When the Phone Rings

"The call from 406 to 604 "

If you like arranged marriage, hot couple with 100/100 chemistry and most importantly a male lead who would let the world burn for his wife this show is for you :)

Story:
in fact, the story has a cliché
base with some creative points. We've already seen series about two people in love but drifted away because they can't speak their true emotion out and stuck in misunderstanding, but that phone calls were the point and watching how they develop their feelings and relationship through the phone was interesting.
The story also gives the wattpad vibe: hot and cold daddy who is madly in love without showing his true emotion +arranged marriage
Actually it was adopted from a romance novel that turned out into a webtoon and it's obviously have its spice of cliché(but it's worth-watching).
(and god bless the director it's more logical than the novel) I didn't get bored till the last moment.
Talking abt the last episode it can be like two things:
A bonus for us to watch our couple in an action-romance scene that is very hot
a what the hell is happening
(You can choose one of them...
Anyway the ending won't change)

Characters:
YES! finally the male lead we craved for a long time.
Beak sa oun is HUSBAND MATERIAL 10/10. he was madly in love with his wife, protective and  possessive. he was caring so much for his wife that it felt so real.
I felt a little hatred when he said that sentence to the kidnapper but later I found no one could really care abt Hee Joo more than him.

Hong Hee Joo showed 2 sides of her character:
the one was the shy, silent and obedient girl
and the other was the fierce Hong Hee joo (Sa Oun's favorite)
she only needed to be loved and her husband's love gave her enough confidence to develop.

The second couple were cute too and wish we could see more of them. (But the first couple were something else)

MR. KANG was MY LOVE. He was one of the cute and wise charachter in this series. A family teacher for Sa Oun and a cutie pie for us ^-^


Chemistry:
The romance really touched my heart. I could really feel the love between them. The look at love was amazing in both.
Kisses were legendary and on another level. If we had any awards to the best kissers it would belongs to Beak Sa Oun and Hong Hee Joo defiantly.


flows:
drama after drama(read it as trauma after trauma) it became JAJINGNA CHINCHA...why you don't let them sitting 10 minutes with peace and without any accident?
romance scenes were less than we expected (the true ones)
if you search for logic specially a logical wrap up it's not for you.

overall:
Come on!
watch it for the attraction.
It's worth-watching for sure.

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SUCO DAS FANFIQUEIRAS KKKKK

gente me ouçam bem: essa história é um lixo do começo ao fim, tudo dela sôa mal, e o problema não é nem uma questão de gosto, eu adoraria que eu fosse só alguém chatão que não curtiu a história, mas não há história, fizeram o bolo jogando tudo que achavam conveniente, se esqueceram de bater a massa, nem se quer untaram a forma direito, deixaram o fogo no alto, e esqueçeram ele ligado. a atuação não é nem de longe ruim, mas você se pega por vários momentos transitando entre estar imerso, e perceber que os atores tão tentando com todas as forças tirar água dessa pedra, o vilão é um lixo, digo no sentido ao pé da letra mesmo, seu único papel é ser ruim, e você consegue ser ruim nesse papél, quanta medíocridade. (a explicação do pq a mina não fala, sôa mais como uma desculpa pro título da história fazer sentido, pra falar a real: essa é uma daquelas obras que realmente parece que o próprio foi escrito antes mesmo de terem ideia do que ia acontecer na trama)

fico pensando em como surgiu: gente precisamos criar uma história pra alegrar o coração de mulher carente que só se importa pra cenas que nos sonhos mais sonhados sente que poderia acontecer consigo, precisamos ter uma pitada de mistério, um homem que liga muito pra sua esposa mas não mostra, e uma mulher que gostaria que ele ligasse pra ela, mas não liga, hum... que tal fazer uma história sobre ligações? o nome vai ser quando o telefone toca. são poucas as vezes que eu vi uma narrativa se prender tanto ao título dela, e olha, de fato, faz total sentido, quando o telefone tocar, um personagem aleatório vai cair de berço como um vilão nada com aura, quando o telefone tocar o protagonista vai meter uma de cu doce e abandonar a mulher que ele jura amar sem nem falar com ela, quando o telefone tocar, ela simplesmente depois de uma porrada de tempo sem ter contato com ele, vai possuir magicamente a solução para encontrá-lo, quando o telefone tocar, você vai se lembrar de agora em diante dessa desgraça de drama.

precisam parar de fazer atores bons se unirem pra atuar em porcaria, os coitados precisam do cashê que é alto então por isso se sujeitam a qualquer coisa, mas se conseguirem se esforçar um pouquinho, eu sei que dá pra sair algo bom.

