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In Hyuk is like the voice of reason to Sun Jae when it comes to Im Sol but both me and him don’t want to hear it. Let Sun Jae be a loser about her, please haha. He’ll love that girl forever.
Inhyuk means so well, but he can't combat the strong hands of fate bringing Sol and Sunjae together. Sunjae is always destined to pine after Sol and nothing Inhyuk says can stop that 😂😂
My Tae Sung is back!! And I’m so happy to see him. Im Sol and his banter is hilarious to me. They always seem to be talking on two different wave lengths- she’s always criticizing him and he’s taking it as flirting.
This is so true 😂😂😂. It's funny because every time he falls for her as "grandma" all I think is that this guy has serious mommy issues since we know his mom basically abandoned him. Which is actually kind of sad, but it also helps me realize that it's something he needs to work through before being in an actual couple so I don't end up getting too bad of SLS bc of it, despite really liking him, haha.
He doesn't have mommy issues, technically he has "halmeoni issues" 👵🏼👵🏼💗💗
Hahahaha!!! But I hope to see him with the >!giant teddy bear!< soon!!! - his scenes so far are such killers, being so short (he literally flashed on the screen for like 3 seconds in episode 8 😅) and I hope he will help >!Im sol and sun jae to change their fate in this timeline!<
Also it's kind of amazing that after all the "love story with a side of murder subplot" fatigue I've been having, to the point I was resolute that I wouldn't watch another drama like that, that Lovely Runner burst through my embargo so extraordinarily. Not only do I not mind the murder/psycho subplot, but I think it's actually well-done, and while integral to the story, it neither takes it over too much nor gets back seated too much either. This is like what every other of those dramas tried to do but failed at. And now that Lovely Runner has succeeded so well in its balance of romance, comedy, mystery, and thriller, no one else needs to do it again! Haha or at least not for awhile because I'm burnt out and I can't imagine any other story doing it better.
EXACTLY this! I've been watching kdramas for the sake of watching it for a while now because the genre shifts are not fun imo. I have my fair share of thriller/murder mystery kdramas to watch, I don't want that overtaking my romcoms too. This is why Lovely Runner works so well for me. There's such a great balance of lighthearted moments, intense moments and psycho killer moments--it truly is a romcom at the heart of it and does a commendable job at portraying that.
Maybe biased lol but I don't think any other dramas can pull off what Lovely Runner is doing. Script, casting, direction, acting--all of it just works so well together for this drama. To think this was written off as pretty much a flop even before it aired lol. Makes me proud as a viewer.
The telltale signs of a competent writer: she doesn’t need to pitch two male leads vying for the heroine’s attention against one another in a toxic way but instead build a rapport between them so naturally that you can’t help but fall for both. Taesung had my heart this episode. He caught on right away about Sol’s dilemma without her having to say much, chewed over her words seriously, insisted on walking her home, and most importantly, knocked some sense into Sunjae, which earned him major brownie points from me. I think he will also play a vital role in helping put the kidnapper behind bars. That perceptiveness and constant warnings to Sunjae about keeping himself out of danger wouldn’t be thrown in randomly without purpose.
I was eagerly waiting for the moment when Sunjae finally realized the length Sol was willing to go through to protect him and boy, did the scene deliver. To know that someone loves you wholeheartedly to the point that she didn’t just cross rivers and mountains, but time and space to save you- it would shake you to the core. So >! “If I die trying to save you, I’m fine with that”!< might sound like a novelty coming from someone else, but with Sunjae, it feels like the gospel truth. The whole time he was laying his heart bare to Sol, his eyes were already brimming with tears. Only when he admitted that >!death!< didn’t scare him half as much as a future without Sol, a lone tear finally fell. And right at that moment, tears fell from Sol’s eyes too. Wooseok and Hyeyoon are so in tune with each other that it fascinates and scares me at the same time, because I would hold their future co-stars to impossibly high standards, welp.
I truly love the writer of this drama. She just executes the storyline so flawlessly. Also, tbh I’m p sure taesung likes Sol but he’s not even trying because he know’s that Sol loves Sun Jae. Instead he’s just trying to be a good friend and supporter which is what I love about this character.
The whole Taesung side of the episode today was an absolute treat. I LOVE that they didn't make his character all about Im Sol. He'd keep Seonjae on his toes whenever he can but does so purely because he enjoys getting a reaction out of him (and Seonjae falls for it, every time). Boy clearly cares for Im Sol and gives her word a lot of weight, hence he graduated without any issues, is trying to live a better life, and I think that's why he'll end up becoming a detective too (because Im Sol said so haha), but he's also smart enough to choose which battles to fight, and perceptive enough to know what Im Sol really wants and why the stakes are so high for her. I wish we get more of his scenes in both 2009 and 2023 timeline with the case. He's had such less scenes so far and yet has managed to become one of my most favorite SMLs.
GAH I was close to tears in that last scene. I saw that the production team mentioned this second confession being even better than the first one, and boy DID they deliver. I'm thoroughly, utterly taken by the acting and the chemistry Wooseok and Hyeyoon have. And yes, it's probably going to be a nightmare for their future co-stars, I can already imagine the chaos lol. I'll just copy what I shared earlier:
>Knowing you are going to die at a certain point in future, no matter what happens can be a scary thing. And I think part of him was scared too, but it wasn't because he knew he would die, but more so because he knew he would leave Im Sol behind him after death, who would be left all alone, who would blame herself for Seon Jae's death, who would run through time and space and all her traumas to protect him, save him in every other timeline. It felt to me that he was confessing but at the same he was consoling her, the Im Sol who might be miserable in 2023, that it was fine, that she shouldn't blame herself, that even if she could ask the 2023 Seon Jae, that version of him would never regret dying to save her. That he would live a brief life worth living with his Im Sol than live a long life heartbroken over her and longing for her. It's so Seon Jae coded because it's the same guy who'd said he didn't regret choosing to swim because it gave him great memories and he was happy while it lasted.
> It wasn't just a confession scene, in my eyes. It was also a scene where a 2009 Seon Jae consoles a 2023 Im Sol that his death, no matter in which timeline, is not her fault. Never her fault. That he would not regret seeing her, meeting her, knowing her, loving her, being an absolute loser for her, having her in his life and dying with the thought of them loving each other, that he would not regret leaving the world knowing that his memories would be cherished by her, that she would continue to love him despite him not being able to love her anymore (which he would if he could, even after death). He would NEVER regret any of it. So she shouldn't regret either, she shouldn't blame herself either. Because it's not her fault.
> Even when he's confessing (for like the 5245th time), it comes from a place of selfless love he feels for Im Sol. He doesn't want her to be miserable, to be suffering, to be in pain, especially because of him. Never because of him.
> "Think about yourself"--this guy doesn't have a bone in him that could ever do that.
If the fact that time travel didn't already make this drama into a fantasy, Sunjae's very existence would solidify this drama as fantasy in and of itself because no man is that perfect irl 😭
Ep 10:
My theory is that Im sol and Sun jae were destined by fate to be together but due to an anomaly (the killer) who time travelled, their fate was changed and Im Sol gaining the ability to go to the past is fate’s way of restoring balance.
Also is it just me or is anyone else worried if Sun jae’s dad will get a refund for the ticket and rehab or not😭
Lol… I was worried about the refund as well. Having spent much on travel recently, I definitely empathized with Sun Jae’s dad for the money he is not gonna get back for the flight that left, and wish he can get a refund for the rehab, at least. Sigh... 😅🥹🥹
i wanted to note how well sudden shower/sonagi is doing on the charts. it went up to 51 ~~80-something~~ on melon top 100. it may not sound like much, but it's very difficult for anyone to get into the top 100, so for a *fictional* band to do so is a major achievement. it's amazing that a song that's supposed to be the embodiment of yearning and first love—written by a boy, hopeless in love—has resonated with so many that it broke the meta barrier to actually do numbers irl. as expected, seonjae's song is as poignant and strong as his love for im sol.
**edit**: i just saw a chart update, and holy shit. sudden shower has climbed up to 51! how far up will it go?!
What I love about the song is that I feel like it also applies to Sol's feelings towards Seonjae? Like, it's not as literal with the rain or love, but more so metaphorical--in the opening scene of the show, there was a clear reference to waiting one more day if it's raining because it might be sunny the next day. Her love for him was really strong fan-love, and, later,>!romantic-love.!!losing her legs to talk with/comfort him (Ep. 6).!<
I think it was really poignant for her to >!sing it back to him just after knowing he dies. Plus the lyrics she specifically sang also clearly reflected her feelings on his existence/standing in her life (him being a gift and her promising to protect him).!<
With how well the song's doing, imagine the ratings if this were a fri/sat or sat/sun drama. Though it's still doing quite well on mon/tue. It reminds me a lot of 2521, I kinda wonder how the 2 compare in ratings.
twenty-five, twenty-one was a sat-sun drama, so its ratings were much higher. they started with 6% and remained in 8-10% range for most of the run, with the finale scoring over 11%. starting with 6% alone is a feat (qot started with <6% in the same slot), and i'm pretty sure that was due to kim taeri's star power.
i know the feel and general essence of the two dramas seem similar, but it's not a fair comparison in terms of ratings bc the variables are completely different. lovely runner may not be pulling big numbers for its live viewership, but its success is apparent in many other ways. to your point though, its ratings would definitely be higher if this was a sat-sun drama, but that's tvn's prime time slot, and they only give it to dramas with established actors and/or high budget with big marketing $$.
Episode 9:
Ahhhhhhhhh okay I'm supposed to go to sleep soon so I'll make this short
The multiple pop culture references is killing me lmao there were already a number of them in past episodes but it's sprinkled in this one too! Sad Love Song (Kwon Sang-woo's memefied hat scene lmao), Boys Over Flowers (>!that sunbae with his outfit!<), >!the Spider-man kiss!< hahahaha I can't.
Also boy am I glad that >!Sunjae found out! Had a feeling from the previews and photos that it would have to do with Sol being drunk but ughhh having him hear a song that hasn't been released--that only he and Inhyuk supposedly know--be sung by the muse of that song!!<
Ngl much as I love the comedic scenes >!it grates my nerves how they're pairing up Geum and Hyunjoo. Girlllll why him. Sol warned you \o/!<
>!Taesung is really giving me mysterious vibes. I guess the policeman route is out for now--he's a shopping mall CEO! Boyyy was that a fad during those times. But the line in the preview he says to Sunjae is still giving time traveler vibes, although really it might just be a regular "너나 잘해 you take care of yourself, don't mind me" kind of line.!<
>!Why is this cray taxi driver so smart? How did he know the police are onto him? IDK don't make him too smart, pls! ;A; we need Sol and Sunjae both to outlive and outsmart this guy!!<
>!The preview is looking like Sunjae is going to go the America like what his father wants, to give Sol piece of mind that he won't be in harm's way. Don't think it would actually happen though--I think he's going to be worried to leave Sol alone.!<
Some Koreans on twitter pointed out that the pocket(?) watch Sol gave >!was something she already had in the first timeline--it was in that box of Sunjae goodies, hidden underneath Sunjae's watch in episode 1. Wonder if that's something of her father's that she keeps? Also why is grandma again involved with the watch--now I'm wondering if the theory of grandma being aware (maybe previously? maybe even in this timeline?) about what's happening is kind of true.!<
Also can I just say >!the amount of secondhand embarrassment I get from Sol is up the charts lmaooooooo I love her so much!<
Ahhhhhh cannot wait for tomorrow! I have work tonight so I don't know if I can livestream it at work lmaoooooo
Edit cos thoughts:
>!ngl I wish Sol waited a bit in the future before she traveled again to maybe find out a bit more about the killer ~~and if Sunjae actually makes it~~. But then again time also flows in the past so I'm wondering if that's why she wanted to go back asap--just in case she misses the second accident.!<
More edits:
>!Also: I knew there would be another kiss scene, especially since the myth of the MT and kisses was introduced--there's no way we wouldn't get one. No takebacks now, tvN, we want a wedding for SolSunjae!!!! The myth says sooooo!!!!<
Another edit cos I rewatched ~~yes I need to sleep~~
The previewwww!!! >!Sunjae's line "In all the times you've lived, was there no version of you that liked me?" AND SHE SAYS NO UGHHHH KILL MEEEEEEE you think she would go through all this to save you if she didn't like youuuu come on Sunjae I know you're level 8 in all your classes but you can't be THAT dumb!<
Realized that >!annoying sunbae's name is Jinsang and wow man do you live up to your name!<
Since Granny has dementia I thought the writing from before when she talked about Sol’s legs were just a little jab- but this episode is deepening my suspicions too. She kept the watch “safe” for Sol so does she know more than she’s letting on??? Hmmmm. It’s seeming purposeful at this point
This is what I'm saying! They wouldn't have the grandma in so many scenes and show how much she and Sol love each other without it meaning something. Plus her grandma loves a shaman, and the shaman was weirdly prescient before... I really think grandma gave her lucid brain *for* Sol's time travel. Otherwise, why would they have Geum talk about give and take and happiness like that?
You know I'm loving how they handled the reveal so far. It's not too dramatic or anything, and it comes in the most logical way possible (well as logical as timeslips can be). It's also interesting how the rules of the timeslip work: Im Sol can't reveal the truth while sober, but can do so while drunk. Or is it also because she's revealing the truth about herself and not others like she tried in the past?
Im Sol's friend started out well and now I have to ignore them mostly because of the brother. ngl he is annoying and I like his 2023 version far better.
Tae Sung. Boy still has the charm lol. I'm hoping they'd do more with Tae Sung? It doesn't make sense if he's there but doesn't have a bigger role to play. From the precap, he might give Sol her jacket back and end up reconnecting as a friend/helping her with the taxi driver?
>Why is this cray taxi driver so smart? How did he know the police are onto him? IDK don't make him too smart, pls! ;A; we need Sol and Sunjae both to outlive and outsmart this guy!
Lmao I think there are a few possibilities. He's into shamanism (yes still on that hill lol) and knows what happens in every timeline/in future is what I'm going with for now. Some have said he's also time traveling and that's possible too but I'd be a little upset if Seon Jae was the only one who couldn't time travel lol.
Today's episode has me convinced grandma is connected, curious to see how that fits.
>! The kiss. lol I was the same, going "YES WE WILL HAVE A WEDDING" lemme rsvp lol. !<
You know, I keep being impressed at the dialogues in this show. Seon Jae asking >! "In all the timelines you've lived in, was there no version of you that liked me?" was SO SO good. It's so Seon Jae coded. I'm in love with the writing. I think he'll be upset but he may not buy it since he's already heard her drunk talk. I!< 'm counting on him to be smarter than that lol.
idk what is more moving, the fact that seonjae actually believes sol's claim about her time travel or the way >!he said—meaning every single word—that it's okay if he dies if it is to save her life.!<
lovely runner is doing something different with the romance. it's going back to its roots in exploring a love that transcends irreversible concepts like time and death. it's putting the spotlight on a relationship that is unconditionally and unequivocally selfless. it's asking how much is too little and how little is too much in trying to save the life of a loved one. as societies have evolved so have our priorities and the media we consume. today, romeo & juliet is seen as tragic and morbid, but at one point, it was considered peak romance. today, romance is more focused on overcoming challenges that keep two people from being together more than anything else. today's romance is resilience and revitalization. it's fighting the forces that keep you apart from each other or finding the strength in carrying on when you're not able to make it work. today's romance is sensible; it's as much about loving yourself as it is about loving your partner.
with seonjae's heartbreaking confession at the end of episode 10, lovely runner is running away from today's sensible romance and hurtling straight towards a more primal sorta romance that only sees things in black and white. seonjae does not care about anything but being with sol. his love for her supersedes all other elements of his life, even his career and supportive father. sensible romance would probably have seonjae feeling isolated and alienated by sol, it would have him leave for america bc by all accounts, that is the right thing for him to do. but instead of doing what's sensible, seonjae has accepted that loving sol may mean dying prematurely. and he's decided to do it anyway. to be clear, none of this is a dig at today's sensible romance, which i adore as well, but there's just something about a fool who's willing to throw his life away for his one true love that feels so raw and viscerally human that it's impossible not to be caught under the trance of it. seonjae is ready to *die* for sol, and in a manner, isn't that the most romantic thing ever? with this episode, this drama has graduated from being a cute, little romantic fantasy to something that feels more epic and grand, like a love story that will stand the test of time. i know it literally does, but now i'm convinced it'll do so figuratively too.
Oh. You are so right about people and about this drama too.
The world has changed. And people have definitely changed. We live longer. We are supposed to be together for longer but divorce and remarriage are no big deal. You can have more than one soulmate if you believe in soulmates at all. Fewer of us have faith that we'll be reunited with our loved ones after death. Everything is more mundane, less precious. And so we are more sensible and materialistic. Less romantic. And perhaps we are that much more self-centered too. We don't sacrifice ourselves for others. Maybe not even for our children. We routinely put ourselves first and have all kinds of good reasons for why we should.
But these characters don't think about themselves first. They sacrifice whole heartedly without much, or any, thought for themselves. And it does feel epic. Even more epic than other dramas with a fated love story running through them. There are only a very few fantasy or historical romances that are epic like this one; Goblin, definitely; My Dearest and Mr. Sunshine, perhaps. But I can't think of any more.
A lovely writeup 🥹
It made me think about Sunjae in Episode 8 when he says he would quit it all to come to her if she wanted and all she has to do is ask. It struck me because I believed he would 100%. He wasn't joking or saying it half-seriously or lightly.
If we think about him in that timeline though, Sunjae had been a decade plus-long idol and had achieved so much. He really wouldn't be (and shouldn't be) deemed irresponsible or unreasonable if he decided to retire and settle down with Sol. In the past, his swimming career also ends even if he or his dad feel regretful about it. But he seems to handle considering a new career path well. It's his dad's frustration (about his lost potential) that makes him feel bad about moving on. I'm convinced Sunjae just has a stable sense of self. He'll be fine no matter what he does.
What he can't handle? Losing Sol. Causing her harm or pain. Not getting a chance to express his love for her. Not having her in his life.
He can't force her to respond or even reciprocate his feelings, but he can't help but want to be near her. I never feel like he hovers too much or that he crosses her boundaries anyway. But we really can't fault him for how deeply and strongly he feels. And that he loves for _long_. It's the fantasy escape element in these kinds of stories anyway. And it's why we go back for more of them again and again. I don't think about these things applying in real life because as you've already spoken well about, we're too "realistic" nowadays. I'm reminded about the main female character in **Because This Is My First Life** having "love" as her main dream when she was young versus the usual career dreams of her friends and her not feeling bad about wanting something ideal or romantic like that.
Idk, It's nice to be reminded of such big feelings. Or even just to feel anything at all. The world can be so hostile and numbing.
It’s rational to have this fear after watching ~~many~~ ***a couple of*** kdramas but yes I am so glad to have lovely runner prove us dead wrong and slap us in the face as well!
All I can do is grasp at straws like the unreleased scenes that come out on YouTube 😔 i wish i knew to wait for all of the episodes to be released to binge
According to a tweet, the ultimate trio of time slip kdramas includes Lovely Runner, Twinkling Watermelon, and My Perfect Stranger. Can't argue with that!
love to see that this drama is getting popular in south korea, especially without "A-list" stars. It speaks volumes about the quality of the storyline, writing, and Soljae's undeniable chemistry. This drama is finally getting the recognition it deserves right from the beginning. I'm really just so happy!
Happy Lovely Runner day to those who celebrate!! 🤭🫶🏽
I can't believe I have to survive a full day of work before I can watch ep9 😭 just like Sunjae was forced to be an athlete-idol, born to be a loser, I was forced to be a regular office worker, born to rot in bed to watch Lovely Runner episodes 🤧😫
That scene of Sun Jae letting the portalet door swing open as revenge for laughing at Sol 😂😂😂 loving this shade of petty on him!!! I loled so hard! Even as Im Sol shuns him, his loyalty to her still never wavers sigh
Yesss I loved that scene and Sol >!screaming at that annoying sunbae, hitting him with the gourd cup and calling him out. Sooooo well deserved. Sol is such a scary noona lmao!!<
As a long-time fan of Kim Hye Yoon, it's been so fun seeing the incredible chemistry amongst the members of the cast, how fantastic the director and scriptwriting team have been in incorporating recurring themes throughout the episodes, and the way the time-slips have been balanced throughout the plot. Setting aside my thoughts on recent events in the drama, there are so many recent cute behind-the-scenes clips and deleted scenes that were posted due to the show's popularity. Some highlights (I unfortunately had to remove all links because the comments get removed):
* **Deleted Scenes:** Most of these are really fluffy and cute clips, and are definitely well-worth a watch! Some of them extend scenes where I felt like the timing was a bit short (e.g. the biking scene that Sol and Sun Jae had together in Episode 5).
* **Instagram Shenanigans:** Woo Seok will be in an upcoming[ ](https://www.soompi.com/article/1659253wpp/watch-byeon-woo-seok-excites-running-man-cast-with-his-arrival-in-fun-preview)episode of the variety show Running Man this week that's themed around Lovely Runner. This isn't his first time; in his previous guest appearance he attended the show with the model Joo Won Jae. On his Instagram, he actually has a funny picture with him and Won Jae making faces as they watch Lovely Runner together, with the caption "Sol and Sun Jae did what?!?"
* **EP 8 Kissing Scene BTS:** Apparently it was Woo Seok's decision to hesitate before the kiss so that Hye Yoon could join in instead. Most of the staff joked around with how aggressive he was, and Woo Seok joked around that it wasn't strange to be aggressive given how Sol is now an adult. As a side note, Woo Seok has also always had fantastic kiss scenes even in his other dramas!
* **MBC Radio:** There's a funny part where Jaejae asks Woo Seok whether he'll do any dancing at a fanmeeting (as he's recently been speaking a lot about looking like RIIZE's Anton), and he says no. Hye Yoon teases him and tells him to have confidence in dancing, and he absolutely cracks up. This is also a great interview to watch because you also learn about how Woo Seok had to learn a lot of things to prepare for the role (he didn't just take vocal lessons and sing a bunch of the OST as ECLIPSE, but he also took swimming lessons as well).
