Lovely Runner (2024)

The Most Beautiful KDrama In 2024

very good and highly recommended to watch, i like the acting, ost/sound, story, casting, overall, i very like and very recommended to watch this Kdrama! this Kdrama from eps 1 to eps 16 full of joy, happiness, sadness, comedy, touching, tears, plot twist, romance and many more. sometimes i cry, happy, glad, laugh when watching this kdrama, i If you watch this drama from beginning to end with feeling and understand the story, then you will feel happy, sad, touched, relieved and very meaningful at you finished watch this kdrama, honestly this is the most beautiful, impressive and the best Kdrama in 2024 have i seen, you must watch this Kdrama!

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Romcom, romcoming right: The Ultimate Kdrama Starter-pack

It has crime and fantasy elements, but just as plot driver, doesn't change the genre much. It so focus on the main couple without too much filler scenes. Some parts have angsty tone (for me, mainly episode 1), but somehow I see them as filler only, so like I said before, not a lot of that. This is the type of drama that 100% will have happy ending. So all the angst doesn't give me stress at all. It just give boost to the romance narrative, like, "I love you more than the life itself."-narrative. The antagonist story is lame, doesn't worth to occupy your mind, just see him as plot driver. His ending is so quick, but suitable to the story. The rest of the plot is just light and fresh romantic story.

So yeah, it just... romcom? It's sweet and romantic and funny, cringe sometimes but in good portion. The plot is not super heavy nor boring. Actually, I doesn't have much too say except it's a romcom, romcoming right. Basically, story of two simps that we all love😂🤭

The visual is great, the actors acting nicely, the story is well written, good cinematography, good OST, nicely edited. Will written in history as another great drama stared by Kim Hye Yoon and the drama that finally give Byeon Woo Seok good role. Also, another reminder that Kwon Jung Yeol only sing soundtrack for success drama, haha.

It's worth to be included on "The Ultimate Kdrama Starter-pack".

Ps. No hate to the drama, but just want to give a note. If anybody want to get rid your belonging, please throw that to trash bin or recycle bin or whatever proper place according to your country system. These movies and dramas keep throwing things to river or ocean to get rid their mementos. That things would not suddenly disappear, for goodness sake! Just end up as aquatic trash! I've seen some people doing that in real life because fiction making it seems 'romantic' or 'dramatic'. Not cool guys.

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It's Lovely To Run Into Someone You Love!

Not too much Spoiler.

I watched this series while it aired and to date it's still one of my favorite Drama I watched
in 2024. I came on this page to comment on how the OST still lingers on in my head and what
alerted me into writing this review was a very misleading review about the FL's character name
Im Sol that she does not care about anyone but the ML Seon Jae which is untrue.
I don't want to spoil much but I must say this that Im Sol cared for others and may be
the most selfless character in the series, She helped her mom, grandma, brother, and best
friend on multiple occasions. So it was not the ML she cared about, but the series is based on
IM sol trying to save Seon Jae so honestly why would anyone want to act as if they were apart
of the crreative writing team. I think some people purposely trying to bring down a very greatly
made series and draw attention to themselves as only a negative review would garner attention.
If you have not watched this series yet, please read the synopsis first, it's got multiple time travel
for most of the series. So if you thought it was only a few episodes, it's not.

The series is based on the FL trying to save the ML through time travel
and each time she tried and failed, she kept going back to save him until she could not go back anymore
where the story conclusion in the last two episodes, you see them in the present time and that is
how they both discovered they met in the time travel.

I want to add that after visiting Seoul in 2024 and saw how much love Koreans have for the ML.
His face is everywhere you cannot miss him and I loved it. Imagine his face made you buy coffee
just cause lol. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the series as much as I did.

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LOVELY RUNNER IS A TOP TIER DRAMA. PERIODT.

