# List of Running Man episodes (2021)

This is a list of episodes of the South Korean variety show Running Man in 2021. The show airs on SBS as part of their Good Sunday lineup.

## Episodes

List of episodes (536–585) :
| Ep. | Airdate (Filming date) | Title | Guest(s) | Landmark | Teams | Teams | Mission | Results |
| 536 | January 3, 2021 (December 21, 2020) | 2021 Tazza Association New Year's Party: The Return of the Veterans (2021 타짜협회 신년회－꾼들의 귀환) | No Guests | Yangpyeong Forest Pension (Danwol-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do) | No Teams | No Teams | Win with the most caramel to receive prizes and without being the Top 3 with the least caramel at the end of the race to avoid penalty | Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min and Yang Se-chan Wins Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min and Yang Se-chan each received an undisclosed amount of traditional market gift coupon. Ji Suk-jin was exempted from the penalty through a game of luck. Yoo Jae-suk and Lee Kwang-soo received water slap on their faces together as a penalty. |
| 537 | January 10, 2021 (December 21 & 28, 2020) | 2021 Tazza Association New Year's Party: The Return of the Veterans (2021 타짜협회 신년회－꾼들의 귀환) | No Guests | Yangpyeong Forest Pension (Danwol-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do) | No Teams | No Teams | Win with the most caramel to receive prizes and without being the Top 3 with the least caramel at the end of the race to avoid penalty | Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min and Yang Se-chan Wins Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min and Yang Se-chan each received an undisclosed amount of traditional market gift coupon. Ji Suk-jin was exempted from the penalty through a game of luck. Yoo Jae-suk and Lee Kwang-soo received water slap on their faces together as a penalty. |
| 537 | January 10, 2021 (December 21 & 28, 2020) | Planning Intention Race: The Rewriting Running Man (기획 의도 레이스－다시 쓰는 런닝맨) | No Guests | Danurigol Theme Park (Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do) | No Teams | No Teams | Win as many missions to increase the chance of winning on the final roulette | Yoo Jae-suk Wins Yoo Jae-suk received ₩400,000 worth of gift vouchers and earned the rights to change the production objective and cast comments on RM's official website. |
| 538 | January 17, 2021 (December 28, 2020) | Planning Intention Race: The Rewriting Running Man (기획 의도 레이스－다시 쓰는 런닝맨) | No Guests | Danurigol Theme Park (Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do) | No Teams | No Teams | Win as many missions to increase the chance of winning on the final roulette | Yoo Jae-suk Wins Yoo Jae-suk received ₩400,000 worth of gift vouchers and earned the rights to change the production objective and cast comments on RM's official website. |
| 539 | January 24, 2021 (January 11, 2021) | Activity Cost Shooter Race: Burning 18 Again (활동비 사수 레이스－불타는 18 어게인) | Defconn Kim Bo-sung | Hanul Youth Centre (Hwalcho-dong [ko], Hwaseong, Gyeonggi) | Student Guidance Department (Yoo Jae-suk, Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Bo-sung) Band Department (Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) Dance Department (Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Jeon So-min, Defconn) | Student Guidance Department (Yoo Jae-suk, Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Bo-sung) Band Department (Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) Dance Department (Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Jeon So-min, Defconn) | Team Mission Have the highest amount of team funds at the end of the race to receive a prize Individual Mission Without being the bottom 3 with the highest penalty points to avoid penalty | Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan, Defconn and Kim Bo-sung Wins Dance Department received ₩4,000,000 worth of gift vouchers. Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook and Lee Kwang-soo, who were the bottom 3 had to write a 400-word apology letter, which will be posted on RM's official Instagram account as a penalty. |
