Lovely Runner Review (2024): Is It Worth Watching?

Is Lovely Runner worth watching?

Yes — Lovely Runner is worth watching, holding a 86/100 Celluloid Editorial Rating and 95% Audience Snapshot on Celluloid. Its 85% Celluloid Score combines Celluloid editorial, Metascore (74), IMDb (8.6/10), and aggregated fan rating (94%), with audience sentiment shown separately.

Created by Kim Bbang, Lovely Runner ran 1 season, 16 episodes on Netflix in Korean, from South Korea. Lovely Runner has ended, so you can watch the complete story without waiting on a renewal.

What is Lovely Runner 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.

Celluloid verdict: The time-slip idol romance that made Byeon Woo-seok a global phenomenon — Kim Hye-yoon and Byeon’s chemistry turned Lovely Runner into a 2024 streaming event. The cast is led by Byeon Woo-seok, Kim Hye-yoon, Song Geon-hee, Lee Seung-hyub, Jeong Young-ju, among others.

How many seasons of Lovely Runner are there, and where do I start?

Lovely Runner has 1 season, 16 episodes, and there is no reason to start anywhere but the first episode. At 1 season, 16 episodes, it is a single-season commitment you can finish in a week. The series page breaks the 85% Celluloid Score into its four rating inputs plus the separate audience snapshot so you can see exactly where the rating inputs and audience snapshot differ before committing.

Where can I watch Lovely Runner?

Lovely Runner is carried by Netflix, though rights are licensed by territory and change often. Check the Netflix hub for everything else on the same service, and the series page for the regions where Celluloid has confirmed availability.

What should I watch after Lovely Runner?

If it lands, try My Mister (93%), When Life Gives You Tangerines (93%), Reply 1988 (92%) next — same shelf, comparable scores. You can also browse all drama series, everything from South Korea, or the year it premiered.