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 18th, 2012 at 11:33 am
@Charlie 348, you are right about Kim Jae Won, except from “Killer Smile”,
“Angel Smile” is also given as one of his nickname because of his angelic smile. Every time i saw that smile, my day is complete, it’s like a sunshine that makes your whole day fine and bright.. He is awesome portraying the role as Kang-san, the way he give life on that character is more than enough to make the viewers love the drama so much. He is very cute and adorable, actually i can’t find the right word to describe him. He is really great…. everything about him is amazing. He is good-looking, and outstanding actor, with great personality on and off the camera. I just love every bit of him… 
oppa fighting…
September 18th, 2012 at 2:06 pm
MBC weekend drama “May Queen” rated its best record so far and created a gap with SBS “Five Fingers”.
According to AGB Nielsen Media Research on the 17th, “May Queen” rated 17.7%. This is 0.9% more than the previous episode.
On the other hand, “Five Fingers” fell 1.2% and rated 9.2%. The two dramas started at the same time and competed with similar viewing rates but the official appearance of the grown up cast led to “May Queen”s victory.
“May Queen” showed Kang-san (Kim Jae-won) reuniting with his first love Cheon Hae-joo (Han Ji-hye).
Cheon Hae-joo went to meet her boyfriend Park Chang-hee’s (Jae Hee) father was told to get out of his sight.
Meanwhile, KBS 1 “The Great King’s Dream” rated 12.3%.
Source : http://www.segye.com/Article... ( English )
Read more at http://www.hancinema.net/may-queen-breaks-own-record-beats-five-fingers-47555.html#qzi6fE4aWCVecA7S.99
September 18th, 2012 at 8:18 pm
@Charlie
He is the only smiling angel for me. JH is not my fave. I’m mostly watching because of him as i said
By Smiling angel, i meant KJW.
“I always root for my Smiling angel. He -KIM JAE WON- is just so sweet and adorable that i can’t see Jae hee and i unconsciously find myself looking for him when the drama starts.”
September 18th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
@Gretz16
Yesssssssssss. Me too. You said you couldn’t find the right word to describe him so i tried to find a poem which can describe our sweet KIM JAW WON.
When burdens are so heavy
And all of life seems wrong
The sweetness of his lovely smile
Give me courage to go on.
Isn’t it describing him in a good way?
September 18th, 2012 at 10:51 pm
@Charlie, I think its their culture.. shouting and looking down on the less fortunate.. cannot be just drama bec almost every drama I see has them shouting at the less fortunate.. even in the historical ones.. must be their culture.. also, the rich must always have bodyguards around them like those mafias.. why do they do that in so many dramas.. can someone enlighten me that its just dramas..?
anyway.. i love this drama even though the little girl’s stepmom irritates the hell out of me and the main evil man, annoys the hell out of me with his shouting and throwing things at his employees… aiiigooooo!
September 19th, 2012 at 5:57 am
@kimchilee-355
That’s what i always think when i’m watching some of the dramas. They make me feel that the hierarchical society of Joseon era is still hidden in deepest layers of modern Korean society, although the surface is modernized and we can see the traces of western culture clearly. As this hierarchical pattern is used frequently in their own made dramas, it must be originate from the current truth of their society. If not, people don’t welcome it.
September 19th, 2012 at 9:38 am
@ sara 354, i love how you describe it, you are absolutely right. I read from psychological books of happiness that a person can on project a perfect smile when the true feelings comes from the heart. The happiness of a person can see through his eyes , and that’s what i see from our Kim Jae Won oppa. I also watch a lot of interviews of actors that work with him, they all said that Kim Jae Won is very cheerful and friendly in person, he is very easy to work with and always get along with all the staff. I think that’s what makes him so well-love by Koreans and International fans. His personality as a person is good so does his acting skills…
… oppa is perfect…
September 19th, 2012 at 10:10 am
annyong… does anyone here know where can i download the song GOODBYE ROMANCE by sonya… because i really like it… like the way i like this drama (MAY QUEEN) i’m hooked with it… i cry a lot for these drama… PLEASE tell me where can i download… kamsahamnida
September 19th, 2012 at 2:55 pm
I LOVE THIS..ITS SOOOO GOOD!!!
September 19th, 2012 at 6:45 pm
i like this drama, i’m not continue watching five finger because the story have much similarity with baker king kim tak goo. i watch baker king many time and i really like it, i just wanna watch something different
September 19th, 2012 at 8:40 pm
@Gretz16-357
Yes, our Oppa is perfect. This is how he was in two episodes.