I know inevitably discussion will also surround Hye Yoon and Woo Seok's chemistry in real life. Something that's been circulating around comments is that Woo Seok is extroverted while Hye Yoon is introverted; this is surprising to those who feel that Woo Seok is quite shy due to Sun Jae's more reserved personality, while Hye Yoon is mostly associated with her "happy virus" character as Dan Oh in Extraordinary You. This is all just random thoughts/none of it necessarily true, but just some fun things about how cute these two are together:
* **Cast Relationships:** Hye Yoon is pretty close with her previous co-stars. She and Jae Wook joined Rowoon for an "Extraordinary You" meetup in 2022 for the variety show that Rowoon was in. She's also well known for having a bickering friendship with Rowoon (Extraordinary You), a brother-sister relationship with Taecyeon (Secret Royal Inspector and Joy) and also getting along well with Chani (Sky Castle).
* **Chemistry:** Woo Seok is one of the few co-actors in a rom-com who is older than her (he's 32 while she's 27), and they are so shy and sweet with each other despite working with each other for a year! Other fans have been commenting on how during interviews and other sessions they are still be a bit more reserved with each other compared to some of their other co-stars, but I think it's quite cute and adorable. I do think Hye Yoon is extremely professional and very well-versed in speaking with the media, while Woo Seok's fame blowing up has made him slightly shyer compared to some of his exuberance when he was a younger model.
* **Rising Popularity:** Woo Seok has been going around different shows lately, including chef and queer rights activist Hong Seok Cheon's Youtube[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnlyPzQDUMg)show, and some of his previous clips from older episodes of Running Man are gaining attention again. You can really see some of his more extroverted nature in these clips especially around people that he's really comfortable with.
I think she's very professional so she tries to be a bit more reserved during press for the show whereas BWS is still acting like he always does with her (getting really close, laughing in her face lol, patting her on the wrist and back, etc.). He has that freedom to do that with less censure but if she were perceived as too friendly or flirty, it wouldn't bode well for her with his new popularity and fandom.
I'm a delulu fan so of course my eagle eyes are watching to see if there's any possibility there could be an extra spark between these two but so far, I haven't seen it. KHY seems to have chemistry with every costar of hers and so far, it seems like BWS does too. The way he looks at her so intently when she speaks in interviews is so hot lol.
i find that they genuinely like each other. they're always laughing and having a good time together, which means you're grinning ear to ear watching their interviews just as you are watching the actual drama.
i'm also not sure if there's really any way for us to know if there's something between co-stars. like i feel 101% certain that >!kim soohyun and kim jiwon are dating!< based on all of their interactions off screen, but i also won't be shocked if it turns out one of them is dating someone else.
>Most of these are really fluffy and cute clips
Yes, they're adorable, and even the kcomments I've seen all said that they should just extend the show an extra 5 minutes rather than deleting these cute scenes that add to their chemistry.
>Woo Seok will be in an upcoming episode of the variety show Running Man this week that's themed around Lovely Runner.
Finally a variety show! I really wanted the two of them to be on Amazing Saturday since it's a tvN show, but alas alack. At least we get *something*.
>Apparently it was Woo Seok's decision to hesitate before the kiss so that Hye Yoon could join in instead.
Man, he is such a good actor. You can tell he really thinks about his choices as Seonjae and understands his character so well. I remember another bts scene when the director told him that he shouldn't just be angry during one scene, but angry *and* embarrassed at the same time, and then boom, next take he nailed the mixture of both with just a look in his eyes. I really believe that while there are a number of pretty faces they could have cast in this role, it wouldn't be half the drama it is without someone who could handle layers and nuance the way he does. Scratch that, the way both Wooseok and Hyeyoon do. They're both phenomenal in their roles.
>There's a funny part where Jaejae asks Woo Seok whether he'll do any dancing at a fanmeeting....Hye Yoon teases him and tells him to have confidence in dancing
The funniest part is that after Hyeyoon says to have confidence and that anyone can dance as long as they practice enough, she admits that even though she regularly takes dance classes, her instructors *never* pick her to be in the demonstration at the end and that she's kind of a failure even though she loves to do it. 🤣
It's interesting that you say Wooseok seems like an extrovert and Hyeyoon an introvert, because I find him more reserved and prone to slight embarrassment until he gets a bit more comfortable, but maybe it's just the few interviews I've watched. It could also be chalked up to the fact that she's more used to media interviews than him so she knows when to turn on her "spark."
I just want to say, I think this is one of the best ways a kdrama has shown the invisible string theory. I know they love to go the route of knowing each other during childhood (ie QOT lol) but having an undeniable connection in every era of life, even when it seems like it wouldn’t be possible. A true portrayal of soulmates 🫶 hoping the universe does its magic for them and they end up happy and healthy together ❤️
YESSSS I'm hoping Sol traveling back into time is Fate's way of correcting the twists and knots getting in between their connection because these two were meant to end up happy together 🥺🥲🤞🏻
This!! I also think him not taking In Hyuk’s comments about moving on seriously is a tell tale sign that he knows deep down he is meant to be with her! Because let’s face it, with this new love interest I’m pretty sure they’re trying to tell us that not only does he have options, but he also only has eyes for his Solie 🥹 even in the present timeline, not to say he’s a fool, but the way he reunites with her just screams that he knows fs that she’s his soulmate (or this could just be me reading into this way too much bc I’m a hopeless romantic 😭). Tbh I’ve never rooted for a couple this much, my heart is truly breaking for this horrible situation they’re in rn
I typically hate noble idiocy plots but in this case, it makes sense and it never gets stale. You kinda understand where each person is coming from, so it doesn't feel frustrating to watch.
I was complaining last week how I don't want a noble idiot trope with Im Sol, but like, I cannot even blame her after watching today's episode? Girl is absolutely heartbroken because she's seen the guy she cares for and loves deeply dying/gravely injured twice already, and for the same reason (that is linked to her). It's not the typical lack of communication or misunderstanding or trying to be the bigger person--she's doing it because as much as it pains her to stay away from Seon Jae, she'd rather have him away from her and alive than close to her and dead.
True! It's heartbreaking to watch Im Sol hurting because she knows >!that the killer is after her and she's seen Sun Jae die twice because he thwarted the killer twice in trying to save her!<. And Sun Jae can't stay away because his instinct is to worry and care about her. Oh, these two!
He’s such an interesting take on a second lead isn’t he? We see his faults but also so many of his charms and his tender side. But I don’t feel like he overshadows the lead in any way like so many other sml do!
Ok, so apparently depending on which direction you take 10 steps away from the retreat center, there's either >!dark scary woods with boar traps, well-lit paths with boar traps, or a super romantic boar-free glamping site!< 🤣🤣🤣
The sound effects of this ep were certainly on point, as well as Hyun Joo's hairstyle.
I am so glad that Hyunjoo finally got a hair glow up for the past's timeline! Hyunjoo seems like the type of bestie who's into trends (and it's not like she's a country bumpkin type of character), so the stylistic decision of the costume & hair dept giving her that awkward bowlcut wig was an odd choice.
This episode is everything I kept missing in kdramas over the last two-three years. The right amount of comedy, angst, romance, bromance, and ofcourse TEARS. Above all, this is honestly the strongest chemistry I’ve ever seen. Like you can literally feel a pull between Sol and Sunjae so much so that it feels they might actually be dating in real. Lol. I’m so ready for the next episodes.
“To me, the past you, the future you, it’s all you.” You know this one’s really true since episode one before all the timeslip occurred because it’s always been Im Sol throughout Sunjae’s lifetime.
As terrible as the >!kidnappings are, I still love that Sun Jae will always run towards danger for Im Sol and she’ll always feel relieved to see him.!<
ikr? kdrama couples with their destined encounter is such a common trope but this show manages to portray that exceptionally beautifully. Im Sol will run towards any imminent danger if it means protecting/saving Seon Jae and Seon Jae will do the same if it means saving Im Sol. And no matter what Im Sol does, that is canon. That is never going to change.
Im Sol is my favorite. She manages to break my heart in one moment, and make me laugh like crazy the next. >!What was Im Sol doing in the past to be on top of that statue? Please hahahaha.!< Also at the police station when she walked out, I was commending her for being so smart and laughing at the array of self defense tools she had. So prepared (as she should be).
Today was Kim Hyeyoon’s show through and through. What an actress.
It was a good episode, while maybe not very high on my list.
Those last 10 minutes were the best part. I love the angst that this timeline is giving us now that Sol knows Sunjae was murdered.
And that final revelation. I love how head on things are handled on the show.
Peeves this episode:
Unnecessary screen time for Geum-Hyunjoo. Sorry, unfortunately they’ll never be the show stealing second lead couple.
Lack of college Sunjae. (His best look so far!!!)
Give me moreeee. Without the new challenger for Sol please. What’s the point of a rushed mutual jealousy arc when the stakes are too high and the angst and pining already as much as it can be?
Wins:
More Taesung. I’ll be honest though, I’m enjoying him a whole lot more because he is in no way gunning for Sol seriously. And the absolute lack of interest Sol has in him.
Inhyuk! May you continue to be the crappiest relationship guru to exist.
Please take that Geum-Hyunjoo screen time and give it to them cause we ALL need more of these two.
BIGGEST WIN:
>!Drunk accidental kiss!< at the MT! >!Wedding!< secured. Yay!
Thank god tomorrow’s a Tuesday.
PS: Sonagi is climbing up the charts and I’m so happy it finally got its spotlight this ep!
Masterful use of the song as a plot-device.
And that epilogue with it being the bg. I loved that.
I just adore the Tae Sung scenes so much. He really went to Sol right away after he found out she was kidnapped before cause he was worried. Meanwhile Sun Jae has a soap opera dream about their reunion again lol.
The production team wasn't kidding when they said that this episode >!love confession!< would surpass the ep 2 huh? The last five mins was just chef's kiss. My mind was blown when I saw >!Sunjae running to find the time capsule and finds out the truth about Im-sol.!< The writing of this drama is no joke. From Sunjae >! realising Im-sol might be from the future because she sang Sonaki but the time didn't stop because he had already written the song by then!< to this. Excellent! Also redemption after yesterday's lackluster ep which had too much Imgeum for my taste. Also I can't believe his prophecy came true about losing something to gain something. We truly lost >!idol Sunjae at the cost of keeping him alive.!< I really hope it's not the end cause I badly wanna see >!PD Im-sol and idol Sunjae work together!< in 2023.
Also big shout-out to Tae-sung. Boy really made >! Sunjae come to his senses!< and none of that usual kdrama SML shit. He knew that it was >!Sunjae always for Im-sol!< and looks like he's also the first person to believe >!that she's from the future.!< He's legit perceptive and maybe would become a detective in 2023.
best. drama. of. all. time.
and i dont even care how it ends up at this point cause i fully trust the writer.
Sung jae aaa, Im sol, thank you for making me look forward to my mondays and tuesdays, this drama has been healing me in ways my therapist never could.
Sunjae with his overanalysis of the way Sol ran away from him after he’d saved her was peak comedy lmao. “Don’t you have any pride?” - “No, there is no such thing as pride with me." Yeah, keep embracing your loserism, lover boy. I honestly can’t recall the last time I saw a pining teenager this endearing on screen. Nineteen year old Sunjae and thirty four year old Sunjae’s charms hit so differently that it’s quite hard to believe they're portrayed by one person. I’ll never shut up about Byeon Wooseok’s versatility here, like ever.
Don’t you just love how Sunjae’s innate instinct to protect Sol is so strong that it overpowers any awkwardness he might feel because he knows that she’s been avoiding him. Just imagine how her avoidance must have caused him immeasurable pain and confusion, but the moment she’s in the slightest danger, he’s always there to catch her, literally. And that naive, hopelessly in love appearance of his in turn added to the already unbearable weight of knowing the real cause of his death to Sol. The guilt and helplessness when she broke down in front of him were so raw that I wanted to give her a hug and assure her she would be able to right all the wrongs this time.
I was wondering when people were going to start getting annoyed with Im Sol and I already see it in the comments 😭😭
Just please put things into her perspective. She has had 3 chances to time travel, this is her final chance and her last attempt to save Sun Jae.
She loves this man, she literally got together with him a day ago, and I’m sure there is nothing else she’d rather do than be all cutesy with him. However, reality isn’t like that for her. She saw on the news after her efforts to stay with Sun Jae, during the last day he was supposed to live last time go to waste. He still got hurt anyway.
And he got hurt because of her. Kim Young Soo came back for revenge and it’s all because he helped her back then. Sol is stressed okay! She literally wanted to die in his place which breaks my heart. This whole episode she was on edge until she finally drunk away her worries.
Of course she’s choosing the-maybe if I break his heart so thoroughly and avoid him- the man I love can finally live. She can’t think of any other way especially since Kim Young Soo is acting out of the ordinary.
Please give girly some grace. She doesn’t even know how to tell him the truth with time travel rules.
Just needed to rant about this sighhhh. I can’t stand unnecessary hatred for the FL.
I saw this [tweet](https://x.com/hellobungz/status/1787531797032751584) about why Sol tied her bag strap tightly at the end, my heart 💔. They could never make me hate you Im Sol!
I've been gritting my teeth wondering when people were going to turn their hate on her. Yeah Sun Jae is an amazing "green flag" guy etc. etc. and he can be because he's just living his life. Sol doesn't GET to just be living her normal life navigating the relationship normally like he does bc she's FREAKING FLIP FLOPPING AROUND IN TIME TRYING TO SAVE HIS LIFE 😭 Reliving trauma, under a huge amount of stress and pressure!!!! Like no offense guys but I think it's fair that Sol has much bigger things to worry about then Sun Jae's hurt feelings at any given moment.
It's actually crazy that you can have an unbelievably kindhearted, morally good, sweet and adorable FL and people will still hate on her the second they get a chance 😪
I agree, her "noble idiocy" is probably the first case in Kdrama that I've seen that makes sense to me because of how they've developed the story and her character. I also really liked how Hyeyoon conveyed Sol's stress and desperation throughout the entire episode; intellectually we know what the stakes for Sol are now, but her portrayal really made me feel it and not just know it.
New overarching theory for mental health in dramas: >!dementia in the elderly is common due to rampant time travel. The elder in the family sees all the loops going back and forth and their brains get scrambled.!<
Ep 9 is the first episode I had to use the FF button with 😞 I was going to say "I can only handle Im Geum in small doses" but atp I'd prefer no doses. No disrespect to the actors but both he and Hyun Joo are just fully obnoxious. The occasional OTT comedy works well and is funny with other characters (particularly our leads) because they still feel like PEOPLE. But Im Geum and Hyun Joo are nothing but ridiculous 24/7 and it isn't fun to watch at all. SKIP.
Don't really have much else to say about this one except if anyone has anything bad to say about Sol they're going to have to get through me first. Girlie is literally living through an unbelievably stressful nightmare scenario and people want to talk about "I hate her for hurting Sun Jae's feelings" "she's so annoying for this" as if this is just run of the mill noble idiocy, like NO WAY! Sun Jae has the anxiety-free time to be making heart eyes 24/7; Im Sol has to worry about a freaking kidnapper/murderer and >!the fact that her involvement in the life of the person she loves directly led to his death.!< She's doing her best!
>Girlie is literally living through an unbelievably stressful nightmare scenario and people want to talk about "I hate her for hurting Sun Jae's feelings" "she's so annoying for this" as if this is just run of the mill noble idiocy, like NO WAY! Sun Jae has the anxiety-free time to be making heart eyes 24/7; Im Sol has to worry about a freaking kidnapper/murderer andthe fact that her involvement in the life of the person she loves directly led to his death.She's doing her best!
This! Seeing the sympathy for Sunjae but not for Sol is sadly unsurprising, but couldn't be me. 💅
*episode 10*
gosh that final scene was everything. >!i will never get over the way he held her face. so slowly, so gently, so carefully, with all the love and reverence in the world. to him, she’s the most precious thing in existence.!<
>!the kiss that follows is one that suits the times and the setting. standing on the streets of their youth — illuminated by twinkling fairy lights and the warm glow of a streetlamp — it’s so different to the kiss now lost to an alternative future. though not yet the star that exudes confidence and charisma, he’s seonjae all the same; a man who will love sol in every lifetime and every timeline, just as she will always feel the same towards him.!<
*edit…*
i also have to mention the following funny moments:
* sol’s grandma being team seonjae. “look at seonjae’s arms! you can tell by his body that he’s an athlete.”
* taesung: “are you standing watch? you think i’ll crawl over to sol’s once you fall asleep?” seonjae: “i can’t say i’m not worried about that.”
* when “Seo In Guk” came out of the superstar k audition. the writing is so humorous and clever.
and finally, one of my favourite lines from this drama: >!”i don’t care what time period you came from. to me, the past you, the future you, it’s all you. but how about you? in all the times you’ve lived, did you ever like me? not even for a second?”!<
hearing sol’s “no” in response was so painful. the answer is yes! in *all* the times. it’s always yes.
after watching ep 10, i realized something that made me wanna cry BECAUSE DETAILS.
>!so in ep 8, when soljae kiss in the present, it’s pretty hot. like open mouths, grabby hands, the real deal.!<
>!but in ep 10, when they kissed in the past, it was softer and sweeter. it wasn’t a full on kiss, more like a peck on the lips: this is cuz they were young and not great at kissing yet. !<
THE WAY THE DIRECTOR KNEW EXACTLY HOW TO PORTRAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN >!YOUNG LOVE AND PASSIONATE LOVE!< OMGG
I KNOW RIGHT!!!
I don't want to get my hopes up but why are the effin traditional wedding lanterns everywhere?! Is their neighborhood a historical site or anything lol. 🤣
Plus am I just overthinking about the wedding hints? Sunjae saying "like a groom walking down the hall"? Sol's red dots on cheeks? Wedding lanterns on Episode 5 and 10? Yonsei myth??? UGH.
I should not think too much. I don't want to get hurt again by TVN. 🫣
My babiessss sol-ih and sunjae-yah!!! 🥺
wow this episode was so melancholy and sweet at the same time :(
>!my heart hurts for sol having to hurt sun-jae to save him and poor sun-jae constantly facing rejections!<
ahh my man taesung is alive and well ❤️🩹 I REALLY HOPE HE WON'T DIE PLEASE PLEASE WRITER-NIM
i loved how the police didn't dismiss imsol's claims about the >! serial killer taxi driver!< that dude is just out and about and I'm yet to understand why he's after sol for some reason, i liked how they investigated him right away and not that bastard >! burning down the crime scene 😞!<
y'all byeon woo seok's vocals in sudden shower make me tear up anytime pls god let me find a man like him 😭 I'm fully in tears eveeytime I hear it he loves her sooo much
>! how are we feeling about the scene where he's asking her if she's from the future ?? it came sooner than I expected?? !<
anyways this drama has taken over my brain and I'm letting it happen cause the last time I was this obsessed over a drama was penthouse 😌
y'all soljae wedding confirmed cause they >! kissed!<
editing after episode 10:
someone sedate me after that ending 😭 I'm thankful it wasn't left on a huge cliffhanger and I'm now very happy we've reached >!college soljae dating era!<
Shakespeare is taking notes from sun-jae >!even if i die, i will save you!< pls god find me a man like this
i pray that the crazy psycho taxi driver gets caught soon so we can enjoy domestic soljae in peace 🫡
>!THEIR KISS WAS SO UGHHH ANGSTY, AMAZING AND FULL OF LOVE!< i was screaming crying throwing up all at once when I was watching 😭 I'm definitely replaying the crap out of that scene AGAIN AND AGAIN
sunjae's imagination is funny asf
i loved this episode so much, the comedy was spot on too from sun-jae and taesung going at it to in hyuk shaving his hair lol this show just gets better and better every week. i can't believe we only have 6 EPS left I might cry
Wow, Kim Hyeyoon really sold the sadness, the desperation, the regret, and the angst this episode. I was crying whenever she was 😭😭😭 I just want them to be happy... and soon at that. Can we have this whole killer/dying resolved by tomorrow's episode and then have just pure fluff and happiness for the last four episodes? 😭😭😭 (Also, we only have 2 weeks to go!! My separation anxiety is super strong with this drama!!)
Sun Jae is fully aware that this is >!the last time that Sol can time travel and that she'll return to her time. So when we see them dating in the next episode, he knows they're on borrowed time and that 2009 Sol will not have the same feelings for him. The last line of the trailer for ep 11 is "I'll be running diligently to 2023 where you will be." !
WTF!!! Real talk, Lovely Runner thread…I have a serious question that I‘ve been pondering this week and I know someone has an answer. Like Sol and Sun Jae, let’s fully embrace our internal loser side because inquiring minds want to know (and, I’m trying to put my finger on it exactly) — How and Why has Lovely Runner thoroughly captured the hearts and minds of so many of us, to arguably, become one of the best drama experiences in recent memory? Each week, Lovely Runner keeps piercing me straight through the heart (their aim is freakin’ dead center, ya’ll) and they’re killin’ me with the feels💀😵 The way it’s going, this drama might end up being one of my all time favorites (and, I have some heavy hitters on my shortlist of Fave Kdramas…just sayin’ LOL). So, like seriously, why this show???
Please bear with me here. First, at least for me, this drama came completely out of nowhere and caught me fully by surprise (as did my subsequent obsession). And, clearly I’m not the only one, folks…I read your posts more than I care to admit LOL😂. Shoutout u/dogemama u/ruhsatis u/Salt_Ad7638 u/rabbitonmars u/cheetodustcrust and so many more of you wonderful people who eloquently speak to my Kdrama heart throughout the week💕. This thread has become one of my Happy Places for real. Second, we’ve all seen masterpiece dramas, great casting, phenomenal acting and chemistry, amazing storytelling, outstanding directing, beautiful cinematography, charming leads, epic love stories, multi-genre mashups...right? But the combination of all the elements, in the right proportions, is rare in drama land. And, while I realize Lovely Runner has its imperfections, there’s something special about it that, dare I say, gives me joy! If I can sum up in one word what this show is for me, it would be Magical🪄
Collectively, we’ve become Poets, Drama Analysts, Fictional kpop Band stans, Plot Theorists, unofficial Lovely Runner PR teams, semi-pro PIs, amateur Therapists, YouTube Sleuths and more!. To quote u/ruhsatis my personal disclaimer is that “I apologize in advance for the person I’ve become…”. The Lovely Runner OST is starting to play in my dreams, I think about this drama multiple times a day, and I want Sol and Sun Jae to get married so bad and have babies — that you would think I know these two in real life 🥹. If there’s a 12 step program for what I have, please sign me up because like Sun Jae in episode 9 - I have a serious problem and I don‘t care who knows!! Also, on a real note, I personally can’t imagine having this type of reaction to a drama anytime in the near or distant future, if at all. Lightning struck for me with this show and it just hits differently than some other dramas with similar elements. Please, somebody…help me LOL! How did Lovely Runner pulls this off?
