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)
Episode Poster
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August 14th, 2012 at 6:17 pm
@ tey , i didn’t watch Sweet 18, but i really like her in East of Eden.
@ Oppa, yes, probably the male lead is Kim Jae Won because i read on the character description that Jae Hee (Chang Hee) will marry the character of In Hwa … and the love line is between Kang-san and Hae Joo…
August 14th, 2012 at 6:29 pm
@tey, @jeany
yeah i think so too, may queen has outstanding casts which make me confuse a lil’ bit which one do i have to watch first this drama or five fingers (i believe has great casts too),,,,
i wish jae hee is the male lead but looking that poster it look like kim jae won,,,no problemo, i still gonna watch this
August 15th, 2012 at 12:06 am
The preview is already uploaded in youtube…
check this guys… 10 minutes preview is just great… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls5Th4jkTyU&feature=youtu.be
August 15th, 2012 at 12:24 am
I watch the poster making, it’s very funny… i think the cast get along very well
… i’m so excited… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgUUCEjkY4k&feature=youtu.be
August 15th, 2012 at 11:56 am
The 10 minutes preview is much more interesting,
you can watch it in this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnVImvmtKvU….
August 15th, 2012 at 6:50 pm
This is the full episode of May Queen Press Conference HD Video , watch it guys… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSDd0QPj5X0
August 16th, 2012 at 2:37 pm
It’s 2 days more for May Queen drama premier guys. By seing the 2 teasers, I am sure the drama will be as successfully as CYHMH drama or maybe can be more….oohhhh so excited. I feel so curious for the couple Han Ji Hye and Kim Jaewon…:)
August 17th, 2012 at 7:16 am
I have this bone to pick with those who give these dramas their titles. This one for example. In the west the “May Queen” is generally associated with wiccan lore, and later in the US it became a street parade. Traditionally it was a ritual Wiccans (pagans) performed as an expression of gratitude to mother nature for their harvest.
Seem like a decent thing to do, but what and how does it relate to this drama? Do writer-nim pick a title in english because it sounds good and not for its meaning? I don’t think “May Queen” as a contemporary or historical Korean expression even exists? Am I wrong? Iif I am wrong about that, please elucidate dear writer-nim, for my edification and those readers whom I am sure are equally in the dark.
August 17th, 2012 at 8:44 am
@ Lorem , the Original title is 메이퀸 , it was translated in English literally, but i think the meaning is base on Korean word not in English. That’s what i thought.
… That Korean Character doesn’t have exact translation in English when i search it on the internet.
Any way, the premiere show is tomorrow night, i’m so excited…
August 17th, 2012 at 9:47 am
Hello everyone… check out this link https://www.facebook.com/notes/may-queen-%EB%A9%94%EC%9D%B4%ED%80%B8-korean-drama/may-queen-%EB%A9%94%EC%9D%B4%ED%80%B8-korean-drama/196657300464317 , the description of characters are given more precise…. than the previous one… Don’t miss to watch the premiere show tomorrow… let’s watch it together… fighting…
August 17th, 2012 at 10:27 am
I am watching because of KJW. Cannot get enough of his acting after CYHMH.Wish that he has more show
August 17th, 2012 at 11:43 am
@ annelee, i agree with you, i’m a huge fan of Kim Jae Won too.
I’m so excited to watch this drama because of him. But in general, the casting is great and all very talented…
August 17th, 2012 at 1:35 pm
@Lorem I’ve always thought that “May Queen” here refers to a name of a ship in this drama, since it’s related to the shipping industry, no? I think maybe it is related to Hae Joo (Han JH)’s passion/ambition.
August 17th, 2012 at 2:50 pm
@ Jennie,
yeah, you’re right, “May Queen” refers to a woman if we base on gender… that means it’s all about Hae Joo’s life and journey… 
August 18th, 2012 at 8:52 am
I can’t wait for this:) I’m so excited to watch the child actors:) and Kim Jae Won is back..plus Jae Hee:)
August 18th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
To all Non-Korean fans, you can watch MBC May Queen 메이퀸 Korean Drama tonight at the same time as it was broadcast in Korea at http://livedekankoku.web.fc2.com/mbc-live3.html
… Don’t miss it…
August 18th, 2012 at 5:07 pm
Title: 메이퀸 / May Queen
(https://www.facebook.com/MayQueenKoreanDrama2012)
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 32
Broadcast network: MBC (http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/mayqueen/)
Broadcast period: 2012-Aug-18 to 2012-Dec-02
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:50
Synopsis:
“May Queen”, is a story of of a girl named Jeon Hae Joo, a warm and considerate woman who has strong self-will. And because of her father, she likes boats and the ocean. She is very talented and passionate when it comes to boat, she can even fix the boat when there is problem.
