DH is a victim of Stockholm Syndrome where you become affectionate to your captor as a way to survive. Think how…
Maybe her character set up makes Da Hae more mature than women of her age in the story, but I just can’t help but sometimes noticing the vibe of her being a noona towards Gwi Ju. Or is it Gwi Ju is the one who doesn’t really show his maturity which makes me feel like he’s younger in their relationship.
To the new watchers, I hope you watch this drama with an open mind without any expectation and ignore the hype. I hope you enjoy this drama as much as majority did.
But if you don’t, then it’s totally fine if this is not a cup of your tea. What is not okay is to yuck someone’s yum and questioning people’s taste and downgrading them.
Everyone has their own taste and don’t let others determine yours. 💛💙
Do you guys foresee a happy ending?! By "happy," I mean Gwiju, Dahae, and Ina together and alive.
I have a hope on happy ending because Gwi Ju’s funeral is without his body, so anything can happen. I think he’s just lost in the past, struggling to find his way back to present. So far, all Bok mom dreams have come true, but it might be just half truth of what actually happen.
I just love Dong Hee weight loss is not like an overnight weight loss like a magic (time skip). We can see her…
I just love how the siblings bickered in the past, but you can see how Dong Hee loves her little brother. I was touched when she said thank you to Gwi Ju when he saved her, then when she cried while working out because of Gwi Ju. Her conversation with the mom touched my heart.
In this drama, Da Hae is supposed to be younger than Gwi Ju, but her appearance and personality seem like she’s older than him. She’s so matured if we compare her with Gwi Ju
I just love Dong Hee weight loss is not like an overnight weight loss like a magic (time skip). We can see her progress overtime she’s getting smaller and smaller.
The only plothole that I’ve been waiting for the drama to address is how Sol got on top of the horse in 2009. I need the backstory. Was she drunk? if yes, why was she drunk? With whom Sol had drink with? So many questions…ugh 😂😂
Before they changed the director, Sunjae only wore singlet in the Eclipse concert scene. I CANT BRING MYSELF TO…
I’m forever grateful for the new director! I saw some still photos of the old production, it was so ugly! This drama might turn into disaster.
What makes this drama great apart from the storyline and acting, it’s the beautiful production and small details like umbrella color and their outfits foreshadowing what will happen, the beautiful backgrounds and setting.
Giving my Viu account to my friends for free for them to watch Lovely Runner and now they’re obsessed with this drama. I told them about some bts and now they wanna rewatch this drama and watch all the bts videos.
Maybe it's because this isn't on Netflix. This drama appears to be receiving less attention from worldwide k-drama…
This drama is popular for international viewers that love kdrama as it’s no 1 drama in Viu and Viki in most countries. Viu and Viki are OTT that mostly for dramas lover. Eclipse also has 2.5 million listeners on Spotify and I’m sure that most international fans are using Spotify rather than other music app that is only available in Korea.
I think what this drama is lacking off is a casual kdrama watcher from Netflix because Netflix has bigger audiences. Nevertheless, I’m okay for this drama not being in Netflix because they missed to acknowledge the potential this drama has and it’s good that people are subscribing Viu or Viki instead to watch this drama. It’s giving healthy competition.
Don’t mind me as this will be a long-ass post for me to process my thoughts and let go of the pain from watching this drama. Writing it down, helps.
They all broke me equally and sometimes there’s no such thing as happy ending 😭
Cein - He’s being accused of something he never did and for God’s sake, this boy just lost his mother and people pointed out to you as the culprit? Be fr!! He’s angry and provoked by the principal and Jeha’s stepbrother. I know he felt guilty that he didn’t stop when Jeha asked him to stop and he might felt that he’s the one causing the group to fall apart. He’s lonely and when Hwan reached out to him, he had slight hope but the hope shattered when his final straw is when his dad, among all of people started to doubt him being the culprit of his mother’s death. 💔😭
Hwan - The big brother for the group. He seems okay, but he carried all the burden and pressured being the “perfect” son when he never felt his father’s love. He’s more of a duty, rather than a son for his parents. He’s afraid of becoming a liar and heartless politician like his dad, but at the same time he’s struggling on not becoming one. He’s the most anxious among all of them when on the outer, he seems to be the one with no issues. The conversation between Hwan and Cein towards the end broke me and how Hwan felt responsible for Cein’s death as he couldn’t keep his words to Cein 💔😭
Dogeon - He’s the most calm one but he wished he could be more outspoken on what he wants. The financial burden is just crazy 😭His mother is kinda annoying to me for being selfish and put the bread winner responsible to him alone. I’m just sad to think how many people like him that he’s smart and excel in school but couldn’t finish his high school and enter college because he has to work for money. When he had a meltdown moment with Joo An and screamed “Save me!” to his mother, I can’t…I cried so hard for him. 💔😭
Hosu - He seems the positive one among all, but his “secret” broke me. Like I understand his need to be the centre of attention as he couldn’t get it from his parents. But he’s trying to be a good hyung and great friend to all of them. His “sin confession” to Dogeon broke me 💔😭 When he had issue to adjust his new life at new place, I was crying because he has no one anymore to rely on. No more a “mother” figure to protect him.
Ha Ru - Don’t even get me start with this one 😭 His pain is too much and he had to hide it because of his parents. The fact that he’s afraid to go out from hospital because of his parents…gosh I just can’t put words for his character as it’s too painful.
