When is the Lovely Runner finale out? Release schedule explained
tvNLovely Runner has inevitably taken the K-drama world by storm, and its finale is fast approaching. So you know exactly when to tune in, here’s a breakdown of the final episode’s release schedule.
The K-drama has quickly become a favorite since its release in early April, with its blend of time travel plots and coming-of-age romance. While fans are hooked on the budding romance, there’s an element of mystery at play too.
The story centers on Im Sol, whose life is far from perfect — but she gets by thanks to her favorite K-pop group Eclipse, and her favorite idol Sun-jae. But when Sun-jae dies by suicide, she’s given a chance to go back in time to save him. Im Sol soon realizes they weren’t strangers and were fated to meet somehow. But will Im Sol change the future to save the person she loves?
Lovely Runner’s storyline has taken more than a few turns and trips back to the past before its finale. Im Sol must do what she can to evade fate and the finale will reveal if she and Sun-jae get their happily ever after.
When is the next episode of Lovely Runner out?
Lovely Runner Episode 16 will be released on May 28, 2024, and will be the final episode for the K-drama.
You can check out the full release schedule below:
- Episode 1 – Monday, April 8, 2024
- Episode 2 – Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- Episode 3 – Monday, April 15, 2024
- Episode 4 – Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Episode 5 – Monday, April 22, 2024
- Episode 6 – Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Episode 7 – Monday, April 29, 2024
- Episode 8 – Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Episode 9 – Monday, May 6, 2024
- Episode 10 – Tuesday, May 7, 2024
- Episode 11 – Monday, May 13, 2024
- Episode 12 – Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- Episode 13 – Monday, May 20, 2024
- Episode 14 – Tuesday, May 21, 2024
- Episode 15 – Monday, May 27, 2024
- Episode 16 – Tuesday, May 28, 2024
The K-drama has been released on a weekly two-episode schedule since its premiere. One episode is released every Monday and the second on Tuesday on the cable TV channel tvN in South Korea. It airs at 8:50pm KST, but what about global fans?
Viki gained the rights to stream the tvN K-drama alongside its cable TV schedule. But the release time is a bit different for the streaming platform, with the new episodes releasing well after 12pm EST.
How many episodes of Lovely Runner are there?
The K-drama has a total of 16 episodes.
Seasoned K-drama fans are well aware of the episode pattern. It’s more than customary for K-dramas to follow a 12-16 episode run, with Lovely Runner being no different.
The question is where will Lovely Runner end? Im Sol had tried again and again to change Sun-jae’s fate of dying, but it kept happening one way or another. By Episode 14, things get harder for Im Sol as she somehow can’t avoid Sun-jae despite making sure all their interactions from the past never happened.
It’s a twisted fate. The two are meant to be, but Im Sol is determined to keep him alive, even if it means they are apart.
In Episode 15, fate tries to intervene again. Im Sol has done everything possible to keep Sun-jae away from his tragic fate. But the K-drama got interesting when revealing that Sun-jae now also remembers what happened from previous timelines.
Let’s not forget Im Sol’s stalker and Sun-jae’s killer are still a key factor in the outcome of their story. Episode 15 has Tae-sung hot on his trail to stop him per Im Sol’s wishes. But will the killer still be successful?
Will there be a Lovely Runner Season 2?
It’s unlikely that Lovely Runner will get a Season 2.
The storyline is based on a 2020 novel by Kim Bbang titled Naeilui Euddeum. For now, there’s no indicator by the cast or tvN that Lovely Runner will get a continuing storyline after the finale. With two episodes left, there’s more than enough room for Im Sol and Sun-jae’s story to come to a close.
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