| 540 | January 31, 2021 (January 18, 2021) | Uneasy Sisters: My Little Old Brother (쉽지 않은 누나들－미운 우리 형제) | Cha Chung-hwa Kim Jae-hwa Shin Dong-mi | Woodpecker Youth Training Center (Gwangjeok-myeon [ko], Yangju, Gyeonggi-do) | Cha's Family (Cha Chang-hwa, Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Jeon So-min) Kim's Family (Kim Jae-hwa, Haha, Lee Kwang-soo) Shin's Family (Shin Dong-mi, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) | Cha's Family (Cha Chang-hwa, Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Jeon So-min) Kim's Family (Kim Jae-hwa, Haha, Lee Kwang-soo) Shin's Family (Shin Dong-mi, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) | Being the Top 3 with the most money to receive a prize and without having the least money at the end of the race to avoid penalty | Yoo Jae-suk, Lee Kwang-soo and Shin Dong-mi Wins Yoo Jae-suk, Lee Kwang-soo and Shin Dong-mi each received a strawberry gift set, which Yoo Jae-suk and Lee Kwang-soo gave theirs to Cha Chang-hwa and Kim Jae-hwa. Haha, Ji Suk-jin and Kim Jae-hwa, who were the bottom 3 had to cook meals for themselves after filming as a penalty. |
| 541 | February 7, 2021 (January 25, 2021) | 2021 New Year Trick Race: Take my Bad Luck (2021 신년 액땜 레이스－내 불운 가져가) | Ahn Eun-jin Bae Yoon-kyung Lee Sang-yi | SBS Tanhyeon-dong Production Center (Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do) | Need Communication Yoon-kyung Team (Bae Yoon-kyung, Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Yang Se-chan) Eun-jin Team (Ahn Eun-jin, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo) Penalty Men Team (Lee Sang-yi, Lee Kwang-soo, Jeon So-min) What About Apples Penalty Men Team (Lee Sang-yi, Yoo Jae-suk, Lee Kwang-soo, Jeon So-min) Yoon-kyung Team (Bae Yoon-kyung, Haha, Yang Se-chan) Eun-jin Team (Ahn Eun-jin, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo) | Final Mission Red Team (Yoo Jae-suk$^P$, Lee Kwang-soo$^P$, Jeon So-min$^P$, Ahn Eun-jin$^P$, Lee Sang-yi$^P$) Blue Team (Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Bae Yoon-kyung) | Collect as many mission funds to discard penalty tickets so as to reduce the chances of the ticket number getting chosen through lottery to avoid penalty | Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min and Bae Yoon-kyung Wins Yang Se-chan was exempted from the penalty through a game of luck. Haha, Ji Suk-jin and Lee Kwang-soo received water cannon penalty alongside penalty men Yoo Jae-suk, Ahn Eun-jin and Lee Sang-yi, who were grouped in the losing team. |
| 542 | February 14, 2021 (February 1, 2021) | 2021 Running Man Community Games with Penthouse (2021 런닝맨 동네 체전 with 펜트하우스) | Ha Do-kwon Park Eun-seok Yoon Jong-hoon | Yongin Dream Park Academy (Giheung-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do) | Yellow Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Yoon Jong-hoon) Blue Team (Haha, Jeon So-min, Ha Do-kwon, Park Eun-seok) Red Team (Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) | Yellow Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Yoon Jong-hoon) Blue Team (Haha, Jeon So-min, Ha Do-kwon, Park Eun-seok) Red Team (Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) | Being the Top 3 with the most trophy stamps to receive a prize and without being the bottom place to avoid penalty | Haha, Kim Jong-kook and Song Ji-hyo Wins Haha, who had the most trophy stamps received a Korean beef set, Kim Jong-kook received a rice cake set and Song Ji-hyo received a Korean pork set. Ji Suk-jin, who had the least trophy stamps, chooses Lee Kwang-soo to receive kite flying penalty together. |
| 543 | February 21, 2021 (February 8, 2021) | Running Investment Conference: Masters of Investment (런닝투자대회－투자의 귀재들) | No Guests | YBM Academy (Jeongnam-myeon [ko], Hwaseong, Gyeonggi) | No Teams | No Teams | Being the Top 2 with the most R money to receive a prize and without being the bottom place to avoid penalty | Yoo Jae-suk and Yang Se-chan Wins First-placed Yang Se-chan received a 40kg rice bag and second-placed Yoo Jae-suk received a 20kg rice bag. Ji Suk-jin, who had the least R money, had to carry Yoo Jae-suk and Yang Se-chan's rice bags to their van by himself as a penalty. Final Standings Rank Player 1 Yang Se-chan 2 Yoo Jae-suk 3 Song Ji-hyo 4 Kim Jong-kook 5 Jeon So-min 6 Haha 7 Lee Kwang-soo 8 Ji Suk-jin |
| 544 | February 28, 2021 (February 8 & 9, 2021) | Running Investment Conference: Masters of Investment (런닝투자대회－투자의 귀재들) | No Guests | YBM Academy (Jeongnam-myeon [ko], Hwaseong, Gyeonggi) | No Teams | No Teams | Being the Top 2 with the most R money to receive a prize and without being the bottom place to avoid penalty | Yoo Jae-suk and Yang Se-chan Wins First-placed Yang Se-chan received a 40kg rice bag and second-placed Yoo Jae-suk received a 20kg rice bag. Ji Suk-jin, who had the least R money, had to carry Yoo Jae-suk and Yang Se-chan's rice bags to their van by himself as a penalty. Final Standings Rank Player 1 Yang Se-chan 2 Yoo Jae-suk 3 Song Ji-hyo 4 Kim Jong-kook 5 Jeon So-min 6 Haha 7 Lee Kwang-soo 8 Ji Suk-jin |
