''Queen of Reversals'' () is a 2010

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n television series, starring

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, Park Si-hoo and

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. 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. It aired on MBC from October 18, 2010 to February 1, 2011 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 31 episodes. Lead actress

and writer Park Ji-eun previously worked together on the 2009 series '' Queen of Housewives''.

Plot

Hwang Tae-hee (

) 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 (

). 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 (

), 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

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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.

Cast

as Hwang Tae-hee *

as Bong Joon-soo * Park Si-hoo as Goo Yong-shik *

as Baek Yeo-jin * Ha Yoo-mi as Han Song-yi *

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as Goo Ho-seung *Kim Hye-jung as Jang Sook-jung *

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as General Manager Mok Young-chul * Kim Yong-hee as Section Chief Oh Dae-soo *

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as Kang-woo *

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as Oh Mi-soon * Park Jung-soo as Na Young-ja *

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as Tae-hee's father *

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as So-ra, Tae-hee & Joon-soo's daughter *

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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 *

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as Bong Hae-kum *Ahn Sang-tae as Kang Dong-won *

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as So Yoo-kyung * Ga Deuk-hee as Bu Min-ah *

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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 *

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as Ji Hwa-ja (cameo, ep 5) *

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as security guard (cameo, ep 7) *Lee Bong-won as (cameo)

Ratings

In the table below, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. Source
TNS Media Korea

International broadcast

* It aired in Japan on

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at the same time as another of Park Si-hoo's dramas, ''

Prosecutor Princess ''Prosecutor Princess'' () is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Kim So-yeon, Park Si-hoo, Han Jung-soo and Choi Song-hyun. It aired on SBS from March 31 to May 20, 2010, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Plot A ...

''. * It aired in Panama on Sertv as "La Reina de los Reveses". * It aired in Vietnam on

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as "Nữ hoàng rắc rối", beginning from September 24, 2012.

References

External links

''Queen of Reversals'' official MBC website

at MBC Global Media * {{Park Ji-eun Korean-language television shows 2010 South Korean television series debuts 2011 South Korean television series endings MBC TV television dramas South Korean romantic comedy television series Television shows written by Park Ji-eun