PLEASE GO AND WATCH THIS AMAZING DRAMA >~<
First and foremost, the cast in this show did an extremely amazing job! The main leads, Byeon Wooseok who plays Ryu Sunjae and Kim Hyeyoon who plays Im Sol, are such amazing actors as they put all of the emotions into this show. Their chemistry is no joke, like they suit eachother so well. I am so surprised this is their first project together and hopefully more to come in the future !! :DFurthermore, I can’t stop listening to the osts (especially Spring Snow by 10CM, ITS LITERALLY SO GOOD I CANT!) the lyrics makes me want to cry everytime I listen to the songs as each song provides lyrics that corresponds to what’s going on in the drama😭
The storyline is great and I love watching Sunjae ’s loser moments . The balance between humor and angst in this drama is crazy, it’s literally never boring. Please watch it, you will love this show!!
☂️ 🌸 ⭐️🌧️🌈
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Two souls in love who runs into each other in every timelines of their life.
HEARTWARMING STORY. EXCELLENT CAST. GREAT CHEMISTRY. SOOTHING OST.This drama gave me butterflies in a long time. Their love and their efforts to love and save each each other in all timelines made my heart and soul happy and sad throughout the drama. This kinds of drama's are rare and such cast with such a heartwarming chemistry is also so refreshing. Thankyou for this heart touching story of love. I will remember this drama for a very long time. <3
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A very ordinary time travel story
I had high expectations or maybe because the drama created such a hype, I was hoping for something phenomenal like something hilarious, some healing and a love story to remember but nevermind.it was an average rom com story with time travel twist which become very obvious and boring towards the end.I like the male lead but that isn't enough to be attached with a character or show. I couldn't feel connected to the main characters. I like sun jae at the beginning but his character became unimpressive towards the middle of the show. And I got out of his charms very quickly.
I felt the same for Sol, as someone representing a disable women, I had high hopes for her character but it felt like she didn't cared enough for herself. That was a let down. Both Sol and Sun jae lacked depth in their characters. And there was no relevance of the 2nd leads
Apart from characters, there was no extraordinary plot either. I was Hella bored in between the show. It got super slow. Nothing that amazing happened in the show as I expected. .
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A show for a non imaginative viewer. Waste of good acting
Let me contribute to give this 9.2 show the rating it truly deserves. I gave it a 3. 2 stars for two amazing actors and 1 star for good OSTs.This is literally my first review, I wouldnt mind to make one anywhere but I just had to considering it's just such an insult to mislead people to open MDL and see that this show is above 9.
16 episodes of one dimensional writing, unintelligent dialogue and literally zero character arc or development. This is not hating I swear. But I imagine that if you watch this show with your eyes open it might just be the best romcom ever then you suddently open your brain and start to see many missing components of a story. A short sighted story but the writer decided to confuse viewers that it's a long one. From the leads to the supporting characters we never know anything about the characters themselves because they dont share with other characters or the viewers atleast, their humane thoughts.
Kdramas really need to stop with their murder mystery as the conflict or else i'm gonna lose it. This drama did not even bother to give the villain a motivation nor any background. He's just labeled as psycopathic but it's literally just an excuse for lazy writing. Moving on.
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my favourite kdrama!
I have a few favourite K drama.. K2, Healer, Something in the rain, Hwarang… but but but Lovely Runner hit the top for me. Byeon Woo Seok, Ji Chang Wook & Yoo yeom seok is my favourite 3 actors.. (han suk kyu & choi won young are in my deep heart beside above 3 actors)Lovely Runner story may sound same time traveling story but what it makes so successfull is the actors chemistry and the way that story portrayed.. every minute of the drama, I enjoyed. I will re-watch it soon. and looking for Byeon Woo Seok new drama 😍😍
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Disappointed
I expected so much more from the 9.2 rating it currently has on here, and 9.8 on Viki. And I’m a sucker for time travel kdramas. But after about halfway through the series it just got repetitive andBoring. FL cries every episode, and chemistry between her and ML is low. I didn’t even want to watch the last two episodes but did just to say I finished the show. Only saving grace was the 10cm
Music. Such great potential in the beginning few episodes. I’m really sad it went downhill for so many episodes.
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I'm in love with the main couple and I will sure as hell be watching their other projects. I'm a big fan of them both. It was super cute, engaging and well-paced but the plot was at some point too frustating and took the easy path. It was always the same sh*t happening... Ending was really simple in the end so not very satisfying imo. That being said, Lovely Runner has one of the best last episode but not because of how things wrapped up plot-wise (with the Villain) but because we finally had our MLs happy without worrying about anything or breaking up or whatever !!! Liked it overall Was this review helpful to you?
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similarities and easter eggs from True Beauty
One thing I liked the most was that even though there was a huge suspense element in the kdrama, they didn't make the suspense the whole plot of the drama. It was just something going on in the background, and despite the murder mystery and death, it had a very cute rom-com theme. I heard that this kdrama has the same screenwriter as True Beauty, and throughout the drama, you'll find many similarities in the characters, plot, and Easter eggs, especially between 2nd leads Kim Tae Sung and Han Seo Jun.Was this review helpful to you?
Not overrated just understood Differently ツ♡
I don’t know why so many people hate Lovely Runner in the reviews. For me, this drama felt like a comfort show — my little guilty pleasure. It may not have had the most complex or groundbreaking plot compared to other stories, but its adorable and heartfelt moments are so good.The chemistry between the leads is the strongest part of the show. Their sweet interactions, emotional scenes, and small, meaningful gestures made every episode enjoyable to watch (for me). Even if the storyline mainly revolved around the main couple, it didn't matter to me. Their relationship was cute, adorable and engaging enough to keep me invested.