| 544 | February 28, 2021 (February 8 & 9, 2021) | Suk-jin's Day: See The Gold Now (석진's Day－지금(金) 만나러 갑니다) | No Guests | Salimchae Korean House (Songchon-dong, Paju, Gyeonggi-do) | Mission Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan) | Suk-jin Team (Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo) | Being the first member to find the hidden gold and avoid penalty | Suk-jin Team Wins Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook and Lee Kwang-soo each received a golden R ring. Haha and Song Ji-hyo were chosen by Ji Suk-jin to record Ji Suk-jin's birthday celebration video after filming as a penalty, which will be posted on RM's official Instagram account and YouTube channel. |
| 545 | March 7, 2021 (February 9, 2021) | Room Inside The Village: Find The Gold Now (마을 속 집으로－지금(金) 찾으러 갑니다) | No Guests | Salimchae Korean House (Songchon-dong, Paju, Gyeonggi-do) | Mission Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan) | Suk-jin Team (Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo) | Being the first member to find the hidden gold and avoid penalty | Suk-jin Team Wins Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook and Lee Kwang-soo each received a golden R ring. Haha and Song Ji-hyo were chosen by Ji Suk-jin to record Ji Suk-jin's birthday celebration video after filming as a penalty, which will be posted on RM's official Instagram account and YouTube channel. |
| 546 | March 14, 2021 (February 22, 2021) | Running Dynasty Records: The Appearance of The Evil Spirit (런닝 왕조 실록－악령의 등장) | Jang Dong-yoon Keum Sae-rok Kim Dong-jun (ZE:A) Park Sung-hoon | YBM Academy (Jeongnam-myeon [ko], Hwaseong, Gyeonggi) | Human Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan, Kim Dong-jun, Park Sung-hoon) | Evil Spirits (Jang Dong-yoon, Keum Sae-rok) | Human Team's Mission Identify and apprehend both of the Evil Spirits through 3 rounds of trial and without having the least rice Evil Spirits' Mission Finish all of the hidden missions without being apprehend by the Human Team | Evil Spirits Wins Jang Dong-yoon and Keum Sae-rok each received a western fruit and macaron gift set. Lee Kwang-soo, who had the least rice among members in the losing team, received the flogging penalty by Yang Se-chan. |
| 547 | March 21, 2021 (February 23, 2021) | Yoo Daesang VS Kim Daesang: The Dignity of Daesang (유대상 VS 김대상－대상의 품격) | No guests | Sea Garden Pension (Naega-myeon [ko], Ganghwa-gun, Incheon) | Two-Body Hide-and-Seek Yoo Daesang Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Lee Kwang-soo) Kim Daesang Team (Kim Jong-kook, Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan) Do As I Say Yoo Daesang Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Jeon So-min) Kim Daesang Team (Kim Jong-kook, Ji Suk-jin, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) The Uncanny Quiz Yoo Daesang Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Lee Kwang-soo, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan) Kim Daesang Team (Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo) | Two-Body Hide-and-Seek Yoo Daesang Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Lee Kwang-soo) Kim Daesang Team (Kim Jong-kook, Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan) Do As I Say Yoo Daesang Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Jeon So-min) Kim Daesang Team (Kim Jong-kook, Ji Suk-jin, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) The Uncanny Quiz Yoo Daesang Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Lee Kwang-soo, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan) Kim Daesang Team (Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo) | Being the first place with the highest score to receive a prize and without being the bottom two with the lowest score at the end of the race to avoid penalty | Lee Kwang-soo Wins Lee Kwang-soo received a thumbs up trophy and was exempted from the penalty. Kim Jong-kook and Song Ji-hyo, who were the bottom two, chooses Jeon So-min to pick up 3 "R" flags around the mudflat together as a penalty. Final Standings Rank Player Pts 1 Lee Kwang-soo 28 2 Yang Se-chan 20 3 Ji Suk-jin 17 4 Yoo Jae-suk 15 Haha 6 Jeon So-min 4 7 Kim Jong-kook 3 Song Ji-hyo |
| 548 | March 28, 2021 (March 1, 2021) | Catch The Star of FA: Stars' Contract War (FA의 별을 잡아라－별들의 계약전쟁) | Jessi Wooyoung (2PM) | TBC | Artists (Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Jessi, Wooyoung) CEO-turned-Artist (Ji Suk-jin) | CEOs (Haha, Lee Kwang-soo, Jeon So-min) | Artists' Mission Being the Top 4 with the most funds to receive a prize and without being the bottom 3 with the least funds to avoid penalty CEOs' Mission Being the Top 2 with the most funds to receive a prize and without being the bottom with the least funds to avoid penalty | Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min and Yang Se-chan Wins Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min and Yang Se-chan each received a Jeju hallabong gift set. Ji Suk-jin, Jessi and Wooyoung, who were the bottom 3 artists each received a penalty of signing 100 autographs alongside Haha, who was the loser among other CEOs. |
