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Lovely Runner
I will protect both you and me.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Byeon Woo-seok
Ryu Sun-jae
16 eps
Kim Hye-yoon
Im Sol
16 eps
Song Geon-hee
Kim Tae-sung
16 eps
Lee Seung-hyub
Baek In-hyuk
16 eps
Jeong Young-ju
Park Bok-soon
16 eps
Seong Byeong-suk
Jung Mal-ja
16 eps
Song Ji-ho
Im Geum
16 eps
Seo Hye-won
Lee Hyun-joo
16 eps
Kim Won-hae
Ryu Geun-deok
16 eps
Ahn Sang-woo
Kim Seok-hyun
16 eps
Lee Il-jun
Park Dong-seok
16 eps
Yang Hyuk
Jay
16 eps
Moon Yong-seok
Hyun-soo
16 eps
Park Yoon-hee
Kim Won-chul
16 eps
Jeon Yeong
Lee Kyung-ja
16 eps
Go Tae-jin
Choi Jung-hoon
16 eps
Heo Hyung-kyu
Kim Young-soo
16 eps
Kim Hwi-gyu
Cha I Seul [Tae Seong's friend]
16 eps
Kwon Yu-ri
Self
1 eps
Park Tae-hwan
Self
1 eps
Han Seung-yeon
Self
2 eps
Lee Su-ji
Cheonsin
1 eps
Lee Chul-woo
2 eps
Kim Min-ki
Kim Do Jun
1 eps
Cho Ryun
In Hyuk's mom
1 eps
Song Yeong-jae
In Hyuk's dad
1 eps
Ko Seo-jeong
Math Teacher
1 eps
Kim Seon-gyeong
[Seon Jae's fan]
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Lovely Runner actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Lovely Runner reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and World Building.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The story
What it's about
Right after Ryu Sun-jae, a top star, ends his life, Im Sol, his top fan, somehow ends up at a time when they were in high school and tries to protect him. A fantasy romance unfolds where people who missed each other in time finally meet.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 16 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202416 episodes
8.3IMDbIm Sol is devastated by the sudden and tragic death of her favorite star, Ryu Sun-jae, a former swimmer turned K-pop idol. But in the midst of her anguish, she magically time slips back to 2008 – when Sun-jae is still only 19 years old! Delighted that she has a chance to help him avert his unhappy future fate, Sol makes it her mission to change the future... and maybe find love along the way.
Best episode · S01E01 Live Another Day
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Live Another Day
Sol had gotten into an accident and had no will to live a life. However, a phone call from Sun-jae, the vocalist of the group Eclipse, gave her hope and comfort. Since that day, she has become Sun-jae's fan. Years have passed, and Sol goes to Sun-jae's concert. But a few hours later, Sun-jae is found dead. And then, Sol goes back to 2008, when Sun-jae was still alive.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E16
I Remember Everything
S01E15
Memories Don't Disappear
S01E14
The Wrong Script
S01E13
My Future Has Changed
S01E12
Go On a Trip
S01E11
Become a Couple
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Lee Si-eunWriter
Direction
- Kim Tae-yeoupDirector
- Yoon Jong-hoDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Rakuten VikiStreaming
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