Lovely Runner

Never Have I Ever Imagine A Parasocial Relationship with My Idol

On the contrary by public prediction, I only cried once at the first episode because it reminds me so much about the moment we lost our dearest Jonghyun, RIP, we miss you so much...

But boy do I giggled and slouching down at my seat in the office because I was...FLABBERGASTED? SHOOKED? for the rest of the show? HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

You really cannot hate Im Sol (though I feel like she fainted too much and does questionable choices) her selflessness and her natural adorableness will make you fall in love, as quickly as Ryu Sunjae does probably. While Ryu Sunjae is potrayed as a cool and very unbothered king at first, once we figured he is a big fat loser it is hard not wanting to protect him at all cost (yes, he is 6 feet tall, what about it!)

Told about the Idol!Sunjae and Fan!Sol who met after a concert before a tragedy where Sunjae passed away falling down from his apartment. Sol wishes she can protect him from harm before finally traveling in time back to realize that they were both in the same timeline of life as classmates and Sol needs to convince the stranger Sunjae that in his future he has some kind of choices to avoid his death.

NO but when they traveled back in time and turns out to be classmates I was...prolifically GIGGLING, because never have I ever written me as a fan and my idol together in the parallel universe as someone who shares the same timeline with me like THAT! Though the context is very different, to imagine that Sol was very starstrucked to realize that her idol actually only her neighbour next door to see him just as Sunjae, the guy she likes has hit me like a freaking ROCK ON MY TOES. I adore the slow revelations at epilogue how we found out that Sunjae has his own history of feelings towards Sol and the first plot we have is actually not one-sided? At how Sol can possibly has different future because his feelings towards Taesung is also always reciprocated too in each timeline? WHOA, I AM.

What is lacking though is how time-travelling system is exclusive only to Sol that we as an audience is carried at Sol's perpective only and have limited creativity about how we wish or re-write different plot of the scenes. And, what vexed me too is the villain character who wants to harm Sol. It is unknown his motives so it seems really a nuisance to figure out how he still chases Sol and Sunjae through his adulthood too. If we are left with a motives or interlinked with their relationship, it probably makes even more sense that Sol and Sunjae will travel in time to fix that too.

While the story is focusing on how Sol and Sunjae starting different role of relationship in different timeline and roles, my liking to this story is that it also digs the matter of friendship and family. Not that just by time traveling we can see different choices of how they build friendships, it is also shows how Sol wishes to treat her mother and brother results to many kinder outputs and to Sunjae to understand his father a little bit more. The warmth this drama cooks is so comforting. The comedy of the friendships shared between Hyunju and Inhyuk with them is also laugh-worthy.

In my opinion, as a picky romance eater, I take a good small bites of this drama and ended up finishing a jar. It is a drama worth to watch by the end of the day. Without further more looking to analyze the drama though, I can enjoy most of the bits where they only stare at each other while I stare back at the wall in front of me wishing this happened to me instead (no, I don't want the nuisances Sol has ever occurred but...save me..180cm tall man...loser man....down bad for me first encounter man...)

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This drama is GOATED

I really liked this drama its quiet refreshing
i watched in the summer and it literally made my whole summer
the casting is great the plot and story is amazing
the chemistry between them is amazing


This is the second work ive seen for byeon woo seok and he absolutely slayed i hope to see him in more dramas in the future also the female lead is super talented and amazing i cant picture anyone other than her in this roll i will definitely be watching her othr dramas
Also the comedy and sad scenes is amazing i cant remember the last time ive laughed or cried this hard because of a drama, anyways it definitely worth a watch i 100% recommend
(if you notice any typos or smth thats because English isnt my first language:3)

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THE BEST OF THE BESTEST

Is there a way to rate this drama a million out of 10 cause rating it 10 out of 10 would be an understatement ❤️ This drama is Immaculate! Perfect! I have no words!

After years of watching K-drama, I never imagined loving a drama so much (as you kinda get used to storylines) but this has become my all-time favorite drama and it's gonna be undefeated for a long time. What amazing actors, and a brilliant storyline. It got me hooked from episode one, didn’t feel repetitive at all, and always caught me off guard. Despite so many twists and turns, the story didn’t feel dragged. The way they carried the story. I am speechless.

I am in love with Sun Jae and Im Sol has my whole heart🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 I love them so much... Every episode was brilliant... whole drama was a fan service. So many lovely moments and you still can’t have enough of them. I feel satisfied. My soul is filled with love because of Lovely Runner💕🫶🏼❤️💕

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A romcom that everyone needs to watch!

I just wanna say how much I LOVE this drama!!!

It was the perfect romcom drama to watch if you don’t want heavy plot twist and all that. I honestly watched this with another on going drama (iykyk) but I dropped the other one because I am not liking the direction it was going.