| 549 | April 4, 2021 (March 22, 2021) | Being an Idol Project: Brave Idol's Day (아이들 되기 Project－용감한 아이들의 하루) | Eunji Minyoung Yujeong Yuna (Brave Girls) | SBS Open Hall (Deungchon-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul) | Turtle Team (Yujeong, Yoo Jae-suk, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo) Main Vocal Team (Minyoung, Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Jeon So-min) Big Eyes Short Hair Team (Eunji, Yuna, Ji Suk-jin, Yang Se-chan) | Turtle Team (Yujeong, Yoo Jae-suk, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo) Main Vocal Team (Minyoung, Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Jeon So-min) Big Eyes Short Hair Team (Eunji, Yuna, Ji Suk-jin, Yang Se-chan) | Being the Top 3 with the most trophy medals to receive a prize and without being the bottom 3 with the least trophy medals to avoid penalty | Minyoung, Yujeong and Yuna Wins Minyoung, Yujeong and Yuna each received an idol fatigue-eliminating gift set. Yoo Jae-suk, who had the same number of trophy medals as Haha and Kim Jong-kook, was exempted from the penalty through a game of rock paper scissors. Haha, Kim Jong-kook and Lee Kwang-soo received the shredded paper, water and ink water shower penalty respectively. |
| 550 | April 11, 2021 (March 15, 2021) | 10 Minutes VS 1 Hour: Sweet Savage's Off Work Road (10분 VS 1시간－달콤살벌한 퇴근길) | Choa Jo Se-ho | Dosan Park (Sinsa-dong, Gangnam, Seoul) | Gangnam Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo, Choa) | Mapo Team (Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan, Jo Se-ho) | Win as many missions to increase the chance of winning on the final roulette | Gangnam Team Wins Gangnam Team received rice cake sets. Mapo Team suffered the evening rush hour. |
| 551 | April 18, 2021 (March 29, 2021) | I Also Want to Find an Entertainment Partner (나도 예능 짝을 찾고 싶다) | Jung Hye-in Lee Cho-hee Seol In-ah | Adela Korean House (Gaegun-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do) | Crazy Speed Quiz Seol In-ah Team (Seol In-ah, Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Jeon So-min) Lee Cho-hee Team (Lee Cho-hee, Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) Jung Hye-in Team (Jung Hye-in, Ji Suk-jin, Lee Kwang-soo) | Roll Around in Rhythm No Teams | Match with the opposite gender to avoid penalty Additional mission: Have the highest number of votes to receive a gold bar | Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Lee Cho-hee and Seol In-ah Wins Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan and Seol In-ah, each of whom obtained two votes, received a gold bar respectively. Yoo Jae-suk was exempted from the penalty having obtained a voting abstention right. Ji Suk-jin, Lee Kwang-soo, Jeon So-min and Jung Hye-in, all of whom failed to find a match, each received a water slap and a face rub with black ink on their faces as a penalty. |
| 552 | April 25, 2021 (March 29, 2021) | I Also Want to Find an Entertainment Partner (나도 예능 짝을 찾고 싶다) | Jung Hye-in Lee Cho-hee Seol In-ah | Adela Korean House (Gaegun-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do) | Crazy Speed Quiz Seol In-ah Team (Seol In-ah, Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Jeon So-min) Lee Cho-hee Team (Lee Cho-hee, Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) Jung Hye-in Team (Jung Hye-in, Ji Suk-jin, Lee Kwang-soo) | Roll Around in Rhythm No Teams | Match with the opposite gender to avoid penalty Additional mission: Have the highest number of votes to receive a gold bar | Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Lee Cho-hee and Seol In-ah Wins Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan and Seol In-ah, each of whom obtained two votes, received a gold bar respectively. Yoo Jae-suk was exempted from the penalty having obtained a voting abstention right. Ji Suk-jin, Lee Kwang-soo, Jeon So-min and Jung Hye-in, all of whom failed to find a match, each received a water slap and a face rub with black ink on their faces as a penalty. |
