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When the Phone Rings

지금 거신 전화는
Romance · Thriller · Mystery · Drama

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01 / A closer look

The story, without the spoilers.

Baek Sa-eon is the youngest presidential spokesperson in Korea, a polished, powerful man from a political family. Hong Hee-joo is his wife, a sign-language interpreter who lost her voice in childhood, and their three-year marriage is a show marriage, arranged for politics and held together by silence. Then Hee-joo is kidnapped, and Sa-eon receives a threatening phone call from a stranger who seems to know everything about them. As the calls continue, the couple are forced to talk to each other for the first time in years, and the secrets they have each been keeping begin to surface. Who is the caller, what does he want, and how much of their marriage was ever real? When the Phone Rings aired on MBC from November 22, 2024, in twelve episodes, starring Yoo Yeon-seok and Chae Soo-bin. It is a romantic thriller that mixes political intrigue, mystery and a marriage slowly becoming real.

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02 / The watch guide

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12
Episodes
Completed

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04 / A closer look

The Oxfea take.

A threatening call. A marriage built on lies. A voice that knows everything.

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Why you'll get hooked

  • Yoo Yeon-seok plays Baek Sa-eon, a presidential spokesperson in a marriage of convenience.
  • Chae Soo-bin plays Hong Hee-joo, his wife, a sign-language interpreter who cannot speak.
  • Based on the web novel by Geon Eomul-nyeo, twelve episodes on MBC.

Oxfea Score: 8.2/10 — Highly recommended. A threatening phone call turns a cold political marriage into a thriller — Yoo Yeon-seok is excellent, and the premise stays tense even when the plot gets messy in the middle.

When the Phone Rings: at a glance

  • Original title: 지금 거신 전화는
  • Genres: Romance · Thriller · Mystery · Drama
  • Network / platform: MBC
  • Episodes: 12
  • First release: 22 November 2024

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Directed by Park Sang-woo and Wi Deuk-gyu; written by Kim Ji-woon. Based on the web novel. MBC, 2024.

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