Lovely Runner (2024) - Recaps
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⭐ Lovely Runner (2024) — Full Overall Recap
Genre: Romance · Time Travel · Fantasy · HealingEpisodes: 16Based on: Web Novel “Tomorrow’s Best”Main Leads:
Kim Hye-yoon as Im Sol
Byeon Woo-seok as Ryu Sun-jae / Adult Sun-jae / Student Sun-jae
📌 STORY SUMMARY
Im Sol is a young woman who finds comfort in the music of idol Ryu Sun-jae, especially after a tragic accident leaves her unable to walk and depressed. Sun-jae’s songs keep her alive emotionally.
One day, news breaks that Sun-jae died mysteriously, suspected suicide.
Sol is heartbroken, cries endlessly, and suddenly wakes up back in the past — when she was a high school girl, YEARS before Sun-jae became famous.
She decides:
💛 “This time, I’ll save Sun-jae.”
Because she knows his future danger, she becomes determined to protect him — and unknowingly, Sun-jae has always loved her.
📌 MAIN PLOT POINTS
1. Sol Returns to High School (First Time Travel)
Sol meets young Sun-jae again.
She tries to stop him from swimming (which injured his shoulder in the original timeline).
She also tries to prevent all dangerous events in his life.
Sun-jae falls even more deeply in love because Sol is bright, kind, and chaotic.
But saving him is not easy — a dangerous stalker appears, changing timelines repeatedly.
2. Sun-jae’s Secret — He Always Loved Sol
We learn that:
Sun-jae liked Sol years before becoming an idol.
He joined the band ECLIPSE partly because she loved their music.
His “famous heartbreak songs” were all written for Sol.
This becomes one of the most emotional reveals in the drama.
3. The Stalker & The Butterfly Effect
A dangerous man becomes obsessed with Sol in different timelines.He is the person who:
threatens Sol
harms Sun-jae
changes their fate
Every time Sol changes the past, a new version of the stalker appears.
4. Second Time Travel
Sol ends up traveling again due to another tragic incident in the timeline.This time:
Sun-jae remembers her first visit
He actively tries to protect her
Their connection becomes even stronger
The drama shows them as adults, teens, and in different realities — always drawn to each other.
📌 RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Sol → saves Sun-jae
Sun-jae → protects Sol
Both → destined no matter the timeline
Their romance is slow-burn, emotional, and extremely pure:
Sun-jae loves silently
Sol slowly realizes his feelings
They share heartfelt moments (rain scene, beach scene, piggyback scenes)
Fate keeps pushing them together
📌 MAJOR TWISTS
1. Sun-jae never wanted to be an idol
He chose music because:
it was Sol’s dream
he wanted to impress her
he wanted to be close to her
2. The accident that ruined Sol’s life was caused by the stalker, not fate.
3. Sol’s time travel is linked to Sun-jae’s fate
Whenever he dies → she is pulled back to save him.
📌 ENDING EXPLAINED (EPISODE 16)
⭐ Happy Ending
After multiple timelines, the stalker is finally stopped for good.
Sol and Sun-jae end up in a safe timeline.
Sun-jae becomes a professional swimmer again.
They reunite as adults with all love intact.
They confess fully and officially become a couple.
Sun-jae still plays music, but without tragedy.
Sol regains a peaceful, hopeful life.
The final scene shows them walking together toward a happy future, completing the time-travel circle with love, healing, and destiny.
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⭐ Lovely Runner — Episode-Wise Recap
(Easy to read + full storyline)
📌 Episode 1 — Time Travel Begins
Adult Im Sol lives a sad life after an accident left her unable to walk.
Her only comfort is idol Ryu Sun-jae.
She learns Sun-jae dies (suspected suicide).
Heartbroken, Sol cries holding Sun-jae’s old pager.
Suddenly she wakes up in the past, as a high school student.
She meets teenage Sun-jae again — alive.