| 552 | April 25, 2021 (March 29, 2021) | Time Machine Race: Semester '91 Is BACK! (타임머신 레이스－91학번 Is BACK!) | No guests | Old and Sides LP Bar (Sajik-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul) | No Teams | No Teams | Win as many presents to receive a prize and without being the bottom 2 to avoid penalty | Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo and Jeon So-min Wins Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo and Jeon So-min each received a vintage item. Song Ji-hyo and Yang Se-chan, who were the bottom 2 with the least presents, had to record an 1-minute Running Man advertisement after filming as a penalty, which will be posted on RM's official Instagram account and YouTube channel. |
| 553 | May 2, 2021 (April 19, 2021) | Time Machine Race: Semester '91 Is BACK! (타임머신 레이스－91학번 Is BACK!) | No guests | Old and Sides LP Bar (Sajik-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul) | No Teams | No Teams | Win as many presents to receive a prize and without being the bottom 2 to avoid penalty | Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo and Jeon So-min Wins Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo and Jeon So-min each received a vintage item. Song Ji-hyo and Yang Se-chan, who were the bottom 2 with the least presents, had to record an 1-minute Running Man advertisement after filming as a penalty, which will be posted on RM's official Instagram account and YouTube channel. |
| 554 | May 9, 2021 (April 5, 2021) | Card Payment Race: If You Go to The Radio Station (카드 결제 레이스－방송국에 가면) | No guests | SBS Broadcasting Center (Mok-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul) | No Teams | No Teams | Win as many missions to reduce the number of marbles on hand and without being the ones owning the final 5 marbles to finish during the marble race to avoid penalty | Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo and Yang Se-chan Wins Yang Se-chan had 0 marbles, hence was automatically exempt. Jeon So-min was exempted from the penalty for winning the consolation race. Haha, Ji Suk-jin and Lee Kwang-soo each had to wear a criminal wig and cangue while staying in the building concourse for 5 minutes during off-hours as a penalty. |
| 555 | May 16, 2021 (April 12, 2021) | The Clever Escape Race: Empty Head Land (똑똑한 탈출 레이스－깡깡랜드) | No guests | SBS Prism Tower (Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul) | Genius Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan) | Dunce Team (Haha, Ji Suk-jin) | Escape from the room within 6 hours | Genius Team Wins Genius Team received all the prize ₩ 3,000,000 and the medal. Dunce Team had to record Yang Se-chan's Empty Head Video after filming as a penalty. |
| 556 | May 23, 2021 (April 26, 2021) | We Will Find Spring (봄을 찾아드립니다) | Lee Yong-jin Sung Si-kyung | Luka 511 (Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam, Seoul) | Married Corporation (Lee Yong-jin, Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin) Single.com Corporation (Sung Si-kyung, Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo, Yang Se-chan) Clients (Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min) | Married Corporation (Lee Yong-jin, Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin) Single.com Corporation (Sung Si-kyung, Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo, Yang Se-chan) Clients (Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min) | Being in the Top 3 position in the winning company at the end of the race to receive 3 gold bars | Married Corporation Wins Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin and Lee Yong-jin, who were the Top 3 position in the company, each received a gold bar. |
| 557 | May 30, 2021 (May 3, 2021) | Off-hour Race: THE Pay Attention (퇴근 레이스－THE 눈치 챙겨) | No guests | Nodeulseom (Ichon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul) | Running Man Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan) Architect (Ha Dream) | Running Man Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan) Architect (Ha Dream) | Fake mission: Collect 'R' coins as fast as possible to leave the filming early | No Winners Ha Dream received Nintendo Switch physical games as a present. |
| 558 | June 6, 2021 (May 10, 2021) | Prepare Three Meals: Three Meals Jae-suk (세 끼를 차려라－재석 세 끼) | No guests | Korea House (Pil-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul) | No Teams | No Teams | Without being the three who were drawn with the punishment stick | Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min and Yang Se-chan Wins Kim Jong-kook, who was a supervisor at the end of the race, chooses Lee Kwang-soo to receive a 1++ Korean Beef set together, but both of them were also drawn with the punishment stick, so they received the washing three meals dishes penalty after the filming along with Ji Suk-jin, who was also drawn with the punishment stick. |
