2024’s best K-drama just dropped on Netflix – but there’s a catch
K-drama fans, you’re in for a treat: one of the best shows of 2024 has just landed on Netflix… but you may not be able to watch it.
It’s been quite a year for K-drama:Queen of Tears became tvN’s most successful seriesever earlier this year, The Atypical Family andGoodbye Earthwere both superb, and Netflix filled its Squid Game void withThe 8 Show.
While you’re able to useNetflix’s secret code to find more K-dramasto watch, others can be a bit trickier, often airing on the likes of Viki and other Korean channels.
Fortunately, one acclaimed title has finally made its way onto the streaming service: Lovely Runner… but you may need a VPN.
Lovely Runner comes to Netflix – but not the US
All 16 episodes of Lovely Runner are streaming on Netflix now… if you’re in these 19 territories: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Myanmar, Laos, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
And you should, because Lovely Runner has been hailed as one of the best K-dramas ever made. “This is going to be my best drama of the year and I know that we’re only halfway through. It was just that good,” one Redditorwrote, with another predicting it’ll become a “classic.”
The series, based on Kim Bbang’s The Best of Tomorrow web novel, follows Im Sol (Kim Hye Yoon) after the death of Ryu Sun Jae (Byun Woo Seok), her favorite K-pop star.
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Somehow, she travels back in time to 2008. Not only does she have an opportunity to save his life, but the pair could fall in love too – but his fate may be unavoidable.
If you’ve already watched it, check out our breakdown ofLovely Runner’s ending,best time travel K-dramasto watch next, and otherTV shows streaming this month.
