When the Phone Rings
- Leah Largaespada
- Jun 5
- 3 min read
Updated: Jun 11

Review
9/10 is my rating. The plot was very engaging until about the last episode. Then it took sort of a weird turn in my opinion but then got back on track. If you want something a little different this definitely has that uniqueness to it. The leads have good chemistry, and the romance is paced well. I recommend it for those that like their romance with a bit of intrigue. That is the rarer form of romance.
Spoilers
The only part I really did not like is when he randomly decided to become some mercenary like person in another county. After all they had gone through he was just going to be like "see ya" and take off on some weird trip. Then she goes there, in a known dangerous area, gets kidnapped as was predicted and he just happens to be the one to rescue her. The whole thing was just a weird insert. Totally unnecessary to the story.
Her mom was horrible early on and they never fully explained why she was like that to her and then later was just like "never mind." I mean I think it was because she didn't want her outshining her new step-sister but still, weird. Then, toward the end she is like okay she can hear now so we are good right? Right? I was glad main girl was like we are going to have to take it slow and I am not telling you where I live.
They sure created a good psycho. But I am like seriously dude you are going to fall for the same thing twice. You already know main girl will just wreck you both yet you are going to try the exact same thing again?
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Synopsis
This is a 2024/2025 South Korean Romance Mystery Suspense Drama with 12, that run 64-70 minutes.
The couple in this thriller are in a marriage arranged for political and family gain and have barely spoken to each other in their three-year marriage. Paik Sa-eon (Yoo Yeon-seok) is the youngest spokesman for the Blue House a role which he gained as a former war correspondent and counter terrorist resource. He seems very cold and harsh to his wife, Hong Hee Joo (Chae Soo-bin) who is selectively mute as a result of a traumatic traffic accident. To the outside world Yoo Yeon-seok is a lovingly devoted husband who keeps his wife out of the public eye due to threats to her safety. Their life is upended when Hee joo is kidnapped but Sa-eon doesn't believe it and proclaims they are frauds and that he will believe them when they show him her corpse. This is a final straw for Hee joo, and she turns the tables on the very real kidnapper and claims the phone he had been using in the process.
Having the phone provides what Hee joo perceives is a way out of her cold, loveless marriage. Hee joo uses the voice modulator to sound like her captor and negotiate herself a divorce.
This sets off a whole chain of intrigue as the two discover secrets hidden in the past, conspiracies and deception. As the conversations intensify, the love that was lying under surface emerges and the couple must pull together to uncover the true enemies that threaten not only their well-being but their very existence.
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