See this statement from the production team. Ryu Sun-jae is officially "Solchinja" - He is Solsexual, dude! He…
I wasn't mentioning Sol going back but Seon Jae... As for the webtoon... I haven't read it and have avoided spoilers regarding it so far... Wish I hadn't read your following comment... But what's done is done...
See this statement from the production team. Ryu Sun-jae is officially "Solchinja" - He is Solsexual, dude! He…
Not sure it's gonna be the last time slip. Last time slip for Sol but not necessarily the last one in the story. My theory is that Sol is going to save Seon Jae this time but she's the one who is going to die...
And Seon Jae will go back to the past using the watch we saw Sol gift him.
I'm all for the romance... but I do want to know if my guess is right :D hopefully tomorrow evening... after LOTS of sweetness from these two.
Nosy K-netizens really should learn a lesson on patience. Can't believe we nearly missed out on this gem of a…
Beg to differ there. Lee Bo Young was already a household name by then. She had just finished the very successful weekender "My Daughter Seo Young" and many of the dramas she acted in before had amazing ratings.
Lee Jong Suk had acted in High Kick followed by School 2013. School 2013 which relaunched the franchise at the time. He was already big. In fact in his generation back then, he actually was one of the ones who became pretty successful quickly.
I watched I can hear your voice while reading recaps on Dramabeans at the time, and I don't remember them adding extra episodes. Series longer than 16 episodes were not as uncommon back then.
When Imsol informed Sungjae about his shoulder injury. The time has stopped.When Imsol speak about several celebrities'…
Interesting... you might be right... But in my memory she informed Tae Sun about the fire when the fire had already started happenning。 Yes, It wasn't yet a full blown fire but it was already occurring. For her accident... She only mentioned that something could happen in that place on that day... But she didn't specifically say which event it was.
For me, it's more a matter of she can't say exactly what is going to happen but she does have the right to throw some hints.
There was. I think it got uploaded on Friday if I'm not mistaken... It's available on TVN's instagram or X Thread...
If you need the direct links, it's been posted.... but the comment section is moving so fast... I'm too lazy to look it up... Gotta go back to comments from two days ago...
im watching ep 8 now, the drama is not that good, i don't get the hype (i know ill receive hate of this but im…
Feel for your comment. Got insulted by some idiots on another drama thread because I didn't get the love even though I tried to explain my opinion as politely as possible... When I answered that I wasn't going to get into petty arguments over a drama and that this was my last answer, I got comments of me "acting all high and mighty" and "immature" and other BS. I just could guess how old these commenters were.
Anyway my opinion. Any popular drama is bound to have some people who just can't like it as much as others... I have a full list of those on my own Watched List and nonexisting dropped list ( I don't have any dropped list because when shows are popular and I drop them, I tend to be tempted to give them another go... one such example was Boys Over Flowers... Tried 10 freaking time, still thought that show was terrible... But imagine... I never dropped it before episode 6 for each try and the last try I dropped it at episode 12).
If it's not for you... I don't think you should keep on watching it. Even if you stopped working, studying, eating or whatever and spent your whole life watching dramas, you'll never manage to watch every single drama you would like or love. No need to bother with those you don't like.
People are mentioning that TvN didn't expect Lovely Runner to be that successful, in fact they even thought it…
Monday/Tuesday tend to fare poorly compared to other days of the week in terms of ratings. In terms of star power, as a long time k drama watcher, I can tell you both main leads's star power were way lower ( at least before the drama started) compared to Joo Won, Kwon Nara or Kim Ha Neul whose dramas are airing on the same day. And yes it's unfair, particularly for Kim Hye Yoon in my opinion who is just terrific in anything she does and has been in this field for a while.
I don't think it's a matter of quality but rather a matter of when the drama is airing and which dramas are facing it.
In fact if you look at TV ratings, I haven't checked for this week, but even though Lovely Runner is in the lead it's still below 5%. Basically, the popularity of this series has grown from reruns available on streaming services.
