A new “Oppa” was added to the long list of Avid K-Drama fans as Lovely Runner leading man, Byeon Woo Seok visits Manila for his “Summer Letter in Manila” Asian Tour last June 22, 2024. The fan meet was a sold out as Byeon interact and re-enact some scenes from his latest K-Drama. He also took group photo with the fans.
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Organized by Pulp PH, Byeon serenades his fans in New Frontier Theater in Cubao with the songs popularized in his K-Drama with actress Kim Hye-Yoon like “Sonagi”, the OST he sang himself as Ryu Sun Jae. Also, “I Think I Did” “Sudden Shower” and “Loveholic” to name a few. The crowds melt his heart as the Filo “Tongtongs” (his fans) showed a video of them singing the version of Im Sol’s “Shiro Shiro song.
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Wooseok, leads the K-Drama “Lovely Runner” that premieres in TVN last April 8 in South Korea as Ryu Seon-Jae. The 16 episodes webtoon based television series tells the story of a K-Idol who has been in the spotlight since his debut. His life seems perfect, but being in the entertainment industry has completely worn him out and one day a breaking news about him says that he has ended his own life.
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Lim Sol plays by Korean Actress Kim Hye Yoon, is a loyal fan of him. Her heart breaks when she found out that Ryu Seon-Jae took his own life. When she was little, she had an accident. Due to that, she gave up on her dream, but listening to Ryu Seon-Jae’s song on the radio gave her comfort and she became his fan since then.
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The twist in the story became interesting when Lim Sol’s time travel way back to 15 years ago. There, she faces Ryu Seon-Jae, who is a 19 year old high school student. She struggles to prevent his tragic future.
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Lovely Runner was based on the novel “Naeilui Euddeum” by Kim Bbang. The K-Drama earns a lot of good feedback from the viewers, same as its OST like Sudden Shower by Eclipse, Spring Snow by 10CM and Gift by Ha Sungwon. The show itself is a hit. According to Nielsen Korea, the May 21 broadcast of the show garnered an average nationwide viewership rating of 4.8 percent. This is a 0.2 percent increase from its previous episode’s rating of 4.6 percent, marking a new personal record for the show.
Lovely Runner complete episodes can be rewatched in Viu.