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58-438: Season 2 broadcast every Sundays at 18:30 (KST) starting March 26, 2017, after Running Man . On October 26, Fantastic Duo production team announced that season 2 would be end after the last recording on November 7, whose the last regular episode was aired on December 10. A special episode titled "Fantastic Memory" was aired on December 17, 2017. In each episode, 3–4 Korean singers will compete each other in order to find and be

116-481: A 5-second countdown. Note: the section labeled in gold is the winner Kim Gun-mo team: Kim Bum-soo team: Note: the section labeled in gold is the winner Note: Only 9 of 18 finalists participated in the Final Concert whose King of Kings' Final MVP's participant received a car as prize. The voting time for King of Kings' Final MVP was effectuated after three main performances of each round,

174-507: A break and PD Lee Hwan-jin temporarily took over as main PD of the show. PD Jeong returned in May 2019 replacing PD Lee, leading the show till February 5, 2020, where he left the show and SBS. His role was taken over by PD Choi Bo-pil. On August 1, 2022, SBS announced that PD Choi Bo-pil would be leaving the show, with PD Choi Hyung-in taking over the role, making her the first female production director in

232-420: A guest for episode 13 and 14, and would later join in episode 18 as official member. However, she left show from episode 26 due to schedule conflicts with her group activities. She later returned as a guest in episode 292, 5 years since her last appearance. On October 25, 2016, Gary announced his departure from the show to focus on his music career after being with Running Man for 6 years, but later returned as

290-460: A guest, a week after his final recording. On April 3, 2017, it was confirmed through various media outlets that Running Man is adding actress Jeon So-min and comedian Yang Se-chan . On April 27, 2021, Lee Kwang-soo announced his departure to focus on his treatment and recovery from the car accident, becoming the third original cast member to leave the show. On October 23, 2023, Jeon So-min decided to leave Running Man six years after joining

348-636: A result of the physically challenging games in the show. Kim Gun-mo Kim Gun-mo ( Korean :  김건모 ; born January 13, 1968) is a South Korean singer-songwriter who is considered the country's most successful musical artist of the 1990s. His 1995 album, Wrongful Meeting , previously held the Guinness World Record for the best-selling album of all time in South Korea . Since his debut in 1992, Kim has released 13 full-length albums and has won numerous awards, including Album of

406-421: A second " Running Man Challenge" is held. The winner for this challenge will have their design to be the new shoes. In 2016, Running Man collaborated with NBA to make a 300th Anniversary special hats and shirts. The Soul Tree, the great source of our race. But for its ultimate power and by those whose minds were blinded by it, it also became the catastrophic cause that had brought never-ending wars between

464-452: A slow start, Running Man became increasingly popular in South Korea and throughout Asia. In its home country the show is watched by 2.1 million people on average. Due to the existence of fansubs , it is watched outside of Asia as well, being translated into English, Spanish and Arabic, among others. According to The Straits Times (an English language daily newspaper in Singapore),

522-484: A special project called the " Running Man Challenge" was made in collaboration with a footwear co-created platform, ROOY. Its main objective is for the fans to design a shoe that "would unify and coordinate between the cast members." 777 submissions were made, and in June 2015, a design made by a fan named Noh Seung-soo was selected to be the official design for the shoes. The shoes went on sale on February 22, 2016. Currently,

580-526: A winner is culturally easy to understand. He also named the good relationship between the regular members as one of the reasons for the show's success. Celebrity guests like Super Junior , Girls' Generation and f(x) play an important part in the success as well, although they sometimes induce criticism. For example, after the airing of the Big Bang episodes, some viewers complained that the band won too easily. Jo Hyo-jin, however, denied any special treatment of

638-460: Is available for streaming on Disney+ and Hulu . In September 2012, Gary made a surprising announcement on social media about his intention to leave the program. It is believed that his intention came from the recent criticism concerning the "Super 7 Concert" which his company, Leessang Company, was producing. Gary decided to take responsibility for its failure by resigning himself from any activities. Due to this, Running Man production staff and

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696-424: Is the longest running Korean variety show. Running Man was originally classified as an "urban action variety"; a genre of variety shows in an urban environment . The MCs and guests were to complete missions at a landmark to win the race. The show has since shifted to a more familiar reality - variety show concept focused on games . It has garnered attention as being the comeback program for Yoo Jae-suk ,

