One of the leading K-dramas, Lovely Runner, has garnered a high record in viewership ratings. Starring Byeon Woo-Seok and Kim Hye-Yoon as the protagonists, the viewers are more interested in the antagonist. The characters in the drama, Ryu Sun-Jae and Im Sol, are stalked and attacked by a person named Kim Young-Soo.
In every timeline, he comes right back at them. The audience is now frustrated and wants to know why this is happening to them. But do you know the actor who is playing this villainous character?
The storyline of Lovely Runner narrates the life story of Ryu Sun-Jae (Woo-Seok) and Im Sol (Hye-Yoon). Sun-Jae and Im Sol have some intertwined fates, such as when he faced a tragic death in 2023, Sol travels back in time to 2008 to save him. But in every timeline, they are attacked by a stalker.
Lovely Runner villain Heo Hyeong Goo’s K-drama list explored
South Korean actor Heo Hyeong-Goo starts as a taxi driver and becomes the most villainous character in the drama Lovely Runner. His psycho-killer expressions and his obsession with Im Sol (Kim Hye-Yoon) are too much to handle.
He plays Kim Young-Soo in the series. It seems very difficult to catch him and put him under the bars. However, he somehow finds them out in every timeline and attacks them. Heo Hyeong-Goo’s acting skills will give the audience the right amount of chills.
This is not the first time that the Lovely Runner’s killer, Kim Young-Soo (Hyeong-Goo), has played a crucial role. Heo Hyeong-Goo’s other notable works include My Happy Ending, Black Knight, Big Issue, Sweet Enemy, and more. He might have worked only as a supportive character, but the drama would probably look incomplete without his part—just like in Lovely Runner. The actor has also been a part of many acclaimed Korean movies.
Will Kim Young-Soo attack Im Sol and Sun-Jae and change their fates once again, or will the Lovely Runner killer be behind bars this time? Don’t forget to watch the time-slip rom-com drama this Monday and Tuesday at 8:50 p.m. KST on tvN.
