Bruh what's with the reviews and ratings? Math ain't Mathing?!! When the drama was running, apparently the guy…
Lovely Runner literally exists because of KHY according to the director and writer so you are quite wrong about her being overshadowed.
BWS did not overshadow KHY- there's just more focus on him at the moment because it's his breakthrough role/ first time being the ML whereas KHY is already well known 🙂
"Aesthetic looks" -BWS is not just a pretty face. It's the outstanding way he portrayed Sunjae that really made him shine this time.
Tbh it's best to give at least the first 2 episodes a chance before deciding if you want to drop it or not.
And yes, ignore the hype (both the good and the bad as you can see in the review section) since the genre isn't always a fan favourite- treat it like any other show 🙂
(I personally loved it but some understandably don't like it)
I loved this show but did anyone also find the last 2 episode boring like they were doing to much?
IMO, after all the torture SolJae went through, they deserved episode 16-hell we all needed it🙊
Episode 15, considering they had to disect around 4 timelines within 1 hour, think they handled it well for the most part. Specially how organic/ gradual Sunjae's transformation was.
guys, why is this kdrama called lovely runner? I think I’m dumb bc I thought it was called that bc at first…
Haha nah you are not dumb! Think most of us came to a similar conclusion at first while the show was airing till they started to reveal all the twists.
Basically: -Sol runs to the past to save Sunjae -Sunjae runs forward to the future (2023 ) to be with his Sol
Does the FL have romantic feelings for the ML at the beginning?
In the original timeline she was only a stan- she loved him and was super devoted (in a respectful manner) but didn't harbour any romantic feelings since even the thought of him liking her back was unthinkable (Sol's POV).
It's after she gets to spend more time with the "real" Sunjae, she truly falls for him. It's very organic and not forced.
I stopped thinking about the show after I finished but one thing keeps bothering me: Seon Jae WOULDN'T commit…
About the randomness of the villain's arc- i wouldn't call it 100% random i guess?
Since the drama revolves around fate and souls in essence, while the villain's reason is random, he still is connected to Sunjae by fate (Sunjae is always an obstacle and this is inevitable). The twist is that Sol was never the issue like we are made to believe but only collateral damage because of her connection to Sunjae🙊
I stopped thinking about the show after I finished but one thing keeps bothering me: Seon Jae WOULDN'T commit…
Sunjae never committed suicide. It was always the taxi driver coming for his revenge.
This was proven in ep 9 when they showed how the driver tried (and failed) to drug Sunjae first with a white rag- difference is ep 1 Sunjae wasn't as strong as ep 8-9 Sunjae (which is why ep 1 Sunjae wasn't stabbed).
For a drama with just 8 episodes, I thought it would have a tight story, but that doesn't seem to be the case.…
But isn't that the whole point of "serendipity"- a faithful/ chance encounter?
I'm guessing we are in store for a whole lot of fateful encounters between these 2 in the next couple of weeks- hopefully it won't go as far as their pre-teens years though 🙊
I correct myself, after episode 9 I was annoyed, but watching 10 I'm disgusted. all you saying the love triangle…
I 100% agree with you. Sunjae's jealousy can irritate some viewers because the jealousy thrope had been going on for several episodes and there are other viewers who don't really mind it that much (i mean compared to some kdramas they make the misunderstandings more humorous than stressful so i guess it helps for some).
There's 6 episodes left so I hope the good outweigh the bad points :)
I correct myself, after episode 9 I was annoyed, but watching 10 I'm disgusted. all you saying the love triangle…
The triangle is very much dead since: 1- KTS only likes 34 year old Sol so if Sol didn't time travel back to 2009, KTS wouldn't be interested in Sol. He also knows that there's no chance for him to rekindle things with the Sol he likes since she has made it clear that there is no chance in hell for them to workout. (There is a resolution of sorts here that completely ends any lingering feelkngs by the end of ep 16 but i will not spoil it here).
2- Even 2009 Sol seems to have cut ties with KTS for reasons unknown so we can assume that even the younger Sol had no intension of rekindling old flames.
3- Sunjae knows that HIS Sol likes him once he believed her time travel story and doesn't get jealous from that point on wards.
His jealousy till mid ep 10 makes sense in a way since at least till this point, in his youthful pov Sunjae was still very confused because of Sol's erratic behaviour. Sol kept pushing him away and yet he keeps finding Sol together in cahoots with KTS even after the 2 broke up .🙊
We also need to be mindful that till the end of ep 10, he was still not 100% sure if Sol really was from the future and not just rejecting him again. At least a part of Sol from 2008 used to like KTS A LOT and Sunjae still hasn't gotten over the whiplash he got from episode 4 or 5 when one minute Sol showed all indications that she likes him to less than 12 hours later seeing her being in love with the other guy again (even after she herself declared previously that she didn't like KTS anymore). And again after she broke up with KTS, till ep 6, Sol again showed strong signs of caring about Sunjae only to end things cruelly and ignore him again.
All the 2008 events mentioned above happened in a span of 7-8 months fro. Ep 9's pov. So you can hardly expect the ML and the SML to do a 180° and simply forget Sol's erratic behavior, specially considering the fact that both KTS and SJ are still 19 in ep 9-10 and aren't mature enough to act grown up about everything.
So Sunjae's jealousy in a way makes sense. What we need to focus on is the fact that he doesn't drag this into their relationship. He is possesive, true, but his actions do not hurt Sol in a toxic manner. (I'l admit his possessiveness is exhausting to his friends but they always call him out on it and tbf they already knew what they were signing up for when they became friends 😅😅😅)
I correct myself, after episode 9 I was annoyed, but watching 10 I'm disgusted. all you saying the love triangle…
Did you watch episode 10 till the end? The SML calls out the ML for his unnecessary jealousy - that's why most viewers don't take the triangle seriously IMO.
