'When the Phone Rings' Hits New Ratings High as Tension Peaks in Ep. 11
Jan 04, 2025
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In the 11th episode of MBC's Friday-Saturday drama 'The Phone You Called Now' (played by Kim Ji-woon, directed by Park Sang-woo and Wi Deuk-gyu), Baek Sa-eon (Yu Yeon-seok), who has lived in the name of others, finally disappeared.
In the last broadcast, Sa-eon arrived at the scene of the accident of Hong Hee-joo (Chae Soo-bin), who crashed into the river with her kidnapper (Park Jae-yoon). However, there was no sign of Hee-joo at the scene of the tragic accident. Hee-joo's family members Hong In-ah (Han Jae-i), Hong Il-kyung (Choi Kwang-il), and Kim Yeon-hee (Oh Hyun-kyung) were despairing when they heard that Hee-joo's car had crashed by the river.
Saran was also afraid of losing Hee-joo forever, but soon regained his reason and began to judge the situation. He set up a day of doubt for Shim Kyu-jin (Abusangmi), who was the only one who did not come to the scene of the accident. After confirming that Kyu-jin's vehicle black box was deleted, Sa-eon asked Kang Hyung-chul (Lee Doo-seok), the detective in charge, to search for the seizure, and doubts toward her gradually turned into conviction.
Ji Sang-woo (Heo Nam-jun) and Na Yu-ri (Jang Gyu-ri) also struggled to find Hee-joo who went missing. Later, during the search, Hee-ju's items were found, and Hyung-cheol said Hee-ju's survival probability was low, but the comment came out "When the body comes out, tell me then."," he replied firmly. His pure love, who never gave up Hee-joo to the end, made viewers feel heartbroken.
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Sagan started a full-fledged investigation against the arrested Kyu-jin. In the process, it was revealed that Kyu-jin left Hee-joo and the kidnapper separately immediately after the accident, shocking viewers. Sageon confirmed Kyu-jin's plan to return the pain of living without knowing the life or death of his loved one to himself, Baek Jang-ho's biological son. He said "Mother would have had to find a way to bully him even moreConfident that Hee-ju must have been kept alive, the psychological warfare between the two hats took viewers' breaths.
Saon identified Hee-ju's location based on CCTV footage stored on Kyu-jin's phone and headed straight to Baek Jang-ho's birthplace. At that time, Hee-joo ran away with the help of Secretary Min (Hong Seo-joon), but was chased back by a kidnapper with a weapon, raising anxiety. Hee-joo finally reunited with Sageon while running away from her kidnapper, and their affectionate hugs made everyone cry.
However, the kidnapper continued to block the two in front of them by running wild. With Hee-joo in the car, Sa-eon faced the kidnapper and calmly tried to solve the situation. However, after listening to the whisper given by the kidnapper, Saran stared at Hee-joo blankly with an incredible expression. The kidnapper, who hoped that the statement would collapse, pointed his gun at him again and created a flashpoint, and soon the tension reached its peak as the gunshots rang out.
At the end of the broadcast, Hee-joo was pictured protecting the house alone without saying a word. Hee-joo waited tirelessly for the contact of her husband, who had hidden her trace, and immediately received a call from an overseas number. With only the silence flowing, is it you?Hee-joo's mournful ending, asking ," left viewers' hearts fluttering. The unpredictable development of whether Hee-joo and Sa-eon will be able to overcome adversity and face each other again raised expectations for the final episode.
The viewership of the 11th episode, which aired on the same day, rose to 8.3% nationwide and 8.8% in the metropolitan area (provided by Nielsen Korea, based on furniture), breaking its own highest ratings again. 2049 viewership, a key indicator of content competitiveness, also ranked first at the same time with 2.5%. In particular, the scene where Hong Hee-joo missed her comment and imagined a happy time, heating up the small screen with the highest viewership rating of 10.5%.
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