I didn’t have high expectations for this. I just decided to watch this since I was intrigued with the synopsis, being a kpop fan myself. It was a great decision to try it out because I was hooked just from the first episode. (And ofc, I had to mention the ending of 2nd ep!)

It was well written and the production and direction of this drama was sooo good. The comedy parts are really comedy, in addition to the sound effects they added that makes the scenes more funny. 😂

Sunjae (my fav character) is such a green flag. Imagine loving someone for YEARS and being so faithful, even if you are not remembered and known by that someone? (the first timeline). And in all of the timelines, where he’s just down bad no matter what. Now everyone wants their own sunjae 🥹

The OST was such a treat to the ears as well! They chose the songs that would fit the scenes perfectly. At first I thought the songs of the band (eclipse) was recorded by others, but it turned out that it was recorded by the actors themselves! ☺️

The only thing that stops me from giving it a 10 was because it wasn’t totally clear how halmeoni was able to know about the watch and time travel??? Like if she was the reason, how was she able to have such privilege? Other than that, I can just ignore the obsession of the taxi driver because I want to believe that he’s just a psycho.


PS one of my fav scenes is the last scene of sunjae and halmeoni. It was so heartwarming 🥹❤️

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Miglior kdrama 2023/2024

Sto amando questo drama, sono al 6 episodio e per ora la storia è avvincente, diversa dal solito e con continui colpi di scena. Merita tanto! Era da molto che non trovavo un drama fatto cosi bene, ogni episodio è perfetto infatti a distanza di minuti riesci a ridere/commuoverti
Tratta inoltre un tema molto importante al giorno d'oggi: la depressione/salute mentale, e devo dire al momento questo tema è trattato in modo "leggero" ma con tanti significati sottostanti
Lo consiglio a chiunque, soprattutto a chi non sta passando un bel periodo ❤️
Aggiornamento: sono al 10 episodio, ed è sempre meglio 🫠

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LR is what happens when amazing people come together

Lovely Runner is the perfect example of what happens when amazing actors, amazing directors, and an amazing writer come together.

A true masterpiece in my opinion 👏 The show that nobody believed in became one of the most popular show of 2024 not just in South Korea but internationally!

Kim Hye Yoon and Byeon Woo Seok have been perfectly cast as Im Sol and Seon Jae. The script was written for KHY. To me it was fate that all of the other actors rejected Lovely Runner. Because it was fate for BWS to play Seon Jae. These two in my opinion were born to play Im Sol and Seon Jae.

This show is the perfect balance of romance and comedy. A true Rom-com! It has some heavy heartbreaking moments but they're carried out well. And the pacing of the show remains perfectly consistent till the end.

I'm glad they didn't over complicate the whole time travel thing. It was quite straightforward. Im Sol goes back in time to save Seon Jae from his impending death in 2023. There are no parallel timelines. Its one timeline thats being altered as Im Sol changes the choices she makes in the past in 2008/2009.

The end of Episode 2 changes the entire direction and pov of the show. Its not about Im Sol going back in time to save her Idol Ryu Seon Jae. It's Im Sol going back in time to save Seon Jae (who's first love is Im Sol). Idol Ryu Seon Jae didn't just write Sonagi for anyone, it was for his first love Im Sol. It was love at first sight for Seon Jae when he first met Im Sol when they were 18.

Im Sol tries many times to change Seon and her fate but finds out that some things are meant to be and will always happen.

✨️The most important one being, Seon Jae will always fall in love with Im Sol. She is his fate. Seon will always be there for, even if it kills him.

It's just like Seon Jae says, some choices you will always make. Even when you know the consequences (in this case Seon Jae's death). Because you like them. ✨️

This show gives us so many heartwarming moments. Seon Jae isn't just a green flag. Hes a green forest! Filled with nothing but love. Endless love for his Im Sol.

The ending of this show is perfect and represents SolJae so well.

Even though Sol goes back in time one last time and breaks the link that connected her and Seon Jae - as fate would have - Seon Jae took an instant liking for Sol when they cross paths again in 2023. And he falls in love with her again.

They way they showed Seon Jae gaining all of his memeories of all of the alternate timelines is beautifully done.

Im Sol that went through time and space finally succeeds in breaking the loop and is able to give Seon Jae a chance to live a long healthy life - with her by his side.

I love all of the parallels in this show. From their high school days to their college days to finally in 2023.

💯/10 for me. This is my favorite kdrama of all time! It'll always hold a special place in my heart.

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It is PERFECTION

MDL needs to add a once-in-a-lifetime rating of "11 stars" because this drama would be 11 stars in every category.

Everything about this show is perfection. It's so perfect, I'm actually sad, because no show will ever be this good again. And the ending. THE ENDING!! I've never watched such a satisfying ending for any show. Ever. The ending was beyond satisfying. SO GOOD. (sorry for all the random shouting, but THE ENDING!! AHHH!!!)

