”When That Phone Rings” breaks record high viewership rating before final episode... 8.3% nationwide, peak of 10.5%

※This article contains spoilers. Yoo Young Seok left Choi Soobin. The first episode of MBC Fri-Sat TV Series "When the Phone Rings" aired on the 3rd in Korea.
In EP1, Baek Sa-yeon (Yoo Young-seok), who has lived her whole life under someone else's name, finally put an end to her cruel fate. According to Nielsen Korea, a viewership rating research agency, the viewership rating for EP11 was
The viewership rating for the drama rose to 8.3% nationwide and 8.8% in the metropolitan area, once again breaking its own record. The viewership rating for the 20-49 age group, an important indicator of the competitiveness of the content, was 2.5%, the highest in the same time slot.
In particular, the scene in which Hong Hee-joo (Choi Soobin) misses Sa-yeon and imagines happy times with her drew a peak viewership rating of 10.5%, making viewers excited.
Towards the end of the episode, Hi-Ju was shown guarding the house alone without Sa-yeon. She waited patiently for a call from her husband who had gone missing, and immediately answered a phone call from an overseas number in a panic.
The heartbreaking ending, in which Hee-ju asks, "Is that you?" amidst silence, touched the hearts of viewers.
Will Hee-ju and Sa-yeon be able to overcome their difficulties and reunite?
The impossible development has heightened anticipation for the final episode. The final episode of "When That Phone Rings" will be broadcast in Korea at 9:50 pm on the 4th.