754-472: The "Fantastic Duo". In the season finale of Fantastic Duo 2, "The King of the Kings" special, the winner will be given a sedan/car as a reward. All 7 contestants were revealed, either those who auditioned for the singer, the other singer, or the fan favorites from Season 1, will face the 1:7 Match. The rules are similar to the 1:3 Random Competition. 3 out of 7 contestants will be chosen by the singers to move on to

812-416: The "Fantastic Duo". Through the singing application "everySing", 5–10 runners-up from ordinary people were selected and from there, 3 contestants were selected and will appear in the show. The contestants later compete with each other in "1:3 Random Competition" (details below), where the singers would choose one of the 3 contestants to be his/her "Fantastic Duo". Later a final performance will be conducted, and

870-465: The "Running Man, 2018" animated series was released in theaters. On December 19, 2020, an animated movie, originally serving as a six-episode preview of the new season, premiered on Cartoon Network in Southeast Asia as an English dub with the title "Running Man: The Ultimate Challenge". In March 2013, a comic book adaptation of the series was published. The series, titled Running Man: How do I Find

928-445: The 1:3 Random Competition. All 5 contestants will face the 1:5 Match. The rules are similar to the 1:3 Random Competition. 3 out of 5 contestants will be chosen by the singers to move on to the 1:3 Random Competition. In Season 2, the 1:3 Random Competition is slightly simplified, in which the singer would no longer needed to shut down the lights to choose his/her Fantastic Duo, but rather announcing his/her Fantastic Duo directly after

986-406: The 1:5 Match, where the singer will choose 3 out of 5 contestants. The contestants who doesn't get chosen from the singer will be eliminated. The remaining contestants will go into the standard 1:3 Random Competition where the last remaining contestant will be his/her Fantastic Duo. The singer with their chosen contestants will go to the final round, where the duo with the most votes out of 200 will be

1044-676: The Arts . He served in the South Korean Navy in the late 1980s. Kim debuted with Kim Gun Mo 1 in 1992, which was followed by his second album Excuse in 1993. His third album Mis-Encounter came out in 1995. In the following year, he released Exchange. As one of the most popular Korean entertainers, Kim holds the record for biggest selling album in Korea with his third studio album, which sold over 3.3 million copies. Kim's albums rank consistently high on Korean music charts; his 8th album, Hestory ,

1102-454: The Indonesian version of Running Man has not been produced. As of May 11, 2024, there have been aired 17 seasons within 4 versions of Running Man . Outrun by Running Man is the first official spin-off series of the long running programme, featuring original cast members Kim Jong-kook , Haha , Jee Seok-jin , Song Ji-hyo , and Yang Se-chan . The show premiered on November 12, 2021, and

1160-509: The Kidnapped Idol? , is written by Hong Yong-hoon and illustrated by Kim Moon-shik. The comic book, which is aimed for children, was released on March 25, 2013. On March 30 and 31, 2019, a play which was titled, "The Musical Running Man" was performed at Busan Citizen's Hall. Running Man had first sold the franchise to China which became Running Man China in 2014. They later sold the franchise to Vietnam and Indonesia in 2019. However,

1218-524: The Olympics. The staff run the games, often showing up on camera either by actively participating in the game or influencing the outcome of various missions. This includes the personal cameramen (VJs), production directors (PDs), floor directors (FDs), stylists, boom operators, etc. Chief producer, Nam Seung-yong, is responsible for the production of the program, with PD Jo Hyo-jin, Im Hyung-taek, and Kim Joo-hyung (also known as Myeok PD) mainly responsible for

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1276-730: The Year at the Golden Disc Awards for three consecutive years from 1994 to 1996. In 2011, he received a presidential commendation from the South Korean government for his contributions to popular culture. Kim was born on January 13, 1968, in Busan , South Korea. He was interested in music from a young age and started playing the piano when he was four years old. He attended elementary, middle, and high school in Seoul and graduated from Seoul Institute of

1334-499: The airport. In conjunction with the 9th year of show, the show held their first ever fan-meeting in South Korea. During the fan-meeting, they collaborate with the different singers. On September 22, 2019, the extended play titled Running Man Fan Meeting: Project Running 9 was released. In order to "relay the feeling of Running Man ", Running Man has made merchandises available on sale since 2015. The products ranging from stickers, socks, hats, shirts, and shoes. On May 26, 2015,

