Kim Ji-won Dramas: Queen of Tears and What to Watch Next

Choose your next Kim Ji-won drama after Queen of Tears, comparing My Liberation Notes, Fight for My Way, Lovestruck in the City and Arthdal Chronicles by mood.

Kim Ji-won — public-event photograph (12 May 2026). Photo: TV10 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. Original source. Scaled for display; no additional crop.

An heiress, a quiet commuter, an aspiring announcer

Finding a favourite performer is a good reason to change genres. Kim Ji-won’s roles offer several ways to do that: a high-profile marriage, the social exhaustion of ordinary life, professional ambition and an epic fantasy setting all place different demands on a character.

This watchlist begins with Queen of Tears and then gives you four alternatives. Use the character names and tone notes to choose what you want next. These are independent stories, so your route can follow curiosity rather than release order.

Drama	Kim Ji-won’s role	Viewing mood
Queen of Tears	Hong Hae-in	Marriage and emotional upheaval
My Liberation Notes	Yeom Mi-jeong	Quiet, personal drama
Fight for My Way	Choi Ae-ra	Ambition and longtime friendship
Lovestruck in the City	Lee Eun-o	Urban romance and reinvention
Arthdal Chronicles (2019)	Tanya	Epic fantasy

Queen of Tears: begin inside an existing marriage

Kim Ji-won plays Hong Hae-in, a retail-group executive whose marriage to Baek Hyun-woo, played by Kim Soo-hyun, is in crisis. Netflix Tudum’s official cast guide confirms the characters and the relationship at the centre of the drama.

This is a starting point for viewers interested in a romantic story after the wedding. Family, wealth and work complicate how the couple communicate. Let the opening establish their everyday distance before looking up the turning points; the contrast between public status and private hurt is an important part of the initial setup.

My Liberation Notes: spend time with what stays unspoken

As Yeom Mi-jeong, Kim plays the youngest of three siblings. JTBC’s official character profile describes her difficulty finding herself in the sociable conversations around her and her desire for a different way to live.

Choose this when you want a more inward-looking character than Hae-in. Attention to pauses, habitual courtesy and the effort involved in ordinary interaction is useful here. Give the surrounding siblings room as well: Mi-jeong’s life belongs to a family network, and a quiet response can carry as much interest as an overt confrontation.

Fight for My Way: follow the ambition behind the friendship

Kim’s Choi Ae-ra wants to become a news anchor while working at a department-store information desk. Park Seo-jun plays her longtime friend Ko Dong-man. Those details are laid out on the official KBS World character page.

Pick this when you want career frustration mixed with romantic possibility and the familiarity of people who know one another well. Their ambitions give the relationship something concrete to push against. If working heroines are your preferred entry point, the contrasting hotel and hospital roles in our Yoona drama watchlist offer another route to explore.

Lovestruck in the City: consider the appeal of a new identity

Here Kim plays freelance marketer Lee Eun-o, who temporarily presents herself as the freer-spirited Yun Seon-a. She meets architect Park Jae-won, played by Ji Chang-wook, under that identity. Netflix’s official series introduction establishes this romantic premise.

Choose it when you are interested in how people present themselves to a new acquaintance. The gap between a spontaneous encounter and an ordinary working life creates a different kind of romantic tension from an established marriage. Keep track of names and what each person knows, allowing the story to reveal the consequences of that reinvention.

Arthdal Chronicles: move into a fantasy world

In the 2019 production, Kim plays Tanya, successor to the Wahan tribe’s clan mother. Netflix’s original announcement identifies her role within a story of tribes and competing power.

This is the strongest change of setting on the list. Choose it when you enjoy learning a fictional world and following a character whose responsibilities extend to a community. Start with the 2019 series specified here, and let the programme introduce its names and relationships before trying to memorise a complete guide to the world.

Pick the next drama that suits you

What follows Queen of Tears most naturally? Try Fight for My Way for romantic energy and career ambition, or My Liberation Notes if you are curious about a quieter performance and more private emotional questions.

Which is the biggest genre change? Arthdal Chronicles moves into epic fantasy. Lovestruck in the City keeps a modern setting but builds its premise around reinvention.

Are these titles available everywhere? Confirm each title and its subtitle options in your local catalogue. Official series pages are useful for cast information; catalogue access depends on your region.

Roles and premises checked against the linked official Netflix, JTBC and KBS World sources. Updated 27 October 2026 (New Zealand).