The director of Lovely Runner revealed himself: “Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon are really dating, but I didn’t know.”

The youth drama Lovely Runner has become a craze that is considered to have taken over Korea and ended happily with the highest rating among tvN’s dramas in the same time slot, along with a series of miracles about the outstanding popularity of the male lead Byeon Woo Seok (playing Seon Jae) and Kim Hye Yoon (playing Im Sol). It is worth mentioning that because of the overly affectionate and realistic performance on screen and behind the scenes, Woo Seok and Hye Yoon were rumored to be dating in real life.

It is worth mentioning that while Kim Hye Yoon clearly drew the line but also said: “I am very grateful to be loved by oppa”, “I don’t know what the future will be like, but we are currently good colleagues”, the male god Byeon Woo Seok was said to be “rowing the boat himself” with a series of shares such as “10 months like living on set and in the movie, I tried hard to love (Hye Yoon’s Sol) while filming”. And not to disappoint the public, according to Sports Chosun and Ilgan Sports on June 1, director Yoon Jong Ho made a statement that caused a stir on Korean social media: “Maybe Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon are really dating and I don’t know.”

Đạo diễn Cõng Anh Mà Chạy tự khui: Byeon Woo Seok và Kim Hye Yoon đang hẹn hò thật mà tôi không biết cũng nên - Ảnh 1.
Director Yoon Jong Ho (middle) made a statement that caused a stir in Korea during an interview with the former director and screenwriter of Lovely Runner.
Đạo diễn Cõng Anh Mà Chạy tự khui: Byeon Woo Seok và Kim Hye Yoon đang hẹn hò thật mà tôi không biết cũng nên - Ảnh 2.

The focus of this statement is the fact that Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon are dating in real life and their affectionate gazes

Specifically, director Yoon Jong Ho (the replacement main director), screenwriter Lee Si Eun and director Kim Tae Yeop (the original director) conducted interviews with a series of press agencies recently after the drama ended. When asked about the audience being so immersed in the drama that they wanted the two main actors to fall in love in real life, director Jong Ho made the statement from the perspective of someone who directly watched Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon at the closest distance during each filming set.

Đạo diễn Cõng Anh Mà Chạy tự khui: Byeon Woo Seok và Kim Hye Yoon đang hẹn hò thật mà tôi không biết cũng nên - Ảnh 3.

“I observed them a lot at close range. When two people are in love, their eyes look very different. So all directors want the actors to be in love even if they break up after the work ends. If they really date, their eyes often have a fluttering feeling. I remember mentioning this to the actors because I thought that (two actors actually dating in real life) could help the audience feel that kind of love, even be moved and excited,” director Yoon shared.Đạo diễn Cõng Anh Mà Chạy tự khui: Byeon Woo Seok và Kim Hye Yoon đang hẹn hò thật mà tôi không biết cũng nên - Ảnh 4.

Listening to the director’s sharing, the audience paid special attention to the candy-like eyes of actor Byeon Woo Seok in the scenes interacting with Kim Hye Yoon on screen

Yoon Jong Ho emphasized: “Sunjae’s (Byeon Woo Seok) eyes always looked moist as if they were filled with tears. When filming, I was also very happy. Sol (Hye Yoon) is already very good at acting, but anyway, both actors acted very well. I have to say that they have the most wonderful eyes I’ve ever seen in dramas. So maybe they act like they’re in love, or maybe they’re really dating and I don’t know. Either way, I tried my best to highlight that element (the actors’ loving eyes)”.

