Queen of Mystery 2

Queen of Mystery 2 (Korean: 추리의 여왕 2; RR: Churiui yeowang 2) is a South Korean television series starring Choi Kang-hee and Kwon Sang-woo. It aired on KBS2 from February 28 to April 19, 2018 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Queen of Mystery 2
Promotional poster
Hangul	추리의 여왕 2
Hanja	推理의女王2
Lit.	Mystery's Queen 2
RR	Churiui yeowang 2
MR	Ch'uriŭi yŏwang 2
Genre	Crime Mystery Detective fiction Comedy
Created by	KBS Drama Production
Written by	Lee Sung-min
Directed by	Choi Yoon-Suk Yoo Young-eun
Starring	Choi Kang-hee Kwon Sang-woo
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Lee Sang-baek
Camera setup	Single camera
Running time	70 minutes
Production company	AStory
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	February 28 (2018-02-28) – April 19, 2018 (2018-04-19)

Synopsis

Housewife-turned-investigator Seol-ok and passionate detective Wan-seung collaborate to solve mysterious cases and cure the hearts of those who were wounded by crimes along the way. Queen of Mystery Season 2 is a drama that digs into the inside details of daily crimes realistically about a murder next door and sexual assault crime that happened in a blind alley last night instead of dealing with a psychopath or notorious serial killer, etc.

Cast

Main

• Choi Kang-hee as Yoo Seol-ok^[6]
• Kwon Sang-woo as Ha Wan-seung^[7]

Supporting

• Park Byung-eun as Woo Sung-ha^[8]
• Kim Hyun-sook as Kim Kyung-mi^[8][9]
• Lee Da-hee as Jung Hee-yeon / Seo Hyun-soo^[10]
• Kim Tae-woo as Ha Ji-seung
• Park Ji-il as Kang Bo-guk

Jungjindong Station

• Kim Won-hae as Station Manager Jo In-ho
• Oh Min-suk as Gye Seong-woo,^[11] Violent Crimes Division Unit 1 Team Leader
• Hong Ki-joon as Sergeant Yook Seung-hwa^[12]
• Kim Jong-soo as Station Chief Shin Jang-gu
• Kwon Mina as Officer Shin Nara,^[13] Shin Jang-gu's daughter

Mystery Squad

• Kim Min-sang as Team Leader Hwang Jae-min
• Min Sung-uk as Corporal Gong Han-min
• DinDin as MC J Bang Jae-soon
• Jang Yoo-sang as Kim Mun-gi
• Kim Jong-hyeon as Officer Lee Seon-ho
• Jo Woo-ri as Yoon Mi-joo

Others

• Hwang Young-hee as Park Kyung-ja
• Lee Ji-hyun as Lee Young-sook
• Jang In-sub as Im Woo-cheol
• Kwon Hyuk-hyun as a police officer.
• Kim Jin-yeop as Lee In-ho

Special appearance

• Lee Yong-nyeo as one of the Baebangdong women
• Park Joon-geum as Park Kyung-suk, Seol-ok's (former) mother-in-law
• Jung In-gi as Corporal Jang Woo-seob, Baebangdong-2 officer
• Ahn Gil-kang as Bae Kwang-tae, Seodong Station Violent Crimes Division Unit 2 Team Leader
• Jeon Soo-kyeong as Nam Bok-soon
• Lee Seon-hee as Seon-hui (from Season 1)
• Hwang In-seong
• Lee Ji-ae
• Jang Gwang as Ha Jae-ho, Wan-seung's father
• Hong Soo-hyun as Joo Hyun-ah
• Cha Myeong-uk
• Dong Ha as Park Ki-bum

Production

• First script reading took place on December 22, 2017 at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, South Korea.^{[citation needed]}

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on March 1, 2018 (2018-03-01)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"SARR" (사르르)	Ahn Young-ran, Son Yeon-sung, Ryu Won-kwang	Son Yeon-sung, Ryu Won-kwang	Hyojung (Oh My Girl)	03:08
2.	"SARR (Inst.)" (사르르 (Inst.))		Son Yeon-sung, Ryu Won-kwang		03:08
Total length:					06:16

Part 2

Released on March 8, 2018 (2018-03-08)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"These Days You & I" (요즘 너 요즘 나)	Kim Seon-yeop, Park Se-joon	Burning Potato, Jung Yeon-tae, Park Se-joon	Kei (Lovelyz)	03:39
2.	"These Days You & I (Inst.)" (요즘 너 요즘 나 (Inst.))		Burning Potato, Jung Yeon-tae, Park Se-joon		03:39
Total length:					07:18

Part 3

Released on March 15, 2018 (2018-03-15)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Don't Know Love" (사랑을 모르고)	Lucia	Lucia	Lucia	03:42
2.	"Don't Know Love (Inst.)" (사랑을 모르고 (Inst.))		Lucia		03:42
Total length:					07:24

Part 4

Released on March 22, 2018 (2018-03-22)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Dreaming Of Spring (Hibernation)" (봄을 꿈꾸다 (겨울잠))	Kim Soo-jeong	Choi Yong-chan	Eunkwang (BtoB)	03:26
2.	"Dreaming Of Spring (Hibernation) (Inst.)" (봄을 꿈꾸다 (겨울잠) (Inst.))		Choi Yong-chan		03:26
Total length:					06:52

