Yoo Yeon-seok has risen to stardom as the male lead in the drama ‘The Phone Call You‘re Hanging Up To’, receiving enthusiastic love from fans.

In episodes 5 and 6 of the MBC Friday-Saturday drama ‘The Phone Call You’re Hanging Up To’ (planned by Kwon Sung-chang/ directed by Park Sang-woo, Wi Deuk-gyu/ written by Kim Ji-woon/ produced by Bon Factory, Baram Pictures), which aired on the 13th and 14th, the show window couple Baek Sa-eon (played by Yoo Yeon-seok) and Hong Hee-joo (played by Chae Soo-bin), who had been living without communication, finally realized each other‘s true feelings and became closer.

The sight of Sa-eon, who had been colder than anyone else and put reason before emotion, being endlessly shaken by Hee-joo moved the viewers. Here’s a look at the tsundere moments of Baek Sa-eon, which even produced the keyword ‘Hee-chin-ja (a person crazy about Hee-joo)’.

# Sa-eon, who cares for Hee-joo without her saying anything

One day, Sa-eon received a threatening phone call saying that his wife had been kidnapped and coldly responded to the kidnapper (played by Park Jae-yoon), saying, “Call me when the body is found.”. However, he returned home worried about his wife and was relieved to see Hee-joo preparing dinner as if nothing had happened.

After the terrorist attack at his personal office, Sa-eon suspected the relationship between the blackmailer and Hee-joo, but he started taking care of his wife as if nothing had happened. Sa-eon, who had been sleeping in separate rooms from Hee-joo since their marriage, intentionally lay on his wife‘s bed and comforted her wounded heart by saying, “Think of what happened the day you were kidnapped as a bad dream. Forget about everything you heard back then.” His waiting until Hee-joo fell asleep added to the excitement of the viewers.

# Sa-eon, who puts his wife’s safety first, “You have no sense of duty. You‘re a person who earns a living with your hands.”

Sa-eon strongly pressured his wife to confirm if the secret photos that 406 sent her were real. However, he could not bring himself to take off her clothes. However, when Hee-joo dropped a glass from the shock, he said, “You have no sense of duty. You’re a person who earns a living with your hands.” and started to clean up the broken glass instead. In contrast to his cold words, Sa-eon‘s warm actions multiplied the charm of his character and left a deep impression on the viewers.

# Sa-eon and Hee-joo become an office couple! Sa-eon begins his love offensive.

Sa-eon gave Hee-joo clothes as a gift after she succeeded in getting a job in the spokesperson’s office. Not only that, he attended the first new sign language interpreter dinner after his inauguration and showed off his sweetness by taking the lead in grilling meat for his wife.

However, Sa-eon was shocked when it was revealed that the blackmailer 406 was Hee-joo. Nevertheless, his behavior changed when he understood that Hee-joo‘s true feelings were sincerity, interest, understanding, and affection. Sa-eon prepared a lunch box full of hearts at the outing with the presidential office staff and blocked the sunlight pouring down on Hee-joo while she was sleeping on the bus, showing off his own affectionate offensive. At the sports competition, it seemed that the three years of married life had not been in vain, and he showed off his fantastic teamwork with Hee-joo and even took a commemorative photo for the first time.

However, the happy times were short-lived, as Hee-joo fell off a cliff while hiking. Sa-eon was gripped by anxiety that he might lose Hee-joo and desperately searched for her. His appearance, where he explodes with his hidden innocence, brings a sense of heartbreak and focuses attention on the next story.

The romance of Yoo Yeon-seok, who is irreplaceable and will make viewers fall in love with him, can be seen in episode 7 of MBC’s Friday-Saturday drama, “The Phone Call You Just Got,” which will air on the 20th at 9:50 PM.

Photo courtesy of: MBC‘s Friday-Saturday drama, “The Phone Call You Just Got Got,”

Jo Sung-woon, Donga.com reporter madduxly@donga.com