| 559 | June 13, 2021 (May 24, 2021) | Goodbye Our Inseparable Bro (굿바이 우리의 특별한 형제) | No guests | Old and Sides LP Bar (Sajik-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul) | No Teams | No Teams | Member's Mission: Help Lee Kwang-soo to reduce his 1,050 year-prison sentence while acquiring the most photos with him to receive prizes and avoid penalty. Kwang-soo's Mission: Help all the members to acquire the same amount of photos in order for them to receive gifts from him. | Everyone Wins Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min and Yang Se-chan each received a hoodie, a designer's clutch bag, a set of branded clothes, a soundbar, a bedding set, a bottle of sweet champagne and a picture frame, respectively. The production team gave a commemorative golden plaque to Lee Kwang-soo as a farewell present. |
| 560 | June 20, 2021 (May 31, 2021) | County Blood Day: The First Entertainment Enthusiast Jungmo (현피Day－제1회 오락 마니아 정모) | No guests | SBS Prism Tower (Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul) | No Teams | No Teams | Being the Top 2 with the most integral to receive a prize and without being the bottom 2 with the least integral to avoid penalty | Haha and Yang Se-chan Wins They received a tomahawk steak and melon gift set respectively. Song Ji-hyo was chosen through a game of luck to receive ink water gun shooting penalty by Ji Suk-jin. Final Standings Rank Player 1 Haha 2 Yang Se-chan 3 Yoo Jae-suk 4 Kim Jong-kook 5 Jeon So-min 6 Song Ji-hyo 7 Ji Suk-jin |
| 561 | June 27, 2021 (June 7, 2021) | Pleasant & Unpleasant: Bliss Men and Women Vacance (유쾌 & 불쾌－쾌걸남녀 바캉스) | Han Chae-young Heo Young-ji | Cafe SAN (Namhansanseong-myeon [ko], Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do) | No Teams | No Teams | Get chosen by the roulette wheel to receive a prize but without being the Top 2 with the most votes and become two unpleasant men after the final voting to avoid penalty. | Heo Young-ji Wins Heo Young-ji receives a ₩ 150,000 Vacation fee. Ji Suk-jin and Jeon So-min, who became the Unpleasant men after the voting went inside the natural valley and received the stream water penalty. |
| 562 | July 4, 2021 (June 21, 2021) | Talk Hell: The Day of Slaughter (토크지옥－노가리 까는 날) | No guests | Martian Dream Park Ballpark (Ujeong-eup [ko], Hwaseong, Gyeonggi) | Upper Rank (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook) Lower Rank (Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan) | Upper Rank (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook) Lower Rank (Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan) | Offset all 100 mintay fish by KST 3:00PM, otherwise one penalty man will be added every hour (base on 2 penalty men). | Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo and Jeon So-min Wins Haha and Yang Se-chan was chosen through a game of luck to hit and pick up 10 baseballs after the filming as a penalty. |
| 563 | July 11, 2021 (June 22, 2021) | Role Shooter Race: A Little Weird Family Photo (역할 사수 레이스－조금 기묘한 가족사진) | No guests | Around Studio (Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul) | Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Jeon So-min) Haha Team (Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) Suk-jin Team (Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook) | Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Jeon So-min) Haha Team (Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) Suk-jin Team (Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook) | Use the cost raised by the team to auction the role | No Winners The Casting Results Player Cast Yoo Jae-suk Middle School Female Student Haha Grandmother Ji Suk-jin Father Kim Jong-kook Mother Song Ji-hyo Dalmatian Jeon So-min Newborn Baby Yang Se-chan Green Onion |
| 564 | July 18, 2021 (July 5, 2021) | But The Price Is Postpaid: Get One's Wish (단, 대가는 후불－소원을 이뤄드립니다) | Chae Jong-hyeop Ha Do-kwon Nam Ji-hyun | SBS Tanhyeon-dong Production Center (Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do) | Song Ji-hyo Team (Song Ji-hyo, Haha, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan, Ha Do-kwon) Nam Ji-hyun Team (Nam Ji-hyun, Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Chae Jong-hyeop) | Song Ji-hyo Team (Song Ji-hyo, Haha, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan, Ha Do-kwon) Nam Ji-hyun Team (Nam Ji-hyun, Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Chae Jong-hyeop) | The two who were drawn by the wish box to make their wishes but without were drawn by the price box to avoid penalty | Jeon So-min and Chae Jong-hyeop Wins They made their wishes of the production team will tell herself the answers to the English and Chinese questions and Haha will help him purchase high-quality speaker respectively. Kim Jong-kook and Song Ji-hyo, who were drawn by the price box received the shredded paper and ink water shower penalty respectively. |