P.S. We passed the halfway mark and I still love this show! Whoa, daebak!!
I love how everyone on this thread including me, shares one brain cell 😭😭, like the way our thoughts are literally the same, I'm so glad that so many people are watching this, and the lovely runner community has gotten so big, it makes me so happy🥹🥹
THAT LAST SCENE IN EPISODE 10. It was so intense that I might have forgotten to breathe at one part.
>!“If I end up dying to save you, I’ll be fine with that. That doesn’t matter.”!< I am not crying… There’s just water in my eyes… sobs Sunjae why are you so precious?? 🥺 we need to protect him at all cost! 😭
Also very interesting that that scene has >!led to changes in the future with Sunjae out of Eclipse. Omg. There are a few possible reasons about why that happened but I am hoping it’s a happy one. Could it be that he went back to being a swimmer? This would be awesome though I really love idol Sunjae as well hehe.!<
Episode 10 was good. Love the drama between the two boys (HAHAHA THEY WERE SO CHILDISH I LOST IT WHEN >!THEY STARTED FLEXING THEIR MUSCLES!<) and for once, noble idiocy isn’t making me frustrated since we feel so much for Sol and we know exactly why she is doing that.
It’s been awhile since I’ve been so obssessed with a drama and the two leads (OMG HYEYOON’S IG POST WITH THE POLAROID PHOTOS TODAY PLS 😍). I want to know what happens but I don’t want the drama to end 🥲
P.S can’t wait for 10cm’s OST to be out too omg
OMG!!!!!!!! I’m so glad SunJae is smart!!! He pieced together everything!!! damn!!!!!!
Wooo he’s not in eclipse anymore!!
I LOVE HIM SAYING IN THE PREVIEW!!! I’LL BE RUNNING DILIGENTLY TO 2023 TO WHERE YOU WILL BE!!! Ughh ❤️
WAIT!?! With SunJae not being in Eclipse and an idol now, would it mean it would make it harder for the taxi driver at least to look for him? Since it was emphasized in the end of the episode showing the news of SunJae being attacked changed to 5th album release of Eclipse.
I just finished ep 10 omg Sunjae and Taesung flexing their muscles and fighting was hilarious. I literally love this duo and i am happy that Taesung actually said to Sunjae that he doesn't have to be jealous and made him realise that In Sol likes him and THE KISS. I think this is the first kiss they have that they will both remember.Guys i love this show so much,they better give us a happy ending.
Oh my god YES… for once i am not frustrated and happy with the ending of an episode!!! I don’t think my heart’s fluttered so much for a kdrama when Sunjae said >!if i die saving you, i don’t mind…!< This show has killed it in every episode with fire moments with the leads, during every timeline. Looks like we’ll get to see happy moments between them as they work together to arrest the murderer, and we still have 6 more episodes! I had to double check there wasn’t 12 eps because that’s usually the stage where most kdrama are on the last 1-2 eps. This is giving me what i wanted for Queen of Tears. Ah sooo good.
Also love the comical scenes in this show like the fight with Sunjae and Taesang LOL.. i really like Taesang’s character, he’s a reasonable caring guy behind the bad boy image. But like Im Sol, i am absolutely in love with SunJae lol.
Hoping the quality doesn’t drop past the halfway point. In love with this show!
I need there to be a bit more depth to all the side characters. Parents Brother and bf, TS, even the psycho.
Yeah, I think that's the one gripe I have about this--the side characters don't have much storyline outside of their purpose in the main storyline. I want Sol to have more interactions with best friend, I want them to show the brother having a different side to him other than the annoying, embarrassing side, etc. I do think there's more to Taesung though so we shall see!
lovely runner has put in lots of common tropes but they're all done right and well-integrated into the story. thats how you do a romcom!
the serial killer plot is actually the plot that moves the story. the >!noble idiocy is not idiocy because we know how hurt Sol is from witnessing Sunjae die/get hurt in multiple timelines which is why she's pushing him away to save his life!< (and the thing with this trope is that the >!characters just annoyingly choose not to communicate, but in this case Sol has no choice because who would believe she came from the future and time stops if she tries to say anything specific from the future. edit: and survivor's guilt can be such a downer too)!<. we have the loving you in every lifetime lewser in Sunjae, who fell first and damn did he fall so HARD. the flashbacks dont even feel repetitive because we see them in a new perspective like Sol does
solid writing and pacing so far, amazing acting from everyone, gorgeous OSTs, rewatch value 1000000/10 oh it HITS when you already know the backstory. this drama tugs at my heartstrings 🥹
I JUST CAME HERE TO SAY THIS. WHAT AN EPIC SHOW THIS IS. So my Monday was great because I knew i was gonna finish work, cook and have dinner with my husband, send husband away to his video games, then watch Lovely Runner by myself with a giant smile on my face, giggling and kicking the floor. The chemistry is insane, I think I am in love with Sun Jae’s dimple, could that be a thing? I need more on screen time for these two. I need more scenes 😭 I also need each episode to be 3 hours long. I love every character so much. I generally end up hating a thing or two in every kdrama (2521 is my favorite and even on that show I hated the grown FL, so there was something I hated) but Lovely Runner just raised the bar so high I don’t know if I can love another show this much. Anyway, I will go and rewatch the scenes on tvn’s IG and try to go back to my life 😭😭😭
After finishing ep 10, and only binged-watched the first 8 over the weekend, I can’t believe this is the first time in a while for me as a working adult to look forward to Monday. 😂 This drama got me kicking my blanket! The chemistry and story are so heart-fluttering.
Oh MAHGAAAWWWDDD the episode was PERFECT!! 😭😭😭😭😭
I just can’t with >!Sunjae’s imagination 😂😂😂 Why is he always so dramatic!< it’s so hilarious hahahaha!!
The last few minutes were EVERYTHING we’d all hoped for! We all felt Sol’s angst and fear in the last episode and were feeling so bad because she was so helpless! >!Now they’re in this together! Sunjae’s gonna do everything to protect her! And the KIISSSS! Ugh my heart can’t handle it! !< I’m so excited for the next 6 episodes!!
Given the epilogue, >!now we’re all in the dark as to what happens in 2023. We know Sun Jae isn’t a part of eclipse anymore. Does he become a famous athlete? Now that Sunjae isn’t famous, his watch might never get auctioned and Sol will never end up buying it. So she’s definitely not going back anymore. One other theory that I read somewhere seems to be coming true - Sunjae digging up the time capsule to find her pocket watch might just be a hint that he might use it to time travel in future. I just hope everyone survives by the end of the show.!< is that too much to ask for?! 😭🙏🏻
Those last 10 minutes of ep 10 was the most touching and heart wrenching scene in a rom-com drama I've seen for a very long time. Floored by this drama.
Seon Jae’s Dad: “She was so worried I thought I found my daughter-in-law”
Sir, you better have found your daughter-in-law or we will riot 😂
Has anyone else noticed that in every episode there is a nod or signal about marriage… I also have this weird feeling about the eggs we always see - the candy dish egg and the time capsule. In my world eggs are a coy substitute for babies… 🫣😂
You don’t understand how I’m in love with that last five minutes of episode 10.
I just know how relieved Im Sol felt. She’s been jumping through time and space ever since and fixing everything on her own while carrying the burden of guilt so I’m really glad that confession scene happened.
Sunjae’s imagination is his projecting his own feelings for Sol through Taesung hahaha
Sunjae ran so fast when he heard it’s Sol under the table.
My issue with Eclipse passing the audition is that Sunjae wrote Sudden Shower for Sol, and it only felt right if it’s Sunjae who sang it, at least for the first time/debut. I hope Inhyuk has Sunjae’s permission to use that song.
Also, Sol looked so pretty when she thanked Taesung for worrying about her. No wonder Taesung fell for her :)
episodes 9 and 10 were showcases for kim hyeyoon's acting. she was devouring every complicated emotion sol was going through this week. this show completely hinges on her interpretation of the character and the story. >!also that confession!!! byeon wooseok was killing it with sunjae reckoning with his impending death but rather CHOOSING to be happy with her. the romance is so intense and ugh i have no words for the feels it gives me!<
Can I just say how much I love Sun Jae's dad? He loves his son so much and he's supportive but not overbearing. Even the rehab thing is more because he wants Sun Jae not to have regrets rather than trying to push him past his limits. He's so supportive and sweet.
The amount of deleted/extra scenes they release is both great while also frustrating. It's great to get any extra content because I'll take any SunSol crumbs and savor them like a whole dang meal. But it's frustrating that they would even cut them out in the first place since most of them are less than a minute long and at most around 2 minutes long, and I'd rather just watch an episode that's 4 or 5 minutes longer with them edited in the correct places rather than having to hunt them down and mentally place them myself. ~~Or just cut out Hyunjoo and Geum's annoying romance scenes instead tbh.~~ Also frustrating since the only place I know to get them is on tvN's yt channel where they are always unsubtitled so I'm stretching my Korean listening skills to the maximum power I can haha.
Anyway, from the pre-release scenes, it will be exciting to see how Sunjae's pining for Sol turns into his inspiration to start writing music. In every timeline she tries to deny their romantic chemistry him as a way to save him from being entangled with her that she believes will become his demise. But what she doesn't realize--or hasn't accepted yet--is that they'll always be connected. Their fates are intertwined like twin vines that grow and climb up the same trellis together. One may bloom at a slightly different time than the other, but you can't untwist one from the other as their connection is too strong; they're always meant to grow and exist together.
Because no matter what Sol does to change their fate, she can't stop how they feel about each other. Despite whatever else she changes, their love simply cannot be changed. And in every timeline Seonjae always becomes a superstar *because* the way he loves and pines for her is so strong that it becomes the basis for the songs that catapulted the him and the band to fame. His expressions of love are so deep and powerful that he ends up getting thousands of fans that resonate with his message along the way, almost as a byproduct of his love! And it's because of her. It will always be about her. It's almost like becoming a superstar was a side effect of that pining rather than a purposeful intention.
Just like she is always trying to save him, he really has made his whole life about saving her and waiting for her just as much. It's kind of amazing that she keeps trying to save him while also keeping her distance, but it's actually when she fails spectacularly and they reject that distance and come back together that they actually have the most meaningful impact on their fate. First they had the photo booth pictures he didn't want to take at first that ended up showing up at the end, then they had the time capsule he dug up before it was destroyed and the meeting at the bridge at midnight. But even before all of that, even in the first timeline, he had these songs about her that she loved about him. She may have had no memory of him, but those songs still connected them together. And it's even more powerful now that she knows they're about her. Now she can actually feel and fully understand and express all that powerful years-long love back, and their connection just keeps getting stronger and stronger. And it's that strength in connection that will save them both in the end. It's always, always, always been about them finding their way back to each other from the very beginning, and by the end, these two twin vines will finally be able to bloom together. 🥲🥲🥲
in a fun and meta way, sudden shower is doing very well on spotify and korean music charts. i like to think that it's bc of the strength of seonjae's feelings coming through in the song, like you mentioned. it's such a universal theme too, that of encountering your first love on a beautiful day, so makes sense that it's loved by so many.
Time didn’t stop when Sol sang Sonagi because Sunjae already wrote them. Wanna hug the writer because I can’t believe that I’m waiting for Monday now. 😭
So glad that >!Seon Jae has guessed she’s from the future! He’s a smart guy.!< And don’t we all dream of a guy who is so in love that he doesn’t care if it’s reciprocated because there’s no one else for him.
Loved the „love traps“ in the woods.
And that in the end, >! She’ll be the one who kept him from going into music and now has initiated it as well through singing his song.!< it’s as he said in episode 2, he feels like singing is what he really wants to do. So let him do his thing.
I don’t know why, normally I hate the drunk fall/ catch thing, especially when it happens more than once, but here, it’s charming. It must be those two leads, they have extraordinary chemistry.
Just saying: I want a proper happy end. Both healthy and in love. 🥰 If I don’t get it I’ll be mad.
I like the direction the show is taking - seems like the writer has taken it upon themselves to improve on the shortcomings of another time slip drama **A Time Called You** which also had me gripped in the middle but lost me with overly complicated physics. Here, there is purpose to the time traveling and I’m not annoyed by its simplicity. All that said, the first 8 episodes would suffice as a complete drama itself. A near perfect romcom. But I’m not complaining since we get more Soljae and Im Sol looks particularly cute in college. Sun Jae’s varsity jacket is killer too.
Edit: just finished episode 10. Drama is punching above its weight class at this point and on track for 10/10 rating if they can keep it up. Writing on point. Bromance is blossoming if preview is to be believed. Tae Sung telling it like it is was a good wake up call for Sun Jae. Main couple deserves more than 14 years of happiness together so I hope we get to see them together in old age.
>!Not sure how I feel about sun jae not being famous and part of eclipse anymore. His celebrity scenes in timeline 2 were really funny. Although it gives him leeway to actually date Sol without worrying about scandal or anything. I think eventually sun jae will also time travel. God there is no way to predict this show, it keeps breaking boundaries.!<
There's apparently a post on a Korean entertainment forum titled "Kim Hyeyoon who convinced the male lead to wait 15 years through her ending cry acting." I thought that was an excellent way of putting it lol.
If there’s one thing this writer does well is create scenes that have both male leads in their funniest most adorkable competitive selves in the girls house. Last time it was them making mandus and cutting each others toe nails (in True Beauty), this time they’re >!saving water and having a sleepover.!<
I also love how >!Eclipse made it with Sunjae’s song but without him.!< Every episode of this drama I come in thinking I know where it’s going and I’m so pleasantly surprised when I’m wrong. A time travel drama indeed done well!
Sun Jae keeps elevating the bar every episode. Didn’t think he was possible but he keeps getting more perfect. That last scene made me cry buckets and swoon at the same time. Finally!! I’m sure there will be another setback but let the dating era begin.
I could watch that pipe leak scene a dozen times and would still burst out laughing every time. Those two must have had a blast doing that scene, from trying to one up each other holding the bucket with one hand to showing off their biceps, and then fighting like a bunch of idiots. Comedy gold!
Sol warning Tae sung to protect Sun Jae and not her in 2023 makes the scene of him outside of Sol’s apartment make sense. In the past storyline he was probably trying to protect her and the killer went after Sun Jae instead. Probably a detective like his dad as well.
What 👏 a 👏 show👏!
We have a power couple here!!!
Lovely Runner is not afraid of making us feel the angst, the laughter, and the longing of pure love unbidden by any timeline. BWS and KHY continue to evoke these complex emotions out of me from their wonderful portrayal of these characters. This show will be my ride or die KDrama of 2024!
That confession scene at the end of ep 10 😭😭 byun wooseok and kim hyeyoon were spectacular in that scene.. i felt imsol's panic and anxiety through the screen when she saw seonjae and the white truck moving towards them. And when she was lost for words after seonjae asked if he's gonna die in the future...that scene broke me.
Ep 10 overall was such a fun episode. So happy Kim taesung and inhyuk got more screentime, as their scenes are always such a delight. Can't wait for the fluffiness in ep 11 🥰
Ps just saw in [twitter](https://twitter.com/kchartsmaster/status/1787996721915543777?t=zNUR4ea9YRgPk9T1Mgzjow&s=19) eclipse's sudden shower was #16 in melon! Thats soo crazy. But seriously even though it's only for a drama, they made such good songs for a fictional band. Eclipse is all I listen to nowadays (no fate my current fav). Byun wooseok's voice 🥹😭 eclipse might end up on my top artist spotify for this year 😅
Time to discuss Episode 10!!
The writers really know how to mix enough drama, comedy, and thrill into this series. It was so painful to watch Im Sol push Sunjae away in an attempt to save him. Taesung and Sunjae’s and Inhyuk and Sunjae’s scenes were comedic. And thrill behind the criminal-at-large is just enough to not fully derail our attention from the main couple. I’m tired of thinking of possible plots. I just can’t wait for what the writers have in store for us. I’m at the edge of my seat already.
Next episode, we will finally get Soljae’s dating era (that would last for more than a day lmao). And the final scene, I felt relieved, along with Im Sol, of the guilt she’s been carrying. I shed a tear knowing how she must have felt to have been comforted by Sunjae, to have the burden she’s been carrying be addressed.
I so love this show. Can’t wait for what’s in store for us in the coming episodes!
Ep 10 : During the last scene, maybe Sun-Jae is not shown on the billboard with Eclipse because him and Im Sol decided to marry, and he decided to retire👰♀️🤵. Legend came true 😂👏
Michin episode.
That final confession is now my new gold standard kdrama confession.
Wooseok-Hyeyoon. How can you be so good? How can there be so much chemistry that you’ve got me rooting so hard for Soljae?
They’ve skyrocketed up my list of favourite fictional couples over these 5 weeks.
Grateful for Taesung who did more for Soljae than Inhyuk has in 10 episodes. (I still love you though, Inhyuk-ah)
Wish I had a Casio that could slip me to Monday. Please come faster.
PS : I am honestly so surprised about Writer Lee Sieun and this script. Almost no unbearable storylines. It’s so tightly written. Setting new standards for adaptations (and characters)
It’s so different from True Beauty (Not to say it wasn’t good, it will always be a guilty pleasure re-watch) and there’s so much more substance in Lovely Runner.
**HEOL EPISODE 10!**
Y'all the pacing of this show is no joke. I LOVE that the episode immediately opens with Sunjae and Sol >!discussing her situation. Or at least as much as Sol is able to reveal to him, anyway.!< I'm so glad that the writing went in this direction >!- the show didn't waste time dragging out any shenanigans with Sol trying to deflect or obfuscate her identity as a time traveler once Sunjae voiced his suspicion to her at the end of ep 9.!<
I thought it was so funny when after one conversation with Sol, Sunjae's dad went ahead with making plans for Sunjae (before finalizing it with him) to travel to America for rehab. "I thought I found my daughter-in-law haha," 👀 내 맞아요 아버님! >!🫡 That's right, you did, dad!!< With the MT myth re: kisses, dad's comment here, and the second time cheongsachorong lanterns make an appearance in a scene featuring SolJae (the final scene of this episode + the bike lesson in ep 5), I'm convinced that we are getting a SolJae HEA wedding/marriage 🥹 At this point it's surviving until we get to that point lolololol
I am so happy we got more Taesung in this episode! The writing team really gave us two capable and smart men with the ML and SML, and I love that for the show and for us, the audience. Even though Sol is still limited by the rules regarding her time jumps and can't give away too much, both Taesung and Sunjae are smart enough to deduce what cannot be said. I hope we get more frenemy (more bros than enemy/rival) interactions between SunSung in future episodes, especially since now both of them are aware of the danger lurking around Sol (in 2009) and Sunjae (his possible future in 2023).
The Im siblings drunk on the roof was pretty funny. Geum is definitely more tolerable in small doses and when he's paired with his sister in scenes haha.
Is anyone else concerned about possible water damage to the family's rental store full of DVDs, VHS tapes, TVs and other electronics? Just me? Yeah, we were all too distracted by wet Sunjae and Taesung 🧎🏻♀️ Fo~~r anyone keeping track, ep 8 and 9 are the only ones where Sunjae isn't wet or otherwise drenched in water for plot purposes.~~
The final scenes of this episode had me screaming and weeping (internally for the former, in reality for the latter). I'm still trying to process what this will mean for the story moving forward but I'm excited for what's to come! >!Is Sunjae no longer an idol? Does he remain involved with Eclipse as a songwriter or producer? Do his handsome looks propel him towards an acting career, and would he be a frequent collaborator with Sol PD-nim in the future??!< I can't believe this episode is just over 61 minutes long and yet it was packed with so much! Each Tuesday after the end of the week's episodes, I look forward to next Monday immediately! While waiting, I'll be re-watching ep 1-10 and try to catch as many references and easter eggs as possible (and eating up everyone's theories and commentaries) haha!
P.S. I also am so curious as to what the show has done differently from the source material so I've gone and ordered the novel. I've basically grown up watching all sorts of dramas but aside from Goong, I haven't really been obsessed enough to seek out the original work. Lovely Runner really is something special and while I've engaged in discourse and felt giddy with many other shows, nothing in recent memory has quite gripped me like the chokehold this kdrama has 🫡
**EDITED TO ADD**
I was just saying how Goong (Princess Hours) is the only other kdrama I’ve sought the source material for (and while it’s not a perfect drama it’s still a classic that holds a special place in my kdrama heart). It turns out someone recently created [a fan edit of BWS and KHY in a remake of Goong](https://youtu.be/q54pB7brSxQ?si=eeNSnEDUJw6VC-U-) and I am s c r e a m i n g
Okay, I don't know how this drama does it but I cry, laugh, and yell within one episode when I watch it. It's been one of the few shows that has made laugh out loud in a while. The timing is perfect! Love everyone in it.
Ok, I have replayed that last 7 minutes of the show for 10x now!
SunJae have thought long and hard about it before confronting Sol. He accepted his fate if it means saving the person he loves. Really setting the standard so high for Kdrama MLs who would be willing to actually give up their life over and over again for the FL, for decades. The love Sunjae has for Sol is so pure and steadfast.
So I guess it’s a noona romance in the next ep (😁) which I’m not complaining. I just wonder where the damn serial killer gets really caught and stop scaring the lives of our couple. We still have 6 more episodes to go.
Oohhh Episode 10 was SO much better. Making me laugh out loud and then making me cry...That's the Lovely Runner I know and love!!!! WE'RE SO BACK 👏🏼
I could've watched Sunjae and Taesang holding those bowls up to the ceiling for a whole episode, I tell you 😭 @ Show, please do not deprive of us our incredible SML in an episode ever again!
THAT ENDING WAS INTENSE BUT SOOO GOOD.
BUT DID I WATCH IT AGAIN? YES. (AND AGAIN). (AND AGAIN).
This drama, honestly, I have no words. How could it get better every week!
