When The Phone Rings episodes 5-6 POSTPONED: Tense situation in Korea impacts Yoon Yo-seok and Chae Soo-bin's drama

This week has not been the best for Korea, for there was a marital law imposed (and lifted within a few hours). The tense situation has impacted the much-awaited K-Drama When The Phone Rings. Netizens, who were eagerly waiting for episode 5, have to wait another week, not just for episode 5 but episode 6 too. The weekly episodes are delayed owing to the current tension. Here's everything you wanted to know...

Why When The Phone Rings episodes 5 and 6 were delayed

Fans are left disappointed since after waiting for so long, there's delay in episodes 5 and 6 of When The Phone Rings, starring Yoon Yeo-seok and Chae Soo-bin. The delay comes because there is a special news report airing at the same time on both the days. This segment gives an update about the current situation and further steps for Koreans.

About the Marital law imposed recently

Even though the Marital law was lifted hours after the imposing, South Korea is still under a tense situation. The law was imposed on December 3 and lifted by December 4. All communication had come to a stop under the law and while things went slightly normal since, the situation is still tense. For the uninitated, when the Marital Law is imposed by the military, all meetings and communications are severely restricted. This, obviously, also impacts all the media in and broadcasting outside the country too. The law was passed after there was suspicion over activities involving North Koreans in South Korea.

Why is everyone across the globe excited about When The Phone Rings episode 5?

When The Phone Rings episode 4 ended on a cliffhanger - Yeo-seok's Sa-eon caught his wife Hoo-jee (Soo-bin) on a call, while he was being blackmailed. Of course, she was spotted with a phone he had never seen before and being a politician himself, his suspicions are high as always.

In episode 5, Sa-eon is in front of a car and might just get into a major accident, while he learns that a woman has been blackmailing him. Hoo-jee tries to save him while he looks at her with a shocked expression. Netizens are curious to find out if Sa-eon finally learned the truth about his wife. Alas, the wait just got a lot longer.