Sol realizes: “I must save him.”
📌 Episode 2 — Saving His Future Begins
Sol tries to prevent Sun-jae’s shoulder injury (which ruined his swimming career).
Sun-jae starts noticing Sol behaving strangely but cute.
Sol accidentally becomes closer to him through small incidents.
She stops the accident for now and gains confidence.
📌 Episode 3 — Sun-jae Falls for Sol
Sun-jae quietly develops a crush on Sol.
He helps her at school, watches her from afar.
Sol tries to avoid him to prevent future danger.
Fate keeps pulling them together.
Sun-jae’s injury still happens in another way — destiny shifts back.
📌 Episode 4 — First Big Crisis
The stalker first appears in the timeline.
Sol realizes Sun-jae may still die in other ways.
Sun-jae, despite pain, protects Sol whenever danger approaches.
Sol becomes emotional but determined to save him again.
📌 Episode 5 — Feelings Grow
Sun-jae tries to hide his love for Sol but fails.
Sol helps ECLIPSE (the band).
The line between friendship and romance gets soft.
Sun-jae begins writing songs… for Sol.
📌 Episode 6 — Tragedy Returns
Stalker danger increases.
Sol realizes her interfering with the past creates new threats.
Sun-jae gets hurt again because he protects Sol.
Sol is devastated — she feels she failed.
Another tragic moment pulls Sol back to the present, ending her first timeline.
📌 Episode 7 — Second Timeline
Sol wakes up as an adult again — but in a new future.
Sun-jae is alive but does not know her romantically.
However, Sun-jae feels mysteriously drawn to her.
Their destinies reconnect.
The stalker emerges again.
📌 Episode 8 — Reconnection
Sun-jae’s adult self starts developing feelings for Sol again.
Past memories feel familiar to him.
Sol tries to distance herself to protect him but fails.
Sun-jae confesses through actions, not words.
📌 Episode 9 — Sol in Danger
Stalker gets more violent.
Sun-jae risks his life repeatedly to protect Sol.
Sol realizes she needs to time-travel again to fix everything.
Another tragic fight with the stalker leads to another timeline break.
📌 Episode 10 — Third Rewrite
Sol returns to the past once more.
This time Sun-jae remembers fragments of her previous visits.
Their bond becomes deeper, stronger.
Sol gets braver; Sun-jae gets more protective.
The stalker becomes more dangerous.
📌 Episode 11 — Truth Reveals
We learn Sun-jae secretly loved Sol from the very beginning.
His whole music journey was inspired by her.
He joined ECLIPSE because it meant staying connected to her.
Sol realizes she is the centre of his life in every timeline.
📌 Episode 12 — The Confession Era
Sun-jae finally expresses his love more clearly.
Sol begins to accept her feelings too.
They share intimate, emotional moments.
Stalker plots a major attack.
📌 Episode 13 — The Stalker’s Final Plan
Stalker targets Sol directly.
Sun-jae tries to protect her again, risking everything.
A major confrontation happens.
Another tragedy occurs, forcing a crucial final timeline reset.
📌 Episode 14 — Final Timelines Align
Sol ends up in the “correct” timeline.
Sun-jae is safe, healthy, still a swimmer.
Stalker is fully stopped.
Sol and Sun-jae meet again as adults — with destiny intact.
Sun-jae still feels he knows her from before.
📌 Episode 15 — Love Returns
Sun-jae slowly remembers the emotions he had for Sol.
Their chemistry grows warm and natural.
Sol finally allows herself to love without fear.
Both admit they were always destined.
📌 Episode 16 — Happy Ending
Sun-jae and Sol confess properly and officially become a couple.
The past is healed; no tragedies left.
Sun-jae continues swimming; Sol lives happily with him.
ECLIPSE members have bright futures.
The drama ends with them walking together toward a safe, beautiful future —Love wins. Fate healed. Sun-jae saved.
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