When the phone rings é perfeito pra você assistir de cabeça desligada, pelos atores, (pra falar a real, essa é uma trama que caberia em 1 filme de 2 horas, mas conseguiram alongar pra mais de 12) qualquer pessoa que der 10 pra essa obra, não apenas gostou dela, como também desligou o cérebro completamente, eu não sou ninguém pra julgar o gosto dos outros, mas se tu gosta de lixo, obviamente tu é rato, vivendo pelos bueiros atrás de qualquer migalha de comida mofada, se valorizem gente, tanta coisa boa pra assistir e defender, e vocês perdem seus preciosos tempos lutando pelo idefensável?

when the phone rings é algo que eu diria que precisa ser assistido, só pra que as pessoas percebam o que é um dorama realmente RUIM, tudo fora do ponto, até a cabeça dos seus fãs, repito: se você se arrepender de ter assistido, basta ver as análises positivas da história, só esse entretenimento deve bastar pra pagar a conta. 🤣🤣🤣

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so good so far

I’m only on episode 2 and I’m addicted. the plot and the plot twists are really good. the casting is great Aswell the chemistry is there. I love the plotline romance meets mystery meets action. this popped up on my Netflix and I added it to my watchlist and started watching it last night. it’s great so far and I love it. the acting is great and I personally love romance/action plotlines especially in kdramas. there are 12 episodes in total and I can’t wait to watch all of them. for some reason the setting reminds of penthouse- it could just be me but it gives that vibe.

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I want to give a little opinion from myself about the Korean drama "When the Phone Rings". Initially I watched this Korean drama because the players in this Korean drama were famous people What I like. The last episode of the story was very bad, The story doesn't connect in my opinion and it seems very strange. Even though the early episodes of this drama are very good, the last two episodes are very disappointing. There are many unreasonable scenes like falling off a cliff, but the injuries are not serious. Also the twisting of the story at the end is very bad. Hopefully there will be no Korean dramas like this.

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When a drama can't pick a lane

I'm just going to go straight to what hit the mark versus what left me scratching my head.

What I Loved:
1. The layers to Paik Sa-eon's and Hee-joo's characters were incredible. From Hee-joo's selective mutism to the gradual unraveling of Sa-eon's childhood trauma, it was interesting to piece together their histories. The revelation about there being an original Paik Sa-eon.

2. Plot Twists: The Paik family’s dark secrets were a lot to unpack.

What Just Didn't Make Sense:
1. Sa-eon’s Sudden Transformation: For years, he treated Hee-joo with cruelty and indifference, only to flip into a lovesick, protective husband out of nowhere.

2. Hee-joo’s Forgiveness: I get that Hee-joo might have felt starved of love, but her eagerness to forgive Sa-eon’s years of emotional neglect and harshness felt frustrating. Girl, demand an apology at least!

3. Overloaded Subplots: Between the hostage marriage, political scheming, family feuds, orphan murders, and secret identities, the plot sometimes felt overcrowded. I had to pause just to process what was happening.

4. Inconsistencies in Tone: One minute, it's a high-stakes thriller; the next, it’s a romance with over-the-top accidental kisses and blanket struggles. I couldn’t quite figure out what the drama wanted to be.

5. The Love Justification: So, Sa-eon loved Hee-joo all along but acted like a jerk to “protect himself from getting attached”? Make it make sense. There’s no excuse for years of cruelty, especially when you supposedly "rescued" her from one prison only to trap her in another.

6. The whole "loving my fake wife secretly". Couldn't they have worked on the marriage without the childish games?

This drama had so much potential with its intricate web of secrets and layered characters. But the inconsistent pacing and the frustrating relationship between Sa-eon and Hee-joo sometimes made it feel like the drama was sabotaging itself. While I enjoyed the suspense and certain emotional moments, I can't get over the lack of accountability in Sa-eon's character development.

Would I recommend it? Yes, but only to those who enjoy unpacking messy, flawed relationships and don’t mind a plot that's a bit all over the place.

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A new kind of drama has emerged: the hatewatch drama that is not makjang

Not all dramas are created equally.

