After 16 episodes and eight weeks of excitement, laughs, emotions, and love, “ Lovely Runner ” has come to an end. And as sad as it is to say goodbye to Im Sol ( Kim Hye Yoon ) and Ryu Sun Jae ( Byeon Woo Seok ), the ending couldn’t have been more satisfying to watch. This couple gave us some of the greatest romantic moments in K-dramaland, but their impact doesn’t end there.
They showed us what a true, selfless, generous, and resilient spirit can do for its loved ones and the lengths you can go to pursue your goals. It dove into the poetical concept of soulmates and fate: of those who are meant to be, who will encounter each other no matter what. This K-drama brought into the rom-com genre the intricacies of time, the complexity of grief and loss, the humor even among the saddest of times, and above all, the beauty of a life enlightened by love and hope.
For all of those reasons, to bid a proper farewell to this extraordinary story, here are the most captivating moments in its final episodes. Warning: spoilers from episodes 15-16 ahead! With the time resetting we saw in the previous episodes, it was complicated to understand how or when the love story would reignite, even more with a threat still lurking around our couple. However, this is Sun Jae we’re talking about.
He is the king of melodrama, the ultimate loverboy, and the one and only for Im Sol. If there’s something that makes Sun Jae highly distinct from any other male lead in any other K-drama, it’s his.