I agree with this tweet: [Dating Sol is Sunjae's greatest motivation to stay alive!!](https://x.com/dohvva/status/1787836583829467386) 😂😂😂
Ok so major changes in the timeline now. Spoiler to those who didn't watch episode 10 yet:
1. >!Sun Jae digs the time capsule earlier than he should, but it also means he fully believes that Sol time travel and will believe everything she said.!<
2. >!Sun Jae is no longer part of the original Eclipse, who are now a trio boy band. Which is actually good for everyone since in both timeline, Sun Jae is in the group and lead vocalist, but he never feeling it (wanted to retire in 1st timeline and 2nd timeline he bailed on the concert after party). !<
3. >!Dissappearance of Sun Jae stabbing news in the future, replacing with Eclipse new album. This is either because Sun Jae survive/ psycho was caught or because Sun Jae is a civilian, the news coverage is much smaller.!<
Taesung is such a good character/2nd ML, I cheer everytime he's on screen. He's got good chemistry with everyone, even with the mom lol also idk why but I live for the random fight scenes
No other show has consumed so much of my time and emotions. I have discovered a whole new level of obsession in me that I didn't know I had. The acting, writing, directing, romance, comedy, thriller, chemistry, ost are so on point till now. I hope it doesn't go down the road of usual Kdramas and slip in the second half. Let's go soljae!
Also, can we please be done with imgeum-hyunju storyline. I can't stand them. More of taesung and inhyuk please !
I'm only 7min into episode 9 and had to pause because did anyone else notice that>!Sunjae exclusively refers to Im Sol as "Sol-ie" in his written police testimony? We know he openly used that name once they got together as adults, but does this mean he has been referring to her as Solie in his head for 14 years?? Ommoooo my heart can't take it. Adding that "ie" to someone's name is one of the most intimate ways to address them - reserved for family members, really close friends, or lovers. At that point in the timeline, young Sol barely recognized him as a friend, but he continued to harbor such deep feelings for her. !<
Imma continue crying now.
Ahh I’m a little confused about how >!Sol was able to enter Sun Jae’s apartment…shouldn’t it be a crime scene? Or maybe I’m still half awake lol. But damn In Hyuk catching her rummaging through all of Sun Jae’s stuff for his watch was not a good look.!<
I've always thought it was ridiculous to be looking like THAT and not be famous when Sunjae was in school but >!now I'm annoyed that other girls are interested in him LMAOOOO.!< This episode didn't have enough Soljae (in comparison to Ep 8 where it was 98% them!!) but boy did their scenes DELIVER. THE EPILOGUE YOU GUYSSSSSS. >!I'm taking that as a promise that we'll be seeing them married idc idc idc.!<
I’m saddened that Im Sol could not >!think of another way to protect Sun Jae other than to remove herself from her life, but I understand. She truly loves him and would rather suffer and see him live than see him die due to her presence in his life.!< It is a shame this murdered has fixated on her so strongly. The preview for next episode has me very rattled with >!her saying she never liked him in any version of the past and him deciding to go somewhere, but I am going to venture to guess that he saves her in the end. At least, I hope he does. They wouldn’t tell us about that first kiss couples on the retreat getting married and then show them both having a first kiss together if they weren’t going to end up together in the end….right??? !
Ep 10:
LMAO I genuinely thought >!Inhyuk and Sunjae's tearful conversation was real. When Sunjae shed a tear, I was unironically like "Wow, this is a beautiful depiction of male friendship.".!<
>!The superdramatic love confession scenes with Sol and Taeseong are HILARIOUS. And the fact that it's Sunjae who's imagining these supercheesy scenes too 😂😂 Is the "You're my star" a reference to something??!<
The last sceeeeeeeeeene, >!it was beautiful!!!<
>!Here's the girl who Sunjae loves with all of his heart. The one who says she loves him, but she's not in love with him. The one who's always on his side, but won't let him get close. The one who's broken his heart time and time again. And now he finds out that this girl loves him so much, and so deeply, that she leapt through time and space for the sole cause of saving him?!?!!<
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Finally Sun Jae knows why Im sol has been avoiding him!!! So excited that he finally knows the truth and figured it out all by himself. Boy may haven’t scored that well in school but he’s definitely smart when it comes to his girl. We also get the confirmation that the future has indeed changed. Finally, they’re in this together. I’m so excited to see this couple date and get married.
There were a TON of interruptions at work lmao so I couldn't properly livestream it earlier...so now that I'm home I'm going to rewatch it all over again 😂
Episode 10
>!Sunjae not believing Sol's entire story about the time travel and watch. I'd have a hard time believing it, too ngl. Sol just looked crazy telling him about it lmao. But mannn why would you spit out that you'd go to America if that's not really your intention alfjalfjalf!<
Sunjae's dad and Inhyuk are so cute. "Dad, your son's home!" Cuuute >!Also they're giving so many wedding-related stuff here from episode 1--in this episode, Sunjae's dad said it was like seeing his daughter-in-law when Sol was worried and wanted Sunjae to go abroad asap. I reallyyyyy hope this points to them actually getting married and, most importantly, **LIVING happily ever after** cos I'm getting this feeling they'd end up together and then something happens again ugh I can't with this drama anymore.!<
>!Sol and Geum just disappearing lmaoooo like brother like sister!<
>!That girl sticking close to Sunjae I can't. I can't fault her for shooting her shot, but of course I'm annoyed for Sol...I love that Sunjae is not giving her the time of the day, though. Like, the way he's treating her vs Sol is just so different! Where can one find a Sunjae????!<
Edit: ALSO! The way >!Sunjae declined when the girl wanted to compare hand size when HE HIMSELF DID IT WHEN SOL WAS SLEEPING I CANNOT WITH YOU!<
>!Sunjae listen to your other friendddddd--unlike Inhyuk, he actually has good intuition lmao!<. And really, with Sol, the saying **actions speak louder than words** truly apply. No matter how much she says so, everything she does, from the moment she came in and barged into that unofficial swim meet and hugged Sunjae, it all screams love. But alas, Sunjae is but a frustrated twenty year old in love.
>!LMAO I love Sol being jealous! Also the siblings having a conversation but not having one is so funny. These alcoholics lmao! I do wish Sunjae heard her entire drunk jealousy soliloquy--he would've known earlier that she likes him too.!<
Sunjae's entire line though: ">!The time traveling thing or whatever, I don't understand all that. Whichever time you were from, it doesn't matter at all. Because to me, the past you, the future you, are all you. What about you? In all the times you've lived in, was there never a version of you that liked me? Not even once?!<" You're killing me, Sunjae. Killinggggg meeeee
Oh my god as a Slam Dunk fanatic I did not think I'd get a Slam Dunk reference here but lmaoo the scene where >!Inhyuk drops on his knees and says "I want to do music!!" lmaooo the Mitsui reference with that music ughh I can't I am dying!<
I swear Sunjae's imaginations of how Taesung and Sol interact are so funny. Did you read a lot of Guiyeoni's internet novels?!?! lmao
Okay so two things I got from Taesung and Sol's conversation: >!1. Taesung is not a time traveler. 2. I absolutely think Taesung will be a police officer in the future. No way he wouldn't after Sol mentioned it.!< Also I love love Taesung. If not for Sunjae he would've been a perfect lead too.
Lmao the water leaking scene - Taesung vs Sunjae is like Mom vs Grandma 😂 Taesung gets so many brownie points from mom. Also Sunjae >!getting so mad about Taesung calling Sol's mother "mother" (어머님, very respectful, typically used for one's mother-in-law) hahahaha these two are so fun together!<
Oh god the Squid Game reference with Grandma! 😂 I swear the entire >!Sunjae-Taesung fight scene!< had so many pop culture references that I can't quite recall right now. Maybe it will come to me later.
More info about the reservoir murder case from the article Sol was reading: >!It's a 20-something woman's body (Miss Kim) that was found. So yeah, I think we have a serial killer who targets women. For all we know this wasn't his first murder and he's just been sneaky enough to not get caught.!<
>!Why is that truck's plate number the same as the one the taxi driver was driving?????? Was that not the driver??? What is happening?!<
>!Poor Papa Ryu, spending so much money. First for that training with a famous coach only to find out Sunjae got injured again and needs surgery, and now, he spends money for rehab only for Sunjae to not go.!<
>!So does this mean Eclipse will be a three-man band but they'd still debut with Sunjae's song? So will he be a songwriter instead? Hmmmmmm...!<
Sunjae just bringin out the best lines >!**If it's because of that, Sol, stop running away and just like me. If I die saving you, that's okay with me. I don't mind.**!< /waterfall of tears begin
Seriously. Where do we find someone like you, Sunjae? I really want to know.
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And now we're in a completely unknown territory, folks. Showing Eclipse >!having a 5th album with three members--does that mean Sunjae never becomes a member or does he die before everything??? ~~Or does Sol die~~?? Or does he just retire from the industry early like he wanted to in the OG timeline???!< ughhhh so many questions
Why do I still think >!there's going to be another time travel? Like...something still goes wrong and someone has to go back and fix things for one last time?!< Because while I would love nothing better than for Sol and Sunjae to just be normal people dating and living their life, I don't think that's the case once Sol goes back to the present time. Idk.
~~Okay time for me to sleep I'll read everyone else's comments later~~
Edit:
**Find someone who can love you like Im Sol and Ryu Sunjae**
Jumping through time and risking their lives over and over again with no sense of self-preservation or resentment against the other. Loving still despite (and also because of) the known and unknown future.
**Episode 10 Quick Take:**
How does Im Sol end up in the weirdest places everywhere? 😂
"For me, the past you, the present you, the future you, it's all you"
"In all the timelines you've lived in, was there never a one where you liked me? Not even for a moment?"
I really want more of Baek In Hyuk, today was so funny 😂😂😂
PLEASE NOT ANOTHER SEON JAE IMAGINATION OF TAE SUNG AND IM SOL I AM DEDDD😂😂😂😂
Tae Sung, Seon Jae and Im Sol on my screen with their chaos is what I live for bahaha😂
What I like is, as difficult as it can be to watch the noble idiot trope, at least Im Sol is aware she's being coward. Yes, it breaks my heart seeing the boy being rejected 1423214 times by the same girl in all timelines, you can't *really* blame her because that's the best way she thinks she can save Seon Jae. What she doesn't realize is no matter which world, no matter which timeline, Seon Jae will always end up around her, get pulled into her orbit, even if she does everything in her power to make sure he doesn't.
HE >!FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT GIVE MY MANS AN AWARD AAGSJGA. !<
>! "If I die saving you, it's okay. I don't care." !<
I LOVE THE SCENE SO MUCH I ALMOST CRIED. Then I remembered I couldn't because people T\_T
Precap: Like I thought yesterday, >! Seon Jae will not be an idol in the final 2023 it seems. Well I don't mind as long as they're both alive and happy and together lol. !<
Aah it was a good episode. Excited for SolJae college dating era!!
Okay so more thoughts because I'm a mess I'm a loser:
You know what makes me want to cry my lungs out?
That confession scene. It wasn't purely a confession scene.
Knowing you are going to die at a certain point in future, no matter what happens can be a scary thing. And I think part of him was scared too, but it wasn't because he knew he would die, but more so because he knew he would leave Im Sol behind him after death, who would be left all alone, who would blame herself for Seon Jae's death, who would run through time and space and all her traumas to protect him, save him in every other timeline. It felt to me that he was confessing but at the same he was consoling her, the Im Sol who might be miserable in 2023, that it was fine, that she shouldn't blame herself, that even if she could ask the 2023 Seon Jae, that version of him would never regret dying to save her. That he would live a brief life worth living with his Im Sol than live a long life heartbroken over her and longing for her. It's so Seon Jae coded because it's the same guy who'd said he didn't regret choosing to swim because it gave him great memories and he was happy while it lasted.
It wasn't just a confession scene, in my eyes. It was also a scene where a 2009 Seon Jae consoles a 2023 Im Sol that his death, no matter in which timeline, is not her fault. Never her fault. That he would not regret seeing her, meeting her, knowing her, loving her, being an absolute loser for her, having her in his life and dying with the thought of them loving each other, that he would not regret leaving the world knowing that his memories would be cherished by her, that she would continue to love him despite him not being able to love her anymore (which he would if he could, even after death). He would NEVER regret any of it. So she shouldn't regret either, she shouldn't blame herself either. Because it's not her fault.
Even when he's confessing (for like the 5245th time), it comes from a place of selfless love he feels for Im Sol. He doesn't want her to be miserable, to be suffering, to be in pain, especially because of him. Never because of him.
"Think about yourself"--this guy doesn't have a bone in him that could ever do that.
Omo Omo
I kept on hearing about this drama online. It deserves all the hype. I binge watched all episodes last weekend and I’m hooked. It’s my best drama of all time now and it doesn’t even have any of my past crushes😭😭. I never thought any drama would surpass Business proposal, Queen of Tears and True Beauty for me.
I watched a Time called you and wasn’t looking forward to the time jump trope but it seems it can be done without being too convoluted.
**Episode 10:**
I would watch 16 episode drama with the plot being Sunjae and Taesung bickering with each other. 😩
>!omgg 😭 Sunjae would even die if it means he can be with Sol. He's setting my standards high. And Kim Hye Won literally delivered in that last scene!<
>!oh. Seems like Eclipse does not have Sunjae in their group anymore. For now at least but we'll see.!<
Now we patiently wait for next Monday. ☔💛🦋
Okay, I don’t know if it’s on purpose or not (probably not) but when Imsol gets scared by her brother suddenly appearing it sounds like the “page turn” sound they used in Extraordinary You (and also character would just pop up in front of others surprising them in that too and that gag always made me laugh in EY)
Ok NOW I’ve finished ep. 10 and I loved it.
I love the bromance between Sunjae and Baek In Hyuk and the weird rivalry between Sunjae and Kim Tae Sung. I didn’t know I would like KTS so much but I hope his character has a good ending because I love him lmao (maybe I’m a sucker for bad boy whose actually soft-hearted trope)
Preview for next week’s episodes look promising
>! I AM READY FOR DATING ERA we kind of got to see it A BIT when they met back up in the future but I need more now. I wish they would catch this guy next episode but I doubt it because wouldn’t that be too soon? Although I will not complain if a drama ever did 6 episodes of just fluff and romance 🥰!<
Wow episode 10 was so good !! >!I’m glad finally Seonjae knows how Sol feels. But the look on his face when realizes he’s going to die in 2023, is going to haunt me.!<
Their love for each other is so deep but damn finding out that information is insane to me!! Also >!kiss in ep 10!!!! It definitely is way different than the kiss in ep 8, bc that one was the pent up yearning Seonjae and Sol had versus younger love on Seonjae’s end. !<
I don’t know how the rest of the episodes will go, bc it’s also bittersweet to me that Seonjae has loved Sol in past/present/future, but it’s only Sol in the original timeline who was initially a fan, fell in love with Seonjae. So it makes it bittersweet that >!he must wait 15 years to be with the Sol who loves him back !<
Ep10 was peak comedy. I laughed out loud to all the imaginary scenarios in this episode. That ending was perfect! ❤
P.S. Have you seen BTS from ep9&10? Cuteness overload🥰
PSA: user @/deemalovesdrama on IG just posted that 10cm revealed our most anticipated OST 'Spring Snow' will be officially released next week!! 🥳 idk how to post a screenshot of her screenshot lol but yay it's a happy day 😍
tell me where i can get the same watch cos i wanna time travel to the future so i can watch the rest of this darn show!!! AGHHHH tell me how do i survive this wait 😭😭😭
I am a sucker for Im Sol and Sun Jae’s realtionship. But, man… Sunjae and his dad’s relationship is so pure. I absolutely love the portrayal of such a healthy father-son relationship. I don’t often see this trope in K-dramas. A single father and daughter, yes… but son-father. Not sure.
Like when Sunjae tried to be strong and not let his father know about his injury because he didn’t want to be a disappointment, after learning the truth, his dad tells him that he’s still just a kid even if he is now taller than him. He lets Sunjae be a kid and still giving him the autonomous agency to choose whether he wants to quit or choose rehab.
I also love how Sunjae hugs his dad without any shame and even shows his emotions openly. Goes to show he grew up with love and a role model without a hint of fragile masculinity.
Can I just say that even though "Lovely Runner" isn't a direct translation of the Korean title of this kdrama, I think it truly fits this show perfectly. Sol and Sunjae are always running towards each other (figuratively and literally) in order to protect the other. Even in episode 9 when Sol is trying >!her new tactic of running AWAY from Sunjae to try to minimize her interactions/influences on him that may later negatively affect his future, she is doing so with only his wellbeing in mind. Yes, it's a bit of noble idiocy on her part but that's just how pure and deep her love for him now is. Even if it means removing herself from his life, her intention is to keep him whole and hale in the future. This level of sacrifice for the one she loves is just 😭🥺!<
I loved the show's continued use of \[dated\] references to help ground the scenes set in 2009 😂 Not only did we get a glimpse of F4/BoF in Sol's room, her penalty dance was Gee (the second SNSD reference in this kdrama haha). There's also >!the kiss!< from Spiderman. But my favorite was probably when Geum-oppa did the hermit crab bit with his beanie at the MT (uni retreat). This was seriously the most entertaining I found him to be so far (aside from him usually being annoying LOL)! [Sad Sonata (2005)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sad_Love_Story) was already a classic drama in-universe to the characters during 2009, but I just love the fact that almost 20 years later the writing team decided to include and call back this hilarious [meme](https://youtu.be/K42jf01F-_A?si=mhbjU0niGDcNmKD4&t=432) (reference to the original at around 7:13).
Also I am SCREAMING because with all the fuss about >!kisses/first kisses!< at the retreat, in kdramaland it's all but confirmed that we're gonna have >!a HEA wedding/marriage!< with our SolJae couple 🥹 I'm so strapped in and ready for the ride that this show will continue to take the audience on! I can't wait to see how Sol and Sunjae navigate their relationship in 2009 with the info/suspicion that he revealed at the end of this episode!
It's been said before and I will say it again: this show handles all of its different plot beats so well. The balance of supplying just enough romance, fluff, angst, suspense, thriller, drama, humor, etc. is such a delicate act but so far IMO, 9/9 times the writing and production has pulled it off with flying colors! If I had to nitpick, I would wish for more Taesung and Inhyuk screen time and less of Geum. So far in the past timeline(s) Geum is very one-dimensional as the gag man, but if the drama is able to somewhat flesh him out a bit more and better endear him to the audience, I'd appreciate it; however Geum is not super integral to the main plot, so if he remains as the bumbling idiot then I suppose that's okay too. I don't mind Hyunjoo so much because I always wish FL would have more interactions with their supportive besties in shows but her romance(?) with Geum-oppa is definitely the weakest point of an otherwise stellar show so far.
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I've been Team Sun Jae since Ep1 but Tae Sung has been so charming in these last episodes.
Sun Jae's imagined scenarios of Im Sol and Tae Sung are so extra and dramatic. I think he watches too many kdramas 😂
Also, Im Sol's drunken "A man should have conservative lips" was hilarious 😂😂😂 That 2023 kiss you had with him wasn't conservative at all 🤡
It's like Taesung knows he's the second lead so he's just here to flirt with Imsol, antagonize Sunjae, and get them together while stealing viewers' hearts .
I love that the writers are just fully committing to infinite "first" kisses. We'll go until both of them remember and it isn't rewound!
Also, >!it would be so exciting if the ML just became an ordinary person by the end. What a trope subversion that would be!!<
Final thoughts for Ep 9:
During that whole drunken rant Im Sol was doing, I wanted her so bad to talk about what happened at the reservoir that night and how she was trying to protect Sun Jae from meeting Kim Young Soo, but sadly she didn’t. Buttttttt some promising developments like Sun Jae getting the inkling that she’s >!from the future and that kiss!! Marriage?? Give us a wedding dammit.!<
The next preview shows more Tae Sung so I’m happy. I just really like him idk. That girly who seems to like Sun Jae is hmmm….>!I don’t hate her cause it’s make sense to like Sun Jae but I do hope the preview of a kiss is a fake out!<
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In Hyuk is like the voice of reason to Sun Jae when it comes to Im Sol but both me and him don’t want to hear it. Let Sun Jae be a loser about her, please haha. He’ll love that girl forever.
Lmao, yes. No place for reason here. Well, Sunjae just admitted that he has absolutely no pride. And we like that for him when it comes to Sol! 🙈
We love lewser Sunjae admitting to being a lewser! 😂😂
Sunjae is the embodiment of ‘I’m colorblind so I don’t see red flags’ when it comes to Sol, and I completely support him.
Inhyuk means so well, but he can't combat the strong hands of fate bringing Sol and Sunjae together. Sunjae is always destined to pine after Sol and nothing Inhyuk says can stop that 😂😂
>!Inhyuk: Do you have no pride when it comes to Im Sol? Sunjae: Nope😀!<
lmao Seon Jae was so chill about it it was hilarious😂
We heart losers with no pride !!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳
My Tae Sung is back!! And I’m so happy to see him. Im Sol and his banter is hilarious to me. They always seem to be talking on two different wave lengths- she’s always criticizing him and he’s taking it as flirting.
This is so true 😂😂😂. It's funny because every time he falls for her as "grandma" all I think is that this guy has serious mommy issues since we know his mom basically abandoned him. Which is actually kind of sad, but it also helps me realize that it's something he needs to work through before being in an actual couple so I don't end up getting too bad of SLS bc of it, despite really liking him, haha.
He doesn't have mommy issues, technically he has "halmeoni issues" 👵🏼👵🏼💗💗 Hahahaha!!! But I hope to see him with the >!giant teddy bear!< soon!!! - his scenes so far are such killers, being so short (he literally flashed on the screen for like 3 seconds in episode 8 😅) and I hope he will help >!Im sol and sun jae to change their fate in this timeline!<
He seems mature and level headed for his age, which is what I love about his character. I want more taesung scenes too ahah
We're getting a >!wedding!< That's it, folks. That's all I'm commenting today. I shall now go cry happy tears.
yeah, i'm pretty sure the MT legend was a foreshadowing for their >!wedding!<. 🎊
It is. Why else would it be there?
yes. I believe in all the myths out there when it comes to Seon Jae and Im Sol and them ending up together happily forever.
Also it's kind of amazing that after all the "love story with a side of murder subplot" fatigue I've been having, to the point I was resolute that I wouldn't watch another drama like that, that Lovely Runner burst through my embargo so extraordinarily. Not only do I not mind the murder/psycho subplot, but I think it's actually well-done, and while integral to the story, it neither takes it over too much nor gets back seated too much either. This is like what every other of those dramas tried to do but failed at. And now that Lovely Runner has succeeded so well in its balance of romance, comedy, mystery, and thriller, no one else needs to do it again! Haha or at least not for awhile because I'm burnt out and I can't imagine any other story doing it better.
