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Rewatching (again) and it's still timeless. I'm really— really!— glad that they started the entire story during the God Realm arc because they did an excellent world building that translated towards the Immortal Arc, then to the Third Arc. You know what the characters are referring to, and then it gets you hyped when you find places that once belonged to the True Gods.

The excitement of seeing the Gudi Sword recognize Houchi, Taicang Spear appearing at Mount Lookout and then hearing Hongri's voice again. Tianqi showing up again with Zihan still on his side. Even the Pilgrimage Hall!

Most Xianxias go straight to Immortal Arc that it doesn't hit me just as much when they start at the middle. The payoff for the revelations doesn't hit me just as much (and my example to this is LaR). I want a proper world building. I want to know who these characters are before they got reborn. I want to know how things worked before shit went downhill that they lost their memories of the past.

Their love story hits the hardest when you already know why they ended up being apart in their current timeline. That's exactly why everyone was so eager for Qing Mu and Hou Chi to remember who they are because of their past relationships with Tian Qi and Gu Jun. Why their separation becomes even more painful when we lose Qing Mu to a version of Bai Jue that we don't even recognize.

Why seeing Hou Chi get hurt by him makes us want Shang Gu to avenge her and Gu Jun because we know she's the only one who could put him back to his place.

Anyway, this is why I love this drama so much. The tension and the payoff was built so well because we familiarized ourselves with the characters from start to finish. We didn't deal with crumbs of flashbacks. We were fed in a banquet hosted by Shang Gu.

Also, tomorrow is their anniversary. It's like 2024 all over again.

Lovely Runner getting so many nomination for Baeksang Awards. Hopefully, we get to see them together again! So very happy for all of them. Mondays are really Lovely Runner's lucky charm.

Finally finished it! Held itself up until the last minute and we finally got the answer as to why he worked at the hospital in the first place. I knew it wasn't simply because the Minister asked him to come, but the story about his dad and who was involved in it tied up the story so well that it was impactful (to me). Very excited for the second season! Hopefully the OG team stays + excited that we're getting a Number Two in the group.

I was planning to watch a medical drama for some reason. So, as a huge fan of Dr. Romantic, I was debating whether to rewatch it or not. Then, I found out that this drama exist with THE Ju Jihoon as the lead so I was more than happy to start it. And, my! I love it so much! I'm on my way to watch the 6th episode and it's truly sating my need for this kind of genre. Medical dramas have a way to keep me watching when they have their own politics alongside with the right amount of comedy and amazing characters. I can't wait to finish this!

They're referring to the parent story of Moonlight Mystique. Bai Shuo and Fan Yue in their God forms are both in Ancient Love Poetry. They just changed the name due to copyright.

Really! I'm not sure how but ALP has become my standard in terms of cinematography and aesthetic in xianxias. It didn't look out of place and you can actually imagine the Four True Gods as leaders of the realm just by the clothes they wear in the God Realm. Same thing with other realms. Plus, the CGI and choreography was flawless. The other two feels awkward it's hard not to notice. I just wished they kept the trilogy in the same universe/broadcast.

Missing ALP right now, and even more so because Moonlight Mystique is finally airing. I'll rewatch this show again whenever possible!

Haven't fully checked this out yet but just wanna ask, is there any sort of callback to Ancient Love Poetry in the episodes so far? The reason why I dropped Last Immortal was because of the lack of callbacks to the main storyline, and I really loved the main story storyline. Thank you in advance for the help!

Wait, Lovely Runner is coming to our local channel this year. It's gonna be dubbed, though. 😭 I will never get out of this restaurant at this point.

I honestly do not understand the amount of vitriol one could have on a drama that aired months ago that they'd have a crash out every few days on this comment section— specially if it's something they did not like. Most people would just ignore the whole page of the drama itself because there's nothing to be said about it if it didn't fit their taste, but to go and leave spams of hate comments— some that are not even directed to the show, but to the reviewers— is very odd to me. Been to numerous C-drama MDL pages that were slammed by reviews (and trolls), but LR's page seems to attract the most hate I've seen so far. It's really weird out here.

I think the reason some are disappointed at the final episode is because they didn't realize that the Frontman was playing with all of them. Considering that the game ended and the raid happened after, it was a false ending. Them collecting ammos and going up the stairs was just a pause. It was planned out. That raid IS part of the game. Gihun being caught and Jungbae dying means that THAT game is over (as what Inho said) and that they're going to the next round. Hence, the cliffhanger. (Case in point: the start of Hyunju team race ended in a cliffhanger, the start of Mingle also ended in a cliffhanger.)

Based from what little we know of him: he's more of his sisters' brother. He was only in the Marines because his dad wanted him to be. When asked further about his dad, he deflected and moved away from the group. Then, during the final episode, we saw how much he flinched when Hyunju came to him. It's like he expected to be hit for abandoning them during the fight. I assume this means that he was only in the Marines half heartedly because his dad beat him into it. He never cared for guns so he wasn't able to follow along Hyunju's instructions. His father probably liked firing guns so, when he started hearing them, the trauma hit. (Who knows? His father probably killed his family, too. We just don't know it yet. He got into the games for some reason, after all.)

Which reminds me, he could very much have a Jiyeong backstory. Someone who freshly got out of prison that got invited into the game.

https://x.com/kdramasverse/status/1874269514218828123

[Article] Lovely Runner chosen as the best drama of 2024 by journalists

Sports Today conducted a survey with 32 active reporters on the 'Best Dramas & Entertainment Of 2024' inclusive of terrestrial, cable & OTT (basically every platform & drama released in Jan to Dec 2024).

Results of the survey for 'Best Drama Of the Year':
Lovely Runner.

I actually find that one extra funny, too. They say we have multiple accounts but the recent user that's on the comments right now flaming the positive comments have two accounts with the same name. Fork found in the kitchen as per usual.

Don't worry! It has one of the best ending in K-Drama!

Beats me. It's become a common thing here in LR's MDL section. We've seen their horde since the show had started gaining traction. Best ignore them. They crave that much attention to keep coming here to start a fight.

It's because the user has you blocked but is still replying to you. You can log out and see their comments on your posts.

Which leads me to this certain point: Ryu Sunjae would love anything, even if it kills him.

This is a guy who became a swimmer because that is what his parents wanted him to be. He pushed himself so hard to the point he was no longer able to. Then, he met a girl that made him like the rain. She was the only other thing that occupied his mind so it's no wonder he held onto that love for 15 years. He loved her in grief, because he believed that he was the cause of her misfortune. So, it's also no surprise that he'd die for her over and over again. She's the sun to his skies, and that kind of love shouldn't be questioned by anyone.