1392-451: The cast, guest, or both. The team with the most Running Balls was declared the winner and their supporters received a bonus from their boss. Current Rental Former The original cast members consists of Yoo Jae-suk , Gary , Haha , Jee Seok-jin , Kim Jong-kook , Lee Kwang-soo and Song Joong-ki . Song Ji-hyo was originally a guest for the second (episode 2–3) and third landmark (episode 4–5). She officially joined

1450-474: The celebrities. Jo explained that fans are also highly critical of the games, therefore it is not possible for the crew to reuse games without changing them. The regular members of Running Man have held several fan meetings throughout Asia. In October 2013, their Singapore fan meeting drew a crowd of 3,000. When the cast arrived for shooting in Vietnam and other countries, they were greeted by thousands of fans at

1508-564: The code which they believed was correct. The exact team was allowed to leave the landmark while the losing team was required to complete a punishment inside the landmark. At the end of each episode, the Running Man Balls collected throughout the night were placed into a lottery machine, and the color of the first ball ejected determined the winning team for the evening. The losing team was required to commute home using public transportation while undertaking an embarrassing punishment. As of

1566-443: The contestants light, the contestant with his/her light still comes up became the singers "Fantastic Duo" In several episodes, there would be a "First Impression Medley" section which allows the singers to see the contestants abilities and help them to choose his/her duo. In every episode, there would be a group of panelists that act as co-hosts, judges and commentators which could help the singer to choose his/her duo. In season 2,

1624-402: The directing and production of the recordings of the program since inception. Other PDs have joined the program to assist as the program shifts from a single landmark to multiple locations for recording, notably Hwang Seon-man, Jeong Cheol-min, and Lee Hwan-jin. FD Go Dong-wan assists in the recordings of the program and is known to be shown on camera many times, as well as delivering and assisting

1682-573: The duo which received the highest votes out of 300 audiences will be crowned as the winner. The songs will be officially released as a single, and will be given the copyright that is protected by the Korean Law, and the copyright will be maintained for the next 70 years. To ensure for the contestants to earn the royalty, the broadcasting company, SBS, will register the contestants to the Federation of Korean Music Performers, where they will automatically given

1740-584: The eighteenth episode, only those who had earned no Running Balls at all throughout the night were the ones to be punished. If there were many members with no Running Balls , they were automatically punished and no lottery was conducted. Additionally, if the members succeeded in the One Chance mission, they were all relieved of the punishment regardless of how many Running Balls each of them possessed. As of episode 38 and onwards, there were some episodes which included spy/spies. These spies could either be part of

1798-473: The entertainer had pulled out from the program. SBS released an apology to Kim, Song, and the other Running Man members the same day. On December 16, 2016, an emergency meeting was held, where consensus was reached to keep the original members and end the program in February 2017. However, on January 24, 2017, SBS announced that the show would continue airing past February. The decision came after Nam Seung-yong,

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1856-418: The last result was announced at the end of episode 36 without scores' publishing. This special episode was broadcast on December 17, 2017, included the director's cut and the highlights of both two seasons. Running Man (TV program) Running Man ( Korean :  런닝맨 ) is a South Korean variety show , formerly part of SBS ' Good Sunday lineup. It first aired on July 11, 2010. It

1914-524: The list of Business Insider ' s 20 TV Shows of 2016. Since April 2017, Running Man is airing as the first part of Good Sunday at 4:50 pm KST and competing against KBS2 's The Return of Superman and MBC 's King of Mask Singer . Running Man previously aired at 6:25 pm KST on Sundays, as the second part of Good Sunday , competing against KBS2's 2 Days & 1 Night . The show celebrated its 11th anniversary on July 11, 2021, with 563 episodes, surpassing MBC 's Infinite Challenge for

1972-406: The longest entertainment program in South Korea. As of episode 48, the members have taken part in a series of missions to become the winner(s) at the end of the race. Missions form the basis of Running Man as members try to avoid punishment in earlier episodes or to win prizes. Multiple missions are presented in each episode, with the highlight of Running Man being race missions . The format of

2030-476: The main MC of the program, after leaving Good Sunday ' s Family Outing in February 2010. The show has become popular in other parts of Asia, and has gained online popularity among Hallyu fans, having been fansubbed into various languages, such as English, Persian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, Malay, Indonesian, Burmese, Arabic, Russian, and Turkish. The show has made it to

