Liked watching Lovely Runner? Here are few more K-drama recommendations

If you haven’t seen Beautiful Runner, these five dramas are highly recommended. These K-dramas are so good they’ll have you hooked in no time, whether it’s romance or time travel.

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Right now, Lovely Runner, starring Kim Hye Yoon and Byeon Woo Seok, is the talk of the K-drama community. The drama skillfully blends the time-slip genre with rom-com, crafting a distinct story that has captivated fans of K-drama.

Following Lovely Runner’s finale, people started looking for other K-dramas that delve into a related genre. In order to ensure that you don’t miss Lovely Runner, we have put together a short list of 5 K-dramas that you can watch next.

1. Marry My Husband

This drama, which stars Park Min Young, Na In Woo, Song Ha Yoon, and Lee Yi Kyung in the lead roles, explores a revenge-based plot with a time-travel element. A cancer patient named Kang Ji Won (Park Min Young) faces a horrific fate at the hands of her husband Lee Yi Kyung’s affair with her closest friend Song Ha Yoon once she finds out. She then strangely awakens ten years earlier. Equipped with a sense of vengeance, she devises the ideal scheme to exact revenge on her spouse and closest friend.

2. Twinkling Watermelon

One of the best dramas to come out in 2023, Twinkling Watermelon centers on Eun Gyeol (Ryeoun), a high school student who is a CODA (child of deaf adults) and has a deep love for music. In a surprising twist of circumstances, he finds an enticing record store and travels back in time to 1995. Shin Eun Soo, Choi Hyu Wook, and Seol In Ah play key parts in this drama.

3. A Time Called You

A woman named Han Jun Hee (Jeon Yeo Been) inexplicably travels back to 1998 as she struggles with the unexpected death of her boyfriend (Ahn Hyo Seop). However, this is also where her identity shifts, as she becomes Kwon Min Joo, a high school student. But when she meets fellow student Nam Si Heon (also portrayed by Ahn Hyo Seop), further intrigue awaits her. When Kang Hoon’s character, Jung In Kyu, the best friend of Nam Si Heon, develops feelings for Kwon Min Joo, things get more problematic.

4. True Beauty

Moon Ga Young’s drama delves into the challenging life of high school girl Lim Joo Kyung, who faces bullying from her peers due to her perceived physical attractiveness. She makes the decision to learn makeup and give herself a makeover after transferring to a new school. Using her beauty artistry, she quickly ascends to the position of “goddess” at the new school. In the meantime, Han Seo Joo (Hwang In Yeop), a “bad boy,” and Lee Su Ho (Cha Eun Woo), a model student, fall madly in love with her.

5. Go Back Couple

The plot of Go Back Couple, often referred to as Backtrack Couple, centers on the constant bickering of married couple Ma Jin Joo (Jang Na Ra) and Choi Ban Do (Son Ho Jun). Even though they were quite close before getting married, they now hate each other to the core of their being.They receive another chance at life together when they both travel back in time to their university years in their 20s.

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