Lovely Runner TV Series Details:
| Hangul | 선재 업고 튀어 |
| Literal meaning | Runaway with Sun-jae on Piggyback |
| Revised Romanization | Seonjae eopgo twieo |
| Based on | Tomorrow’s Best by Kim Bbang |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Genre | Fantasy, Romantic, Musical, Comedy |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 16 |
| Release date | April 8, 2024 – May 28, 2024 |
| Aired on | Monday, Tuesday (8:50 PM) |
| Running time | 70 min |
| Starring | Byeon Woo-seok Kim Hye-yoon Song Geon-hee Lee Seung-hyub |
| Developed by | CJ ENM Studios (planning) |
| Directed by | Yoon Jong-ho Kim Tae-yeop |
| Written by | Lee Shi-eun |
| Producers | Moon Suk-hwan Oh Gwang-hee Park Soon-tae Park Yoon-ah |
| Executive producer | Kim Ho-joon CP Kim Rak-hyun Lee Joon-yong |
| Cinematography | Yoon Dae-young Jeon Hyun-suk Shin Gi-chang Park Min-hyun |
| Editor | Kim Ok-sun |
| Music by | Kim Jung-ha Choi In-young |
| Production Company | Bon Factory |
| Distributor | tvN |
Lovely Runner TV Series Cast & Character:
Main
- Byeon Woo-seok as Ryu Sun-jae: A top star who has everything.
- Kim Hye-yoon as Im Sol: A cute and lovable lady who gives up her dream of becoming a film director when she injures her leg.
- Song Geon-hee as Kim Tae-sung: An ulzzang with a flamboyant look.
- Lee Seung-hyub as Baek In-hyuk: A friendly guy who is easy to get along with.
Supporting
- People around Sol:
- Jung Young-ju as Park Bok-soon: A resilient single mother of Sol.
- Seong Byeong-sook as Jung Mal-ja: A warm-hearted and wise grandmother of Sol.
- Song Ji-ho as Im Geum: Sol’s older brother.
- Seo Hye-won as Lee Hyun-joo: Sol’s best friend.
- People around Sun-jae:
- Kim Won-hae as Ryu Geun-deok: Sun-jae’s father and the owner of the Galbit House.
- Ahn Sang-woo as CEO of Sun-jae’s agency JNT.
- Lee Il-jun as Park Dong-suk: Sun-jae’s manager.
- JNT people:
- Moon Yong-suk as Hyun-soo: The drummer of the band Eclipse.
- Yang Hyuk as Jay: A bassist and the youngest member of the band Eclipse.
- Others:
- Ko Tae-jin as Choi Jeong-hoon: An employee of the cinema where Im Sol applied for an interview.
- Special appearances
- Park Tae-hwan as himself
- Kwon Yu-ri as herself
- Han Seung-yeon as Radio DJ
- Lee Soo-ji as Heavenly Granny
Storyline:
The series follows the journey of Im Sol (Kim Hye-yoon), an ardent fan of idol Ryu Sun-jae (Byeon Woo-seok). Sol, a once-promising film director whose dreams were shattered by an accident leaving her paralyzed, finds solace in the music of Sun-jae. However, tragedy strikes again when Sun-jae died in a tragic accident, leaving Sol devastated. But fate has other plans as Sol wakes up in a classroom, 15 years in the past, before both her and Sun-jae’s accidents. Seeing this as a chance from the heavens, Sol vows to change the course of destiny for both of them.
About Lovely Runner TV Series:
Lovely Runner (Korean: 선재 업고 튀어) is a South Korean fantasy romantic musical comedy television series directed by Yoon Jong-ho Kim Tae-yeo and starring Byeon Woo-seok and Kim Hye-yoon.
The series is based on a web novel titled Tomorrow’s Best, which was also serialized as a webtoon by illustrator Doong Doong.
It was previously titled Time Walking on Memory (기억을 걷는 시간; Gieog-eul geonneun sigan). Filming began in the second half of 2023.
The series premiered on tvN on April 8, 2024, and aired every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST).
Lovely Runner was originally scheduled to be broadcast in the second half of 2023; however, it was moved to the first half of 2024 due to the changes in tvN’s Monday and Tuesday lineup.
During the CJ ENM Meet & Grow conference on January 18, 2024, tvN officially revealed that the premiere of Lovely Runner is scheduled for April 2024.
Lovely Runner TV Series Episodes List:
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea. (Average TV viewership ratings Nationwide / Seoul)
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 8, 2024 | 3.073% (2nd) | 3.176% (2nd) |
| 2 | April 9, 2024 | 2.710% (3rd) | 2.918% (3rd) |
| 3 | April 15, 2024 | 3.444% (1st) | 3.678% (1st) |
| 4 | April 16, 2024 | 3.378% (1st) | 4.069% (1st) |
| 5 | April 22, 2024 | 3.435% (2nd) | 3.834% (2nd) |
| 6 | April 23, 2024 | 3.377% (1st) | 3.946% (1st) |
| 7 | April 29, 2024 | 4.459% (1st) | 5.259% (1st) |
| 8 | April 30, 2024 | 4.095% (1st) | 4.656% (1st) |
| 9 | May 6, 2024 | 4.759% (1st) | 5.638% (1st) |
| 10 | May 7, 2024 | 4.752% (1st) | 5.973% (1st) |
| 11 | May 13, 2024 | 7.4% (3rd) | 6.1% (4th) |
| 12 | May 14, 2024 | 4.260% (1st) | 5.002% (1st) |
| 13 | May 20, 2024 | 4.568% (1st) | 5.214% (1st) |
| 14 | May 21, 2024 | 4.827% (1st) | 5.349% (1st) |
| 15 | May 27, 2024 | 5.297% (1st) | 6.197% (1st) |
| 16 | May 28, 2024 | 5.762% (1st) | 7.208% (1st) |
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