| 565 | August 8, 2021 (July 6, 2021) | Theft of Comedians Guild Fees (희극인 협회비 도난 사건) | Lee Yong-jin | SBS Open Hall (Deungchon-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul) | Senior Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Yang Se-chan, Lee Yong-jin) Junior Team (Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min) | Senior Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Yang Se-chan, Lee Yong-jin) Junior Team (Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min) | Both teams must pay ₩ 2,000,000 association fees before KST 4:00PM to avoid penalty | Both Teams Win |
| 566 | August 15, 2021 (July 19, 2021) | Choose The Fate From Your Own Hands: The First Filial Piety Shooting Operation (내 손으로 운명 선택－제1회 효도비 사수 작전) | No Guests | Bank Tree Pension (Sudong-myeon [ko], Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do) | No Team | No Team | Choose the final choice after the mission is finished to get the filial piety | Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook and Song Ji-hyo Wins They received ₩ 911.5 thousand, 95 thousand, 1.02 million and 780 thousand filial piety respectively. Jeon So-min, who was the bottom in filial piety chose Haha and Yang Se-chan and fell to the abyss of ₩ 0 filial piety together after she failed her challenge. |
| 567 | August 22, 2021 (August 9, 2021) | Team Choosing Race: Young-ji VS Young-ji (팀 선택 레이스－영지 VS 영지) | Heo Young-ji Lee Young-ji | TBC | Heo Young-ji Team (Heo Young-ji, Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan) Lee Young-ji Team (Lee Young-ji, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo) | Heo Young-ji Team (Heo Young-ji, Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan) Lee Young-ji Team (Lee Young-ji, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo) | Being the Top 3 with the highest marks to receive a prize and without being the bottom 2 with the lowest marks to avoid penalty | Kim Jong-kook, Heo Young-ji and Lee Young-ji Wins They each received korean beef and ganoderma lucidum sets. Song Ji-hyo and Jeon So-min were chosen to wear down jackets to receive hot foot bath penalty. |
| 568 | August 29, 2021 (August 16, 2021) | Find The Best Price Doll: Strict Doll Appraiser (최고가 인형을 찾아라－매서운 인형 감별사) | No Guests | Hongwon Training Institute (Jori-eup, Paju, Gyeonggi-do) | Human Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan) | Ghost (Song Ji-hyo) | Ghost's Mission Let Human Team cannot find the Ghost's cursed doll Human Team's Mission Identify, find and destroy the Ghost's cursed doll | Human Team Wins Song Ji-hyo had to make handmade dolls after the filming as a penalty. |
| 569 | September 5, 2021 (August 23, 2021) | Couple Race: Yoo Raise Man Up! (커플 레이스－유 레이즈 맨 업!) | Hani (EXID) Park Ki-woong Yoon Shi-yoon | Villa De GD Suseo (Segok-dong, Gangnam, Seoul) | First Mission Doctor Yoo Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Yang Se-chan) Song Ji-hyo Team (Song Ji-hyo, Kim Jong-kook) Jeon So-min Team (Jeon So-min, Park Ki-woong) Ahn Hee-yeon Team (Hani, Yoon Shi-yoon) Second Mission Doctor Yoo Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Yong Shi-yoon, Yang Se-chan) Song Ji-hyo Team (Song Ji-hyo, Kim Jong-kook) Jeon So-min Team (Jeon So-min, Ji Suk-jin) Ahn Hee-yeon Team (Hani, Park Ki-woong) | Third Mission Doctor Yoo Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Park Ki-woong) Song Ji-hyo Team (Song Ji-hyo, Yoon Shi-yoon) Jeon So-min Team (Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan) Ahn Hee-yeon Team (Hani, Ji Suk-jin) Final Mission Doctor Yoo Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Park Ki-woong) Song Ji-hyo Team (Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) Jeon So-min Team (Jeon So-min, Yoon Shi-yoon) Ahn Hee-yeon Team (Hani, Kim Jong-kook) | Being the Top 2 highest score to avoid being picked by the Bottom 2 lowest score for join a penalty with them | Yoo Jae-suk and Song Ji-hyo Wins Yang Se-chan and Yoon Shi-yoon chose Kim Jong-kook to receive squat 100 times penalty together after the filming. |
| 570 | September 12, 2021 (August 30, 2021) | Catch The Mafia: The Messy Running Man (마피아를 잡아라－혼돈의 런닝맨) | No Guests | Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas Hotel [ko] (Samseong-dong, Gangnam, Seoul) | Catch the Mafia 1 & 2 Civilian Team (Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) Mafia Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Jeon So-min) Catch the Mafia 3 Civilian Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan) Mafia Team (Haha, Ji Suk-jin) | Catch the Mafia 4 Civilian Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) Mafia Team (Kim Jong-kook, Jeon So-min) | Being the Top 2 with the most money to receive a prize and avoid being the Bottom 2 at the end of the race for a penalty | Kim Jong-kook and Yang Se-chan Wins Kim Jong-kook and Yang Se-chan each received the highest grade chocolate gift set. Haha and Ji Suk-jin, who were the Bottom 2 had to buy the highest-grade chocolate gifts for Kim Jong-kook and Yang Se-chan as a penalty. |
