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Someone's personal freedom does not give them a free pass to endorse risky behaviors by diminishing it's risks. And since i wasn't clear in the original comment, i was not talking about medical use of prescribed drugs for people who need it. I'm talking about recreational use. That comes with social responsibility. Not just personal freedom.

Purely from the summary, among all the january 2025 releases, this and Unmasked sound the most interesting.

Ya let's totally just start romanticizing one poison coz something else is getting all the clout, great logic. Substance use in any form shouldn't be getting apologists spreading misinformation online trying to endorse it. The legalizing of recreational drugs has more nuance as to why it happened, having more to do with politics, power and control and less to do with it being comparable to some low addiction potential stimulant like caffeine or tea. Of course caffeine abuse is a real thing too but the literature on marijuana or any other psychoactive substance is way above anything that even makes this a comparison. It's called a gateway drug for a reason. People need to stop expecting their idols to behave like Gods, and we can have a separate conversation about that without making this an opportunity to defend substance use of any kind no matter who does it, law enforcement or a freaking doctor.

Sounds very much like Happiness. Will be very difficult to top that one from screenplay to performances to main and supporting cast to the OST imo

Been so long since an OST just hits like this show's does. The lack of memorable OSTs in recent dramas might've played a big role in why so many of them simply didn't reach their potential imo. An OSTs job is to elevate the show and this one absolutely does justice. The scene where Hee joo teaches Saeon how to sign became so much more impactful with that beautiful song in the background. Only squeals and heart eyes for this show :")

This year has been pretty crazy for sleeper hits...Lovely Runner, The Judge From Hell, and now When The Phone Rings...shows that nobody was anticipating and got little to no promotion compared to the traditional big names and all 3 of them ended up being superior to the most anticipated dramas this year! Like I wouldn't even have heard about WTPR if I hadn't already added it to my watchlist last year after reading the summary purely by chance. This is why I love drama fans. Content before popularity!

And the show itself deals with a president's spokesperson and references to the president and his office...that's gotta be a bit insensitive for the general public of SK for a while especially on a national channel like MBC...besides other shows like Marry You are also postponed so this is expected

And you sound at most 12 judging different people's tastes and what they watch kdramas for 🤷‍♀️

Happy ending?

Bold of you to assume anyone did 😅

Oh okay. The articles made it sound like they were postponing the show for 2 whole weeks

Ya pretty much every article i've seen about this headline was clickbait including here🙄

This sounds similar to the cdrama Love Game in Eastern Fantasy, loved that show! In general too, this plot has a cdrama feel to it. Hope its entertaining and fun

I wanna see dilraba dilmurat and liu yuning in a modern or historical drama in a slow burn with unrequited love from the FL

Why is there a melodrama tag for this show? The trailer pointed towards a light hearted comedy...?

Yes finally something that's not about lovers reuiniting!

The Fiery Priest 2 getting a sequel gives me hope that Vincenzo might get one too 🙏 was The Fiery Priest more popular than this show? Maybe domestically? Song Joong Ki even did a cameo as Vincenzo in Queen of Tears. So many dramas have referenced Vincenzo. Surely if Extraordinary Attorney Woo is getting a sequel, Vincenzo should too, right...? Haha wishful thinking 🤞

She reminds me of jeon yeo been so much, from the appearance to the way she performs. Hope she gets more lead roles soon!

Exactly my thoughts!

I can't name one show with this premise/trope from this year. I for one am tired of all the puppy-eyed MLs whining after the FLs in dramas this year and am absolutely seated for this one. To each their own I guess 🤷‍♀️