2020 South Korean television series
Run On Promotional poster
Hangul 런 온
Genre Created by JTBC Drama Headquarters Written by Park Shi-hyun Directed by Lee Jae-hoon Starring Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes16 Running time 70 minutes Production companies MAYS Entertainment Zium Content Network JTBC Release December 16, 2020 (2020-12-16 ) – February 4, 2021 (2021-02-04 )
Run On (Korean : 런 온 ; RR : Reon on ) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Im Si-wan , Shin Se-kyung , Choi Soo-young , and Kang Tae-oh .[ 1] It aired on JTBC from December 16, 2020, to February 4, 2021, and is available for streaming worldwide on Netflix .[ 2]
Run On tells the love story of Ki Seon-gyeom (Im Si-wan ), a former sprinter who is working to become a sports agent, and Oh Mi-joo (Shin Se-kyung ), a subtitle translator.
Innocent but caring, Seon-gyeom was a national Track and Field athlete who always got second place. Seon-gyeom's parents were both very busy and his only sibling was not a companion. As a result, he grew up largely without social interaction. Oh Mi-joo is his first real friend. Despite his lonely existence, he grew up in a privileged environment. He considers the world as friendly. Oh Mi-joo works as a film translator who loves movies and thinks that every movie has a deep message if you watch it thoroughly. She grew up an orphan. As a result, she had to work very hard in order to get where she is now. She considers the world exceptionally harsh. CEO of Dann Agency. She is a very busy woman and very passionate about what she's doing. Grew up in a family that lacks love, she doesn't know how to express her feelings in the right way so she is known to be rude, sarcastic, and very straight-forward for a while until she learns what it means to have friends and true love. She had to give up the love of soccer because of her family's tight rules. She also has a unique taste in arts, paintings especially. Cheerful and childlike, Yeong-hwa is the only person who could crack open Dan-ah's cold heart. He is a college art student who donates his paintings to a nearby cafe. He has his own way of channeling his feelings into his paintings. Ki Seon-gyeom's Family[ edit ] A very ambitious man who used his family in his games to raise his presidential candidate ratings. A very successful actress who is known as "The Queen of Cannes". Ryu Sun-young as Ki Eun-bi South Korea's number one golfer and Ki Seon-gyeom's older sister. She loves her brother dearly and always had his back whenever he had a fight with their father. Seo Dan-ah's Family[ edit ] Lee Hwang-eui as Seo Myung-pil, Dan-ah's father and chairman of the Seomyung Group. Lee Shin-ki as Seo Myung-min, Dan-ah's half-brother. He is younger than her but their father registered Dan-ah's birthday after he was born. Choi Jae-hyun as Seo Tae-woong, Dan-ah's youngest half-brother. He is in the fictional K-pop group AtoZ. It is implied he wasn't born in Korea and had to learn Korean. He is assaulted by Park Gyu-deok and Kim Gi-beom. Park Sung-joon as Kwon Young-il, Ki Seon-gyeom's senior. Park Sang-won as Park Gyu-deok, assaulted Kim Woo-sik. Na Ji-hoon as Kim Gi-beom, assaulted Kim Woo-sik. Seo Jin-won as head track and field coach Lee Bong-ryun as Park Mae-yi, Oh Mi-joo's roommate who acts like her older sister. Kim Dong-young as Go Ye-joon, Yeong-hwa's best friend, works at the cafe. Seo Eun-kyung as Dong Kyung, works at Dann Agency. Ye-chan and Ye-joon's mother. Yeon Je-wook as Jung Ji-hyun, Dan-ah's assistant at Dann Agency and Tae-woong's former tutor. Bae Yoo-ram as Han Seok-won, Mi-joo's ex-boyfriend. He is a film director. Seo Jeong-yeon as Coach Bang, Seon-gyeom's former track coach. Kim Si-eun as Go Ye-chan, Ye-joon's younger sister. She likes boxing and is tutored by Yeong-hwa.[ 7] Kim Ye-won as Choi Tae-ri Special appearances [ edit ] Production was halted several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 9] [ 10]
Original soundtrack [ edit ] Released on December 16, 2020 (2020-12-16 ) [ 11] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Run To You" Park Bo-jung Kim Sung-min (Chansline) Kim Si-won (Chansline) Hwang Chan-hee Lucy 3:19 2. "Run To You" (Inst.) Park Bo-jung Kim Sung-min (Chansline) Kim Si-won (Chansline) Hwang Chan-hee 3:19 Total length: 6:38