Some are experiences you treasure and share and hope as many people watch as possible, some are so bad, you wonder why where they even created at all, some are filler shows, and you kind of know while watching a forgivable story and sometimes poor acting or messy production values.

We used to just drop the bad ones, but then a relatively good show like When the phone rings is announced, then we hope that maybe, it will be good, because everything sort of seems ok: good actors, good writers, good production teams and so, we go in not knowing what to expect, but then, when nothing in a show like When the Phone rings works, and I mean it, nothing in this drama works and the actors can't make miracles if their source material is just all over the place, you start to wonder why this even hit the air.

But yes, nothing in this drama works,, nothing in the story, plot, character development adds anything to a substandard story that attempts to be too much of a thriller/romcom/political drama, without setting on one (don't get me started with that last episode, because I refuse to believe the writer just got away with that)
Just from the many genres and plot, this drama is just a mess, that thankfully is a limited series and we will never waste another minute with these characters and messy story arc ever again.

And yet, this show gathered huge ratings in Korea, and elsewhere we watch, puzzled at the thought of why????, then, it is clear that the mess that started in the writing room cannot be saved, not even award winning actors, directors and producers can save a poorly written story. But then, you as a viewer keep watching, and wondering why and suddenly, it's been 12 hours, you wonder why did you waste your time with it.

Behold a brand new kind of drama: The hatewatch drama that is not really a makjang. You watch, you want to like, but no, you hate it and you keep on watching. Yes, the show might be nice to watch, thanks to the the Art and Photography departments that clearly deserve a lot of praise for their good work, but then, shows that are nice to watch should have some more positive qualities, right?

Just last week, it was announced that Netflix (and I suspect other streaming services) have asked show creators to dumb down their shows, because us as audiences ,are multitasking, stuck to our chellphones while watching whatever is on that tries to pass on as a entertainment. And while I was hatewatching this show, don't get me started on how that final episode was 100% filler made out stuff. I keep on wondering why, maybe we have begun to ask for nothing and happily consume whatever comes our way, not matter what. Let's hope that shows that are created equally might consider the investment audiences make and may we as audiences demand better stories to be told. Or better, let's just drop them as we used to.

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This drama is ALL ABOUT CHEMISTRY. It promises wattpad and it serves just that unapologetically

Plot - Very wattpad but it perfectly suits the vibe of a kdrama. The characters are thankfully NOT PERFECT.
The tension between the leads is electrifying and addictive to watch. 🔥 If you love that sort of chemistry, don't have second thoughts about watching this drama.
This is NO SHERLOCK THRILLER so it does have plot holes like webtoons but it becomes clear for ep 1 that the drama is about romance and "tension" between the leads.


I am not fond of watching perfectly curated novel male leads with not a single hint of imperfection and just sad pasts which the female lead is supposed to heal with her touch. This is not that which is why I like it. I like the flawed characters.

ML - The male lead is shrewd, conniving, diplomatic and cold. He has all the qualities a politician needs to have in a dog eats dog world. They haven't tried to whitewash that part of his personality. Almost Every character of this drama is GREY and if you love grey characters, you're gonna LOVE THIS.

FL - she has a cute personality WITH A SPICY TWIST. Her character is interesting because more than her enemies, she is fighting her inner demons... asking her to stay quiet and guard every secret.

The actors - The ML is one of the best actors in Korea. He is the MSG of this drama. It seems like the character was written for him.

The FL has a challenging role and she brings out all the diverse and contrasting shades beautifully.

The supporting characters are also very interesting and I don't trust a single one of them.

Overall, its a binge worthy drama and if you decide to watch it when its ongoing, you're gonna have to endure the pain of suspense.
There's a lot of political propaganda in the comments as well as reviews. Its a decent wattpad style of story. Not much logic...but definitely not worth the extra hate its getting because of politics

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The chemistry b/w FL & ML !! The story!! The tension of Wattpad stories ?❤️

The chemestry and the real toxic couple that we were waiting for from past few years but couldn't find anything like this 😭.
I just wanted to take a moment to express my admiration for actors incredible performance in it. You guys' ability to bring such depth and authenticity to your character truly captivated me. The emotions you portrayed resonated deeply, and I found myself completely immersed in the story.

It's clear that director & writer put a lot of effort and passion into their craft, and it certainly paid off! Thank you for sharing your work with us; it was an unforgettable experience. I can't wait to see remaining episodes. FL & ML chemistry is on fireee!!! Aughhhhhhh

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