According to Studio Dragon, the production company behind the drama series, “Queen of Tears” won the award for Best Director, while “A Bloody Lucky Day” won the award for Best Original Production via Streamer at the AACA 2024, held in Singapore on 5 December. .
The AACA, held every December, is Asia’s largest content awards ceremony, reviewing and honoring the best Asian content of the year.
“Queen of Tears” also won the award for best screenplay at the 29th Asian TV Awards (ATA), held in Indonesia on November 30. It is the only Korean drama to have won awards at both ceremonies so far. The ATA, founded in 1996, celebrates its 29th edition this year.
“Queen of Tears,” starring Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won, is a romantic drama about a terminally ill woman from a wealthy family, Hong Hae-in (played by Kim Ji-won), who marries an ordinary man, Baek Hyun-woo (played by Kim Soo-hyun). The series achieved an average viewership rating of 24.9% for its finale, marking the highest-rated series on tvN. Abroad, it streams on Netflix and was the most-watched K-drama in the first half of the year, with 682.6 million hours of viewing.
Meanwhile, Studio Dragon continues to gain success at global content awards. Last year, in the AACA 2023, the Netflix drama “The Glory” won best drama series and best supporting actress. In 2022, “Twenty Five Twenty One” won best drama series, “Our Blues” won best screenplay and “Yumi’s Cells” won best original production by a streamer at the AACA.
Source: Wikitree