1. Story: PERFECTION. 11 stars. I was on the edge of my seat with every episode, I never knew what was going to happen. Do you know how difficult that is with a time-slip? With a romcom? Every trope was used and subverted at the same time. I am in awe. And the dialogue? Chef's kiss. Perfection. No line wasted. This is the very first time I've ever watched a show and was glued to my screen every moment. So many twists and turns and plot threads to weave together. The biggest twist in my opinion is at the end of episode 2. If you're not addicted to this drama after the end of episode 2, I would be shocked. SHOCKED!

2. Acting / Cast: MORE THAN PERFECTION. ∞ stars (infinite). Whatever is past perfection, that's the main couple of this show. They united the world, including Knetz, and we are all actively rooting for them to have their own HEA. The behind the scenes clips are *almost* as addictive to watch as the show, that's how amazing their chemistry is.
And the acting is so beautiful. I was fully engrossed in a time-slip, fantasy romance. I believed every minute of it and the actors sold and served. UGH! I can't say enough. I've never seen anything like this in a Kdrama before, and I've watched a lot of Kdramas.

3. Music: PERFECTION. 11 stars. In case you didn't know, the lead actor actually sung the 5 ECLIPSE OST songs and they are now on my permanent top favorite playlist. The rest of the OST is so beautiful. Other standout songs for me on the soundtrack: 'Like A Dream' by MINNIE and 'Spring Snow' by 10CM. The rest of the songs are also beautiful and so good. But the 5 ECLIPSE songs and these two are perfection.

4. Rewatch value: MORE THAN PERFECTION. ∞ stars (infinite) While it was airing, I think I re-watched the earlier episodes every week, or more than once a week. I've never done that before. Not once. And, not just that, I didn't fastforward older episodes, I watched the whole dang thing each time. And I know I'll re-watch this drama often in the future because I already miss it so much. *cries*

5. Overall: MY FAVORITE KDRAMA OF ALL TIME: My other favorites include Healer, Alchemy of Souls, and Goblin if you want an idea of what this drama is up against. This one wins, hands down.

Seriously (and sorry, not sorry) but if you don't love this drama as much as I do, I'm not sure we can be friends.

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Rom-Com Fantasy at its best!

For me, Watching Lovely Runner brought back memories of watching kdramas way back 2000s.

It has the right amount of romance, comedy and the acting was very good. I started watching because I'm a fan of the Female Lead. As expected, Kim Hye Yoon nailed the role. Surprisingly, Byeon Woo Suk is a hidden gem. From Swimming to Singing and Acting. Both of them complemented each other. Their chemistry is on fire!

Moving on to the supporting cast, they did also a great job. They have strengthened and cemented more the story. This is the first K-drama wherein i wasn't annoyed with the villain (aka taxi driver) hahaha.

I have watched the drama for the 2nd time and now repeating eps 13,14,15 and 16.

Happy watching <3

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That MASTERPIECE that we were all missing

I didn’t like a kdrama so much for a very long time. Lovely runner was simply art and deserve so much love.
The ost of this tv show is simply amazing beautiful and on point.
The only 8 it’s for the rewatch value just cause when it’s about time traveling it’s always a bit hard to rewatch it with the same passion and surprise of the first time cause you already know the time jumps and the ending but still, I’d rewatch this show cause beside the time traveling part of it the story is so sweet that keeps your heart happy even if you know it already.
The acting was amazing. Kim Yoon is a spectacular actress with such a nice personality on set… I like her so much and it’s true that Sol character was build on her. I knew she was great so the biggest surprise for me was Woo seok. I’ve watched some shows with him and he always had sad endings and marginal parts. there was never a show that let him show his true potential and I believe that show is lovely runner.
He was PERFECT for the role of Sun Jae that he made the character so perfectly that it made Sun Jae almost becoming a real thing.
I cannot really say much more cause I done wanna spoil anything and cause I believe this is the type of show you need to watch to fully fell the emotions it can give you.
it’s surely a rom-com so you need to like first of all romance and live stories and then comedy and funny simple laughts.l if you like those two.. you’ll love this show.

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Time Travel Rom-Com

Story: The plot was quite interesting initially, with the FL obtaining the ability to time travel back in time to save the ML. The rom-com story plot also have some thriller element, though this thriller element continued for a good portion of the drama (which I am not sure if it should be that relevant). The plot was also too heavily focus on the ML and FL, that I think the supporting characters lacked depth. I also don't think there was too much character growth of the ML and FL overly the episodes.

Acting: Kim Hye Yoon (FL) and the Byeon Woo Seok (ML) did a good job acting as their respective characters. I think Kim Hye Yoon was exceptional in delivering the FL's role, especially with all the crying scenes in the drama.

Music: The OST was great! I personally like the songs from the band, and the was really good.

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