#Seo Hye Won

[ladynamie]

LOVELY RUNNER 선재 업고 튀어 (2024) - Episode 1

[xiaolanhua]

Byeon Woo Seok, Kim Hye Yoon and Seo Hye Won Lovely Runner – Behind the scenes (Ep. 9)

[lovelyimsol]

“Hyun Joo-yah, I can walk again. You would have loved to see it”.

lovely runner (2024) | episode 2

[lemonsourcrisis]

Lovely Runner 선재 업고 튀어 (2024) — 1.12 "I saw Sol walk by and panicked."

[fewwordsmanyriddles]

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Lovely Runner

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2024

Lovely Runner (2024, South Korea)

Directors: Yoon Jong Ho & Kim Tae Yeop

Writer: Lee Shi Eun (based on the novel by Kim Bbang)

Mini-review:

This is one of those rare dramas where I could tell I was in for something truly special from the very first episode. And it delivered on that initial promise until the very end. Somehow, it got better with every episode. You can just tell everyone involved was incredibly passionate about this project. The writing is both riotously funny and heartbreakingly sad; there are few dramas that have made me laugh and cry as much as this one. The directing and the cinematography also keep things dynamic and visually gorgeous. And the acting... Man, Kim Hye Yoon and Byeon Woo Seok give two of the best performances I've seen in a K-drama; their acting is so nuanced and detailed. Plus their chemistry is crazy, seriously off the charts. Lovely Runner has helped me get through these last couple of months, and I will miss it so so much. Do yourself a favor and go watch it, if you haven't already!

[namjhyun]

DRAMA REVIEW | Lovely Runner (2024)

Lovely Runner it's undoubtedly one of the best dramas of 2024.

It has all the elements that make a drama a mega hit: comedy, romance, time travel, well written characters (both leads and supporting ones) and an engaging plot line that never bores you. Starring Kim Hye Yoon and Byeon Woo Seok, adapted from the web novel The Best of Tomorrow by screenwriter Lee Shi Eun and directed by Yoon Jong Ho and Kim Tae Yub, the Lovely Runner team achieved a perfect execution in front and behind the camera.

I think the true star of this drama it's the writing and on this I can't commend Lee Si Eun enough. I had already seen her potential in dramas like True Beauty but here she really manages to shine through a well crafted, smart and cohesive story with no loose ends. I'm incredibly impressed by her talent.

The writing was perfectly complemented by the directors's outstanding work in leading a film crew that was on every detail of each part of the story, in each timeline, never missing a beat. Always delivering their A+++ game. But there was also great work done from the directors part in helping the actors get the comedic timing exactly right, the more emotional scenes to deliver and the team work among cast and crew to be flawless.

Lovely Runner might be a big hit now, but it's actually a sleeper hit. The lack of promotion this drama had was embarrassing and if it wasn't for the devoted fans, studio executives would have never realized they had a gem in their hands. So, it's not only a great drama with a super fandom that really fought for this story, it's also becoming yet another prime example in the list of films and tv that achieved all of it by themselves because artists delivered nothing short of excellence.

On this point I can't ignore the incredible performances given by the entire cast. Kim Hye Yoon and Byeon Woo Seok are definitely the standouts, they stole the show, this is their story and the actors chemistry it's electrifying. But the way supportive actors would show up in a scene and push the story forward in a coherent way and even make it better, it's wild to me. The chemistry this cast had it's a rare feat for an ensamble cast and how they managed to transition seamlessly through different phases of their characters's lives and relationships when events, in each timeline, were changing because of the things our leads did they still remain truthful. So, not only the leads are well developed in this drama but also every single character that shows up, no matter how small the role is.

The best example of this it's actor Heo Hyeong-Gyu who has been working for sixteen years, playing very minor characters, finally having a breakthrough in the industry because of his role in this drama. And while his presence was prominent and important to the story, he barely had lines. So his entire performance is mainly based on micro-expressions or physical stunts.

I also fully expect the actors like Song Geon-Hee, Lee Seung-Hyub, Song Ji-Ho or Seo Hye-won to receive a lot of what korean entertainment industry calls "love calls" aka commercials, dramas and films, among other things.