Okay, so I've finally finished watching this drama, and for me, it's 10/10. I don't know, because from the first episode it got me hooked because of the fangirl and idol trope, but as time goes by, I suddenly think that this drama is not just for fangirls out there but it's for everyone who has someone they love or who is important to them. As you can see, Sol is one of my favorite characters because I can relate to her, who's willing to sacrifice herself and change the past so that she can save her loved ones from all the accidents that have happened and so they can have a happy life in the present. I think all of us want to go back in the past to change everything and to correct everything. I'm reading all of the reviews here, and I guess some of you didn't get the whole story because you stopped watching at episode 3? I can promise you to continue watching it until the end because trust me, it's more than a romcom drama. You can learn a lesson from it, especially Halmeoni! Just give this drama a chance, and you will get why this drama was so hyped last year. :))) AND MIND YOU, IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I WATCHED KDRAMA. The last time I watched Kdrama was way back in 2023 during Romantic Doctor Season 3... I just came back because of Lovely Runner, and I didn't regret watching it. :)))



ONE MORE THING: THE OST. I REALLY LOVE THE OST IN THIS DRAMA. IT'S MY GO-TO SONG NOW, ESPECIALLY THE 5 SONGS OF ECLIPSE.

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I always score a drama by deducting half a point from the max score for everything that I might consider a flaw to the drama. I came out of it thinking there were no flaws for me, the music was good, the chemistry between the main leads and cast was organic and sparkly, which allowed the romance to flourish.

The character growth was brilliant, particularly with how the FL became such an endearing and benevolent character, when the series started I was a little taken aback by her devotion to Ryu Sun Jae and brushed it off as a cringey K-pop stan but then you come to understand she's like that because she sees him as her saviour and how it becomes her mission to protect him. Kim Hye Yoon's performance was utterly enchanting for me in this drama and her character trajectory in the sense that I didn't like her at the start but then became completely enamoured by the end of it, which reminded me of her performance in Extraordinary You (which I can't believe it's been over 5 years since it came out).

Byeon Woo Seok just reminds me of a younger Park Seo Joon, he just does for me and loved his performance and the chemistry he had with Kim Hye Yoon.

I liked the fact that the time machine G-Shock watch wasn't just a one and done gimmick, the FL used it multiple times to change her and Sun Jae's fate eventually making an incredible difficult decision, you feel for her so much because of her plight. I am aware that some are a little uncomfortable in how she uses the time machine but I think the writers wanted to skip the explanation to it and so we are left with the possibility is all she needs to do is think of a time period to go back and not an exact date and time.

I watched it over the course of a week, mainly 2 to 3 episodes a day and I'm wishing it was longer. I absolutely adore this drama and I am giving it a 10/10, I think this was one of the best dramas of 2024.

Dramas that Lovely Runner reminded me of were of course the brilliant Twinkling Watermelon and My Perfect Stranger.

This drama is definitely not one to watch whilst multi-tasking because I reckon you will miss out on minute details, I never do it because I prefer to watch the drama and that alone but my little gremlin of a sister watches a drama by doing multiple other things at the same time and even skims through an episode (blasphemy, lol).

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The drama that brought me back from my kdrama slump!!!

Lovely runner definitely of the most SATISFYING kdrama romcom, because let’s be real romcom is the genre that Kdrama thrives, and LR definitely delivers. 🥹🥹🥹

The intricate details, the comedic punch, and the poetic parallels they pull across different timelines. Like there’s nothing new under the sun but somehow this drama still feels extremely fresh 🥹🥹

Like any other time travel drama, of course it is not perfect, but it still exceeds way beyond expectations. Who would have thought that a drama about a parasocial idol relationship could pull your heartstrings.

It was still a perfectly cast drama, nicely paced, not trying so hard to be overly complicated, it is just enough for what it is, a beautiful, fun and nostalgic. Looking back at their iconic scenes (and their songss!! OMG), definitely going to be a classic K drama staple for a long time.

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"Memories don't disappear instead they all are smeared into your soul."

I am high on this show, engulfed by it. I am 10 feet under somewhere with hands on my heart coz it won't calm down. Finally a kdrama with such a perfect end. This is how you wrap up things, this is how! The audience should feel this much by the end forgetting all the sorrows endured by them and the characters throughout, forgetting the hiccups if there were any. I was guessing a lot while watching, wondering how are they going to answer these questions and if they could wrap it up with ease and they did. For me, they did.

