Byun Woo-seok is a cutie patootie in new teaser

12 March 31, 2024April 6, 2024

Byun Woo-seok is a cutie patootie in new teaser

by Jenzy

If the last couple teasers were all about Kim Hye-yoon (Snowdrop) and her time-slip antics, the latest batch of teasers for tvN’s Lovely Runner shift the spotlight to the object of her affection: the top-celebrity Byun Woo-seok (Strong Girl Nam-soon).

To mega-stan Im Sol (Kim Hye-yoon), idol-actor Ryu Sun-jae (Byun Woo-seok) is the one who gave her the strength to live after an accident left her wheelchair-bound and deeply depressed. So when he ends up meeting a tragic death and she’s suddenly sent back in time to when they were both teens, she’s determined to use this opportunity to repay Sun-jae by keeping him alive.

But once upon a time, before Sun-jae was thrust into the entertainment industry, he was just a normal high-schooler with a promising swimming career. In this past timeline, life is going great, so it’s a bit jarring for him when a tiny human suddenly appears out of nowhere, calling herself his fan, making wild claims about time-travelling through a magical watch, and going through dramatic lengths to protect him from (mostly nonexistent) dangers.

So despite Sol’s bubbly explanation of her super important mission, Sun-jae is not on the same page, especially when her attempts at “saving” him have him falling into a pool and becoming a human stepstool, “Why on earth would someone like you save me?”

Still, Sol’s charm offensive starts to break down Sun-jae’s walls, and we see some very cute scenes of them goofing off and feeling romantic sparks at their close proximity. And Sun-jae starts to drop unnecessarily swoony lines like, “I’d like for you to stop being my fan,” “I’m not going to follow your plans, so just trust me,” and of course, the killshot line, “I like you.” Where Sun-jae finds the audacity to be this suave, I have no clue.

But the teaser also gets dark when we see Sun-jae in the hospital and Sol left to grapple with the possibility of her plan failing. While we get clips of the both of them crying, it’s suggested through the voiceover that perhaps Sun-jae and Sol go back way further than just idol and fan, with Sun-jae saying, “If you’re doing this because of that reason… it’s okay.” WAIT WHAT REASON. WHAT HAPPENS TO SUN-JAE.

Written by Lee Shi-eun (True Beauty) and directed by Kim Tae-yub (When My Love Blooms) and Yoon Jong-ho, tvN’s Lovely Runner will premiere April 8 on tvN.

Via Osen, The Fact

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1 HopefulRomantic 🦋 Tigermoth 🦞

March 31, 2024 at 5:31 PM

I love the article title @jenzy! Agree 100% 👍

I'm looking forward to trying this one! Looks like it will have alllll the emotions.

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2 DancingEmma

March 31, 2024 at 7:53 PM

The second photo of them, even with a bleary KHY is gorgeous. I also like it so much that BWS’s hideous lipstick colour is hardly visible in that pic.

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3 Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️

March 31, 2024 at 8:12 PM

Thanks @jenzy for that cute title and more trailers. I am liking the mix of sunshine and showers and hope these are well balanced in the show as it covers very real issues for idols and the good and bad elements of their fandom.

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🌸 Seeker 🌸

March 31, 2024 at 10:32 PM

Queen of Tears and The Midnight Studio are just about emptying my tissue boxes (yes plural). Hope these cuties can give me a much needed break and the dark is not too dark. 😊

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4 🌸 Seeker 🌸

March 31, 2024 at 10:29 PM

Thank you for the teaser, the great commentary and the perfect title. Your hard work is very much appreciated. 😍
My go-to WMD is now going to be "charm offensive"!!

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5 Kurama

April 1, 2024 at 12:12 AM

I think there will be very sad moments too even if they focused on the cute ones. But I'm really excited to watch it!

It's funny because with this trailer, the ML looks more like a swimmer than a future singer 😅

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6 Clios Servant

April 1, 2024 at 4:15 AM

Huge props for a great head on this story! Cutie-patootie! Hahaha. Love it.

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7 9TailedVixen (formerly 9TailedFox)

April 1, 2024 at 4:33 AM

Byun Woo-Seok is like Jang Dong-Yoon in that he has charm is SPADES!

But will he prove to be as versatile an actor as Dong-Yoon Oppa? Hope so!

Anyway, looking forward to watching this drama if it's on any of the streaming services I subscribe to.

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8 Dylan [JooJoo couple, fighting!]

April 1, 2024 at 5:39 AM

Yeah, OK, fine, I'll give this a try XD

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9 Spock

April 1, 2024 at 7:47 AM

Is this not the drama using the Jonghyun birthday as airing date? The premise and the date together promise a very cruel usage of our grief for views and publicity. I hope they change the starting date as urgently as possible.