Experiencing watching Lovely Runner alongside the fandom, waiting every week for a new episode, it's a big part of what made this drama so good. Healthy and good loving fun people, clowning, poking fun at our faves and crying at heartbreak. It's been a long time since I have been able to engage in this way with other fans and I am thankful for them, the cast and crew for all these amazing weeks of fun.

Rating: 10/10

[anonymousotherworld]

LOVELY RUNNER THOUGHTS

— I'm caught up to ep 10, so this contains spoilers but also don't spoil the rest of the drama if you're gonna comment!

— this also contains references to Extraordinary You

omg I love this drama so much😭😭 I started watching it for Hyeyoon and omg I love the cast of this drama.

can you imagine secretly crushing on your neighbour and then one day, all of a sudden, while you are practicing for the Olympics, your crush runs up to you and hugs you while screaming "I love you" ?? Sunjae's shocked expression isn't because a stranger hugged him but because his crush (who he thought didnt know him) hugged him😭😭

I'm so glad the ceo of changing fates (hyeyoon) got paired with the ceo of dying (wooseok). it's a good pairing if you think about it.

I love Im Sol as a character a lot and I think it's partly because Sol is very similar to Eun Dan Oh (Extraordinary You) in her battle with her 2 selves. with Dan Oh, it's her stage & shadow self. with Sol, it's her past & future self. past Sol's love for Taesung reminds me a lot of stage Dan Oh's love for Baek Kyung. (I should also mention that Extraordinary You is one of my all time fave dramas.)

yk what else I realised. the mum knew Sunjae was their neighbor. and not only did she know that Sunjae saved Sol after the accident, she knew he saved Sol again with the phone call. the mum watched Sol fangirl over the person that saved her life twice. in the scene where Sol asks her mum who saved her, it seemed like she knew but didn't want to tell Sol and that made so much sense when I got to the part where it's revealed Sunjae saves Sol.

I also really love the Im Geum x Hyunju side plot.

in terms of OST, I love them all too! especially 소나기 (Sudden Showers?) & Star. Wooseok sounds so good 🥹 like I've had 소나기 on repeat these past few days. N.Flying's Star is also so so so good.

anyways, I'm gonna finish watching the drama after my submissions/exam season. I'm really excited to be done with my work so I can binge Lovely Runner.

[iamsurvivor666]

"You were fangirling over someone else."

| LOVELY RUNNER (2024 - EP1)

[danmeigirl]

[darkbluenostalgia]

When I say I support women's rights and women's wrongs I meant So-I and not Heo Yun-Ok.

Chingu really ate in this ep.

She was given scraps and still managed to serve a 5-course meal.

Someone give her a leading role.

[rmmoonchild95]

The first weekend without AOS & I don’t know what to do with my life… every other drama is boring after this masterpiece came out. Now I’m empty ㅜㅜ

I love jang uk/cho yeong aka jae wook & youn jung 😩❤️‍🔥

They are literally made for each other, their chemistry on and off stage is impactful 🥺🔥🐢

[binging-asian-dramas]

May I Help You. 8-9

Story: 8

Acting: 10

Chemistry: 10

Comparable to: The Masters Sun (kdrama); From Now on Showtime! (Kdrama) ; Hotel del Luna (kdrama); Bring it on Ghosts (kdrama);

This was a beautifully written drama that had a few hiccups along the way. It definitely won’t be for everyone, but it has a lot of heart and a lot of well written characters. For me it fit into my favorite genre perfectly and gave me a slight feel of the western drama ‘Pushing Daisies’ void that I was missing. It does have its problems, it gets sometimes a bit uneven throughout the series and the romance did get a tad bit cliche with the whole love triangle bit, but it didn’t really matter since both leads had an extraordinary amount of chemistry together. I actually wished it used it more towards the somewhat meh ending. And for the episodic ‘ghost of the week’ stories….. I can’t count how many times it had me reaching for the tissues. Overall definitely recommend.

[thepainsofyearning]

Omggg whattt i had no idea she was in true beauty as well!!!

Absolute Queen, i love her acting so much in AoS.

[lemonsourcrisis]

Lovely Runner 선재 업고 튀어 (2024) — 1.03 | "My Tooth!"

[fewwordsmanyriddles]

My head is screaming, "Get a grip, girl. Unless you're dying to cry your heart out."