There's no triangle if the SML himself pushes the ML towards the FL- specially if the FL makes it crystal clear that she has no interest in the SML in that way. The ML also gets over his jealousy before they get together so there's nothing toxic from that front in that timeline either enough to call things "disgusting".
**** Reasons with spoilers are available in the below 👇comment if you are interested :)
Edit: if you are referring to the SML's antics in ep 9 and 10 - he mostly does them to annoy Sunjae/ tease Sol. He already knows that Sol will not give him a second chance. Secretly pining after her is his choice since in his reality it's been only 6-7 months since they broke up (even if it was a 2 week relationship it was the first time KTS fell for someone). But this too is given a resolution by the time the series ends (not sure how you would feel about it tbh though since some like it/ some want more closure).
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BWS did not overshadow KHY- there's just more focus on him at the moment because it's his breakthrough role/ first time being the ML whereas KHY is already well known 🙂
"Aesthetic looks" -BWS is not just a pretty face. It's the outstanding way he portrayed Sunjae that really made him shine this time.
On the bright side, at least you know that your comments are sooooo attractive that haters can't bare it😉
Fighting Chingu💪
And yes, ignore the hype (both the good and the bad as you can see in the review section) since the genre isn't always a fan favourite- treat it like any other show 🙂
(I personally loved it but some understandably don't like it)
Episode 15, considering they had to disect around 4 timelines within 1 hour, think they handled it well for the most part. Specially how organic/ gradual Sunjae's transformation was.
Then again this is just my opinion 😊
Sol does run A LOT in the drama ngl🙈
Basically:
-Sol runs to the past to save Sunjae
-Sunjae runs forward to the future (2023 ) to be with his Sol
So together, they are lovely runners 😉
It's after she gets to spend more time with the "real" Sunjae, she truly falls for him. It's very organic and not forced.
Since the drama revolves around fate and souls in essence, while the villain's reason is random, he still is connected to Sunjae by fate (Sunjae is always an obstacle and this is inevitable).
The twist is that Sol was never the issue like we are made to believe but only collateral damage because of her connection to Sunjae🙊
At least that's how I see it
This was proven in ep 9 when they showed how the driver tried (and failed) to drug Sunjae first with a white rag- difference is ep 1 Sunjae wasn't as strong as ep 8-9 Sunjae (which is why ep 1 Sunjae wasn't stabbed).
Fair warning though, it has a bitter sweet ending
this has a good balance between the BTS in the Entertainment industry, romance, and friendship
Bonus: In Hyuk is in it (as a support character)+ his band's song "Shooting Star" is part of the main OST
Changed it now😊
I'm guessing we are in store for a whole lot of fateful encounters between these 2 in the next couple of weeks- hopefully it won't go as far as their pre-teens years though 🙊
Also, how did you manage to track all the crumbs from the scriptbook on X? Is there one dedicated page or is it random? 🙈🙈🙈
There's 6 episodes left so I hope the good outweigh the bad points :)
1- KTS only likes 34 year old Sol so if Sol didn't time travel back to 2009, KTS wouldn't be interested in Sol. He also knows that there's no chance for him to rekindle things with the Sol he likes since she has made it clear that there is no chance in hell for them to workout. (There is a resolution of sorts here that completely ends any lingering feelkngs by the end of ep 16 but i will not spoil it here).
2- Even 2009 Sol seems to have cut ties with KTS for reasons unknown so we can assume that even the younger Sol had no intension of rekindling old flames.
3- Sunjae knows that HIS Sol likes him once he believed her time travel story and doesn't get jealous from that point on wards.
His jealousy till mid ep 10 makes sense in a way since at least till this point, in his youthful pov Sunjae was still very confused because of Sol's erratic behaviour. Sol kept pushing him away and yet he keeps finding Sol together in cahoots with KTS even after the 2 broke up .🙊
We also need to be mindful that till the end of ep 10, he was still not 100% sure if Sol really was from the future and not just rejecting him again.
At least a part of Sol from 2008 used to like KTS A LOT and Sunjae still hasn't gotten over the whiplash he got from episode 4 or 5 when one minute Sol showed all indications that she likes him to less than 12 hours later seeing her being in love with the other guy again (even after she herself declared previously that she didn't like KTS anymore). And again after she broke up with KTS, till ep 6, Sol again showed strong signs of caring about Sunjae only to end things cruelly and ignore him again.
All the 2008 events mentioned above happened in a span of 7-8 months fro. Ep 9's pov. So you can hardly expect the ML and the SML to do a 180° and simply forget Sol's erratic behavior, specially considering the fact that both KTS and SJ are still 19 in ep 9-10 and aren't mature enough to act grown up about everything.
So Sunjae's jealousy in a way makes sense. What we need to focus on is the fact that he doesn't drag this into their relationship. He is possesive, true, but his actions do not hurt Sol in a toxic manner.
(I'l admit his possessiveness is exhausting to his friends but they always call him out on it and tbf they already knew what they were signing up for when they became friends 😅😅😅)
There's no triangle if the SML himself pushes the ML towards the FL- specially if the FL makes it crystal clear that she has no interest in the SML in that way. The ML also gets over his jealousy before they get together so there's nothing toxic from that front in that timeline either enough to call things "disgusting".
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Reasons with spoilers are available in the below 👇comment if you are interested :)
Edit: if you are referring to the SML's antics in ep 9 and 10 - he mostly does them to annoy Sunjae/ tease Sol. He already knows that Sol will not give him a second chance. Secretly pining after her is his choice since in his reality it's been only 6-7 months since they broke up (even if it was a 2 week relationship it was the first time KTS fell for someone). But this too is given a resolution by the time the series ends (not sure how you would feel about it tbh though since some like it/ some want more closure).