Part 5

Released on March 29, 2018 (2018-03-29)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Don't Know Whether It Will Melt" (녹을지 몰라요)	Kim Kyeong-beom, Kim Ji-hwan, Lee Jin-shil, Park Se-joon	Kim Kyeong-beom, Kim Ji-hwan, Lee Jin-shil, Park Se-joon	Younha	02:53
2.	"Don't Know Whether It Will Melt (Inst.)" (녹을지 몰라요 (Inst.))		Kim Kyeong-beom, Kim Ji-hwan, Lee Jin-shil, Park Se-joon		02:53
Total length:					05:46

Part 6

Released on April 4, 2018 (2018-04-04)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Stay"	Major Leaguer, Park Se-joon	Major Leaguer, Choi Hyun-cheol, Park Se-joon	Ulala Session	03:40
2.	"Stay (Inst.)"		Major Leaguer, Choi Hyun-cheol, Park Se-joon		03:40
Total length:					07:20

Part 7

Released on April 5, 2018 (2018-04-05)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Desire And Hope" (원하고 원망하죠)	Yoon Sa-ra	Shin Jae-hong	ZiA	03:45
2.	"Desire And Hope (Inst.)" (원하고 원망하죠 (Inst.))		Shin Jae-hong		03:45
Total length:					07:30

Part 8

Released on April 11, 2018 (2018-04-11)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"The Path Leading To Home (feat. Park Hyo-joon)" (집으로 오는 길 (Feat. 박효준))	Kim Kyeong-beom, Kim Ji-hwan, Park Se-joon	Kim Kyeong-beom, Park Se-joon	Jiyeon (T-ara)	03:14
2.	"The Path Leading To Home (Inst.)" (집으로 오는 길 (Inst.))		Kim Kyeong-beom, Park Se-joon		03:14
Total length:					06:28

Part 9

Released on April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"I Still Love You" (여전히 사랑하고 있어)	Kim Kyeong-beom, Park Se-joon	Kim Kyeong-beom, Kim Ji-hwan, Park Se-joon	Seo In-young	03:36
2.	"I Still Love You (Inst.)" (여전히 사랑하고 있어 (Inst.))		Kim Kyeong-beom, Park Se-joon		03:36
Total length:					07:12

Part 10

Released on April 18, 2018 (2018-04-18)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Stay" (남아)	Oh Seong-hoon	Oh Seong-hoon, Kim Seong-tae, Park Ga-young	J-Cera	03:30
2.	"Stay (Inst.)" (남아 (Inst.))		Oh Seong-hoon, Kim Seong-tae, Park Ga-young		03:30
Total length:					07:00

Part 11

Released on April 19, 2018 (2018-04-19)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Cannot Live Without You" (너 없인 못살것 같더니)	Kim Kyeong-beom, Park Se-joon	Kim Kyeong-beom, Kim Ji-hwan, Park Se-joon	MONNI	04:12
2.	"Cannot Live Without You (Inst.)" (너 없인 못살것 같더니 (Inst.))		Kim Kyeong-beom, Park Se-joon		04:12
Total length:					08:24

Ratings

• In the table below, 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.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS[14]		AGB Nielsen[15]
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide	Seoul
1	February 28, 2018	6.1% (NR)	6.5%	5.9% (NR)	6.3% (NR)
2	March 1, 2018	7.6% (20th)	7.7%	6.5% (20th)	6.4% (20th)
3	March 7, 2018	5.4% (NR)	5.6%	4.7% (NR)	4.9% (NR)
4	March 8, 2018	6.2% (NR)	7.3%	4.8% (NR)	5.8% (NR)
5	March 14, 2018	6.0% (20th)	6.1%	5.2% (19th)	5.2% (20th)
6	March 15, 2018	5.8% (NR)	5.9%	5.6% (NR)	5.7% (20th)
7	March 21, 2018	6.4% (NR)	6.6%	4.7% (NR)	4.9% (NR)
8	March 22, 2018	6.2% (20th)	6.3%		4.8% (NR)
9	March 28, 2018	7.6% (13th)	7.9%	6.8% (14th)	6.5% (15th)
10	March 29, 2018	6.6% (18th)	6.8%	6.7% (14th)	6.5% (14th)
11	April 4, 2018	7.1% (15th)	7.2%	6.6% (16th)	6.6% (15th)
12	April 5, 2018	6.7% (17th)	7.0%	6.6% (17th)	5.9% (18th)
13	April 11, 2018	7.8% (12th)	8.1%	7.2% (10th)	6.8% (11th)
14	April 12, 2018	7.5% (15th)	8.9%	7.3% (12th)	7.2% (12th)
15	April 18, 2018	7.4% (15th)	7.5%	7.2% (11th)	7.2% (9th)
16	April 19, 2018	8.1% (11th)	8.4%	7.8% (11th)	7.5% (10th)
Average		6.8%	7.1%	6.1%	6.1%

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2018	2018 KBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress	Choi Kang-hee	Nominated	[16]
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Kwon Sang-woo	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Choi Kang-hee	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Kim Hyun-sook	Won
		Best New Actress	Jo Woo-ri	Nominated
		Best Young Actor	Park Min-su	Nominated