angelie
It’s not because the two dramas child actor is the same. We can compare every two dramas which included child and adult part. We’re not comparing the story. It doesn’t mean we don’t like this drama. Although I’m not into this kind of melodramas, i like this one because of KJW. One of the guy said everything would be different in adult part and we should judge child and adult actors separately and based on different standards. It’s right. But some characteristics never change when you get older. HJ is a strong, brave, hardworking, optimistic, adorable girl. What we say is : “We hope HJH’s HJ won’t be a complete different one”. That’s all.
September 16th, 2012 at 7:20 am
@kimchilee
Another fan of YJG here. He was born with acting ability. I forgot about adult Hoon in METS long ago. But young Hoon is still alive in my mind. Really, why their portraying of the same character is this different? Who ‘s to blame for? The writer, the actors, the director?
September 16th, 2012 at 10:24 am
Hello everyone… have you watch episode 9 last night? It was amazing… and another good news for all May Queen fans… the went up again and May Queen rank # 2 in both AGB and TNmS result. I’m so happy to know that viewers appreciate this drama more …
Anyway, this is the episode 10 preview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tSePqT7TVg… how i wish i could make the time faster… can’t wait to see my handsome prince Kim Jae Won…
… i really love him…
September 16th, 2012 at 10:25 am
i mean the rating went up again…
sorry, i miss one word….
September 16th, 2012 at 10:43 am
@KDaddict
hey.. nice to see you here and agree with me abt YGG.. he even overshadowed the now hot Kim Soo Hyun in TMETs when they both appeared together! ah .. such majestic air about his acting as a Prince.. yeah.. seen him acted since he was around that age I think in Queen of the Games and onto Iljamae. I too have been trying to follow all his dramas.. likewise for Lee Hyun Woo, the guy in Equator Man and currently in To Beautiful You.. where on earth can did Korea find such great child actors.. hehe!
Anyway, the child actor, Park Ji Bin is so grown up now.. you saw him in Boys over Flowers when he was a small little boy and already I thought he was a good actor there. Now he has grown so big and cute! As for the young Park Gun Tae acting as the tortured soul, he’s done a pretty good job here as well. ah.. i am so glad the K-dramas here are finally beginning to show pictures of the child actors and recognised their potential. I look forward to watching May Queen as this drama is captivating enough for me to all 8 episodes in one night!
September 16th, 2012 at 11:41 am
@kimchilee,
There is another child actor whom I like a lot. I can’t find his name at his moment. He was in a Cha Tae Hyun movie. Cha played a happy-go-lucky DJ. One day a young woman showed up at his apt claiming to be his daughter. She has a little boy w him. That’s Cha’s grandson! Hahaha. Funny movie. Lovely little boy. I looked under Cha Tae Hyun, but can’t find the name of this movie. The little boy was also in a KD, dressed in velvety 3 pc suits, with a head of curly hair, in a very big house.
I’m trying to limit myself to 3 KDs at a time. So, I’ve Faith, Arang, Reply 1997, n am starting Nice Guy when 1997 ends.
September 16th, 2012 at 11:56 am
@kimchilee,
OK, I got it! The little boy is: Wang Seok Hyeon. The name of the movie is Speedy Scandal. He was also in the KD, My Fair Lady.
September 16th, 2012 at 1:54 pm
OMO! I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE NEXT EP! I’V BEEN WAITING FOR 3 WEEKS FOR THIS EP! FINALLY, THEY BECOME ADULTS!! It’s pretty obvious that Kan San and Hae Joo are gonna end up together though. They were all so cute when they were 12 but now, Kan San and Chang Hee Oppa are hawt as!!! <3
FIGHTING! ∞
September 16th, 2012 at 2:00 pm
After watching many K-dramas, I wonder if it is truly the korean culture in the corporate world where you have the rich bullying the poor, the bosses shouting and abusing their employees? Of all that I have seen, this drama has the worse case of abuse I have seen where the rich abusing the poor. is it truly their culture to have such abusive bosses or rich people..?? aiiigooo..
