Queen of Reversals

Queen of Reversals (Korean: 역전의 여왕; RR: Yeokjeonui yeowang) is a 2010 South Korean television series, starring Kim Nam-joo, Jung Joon-ho, Park Si-hoo and Chae Jung-an. It is about a career woman who experiences the many ups, downs, and reversals of work, family, and romance as she falls in and out of love and marriage.^[1][2][3] It aired on MBC from October 18, 2010 to February 1, 2011 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 31 episodes.

Queen of Reversals
Promotional poster
Hangul	역전의 여왕
Hanja	逆轉의 女王
RR	Yeokjeonui yeowang
MR	Yŏkchŏnŭi yŏwang
Genre	Romance Comedy
Written by	Park Ji-eun
Directed by	Kim Nam-won Jung Dae-yoon
Starring	Kim Nam-joo Jung Joon-ho Park Si-hoo Chae Jung-an
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	31
Production
Executive producer	Choi Yi-sup
Producer	Kim Seung-mo
Original release
Network	MBC TV
Release	October 18, 2010 (2010-10-18) – February 1, 2011 (2011-02-01)
Related
Queen of Housewives

Lead actress Kim Nam-joo and writer Park Ji-eun previously worked together on the 2009 series Queen of Housewives.^[4][5]

Plot

Hwang Tae-hee (Kim Nam-joo) leads a charmed life; after growing up in a wealthy family, she easily attains a coveted job. Ever the strong and decisive career woman, she is successful and beautiful, but lacks one important thing in her life: a man. Too much of a workaholic to make time for romance, she is taken aback when she falls hard for Bong Joon-soo (Jung Joon-ho). She loses no time in pursuing him and they soon get married, but when the honeymoon is over, Tae-hee finds that her rival at work and husband's ex, Baek Yeo-jin (Chae Jung-an), has taken over her job. Things aren't easy for Tae-hee as she juggles taking care of a daughter at home and leading a team at the same company as her husband and Yeo-jin. Misunderstandings grow over time between Tae-hee and Joon-soo, putting their marriage into jeopardy.

Meanwhile, Tae-hee's arrogant, immature chaebol boss Goo Yong-shik (Park Si-hoo), previously apathetic, grows more serious about his work with her guidance – and ends up falling hopelessly in love with her.^[6][7]

Cast

• Kim Nam-joo as Hwang Tae-hee
• Jung Joon-ho as Bong Joon-soo
• Park Si-hoo as Goo Yong-shik
• Chae Jung-an as Baek Yeo-jin
• Ha Yoo-mi as Han Song-yi
• Choi Jung-woo as Goo Ho-seung
• Kim Hye-jung as Jang Sook-jung
• Kim Chang-wan as General Manager Mok Young-chul
• Kim Yong-hee as Section Chief Oh Dae-soo
• Im Ji-kyu as Kang-woo
• Yu Ji-in as Oh Mi-soon
• Park Jung-soo as Na Young-ja
• Kim Yong-gun as Tae-hee's father
• Shin Soo-yeon as So-ra, Tae-hee & Joon-soo's daughter
• Yoo Hye-ri as Yong-shik's biological mother
• Han Yeo-woon as Hwang Yeon-hee
• Kim Se-min as Yeon-hee's husband
• Han Kyu-hee as Joon-soo's father
• Lee Joo-na as Bong Mi-geum
• Lee Sun-young as Bong Soon-geum
• Oh Na-ra as Bong Hae-kum
• Ahn Sang-tae as Kang Dong-won
• Kang Rae-yeon as So Yoo-kyung
• Ga Deuk-hee as Bu Min-ah
• Choi Yoon-young as Ki-ppeum
• Oh Soo-min as Hyun-joo
• Ryu Je-hee as Han Song-yi's secretary
• Son Gun-woo as Team Leader Chu Sang-chul
• Yoo Tae-woong as Goo Yong-chul
• Jung Soo-young as Ji Hwa-ja (cameo, ep 5)
• Kim Seung-woo as security guard (cameo, ep 7)
• Lee Bong-won as (cameo)

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2010-10-18	01	9.6% (12th)	10.2% (12th)
2010-10-19	02	8.4% (16th)	9.2% (15th)
2010-10-25	03	8.8% (15th)	10.0% (13th)
2010-10-26	04	9.0% (13th)	9.7% (12th)
2010-11-01	05	8.5% (16th)	9.6% (11th)
2010-11-02	06	9.6% (10th)	10.7% (10th)
2010-11-08	07	10.0% (12th)	11.2% (10th)
2010-11-09	08	10.4% (9th)	11.4% (8th)
2010-11-15	09	13.8% (5th)	14.9% (3rd)
2010-11-16	10	9.8% (9th)	10.4% (8th)
2010-11-22	11	9.2% (13th)	10.6% (9th)
2010-11-23	12	9.2% (11th)	9.7% (10th)
2010-11-29	13	9.2% (12th)	10.4% (9th)
2010-11-30	14	10.0% (8th)	11.0% (6th)
2010-12-06	15	9.2% (12th)	10.4% (8th)
2010-12-07	16	8.5% (14th)	9.5% (9th)
2010-12-13	17	11.8% (5th)	12.5% (5th)
2010-12-14	18	12.8% (6th)	14.0% (5th)
2010-12-20	19	13.3% (5th)	14.9% (4th)
2010-12-21	20	14.6% (5th)	15.7% (4th)
2010-12-27	21	11.1% (6th)	12.0% (5th)
2010-12-28	22	14.6% (5th)	15.7% (4th)
2011-01-03	23	11.0% (9th)	14.9% (4th)
2011-01-04	24	11.9% (7th)	14.8% (5th)
2011-01-10	25	12.1% (6th)	17.0% (3rd)
2011-01-11	26	12.8% (7th)	16.8% (3rd)
2011-01-17	27	11.9% (8th)	15.2% (4th)
2011-01-24	28	11.1% (9th)	13.8% (4th)
2011-01-25	29	10.0% (12th)	11.6% (7th)
2011-01-31	30	11.0% (11th)	13.6% (5th)
2011-02-01	31	11.4% (9th)	13.4% (5th)
Average		10.8%	12.1%

Source: TNS Media Korea

International broadcast

• It aired in Japan on Fuji TV at the same time as another of Park Si-hoo's dramas, Prosecutor Princess.^[8]
• It aired in Panama on Sertv as "La Reina de los Reveses".
• It aired in Vietnam on VTV6 as "Nữ hoàng rắc rối", beginning from September 24, 2012.