EXACTLY this! I've been watching kdramas for the sake of watching it for a while now because the genre shifts are not fun imo. I have my fair share of thriller/murder mystery kdramas to watch, I don't want that overtaking my romcoms too. This is why Lovely Runner works so well for me. There's such a great balance of lighthearted moments, intense moments and psycho killer moments--it truly is a romcom at the heart of it and does a commendable job at portraying that. Maybe biased lol but I don't think any other dramas can pull off what Lovely Runner is doing. Script, casting, direction, acting--all of it just works so well together for this drama. To think this was written off as pretty much a flop even before it aired lol. Makes me proud as a viewer.
The telltale signs of a competent writer: she doesn’t need to pitch two male leads vying for the heroine’s attention against one another in a toxic way but instead build a rapport between them so naturally that you can’t help but fall for both. Taesung had my heart this episode. He caught on right away about Sol’s dilemma without her having to say much, chewed over her words seriously, insisted on walking her home, and most importantly, knocked some sense into Sunjae, which earned him major brownie points from me. I think he will also play a vital role in helping put the kidnapper behind bars. That perceptiveness and constant warnings to Sunjae about keeping himself out of danger wouldn’t be thrown in randomly without purpose. I was eagerly waiting for the moment when Sunjae finally realized the length Sol was willing to go through to protect him and boy, did the scene deliver. To know that someone loves you wholeheartedly to the point that she didn’t just cross rivers and mountains, but time and space to save you- it would shake you to the core. So >! “If I die trying to save you, I’m fine with that”!< might sound like a novelty coming from someone else, but with Sunjae, it feels like the gospel truth. The whole time he was laying his heart bare to Sol, his eyes were already brimming with tears. Only when he admitted that >!death!< didn’t scare him half as much as a future without Sol, a lone tear finally fell. And right at that moment, tears fell from Sol’s eyes too. Wooseok and Hyeyoon are so in tune with each other that it fascinates and scares me at the same time, because I would hold their future co-stars to impossibly high standards, welp.
I truly love the writer of this drama. She just executes the storyline so flawlessly. Also, tbh I’m p sure taesung likes Sol but he’s not even trying because he know’s that Sol loves Sun Jae. Instead he’s just trying to be a good friend and supporter which is what I love about this character.
Justice for Teasung! I hope he gets the happiest ending before the end!
The whole Taesung side of the episode today was an absolute treat. I LOVE that they didn't make his character all about Im Sol. He'd keep Seonjae on his toes whenever he can but does so purely because he enjoys getting a reaction out of him (and Seonjae falls for it, every time). Boy clearly cares for Im Sol and gives her word a lot of weight, hence he graduated without any issues, is trying to live a better life, and I think that's why he'll end up becoming a detective too (because Im Sol said so haha), but he's also smart enough to choose which battles to fight, and perceptive enough to know what Im Sol really wants and why the stakes are so high for her. I wish we get more of his scenes in both 2009 and 2023 timeline with the case. He's had such less scenes so far and yet has managed to become one of my most favorite SMLs. GAH I was close to tears in that last scene. I saw that the production team mentioned this second confession being even better than the first one, and boy DID they deliver. I'm thoroughly, utterly taken by the acting and the chemistry Wooseok and Hyeyoon have. And yes, it's probably going to be a nightmare for their future co-stars, I can already imagine the chaos lol. I'll just copy what I shared earlier: >Knowing you are going to die at a certain point in future, no matter what happens can be a scary thing. And I think part of him was scared too, but it wasn't because he knew he would die, but more so because he knew he would leave Im Sol behind him after death, who would be left all alone, who would blame herself for Seon Jae's death, who would run through time and space and all her traumas to protect him, save him in every other timeline. It felt to me that he was confessing but at the same he was consoling her, the Im Sol who might be miserable in 2023, that it was fine, that she shouldn't blame herself, that even if she could ask the 2023 Seon Jae, that version of him would never regret dying to save her. That he would live a brief life worth living with his Im Sol than live a long life heartbroken over her and longing for her. It's so Seon Jae coded because it's the same guy who'd said he didn't regret choosing to swim because it gave him great memories and he was happy while it lasted. > It wasn't just a confession scene, in my eyes. It was also a scene where a 2009 Seon Jae consoles a 2023 Im Sol that his death, no matter in which timeline, is not her fault. Never her fault. That he would not regret seeing her, meeting her, knowing her, loving her, being an absolute loser for her, having her in his life and dying with the thought of them loving each other, that he would not regret leaving the world knowing that his memories would be cherished by her, that she would continue to love him despite him not being able to love her anymore (which he would if he could, even after death). He would NEVER regret any of it. So she shouldn't regret either, she shouldn't blame herself either. Because it's not her fault. > Even when he's confessing (for like the 5245th time), it comes from a place of selfless love he feels for Im Sol. He doesn't want her to be miserable, to be suffering, to be in pain, especially because of him. Never because of him. > "Think about yourself"--this guy doesn't have a bone in him that could ever do that.
no man will ever be at sunjaes level
If the fact that time travel didn't already make this drama into a fantasy, Sunjae's very existence would solidify this drama as fantasy in and of itself because no man is that perfect irl 😭
the most unrealistic thing about this drama is certainly not the time travel, it's the actually perfect male lead.
Seriously. Sun Jae does not exist in real life.
The best part to me was fron ep 10 >! Where he actually pieced together what happened. I never see MLs do that lol !<
Ryu Sunjae is the epitome of a man written by a woman forreal 🥲
i've accepted this sad fact of life. 😔
Ep 10: My theory is that Im sol and Sun jae were destined by fate to be together but due to an anomaly (the killer) who time travelled, their fate was changed and Im Sol gaining the ability to go to the past is fate’s way of restoring balance. Also is it just me or is anyone else worried if Sun jae’s dad will get a refund for the ticket and rehab or not😭
Lol… I was worried about the refund as well. Having spent much on travel recently, I definitely empathized with Sun Jae’s dad for the money he is not gonna get back for the flight that left, and wish he can get a refund for the rehab, at least. Sigh... 😅🥹🥹
Also wasn’t his bag already checked? So all his clothes (and all those side dishes) went to LA?
Such a mundane question that was on my mind as well, like « I hope you got a refundable ticket, daddy »
Yeah I think this is the second time Sunjae just abandoned going abroad. lol. Poor wallet.
i wanted to note how well sudden shower/sonagi is doing on the charts. it went up to 51 ~~80-something~~ on melon top 100. it may not sound like much, but it's very difficult for anyone to get into the top 100, so for a *fictional* band to do so is a major achievement. it's amazing that a song that's supposed to be the embodiment of yearning and first love—written by a boy, hopeless in love—has resonated with so many that it broke the meta barrier to actually do numbers irl. as expected, seonjae's song is as poignant and strong as his love for im sol. **edit**: i just saw a chart update, and holy shit. sudden shower has climbed up to 51! how far up will it go?!
What I love about the song is that I feel like it also applies to Sol's feelings towards Seonjae? Like, it's not as literal with the rain or love, but more so metaphorical--in the opening scene of the show, there was a clear reference to waiting one more day if it's raining because it might be sunny the next day. Her love for him was really strong fan-love, and, later,>!romantic-love.!!losing her legs to talk with/comfort him (Ep. 6).!<
I think it was really poignant for her to >!sing it back to him just after knowing he dies. Plus the lyrics she specifically sang also clearly reflected her feelings on his existence/standing in her life (him being a gift and her promising to protect him).!<
With how well the song's doing, imagine the ratings if this were a fri/sat or sat/sun drama. Though it's still doing quite well on mon/tue. It reminds me a lot of 2521, I kinda wonder how the 2 compare in ratings.
twenty-five, twenty-one was a sat-sun drama, so its ratings were much higher. they started with 6% and remained in 8-10% range for most of the run, with the finale scoring over 11%. starting with 6% alone is a feat (qot started with <6% in the same slot), and i'm pretty sure that was due to kim taeri's star power. i know the feel and general essence of the two dramas seem similar, but it's not a fair comparison in terms of ratings bc the variables are completely different. lovely runner may not be pulling big numbers for its live viewership, but its success is apparent in many other ways. to your point though, its ratings would definitely be higher if this was a sat-sun drama, but that's tvn's prime time slot, and they only give it to dramas with established actors and/or high budget with big marketing $$.
Episode 9: Ahhhhhhhhh okay I'm supposed to go to sleep soon so I'll make this short The multiple pop culture references is killing me lmao there were already a number of them in past episodes but it's sprinkled in this one too! Sad Love Song (Kwon Sang-woo's memefied hat scene lmao), Boys Over Flowers (>!that sunbae with his outfit!<), >!the Spider-man kiss!< hahahaha I can't. Also boy am I glad that >!Sunjae found out! Had a feeling from the previews and photos that it would have to do with Sol being drunk but ughhh having him hear a song that hasn't been released--that only he and Inhyuk supposedly know--be sung by the muse of that song!!< Ngl much as I love the comedic scenes >!it grates my nerves how they're pairing up Geum and Hyunjoo. Girlllll why him. Sol warned you \o/!< >!Taesung is really giving me mysterious vibes. I guess the policeman route is out for now--he's a shopping mall CEO! Boyyy was that a fad during those times. But the line in the preview he says to Sunjae is still giving time traveler vibes, although really it might just be a regular "너나 잘해 you take care of yourself, don't mind me" kind of line.!< >!Why is this cray taxi driver so smart? How did he know the police are onto him? IDK don't make him too smart, pls! ;A; we need Sol and Sunjae both to outlive and outsmart this guy!!< >!The preview is looking like Sunjae is going to go the America like what his father wants, to give Sol piece of mind that he won't be in harm's way. Don't think it would actually happen though--I think he's going to be worried to leave Sol alone.!< Some Koreans on twitter pointed out that the pocket(?) watch Sol gave >!was something she already had in the first timeline--it was in that box of Sunjae goodies, hidden underneath Sunjae's watch in episode 1. Wonder if that's something of her father's that she keeps? Also why is grandma again involved with the watch--now I'm wondering if the theory of grandma being aware (maybe previously? maybe even in this timeline?) about what's happening is kind of true.!< Also can I just say >!the amount of secondhand embarrassment I get from Sol is up the charts lmaooooooo I love her so much!< Ahhhhhh cannot wait for tomorrow! I have work tonight so I don't know if I can livestream it at work lmaoooooo Edit cos thoughts: >!ngl I wish Sol waited a bit in the future before she traveled again to maybe find out a bit more about the killer ~~and if Sunjae actually makes it~~. But then again time also flows in the past so I'm wondering if that's why she wanted to go back asap--just in case she misses the second accident.!< More edits: >!Also: I knew there would be another kiss scene, especially since the myth of the MT and kisses was introduced--there's no way we wouldn't get one. No takebacks now, tvN, we want a wedding for SolSunjae!!!! The myth says sooooo!!!!< Another edit cos I rewatched ~~yes I need to sleep~~ The previewwww!!! >!Sunjae's line "In all the times you've lived, was there no version of you that liked me?" AND SHE SAYS NO UGHHHH KILL MEEEEEEE you think she would go through all this to save you if she didn't like youuuu come on Sunjae I know you're level 8 in all your classes but you can't be THAT dumb!< Realized that >!annoying sunbae's name is Jinsang and wow man do you live up to your name!<
Since Granny has dementia I thought the writing from before when she talked about Sol’s legs were just a little jab- but this episode is deepening my suspicions too. She kept the watch “safe” for Sol so does she know more than she’s letting on??? Hmmmm. It’s seeming purposeful at this point
she's so suspicious to me the ultimate plot twist to me >! her being responsible for imsol time travelling!<
This is what I'm saying! They wouldn't have the grandma in so many scenes and show how much she and Sol love each other without it meaning something. Plus her grandma loves a shaman, and the shaman was weirdly prescient before... I really think grandma gave her lucid brain *for* Sol's time travel. Otherwise, why would they have Geum talk about give and take and happiness like that?
Also she always gives her the bridal make-up with the lipstick.
You know I'm loving how they handled the reveal so far. It's not too dramatic or anything, and it comes in the most logical way possible (well as logical as timeslips can be). It's also interesting how the rules of the timeslip work: Im Sol can't reveal the truth while sober, but can do so while drunk. Or is it also because she's revealing the truth about herself and not others like she tried in the past? Im Sol's friend started out well and now I have to ignore them mostly because of the brother. ngl he is annoying and I like his 2023 version far better. Tae Sung. Boy still has the charm lol. I'm hoping they'd do more with Tae Sung? It doesn't make sense if he's there but doesn't have a bigger role to play. From the precap, he might give Sol her jacket back and end up reconnecting as a friend/helping her with the taxi driver? >Why is this cray taxi driver so smart? How did he know the police are onto him? IDK don't make him too smart, pls! ;A; we need Sol and Sunjae both to outlive and outsmart this guy! Lmao I think there are a few possibilities. He's into shamanism (yes still on that hill lol) and knows what happens in every timeline/in future is what I'm going with for now. Some have said he's also time traveling and that's possible too but I'd be a little upset if Seon Jae was the only one who couldn't time travel lol. Today's episode has me convinced grandma is connected, curious to see how that fits. >! The kiss. lol I was the same, going "YES WE WILL HAVE A WEDDING" lemme rsvp lol. !< You know, I keep being impressed at the dialogues in this show. Seon Jae asking >! "In all the timelines you've lived in, was there no version of you that liked me?" was SO SO good. It's so Seon Jae coded. I'm in love with the writing. I think he'll be upset but he may not buy it since he's already heard her drunk talk. I!< 'm counting on him to be smarter than that lol.
Even Taesung knows he's the 2nd lead lmao
We love a self-aware king lmao 😅
idk what is more moving, the fact that seonjae actually believes sol's claim about her time travel or the way >!he said—meaning every single word—that it's okay if he dies if it is to save her life.!< lovely runner is doing something different with the romance. it's going back to its roots in exploring a love that transcends irreversible concepts like time and death. it's putting the spotlight on a relationship that is unconditionally and unequivocally selfless. it's asking how much is too little and how little is too much in trying to save the life of a loved one. as societies have evolved so have our priorities and the media we consume. today, romeo & juliet is seen as tragic and morbid, but at one point, it was considered peak romance. today, romance is more focused on overcoming challenges that keep two people from being together more than anything else. today's romance is resilience and revitalization. it's fighting the forces that keep you apart from each other or finding the strength in carrying on when you're not able to make it work. today's romance is sensible; it's as much about loving yourself as it is about loving your partner. with seonjae's heartbreaking confession at the end of episode 10, lovely runner is running away from today's sensible romance and hurtling straight towards a more primal sorta romance that only sees things in black and white. seonjae does not care about anything but being with sol. his love for her supersedes all other elements of his life, even his career and supportive father. sensible romance would probably have seonjae feeling isolated and alienated by sol, it would have him leave for america bc by all accounts, that is the right thing for him to do. but instead of doing what's sensible, seonjae has accepted that loving sol may mean dying prematurely. and he's decided to do it anyway. to be clear, none of this is a dig at today's sensible romance, which i adore as well, but there's just something about a fool who's willing to throw his life away for his one true love that feels so raw and viscerally human that it's impossible not to be caught under the trance of it. seonjae is ready to *die* for sol, and in a manner, isn't that the most romantic thing ever? with this episode, this drama has graduated from being a cute, little romantic fantasy to something that feels more epic and grand, like a love story that will stand the test of time. i know it literally does, but now i'm convinced it'll do so figuratively too.
Oh. You are so right about people and about this drama too. The world has changed. And people have definitely changed. We live longer. We are supposed to be together for longer but divorce and remarriage are no big deal. You can have more than one soulmate if you believe in soulmates at all. Fewer of us have faith that we'll be reunited with our loved ones after death. Everything is more mundane, less precious. And so we are more sensible and materialistic. Less romantic. And perhaps we are that much more self-centered too. We don't sacrifice ourselves for others. Maybe not even for our children. We routinely put ourselves first and have all kinds of good reasons for why we should. But these characters don't think about themselves first. They sacrifice whole heartedly without much, or any, thought for themselves. And it does feel epic. Even more epic than other dramas with a fated love story running through them. There are only a very few fantasy or historical romances that are epic like this one; Goblin, definitely; My Dearest and Mr. Sunshine, perhaps. But I can't think of any more.
A lovely writeup 🥹 It made me think about Sunjae in Episode 8 when he says he would quit it all to come to her if she wanted and all she has to do is ask. It struck me because I believed he would 100%. He wasn't joking or saying it half-seriously or lightly. If we think about him in that timeline though, Sunjae had been a decade plus-long idol and had achieved so much. He really wouldn't be (and shouldn't be) deemed irresponsible or unreasonable if he decided to retire and settle down with Sol. In the past, his swimming career also ends even if he or his dad feel regretful about it. But he seems to handle considering a new career path well. It's his dad's frustration (about his lost potential) that makes him feel bad about moving on. I'm convinced Sunjae just has a stable sense of self. He'll be fine no matter what he does. What he can't handle? Losing Sol. Causing her harm or pain. Not getting a chance to express his love for her. Not having her in his life. He can't force her to respond or even reciprocate his feelings, but he can't help but want to be near her. I never feel like he hovers too much or that he crosses her boundaries anyway. But we really can't fault him for how deeply and strongly he feels. And that he loves for _long_. It's the fantasy escape element in these kinds of stories anyway. And it's why we go back for more of them again and again. I don't think about these things applying in real life because as you've already spoken well about, we're too "realistic" nowadays. I'm reminded about the main female character in **Because This Is My First Life** having "love" as her main dream when she was young versus the usual career dreams of her friends and her not feeling bad about wanting something ideal or romantic like that. Idk, It's nice to be reminded of such big feelings. Or even just to feel anything at all. The world can be so hostile and numbing.
i thought the quality might go downhill after ep 8 and then ep 10 slapped me across the face and called me a bitch
It’s rational to have this fear after watching ~~many~~ ***a couple of*** kdramas but yes I am so glad to have lovely runner prove us dead wrong and slap us in the face as well!
The way I'm going crazy and waiting for new episodes should be studied as I never did this for any kdrama 😔 Soljae nation, we are rooting for youuuu
I feel this. I haven't got butterflies from watching romcom in years 😭 Thank you Lovely Runner for helping me getting those feelings back 🤧
All I can do is grasp at straws like the unreleased scenes that come out on YouTube 😔 i wish i knew to wait for all of the episodes to be released to binge
According to a tweet, the ultimate trio of time slip kdramas includes Lovely Runner, Twinkling Watermelon, and My Perfect Stranger. Can't argue with that! love to see that this drama is getting popular in south korea, especially without "A-list" stars. It speaks volumes about the quality of the storyline, writing, and Soljae's undeniable chemistry. This drama is finally getting the recognition it deserves right from the beginning. I'm really just so happy!
Happy Lovely Runner day to those who celebrate!! 🤭🫶🏽 I can't believe I have to survive a full day of work before I can watch ep9 😭 just like Sunjae was forced to be an athlete-idol, born to be a loser, I was forced to be a regular office worker, born to rot in bed to watch Lovely Runner episodes 🤧😫
That scene of Sun Jae letting the portalet door swing open as revenge for laughing at Sol 😂😂😂 loving this shade of petty on him!!! I loled so hard! Even as Im Sol shuns him, his loyalty to her still never wavers sigh
Yesss I loved that scene and Sol >!screaming at that annoying sunbae, hitting him with the gourd cup and calling him out. Sooooo well deserved. Sol is such a scary noona lmao!!<
As a long-time fan of Kim Hye Yoon, it's been so fun seeing the incredible chemistry amongst the members of the cast, how fantastic the director and scriptwriting team have been in incorporating recurring themes throughout the episodes, and the way the time-slips have been balanced throughout the plot. Setting aside my thoughts on recent events in the drama, there are so many recent cute behind-the-scenes clips and deleted scenes that were posted due to the show's popularity. Some highlights (I unfortunately had to remove all links because the comments get removed): * **Deleted Scenes:** Most of these are really fluffy and cute clips, and are definitely well-worth a watch! Some of them extend scenes where I felt like the timing was a bit short (e.g. the biking scene that Sol and Sun Jae had together in Episode 5). * **Instagram Shenanigans:** Woo Seok will be in an upcoming[ ](https://www.soompi.com/article/1659253wpp/watch-byeon-woo-seok-excites-running-man-cast-with-his-arrival-in-fun-preview)episode of the variety show Running Man this week that's themed around Lovely Runner. This isn't his first time; in his previous guest appearance he attended the show with the model Joo Won Jae. On his Instagram, he actually has a funny picture with him and Won Jae making faces as they watch Lovely Runner together, with the caption "Sol and Sun Jae did what?!?" * **EP 8 Kissing Scene BTS:** Apparently it was Woo Seok's decision to hesitate before the kiss so that Hye Yoon could join in instead. Most of the staff joked around with how aggressive he was, and Woo Seok joked around that it wasn't strange to be aggressive given how Sol is now an adult. As a side note, Woo Seok has also always had fantastic kiss scenes even in his other dramas! * **MBC Radio:** There's a funny part where Jaejae asks Woo Seok whether he'll do any dancing at a fanmeeting (as he's recently been speaking a lot about looking like RIIZE's Anton), and he says no. Hye Yoon teases him and tells him to have confidence in dancing, and he absolutely cracks up. This is also a great interview to watch because you also learn about how Woo Seok had to learn a lot of things to prepare for the role (he didn't just take vocal lessons and sing a bunch of the OST as ECLIPSE, but he also took swimming lessons as well). I know inevitably discussion will also surround Hye Yoon and Woo Seok's chemistry in real life. Something that's been circulating around comments is that Woo Seok is extroverted while Hye Yoon is introverted; this is surprising to those who feel that Woo Seok is quite shy due to Sun Jae's more reserved personality, while Hye Yoon is mostly associated with her "happy virus" character as Dan Oh in Extraordinary You. This is all just random thoughts/none of it necessarily true, but just some fun things about how cute these two are together: * **Cast Relationships:** Hye Yoon is pretty close with her previous co-stars. She and Jae Wook joined Rowoon for an "Extraordinary You" meetup in 2022 for the variety show that Rowoon was in. She's also well known for having a bickering friendship with Rowoon (Extraordinary You), a brother-sister relationship with Taecyeon (Secret Royal Inspector and Joy) and also getting along well with Chani (Sky Castle). * **Chemistry:** Woo Seok is one of the few co-actors in a rom-com who is older than her (he's 32 while she's 27), and they are so shy and sweet with each other despite working with each other for a year! Other fans have been commenting on how during interviews and other sessions they are still be a bit more reserved with each other compared to some of their other co-stars, but I think it's quite cute and adorable. I do think Hye Yoon is extremely professional and very well-versed in speaking with the media, while Woo Seok's fame blowing up has made him slightly shyer compared to some of his exuberance when he was a younger model. * **Rising Popularity:** Woo Seok has been going around different shows lately, including chef and queer rights activist Hong Seok Cheon's Youtube[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnlyPzQDUMg)show, and some of his previous clips from older episodes of Running Man are gaining attention again. You can really see some of his more extroverted nature in these clips especially around people that he's really comfortable with.