Anyway, no biggie. Better have an unexpected success than an unexpected failure. Also, it would be unfair to say Tvn expected this drama to flop, True Beauty was popular when it originally aired after all. They just didn't expect the outpour of love from fans.
It would be a nice chance to see a bit of jealousy from Im Sol even though we know Sun Jae had only one person…
Oh I hadn't read... I wasn't saying Sun Jae was going to look at other girls... But that Im Sol might think he does. A little bit of jealousy works wonder to make people get together, you know? The tiny feeling of urgency that your crush is going to be snatched away by somebody else. Especially because we saw in the preview that Sol is going to avoid him... maybe she feels it's her fault what happened to Sun Jae... Doesn't matter. Even if she wants to stay away... A fake love rival is all she'll need to change her mind :D
That was my train of thoughts. I just looked at the picture...I had no idea what was written ^^ But she also might be bullied because the girl in question is in love with Sun Jae. Either way, I'm not worried with this writer, she knows what she's doing. True Beauty was awesome from start to finish and this show has been so far so my worry is in the negative range at this moment.
It's one of the first uploads on TVN's Instagram and X pages (sorry unable to access the apps atm)
... Geez... I don't have an account on both... Ok... Hope I don't have to log in... to see it. Since I don't use social networks, last time I tried to connect to X via google it considered my account as fake... But thank you for the reply ^^
EDIT: Saw it! Actually I found the instagram link and I didn't need to have an account to see it... It was too short.
Direct link above for those like me who don't have an account... You can't navigate on the instagram page without an account... But you can see it if you have the direct link :D
So just started ep 16 and here's my 2 cents. I personally decided not to watch it live since I had watched "Perfect Marriage Revenge" as it aired and this drama started to air before PMR even finished... or just after I don't remember. Anyway, both air dates were too close for two dramas which similar plots. I saw that this drama was popular but since I didn't watch it live, I wasn't swept by the hype.
Are the last 6 episodes as terrible as people say?
Short answer: Definitely NO.
Long answer:
It's been said several times here but the first 10/11 episodes were awesome. Just pure fun. It's fun because it's entertaining to see the husband and his mistress assuming they're playing Ji Won when she is the one who has the upper hand.
Which is the difference with the last 5/6 episodes: Nobody is playing anyone there. It becomes more dirty and confrontational but for an obvious reason plotwise: so far, Ji Won and Ji Hyuk knew what was going to happen but after that, it's a bit of a grey territory since they understand they don't have full control over what part of fate is given to who and they also have to deal with the unpredictable (how Min Hwan and Soo Min reacts when pushed to the end of a cliff which wasn't the case in the first timeline). And Ji Won and Ji Hyuk turn manipulative... While in the first half, they just... "pushed them" a bit... In the last episodes, they literally manipulate them... Don't get me wrong, they're responsible for their own downfall, that much is clear... but Ji Won and Ji Hyuk did get their hands a bit dirty. It's not necessarily a pleasant sight, but it's not like they really had a choice. So from a "fun revenge" we turn into a battle of survival with the two original dirtbags understanding that they've been played and it turns nasty. I wouldn't say that Yoo Ra's arc was unnecessary... In the original plotline, Ji Hyuk mentions that she did cause problems but he only knew about it way later, what Ji Won and Ji Hyuk did, just accelerated the process. Part of the disappointment probably comes from the fact that she has less layers than Soo Min and she 's "just" psychotic... But power psychos exist... they're just not as much fun to watch.
Anyway, I personally find the critics here a bit harsh. I think some people were so entertained by the first 10 episodes or so that they fell out of love with the rest of the episodes and their disappointment overcame their "subjective objectivity".
Now that I've almost reach the end of this journey... I'd say the first 10/11 episodes were a solid 9.5 for me... And the remaining episodes, while still entertaining were not as awesome and fell under the " enjoyable but forgettable" category still without any moment of boredom on my part so I would give the last 5/6 episodes a solid 8.
