When the Phone Rings

This show hooked me from the beginning. The actors were amazing. I see some gave it a bad rating for the ending but the show as a whole was well done. The ending was rushed but still a great watch. It was a romantic thriller which is exactly what is was supposed to be. Loved the music and the escape. It's not a serious drama but a fun one. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a romance like a romance novel. The characters are beautiful and sexy. The plot is creative and not your typical kdrama which I like. It's not my favorite kdrama but certainly a very entertaining one. It's worth the watch if you are into that genre.

Storyline: Episodes 1 to 5 : superb. It hooks you in and can binge watch.

Episodes 6 to 10 : decent Episodes 11, 12 : worst. Can't imagine it is the same drama.

Why does it still get a 7 rating: Acting: top notch from everyone involved in all the episodes. Especially the leads. Their chemistry is off the charts.

Music: suits the drama perfectly. You can listen to it in loop. See the light song from the drama is one of the best ones that has come out recently.

Cinematography: extremely well done on how they depict different moods and settings Direction : Saves the weak Story line across the episodes.

I did not expect much in a Kdrama like this when first reading the plot. The content is normally well but the chemistry and acting is too catchy and on the next level ! They potrayed the feelings, all doubts and hidden affection unbelievably soulful, especially the male. The intense in love charms the audience, a well-developed love story with Yoo Yeon Seok and Chae Soo Bin's perfect chemistry. I must say there are a few couples who fit their roles and their partners in such a passionate way from outward appearances to every gesture when they are together and these two are one of them. Worth the hype.

This drama has absolutely no logic or reason. It's as if someone very untalented hastily made up some text out of boredom and someone later took and paid famous actors to perform a show that I would describe as a combination of fifteen of the stupidest kdramas in one. All the worst clichés and scenes that you were embarrassed to watch before in these other bad kdramas are now lined up one after the other without a break in this drama. I am extremely uncomfortable watching how, along with a very bad story and a script without absolutely any sense (not to mention how my brain is leaking because this is literally brain rape of people who use it for thinking), they force some romance between a control freak who enjoys abusing and humiliating his fake wife and that poor thing who 99.9% of the time in this series has such a pathetic expression that screams misery and unhappiness. So what kind of people enjoy their "love" scenes? Are you turned on by a bully and his victim who kisses him with that face that constantly has fear and misery written all over it?? Really? And then they dare to throw in that he loved her all along while abusing her and making her feel pathetic little worthless thing. Hahahah omg. And this part where she talks and then she's mute again for a bit and then she talks again in front of random people and then she's mute again in front of some people.. I'd better not comment.. It's just to emarassing. What a nonsense series. Kdramas really are flying towards the bottom at the speed of light.

This was on par with other Korean dramas. Romance. Sweetness. Easy on the eyes. Enjoyable. Bingeable...right until the last few mins of episode 11. Then it all became full on nonsense!

Episode 12 was completely unnecessary.

So watch it. It's a nice series. But stop close to the end of episode 11. You'll know at which part. I won't spoil it for you.

After that it's really, really not worth your time.

Of course, as with a K-Dramas, don't expect things to make any logical sense even from the beginning. Just enjoy it for what it is. Lots of cute scenes and characters. Beautiful background score to make you feel the warm fuzzies. Haha.