Joo An - I was mad at him at first because he’s full of anger and hatred, but can’t blame him for behaving that way because of his abusive and alchoholic dad. I think I was like Joo An too, I was hopeful for the dad to come around and change, but he didn’t. 😭 Imagine the guilt to see how scared your mom and sister are towards your dad and you’re the one who bring the misery towards them because of your “hope” to be a family. He had to end it once and for all 💔😭
Je Ha - The pressure from a broken family and living with stepfather and stepbrother. He tried his best for his stepfather to accept him and be a family. He sacrificed his own friend for the sake of his mother’s life. The maknae of the group who is trying to be the glue of the group but he felt like he’s the one who broke the group. When all the hyungs are struggling with adulthood, and he’s scared of what’s going on and no one to reach out. 💔😭
I think some characters overlap with one another on the characteristics and the pain that they feel:
Absence/Lost a Mother - Hwan, Cein, Hosu Pressure to be a perfect son - Hwan, Je Ha Suicidal thoughts - Haru, Cein, Jeha Poverty - Dogeon, Joo An Lonely - Hosu, Dogeon, Cein, Hwan
They all have abandentment issue and parents issue.
I think it’s sad that Cein knows how the rest react when he dies because of the fake text, but in reality, no one could come to his funeral except Hwan because they’re all caught up with their own issues 😭 Dogeon couldn’t come because of work and he has financial pressure, Jeha and Hosu were in hospital because of their suicide attempts, Haru had been in mental hospital for some time, and Joo An was at police station because of his murder/attempt murder 😭💔
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But if you don’t, then it’s totally fine if this is not a cup of your tea. What is not okay is to yuck someone’s yum and questioning people’s taste and downgrading them.
Everyone has their own taste and don’t let others determine yours. 💛💙
Let’s keep a positive vibe here. Have a good day!
What makes this drama great apart from the storyline and acting, it’s the beautiful production and small details like umbrella color and their outfits foreshadowing what will happen, the beautiful backgrounds and setting.
https://www.soompi.com/article/1663408wpp/lovely-runner-ranks-no-1-on-viki-for-6-weeks-achieves-highest-viewer-count-of-2024-dramas
I think what this drama is lacking off is a casual kdrama watcher from Netflix because Netflix has bigger audiences. Nevertheless, I’m okay for this drama not being in Netflix because they missed to acknowledge the potential this drama has and it’s good that people are subscribing Viu or Viki instead to watch this drama. It’s giving healthy competition.
They all broke me equally and sometimes there’s no such thing as happy ending 😭
Cein - He’s being accused of something he never did and for God’s sake, this boy just lost his mother and people pointed out to you as the culprit? Be fr!! He’s angry and provoked by the principal and Jeha’s stepbrother. I know he felt guilty that he didn’t stop when Jeha asked him to stop and he might felt that he’s the one causing the group to fall apart. He’s lonely and when Hwan reached out to him, he had slight hope but the hope shattered when his final straw is when his dad, among all of people started to doubt him being the culprit of his mother’s death. 💔😭
Hwan - The big brother for the group. He seems okay, but he carried all the burden and pressured being the “perfect” son when he never felt his father’s love. He’s more of a duty, rather than a son for his parents. He’s afraid of becoming a liar and heartless politician like his dad, but at the same time he’s struggling on not becoming one. He’s the most anxious among all of them when on the outer, he seems to be the one with no issues. The conversation between Hwan and Cein towards the end broke me and how Hwan felt responsible for Cein’s death as he couldn’t keep his words to Cein 💔😭
Dogeon - He’s the most calm one but he wished he could be more outspoken on what he wants. The financial burden is just crazy 😭His mother is kinda annoying to me for being selfish and put the bread winner responsible to him alone. I’m just sad to think how many people like him that he’s smart and excel in school but couldn’t finish his high school and enter college because he has to work for money. When he had a meltdown moment with Joo An and screamed “Save me!” to his mother, I can’t…I cried so hard for him. 💔😭
Hosu - He seems the positive one among all, but his “secret” broke me. Like I understand his need to be the centre of attention as he couldn’t get it from his parents. But he’s trying to be a good hyung and great friend to all of them. His “sin confession” to Dogeon broke me 💔😭 When he had issue to adjust his new life at new place, I was crying because he has no one anymore to rely on. No more a “mother” figure to protect him.
Ha Ru - Don’t even get me start with this one 😭 His pain is too much and he had to hide it because of his parents. The fact that he’s afraid to go out from hospital because of his parents…gosh I just can’t put words for his character as it’s too painful.
Joo An - I was mad at him at first because he’s full of anger and hatred, but can’t blame him for behaving that way because of his abusive and alchoholic dad. I think I was like Joo An too, I was hopeful for the dad to come around and change, but he didn’t. 😭 Imagine the guilt to see how scared your mom and sister are towards your dad and you’re the one who bring the misery towards them because of your “hope” to be a family. He had to end it once and for all 💔😭
Je Ha - The pressure from a broken family and living with stepfather and stepbrother. He tried his best for his stepfather to accept him and be a family. He sacrificed his own friend for the sake of his mother’s life. The maknae of the group who is trying to be the glue of the group but he felt like he’s the one who broke the group. When all the hyungs are struggling with adulthood, and he’s scared of what’s going on and no one to reach out. 💔😭
I think some characters overlap with one another on the characteristics and the pain that they feel:
Absence/Lost a Mother - Hwan, Cein, Hosu
Pressure to be a perfect son - Hwan, Je Ha
Suicidal thoughts - Haru, Cein, Jeha
Poverty - Dogeon, Joo An
Lonely - Hosu, Dogeon, Cein, Hwan
They all have abandentment issue and parents issue.
I think it’s sad that Cein knows how the rest react when he dies because of the fake text, but in reality, no one could come to his funeral except Hwan because they’re all caught up with their own issues 😭 Dogeon couldn’t come because of work and he has financial pressure, Jeha and Hosu were in hospital because of their suicide attempts, Haru had been in mental hospital for some time, and Joo An was at police station because of his murder/attempt murder 😭💔