All in all for me ( will watch the last episode today), it's a very solid 8.5
Don't assume the second half is as terrible as people are made it out to be out of disapointment... Watch it and judge for yourself.
Two questions:1. Anyone has a link to the BTS for ep 7 and 8 with english subs? Just found with korean subs. Much…
Sol is her first name and Im (임 can be transcribed as Lim but also Im or Yim, there's no definite rule) is her last Name.
Basically in Korean, most of the time ( unless it's someone of mixed descent), the last name is one syllable and the first name is 2.
If you hear a name with only two syllables, you can assume the first sound is the last name and the second is the first name.
Also in the whole series, her friends call her 솔아 - Seol-Ah Ah being a particule of familiarity. It's not uncommon however to call someone by their full name when irritated which Seon Jae has done a couple of time with Sol ( although we know he's just pretending to be irritated).
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As for the webtoon... I haven't read it and have avoided spoilers regarding it so far...
Wish I hadn't read your following comment... But what's done is done...
My theory is that Sol is going to save Seon Jae this time but she's the one who is going to die...
And Seon Jae will go back to the past using the watch we saw Sol gift him.
I'm all for the romance... but I do want to know if my guess is right :D hopefully tomorrow evening... after LOTS of sweetness from these two.
Lee Jong Suk had acted in High Kick followed by School 2013. School 2013 which relaunched the franchise at the time. He was already big. In fact in his generation back then, he actually was one of the ones who became pretty successful quickly.
I watched I can hear your voice while reading recaps on Dramabeans at the time, and I don't remember them adding extra episodes. Series longer than 16 episodes were not as uncommon back then.
That Goong remake is great:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q54pB7brSxQ
Should stop lurking here though...
For me, it's more a matter of she can't say exactly what is going to happen but she does have the right to throw some hints.
Really?
If you need the direct links, it's been posted.... but the comment section is moving so fast... I'm too lazy to look it up... Gotta go back to comments from two days ago...
It's extremely short though.
Anyway my opinion. Any popular drama is bound to have some people who just can't like it as much as others... I have a full list of those on my own Watched List and nonexisting dropped list ( I don't have any dropped list because when shows are popular and I drop them, I tend to be tempted to give them another go... one such example was Boys Over Flowers... Tried 10 freaking time, still thought that show was terrible... But imagine... I never dropped it before episode 6 for each try and the last try I dropped it at episode 12).
If it's not for you... I don't think you should keep on watching it. Even if you stopped working, studying, eating or whatever and spent your whole life watching dramas, you'll never manage to watch every single drama you would like or love. No need to bother with those you don't like.
Don't fear the FOMO, just drop it.
In terms of star power, as a long time k drama watcher, I can tell you both main leads's star power were way lower ( at least before the drama started) compared to Joo Won, Kwon Nara or Kim Ha Neul whose dramas are airing on the same day. And yes it's unfair, particularly for Kim Hye Yoon in my opinion who is just terrific in anything she does and has been in this field for a while.
I don't think it's a matter of quality but rather a matter of when the drama is airing and which dramas are facing it.
In fact if you look at TV ratings, I haven't checked for this week, but even though Lovely Runner is in the lead it's still below 5%. Basically, the popularity of this series has grown from reruns available on streaming services.
Anyway, no biggie. Better have an unexpected success than an unexpected failure. Also, it would be unfair to say Tvn expected this drama to flop, True Beauty was popular when it originally aired after all. They just didn't expect the outpour of love from fans.
https://www.youtube.com/@tvNdrama/videos
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Dunno why they deleted these... These scenes are lovely and it's not like the episodes are particularly long...
I wasn't saying Sun Jae was going to look at other girls... But that Im Sol might think he does.
