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MBC’s new drama ‘The Phone You Dialed’ is going head-to-head with the popular ‘The Fiery Priest 2’. This drama is based on a popular web novel of the same name from KakaoPage and presents a ‘romantic thriller’ genre that tells the story of a strategic marriage couple in their third year, starting with a threatening call.
Director Park SangWoo introduced at the production presentation held at MBC Golden Mouse Hall in Mapo-gu, Seoul, “We are promoting the male and female protagonists as a strategic marriage couple, but they’re actually even less compatible. Initially, it will show a thriller-like aspect, but as it progresses, it will showcase a warming romance.”
Director Park revealed that moderating the intensity of the original web novel was the biggest challenge in producing the drama. Due to the nature of web novels, it had a high level of intensity, but the writer made significant efforts to adjust this and added characters not present in the original to enrich the story.
Yoo YeonSeok returns to MBC drama after 9 years, playing Baek SaEon, the youngest spokesperson of the presidential office, who lacks nothing in family, appearance, and abilities. Yoo YeonSeok expressed, “I am excited and pleased to meet in a romance after a long time,” and “I was drawn to the character’s transformation, even though he is a cold person.”
Chae SooBin plays Hong HeeJoo, Baek SaEon’s wife and a sign language interpreter. She said, “I wanted to play the character of HeeJoo as soon as I saw her,” and “Communicating through sign language was new, and although she lives a repressed and difficult life, her unique strength was attractive.”
The chemistry between the two actors is also an important viewing point. Yoo YeonSeok mentioned, “I shot a coffee commercial with Chae SooBin 8 years ago, but since we play a couple that doesn’t communicate in the drama, there was no rush to become close.” He hinted that their chemistry would explode as the romance intensifies in the latter part of the series.
Furthermore, Heo NamJoon takes on the role of Ji SangWoo, a personal broadcast creator with 200,000 subscribers and HeeJoo’s college senior, while Jang GyuRi plays Na YooRi, a broadcast announcer, matching their acting chemistry.
‘The Phone You Dialed’ airs at the same time as SBS’s popular Friday and Saturday drama ‘The Fiery Priest 2’. Yoo YeonSeok expressed his expectations, “Due to the genre difference, those who want to see a thriller combined with romance will choose our drama.”
Director Park expressed his hope, “The drama features various communication methods such as sign language, phone, written conversation, and the internet,” and “I hope it becomes a work that encourages viewers to make a phone call to someone they love after it ends.”
‘The Phone You Dialed’ premieres on November 22 at 9:50 PM.
This article has been written by Kpopmap AI writer and while we have made efforts to ensure the accuracy of the article, there may be errors or inaccuracies.
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