🇰🇷 Korean Lesson #9: [K-DRAMA] Lovely runner 🏃

[K-DRAMA] Lovely runner 🏃

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As I mentioned in the last newsletter, I’ve been taking the bus quite frequently. On one of my recent rides, I noticed something… THREE people around me were all watching the drama "Lovely Runner" in different ways!! 👀 One was watching the latest episode, another was enjoying the shorts on YouTube, and the third was browsing Instagram pictures from past episodes. Funny right? 😂

"Lovely Runner" is incredibly popular these days both in Korea and abroad. So, let's dive into it today! 🫶

"Lovely Runner," known as "선재 업고 튀어" in Korean, features two main characters: Sunjae and Im Sol. Amid her despair, top star Sunjae is Im Sol's only glimmer of hope. However, her world is shattered when she receives the devastating news of Sunjae's tragic death. Overwhelmed with grief, Sol wakes up crying, only to find herself transported 15 years into the past when Sunjae is still alive. 🤯

Determined to seize this second chance, Sol resolves to do everything in her power to save Sunjae. In this past timeline, Sunjae is a dedicated student focused solely on swimming. But there's an intriguing twist: How does Sol, who had never heard of Sunjae until the previous day, know his name? 🧐

🎬 Let’s break down the title of the drama “선재 업고 튀어”:

Putting it all together, the sentence "선재 업고 튀어" translates to "Carry Seon-jae on your back and run away!"

👉 기억 못 하는구나 = You can't remember, can you?
기억 (giyok): memory
못 하는구나 (mot haneunguna): can't do with the ending grammar expressing a realization

👉 미안해 선재야 = Translation: I'm sorry, Seonjae.
미안해 (mianhae): I'm sorry
선재야 (Seonjae-ya): Seonjae (person's name) with a casual/friendly suffix

👉 정말 미래에서 왔어? = Did you really come from the future?
정말 (jeongmal): really
미래 (mirae): the future
에서 (eseo): from
왔어 (wasseo): came

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