Director: Kim Tae-yeob
A voice from the past reaches across time in Lovely Runner, the 2024 South Korean series that turned fan devotion into a rescue mission.
What is Lovely Runner about?
Im Sol has spent years grieving the sudden loss of Ryoo Seon-jae, the idol whose music carried her through hard times. When circumstances pull her back to the years before his death, she realizes she has been given an impossible opportunity: to reach him before the choices that led to his end are made. Moving between two timelines, the story follows Sol as she tries to change what she believes is fixed, forming an unlikely bond with a young Seon-jae who has no idea what she already knows about his future. Their growing closeness raises a harder question underneath the romance — whether altering one life inevitably reshapes every life connected to it, including her own. The series builds its tension less from spectacle than from the accumulating weight of small decisions.
Cast & crew
Byeon Woo-seok plays Ryoo Seon-jae opposite Kim Hye-yoon as Im Sol, with Song Geon-hee, Lee Seung-hyub, Jung Young-ju, Song Ji-ho, Seo Hye-won, and Kim Won-hae in supporting roles. Kim Tae-yeob directs.
Context & significance
Lovely Runner is based on a serialized web novel and became one of 2024's standout Korean dramas, helped by its blend of time-slip storytelling and idol-industry backdrop. The show's pairing of nostalgia with an emotionally grounded mystery earned it an 8.5 rating and a devoted following well beyond its home market.
Where & how to watch
Lovely Runner is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, presented through a Farsi interface designed for Persian-speaking audiences abroad. This page is free to read, and streaming the series only requires logging into a K-Time account.