September 16th, 2012 at 3:21 pm
@kimchilee
aiiiiigoooo…….
ep.9
I enjoyed the change character of HJ became more powerful and independent. All the grief and suffering seem already buried. When adult ,character of somebody could have changed but there is definitely a habit that still carry.
I remember the simple habit that HJ always do.. is when she replied ‘Ne ..she change it become ‘Yeaaaag !! she made in his utter thew but in ep 9 I see adults(HJ) seem eliminates it . may be she can’t do that in formal place but I thought she free to express his thew when with closest ppl. I hope next the adult HJ will notice it.. coz I like when HJ say ‘yeaaagh
Big Kang San O-O… bikini arround!! it’s yummmmy ..
BTW .. a women who play as HJ aunt .. I dont know why I got the impression his acting style as mimicking Kim Shun Ah … now his hair style also look like KSA in I do I do!!! but for me his act ..strange !! never mind his not the lead actress anyway..
September 16th, 2012 at 3:37 pm
lately, many korean drama give child actor/actress longer time to act, it’s really good thing, first i see baker king then TMETS, Equator man and this drama. Is it the impact of the success of baker king, i don’t know?. So far i enjoy watching this drama
September 16th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
@KDaddict, will try to see which boy who you are referring to in Speedy Scandal (I’ve never even heard of this drama! haha).. i have a bit of problem identifying which drama you refer to when mentioned in short alphabets.. like RoI.. i had to scroll over all the drama list before I realised it was actually The Return of Iljamae! haha.. I’ve given up on Faith, have yet to watch Arang and 1997.. I had been following Giant and now To Beautiful You. I cant wait for Nice Guy to start.. anticipating it..!
coming back to this drama, I am so glad they made the adopted mother’s blabbering nags toned down a bit.. am beginning to get annoyed with her throughout the 7 episodes.. the producers chose well .. the kang San boy looks exactly like the adult actor! i cant wait to see the adult side of the story now.. yes!
September 16th, 2012 at 11:19 pm
I love to see the three main kids actors and actress and they are so good in their acting. They will grow up to be good actors and actress. Good Luck! We hope to see more of their acting!
September 17th, 2012 at 11:17 pm
I really love this drama so much!Kim Jae Won rocks!The acting of HJH is not bad…tho I love KYJ since Iljimae, Dongyi n TMETs…but guess HJH portray her role well as HJ!coz if not? the ratings won’t be high.^^But one thing for sure the child actors truly moved me!
September 18th, 2012 at 3:48 am
@sara 320,
I watched ep 10, I am actually not disappointed with the grownup HJ. She is doing good job carry on what has been layed out by the child actress. The chemistry between her and JH is great. I am not sure whether I would root her with KJW. Maybe they will develop new bound when they work together. I’m waiting to see more stories between them.
I can’t wait for the weekend to come.
September 18th, 2012 at 4:34 am
I love this drama ! Keep fighting MAY QUEEN ! dAEBAK !
September 18th, 2012 at 5:35 am
@Charlie -344
Although it’s too soon to judge the drama, i ‘m not disappointed either. She seems okay. All the characters seem okay and are doing a good job. I always root for my Smiling angel. He is just so sweet and adorable that i can’t see HJ and i unconsciously find myself looking for him when the drama starts. You know, he is in my top 3 favorite actors. When he smiles, the world becomes a better place to live.
September 18th, 2012 at 5:36 am
Sorry i meant JH. Typo error
September 18th, 2012 at 7:00 am
@sara.
JH is also one of my favorite KD actors, but I don’t have top three since there are so many cute guys in KD. I find myself crushing on one after another. It would be very difficult to pick top 3. The good thing is that I don’t have good looking guys as such around me in my real life. Otherwise, I’ll never find time for KDrama.
Did you know that KJW is also considered as a Smiling Angel by a lot of viewers?
September 18th, 2012 at 7:07 am
@kimchilee 338,
It bugs me a lot too. Sometime, I even wonder if the reality is really like that, then can SK be considered as a true democratic country. I can only hope it’s only a drama, not real life in that expect.
September 18th, 2012 at 10:39 am
great drama , agree child actors doing excellent jobs ,
adult actors likely doing good job to , all we need is interesting script ,
i like Kang San character than another one .