Title: 추리의 여왕 | Churiui Yeowang | Queen of Mystery Season 2
Genre: Mystery | Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: KBS2
Broadcast Period: February 28, 2018 to April 19, 2018

Synopsis:

Queen of Mystery Season 2 is a continuation of the journey between Yoo Sul Ok and Ha Wan Seung. Yoo Sul Ok is now divorced and trying desperately to become a legitimate police woman while Ha Wan Seung is still trying to figure out his feelings for Yoo Sul Ok and discover and find the mystery surrounding the supposed death of his first love. He went and transfer to a different precinct to continue his quest. Along the way as each of their characters worked to achieve their goals they ended up solving different cases together.

Characters:

• Choi Kang Hee as Yoo Sul Ok
• Song Soo Hyun as Younger Sul Ok
• Kwon Sang Woo as Ha Wan Seung
• Lee Da Hee as Jung Hee Yun | Seo Hyun Soo
• Park Byung Eun as Woo Sung Ha
• Kim Hyun Sook as Kim Kyung Mi
• Kim Won Hae as Jo In Ho
• Oh Min Suk as Gye Sung Woo
• Hong Ki Hoon as Yook Seung Hwa
• Kim Jong Soo as Chief Shin Jang Goo
• Kwon Min Ah as Shin Na Ra
• Kim Min Sang as Hwang Jae Min
• Min Sung Wook as Corporal Gong Han Min
• Jang Yoo Sang as Kim Moon Ki
• DinDin as MC J Bang Jae Soon
• Kim Jong Hyun as Lee Sun Ho
• Kim Tae Woo as Ha Ji Seung
• Park Ji Il as Kang Bo Gook / Secretary Kim
• Lee Yong Nyeo
• Park Joon Geum as Park Kyung Suk
• Jung In Ki as Jang Woo Sup
• Ahn Kil Kang as Bae Kwang Tae
• Jun Soo Kyung as Nam Bok Soon
• Song Young Jae
• Kim Hyung Min
• Hong Soo Hyun as Seo Hyun Soo | Jo Hyun Ah
• Park Min Soo as Kim Won Jae
• Kim Joon Won as Won Jae’s Father
• Kim Joo Ryung as Won Jae’s mother
• Uhm Chae Young as Seo Ye Na
• Jang Kwang as Ha Jae Ho
• Park Yong
• Jo Woo Ri as Yoon Mi Joo
• Lee Moon Soo as Lee Hwang Shik
• Kim Jin Yup as Lee In Ho
• Jang In Sup as Woo Chul
• Ha Hoe Jung as Go Shi Hwan
• Dong Ha as Park Ki Bum
• Bae Ho Geun as Kim Young Sun
• Lee Moon Jung as Park In Ae
• Park Young Soo as Oh Sung Tae
• Ha Yoon Kyung as Kang Joo Yun
• Park Kyu Young as Jang Se Yun
• Hwang Young Hee as Park Kyung Ja
• Hong Sung Duk as Jang Myung Hoon
• Baek Seung Chul as Ki Yong Sup
• Lee Ji Hyun as Lee Young Sook
• Song Ji Ho as Won Joo Suk

My Review:

As I have enjoyed the Queen Mystery Season 1 and, of course, it is after all my oppa’s k-drama, it is not surprising that I will watch it. However, what is surprising is that it became one of the k-dramas that went downhill for me and ended up skipping episode 8-15 and went right ahead to the ending. It was a big let down and sad for me as I really wanted to like this k-drama even for the sake of my true love for Kwon Sang Woo.

So, What do I Like About this K-Drama?

(1) Kwon Sang Woo is still handsome and as dashing as before. I enjoyed watching him on my computer screen in all of his scenes. However, no matter how much I crave to watch him, it didn’t last as I found a total disconnect as to how the direction of the story is leading to.

(2) I actually found Oh Min Suk as Gye Sung Woo quite fun and entertaining to watch. He gave a little flavor to the story while I was still rustling in my heart to love this k-drama.

(3) I like that most of the characters on season 1 came back and did the season 2. This provided continuity of the story from Season 1.

What I do Not Like About this K-Drama?

As everyone who knows me, that my heart belongs to Kwon Sang Woo as his avid fan. I was ecstatic when he did the first season of Queen of Mystery as I thoroughly enjoyed it even if it wasn’t perfect. However, this second season, there’s a certain disconnect on my end no matter how much I want to love it.

(1) There are some comedic scenes like the first 2 episodes that I found forced and not engaging. It is like watching the 2 main characters that I enjoyed in the first season trying too hard to build their chemistry that got lost along the wait of making Season 2.

(2) The non-existent romance between that characters of Yoo Sul Ok and Ha Wan Seung or the k-dramas effort to just skid around the edges of it because probably Kwon Sang Woo has difficulty to rise above on doing scenes with physical intimacy with his leading ladies being a married man in real life kinda affected the entire tone of this k-drama in my eyes. How I wish the actors and actresses can separate their work from their personal feelings but I guess it is indeed difficult, thus, I guess, they are better off single while they are in their height of their careers because there’s not much restricted limitations or barriers to do scenes that are significant or relevant to their characters they portray.

(3) The treatment as a whole by the director to the entire season 2 on this k-drama’s delivery has a subtle difference yet I can fully sense its difference and indeed affected the pace and the tone of the entire thing on an entertainment level in my book. There are a lot of moments that it didn’t hold my interest, thus, I skip from Episode 7 the rest of the other episodes and went straight to its ending. Alas, I can still guess what happened. Truly wish the 1st PD did this as well rather than the replacement.

(4) There’s still too many unanswered questions in the ending. Thus, if there’s no season 3, then, it will remain hanging.

Would I recommend this K-Drama? If you are like who is a die hard fan of Kwon Sang Woo, then, yes but if not, then, not really.

My Rating to this Drama
( See My Rating System: ) 2/5 Stars

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02. These Days – You & IKei
03. I Don’t Know Love – Lucia
04. Dreaming Of Spring (Winter Sleep) – Seo Eun Kwang of BtoB
05. Might Melt – Younha
06. Stay – Ulala Session
07. I Want You, I Resent You – Zia
08. On The Way Back Home – Jiyeon of T-ara, Park Hyo Joon
09. I Still Love You – Seo In Young
10. Stay – J-Cera
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