The detail of “loving eyes” became the focus of public attention after the sharing of the director of Lovely Runner was announced. Because before that, Byeon Woo Seok always showed passionate eyes when looking at Hye Yoon from behind the scenes of the movie to interviews with Elle magazine, going to the show Salon Drip 2…

Đạo diễn Cõng Anh Mà Chạy tự khui: "Byeon Woo Seok và Kim Hye Yoon đang hẹn hò thật mà tôi không biết cũng nên" - Ảnh 5.
Đạo diễn Cõng Anh Mà Chạy tự khui: "Byeon Woo Seok và Kim Hye Yoon đang hẹn hò thật mà tôi không biết cũng nên" - Ảnh 5.
Đạo diễn Cõng Anh Mà Chạy tự khui: "Byeon Woo Seok và Kim Hye Yoon đang hẹn hò thật mà tôi không biết cũng nên" - Ảnh 5.
Đạo diễn Cõng Anh Mà Chạy tự khui: "Byeon Woo Seok và Kim Hye Yoon đang hẹn hò thật mà tôi không biết cũng nên" - Ảnh 5.

From on screen to behind the scenes, on shows and even in photos taken by Byeon Woo Seok’s management company, this actor’s passionate eyes all contribute to “denouncing” his feelings for his co-star.

Đạo diễn Cõng Anh Mà Chạy tự khui: Byeon Woo Seok và Kim Hye Yoon đang hẹn hò thật mà tôi không biết cũng nên - Ảnh 6.

The trio in charge of the work that is causing a storm in Asia also gave “winged” compliments to the acting of both Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon

The information that director Yoon revealed really once again gave hope to the audience of the movie Lovely Runner in general and especially the main couple’s die-hard fans in particular. Because before that, Byeon Woo Seok answered very cleverly, which was said to be hinting at his feelings for his co-star Kim Hye Yoon in an interview with nearly 100 Korean press agencies.

In which, 1 share of this rising male god made the couple’s fandom restless: “I lived as Son Jae for 10 months of filming, with the thought ‘Sol in Seon Jae’s heart and Seon Jae in Sol’s heart’. I tried to love her (Sol of Hye Yoon) while filming. My heart fluttered every time I saw Hye Yoonie’s (an affectionate term) loving eyes looking at me and her sincerity in the emotional scenes. Specifically, before the bed scene in the last episode, Hye Yoonie told me ‘Shouldn’t we really love each other?’. For me, those words really had a strong impact during the filming process”.

Đạo diễn Cõng Anh Mà Chạy tự khui: "Byeon Woo Seok và Kim Hye Yoon đang hẹn hò thật mà tôi không biết cũng nên" - Ảnh 7.
Đạo diễn Cõng Anh Mà Chạy tự khui: "Byeon Woo Seok và Kim Hye Yoon đang hẹn hò thật mà tôi không biết cũng nên" - Ảnh 7.

Byeon Woo Seok’s sweeter than usual expression in the bed scene he mentioned above is currently causing a storm on Korean social networking sites. This is also the scene that made the actor feel the most embarrassed and even more embarrassed when filming the “kissing” scene.

Đạo diễn Cõng Anh Mà Chạy tự khui: Byeon Woo Seok và Kim Hye Yoon đang hẹn hò thật mà tôi không biết cũng nên - Ảnh 8.

Byeon Woo Seok continuously praised Kim Hye Yoon and answered ambiguously about his feelings for his co-star

According to Korean media, since its first broadcast on April 8, Lovely Runner has become a hot topic both domestically and internationally, even creating a phenomenon that has made experts in the film production industry and the entertainment industry rethink the fact that ratings do not completely reflect the success of a work. “The great influence the drama has created each week has created an unprecedented precedent, that is, the success of a work is no longer only evaluated or measured by viewership ratings,” Sports Chosun commented.

Đạo diễn Cõng Anh Mà Chạy tự khui: Byeon Woo Seok và Kim Hye Yoon đang hẹn hò thật mà tôi không biết cũng nên - Ảnh 9.

Đạo diễn Cõng Anh Mà Chạy tự khui: Byeon Woo Seok và Kim Hye Yoon đang hẹn hò thật mà tôi không biết cũng nên - Ảnh 10.

Audiences who love the film still can’t get over the Seon Jae effect and the love line of the main actors even though the work has ended.