Roh Jeong Eui, Lee Chae Min, Ji Hye won and Lee Won Jung for W Korea June 2024 promoting the kdrama Hierarchy.

Life didn’t have to be perfect for it to shine. It’s the little moments that make your life twinkle, and happiness is what you experience when those moments come together.

TWINKLING WATERMELON (2023)

@userdramas event 13: team spirit @asiandramanet event 03 ㅡ dynamics

Did you just call me 'ajumma?'

i found extremely important and necessary having yichan pointing out cheongah doesnt have to forgive her family (she doesnt owe them shit) and that him and grandma will always be on her side,, it is very endearing how yichan always tries to reassure her so that she doesnt forget she is not alone and has, in fact, a real found family ♡

are you sure? am i sure i'm a lustful evil?

It was great knowing you, Yi Chan. Good luck with your performance. And...I hope you win.

TWINKLING WATERMELON (2023)

Twinkling Watermelon (2023) || Ep 10

I love them, your honor.

TWINKLING WATERMELON (2023)

TWINKLING WATERMELON (2023) | Ep. 10 "If you push a wall, it becomes a bridge. If you fall somewhere, there will be a hidden treasure. That's what my grandma always says."

TWINKLING WATERMELON 반짝이는 워터멜론 (2023) → EPISODE: 07, EPISODE: 10 — Sir, you have a business trip coming up. Why don't you bring back a fax machine as a gift for your daughter? I saved you, and you're now telling me what to do? If you buy her a fax machine as a gift, she can use it to communicate with the world. It could also help you achieve the results you want more quickly. I suppose you haven't learned what it means to overstep boundaries. I just meant that it could maximize your gains, which is what you like. Why should I accept your request? I'm a businessman. I never take on deals that could result in losses. When I give 1 thing, I always gain at least 2 things. What could you offer if I were to accept your request? What could you give me? Her smile. What? I'll show you your daughter's smile. Not a fake one. A real smile. The kind you can only see when someone's truly happy.

“I want to do music. I like music. I like performing on stage. You're wrong about that. You're just lost. You're distracted momentarily because school work is hard. This isn't the real you. No. This is the real me. You might not like who I am. But the guy on stage tonight was the real me."

Twinkling Watermelon 반짝 이는 워터멜론 // Episode 2

After a glut of kdrama heroes who are all just too good to be true, it's refreshing to find out that teen Sun Jae is a legit dumbass. His grades are so low that even his superfan was like 'holy shit he's stupid'. All this boy knows is swimming, music, being a good son, and staying infatuated with the same girl for over a decade.

LOVELY RUNNER 선재 업고 튀어 — 2024, dir. Boo Sung Chul, Yoon Jong Ho, Kim Tae Yeong   

DRAMA REVIEW | Lovely Runner (2024)

Lovely Runner it's undoubtedly one of the best dramas of 2024.

It has all the elements that make a drama a mega hit: comedy, romance, time travel, well written characters (both leads and supporting ones) and an engaging plot line that never bores you. Starring Kim Hye Yoon and Byeon Woo Seok, adapted from the web novel The Best of Tomorrow by screenwriter Lee Shi Eun and directed by Yoon Jong Ho and Kim Tae Yub, the Lovely Runner team achieved a perfect execution in front and behind the camera.

I think the true star of this drama it's the writing and on this I can't commend Lee Si Eun enough. I had already seen her potential in dramas like True Beauty but here she really manages to shine through a well crafted, smart and cohesive story with no loose ends. I'm incredibly impressed by her talent.

The writing was perfectly complemented by the directors's outstanding work in leading a film crew that was on every detail of each part of the story, in each timeline, never missing a beat. Always delivering their A+++ game. But there was also great work done from the directors part in helping the actors get the comedic timing exactly right, the more emotional scenes to deliver and the team work among cast and crew to be flawless.

Lovely Runner might be a big hit now, but it's actually a sleeper hit. The lack of promotion this drama had was embarrassing and if it wasn't for the devoted fans, studio executives would have never realized they had a gem in their hands. So, it's not only a great drama with a super fandom that really fought for this story, it's also becoming yet another prime example in the list of films and tv that achieved all of it by themselves because artists delivered nothing short of excellence.

On this point I can't ignore the incredible performances given by the entire cast. Kim Hye Yoon and Byeon Woo Seok are definitely the standouts, they stole the show, this is their story and the actors chemistry it's electrifying. But the way supportive actors would show up in a scene and push the story forward in a coherent way and even make it better, it's wild to me. The chemistry this cast had it's a rare feat for an ensamble cast and how they managed to transition seamlessly through different phases of their characters's lives and relationships when events, in each timeline, were changing because of the things our leads did they still remain truthful. So, not only the leads are well developed in this drama but also every single character that shows up, no matter how small the role is.

The best example of this it's actor Heo Hyeong-Gyu who has been working for sixteen years, playing very minor characters, finally having a breakthrough in the industry because of his role in this drama. And while his presence was prominent and important to the story, he barely had lines. So his entire performance is mainly based on micro-expressions or physical stunts.

I also fully expect the actors like Song Geon-Hee, Lee Seung-Hyub, Song Ji-Ho or Seo Hye-won to receive a lot of what korean entertainment industry calls "love calls" aka commercials, dramas and films, among other things.

Experiencing watching Lovely Runner alongside the fandom, waiting every week for a new episode, it's a big part of what made this drama so good. Healthy and good loving fun people, clowning, poking fun at our faves and crying at heartbreak. It's been a long time since I have been able to engage in this way with other fans and I am thankful for them, the cast and crew for all these amazing weeks of fun.

Rating: 10/10

Kim Yoon-Hye for DAZED Korea June 2024 promoting the kdrama Goodbye Earth.

Wake up! New Byeon Woo Seok pictorial post Lovely Runner just dropped!

Byeon Woo Seok for VOGUE Korea promoting the drama Lovely Runner.