When the Phone Rings (2024)

Baek Sa Eon, a former presidential spokesman, marries Hong Hui Ju, a mute newspaper heiress, in an arranged union. When Hui Ju is kidnapped, their distant relationship is challenged as they navigate the crisis.

When the Phone Rings Season 1

I said in my recap of the previous episode that just because we’d made some romantic progress When the Phone Rings was far...
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The Mystery Deepens In 'When the Phone Rings' Episode 8
Romance makes an interesting pairing with anything. You can graft a bit of kissing and canoodling onto any other genre and it morphs...
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Romance and Mystery Are Afoot In ‘When the Phone Rings’ Episode 7
I’ve mentioned before that there’s an old-school quality to When the Phone Rings that it’s difficult to put a finger on. Episode 6...
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'When the Phone Rings' Continues To Improve Across the Board In Episode 6
When the Phone Rings Episode 5 arrives after an additional week’s wait thanks to real-life South Korean political calamity, and while the episode...
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'When the Phone Rings' Continues to Develop More Mysteries In Episode 5
When the Phone Rings really stepped things up in Episode 3, and I’d say Episode 4 continues to build on that momentum. There’s...
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'When the Phone Rings' Hits A Clear Turning Point in Episode 4
If you were to look back, I reckon Episode 3 is the point at which When the Phone Rings really starts coming together....
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'When the Phone Rings' Picks Up Well In Episode 3
Can impersonating a kidnapper save a sham marriage? I guess this is the question being floated by When the Phone Rings Episode 2,...
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'When the Phone Rings' Coheres A Little Better In Episode 2
When the Phone Rings is weird even by K-Drama standards, and that’s obvious right from Episode 1. A loveless marriage of convenience, selective...
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'When the Phone Rings' Episode 1 Introduces An Unusual Premise