Popular “Lovely Runner” Character Did Not Even Exist In The Webcomic

He’s the best second male lead ever!
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TvN‘s Lovely Runner (also known as Run Away With Sun-Jae On Piggyback) concluded with its finale this week. This romantic-comedy time-slip show is by True Beauty screenwriter Lee Si Eun. Actors Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon star as Ryu Sun Jae (also romanized as Ryu Seon Jae) and Im Sol, respectively.

Ryu Seon-Jae (Byeon Woo-Seok) is a top star who has been in the spotlight since his debut. His life seems perfect, but being in the entertainment industry has completely worn him out. Meanwhile, Lim Sol (Kim Hye-Yoon) loves Ryu Seon-Jae as an adoring fan. When she was little, she had an accident. Due to that, she gave up on her dream, but listening to Ryu Seon-Jae’s song on the radio gave her comfort and she became his fan since then. One day, Lim Sol hears breaking news that Ryu Seon-Jae has ended his own life. She feels deep sadness over the tragic news. Miraculously, Lim Sol somehow travels back in time to 15 years in the past. There, she faces Ryu Seon-Jae, who is a 19 year old high school student. She struggles to prevent his tragic future.

— AsianWiki

Kim Hye Yoon (left) and Byeon Woo Seok (right)
Kim Hye Yoon (left) and Byeon Woo Seok (right)

Viewers knew Im Sol and Ryu Sun Jae were destined from the start…

Still, the K-Drama did feature a second male lead, Kim Tae Sung (Song Geon Hee), who Im Sol had a crush on in one timeline, dated in another timeline, and became close friends in another.

While Tae Sung and Im Sol weren’t endgame, he proved to be an exceptional and lovable character. By the end, he became a detective, saved Sun Jae, and attempted to catch the villain (who ended up falling to his death and drowning while running away from him). In many ways, Tae Sung was the savior of this story.

Yet, Tae Sung was not even part of the original story.

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Song Geon Hee as Tae Sung

Lovely Runner is actually adapted from the webcomic Tomorrow’s Best. As with many adaptations, some significant changes were made that set it apart from its source material. Netizens were initially skeptical about the changes.

However, Kim Tae Sung was a new addition who especially enhanced the K-Drama. Viewers were impressed that although he was created for the adaptation, he became such an important character. Many feel Tae Sung is the “best second lead ever.”

By the end of Lovely Runner, viewers realized many of the changes made from the webcomic to the K-Drama were for the better. Some even like the adaptation better, and Tae Sung is undoubtedly one of the factors for this.

In addition to Tae Sung, another supporting role is garnering attention. Read more below.

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