Romance stories are always interesting to discuss with various genres, because we can see how the struggles of two people who love each other express their feelings. Interestingly, in some uncommon genres there are inserts of romance that can make the audience anxious.
Lovely Runner (2024) is one of the romance dramas wrapped in the time traveler genre and managed to attract the attention of the audience. In addition to Lovely Runner, there are several time traveler dramas with romantic love stories. Check out the recommendations, let’s go!
1. My Perfect Stranger
This drama tells the story of Yoon Hae Joon (Kim Dong Wook) who started his career as a news reporter at a local television station and now he has become the anchor for the latest program on weekends.
Not only that, he is also one of the youngest anchors at the television station. Hae Joon himself is a person who is quite calm and straightforward as the character of a journalist as well as a good person to the people around him.
Meanwhile, Baek Yoon Young (Jin Ki Joo) herself dreams of being a writer. To fulfill her needs, she works at a publishing company. Yoon Young is often stressed because of her work and sometimes she takes it out on her mother. One day, Baek Yoon Young faces something that changes her life.
Yoon Hae Joon and Baek Yoon Young both accidentally meet and get stuck in 1987. Yoon Hae Joon himself is trying to find the truth behind the serial killings of that time while Baek yoon Young is trying to keep her parents from getting married.
Although their goals seem to have nothing in common with each other, gradually Hae Joon and Yoon Young realize that their goals are related.
My Perfect Stranger is one of the dramas with an adorable and heartfelt romance. Not only discussing the love story of the main character, but the love stories of other actors are also able to make the audience moved. you can watch this drama on Viu.
2. Twinkling Watermelon
Eun Gyeol (Ryeo Un) is a high school student who has hearing-impaired parents, but he has a talent for music.
He is an honor student during the day and plays guitar in a band at night. One day, he visits a mysterious musical instrument store and travels to a strange place. There, Eun Gyeol meets Yi Chan (Choi Hyun Wook), Se Kyung (Seol In A) and Cheong A (Shin Eun Soo).
They formed a band called Watermelon Sugar. Meanwhile, Yi Chan likes Se Kyung, known as the Cello Goddess of Seowon Art High School and tries to win her heart. Cheong A has a hearing impairment and he is cold and aloof to others.
Carrying the concept of a son reuniting with his father in his youth, made this drama one of the most discussed during its airing. Her interesting love story and adventure of self-discovery are the main attraction. You can watch this drama on Viu.
3. A Time Called You
This drama tells the story of Han Joon Hee (Jeon Yeo Bin) who has a lover, Gu Yeon Joon (Ahn Hyo Seop), but he died a year ago. Han Joon Hee still can’t accept the fact that the person he loves has died and still misses him.
One day, she somehow goes back to 1998 and finds herself a high school student named Kwon Min Joo (Jeon Yeo Been).
At school, she met one of the students named Nam Shi Heon (Ahn Hyo Seop). She was very surprised because Nam Shi Heon was very similar to her dead lover, Gu Yeon Joon. Nam Shi Heon is a friendly person and has an attractive physique.
He is also much admired by female students. Meanwhile, Jung In Kyu (Kang Hoon) is Nam Shi Heon’s best friend who likes Kwon Min Joo.
Adapted from the famous series Someday Or One Day, A Time Called You managed to attract attention because of its interesting storyline and the unquestionable acting of the players. If you’re curious, you can watch it on Netflix.
4. See You In My 19th Life
This drama tells the life of a woman who has been reincarnated 19 times. In this 19th life, she has the name Ban Ji Eum (Shin Hye Sun).
When she is reborn, from the age of 8 to 12, she will remember her entire past life. After that, she will live with the memories of her old life.
This actually makes her dislike everything that is remembered in the past and when her life is about to end, she always hopes not to be born again or not remember her old life.
In her 18th life, she was born as a beautiful woman named Yoon Joo Won. When she was 12 years old, she met a little boy named Mun Seo Ha.
The two became closer but due to an accident, Joo Won died. In her 19th life, she took the name Ban Ji Eum and met Mun Seo Ha (Ahn Bo Hyun) again.
Ban Ji Eum always pays attention to Mun Seo Ha and openly says that she likes Seo Ha. Meanwhile, Seo Ha’s childhood was filled with people who loved her including Yoon Joo Won.
Joo Won himself was her first love. Since the accident, he has always refused to be in a relationship with anyone else until he knew Ban Ji Eum.
Unlike the others, Seo Ha shows her sincere love for Joo Won. Although several years have passed, Seo Ha still has her heart set on Joo Won and is not interested in other women. His interaction with Ban Ji Eum, who is the reincarnation of Jo Woon, makes this drama even more interesting.
Adapted from the webtoon of the same name, See You In My 19th Life managed to get attention because of the acting as well as the main character who was able to make the audience anxious. You can watch this drama on Netflix.
5. The Story Park’s of Marriage Contract
In the 19th century and on the eve of her wedding day, Park Yeon Woo’s (Lee Se Young) husband tells her that he has been suffering from heart disease for a long time and apologizes. He vomited blood and died. Park Yeon U is devastated by her current situation.
To make matters worse, Park Yeon U was kidnapped by a man and thrown into a well. When she opened her eyes, she saw her husband in front of her. To her even greater surprise, Yeon U was now in Seoul, South Korea.
The man who saved her from the pool is Kang Tae Ha (Bae In Hyuk). He is the successor of SH Seoul Corporation. Kang Tae Ha doesn’t mind opening up to others because of the heart disease and trauma he suffered in childhood.
Tae Ha is a logical person and is not interested in having a romantic relationship, but his sick grandfather tells him that he wants to see his marriage before he dies. Kang Tae Ha asks Park Yeon Woo, whom he saved, to perform a contract marriage.
Starting from an unexpected event, the sweet romance between Lee Se Young and Bae In Hyuk is able to make the audience feel anxious. Not only that, this drama was widely discussed during its airing. You can watch it on Viu.
Romance stories are always interesting to discuss in various genres, one of which is the time traveler genre. Which ones have you watched?
