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SPEAK UP: ‘Queen of Tears’ sets new record (2/2) 《淚之女王》收視破紀錄（下）
A: I’ve heard that the final episode of K-drama “Queen of Tears” also broke the record.
B: With a high rating of 27.3 percent, the show replaced “Crash Landing on You” to become tvN’s most-watched drama.
A: Is it the most-watched drama of all time?
K-drama “Queen of Tears.” 韓劇《淚之女王》。
Photo: Screengrab from Instagram of Queen of Tears 照片：翻攝自《淚之女王》IG
B: It’s at No. 3, only behind JTBC’s “The World of the Married” at No. 1 and “Reborn Rich” at No. 2.
A: Let’s watch it over the weekend.
A: 聽說《淚之女王》大結局還打破收視紀錄。
B: 該劇最高收視率27.3％，超越《愛的迫降》，成為tvN電視台新霸主！
A: 它是歷年收視率最高的韓劇嗎？
B: 它是第3名唷，冠亞軍則是JTBC的《夫婦的世界》、《財閥家的小兒子》。
A: 我們週末就來追劇吧。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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Queen of Tears A miraculous love story of a married couple overcoming a dizzying crisis. (IMDB)Comments will be moderated. Keep comments relevant to the article. Remarks containing abusive and obscene language, personal attacks of any kind or promotion will be removed and the user banned. Final decision will be at the discretion of the Taipei Times.
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