1. He comes and throws some papers and is very pissed off.
2. He sees Inhwa and runs away. He is very pissed off.
3. He goes to his grandpa and yells at him to return to home. Irritated.
4. He is in the club and doesn’t care about the girls even a bit. Careless.
5. He enjoys classical music. Artistic.
6. He pretends he can’t swim and kisses HJ when she does CPR. Mischievous and childish.
7. He still has HJ’s headdress. Romantic.
All of these expressions without his angelic smile. I felt i really missed his smile and wondered when he would do that. Then at last, he smiled at Hae joo and i realized with that bright, beautiful smile, he can play a serial killer and will be forgiven quickly. He knows the magic of his smile. So he shouldn’t smile, if he wants to be a bit mean and revengeful. Just a smile and revengeful KS will disappears into air. Even that strict Ilmoon tends to hug him, if she smiles.
September 19th, 2012 at 8:41 pm
Sorry, in last sentence i mean *if he smiles. Typo error
September 19th, 2012 at 9:25 pm
@ 351,
I couldn’t agree with you more on the Smiling Angel. When KJW smiles, the world is a better place.
@sara,
I’m glad we are rooting for the same angel. My bad. I don’t know how I read your comment.
September 19th, 2012 at 10:26 pm
Episode 9 things picked up. “O! O! O! (everyone join in) Oppan Gangnam style!” But it was all good from the start.
September 19th, 2012 at 11:17 pm
@Sara, well described about the Joseon era. Anyway, the adult actors are so good now that I have totally forgotten about the child actors, unlike what I saw in Giant. am so in love with Hae Joo and Kang San bright and cheery smile now.. the person I pity most will be Chang Hee.. it seems he can never break free from the chains of hierachy due to his father. Poor fellow is going to suffer all the way in this drama.. aiigooo.. so pity him.
September 19th, 2012 at 11:50 pm
@ kimchilee 365, I also pity Chang Hee, his life is so miserable because of his father,.. but his life is his choice now, he can still improve it if he really want to. He just need to choose the right decision for himself, i hope he don’t follow his fathers steps. I love Kang San the most, he give so much life in this drama, it will surely break my heart to see him get hurts if he knows that Hae Joo is already Chang Hee girlfriend. I know he is very persistent towards Hae Joo, i hope he won’t give up on her easily. I really want them to be together.
September 20th, 2012 at 12:10 am
@ sara 361, Kang San shouldn’t smile so much, otherwise all the girls on this drama will be rooting on him.
Did you notice Hae Joo reaction when he smile at her and called her nickname, she was stunned and in just a second he was forgiven for stealing a kiss from her… i don’t think she could bear to get angry with that sweet smile… Ryan Kang smile is indeed a killer smile, nothing can be compare to him…
September 20th, 2012 at 12:39 am
@jianpark 358
you can download it here
http://www.reencodedtomq.blogspot.com
anw,i love this drama too!
September 20th, 2012 at 6:18 am
@kimchilee
I also enjoyed the adult part. When i saw Ilmoon’s adult actor, i thought he was still the young Ilmoon. They are really look alike. I agree with you about CH. But isn’t he a bit weak? I hope they don’t turn him into a dark character with a inferior complex, after he finds out the truth. But the most interesting reaction is HJ ‘s real mother’s. I think she will lose her mind at the end.
September 20th, 2012 at 6:22 am
@Charlie
So, we both love the same angel. Nice to meet you Kim Jae Won angel lover.
September 20th, 2012 at 6:55 am
@ kimchiee 355,
Although I don’t agree with the exaggerating way of displaying social divides in KDrama. But if you refer it as a culture, I can’t jump on your wagon to bash “their culture” as I inherited “their” culture, wether I like it or not.
September 20th, 2012 at 7:10 am
I think Kang San knows that he is not HJ’s first love. But he’s not going to give up on her, instead he’s going to fight for her heart. So I’m not worried that he’d get hurt when he find out HJ and CH are actually dating, secretly.
KJW, show us your sweet smiles, that’s what we are here for.
September 20th, 2012 at 7:32 am
@yoan368
komowo… thanks a lot… i really like this drama… again thanks…
September 20th, 2012 at 8:11 pm
@Charlie-371
By inheriting the culture you mean you are Korean?
September 20th, 2012 at 10:19 pm
Back to the drama guys, Kang San started to wonder why Do Hyeon is so obsess about oil drilling even if the chances is not high. Do you think Kang San will discover about Haksoo’s death when he dig out more info about Do Hyeon’s wrong doings?