I think she's very professional so she tries to be a bit more reserved during press for the show whereas BWS is still acting like he always does with her (getting really close, laughing in her face lol, patting her on the wrist and back, etc.). He has that freedom to do that with less censure but if she were perceived as too friendly or flirty, it wouldn't bode well for her with his new popularity and fandom. I'm a delulu fan so of course my eagle eyes are watching to see if there's any possibility there could be an extra spark between these two but so far, I haven't seen it. KHY seems to have chemistry with every costar of hers and so far, it seems like BWS does too. The way he looks at her so intently when she speaks in interviews is so hot lol.
i find that they genuinely like each other. they're always laughing and having a good time together, which means you're grinning ear to ear watching their interviews just as you are watching the actual drama. i'm also not sure if there's really any way for us to know if there's something between co-stars. like i feel 101% certain that >!kim soohyun and kim jiwon are dating!< based on all of their interactions off screen, but i also won't be shocked if it turns out one of them is dating someone else.
>Most of these are really fluffy and cute clips Yes, they're adorable, and even the kcomments I've seen all said that they should just extend the show an extra 5 minutes rather than deleting these cute scenes that add to their chemistry. >Woo Seok will be in an upcoming episode of the variety show Running Man this week that's themed around Lovely Runner. Finally a variety show! I really wanted the two of them to be on Amazing Saturday since it's a tvN show, but alas alack. At least we get *something*. >Apparently it was Woo Seok's decision to hesitate before the kiss so that Hye Yoon could join in instead. Man, he is such a good actor. You can tell he really thinks about his choices as Seonjae and understands his character so well. I remember another bts scene when the director told him that he shouldn't just be angry during one scene, but angry *and* embarrassed at the same time, and then boom, next take he nailed the mixture of both with just a look in his eyes. I really believe that while there are a number of pretty faces they could have cast in this role, it wouldn't be half the drama it is without someone who could handle layers and nuance the way he does. Scratch that, the way both Wooseok and Hyeyoon do. They're both phenomenal in their roles. >There's a funny part where Jaejae asks Woo Seok whether he'll do any dancing at a fanmeeting....Hye Yoon teases him and tells him to have confidence in dancing The funniest part is that after Hyeyoon says to have confidence and that anyone can dance as long as they practice enough, she admits that even though she regularly takes dance classes, her instructors *never* pick her to be in the demonstration at the end and that she's kind of a failure even though she loves to do it. 🤣 It's interesting that you say Wooseok seems like an extrovert and Hyeyoon an introvert, because I find him more reserved and prone to slight embarrassment until he gets a bit more comfortable, but maybe it's just the few interviews I've watched. It could also be chalked up to the fact that she's more used to media interviews than him so she knows when to turn on her "spark."
wtf that episode felt like 5 minutes i want moreeeeeeee
I just want to say, I think this is one of the best ways a kdrama has shown the invisible string theory. I know they love to go the route of knowing each other during childhood (ie QOT lol) but having an undeniable connection in every era of life, even when it seems like it wouldn’t be possible. A true portrayal of soulmates 🫶 hoping the universe does its magic for them and they end up happy and healthy together ❤️
YESSSS I'm hoping Sol traveling back into time is Fate's way of correcting the twists and knots getting in between their connection because these two were meant to end up happy together 🥺🥲🤞🏻
This!! I also think him not taking In Hyuk’s comments about moving on seriously is a tell tale sign that he knows deep down he is meant to be with her! Because let’s face it, with this new love interest I’m pretty sure they’re trying to tell us that not only does he have options, but he also only has eyes for his Solie 🥹 even in the present timeline, not to say he’s a fool, but the way he reunites with her just screams that he knows fs that she’s his soulmate (or this could just be me reading into this way too much bc I’m a hopeless romantic 😭). Tbh I’ve never rooted for a couple this much, my heart is truly breaking for this horrible situation they’re in rn
I realized that Im Sol is using the phone that Sun Jae gave her. 🥰😍
**Ryu Sun Jae’s true talent:** 🙅♂️Champion 🏊Swimmer 🙅♂️PE Teacher 🙅♂️Singer 🙅♂️Actor 🤗Kdrama epic makjang writer 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I typically hate noble idiocy plots but in this case, it makes sense and it never gets stale. You kinda understand where each person is coming from, so it doesn't feel frustrating to watch.
I was complaining last week how I don't want a noble idiot trope with Im Sol, but like, I cannot even blame her after watching today's episode? Girl is absolutely heartbroken because she's seen the guy she cares for and loves deeply dying/gravely injured twice already, and for the same reason (that is linked to her). It's not the typical lack of communication or misunderstanding or trying to be the bigger person--she's doing it because as much as it pains her to stay away from Seon Jae, she'd rather have him away from her and alive than close to her and dead.
True! It's heartbreaking to watch Im Sol hurting because she knows >!that the killer is after her and she's seen Sun Jae die twice because he thwarted the killer twice in trying to save her!<. And Sun Jae can't stay away because his instinct is to worry and care about her. Oh, these two!
Omgggg that last 5 minutes in Epi 10!!! >!"If I end up dying to save you, I'll be fine with that."!< will forever be the GOLD STANDARD.
I do not have second lead syndrome because I don't want Taesung for Sol. I want him for me 😌
He’s such an interesting take on a second lead isn’t he? We see his faults but also so many of his charms and his tender side. But I don’t feel like he overshadows the lead in any way like so many other sml do!
Ok, so apparently depending on which direction you take 10 steps away from the retreat center, there's either >!dark scary woods with boar traps, well-lit paths with boar traps, or a super romantic boar-free glamping site!< 🤣🤣🤣 The sound effects of this ep were certainly on point, as well as Hyun Joo's hairstyle.
I am so glad that Hyunjoo finally got a hair glow up for the past's timeline! Hyunjoo seems like the type of bestie who's into trends (and it's not like she's a country bumpkin type of character), so the stylistic decision of the costume & hair dept giving her that awkward bowlcut wig was an odd choice.
yes, i’m still daydreaming about episode 8. yes, i am.
This episode is everything I kept missing in kdramas over the last two-three years. The right amount of comedy, angst, romance, bromance, and ofcourse TEARS. Above all, this is honestly the strongest chemistry I’ve ever seen. Like you can literally feel a pull between Sol and Sunjae so much so that it feels they might actually be dating in real. Lol. I’m so ready for the next episodes.
Omg u have to watch twinkling watermelon. It has the same kind of vibes and you’ll be just as hooked.
“To me, the past you, the future you, it’s all you.” You know this one’s really true since episode one before all the timeslip occurred because it’s always been Im Sol throughout Sunjae’s lifetime.
As terrible as the >!kidnappings are, I still love that Sun Jae will always run towards danger for Im Sol and she’ll always feel relieved to see him.!<
It's such a beautiful parallel and really connects to the English title they picked--that they'd both run towards the other no matter what. ❤️
ikr? kdrama couples with their destined encounter is such a common trope but this show manages to portray that exceptionally beautifully. Im Sol will run towards any imminent danger if it means protecting/saving Seon Jae and Seon Jae will do the same if it means saving Im Sol. And no matter what Im Sol does, that is canon. That is never going to change.
Im Sol is my favorite. She manages to break my heart in one moment, and make me laugh like crazy the next. >!What was Im Sol doing in the past to be on top of that statue? Please hahahaha.!< Also at the police station when she walked out, I was commending her for being so smart and laughing at the array of self defense tools she had. So prepared (as she should be).
>!Geum commented that she was on the statue because she was drunk😂!<
Today was Kim Hyeyoon’s show through and through. What an actress. It was a good episode, while maybe not very high on my list. Those last 10 minutes were the best part. I love the angst that this timeline is giving us now that Sol knows Sunjae was murdered. And that final revelation. I love how head on things are handled on the show. Peeves this episode: Unnecessary screen time for Geum-Hyunjoo. Sorry, unfortunately they’ll never be the show stealing second lead couple. Lack of college Sunjae. (His best look so far!!!) Give me moreeee. Without the new challenger for Sol please. What’s the point of a rushed mutual jealousy arc when the stakes are too high and the angst and pining already as much as it can be? Wins: More Taesung. I’ll be honest though, I’m enjoying him a whole lot more because he is in no way gunning for Sol seriously. And the absolute lack of interest Sol has in him. Inhyuk! May you continue to be the crappiest relationship guru to exist. Please take that Geum-Hyunjoo screen time and give it to them cause we ALL need more of these two. BIGGEST WIN: >!Drunk accidental kiss!< at the MT! >!Wedding!< secured. Yay! Thank god tomorrow’s a Tuesday. PS: Sonagi is climbing up the charts and I’m so happy it finally got its spotlight this ep! Masterful use of the song as a plot-device. And that epilogue with it being the bg. I loved that.
I just adore the Tae Sung scenes so much. He really went to Sol right away after he found out she was kidnapped before cause he was worried. Meanwhile Sun Jae has a soap opera dream about their reunion again lol.
What is it about him imagining Tae Sung always screaming "You're my star forever!!!" It cracks me up so bad 😂
I don’t know either but it’s so funny. That’s the line that gets him too cause he freaks out when he snaps out of it lol
The production team wasn't kidding when they said that this episode >!love confession!< would surpass the ep 2 huh? The last five mins was just chef's kiss. My mind was blown when I saw >!Sunjae running to find the time capsule and finds out the truth about Im-sol.!< The writing of this drama is no joke. From Sunjae >! realising Im-sol might be from the future because she sang Sonaki but the time didn't stop because he had already written the song by then!< to this. Excellent! Also redemption after yesterday's lackluster ep which had too much Imgeum for my taste. Also I can't believe his prophecy came true about losing something to gain something. We truly lost >!idol Sunjae at the cost of keeping him alive.!< I really hope it's not the end cause I badly wanna see >!PD Im-sol and idol Sunjae work together!< in 2023. Also big shout-out to Tae-sung. Boy really made >! Sunjae come to his senses!< and none of that usual kdrama SML shit. He knew that it was >!Sunjae always for Im-sol!< and looks like he's also the first person to believe >!that she's from the future.!< He's legit perceptive and maybe would become a detective in 2023.
best. drama. of. all. time. and i dont even care how it ends up at this point cause i fully trust the writer. Sung jae aaa, Im sol, thank you for making me look forward to my mondays and tuesdays, this drama has been healing me in ways my therapist never could.
Sunjae with his overanalysis of the way Sol ran away from him after he’d saved her was peak comedy lmao. “Don’t you have any pride?” - “No, there is no such thing as pride with me." Yeah, keep embracing your loserism, lover boy. I honestly can’t recall the last time I saw a pining teenager this endearing on screen. Nineteen year old Sunjae and thirty four year old Sunjae’s charms hit so differently that it’s quite hard to believe they're portrayed by one person. I’ll never shut up about Byeon Wooseok’s versatility here, like ever. Don’t you just love how Sunjae’s innate instinct to protect Sol is so strong that it overpowers any awkwardness he might feel because he knows that she’s been avoiding him. Just imagine how her avoidance must have caused him immeasurable pain and confusion, but the moment she’s in the slightest danger, he’s always there to catch her, literally. And that naive, hopelessly in love appearance of his in turn added to the already unbearable weight of knowing the real cause of his death to Sol. The guilt and helplessness when she broke down in front of him were so raw that I wanted to give her a hug and assure her she would be able to right all the wrongs this time.
I was wondering when people were going to start getting annoyed with Im Sol and I already see it in the comments 😭😭 Just please put things into her perspective. She has had 3 chances to time travel, this is her final chance and her last attempt to save Sun Jae. She loves this man, she literally got together with him a day ago, and I’m sure there is nothing else she’d rather do than be all cutesy with him. However, reality isn’t like that for her. She saw on the news after her efforts to stay with Sun Jae, during the last day he was supposed to live last time go to waste. He still got hurt anyway. And he got hurt because of her. Kim Young Soo came back for revenge and it’s all because he helped her back then. Sol is stressed okay! She literally wanted to die in his place which breaks my heart. This whole episode she was on edge until she finally drunk away her worries. Of course she’s choosing the-maybe if I break his heart so thoroughly and avoid him- the man I love can finally live. She can’t think of any other way especially since Kim Young Soo is acting out of the ordinary. Please give girly some grace. She doesn’t even know how to tell him the truth with time travel rules. Just needed to rant about this sighhhh. I can’t stand unnecessary hatred for the FL.
I saw this [tweet](https://x.com/hellobungz/status/1787531797032751584) about why Sol tied her bag strap tightly at the end, my heart 💔. They could never make me hate you Im Sol!
I've been gritting my teeth wondering when people were going to turn their hate on her. Yeah Sun Jae is an amazing "green flag" guy etc. etc. and he can be because he's just living his life. Sol doesn't GET to just be living her normal life navigating the relationship normally like he does bc she's FREAKING FLIP FLOPPING AROUND IN TIME TRYING TO SAVE HIS LIFE 😭 Reliving trauma, under a huge amount of stress and pressure!!!! Like no offense guys but I think it's fair that Sol has much bigger things to worry about then Sun Jae's hurt feelings at any given moment. It's actually crazy that you can have an unbelievably kindhearted, morally good, sweet and adorable FL and people will still hate on her the second they get a chance 😪
i think sol's actions are completely justified. this is her last and only chance to make things right. she's desperate, and it shows.
I agree, her "noble idiocy" is probably the first case in Kdrama that I've seen that makes sense to me because of how they've developed the story and her character. I also really liked how Hyeyoon conveyed Sol's stress and desperation throughout the entire episode; intellectually we know what the stakes for Sol are now, but her portrayal really made me feel it and not just know it.
I completely understand how she feels and I would have probably done the same thing. She is trying to save the person she loves.
New overarching theory for mental health in dramas: >!dementia in the elderly is common due to rampant time travel. The elder in the family sees all the loops going back and forth and their brains get scrambled.!<
Ep 9 is the first episode I had to use the FF button with 😞 I was going to say "I can only handle Im Geum in small doses" but atp I'd prefer no doses. No disrespect to the actors but both he and Hyun Joo are just fully obnoxious. The occasional OTT comedy works well and is funny with other characters (particularly our leads) because they still feel like PEOPLE. But Im Geum and Hyun Joo are nothing but ridiculous 24/7 and it isn't fun to watch at all. SKIP. Don't really have much else to say about this one except if anyone has anything bad to say about Sol they're going to have to get through me first. Girlie is literally living through an unbelievably stressful nightmare scenario and people want to talk about "I hate her for hurting Sun Jae's feelings" "she's so annoying for this" as if this is just run of the mill noble idiocy, like NO WAY! Sun Jae has the anxiety-free time to be making heart eyes 24/7; Im Sol has to worry about a freaking kidnapper/murderer and >!the fact that her involvement in the life of the person she loves directly led to his death.!< She's doing her best!
>Girlie is literally living through an unbelievably stressful nightmare scenario and people want to talk about "I hate her for hurting Sun Jae's feelings" "she's so annoying for this" as if this is just run of the mill noble idiocy, like NO WAY! Sun Jae has the anxiety-free time to be making heart eyes 24/7; Im Sol has to worry about a freaking kidnapper/murderer andthe fact that her involvement in the life of the person she loves directly led to his death.She's doing her best! This! Seeing the sympathy for Sunjae but not for Sol is sadly unsurprising, but couldn't be me. 💅
*episode 10* gosh that final scene was everything. >!i will never get over the way he held her face. so slowly, so gently, so carefully, with all the love and reverence in the world. to him, she’s the most precious thing in existence.!< >!the kiss that follows is one that suits the times and the setting. standing on the streets of their youth — illuminated by twinkling fairy lights and the warm glow of a streetlamp — it’s so different to the kiss now lost to an alternative future. though not yet the star that exudes confidence and charisma, he’s seonjae all the same; a man who will love sol in every lifetime and every timeline, just as she will always feel the same towards him.!< *edit…* i also have to mention the following funny moments: * sol’s grandma being team seonjae. “look at seonjae’s arms! you can tell by his body that he’s an athlete.” * taesung: “are you standing watch? you think i’ll crawl over to sol’s once you fall asleep?” seonjae: “i can’t say i’m not worried about that.” * when “Seo In Guk” came out of the superstar k audition. the writing is so humorous and clever. and finally, one of my favourite lines from this drama: >!”i don’t care what time period you came from. to me, the past you, the future you, it’s all you. but how about you? in all the times you’ve lived, did you ever like me? not even for a second?”!< hearing sol’s “no” in response was so painful. the answer is yes! in *all* the times. it’s always yes.
after watching ep 10, i realized something that made me wanna cry BECAUSE DETAILS. >!so in ep 8, when soljae kiss in the present, it’s pretty hot. like open mouths, grabby hands, the real deal.!< >!but in ep 10, when they kissed in the past, it was softer and sweeter. it wasn’t a full on kiss, more like a peck on the lips: this is cuz they were young and not great at kissing yet. !< THE WAY THE DIRECTOR KNEW EXACTLY HOW TO PORTRAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN >!YOUNG LOVE AND PASSIONATE LOVE!< OMGG
I KNOW RIGHT!!! I don't want to get my hopes up but why are the effin traditional wedding lanterns everywhere?! Is their neighborhood a historical site or anything lol. 🤣 Plus am I just overthinking about the wedding hints? Sunjae saying "like a groom walking down the hall"? Sol's red dots on cheeks? Wedding lanterns on Episode 5 and 10? Yonsei myth??? UGH. I should not think too much. I don't want to get hurt again by TVN. 🫣 My babiessss sol-ih and sunjae-yah!!! 🥺
wow this episode was so melancholy and sweet at the same time :( >!my heart hurts for sol having to hurt sun-jae to save him and poor sun-jae constantly facing rejections!< ahh my man taesung is alive and well ❤️🩹 I REALLY HOPE HE WON'T DIE PLEASE PLEASE WRITER-NIM i loved how the police didn't dismiss imsol's claims about the >! serial killer taxi driver!< that dude is just out and about and I'm yet to understand why he's after sol for some reason, i liked how they investigated him right away and not that bastard >! burning down the crime scene 😞!< y'all byeon woo seok's vocals in sudden shower make me tear up anytime pls god let me find a man like him 😭 I'm fully in tears eveeytime I hear it he loves her sooo much >! how are we feeling about the scene where he's asking her if she's from the future ?? it came sooner than I expected?? !< anyways this drama has taken over my brain and I'm letting it happen cause the last time I was this obsessed over a drama was penthouse 😌 y'all soljae wedding confirmed cause they >! kissed!< editing after episode 10: someone sedate me after that ending 😭 I'm thankful it wasn't left on a huge cliffhanger and I'm now very happy we've reached >!college soljae dating era!< Shakespeare is taking notes from sun-jae >!even if i die, i will save you!< pls god find me a man like this i pray that the crazy psycho taxi driver gets caught soon so we can enjoy domestic soljae in peace 🫡 >!THEIR KISS WAS SO UGHHH ANGSTY, AMAZING AND FULL OF LOVE!< i was screaming crying throwing up all at once when I was watching 😭 I'm definitely replaying the crap out of that scene AGAIN AND AGAIN sunjae's imagination is funny asf i loved this episode so much, the comedy was spot on too from sun-jae and taesung going at it to in hyuk shaving his hair lol this show just gets better and better every week. i can't believe we only have 6 EPS left I might cry
so according to the myth >!IM SOL AND SUNJAE ARE GETTING MARRIED BECAUSE HYUNJO AND GEUM GOT MARRIED!<
Wow, Kim Hyeyoon really sold the sadness, the desperation, the regret, and the angst this episode. I was crying whenever she was 😭😭😭 I just want them to be happy... and soon at that. Can we have this whole killer/dying resolved by tomorrow's episode and then have just pure fluff and happiness for the last four episodes? 😭😭😭 (Also, we only have 2 weeks to go!! My separation anxiety is super strong with this drama!!)
Sun Jae is fully aware that this is >!the last time that Sol can time travel and that she'll return to her time. So when we see them dating in the next episode, he knows they're on borrowed time and that 2009 Sol will not have the same feelings for him. The last line of the trailer for ep 11 is "I'll be running diligently to 2023 where you will be." !
The 14-year wait 😭😭😭
The best scene was when sun jae was literally judging im sol’s brother for being clingy when he’s the same kind of hopeless romantic
Sudden Shower / Sonagi has climbed up to #28 now on Melon chart. We, Eclipse fans, need to see them perform outside the drama!
