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[[File:Lovely Runner.jpg|thumb|Lovely Runner]]
==Details==
*'''Title:''' 선재 업고 튀어 / Seonjae Eopgo Twieo
*'''Also known as:''' Runaway with Sun-jae on Piggyback / The Best of Tomorrow
*'''Genre:''' Fantasy, romance, comedy
*'''Episodes:''' 16
*'''Broadcast network:''' tvN / TVING
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2024-Apr-08 to 2024-May-28
*'''Air time:''' [[List of Dramas aired in Korea by tvN#MonTue2050|Monday & Tuesday 20:50]]
*'''Original soundtrack:''' [[Lovely Runner OST]]

==Synopsis==
What if you had the chance to save your favorite idol? Ryu Sun Jae ([[Byun Woo Suk]]) is a famous idol who saved a fan's life when she lost the will to live. Im Sol ([[Kim Hye Yoon]]), a fan who fell into dispair after his death, travels back in time to 2008 to save her favorite idol! Travelling back in time to the age of 19, Im Sol has one goal: to protect her favorite idol, Ryu Sun Jae!

==User/Viewer Ratings==
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==Cast==
[[File:Lovely Runner chart.jpg|thumb|150px|Correlation chart]]
;Main Cast
*[[Byun Woo Suk]] as Ryu Sun Jae
*[[Kim Hye Yoon]] as Im Sol
**[[Shin Yun Woo (2012)|Shin Yun Woo]] as young Im Sol
*[[Song Gun Hee]] as Kim Tae Sung
*[[Lee Seung Hyup]] as Baek In Hyuk
;People around Sol
*[[Jung Young Joo]] as Park Bok Soon (Sol's mother)
*[[Sung Byung Sook]] as Jung Mal Ja (Sol's grandmother)
*[[Song Ji Ho]] as Im Geum (Sol's elder brother)
**[[Kim Se Hun]] (김세헌) as young Im Geum
*[[Seo Hye Won]] as Lee Hyun Joo (Sol's friend)
*[[Shin Soo Ah]] (신수아) as Im Bo Ah (Sol's niece)
*[[Goo Tae Oh]] (구태오) as Im Jae Ah (Sol's nephew)
*[[Han Chang Hyun]] (한창현) as Jung Ryul
;People around Sun Jae
*[[Kim Won Hae]] as Ryu Geun Duk (Sun Jae's father)
*[[Ahn Sang Woo]] as CEO Kim
*[[Lee Il Joon]] as Park Dong Suk (Sun Jae's manager)
*[[Lee Chul Woo]] (이철우) as Kim Hyung Goo
*[[Kim Hyun Kyu]] (김현규) as Choi Hyun Goo
*[[Lee Woo Je]] as Kim Cho Rong
*[[Jung Kang Hee (1980)|Jung Kang Hee]] as Coach Ahn
*[[Han Sang Chul]] (한상철) as uncle (ep 3)
;People around Tae Sung
*[[Park Yoon Hee]] as Detective Kim (Tae Sung's father)
*[[Kim Hwi Kyu]] (김휘규) as Cha Yi Seul (Tae Sung's friend)
*[[Oh Se Young]] as Choi Ga Hyun (Tae Sung's ex-girlfriend)
;Bon Cinema
*[[Ko Tae Jin]] (고태진) as Choi Jung Hoon 
*[[Jeon Young]] (전영) as Lee Kyung Ja
;Eclipse Band
*[[Yang Hyuk]] as Jay (bassist)
*[[Moon Shi Ohn]] as Hyun Soo (drummer)
*[[Koo Kyo Min]] (구교민) as Dong Seop (pre-debut vocalist)
*[[Lee Tae Hoon]] (이태훈) as Jang Woo (pre-debut drummer)
;Jagam High School
*[[Lee Kun Chang]] (이건창) as swim team student
*[[Seo Young Sam]] (서영삼) as teacher
*[[Dok Ko Kwang]] (독고광) as student
*[[Kwon Dan Ah]] (권단아) as student
*[[Ko Seo Jung]] (고서정) as math teacher
*[[Kim Jae Man]] as dean of students
;Yeonseo University
*[[Kim Min Suk (1992)|Kim Min Suk]] as Jin Sang
*[[Choi Hyun Young]] (최현영) as Eun Ji
*[[Jung A Jung]] (정아정) as Da Hye
*[[Kim Ye Bon]] (김예본) as media communications student
;Other
*[[Heo Hyung Kyu]] (허형규) as Kim Young Soo (taxi driver)
;Special Guest Appearances
*[[Kwon Yoo Ri]] as herself (ep 1)
*[[Han Seung Yeon]] as herself (ep 1, 6)
*[[Lee Soo Ji]] as Celestial Grandma (ep 1)
*[[wikipedia:Park Tae-hwan|Park Tae Hwan]] as himself (ep 1)
*[[Yoon Jin Young]] (윤진영) as actor (ep 7)
*[[Song Young Jae]] as Bae In Hyuk's father (ep 12)
*[[Jo Ryun]] as Bae In Hyuk's mother (ep 12)
*[[Kim Min Ki (2002)|Kim Min Ki]] as Park Do Joon (ep 13)
;Extended Cast
*[[Moon Hye Rin]] (문혜린) as Choi Ga Hyun's friend
*[[Park Joo Yong]] (박주용) as detective
*[[Hwang Do Yun]] (황도윤) as Ryu Sun Jae's stalker
*[[Jun Young Woon]] (전영웅) as Kwon Yoo Ri's manager (ep 1)
*[[Jung Ki Sun]] (정기선) as security guard (ep 1)
*[[Im Dong Min]] (임동민) as security guard (ep 1)
*[[Jang Eun Seo]] (장은서) as concert staff (ep 1, 7)
*[[Chae Yoon Hee]] (채윤희) as Ms. Kwon (ep 2)
*[[Na Ho Won]] (나호원) as bus driver (ep 3)
*[[Kim Sang Il]] (김상일) as doctor (ep 3)
*[[Min Sang Chul]] (민상철) as doctor (ep 3)
*[[Song Chang Kyu]] (송창규) as spectator at swimming competition (ep 3)
*[[Lee Hyun (1975)|Lee Hyun]] (이현) as shaman (ep 4)
*[[Park Kyu Bum]] (박규범) as bus driver (ep 4)
*[[Lee Dong Kyu (1977)|Lee Dong Kyu]] (이동규) as reporter (ep 4)
*[[Kwon Hee Wook]] (권희욱) as jacket store owner (ep 5)
*[[Park Jung Hoo]] as police officer (ep 5-6)
*[[Kang Sung Hwa]] (강성화) as apartment security guard (ep 7-8)  
*[[Yook Mi Ra]] as restaurant worker (ep 8)
*[[Han Myung Chul]] (한명철) as apartment maintenance man (ep 8)
*[[Jung Dae Yong]] (정대용) as security guard (ep 8)
*[[Ki Hwan]] (기환) as detective (ep 9)
*[[Kim Dae Gook]] as Superstar K judge (ep 10)
*[[Kim Jin Seo]] (김진서) as Ryu Geun Duk's friend (ep 11)
*[[Goo Min Hyuk]] (구민혁) as director (ep 11)
*[[Uhm Tae Ok]] (엄태옥) as restaurant employee (ep 13) 
*[[Shin Seung Yong]] (신승용) as CEO (ep 13) 
*[[Bae Sung Il]] as detective (ep 14)
*[[Kim Young Mi (1984)|Kim Young Mi]] (김영미) as writer (ep 14)
*[[Lee Jae Eun (1966)|Lee Jae Eun]] as waitress (ep 14)

