Running Man (In Korean: 런닝맨) is a reality-variety show in South Korea. Running Man was for the first time aired on the SBS Channel, on July 11, 2010. The host and main cast is the famous South Korean artist, Yoo Jae-Suk. The program featured several games that were held in the pre-team, with 2 teams, 3 teams, and 4 teams. Sometimes someone cheats to win the game, however, the Production Team (PD) often states that the violations are illegal. Among these players, there are also VJ’s (Video Jockey), who always accompany players in the course of the game.
This program has become a TV show popular in several other Asian countries outside Korea and has also gained popularity among Hallyu fans. It has been translated into several other languages by the international audiences, such as English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Thai, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Malaysian, Indonesian, Burmese, Arabic, Russian, and also Turkish.
This program was successfully included in the list of 20 Most Popular TV Shows of the 2016 Business Insider version.
Since April 2017, Running Man is being aired as the first part of Good Sunday at 4:50 p.m. KST and has been competing with The Return of Superman program from KBS2 and King of Mask Singer from MBC. Running Man previously aired at 6:25 p.m. KST on Sunday, as the second part of Good Sunday, which aired after Flower Crew, and competed with 1 Night 2 Days from KBS2 and Secretly Greatly from MBC.
The Current Format
Since episode 48 was aired, both the members and the guest stars took part in the series of missions that should be carried out to be the winners at the end of the race. The format of the program shifts from the “race mission + other mission” format, to a long match that is very tight with missions during the race.
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Profile
Genre
Game Program
Variety Program
Comedy
Creators
Jo Hyo-jin
Kim Joo-hyung
Im Hyung-taek
Director
Jung Chul-Min
Cast Members
Yoo Jae-Suk
Haha
Ji Suk-Jin
Kim Jong-Kook
Lee Kwang-Soo
Song Ji-Hyo
Jeon So-Min
Yang Se-Chan
Former Cast Members
Gary
Lizzy
Song Joong-Ki
Country
South Korea
Language
Korean
Total of Episodes
420 Episodes (as of September 30, 2018)
Production
Producers
Jung Chul-min
Lee Hwan-jin
Kim Han-jin
Locations
South Korea, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Australia, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Japan, Mongolia, Russia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Switzerland
Camera Setup
Multi-camera setup
Production House
Urban Works Media
Distribution Company(s)
SBS
Running Time
80-90 Minutes per Episode
Release
Original Network
SBS
Audio Format
Stereo Dolby Digital
Picture Format
HDTV 1080i
Original Release
July 11, 2010 – Present
Korean Name
Hangul
런닝맨
Revised Romanization
Reonning maen
McCune–Reischauer
Rŏnning man
Cast Profile
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1. Yoo Jae-suk
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Name
Yoo Jae-suk / MC Yoo
Nickname
Yoo Hyuk
Yooruce Willis
Yu-mes Bond
Animal Name
Grasshopper
Born
August 14, 1972, Seoul, South Korea
Religion
Buddhism
Height
178 cm
Weight
65 kg
Blood Type
B
Joined RM
Episode 1 – Present
2. Song Ji-hyo
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Name
Song Ji-hyo
Real Name
Chun Sung-Im
Nickname
Monday Girlfriend (with Gary)
Ace Ji-Hyo
Song Ji-Yok
Mung Ji-Hyo
Miss Blank
Bad Ji-Hyo
Blank Ji
Gold Ji-Hyo
Miss Mong
Animal Name
Cat
Fox
Rattlesnake
(FYI. Fox and Rattlesnake is a name given by Le Kwang-Soo)