2088-419: The members decided to postpone their filming schedule on September 24–25, 2012 to convince him to stay in the program. A week later, Gary officially apologized for the controversy he created and confirmed his decision to remain as a member of the program. In 2016, Gary again announced his departure from Running Man to focus on his music. However, in 2018 Gary went on Naver TV for an interview and honestly said

2146-633: The members in missions. Producer Kim Joo-hyung has left the show as of episode 182 as he was reassigned to Inkigayo . Each member has their own personal cameramen who follow them around exclusively during recordings. Notable cameramen include Ryu Kwon-ryeol (Yoo Jae-suk's primary VJ), Kim Yoo-seok (Jee Seok-jin's primary VJ), Choi Yoon-sang (former primary VJ for Lee Kwang-soo), Yoon Sung-yong (Haha's primary VJ), Sung Gyu (Song Ji-hyo's primary VJ), Jo Seong-Oh (Gary's primary VJ, now Yang Se-chan's primary VJ), Kim Ki-jin (Kim Jong-kook's primary VJ), and Ji Bong-jo (Jeon So-min's primary VJ). On November 19, 2014,

2204-413: The new Vice President of SBS Entertainment Headquarters, who was involved in conceiving Running Man , had further conversations with every member in regards to the show's future. After Nam apologized to Kim Jong-kook and Song Ji-hyo for all of the issues regarding the program, Kim became actively involved in convincing the other members to continue working on the program. On April 28, 2019, Running Man

2262-502: The popularity of the show is due to its unpredictability, the comedy involved, the celebrity guests and the chemistry between the regular cast members. Assistant professor Liew Kai Khiun at the Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) attributes the appeal of Running Man to the ability of using public space in a creative way: "Running Man is about taking audiences to the various corners of not only South Korea, but

2320-505: The preliminary round, 1:7 Match, where each singer have to choose 3 out of 7 contestants, regardless of which singer the contestants were auditioned for (For example, a contestant who auditioned for singer A can be chosen by singer B as his/her top 3). In cases that a contestant was chosen as the top 3 by both singers, the contestant will choose the singer themselves. The contestants who doesn't get chosen from both singers will be eliminated. The remaining contestants (for each singer) will go into

2378-400: The privilege of a singer. The winning duo will earn $ 10,000 (Ten thousand dollars) for every win, with a maximum of five wins. The 3 contestants will go up to the stage and will sing a singer's song. The contestants can only sing when their light comes up, with the light comes up randomly. The singer sing the song's first verse. After the performance ended, the singer will personally shut down

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2436-412: The program in the fourth landmark (episode 6) but was unable to attend until the fifth landmark (episode 7). In April 2011, Song Joong-ki recorded his last episode (episode 41) in May, and has left the program to focus on his acting career but returned on episode 66 as a guest after leaving for almost half a year, and later made cameo appearances in several episodes. After School 's Lizzy was initially

2494-408: The reason he wanted to leave the program was that he had nothing left to offer compared to other members or upcoming members (Kim, 2018). This caused Running Man to have a 6-member cast for a few months before casting two new members, Yang Se Chan and Jeon So Min. Gary returned on episode 336 as a surprise guest. On December 14, 2016, it was announced that Kim Jong-kook and Song Ji-hyo were leaving

2552-477: The region as well. In the rather fast-paced urban societies in Asia, the show helps to provide release from the daily tensions that such streets and buildings are associated with." Liew thinks that the cast members are not particularly good looking, thus have nothing to lose, even if they "wrestle with one another like children". According to producer Jo Hyo-jin, the show is popular because the concept of having to choose

2610-510: The return of producer Kim Joo-hyung to the show. That same month, it is confirmed that he will be the new main PD of the show. However, it didn't last long as PD Kim Joo-hyung announced that he is leaving the show shortly after. Subsequently, PD Lee Hwan-jin took over as the main PD of Running Man until March 2017. In April 2017, PD Jeong Cheol-min took over from PD Lee Hwan-Jin as the Running Man main PD. In July 2018, PD Jeong Cheol-min took

2668-441: The rules have been modified so now it features 2 (or 3) singers, each with their own panelists and sub-MC's in a team-styled match. Through the application "EverySing", 6 candidates will be chosen and from there, 3 contestants will appear in the show (for each singer). The last contestant (of the total of 7) is selected from those who already have appeared in the show whom the audience wants to see again. The 7 contestants will face

