Credit: MBC, Netflix Yoo Yeon Seok and Chae Soo Bin’s gripping romance drama When the Phone Rings is taking the world by storm. According to FlixPatrol, MBC’s Friday-Saturday drama ranked second globally in Netflix’s TV Shows category as of December 2nd.

MBC's new drama “When the Phone Rings” has unveiled a behind-the-scenes video for Episodes 3 and 4! Based on a popular web novel, “When the Phone Rings”

Credit: MBC The drama intensifies in Episode 5 of MBC’s When the Phone Rings. The episode, extended by 10 minutes, promises high-stakes confrontations as Yoo Yeon Seok’s Baek Sa Eon clashes with Heo Nam Jun’s Ji Sang Woo.

This gripping K-drama follows a mute wife and her cold husband, whose lives change dramatically after a mysterious phone call.

This story, which follows a selective mute (played by Chae Soo-bin) and her public speaker husband (Yoo Yeon-seok), lacks substance.

When the Phone Rings featuring Yoo Yeon Seok and Chae Soo Bin's Wattpad-esque chemistry instantly climbed the K-drama ranks after its November 22 premiere.

When The Phone Rings irked the users of sign language due to a controversial scene in its first episode. The makers issued a formal apology stating that they had "fallen short" in portraying the difficulties experienced by the hearing impaired community.