According to statistics from Good Data Corporation, “When the Phone Rings” ranked No. 1 in the list of most popular TV dramas last week.
The episode aired on December 28 also recorded the highest viewership rating since its premiere, reaching 7.5%, according to Nielsen Korea.
This shows the appeal of the film before the final episodes air.
In the latest developments, Hong Hee Joo (Chae Soo Bin) was kidnapped by Park Do Jae - assistant of Baek Se Eon (Yoo Yeon Seok). Assistant Park is an accomplice of the "real Baek Se Eon" (Park Jae Yeon), together planning revenge on the male lead.
“The real Baek Sa Eon” with the help of her biological mother, created a fire at the Baek family’s memorial service and kidnapped Hee Joo. Hee Joo decided to risk her life to protect her husband. After saying “I love you”, Hee Joo drove straight off the cliff.
The police searched the crashed car but found neither Hae Joo nor the “real Baek Sa Eon”.
Two days later, Baek Se Eon held a public press conference. He admitted that he was not the son of presidential candidate Baek Ui Yong.
Baek Se Eon is actually the illegitimate son of Baek's grandfather and the younger brother of Baek Ui Yong. He was brought into the Baek family to replace the "real Baek Se Eon" - a psychopath who loves to kill.
In front of the media, Baek Se Eon announced that Hong Hee Joo was his legal wife and that she had been kidnapped. He cried, hoping that the media and people of the whole country would help him find his wife.
The last 2 episodes of the movie "When the phone rings" will air on January 3-4, 2025.
On forums, audiences are extremely curious about the ending of the film, the ending of Hee Joo and her husband's marriage, or the fate of the villain.
Based on the content revealed from the original novel "When the Phone Rings", the couple Baek Se Eon and Hong Jae Joo will overcome challenges and return to each other.
The original comic also has a scene where the couple gets married for the second time, no longer bound by the marriage contract. Hee Joo will be overwhelmed by her first public appearance as Baek Se Eon's wife.
However, the ending is still unpredictable because the TV series has many adjustments and changes compared to the original.
A staff member of the film crew revealed some photos of the main couple taking many sweet photos. Therefore, the audience also made many assumptions and speculations about the ending of the film.
There are two possibilities for these photos, it could be a scene from the Baek couple's second wedding, but it could be a set of photos taken before Hee Joo's accident that Baek Se Eon recalled.