"Memories don't disappear instead they all are smeared into your soul. Even if my brain forgets, my soul hasn't. It's been keeping every piece. of it"

The quote above by Sol's grandma encompasses the essence of this show. There were so many resets, changing plots, actions and whatnot, but Sun Jae's soul retained everything. His emotions were everywhere because his soul had memories but his brain didn't. My heart felt too much for him and Im Sol. They met many times and started their story together again and again only to end up with that fate. Push and pull to alter the fate in vain. Seeing Im Sol alone hurt my heart, but seeing Sun Jae falling in love again made it go pity-pat. The show wasn't about why things were happening the way they were happening or what ticked the killer to go after them like that. I believe that the killer was just a plot device to change the time, to show us the love Sun Jae and Im Sol had for each other across time and space. They were the centre of the story. One of the best romances in Dramaland.

Comedy in this one is gold, second-hand embarrassments that I felt for them and with them lol. The other characters supported the plot well. In Hyuk's reactions were everything. And I can only accept the love triangle like in this one. SML, you deserve all the happiness too. Acting is 10/10. PERFECT!

The music in this one is again top-tier, been listening on loop, obsessed. I mourned the loss of Sonaki too. I can name at least five songs I am obsessed with rn. Combining QOT and LR music albums, ig we are in the golden era of kdrama music.

The ending of this show had me giggling throughout, finally after all that angst ( I loved that too). Cried too many times and laughed in equal measure as well. All worth it. Deserving of all the hype.

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Very entertaining watch.

This idol drama had a very good potential to be a fantastic plot-driven series. The synopsis was right up in my alley. The plot dragged out in the middle for me but the acting and the music made up for it.

I loved Im Sol, Sun-Jae and their unforgettable love story. They had good chemistry and many heart-fluttering moments between them. I'd definitely rewatch some of their interactions. Even the side characters were entertaining.

The first few episodes were fantastic. Then it dragged a few episodes. But the climax was satisfying.

Ignoring a few plot holes, some idiocy from the female protagonist and some over-the-top acting from the side characters, I would say this drama is really watchable.

P.S. Their first kiss! I simply loved it.

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A unique time travel romantic comedy drama

It honestly started off well, exciting, humourous, nail biting and everything.
The actors acted really well, the chemistry between the leads was amazing.

What I like about this drama-
* it hit every emotion really well
* It was soonworthy
* It was REALLY humorous
* The storyline was unique from other dramas
*It made you wait for every episode with excitement
* It was rlly good, the chemistry and everything
* It made you awww at every scene
*And binge worthy

What I didn't like -
* It was good and all but you never really got to know why kim young soo targeted im sol, why did he kill sun jae that day,kim young soo didn't hv any dialogues, the confusion wasn't cleared, they just said he's a psycho killer, no proper explanation.

* The 13 and 14 and 15 episodes were just meh, because honestly you wouldn't not want hear that 1 to 12 episodes were just a lie, the bond between all of the characters was erased, the characters had no character development, characters were just pointless it felt like they were written to fill the void.

* Tbh bruh who kills just because he's a psycho, and I'm sol should hv shouted things from the future to stop the time when I in trouble.


But yet overall this HIT the spot for me in summer vacation

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An absolute must-watch for me

It's been a while since I've watched this kdrama but
ever since I've watched it I really love it.

I love im sol and ryu sun-jae so much. Their chemistry was just off the charts and I loved watching them fall in love and always find their way back to each other.

I really loved the time travel story line and how it developed throughout the story.
The plot was also really good.

Most of the time I have a problem with how kdramas are ending but this kdrama has the best ending ever and I will forever be thankful for that.

The acting of byeon woo-seok and kim hye-yoon was so good and they deserve all the recognition for their work in this kdrama in my opinion.

Overall it was just so incredibly beautiful to watch and I was deeply touched by it.

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