Show Window: The Queen's House

Show Window: The Queen's House (Korean: 쇼윈도: 여왕의 집) is a South Korean television series starring Song Yoon-ah, Lee Sung-jae, Jeon So-min and Hwang Chan-sung. It aired from November 29, 2021, to January 18, 2022, on Channel A's Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:30 (KST) time slot for 16 episodes.^[6]

Show Window: The Queen's House
Promotional poster
Hangul	쇼윈도: 여왕의 집
Revised Romanization	Syowindo: Yeowang-ui Jib
Genre	Melodrama^[1] Mystery^[2]
Created by	Channel A (planning)^[3] Wavve (production investment)^[4]
Written by	Han Bo-kyung Park Hye-young^[2]
Directed by	Kang Sol Park Dae-hee^[2]
Starring	Song Yoon-ah Lee Sung-jae Jeon So-min Hwang Chan-sung
Music by	Kim Jong-cheon
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Park Jong-eun Kim Jong-beom (CP)
Producers	Ko Dae-hwa Kwon Ye-rim
Editor	Kim Soo-yeon
Running time	60 minutes^[5]
Production company	Kortop Media^[3]
Original release
Network	Channel A
Release	November 29, 2021 (2021-11-29) – January 18, 2022 (2022-01-18)

The series was a commercial hit and became one of the highest-rated dramas in Korean cable television history. With an average nationwide viewership ratings of 10.335% for its final episode aired on January 18, 2022, it set a new record for the highest viewership ratings of any Channel A series.^[7][8]

Synopsis

It is about a woman who supports the adultery of another woman, without knowing that the affair is with her husband.^[9]

Cast

Main

• Song Yoon-ah as Han Sun-joo, Myung-seob's wife who has everything from beauty, to intelligence and wealth. Deciding to stay out of her family-controlled fashion house, she helps her husband with her excellent skills and raises their children with her meticulous personality.^[9]
• Lee Sung-jae as Shin Myung-seob, Sun-joo's husband who came from a humble background and turned his life around after marriage, but falls into a crisis due to an extramarital affair. He is the executive director of the family firm, reporting to his mother-in-law, Kim Kang-im.^[10]
• Jeon So-min as Yoon Mi-ra, a beautiful and charming woman who is faithful to her desires. She meets Myung-seob and falls in love with him. She is an art teacher at a primary school.^[9][11]
• Hwang Chan-sung as Han Jung-won, Sun-joo's younger brother who is optimistic and warm-hearted. He trusts and relies on his older sister more than anyone else. He is studying fashion in Milan while also working in the family firm.^[9]

Supporting

People around Sun-joo

• Kim Seung-soo as Cha Young-hoon, Sun-joo's ex-boyfriend and college classmate who is now a psychiatrist.^[3]
• Moon Hee-kyung as Kim Kang-im, Sun-joo and Jung-won's mother who is a demanding matriarch and chairperson of the family firm.^[12]
• Shin Yi-jun as Shin Tae-hee, Sun-joo and Myung-seob's daughter.^[13]
• Park Sang-hoon as Shin Tae-yong, Sun-joo and Myung-seob's son.^[14]

People in townhouse

• Kim Hye-in as Choi Eun-kyung^[15]
• Lee Sun-jin as Park Ye-rang^[1]
• Oh Seung-eun as Christina Jung^[16]
• Kim Young-jun as Ahn Do-hyuk^[17]
• Kim Jung-tae as Lee Joon-sang^[18]

Others

• Ga Young as Han Yeon-joo^[19]
• Kim Byeong-ok as Kang Dae-wook^[20]
• Jung Se-hyeong as Tango Master^[21]
• Jeong Jung-ah as Mrs. Jeong^[22]

Extended

• Moon Seo-yeon as Secretary Kang^[23]
• Park Jung-hak as Mi-ra's uncle^[24]

Production

The first script reading of the cast was held in June 2021.^[25] Show Window: The Queen's House is labelled as "Channel A's Tenth Anniversary Special Project".^[4]

It was reported that the series finished filming on January 11, 2022.^[26]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on October 12, 2021^[27]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Hello"	Hickee	Hickee Kim Seung-ho Kim Dong-kyun	Hickee	2:57
Total length:					2:57

Part 2

Released on December 6, 2021^[28]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Fallin'"	Han Hye-jin (FAB) Piri Boi (FAB) Haru +1	Piri Boi (FAB) Han Hye-jin (FAB) Haru +1	Haru	3:45
Total length:					3:45

Part 3

Released on December 13, 2021^[29]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Heaven Made"	Elsa Søllesvik Lasse Midtsian Nymann	Elsa Søllesvik Lasse Midtsian Nymann Nylan	Elsie Bay	3:15
Total length:					3:15

Part 4

Released on December 21, 2021^[30]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Cry Me a River"	OneTop Zeenan	OneTop Zeenan	Ha Dong-gyun	3:30
Total length:					3:30

Part 5

Released on December 28, 2021^[31][32]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Just Myself" (나만)	Kim Mi-kyung Lee So-won	Kim Mi-kyung Lee So-won	Kim Hee-dong	3:42
Total length:					3:42

Viewership

Show Window: The Queen's House : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)

Season		Episode number																Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.703	1.075	1.220	1.082	1.271	1.175	1.214	1.394	1.723	1.533	1.684	1.694	2.195	1.060

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[33][A]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)^[33]
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	November 29, 2021	2.049% (17th)	N/A
2	November 30, 2021	1.752% (27th)
3	December 6, 2021	3.039% (13th)
4	December 7, 2021	3.715% (5th)	3.485% (5th)
5	December 13, 2021	5.500% (3rd)	5.614% (2nd)
6	December 14, 2021	5.922% (1st)	6.045% (1st)
7	December 20, 2021	5.523% (2nd)	5.801% (2nd)
8	December 21, 2021	6.406% (1st)	6.467% (1st)
9	December 27, 2021	5.701% (2nd)	5.976% (2nd)
10	December 28, 2021	5.860% (1st)	5.860% (1st)
11	January 3, 2022	6.997% (2nd)	7.164% (2nd)
12	January 4, 2022	8.092% (1st)	7.958% (1st)
13	January 10, 2022	7.575% (2nd)	6.896% (2nd)
14	January 11, 2022	8.366% (1st)	7.874% (1st)
15	January 17, 2022	8.523% (1st)	7.794% (2nd)
16	January 18, 2022	10.335% (1st)	9.646% (1st)
Average		5.960%	5.411%^[B]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not released. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Accolades

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
Korea Drama Awards	2022	Excellence Award, Actress	Jeon So-min	Won	^[34]

Notes

1. This average audience measurement is calculated based on the published figures, the exact average audience measurement is unknown due to multiple audience measurement not published.
2. This average rating is calculated based on the published ratings. The exact average ratings is unknown due to multiple unpublished ratings.

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    • "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 27, 2021. from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
    • "Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 28, 2021. from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
    • "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
    • "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    • "Ep. 13". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
    • "Ep. 14". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
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External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Production website (in Korean and English)
• Show Window: The Queen's House at IMDb
• Show Window: The Queen's House at HanCinema