==Production Credits==
*'''Production Companies:''' CJ ENM, Bon Factory (본팩토리)
*'''Directors:''' [[Yoon Jong Ho]], [[Kim Tae Yup (director)|Kim Tae Yup]] (김태엽)
*'''Original writing:''' Kim Bbang (김빵)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Lee Shi Eun (writer)|Lee Shi Eun]]

==Episode Ratings==
*''See [[Lovely Runner/Episode Ratings]]''

==Notes==
*Based on web novel ''The Best of Tomorrow'' (내일의 으뜸) by Kim Bbang (김빵).

==Recognitions==
*'''2024 10th APAN Star Awards:'''
**Excellence Acting Award, Actress ([[Jung Young Joo]])
**Popularity Star Award, Actor ([[Byun Woo Suk]])
**Popularity Star Award, Actress ([[Kim Hye Yoon]])
**Best Original Soundtrack (Sudden Shower) ([[Lovely Runner OST]])
*'''2024 9th Asia Artist Awards:'''
**Best Couple Award (Kim Hye Yoon with Byun Woo Suk)
**Best OST Award (Sudden Shower) (Lovely Runner OST)
*'''2024 FUNdex Awards:'''
**Best Actor TV Drama ([[Byun Woo Suk]])
*'''2024 15th Korea Drama Awards:''' 
**Hot Star Award (Male) ([[Byun Woo Suk]])
**Scene-Stealer Award (Female) ([[Jung Young Joo]])

==External Links==
*[https://tvn.cjenm.com/ko/Lovely-Runner/ Official site]
*[https://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_Lovely_Runner.php HanCinema]
*[https://mydramalist.com/750099-time-walking-on-memory MyDramaList]
*[[wikipedia:Lovely Runner|English Wikipedia]]
*[[wikipedia:ko:선재 업고 튀어|Korean Wikipedia]]

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