2726-435: The show (Lizzy, Song Joong-ki, Gary, Lee Kwang-soo, Jeon So-min), only the times they were a guest are counted. The guests were sorted according to their appearances and the number of episodes that appeared. The first episode of the show received mixed reviews. According to Asiae , the show concept was promising, but the crew could not use the location to full potential, and the pace was not fast and dynamic enough. Despite

2784-412: The show has veered away from the "race mission + others" to "one continuous race + missions". With a total of 5 numbers, after one was found, a game was played to determine which team would start first in the next race, and the losing team received a punishment while the other team was given a head start. After all the numbers had been found by either of the teams, they approached the main door and entered

2842-455: The show in order to focus on her acting career. On May 14, 2024, SBS announced that actor Kang Hoon will be added to the Running Man cast as the first rental member after his recent appearance as a guest on episode 701. On July 8, Kang Hoon recorded his last episode as a rental member before the Olympic season, with SBS announced that they will discuss about his future appearance schedule after

2900-471: The show's head director, Jo Hyo-jin, announced his departure from the show after working with the members for four years. On March 20, 2016, the show's main PD, Im Hyung-taek left the show (as of episode 291) as he became the producer of Hurry Up, Brother , resulting in new generation PDs to take over, notably PD Lee Hwan-jin, PD Jeong Cheol-min, and PD Park Yong-woo. FD Go Dong-wan also announced his leave via his Instagram . On July 3, 2016, SBS confirmed

2958-421: The show's history. Some guests were occasionally featured or invited to the show during its run. The following list is of guests who appeared the most often as of June 24, 2024. Many guests have taken part in Running Man . The following is a compilation of guests and the number of times they have been on the show. With regards to guest-turned-members (Song Ji-Hyo, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan) or former members of

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3016-602: The show. Song was to focus on her acting career, while Kim would continue individual activities. The announcement came with a revamp of the program for a second season airing in January 2017, in which Kang Ho-dong was in talks for joining. This would have been the first collaboration between Yoo Jae-suk and Kang Ho-dong since X-Man ended in 2007. However, it was revealed that Kim Jong-kook and Song Ji-hyo were not given any notice about their removal. The following day, Kang Ho-dong's company, SM Culture & Contents , announced that

3074-407: The standard 1:3 Random Competition, where in the end the last remaining contestant will be his/her Fantastic Duo. The singer with their chosen contestants will go to the final round, where the duo with the most votes out of 200 will be the "Fantastic Duo". Through the application "EverySing", 8 candidates will be chosen, and from there, 5 contestants will appear in the show. The contestants will enter

3132-538: The tribes. Tortured by the agonies of the wars, the leaders of the tribes finally came to a peace agreement that they would instead open a competition. Players, equipped with special watches and shields, compete against each other as winner's tribe would be awarded with Materion, the sacred fruit of the Soul Tree. These brave players, who throw themselves in this fierce fight, we call them the Running Man. On June 14, 2017, it

3190-448: The webtoon's storyline into a Running Man episode. In response, producers of the show issued an apology to both parties. During an episode aired on December 7, 2020, the show depicted China and Taiwan as separate countries when playing a board game, which caused outrage and call for boycotts in China. It was revealed than the cast had suffered various injuries such as herniated discs, as

3248-515: Was announced that Running Man will be adapted into a half-hour animated show. It features the original seven members, including former member Gary, in animal form. The show will have 24 episodes and EXO-CBX will provide the theme song for it. Additionally, the animated show will be the first to be broadcast in UHD in South Korea. On August 11, 2018, the animated show premiered on Cartoon Network in Southeast Asia as an English dub. On December 5, 2018,

3306-466: Was criticized for plagiarizing Naver webtoon Money Game . The aired episode showed cast members put into a studio and given money to spend as a group. The fans of Money Game pointed out the similarities between the episode concept and the webtoon's storyline. Money Game writer Bae Jin-soo and Naver Webtoon, the platform in which the webtoon is published, both stated that they never received prior notification or requests for consent to be able to adopt

3364-488: Was the best-selling album of 2003. His most famous songs include "Excuse", "Mis-Encounter", and "Jjangga". In 2004, he released his 9th album Kim Gun Mo 9 which is reminiscent of his first album. This album was his second restarting point in his music career. In the following year, he came up with Be Like... which was also a huge success in Korea. His most recent work was released in 2008, entitled, Soul Groove . Kim married pianist Jang Ji-yeon in 2019, whom he met through

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