Lovely Runner

Lovely Runner TV Series Details:

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)