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Byeon Woo-seok's popular K-drama Lovely Runner aired its finale episode on May 28, 2024. The South Korean actor rose to fame for his portrayal of Ryu Sun-jae in the tvN drama. The famous K-drama Lovely Runner made waves in the Korean entertainment industry for its stellar cast, plot, and lead pair.
According to Koreaboo, the writer from Byeon Woo-seok previous drama, Baek Mi-Kyung, expressed a friendly banter and said that she is angry with him for becoming so popular in someone else's drama. Baek Mi-Kyung wrote the JTBC and Netflix drama Strong Girl Naam-soon in which Byeon Woo-seok played the main antagonist, Ryu Shi-oh.
However, Baek Mi-kyung explained that it was just a joke and congratulated the actor for finally getting his due recognition.
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“No more talk about Woo Seok because I’m angry. Why did he blow up big in someone else’s drama. Honestly, I congratulate him so much. Now that he has made it, he will go on to make a life of his own.” (as reported by Koreaboo)
Byeon Woo-seok's fame has increased after the success of his drama Lovely Runner
Byeon Woo-seok has lately secured many variety show roles as a result of his increasing fame and popularity following Lovely Runner. Before that, his role in Strong Girl Nam-soon caught viewers' attention and they praised him for portraying the cold yet charismatic chaebol villain.
Meanwhile, Lovely Runner was a drama adaptation of Kim Bbang's online novel The Best of Tomorrow, which centers on Im Sol (Kim Hye-yoon), a paralyzed woman who travels back in time to save her favorite singer, Sun-jae, following his tragic death.
The South Korean actor brings in over 1.1 million visitors per week to his Weverse community, as per the information released on May 27, 2024, by the fan communication app Weverse. In barely two hours after opening his Weverse account on May 8, 2024, the star had over 100,000 subscribers.
Furthermore, since over 100K new fans joined the fan community service platform and flooded Byeon Woo-seok's personal DM, it caused Weverse to crash. However, the platform was back to full functionality after a few hours. At the time of writing this, more than 540,000 fans follow him on his new Weverse profile.
How did Lovely Runner end?
Lovely Runner bids a loving farewell with its last curtain call, having earned its position as the K-drama's love for 2024. As Sol (Kim Hye-yoon) and Sun-jae overcame impassable challenges to achieve a happy ending, audiences cheered in the heartwarming climax.
In episode 16, the evil cab driver's evil plans were appropriately put to death by falling into the Han River. And amid the cherry blossoms, the cherished couple's new chapter began with Sun-jae's tender proposal.
In the middle of all the celebrations surrounding their nuptials, episode 16 also revealed that Sol's grandmother was the one who planned her travels using the magical watch. The episode wraps up with Sol marrying Sun-jae after successfully saving him from his destined death. Sol even changed her fate and averted losing her legs due to an accident. after which the drama showed that her grandma threw the magical watch into the river.