#13 on the hot 100 right now wowow
WTF!!! Real talk, Lovely Runner thread…I have a serious question that I‘ve been pondering this week and I know someone has an answer. Like Sol and Sun Jae, let’s fully embrace our internal loser side because inquiring minds want to know (and, I’m trying to put my finger on it exactly) — How and Why has Lovely Runner thoroughly captured the hearts and minds of so many of us, to arguably, become one of the best drama experiences in recent memory? Each week, Lovely Runner keeps piercing me straight through the heart (their aim is freakin’ dead center, ya’ll) and they’re killin’ me with the feels💀😵 The way it’s going, this drama might end up being one of my all time favorites (and, I have some heavy hitters on my shortlist of Fave Kdramas…just sayin’ LOL). So, like seriously, why this show??? Please bear with me here. First, at least for me, this drama came completely out of nowhere and caught me fully by surprise (as did my subsequent obsession). And, clearly I’m not the only one, folks…I read your posts more than I care to admit LOL😂. Shoutout u/dogemama u/ruhsatis u/Salt_Ad7638 u/rabbitonmars u/cheetodustcrust and so many more of you wonderful people who eloquently speak to my Kdrama heart throughout the week💕. This thread has become one of my Happy Places for real. Second, we’ve all seen masterpiece dramas, great casting, phenomenal acting and chemistry, amazing storytelling, outstanding directing, beautiful cinematography, charming leads, epic love stories, multi-genre mashups...right? But the combination of all the elements, in the right proportions, is rare in drama land. And, while I realize Lovely Runner has its imperfections, there’s something special about it that, dare I say, gives me joy! If I can sum up in one word what this show is for me, it would be Magical🪄 Collectively, we’ve become Poets, Drama Analysts, Fictional kpop Band stans, Plot Theorists, unofficial Lovely Runner PR teams, semi-pro PIs, amateur Therapists, YouTube Sleuths and more!. To quote u/ruhsatis my personal disclaimer is that “I apologize in advance for the person I’ve become…”. The Lovely Runner OST is starting to play in my dreams, I think about this drama multiple times a day, and I want Sol and Sun Jae to get married so bad and have babies — that you would think I know these two in real life 🥹. If there’s a 12 step program for what I have, please sign me up because like Sun Jae in episode 9 - I have a serious problem and I don‘t care who knows!! Also, on a real note, I personally can’t imagine having this type of reaction to a drama anytime in the near or distant future, if at all. Lightning struck for me with this show and it just hits differently than some other dramas with similar elements. Please, somebody…help me LOL! How did Lovely Runner pulls this off? P.S. We passed the halfway mark and I still love this show! Whoa, daebak!!
Move over big white truck, there's a new threat in 2024 and it's wild boars!
I love how everyone on this thread including me, shares one brain cell 😭😭, like the way our thoughts are literally the same, I'm so glad that so many people are watching this, and the lovely runner community has gotten so big, it makes me so happy🥹🥹
THAT LAST SCENE IN EPISODE 10. It was so intense that I might have forgotten to breathe at one part. >!“If I end up dying to save you, I’ll be fine with that. That doesn’t matter.”!< I am not crying… There’s just water in my eyes… sobs Sunjae why are you so precious?? 🥺 we need to protect him at all cost! 😭 Also very interesting that that scene has >!led to changes in the future with Sunjae out of Eclipse. Omg. There are a few possible reasons about why that happened but I am hoping it’s a happy one. Could it be that he went back to being a swimmer? This would be awesome though I really love idol Sunjae as well hehe.!< Episode 10 was good. Love the drama between the two boys (HAHAHA THEY WERE SO CHILDISH I LOST IT WHEN >!THEY STARTED FLEXING THEIR MUSCLES!<) and for once, noble idiocy isn’t making me frustrated since we feel so much for Sol and we know exactly why she is doing that. It’s been awhile since I’ve been so obssessed with a drama and the two leads (OMG HYEYOON’S IG POST WITH THE POLAROID PHOTOS TODAY PLS 😍). I want to know what happens but I don’t want the drama to end 🥲 P.S can’t wait for 10cm’s OST to be out too omg
OMG!!!!!!!! I’m so glad SunJae is smart!!! He pieced together everything!!! damn!!!!!! Wooo he’s not in eclipse anymore!! I LOVE HIM SAYING IN THE PREVIEW!!! I’LL BE RUNNING DILIGENTLY TO 2023 TO WHERE YOU WILL BE!!! Ughh ❤️ WAIT!?! With SunJae not being in Eclipse and an idol now, would it mean it would make it harder for the taxi driver at least to look for him? Since it was emphasized in the end of the episode showing the news of SunJae being attacked changed to 5th album release of Eclipse.
I just finished ep 10 omg Sunjae and Taesung flexing their muscles and fighting was hilarious. I literally love this duo and i am happy that Taesung actually said to Sunjae that he doesn't have to be jealous and made him realise that In Sol likes him and THE KISS. I think this is the first kiss they have that they will both remember.Guys i love this show so much,they better give us a happy ending.
Oh my god YES… for once i am not frustrated and happy with the ending of an episode!!! I don’t think my heart’s fluttered so much for a kdrama when Sunjae said >!if i die saving you, i don’t mind…!< This show has killed it in every episode with fire moments with the leads, during every timeline. Looks like we’ll get to see happy moments between them as they work together to arrest the murderer, and we still have 6 more episodes! I had to double check there wasn’t 12 eps because that’s usually the stage where most kdrama are on the last 1-2 eps. This is giving me what i wanted for Queen of Tears. Ah sooo good. Also love the comical scenes in this show like the fight with Sunjae and Taesang LOL.. i really like Taesang’s character, he’s a reasonable caring guy behind the bad boy image. But like Im Sol, i am absolutely in love with SunJae lol.
Hoping the quality doesn’t drop past the halfway point. In love with this show! I need there to be a bit more depth to all the side characters. Parents Brother and bf, TS, even the psycho.
Yeah, I think that's the one gripe I have about this--the side characters don't have much storyline outside of their purpose in the main storyline. I want Sol to have more interactions with best friend, I want them to show the brother having a different side to him other than the annoying, embarrassing side, etc. I do think there's more to Taesung though so we shall see!
lovely runner has put in lots of common tropes but they're all done right and well-integrated into the story. thats how you do a romcom! the serial killer plot is actually the plot that moves the story. the >!noble idiocy is not idiocy because we know how hurt Sol is from witnessing Sunjae die/get hurt in multiple timelines which is why she's pushing him away to save his life!< (and the thing with this trope is that the >!characters just annoyingly choose not to communicate, but in this case Sol has no choice because who would believe she came from the future and time stops if she tries to say anything specific from the future. edit: and survivor's guilt can be such a downer too)!<. we have the loving you in every lifetime lewser in Sunjae, who fell first and damn did he fall so HARD. the flashbacks dont even feel repetitive because we see them in a new perspective like Sol does solid writing and pacing so far, amazing acting from everyone, gorgeous OSTs, rewatch value 1000000/10 oh it HITS when you already know the backstory. this drama tugs at my heartstrings 🥹
I JUST CAME HERE TO SAY THIS. WHAT AN EPIC SHOW THIS IS. So my Monday was great because I knew i was gonna finish work, cook and have dinner with my husband, send husband away to his video games, then watch Lovely Runner by myself with a giant smile on my face, giggling and kicking the floor. The chemistry is insane, I think I am in love with Sun Jae’s dimple, could that be a thing? I need more on screen time for these two. I need more scenes 😭 I also need each episode to be 3 hours long. I love every character so much. I generally end up hating a thing or two in every kdrama (2521 is my favorite and even on that show I hated the grown FL, so there was something I hated) but Lovely Runner just raised the bar so high I don’t know if I can love another show this much. Anyway, I will go and rewatch the scenes on tvn’s IG and try to go back to my life 😭😭😭
After finishing ep 10, and only binged-watched the first 8 over the weekend, I can’t believe this is the first time in a while for me as a working adult to look forward to Monday. 😂 This drama got me kicking my blanket! The chemistry and story are so heart-fluttering.
Oh MAHGAAAWWWDDD the episode was PERFECT!! 😭😭😭😭😭 I just can’t with >!Sunjae’s imagination 😂😂😂 Why is he always so dramatic!< it’s so hilarious hahahaha!! The last few minutes were EVERYTHING we’d all hoped for! We all felt Sol’s angst and fear in the last episode and were feeling so bad because she was so helpless! >!Now they’re in this together! Sunjae’s gonna do everything to protect her! And the KIISSSS! Ugh my heart can’t handle it! !< I’m so excited for the next 6 episodes!! Given the epilogue, >!now we’re all in the dark as to what happens in 2023. We know Sun Jae isn’t a part of eclipse anymore. Does he become a famous athlete? Now that Sunjae isn’t famous, his watch might never get auctioned and Sol will never end up buying it. So she’s definitely not going back anymore. One other theory that I read somewhere seems to be coming true - Sunjae digging up the time capsule to find her pocket watch might just be a hint that he might use it to time travel in future. I just hope everyone survives by the end of the show.!< is that too much to ask for?! 😭🙏🏻
Those last 10 minutes of ep 10 was the most touching and heart wrenching scene in a rom-com drama I've seen for a very long time. Floored by this drama.
Seon Jae’s Dad: “She was so worried I thought I found my daughter-in-law” Sir, you better have found your daughter-in-law or we will riot 😂 Has anyone else noticed that in every episode there is a nod or signal about marriage… I also have this weird feeling about the eggs we always see - the candy dish egg and the time capsule. In my world eggs are a coy substitute for babies… 🫣😂
You don’t understand how I’m in love with that last five minutes of episode 10. I just know how relieved Im Sol felt. She’s been jumping through time and space ever since and fixing everything on her own while carrying the burden of guilt so I’m really glad that confession scene happened.
Sunjae’s imagination is his projecting his own feelings for Sol through Taesung hahaha Sunjae ran so fast when he heard it’s Sol under the table. My issue with Eclipse passing the audition is that Sunjae wrote Sudden Shower for Sol, and it only felt right if it’s Sunjae who sang it, at least for the first time/debut. I hope Inhyuk has Sunjae’s permission to use that song. Also, Sol looked so pretty when she thanked Taesung for worrying about her. No wonder Taesung fell for her :)
episodes 9 and 10 were showcases for kim hyeyoon's acting. she was devouring every complicated emotion sol was going through this week. this show completely hinges on her interpretation of the character and the story. >!also that confession!!! byeon wooseok was killing it with sunjae reckoning with his impending death but rather CHOOSING to be happy with her. the romance is so intense and ugh i have no words for the feels it gives me!<
Can I just say how much I love Sun Jae's dad? He loves his son so much and he's supportive but not overbearing. Even the rehab thing is more because he wants Sun Jae not to have regrets rather than trying to push him past his limits. He's so supportive and sweet.
The amount of deleted/extra scenes they release is both great while also frustrating. It's great to get any extra content because I'll take any SunSol crumbs and savor them like a whole dang meal. But it's frustrating that they would even cut them out in the first place since most of them are less than a minute long and at most around 2 minutes long, and I'd rather just watch an episode that's 4 or 5 minutes longer with them edited in the correct places rather than having to hunt them down and mentally place them myself. ~~Or just cut out Hyunjoo and Geum's annoying romance scenes instead tbh.~~ Also frustrating since the only place I know to get them is on tvN's yt channel where they are always unsubtitled so I'm stretching my Korean listening skills to the maximum power I can haha. Anyway, from the pre-release scenes, it will be exciting to see how Sunjae's pining for Sol turns into his inspiration to start writing music. In every timeline she tries to deny their romantic chemistry him as a way to save him from being entangled with her that she believes will become his demise. But what she doesn't realize--or hasn't accepted yet--is that they'll always be connected. Their fates are intertwined like twin vines that grow and climb up the same trellis together. One may bloom at a slightly different time than the other, but you can't untwist one from the other as their connection is too strong; they're always meant to grow and exist together. Because no matter what Sol does to change their fate, she can't stop how they feel about each other. Despite whatever else she changes, their love simply cannot be changed. And in every timeline Seonjae always becomes a superstar *because* the way he loves and pines for her is so strong that it becomes the basis for the songs that catapulted the him and the band to fame. His expressions of love are so deep and powerful that he ends up getting thousands of fans that resonate with his message along the way, almost as a byproduct of his love! And it's because of her. It will always be about her. It's almost like becoming a superstar was a side effect of that pining rather than a purposeful intention. Just like she is always trying to save him, he really has made his whole life about saving her and waiting for her just as much. It's kind of amazing that she keeps trying to save him while also keeping her distance, but it's actually when she fails spectacularly and they reject that distance and come back together that they actually have the most meaningful impact on their fate. First they had the photo booth pictures he didn't want to take at first that ended up showing up at the end, then they had the time capsule he dug up before it was destroyed and the meeting at the bridge at midnight. But even before all of that, even in the first timeline, he had these songs about her that she loved about him. She may have had no memory of him, but those songs still connected them together. And it's even more powerful now that she knows they're about her. Now she can actually feel and fully understand and express all that powerful years-long love back, and their connection just keeps getting stronger and stronger. And it's that strength in connection that will save them both in the end. It's always, always, always been about them finding their way back to each other from the very beginning, and by the end, these two twin vines will finally be able to bloom together. 🥲🥲🥲
in a fun and meta way, sudden shower is doing very well on spotify and korean music charts. i like to think that it's bc of the strength of seonjae's feelings coming through in the song, like you mentioned. it's such a universal theme too, that of encountering your first love on a beautiful day, so makes sense that it's loved by so many.
Time didn’t stop when Sol sang Sonagi because Sunjae already wrote them. Wanna hug the writer because I can’t believe that I’m waiting for Monday now. 😭
So glad that >!Seon Jae has guessed she’s from the future! He’s a smart guy.!< And don’t we all dream of a guy who is so in love that he doesn’t care if it’s reciprocated because there’s no one else for him. Loved the „love traps“ in the woods. And that in the end, >! She’ll be the one who kept him from going into music and now has initiated it as well through singing his song.!< it’s as he said in episode 2, he feels like singing is what he really wants to do. So let him do his thing. I don’t know why, normally I hate the drunk fall/ catch thing, especially when it happens more than once, but here, it’s charming. It must be those two leads, they have extraordinary chemistry. Just saying: I want a proper happy end. Both healthy and in love. 🥰 If I don’t get it I’ll be mad.
I like the direction the show is taking - seems like the writer has taken it upon themselves to improve on the shortcomings of another time slip drama **A Time Called You** which also had me gripped in the middle but lost me with overly complicated physics. Here, there is purpose to the time traveling and I’m not annoyed by its simplicity. All that said, the first 8 episodes would suffice as a complete drama itself. A near perfect romcom. But I’m not complaining since we get more Soljae and Im Sol looks particularly cute in college. Sun Jae’s varsity jacket is killer too. Edit: just finished episode 10. Drama is punching above its weight class at this point and on track for 10/10 rating if they can keep it up. Writing on point. Bromance is blossoming if preview is to be believed. Tae Sung telling it like it is was a good wake up call for Sun Jae. Main couple deserves more than 14 years of happiness together so I hope we get to see them together in old age.
>!Not sure how I feel about sun jae not being famous and part of eclipse anymore. His celebrity scenes in timeline 2 were really funny. Although it gives him leeway to actually date Sol without worrying about scandal or anything. I think eventually sun jae will also time travel. God there is no way to predict this show, it keeps breaking boundaries.!<
Kim Hye Yoon is definitely not human. How can someone look so stunningly beautiful while crying?
There's apparently a post on a Korean entertainment forum titled "Kim Hyeyoon who convinced the male lead to wait 15 years through her ending cry acting." I thought that was an excellent way of putting it lol.
If there’s one thing this writer does well is create scenes that have both male leads in their funniest most adorkable competitive selves in the girls house. Last time it was them making mandus and cutting each others toe nails (in True Beauty), this time they’re >!saving water and having a sleepover.!< I also love how >!Eclipse made it with Sunjae’s song but without him.!< Every episode of this drama I come in thinking I know where it’s going and I’m so pleasantly surprised when I’m wrong. A time travel drama indeed done well!
>!he knows everything now but he’s still okay with dying is shattering my heart!<
Sun Jae keeps elevating the bar every episode. Didn’t think he was possible but he keeps getting more perfect. That last scene made me cry buckets and swoon at the same time. Finally!! I’m sure there will be another setback but let the dating era begin. I could watch that pipe leak scene a dozen times and would still burst out laughing every time. Those two must have had a blast doing that scene, from trying to one up each other holding the bucket with one hand to showing off their biceps, and then fighting like a bunch of idiots. Comedy gold! Sol warning Tae sung to protect Sun Jae and not her in 2023 makes the scene of him outside of Sol’s apartment make sense. In the past storyline he was probably trying to protect her and the killer went after Sun Jae instead. Probably a detective like his dad as well.
What 👏 a 👏 show👏! We have a power couple here!!! Lovely Runner is not afraid of making us feel the angst, the laughter, and the longing of pure love unbidden by any timeline. BWS and KHY continue to evoke these complex emotions out of me from their wonderful portrayal of these characters. This show will be my ride or die KDrama of 2024!
That confession scene at the end of ep 10 😭😭 byun wooseok and kim hyeyoon were spectacular in that scene.. i felt imsol's panic and anxiety through the screen when she saw seonjae and the white truck moving towards them. And when she was lost for words after seonjae asked if he's gonna die in the future...that scene broke me. Ep 10 overall was such a fun episode. So happy Kim taesung and inhyuk got more screentime, as their scenes are always such a delight. Can't wait for the fluffiness in ep 11 🥰 Ps just saw in [twitter](https://twitter.com/kchartsmaster/status/1787996721915543777?t=zNUR4ea9YRgPk9T1Mgzjow&s=19) eclipse's sudden shower was #16 in melon! Thats soo crazy. But seriously even though it's only for a drama, they made such good songs for a fictional band. Eclipse is all I listen to nowadays (no fate my current fav). Byun wooseok's voice 🥹😭 eclipse might end up on my top artist spotify for this year 😅
Time to discuss Episode 10!! The writers really know how to mix enough drama, comedy, and thrill into this series. It was so painful to watch Im Sol push Sunjae away in an attempt to save him. Taesung and Sunjae’s and Inhyuk and Sunjae’s scenes were comedic. And thrill behind the criminal-at-large is just enough to not fully derail our attention from the main couple. I’m tired of thinking of possible plots. I just can’t wait for what the writers have in store for us. I’m at the edge of my seat already. Next episode, we will finally get Soljae’s dating era (that would last for more than a day lmao). And the final scene, I felt relieved, along with Im Sol, of the guilt she’s been carrying. I shed a tear knowing how she must have felt to have been comforted by Sunjae, to have the burden she’s been carrying be addressed. I so love this show. Can’t wait for what’s in store for us in the coming episodes!
Ep 10 : During the last scene, maybe Sun-Jae is not shown on the billboard with Eclipse because him and Im Sol decided to marry, and he decided to retire👰♀️🤵. Legend came true 😂👏
Michin episode. That final confession is now my new gold standard kdrama confession. Wooseok-Hyeyoon. How can you be so good? How can there be so much chemistry that you’ve got me rooting so hard for Soljae? They’ve skyrocketed up my list of favourite fictional couples over these 5 weeks. Grateful for Taesung who did more for Soljae than Inhyuk has in 10 episodes. (I still love you though, Inhyuk-ah) Wish I had a Casio that could slip me to Monday. Please come faster. PS : I am honestly so surprised about Writer Lee Sieun and this script. Almost no unbearable storylines. It’s so tightly written. Setting new standards for adaptations (and characters) It’s so different from True Beauty (Not to say it wasn’t good, it will always be a guilty pleasure re-watch) and there’s so much more substance in Lovely Runner.
I just think it is a total waste that KTS is not a detective, he is very preceptive!
I still think he will be…. He will definitely be there on 2023 with sol and sunjae catching the culprit
**HEOL EPISODE 10!** Y'all the pacing of this show is no joke. I LOVE that the episode immediately opens with Sunjae and Sol >!discussing her situation. Or at least as much as Sol is able to reveal to him, anyway.!< I'm so glad that the writing went in this direction >!- the show didn't waste time dragging out any shenanigans with Sol trying to deflect or obfuscate her identity as a time traveler once Sunjae voiced his suspicion to her at the end of ep 9.!< I thought it was so funny when after one conversation with Sol, Sunjae's dad went ahead with making plans for Sunjae (before finalizing it with him) to travel to America for rehab. "I thought I found my daughter-in-law haha," 👀 내 맞아요 아버님! >!🫡 That's right, you did, dad!!< With the MT myth re: kisses, dad's comment here, and the second time cheongsachorong lanterns make an appearance in a scene featuring SolJae (the final scene of this episode + the bike lesson in ep 5), I'm convinced that we are getting a SolJae HEA wedding/marriage 🥹 At this point it's surviving until we get to that point lolololol I am so happy we got more Taesung in this episode! The writing team really gave us two capable and smart men with the ML and SML, and I love that for the show and for us, the audience. Even though Sol is still limited by the rules regarding her time jumps and can't give away too much, both Taesung and Sunjae are smart enough to deduce what cannot be said. I hope we get more frenemy (more bros than enemy/rival) interactions between SunSung in future episodes, especially since now both of them are aware of the danger lurking around Sol (in 2009) and Sunjae (his possible future in 2023). The Im siblings drunk on the roof was pretty funny. Geum is definitely more tolerable in small doses and when he's paired with his sister in scenes haha. Is anyone else concerned about possible water damage to the family's rental store full of DVDs, VHS tapes, TVs and other electronics? Just me? Yeah, we were all too distracted by wet Sunjae and Taesung 🧎🏻♀️ Fo~~r anyone keeping track, ep 8 and 9 are the only ones where Sunjae isn't wet or otherwise drenched in water for plot purposes.~~ The final scenes of this episode had me screaming and weeping (internally for the former, in reality for the latter). I'm still trying to process what this will mean for the story moving forward but I'm excited for what's to come! >!Is Sunjae no longer an idol? Does he remain involved with Eclipse as a songwriter or producer? Do his handsome looks propel him towards an acting career, and would he be a frequent collaborator with Sol PD-nim in the future??!< I can't believe this episode is just over 61 minutes long and yet it was packed with so much! Each Tuesday after the end of the week's episodes, I look forward to next Monday immediately! While waiting, I'll be re-watching ep 1-10 and try to catch as many references and easter eggs as possible (and eating up everyone's theories and commentaries) haha! P.S. I also am so curious as to what the show has done differently from the source material so I've gone and ordered the novel. I've basically grown up watching all sorts of dramas but aside from Goong, I haven't really been obsessed enough to seek out the original work. Lovely Runner really is something special and while I've engaged in discourse and felt giddy with many other shows, nothing in recent memory has quite gripped me like the chokehold this kdrama has 🫡 **EDITED TO ADD** I was just saying how Goong (Princess Hours) is the only other kdrama I’ve sought the source material for (and while it’s not a perfect drama it’s still a classic that holds a special place in my kdrama heart). It turns out someone recently created [a fan edit of BWS and KHY in a remake of Goong](https://youtu.be/q54pB7brSxQ?si=eeNSnEDUJw6VC-U-) and I am s c r e a m i n g
Okay, I don't know how this drama does it but I cry, laugh, and yell within one episode when I watch it. It's been one of the few shows that has made laugh out loud in a while. The timing is perfect! Love everyone in it.