“May Queen” used boats and ocean as the basic concept, is a story about several young children who were born during a time of development for the shipbuilding industry. Their journey included ambition and love, betrayal and vengeance, failure and success.
Park Chang Hee (Jae Hee) and Kang San (Kim Jae Won) are the two men who war for her love.
Cast
Main Cast:
***Kang San (Park Ji Bin; Kim Jae Won) is the heir of a shipyard company. His parents tragically have passed away.
Once a carefree person, his personality changes after he found out the reason behind his parents’ death.
Born genius, he anchors everything he’s interested inside his mind. Yes he can easily memorize something once he put his mind into it, or when he’s interested on it.
His look may be gentle, but he is also a strong man.
***Jeon Hae Joo (Kim Yoo Jung; Han Ji Hye) is a very optimistic person, she loves fixing ship since she was young.
Even though her life circumstances are not always bright, however, she always smiles and makes the best out of every situation.
***Park Chang Hee (Park Gun Tae; Jae Hee) is a very self-disciplined person who always strives to do his very best. He loves Hae Joo since they were young; but one secret made him regrettably left her.
His father works at Jang Dohyun’s place; and he marries with Dohyun’s daughter, In Hwa.
***Jang In Hwa (Han Seung Min/Son Eun-seo) is a young girl with a lot of inferiority towards a cheerful Hae Joo. In Hwa always gets everything she wants, except the man who she really loves, Kang San as he loves Hae Joo.
So in the end, In Hwa marries Chang Hee who’s Hae Joo’s first love.
I think this drama is a complete package…
Great casting, great story line, everything is just perfect… i’m so excited to watch it tonight, i won’t be able to sleep whole night if i miss it. “May Queen” fighting…
August 18th, 2012 at 11:18 pm
Hello everyone? have you watch May Queen 메이퀸 Korean Drama first episode?… it’s really great and exciting… i love it…
… Catch the 2nd episode tomorrow night in this site . It will start 9pm Hongkong, Philippines, and Indonesia time … Don’t miss it.. Good night..http://livedekankoku.web.fc2.com/mbc-live3.html
August 19th, 2012 at 1:29 am
Can’t wait !!! It’s must better than five fingers !
August 19th, 2012 at 2:01 am
@ Patty, yes you are right… on naver.com rating result, the #1 in ranking for the first episode is May Queen.
i watch it, the child cast can really act well… i’m so excited to watch the next episode tomorrow night..
August 19th, 2012 at 2:11 am
@grace, it’s true. And lot’s of good response and news about the drama published after the first episode finished. So happy to know it. I think what Kim Jaewon Oppa said about 15% viewers for this drama will come true or maybe more….:)
August 19th, 2012 at 2:16 am
@ Annipanca 96 ,
May Queen had a good start, for sure they will get a good rating… all the cast are very good and talented. I can’t wait to see Kim Jae Won oppa… 
i’m so excited…
August 19th, 2012 at 6:42 am
i’ll surely watch this i like all the leads and i miss both jae hee & kim jae won! exciting!
August 19th, 2012 at 1:55 pm
I just watch the first episode and it’s really amazing… it was fun and interesting… i was a bit shock how the story started, i feel bad for Hae Joo on what happen in his real father. Kang-san is very cool, he is the only genius student i know that sleeping in the class while the teacher is giving a lecture, i like his character, funny and easy-going. Chang Hee looks like very down-to-earth, and had a very good bond with Hae Joo, i thought Kang-san and Chang Hee will be fighting in this drama but on the first episode, Kang-san actually save him from those bully boys in the class. Hae Joo and In Hwa had a rough start, it’s getting more interesting… i’ll surely watch the next episode tonight…
May Queen fighting…
August 19th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
i’m glad to choose this drama cz the story really got me,,
maybe i will watch five fingers later,,,