Sometimes, not every show needs to be intense or overly complicated. Lovely Runner felt warm, nostalgic, and easy to watch — the kind of drama you look forward to at the end of the day. Different people have different tastes, but for me, it had everything I wanted: comfort, romance, and plenty of heart-fluttering moments.
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I might be biased?
I might be biased towards this drama but I have my own reason. Ive stop in watching korean dramas long time ago, i mean in terms of fangirling and binge-watching but Lovely Runner blows my mind!My fingers are all curl up during “Sun Jae-ya!”. I love Hyeyoon cutesy and Wooseok’s smiley eyes. I love them, i love my pawrents!
Time-travelled story is quite difficult to understand unless you are slowly into it and a lot of questions for sure will pop up here and there, I do find myself in that situation but I keep on watching as I want to know the ending and ya! a super great ending!
All the OSTs are so great and I am still listening to them. Byeon Woo Seok has a nice voice, very good in acting, and he is just a perf-
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Kdrama version of all that glitters is not gold
I usually watch kdrama after checking it’s rating and Lovely runner has 9.2 rating!! I have completed watching the show and am shocked as it’s rating is same as twinkling watermelon( that show is a legit masterpiece) and lovely runner doesn’t even come close to it. Still wondering what made people give this show such a high rating. The show feels like a low budget time travel.I am sorry but story was average and execution was below average. There were soo many timelines but hardly any character development in those timelines. Sol goes back in past many times and still can’t get things right. It felt like she didn’t care about her disability that much and was just obsessed with ML. She wasn’t in love with him in the beginning so why was she acting as his long lost lover.
Her actions made no sense and left me plain confused in the beginning episodes. I was expecting more because she is the FL not just any other character.
I have no issue with the SunJae as he was clueless and such a sweetheart. I kept watching the show for him.
The serial killer guy made no sense to me till the end. He was used only to drag the story as there was nothing else to add in the plot. The supporting characters weren’t used that much and felt irrelevant at times. The show could’ve been made more exciting by adding thrilling factors in it as time travel is soo vast and have multiple dimensions in it. I feel like the excitement factor was not there. The show is not bad but just not worth the hype and definitely not worth the rating.
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best k-drama of 2024
Lovely Runner is honestly the best K-drama of 2024, at least in my opinion. I loved each and every single episode and the chemistry between Kim Hye Yoon )KHY) and Byeon Woo Seok (BWS) was ON FIRE. Other than the main leads and their superb acting, the supporting characters acted well and the OSTs were fantastic. Here's a breakdown of the ratings for each part of the drama:Story:
Im Sol is a fangirl who is disabled and during her toughest times, her Idol Ryu Sun Jae gives her the motivation to live. However, one day her idol dies and she has 3 chances to save her idol by traveling to the past. During this time, she finds herself falling in love with him. However, twists and turns cause obstacles between them. The story was amazing! The writer combined mystery, comedy, and romance very well. I LOVE time travel dramas when they are done well, and this one was one of those!
Cast/Acting:
The main leads' acting was everything! I've only watched 2-3 dramas of Kim Hye Yoon but I can't imagine any actress playing Im Sol other than Hye Yoon. I loved her character in Extraordinary You which was another fantasy drama, and her character here reminds me of Dan Oh too, but she portrayed Im Sol's character amazingly and brought her character to life.
Byeon Woo Seok did a great job in playing Ryu Sun Jae, who's a loser boy in love in all the timelines LOL. Additionally, his versatile acting from 20th Century Girl to Strong Girl Nam Soon, in this drama, he played different characters and portrayed all of them well.
Kim Tae Sung, played by Song Geon Hee, is one of my favorite second leads. he's one of those characters where I wished he didn't get the main girl but he gets his happy ending. Initially, I didn't like his character but he grew on me later and in the college timeline and the present timeline, he became one of my favorite characters ever. he's one of my favorite second leads because he respected Im Sol's boundaries and never made her uncomfortable, which is a HUGE GREEN FLAG. I loved that!
Music:
The OSTs were a 10 out of 10! The OSTs make the drama more memorable but one fact I loved was that Byeon Woo Seok himself sang some of the songs and one of my favorites was Sudden Shower! Here is a list of some of my favorite songs in the drama:
"Sudden Shower" - Eclipse (Byeon Woo Seok)
"Like A Dream" - MINNIE
"Star" - N.Flying
- Another one of my favorite supporting characters was Baek In Hyuk played by Lee Seung Hyub - the leader of N.Flying
"A Day" - Jong Ho
"Spring Snow "- 10CM
Rewatch value:
I've rewatched episode 8 a LOT, especially that scene (iykyk hahah) because of their incredible chemistry!!! I've also rewatched up to episode 13 while waiting for the other episodes and I'll definitely rewatch this drama if I need something to watch. I'd definitely rewatch it as I feel like I'd find many details that I had missed out on before. overall, I'd PAY to watch Lovely Runner for the first time again 😭
Overall:
This was one of the best dramas of 2024 if not the BEST. It deserves the high ratings it's receiving and even higher ratings, especially on MDL. Lovely Runner was everything to me, and I wanted to share my review because I completely enjoyed every episode, and the acting and OSTs to the story were OUTSTANDING!
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