A little bit of jealousy works wonder to make people get together, you know? The tiny feeling of urgency that your crush is going to be snatched away by somebody else. Especially because we saw in the preview that Sol is going to avoid him... maybe she feels it's her fault what happened to Sun Jae... Doesn't matter. Even if she wants to stay away... A fake love rival is all she'll need to change her mind :D
That was my train of thoughts. I just looked at the picture...I had no idea what was written ^^ But she also might be bullied because the girl in question is in love with Sun Jae.
Either way, I'm not worried with this writer, she knows what she's doing. True Beauty was awesome from start to finish and this show has been so far so my worry is in the negative range at this moment.
EDIT: Saw it! Actually I found the instagram link and I didn't need to have an account to see it...
It was too short.
https://www.instagram.com/tvn_drama/reel/C6e9iD2KBdc/
Direct link above for those like me who don't have an account... You can't navigate on the instagram page without an account... But you can see it if you have the direct link :D
I saw somebody mentioning it the the comment section... I NEED IT to survive the next 3 days and 15 hours.
I personally decided not to watch it live since I had watched "Perfect Marriage Revenge" as it aired and this drama started to air before PMR even finished... or just after I don't remember. Anyway, both air dates were too close for two dramas which similar plots.
I saw that this drama was popular but since I didn't watch it live, I wasn't swept by the hype.
Are the last 6 episodes as terrible as people say?
Short answer: Definitely NO.
Long answer:
It's been said several times here but the first 10/11 episodes were awesome. Just pure fun. It's fun because it's entertaining to see the husband and his mistress assuming they're playing Ji Won when she is the one who has the upper hand.
Which is the difference with the last 5/6 episodes: Nobody is playing anyone there. It becomes more dirty and confrontational but for an obvious reason plotwise: so far, Ji Won and Ji Hyuk knew what was going to happen but after that, it's a bit of a grey territory since they understand they don't have full control over what part of fate is given to who and they also have to deal with the unpredictable (how Min Hwan and Soo Min reacts when pushed to the end of a cliff which wasn't the case in the first timeline).
And Ji Won and Ji Hyuk turn manipulative... While in the first half, they just... "pushed them" a bit... In the last episodes, they literally manipulate them... Don't get me wrong, they're responsible for their own downfall, that much is clear... but Ji Won and Ji Hyuk did get their hands a bit dirty. It's not necessarily a pleasant sight, but it's not like they really had a choice.
So from a "fun revenge" we turn into a battle of survival with the two original dirtbags understanding that they've been played and it turns nasty. I wouldn't say that Yoo Ra's arc was unnecessary... In the original plotline, Ji Hyuk mentions that she did cause problems but he only knew about it way later, what Ji Won and Ji Hyuk did, just accelerated the process. Part of the disappointment probably comes from the fact that she has less layers than Soo Min and she 's "just" psychotic... But power psychos exist... they're just not as much fun to watch.
Anyway, I personally find the critics here a bit harsh.
I think some people were so entertained by the first 10 episodes or so that they fell out of love with the rest of the episodes and their disappointment overcame their "subjective objectivity".
Now that I've almost reach the end of this journey... I'd say the first 10/11 episodes were a solid 9.5 for me... And the remaining episodes, while still entertaining were not as awesome and fell under the " enjoyable but forgettable" category still without any moment of boredom on my part so I would give the last 5/6 episodes a solid 8.
All in all for me ( will watch the last episode today), it's a very solid 8.5
Don't assume the second half is as terrible as people are made it out to be out of disapointment... Watch it and judge for yourself.
Basically in Korean, most of the time ( unless it's someone of mixed descent), the last name is one syllable and the first name is 2.
If you hear a name with only two syllables, you can assume the first sound is the last name and the second is the first name.
Also in the whole series, her friends call her 솔아 - Seol-Ah Ah being a particule of familiarity. It's not uncommon however to call someone by their full name when irritated which Seon Jae has done a couple of time with Sol ( although we know he's just pretending to be irritated).