# Queen of Mystery

Queen of Mystery (Korean: 추리의 여왕; Hanja: 推理의女王; RR: Churieui Yeowang; MR: Ch'uriŭi Yŏwang; lit. Mystery's Queen) is a South Korean television series starring Choi Kang-hee, Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Won-keun and Shin Hyun-been. It aired on KBS2 from April 5 to May 25, 2017, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.

## Synopsis

The drama centres around a prosecutor's wife, Yoo Seol-ok (Choi Kang-hee), who has always wanted to become a police officer. One day, she gets to know a passionate detective Ha Wan-seung (Kwon Sang-woo) and he gives her an opportunity to make her dream come true. They start working on mysterious cases together.

## Cast
### Main

* Choi Kang-hee as Yoo Seol-ok (Sue Yoo)
* Kwon Sang-woo as Detective Ha Wan-seung (Warren Ha)
* Lee Won-keun as Officer Hong Joon-oh (Gelo Hong)
* Shin Hyun-been as Jung Ji-won (Shannon Jung)

### Supporting
#### People around Seol Ok

* Kim Hyun-sook as Kyung-mi, Seol Ok's friend
* Shim Wan-joon as Detective Ko
* Yoon Hee-seok as Kim Ho-chul, Seol Ok's husband
* Jeon Soo-jin as Kim Ho-soon, Seol Ok's sister-in-law
* Park Joon-geum as Park Kyung-suk, Seol Ok's mother-in-law

#### People around Wan Seung

* Ahn Gil-kang as Bae Kwang-tae
* Kim Min-jae as Lee Dong-gi
* Jang Gwang as Ha Jae-ho
* Yang Ik-june as Jang Do-jang

### Others

* Park Byung-eun as Inspector Woo Sung-ha
* Cha Min-ji as Ko Joo-yeon
* Jung Yeon-joo as Jin
* Lee Seon-hee as Seon-hui
* Han Ki-woong as Cha Min-woo / No Doo-gil (Ep. 7–8)
* Jung In-gi as Jang Woo-sup
* Lee Yoo-joon as Park Won Hee
* Hong Kyung as a Bully

## Production

The series is based on a script by Lee Seong-min which was one of the winners in the 2016 KBS TV Drama Miniseries Competition alongside My Fair Lady and Two Cops.

## Ratings

* The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
* NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
| Ep. | Date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Date | TNmS | TNmS | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen |
| Ep. | Date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | April 5, 2017 | 10.8% (7th) | 12.1% (4th) | 11.2% (5th) | 12.4% (4th) |
| 2 | April 6, 2017 | 9.8% (10th) | 11.0% (6th) | 9.5% (10th) | 10.0% (6th) |
| 3 | April 12, 2017 | 10.9% (6th) | 12.4% (4th) | 10.1% (6th) | 10.2% (4th) |
| 4 | April 13, 2017 | 12.5% (6th) | 13.2% (4th) | 11.6% (4th) | 12.1% (5th) |
| 5 | April 19, 2017 | 8.6% (16th) | 10.6% (7th) | 7.7% (11th) | 7.7% (11th) |
| 6 | April 20, 2017 | 10.4% (9th) | 12.0% (5th) | 10.9% (6th) | 11.2% (4th) |
| 7 | April 26, 2017 | 10.4% (8th) | 12.1% (4th) | 10.7% (5th) | 11.6% (4th) |
| 8 | April 27, 2017 | 9.6% (10th) | 11.7% (5th) | 10.5% (6th) | 11.6% (5th) |
| 9 | May 3, 2017 | 9.4% (6th) | 10.9% (4th) | 9.2% (6th) | 9.3% (4th) |
| 10 | May 4, 2017 | 9.3% (6th) | 10.9% (4th) | 9.0% (7th) | 9.4% (5th) |
| 11 | May 10, 2017 | 9.0% (8th) | 9.9% (6th) | 8.7% (7th) | 8.8% (6th) |
| 12 | May 11, 2017 | 8.6% (14th) | 10.5% (7th) | 9.2% (10th) | 9.5% (7th) |
| 13 | May 17, 2017 | 8.9% (11th) | 9.0% (10th) | 8.7% (8th) | 8.5% (9th) |
| 14 | May 18, 2017 | 7.3% (17th) | 7.6% (15th) | 8.2% (12th) | 8.0% (11th) |
| 15 | May 24, 2017 | 7.2% (20th) | 7.3% (20th) | 8.4% (10th) | 8.3% (11th) |
| 16 | May 25, 2017 | 7.9% (18th) | 7.6% (14th) | 8.3% (12th) | 8.4% (12th) |
| Average | Average | 9.4% | 10.5% | 9.4% | 9.8% |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Kwon Sang-woo | Nominated |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Choi Kang-hee | Nominated |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Kwon Sang-woo | Nominated |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Choi Kang-hee | Nominated |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Netizen Award | Kwon Sang-woo | Nominated |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Netizen Award | Choi Kang-hee | Nominated |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Kwon Sang-woo and Choi Kang-hee | Nominated |