Released on December 23, 2020 (2020-12-23 ) [ 12] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Ride Or Die" Park Bo-jung Kim Sung-min (Chansline) Kim Si-won (Chansline) Hwang Chan-hee Kei (Lovelyz ), Joohoney (Monsta X )3:31 2. "Ride Or Die" (Inst.) Park Bo-jung Kim Sung-min (Chansline) Kim Si-won (Chansline) Hwang Chan-hee 3:31 Total length: 7:02
Released on December 24, 2020 (2020-12-24 ) [ 13] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Blue Bird" Solar (Mamamoo )3:31 2. "Blue Bird" (Inst.) 3:31 Total length: 7:02
Released on December 30, 2020 (2020-12-30 ) [ 14] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "My Light" Joo Yeon-ho (Chansline) Cho Young-woo (Chansline) Cho Yoo-jin (Chansline) Gadeul Joo Yeon-ho (Chansline) Cho Young-woo (Chansline) Cho Yoo-jin (Chansline) Hwang Chan-hee Baek Ji-young 3:44 2. "My Light" (Inst.) Joo Yeon-ho (Chansline) Cho Young-woo (Chansline) Cho Yoo-jin (Chansline) Hwang Chan-hee 3:44 Total length: 7:28
Released on December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31 ) [ 15] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "I Wish It Was You" (너였으면 좋겠어) Choi Min-ji (Chansline) Kim Sung-min (Chansline) Kim Si-won (Chansline) Hwang Chan-hee Seol Ho-seung (SURL) 3:29 2. "I Wish It Was You" (Inst.) Choi Min-ji (Chansline) Kim Sung-min (Chansline) Kim Si-won (Chansline) Hwang Chan-hee 3:29 Total length: 6:58
Released on January 6, 2021 (2021-01-06 ) [ 16] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Sorry" Kim Soo-eon Jang Joo-na Choi Young-ah Gadeul Kim Soo-eon Jang Joo-na Choi Young-ah Hwang Chan-hee 2F 3:38 2. "Sorry" (Inst.) Kim Soo-eon Jang Joo-na Choi Young-ah Hwang Chan-hee 3:38 Total length: 7:16
Released on January 7, 2021 (2021-01-07 ) [ 17] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Priority" (우선순위) Gadeul Sunwoo (The Boyz ) Park Kang-il CLEF CREW The Boyz[ a] 3:56 2. "Priority" (Inst.) 3:56 Total length: 7:52
^ Sung by New, Hyunjae and Sunwoo Released on January 14, 2021 (2021-01-14 ) [ 18] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Where Are You" (그대는 어디에) Kim Se-jin Kim Na-young 3:23 2. "Where Are You" (Inst.) Kim Se-jin 3:23 Total length: 6:46
Released on January 16, 2021 (2021-01-16 ) [ 19] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Starlight" SOLE Jeong Hyo-bean 3:06 2. "Starlight" (Inst.) 3:06 Total length: 6:12
Released on January 20, 2021 (2021-01-20 ) [ 20] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Falling" Cho Yoo-jin (Chansline) Choi Young-ah Jang Kwang-gook Gadeul Hwang Chan-hee Cho Yoo-jin (Chansline) Choi Young-ah Jang Kwang-gook Yuju (GFriend )3:46 2. "Falling" (Inst.) Hwang Chan-hee Cho Yoo-jin (Chansline) Choi Young-ah Jang Kwang-gook 3:46 Total length: 7:32
Released on January 21, 2021 (2021-01-21 ) [ 21] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Breeze" (살랑살랑) Son Go-eun (MonoTree) Son Go-eun (MonoTree) Cherry B 3:08 2. "Breeze" (Inst.) Son Go-eun (MonoTree) 3:08 Total length: 6:16
Released on January 27, 2021 (2021-01-27 ) [ 22] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "I And You" (나 그리고 너) Park Bo-jung Kim Sung-min (Chansline) Kim Si-won (Chansline) Hwang Chan-hee Im Si-wan 3:54 2. "I And You" (Inst.) Park Bo-jung Kim Sung-min (Chansline) Kim Si-won (Chansline) Hwang Chan-hee 3:54 Total length: 7:48
Run On : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Season Episode number Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 720 N/A N/A 868 792 731 725 795 675 718 705 801 N/A
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea Average TV viewership ratings Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[ 23] 1 December 16, 2020 2.145% (25th) 2 December 17, 2020 2.664% (19th) 3 December 23, 2020 2.806% (18th) 4 December 24, 2020 3.025% (15th) 5 December 30, 2020 2.794% (17th) 6 December 31, 2020 2.695% (20th) 7 January 6, 2021 2.753% (19th) 8 January 7, 2021 3.772% (13th) 9 January 13, 2021 3.109% (12th) 10 January 14, 2021 3.081% (13th) 11 January 20, 2021 3.143% (12th) 12 January 21, 2021 3.405% (12th) 13 January 27, 2021 2.716% (15th) 14 January 28, 2021 3.145% (15th) 15 February 3, 2021 3.102% (13th) 16 February 4, 2021 3.623% (7th) Average 2.999% In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS , SBS , MBC and EBS ).
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