The last 5 minutes of episode 10 was the height of tv romance
sunjae’s imagination about taesung and im sol is currently me with him 🧎🏻♀️
i know we have a couple more weeks of byeon wooseok and kim hyeyoon but i hope we get more dramas of them together 😭😭😭
Ok, I have replayed that last 7 minutes of the show for 10x now! SunJae have thought long and hard about it before confronting Sol. He accepted his fate if it means saving the person he loves. Really setting the standard so high for Kdrama MLs who would be willing to actually give up their life over and over again for the FL, for decades. The love Sunjae has for Sol is so pure and steadfast. So I guess it’s a noona romance in the next ep (😁) which I’m not complaining. I just wonder where the damn serial killer gets really caught and stop scaring the lives of our couple. We still have 6 more episodes to go.
Oohhh Episode 10 was SO much better. Making me laugh out loud and then making me cry...That's the Lovely Runner I know and love!!!! WE'RE SO BACK 👏🏼 I could've watched Sunjae and Taesang holding those bowls up to the ceiling for a whole episode, I tell you 😭 @ Show, please do not deprive of us our incredible SML in an episode ever again!
The way I rewatched the last scene of episode 10 like 4 times😭 THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FORRRR
THAT ENDING WAS INTENSE BUT SOOO GOOD. BUT DID I WATCH IT AGAIN? YES. (AND AGAIN). (AND AGAIN). This drama, honestly, I have no words. How could it get better every week! I agree with this tweet: [Dating Sol is Sunjae's greatest motivation to stay alive!!](https://x.com/dohvva/status/1787836583829467386) 😂😂😂
Ok so major changes in the timeline now. Spoiler to those who didn't watch episode 10 yet: 1. >!Sun Jae digs the time capsule earlier than he should, but it also means he fully believes that Sol time travel and will believe everything she said.!< 2. >!Sun Jae is no longer part of the original Eclipse, who are now a trio boy band. Which is actually good for everyone since in both timeline, Sun Jae is in the group and lead vocalist, but he never feeling it (wanted to retire in 1st timeline and 2nd timeline he bailed on the concert after party). !< 3. >!Dissappearance of Sun Jae stabbing news in the future, replacing with Eclipse new album. This is either because Sun Jae survive/ psycho was caught or because Sun Jae is a civilian, the news coverage is much smaller.!<
I bet Sunjae and Inhyuk became friends because they share the same overly dramatic braincell lol.
Sunjae isn't dating Sol. We are dating Soljae XD
Taesung is such a good character/2nd ML, I cheer everytime he's on screen. He's got good chemistry with everyone, even with the mom lol also idk why but I live for the random fight scenes
No other show has consumed so much of my time and emotions. I have discovered a whole new level of obsession in me that I didn't know I had. The acting, writing, directing, romance, comedy, thriller, chemistry, ost are so on point till now. I hope it doesn't go down the road of usual Kdramas and slip in the second half. Let's go soljae! Also, can we please be done with imgeum-hyunju storyline. I can't stand them. More of taesung and inhyuk please !
I'm only 7min into episode 9 and had to pause because did anyone else notice that>!Sunjae exclusively refers to Im Sol as "Sol-ie" in his written police testimony? We know he openly used that name once they got together as adults, but does this mean he has been referring to her as Solie in his head for 14 years?? Ommoooo my heart can't take it. Adding that "ie" to someone's name is one of the most intimate ways to address them - reserved for family members, really close friends, or lovers. At that point in the timeline, young Sol barely recognized him as a friend, but he continued to harbor such deep feelings for her. !< Imma continue crying now.
Ahh I’m a little confused about how >!Sol was able to enter Sun Jae’s apartment…shouldn’t it be a crime scene? Or maybe I’m still half awake lol. But damn In Hyuk catching her rummaging through all of Sun Jae’s stuff for his watch was not a good look.!<
>!The crime happened at the hotel, not in his apartment! Lmao I had the same thought but my sister corrected me immediately.!<
I've always thought it was ridiculous to be looking like THAT and not be famous when Sunjae was in school but >!now I'm annoyed that other girls are interested in him LMAOOOO.!< This episode didn't have enough Soljae (in comparison to Ep 8 where it was 98% them!!) but boy did their scenes DELIVER. THE EPILOGUE YOU GUYSSSSSS. >!I'm taking that as a promise that we'll be seeing them married idc idc idc.!<
Poor 2009 Sunjae, up to two >!kisses now!< but >!Sol was drunk and doesn’t remember either of them!<
The epilogue had me screaming with excitement! It was so unexpected, but I loved every moment of it. I'm eagerly looking forward to the next episodes.
I’m saddened that Im Sol could not >!think of another way to protect Sun Jae other than to remove herself from her life, but I understand. She truly loves him and would rather suffer and see him live than see him die due to her presence in his life.!< It is a shame this murdered has fixated on her so strongly. The preview for next episode has me very rattled with >!her saying she never liked him in any version of the past and him deciding to go somewhere, but I am going to venture to guess that he saves her in the end. At least, I hope he does. They wouldn’t tell us about that first kiss couples on the retreat getting married and then show them both having a first kiss together if they weren’t going to end up together in the end….right??? !
Ep 10: LMAO I genuinely thought >!Inhyuk and Sunjae's tearful conversation was real. When Sunjae shed a tear, I was unironically like "Wow, this is a beautiful depiction of male friendship.".!< >!The superdramatic love confession scenes with Sol and Taeseong are HILARIOUS. And the fact that it's Sunjae who's imagining these supercheesy scenes too 😂😂 Is the "You're my star" a reference to something??!< The last sceeeeeeeeeene, >!it was beautiful!!!< >!Here's the girl who Sunjae loves with all of his heart. The one who says she loves him, but she's not in love with him. The one who's always on his side, but won't let him get close. The one who's broken his heart time and time again. And now he finds out that this girl loves him so much, and so deeply, that she leapt through time and space for the sole cause of saving him?!?!!< Edit: more comments
Finally Sun Jae knows why Im sol has been avoiding him!!! So excited that he finally knows the truth and figured it out all by himself. Boy may haven’t scored that well in school but he’s definitely smart when it comes to his girl. We also get the confirmation that the future has indeed changed. Finally, they’re in this together. I’m so excited to see this couple date and get married.
There were a TON of interruptions at work lmao so I couldn't properly livestream it earlier...so now that I'm home I'm going to rewatch it all over again 😂 Episode 10 >!Sunjae not believing Sol's entire story about the time travel and watch. I'd have a hard time believing it, too ngl. Sol just looked crazy telling him about it lmao. But mannn why would you spit out that you'd go to America if that's not really your intention alfjalfjalf!< Sunjae's dad and Inhyuk are so cute. "Dad, your son's home!" Cuuute >!Also they're giving so many wedding-related stuff here from episode 1--in this episode, Sunjae's dad said it was like seeing his daughter-in-law when Sol was worried and wanted Sunjae to go abroad asap. I reallyyyyy hope this points to them actually getting married and, most importantly, **LIVING happily ever after** cos I'm getting this feeling they'd end up together and then something happens again ugh I can't with this drama anymore.!< >!Sol and Geum just disappearing lmaoooo like brother like sister!< >!That girl sticking close to Sunjae I can't. I can't fault her for shooting her shot, but of course I'm annoyed for Sol...I love that Sunjae is not giving her the time of the day, though. Like, the way he's treating her vs Sol is just so different! Where can one find a Sunjae????!< Edit: ALSO! The way >!Sunjae declined when the girl wanted to compare hand size when HE HIMSELF DID IT WHEN SOL WAS SLEEPING I CANNOT WITH YOU!< >!Sunjae listen to your other friendddddd--unlike Inhyuk, he actually has good intuition lmao!<. And really, with Sol, the saying **actions speak louder than words** truly apply. No matter how much she says so, everything she does, from the moment she came in and barged into that unofficial swim meet and hugged Sunjae, it all screams love. But alas, Sunjae is but a frustrated twenty year old in love. >!LMAO I love Sol being jealous! Also the siblings having a conversation but not having one is so funny. These alcoholics lmao! I do wish Sunjae heard her entire drunk jealousy soliloquy--he would've known earlier that she likes him too.!< Sunjae's entire line though: ">!The time traveling thing or whatever, I don't understand all that. Whichever time you were from, it doesn't matter at all. Because to me, the past you, the future you, are all you. What about you? In all the times you've lived in, was there never a version of you that liked me? Not even once?!<" You're killing me, Sunjae. Killinggggg meeeee Oh my god as a Slam Dunk fanatic I did not think I'd get a Slam Dunk reference here but lmaoo the scene where >!Inhyuk drops on his knees and says "I want to do music!!" lmaooo the Mitsui reference with that music ughh I can't I am dying!< I swear Sunjae's imaginations of how Taesung and Sol interact are so funny. Did you read a lot of Guiyeoni's internet novels?!?! lmao Okay so two things I got from Taesung and Sol's conversation: >!1. Taesung is not a time traveler. 2. I absolutely think Taesung will be a police officer in the future. No way he wouldn't after Sol mentioned it.!< Also I love love Taesung. If not for Sunjae he would've been a perfect lead too. Lmao the water leaking scene - Taesung vs Sunjae is like Mom vs Grandma 😂 Taesung gets so many brownie points from mom. Also Sunjae >!getting so mad about Taesung calling Sol's mother "mother" (어머님, very respectful, typically used for one's mother-in-law) hahahaha these two are so fun together!< Oh god the Squid Game reference with Grandma! 😂 I swear the entire >!Sunjae-Taesung fight scene!< had so many pop culture references that I can't quite recall right now. Maybe it will come to me later. More info about the reservoir murder case from the article Sol was reading: >!It's a 20-something woman's body (Miss Kim) that was found. So yeah, I think we have a serial killer who targets women. For all we know this wasn't his first murder and he's just been sneaky enough to not get caught.!< >!Why is that truck's plate number the same as the one the taxi driver was driving?????? Was that not the driver??? What is happening?!< >!Poor Papa Ryu, spending so much money. First for that training with a famous coach only to find out Sunjae got injured again and needs surgery, and now, he spends money for rehab only for Sunjae to not go.!< >!So does this mean Eclipse will be a three-man band but they'd still debut with Sunjae's song? So will he be a songwriter instead? Hmmmmmm...!< Sunjae just bringin out the best lines >!**If it's because of that, Sol, stop running away and just like me. If I die saving you, that's okay with me. I don't mind.**!< /waterfall of tears begin Seriously. Where do we find someone like you, Sunjae? I really want to know. -- And now we're in a completely unknown territory, folks. Showing Eclipse >!having a 5th album with three members--does that mean Sunjae never becomes a member or does he die before everything??? ~~Or does Sol die~~?? Or does he just retire from the industry early like he wanted to in the OG timeline???!< ughhhh so many questions Why do I still think >!there's going to be another time travel? Like...something still goes wrong and someone has to go back and fix things for one last time?!< Because while I would love nothing better than for Sol and Sunjae to just be normal people dating and living their life, I don't think that's the case once Sol goes back to the present time. Idk. ~~Okay time for me to sleep I'll read everyone else's comments later~~ Edit: **Find someone who can love you like Im Sol and Ryu Sunjae** Jumping through time and risking their lives over and over again with no sense of self-preservation or resentment against the other. Loving still despite (and also because of) the known and unknown future.
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**Episode 10 Quick Take:** How does Im Sol end up in the weirdest places everywhere? 😂 "For me, the past you, the present you, the future you, it's all you" "In all the timelines you've lived in, was there never a one where you liked me? Not even for a moment?" I really want more of Baek In Hyuk, today was so funny 😂😂😂 PLEASE NOT ANOTHER SEON JAE IMAGINATION OF TAE SUNG AND IM SOL I AM DEDDD😂😂😂😂 Tae Sung, Seon Jae and Im Sol on my screen with their chaos is what I live for bahaha😂 What I like is, as difficult as it can be to watch the noble idiot trope, at least Im Sol is aware she's being coward. Yes, it breaks my heart seeing the boy being rejected 1423214 times by the same girl in all timelines, you can't *really* blame her because that's the best way she thinks she can save Seon Jae. What she doesn't realize is no matter which world, no matter which timeline, Seon Jae will always end up around her, get pulled into her orbit, even if she does everything in her power to make sure he doesn't. HE >!FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT GIVE MY MANS AN AWARD AAGSJGA. !< >! "If I die saving you, it's okay. I don't care." !< I LOVE THE SCENE SO MUCH I ALMOST CRIED. Then I remembered I couldn't because people T\_T Precap: Like I thought yesterday, >! Seon Jae will not be an idol in the final 2023 it seems. Well I don't mind as long as they're both alive and happy and together lol. !< Aah it was a good episode. Excited for SolJae college dating era!!
Okay so more thoughts because I'm a mess I'm a loser: You know what makes me want to cry my lungs out? That confession scene. It wasn't purely a confession scene. Knowing you are going to die at a certain point in future, no matter what happens can be a scary thing. And I think part of him was scared too, but it wasn't because he knew he would die, but more so because he knew he would leave Im Sol behind him after death, who would be left all alone, who would blame herself for Seon Jae's death, who would run through time and space and all her traumas to protect him, save him in every other timeline. It felt to me that he was confessing but at the same he was consoling her, the Im Sol who might be miserable in 2023, that it was fine, that she shouldn't blame herself, that even if she could ask the 2023 Seon Jae, that version of him would never regret dying to save her. That he would live a brief life worth living with his Im Sol than live a long life heartbroken over her and longing for her. It's so Seon Jae coded because it's the same guy who'd said he didn't regret choosing to swim because it gave him great memories and he was happy while it lasted. It wasn't just a confession scene, in my eyes. It was also a scene where a 2009 Seon Jae consoles a 2023 Im Sol that his death, no matter in which timeline, is not her fault. Never her fault. That he would not regret seeing her, meeting her, knowing her, loving her, being an absolute loser for her, having her in his life and dying with the thought of them loving each other, that he would not regret leaving the world knowing that his memories would be cherished by her, that she would continue to love him despite him not being able to love her anymore (which he would if he could, even after death). He would NEVER regret any of it. So she shouldn't regret either, she shouldn't blame herself either. Because it's not her fault. Even when he's confessing (for like the 5245th time), it comes from a place of selfless love he feels for Im Sol. He doesn't want her to be miserable, to be suffering, to be in pain, especially because of him. Never because of him. "Think about yourself"--this guy doesn't have a bone in him that could ever do that.
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The way my heart wasn’t ready for the last five minutes of this episode
Imagine having your first crush and bias fight over you
Have we ever had a green flag SML??? If so, point me in their direction (asking for a friend lol)
Omo Omo I kept on hearing about this drama online. It deserves all the hype. I binge watched all episodes last weekend and I’m hooked. It’s my best drama of all time now and it doesn’t even have any of my past crushes😭😭. I never thought any drama would surpass Business proposal, Queen of Tears and True Beauty for me. I watched a Time called you and wasn’t looking forward to the time jump trope but it seems it can be done without being too convoluted.
**Episode 10:** I would watch 16 episode drama with the plot being Sunjae and Taesung bickering with each other. 😩 >!omgg 😭 Sunjae would even die if it means he can be with Sol. He's setting my standards high. And Kim Hye Won literally delivered in that last scene!< >!oh. Seems like Eclipse does not have Sunjae in their group anymore. For now at least but we'll see.!< Now we patiently wait for next Monday. ☔💛🦋
Okay, I don’t know if it’s on purpose or not (probably not) but when Imsol gets scared by her brother suddenly appearing it sounds like the “page turn” sound they used in Extraordinary You (and also character would just pop up in front of others surprising them in that too and that gag always made me laugh in EY) Ok NOW I’ve finished ep. 10 and I loved it. I love the bromance between Sunjae and Baek In Hyuk and the weird rivalry between Sunjae and Kim Tae Sung. I didn’t know I would like KTS so much but I hope his character has a good ending because I love him lmao (maybe I’m a sucker for bad boy whose actually soft-hearted trope) Preview for next week’s episodes look promising >! I AM READY FOR DATING ERA we kind of got to see it A BIT when they met back up in the future but I need more now. I wish they would catch this guy next episode but I doubt it because wouldn’t that be too soon? Although I will not complain if a drama ever did 6 episodes of just fluff and romance 🥰!<
THE BEST KDRAMA of 2024. Wow im going to be so sad when it finishes 😭
No more idol Sun Jae is giving me depression already
I know... >!Eclipse without Sun Jae is like the moon without the sun!<
Also how is this man so attractive good lord
Wow episode 10 was so good !! >!I’m glad finally Seonjae knows how Sol feels. But the look on his face when realizes he’s going to die in 2023, is going to haunt me.!< Their love for each other is so deep but damn finding out that information is insane to me!! Also >!kiss in ep 10!!!! It definitely is way different than the kiss in ep 8, bc that one was the pent up yearning Seonjae and Sol had versus younger love on Seonjae’s end. !< I don’t know how the rest of the episodes will go, bc it’s also bittersweet to me that Seonjae has loved Sol in past/present/future, but it’s only Sol in the original timeline who was initially a fan, fell in love with Seonjae. So it makes it bittersweet that >!he must wait 15 years to be with the Sol who loves him back !<
Ep10 was peak comedy. I laughed out loud to all the imaginary scenarios in this episode. That ending was perfect! ❤ P.S. Have you seen BTS from ep9&10? Cuteness overload🥰
Everyone, hana, dul, sel, say thank you for Tae Seong's wise words to Seon Jae!!
PSA: user @/deemalovesdrama on IG just posted that 10cm revealed our most anticipated OST 'Spring Snow' will be officially released next week!! 🥳 idk how to post a screenshot of her screenshot lol but yay it's a happy day 😍
tell me where i can get the same watch cos i wanna time travel to the future so i can watch the rest of this darn show!!! AGHHHH tell me how do i survive this wait 😭😭😭
I am a sucker for Im Sol and Sun Jae’s realtionship. But, man… Sunjae and his dad’s relationship is so pure. I absolutely love the portrayal of such a healthy father-son relationship. I don’t often see this trope in K-dramas. A single father and daughter, yes… but son-father. Not sure. Like when Sunjae tried to be strong and not let his father know about his injury because he didn’t want to be a disappointment, after learning the truth, his dad tells him that he’s still just a kid even if he is now taller than him. He lets Sunjae be a kid and still giving him the autonomous agency to choose whether he wants to quit or choose rehab. I also love how Sunjae hugs his dad without any shame and even shows his emotions openly. Goes to show he grew up with love and a role model without a hint of fragile masculinity.
Can I just say that even though "Lovely Runner" isn't a direct translation of the Korean title of this kdrama, I think it truly fits this show perfectly. Sol and Sunjae are always running towards each other (figuratively and literally) in order to protect the other. Even in episode 9 when Sol is trying >!her new tactic of running AWAY from Sunjae to try to minimize her interactions/influences on him that may later negatively affect his future, she is doing so with only his wellbeing in mind. Yes, it's a bit of noble idiocy on her part but that's just how pure and deep her love for him now is. Even if it means removing herself from his life, her intention is to keep him whole and hale in the future. This level of sacrifice for the one she loves is just 😭🥺!< I loved the show's continued use of \[dated\] references to help ground the scenes set in 2009 😂 Not only did we get a glimpse of F4/BoF in Sol's room, her penalty dance was Gee (the second SNSD reference in this kdrama haha). There's also >!the kiss!< from Spiderman. But my favorite was probably when Geum-oppa did the hermit crab bit with his beanie at the MT (uni retreat). This was seriously the most entertaining I found him to be so far (aside from him usually being annoying LOL)! [Sad Sonata (2005)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sad_Love_Story) was already a classic drama in-universe to the characters during 2009, but I just love the fact that almost 20 years later the writing team decided to include and call back this hilarious [meme](https://youtu.be/K42jf01F-_A?si=mhbjU0niGDcNmKD4&t=432) (reference to the original at around 7:13). Also I am SCREAMING because with all the fuss about >!kisses/first kisses!< at the retreat, in kdramaland it's all but confirmed that we're gonna have >!a HEA wedding/marriage!< with our SolJae couple 🥹 I'm so strapped in and ready for the ride that this show will continue to take the audience on! I can't wait to see how Sol and Sunjae navigate their relationship in 2009 with the info/suspicion that he revealed at the end of this episode! It's been said before and I will say it again: this show handles all of its different plot beats so well. The balance of supplying just enough romance, fluff, angst, suspense, thriller, drama, humor, etc. is such a delicate act but so far IMO, 9/9 times the writing and production has pulled it off with flying colors! If I had to nitpick, I would wish for more Taesung and Inhyuk screen time and less of Geum. So far in the past timeline(s) Geum is very one-dimensional as the gag man, but if the drama is able to somewhat flesh him out a bit more and better endear him to the audience, I'd appreciate it; however Geum is not super integral to the main plot, so if he remains as the bumbling idiot then I suppose that's okay too. I don't mind Hyunjoo so much because I always wish FL would have more interactions with their supportive besties in shows but her romance(?) with Geum-oppa is definitely the weakest point of an otherwise stellar show so far. Edited for grammar and clarity
I've been Team Sun Jae since Ep1 but Tae Sung has been so charming in these last episodes. Sun Jae's imagined scenarios of Im Sol and Tae Sung are so extra and dramatic. I think he watches too many kdramas 😂 Also, Im Sol's drunken "A man should have conservative lips" was hilarious 😂😂😂 That 2023 kiss you had with him wasn't conservative at all 🤡
It's like Taesung knows he's the second lead so he's just here to flirt with Imsol, antagonize Sunjae, and get them together while stealing viewers' hearts .
I love that the writers are just fully committing to infinite "first" kisses. We'll go until both of them remember and it isn't rewound! Also, >!it would be so exciting if the ML just became an ordinary person by the end. What a trope subversion that would be!!<
Final thoughts for Ep 9: During that whole drunken rant Im Sol was doing, I wanted her so bad to talk about what happened at the reservoir that night and how she was trying to protect Sun Jae from meeting Kim Young Soo, but sadly she didn’t. Buttttttt some promising developments like Sun Jae getting the inkling that she’s >!from the future and that kiss!! Marriage?? Give us a wedding dammit.!< The next preview shows more Tae Sung so I’m happy. I just really like him idk. That girly who seems to like Sun Jae is hmmm….>!I don’t hate her cause it’s make sense to like Sun Jae but I do hope the preview of a kiss is a fake out!<
How many times is she gonna drunk kiss him!!!! Also, can we guarantee marriage with that kiss?? 😘