| 571 | September 19, 2021 (September 6, 2021) | Coliseum Revival Project: Curator Kook and Country Representative (체육관 부흥 프로젝트－꾹관장과 국가대표) | Lee Mi-joo (Lovelyz) Lee Sang-joon [ko] Lee Young-ji | TBC | Guess the Rank Glasses Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Lee Mi-joo, Lee Sang-joon) No Glasees Team (Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan, Lee Young-ji) Trainer (Kim Jong-kook) Captain (Yang Se-chan) T.S.S Championship Mi-joo Team (Lee Mi-joo, Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) Young-ji Team (Lee Young-ji, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Jeon So-min, Lee Sang-joon) Trainer (Kim Jong-kook) Captain (Yoo Jae-suk) | Badminton Pool Young-ji Team (Lee Young-ji, Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo) Mi-joo Team (Lee Mi-joo, Kim Jong-kook, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan, Lee Sang-joon) Trainer (Kim Jong-kook) Captain (Yoo Jae-suk) | Being the first place with the most money at the end of the race to be a second new trainer on the next episode. | Yoo Jae-suk Wins Yoo Jae-suk will be a second trainer on the next episode. |
| 572 | September 26, 2021 (September 13, 2021) | Women's Volleyball Team: Sparkling Transfer Contract (여자 배구 선수팀－불꽃 튀는 환승 계약) | Ahn Hye-jin Kim Hee-jin Kim Yeon-koung Lee So-young Oh Ji-young Park Eun-jin Yeum Hye-seon (South Korea women's national volleyball team) | SBS Tanhyeon-dong Production Center (Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do) | Grasshopper Gym Trainer (Yoo Jae-suk) Athletes (Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan, Ahn Hye-jin, Kim Yeon-koung, Park Eun-jin, Yeum Hye-seon) | Tiger Gym Trainer (Kim Jong-kook) Athletes (Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Kim Hee-jin, Lee So-young, Oh Ji-young) | Trainer's Mission Being the most money at the end of the race to receive prizes and avoid penalty Athletes' Mission Being the Top 3 with the most money to receive prizes and avoid being a candidate for penalty with the Bottom 2 which can choosing 2 more people | Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Hee-jin, Lee So-young and Yeum Hye-seon Wins Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Hee-jin, Lee So-young and Yeum Hye-seon received the highest grade korean beef set. Haha and Yang Se-chan, who were the Bottom 2 chooses Kim Yeon-koung and Oh Ji-young to play a game of luck with Kim Jong-kook, who was the loser trainer. Through a game of luck, Kim Jong-kook, Kim Yeon-koung and Oh Ji-young received the different color whipped cream penalty. |
| 573 | October 3, 2021 (September 13, 2021) | Sparkling Transfer Contract II: Negotiations of The Big Guys (불꽃 튀는 환승 계약II：꺽다리들의 협상) | Ahn Hye-jin Kim Hee-jin Kim Yeon-koung Lee So-young Oh Ji-young Park Eun-jin Yeum Hye-seon (South Korea women's national volleyball team) | SBS Tanhyeon-dong Production Center (Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do) | Grasshopper Gym Trainer (Yoo Jae-suk) Athletes (Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan, Ahn Hye-jin, Kim Yeon-koung, Park Eun-jin, Yeum Hye-seon) | Tiger Gym Trainer (Kim Jong-kook) Athletes (Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Kim Hee-jin, Lee So-young, Oh Ji-young) | Trainer's Mission Being the most money at the end of the race to receive prizes and avoid penalty Athletes' Mission Being the Top 3 with the most money to receive prizes and avoid being a candidate for penalty with the Bottom 2 which can choosing 2 more people | Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Hee-jin, Lee So-young and Yeum Hye-seon Wins Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Hee-jin, Lee So-young and Yeum Hye-seon received the highest grade korean beef set. Haha and Yang Se-chan, who were the Bottom 2 chooses Kim Yeon-koung and Oh Ji-young to play a game of luck with Kim Jong-kook, who was the loser trainer. Through a game of luck, Kim Jong-kook, Kim Yeon-koung and Oh Ji-young received the different color whipped cream penalty. |
| 574 | October 10, 2021 (September 13 & 28, 2021) | The Hard Way for Italian Gentlemen and Ladies: Characteristic Western Food Road (힘겨운 이태리 신사숙녀의 길－품격있는 양식로드) | Ahn Hye-jin Kim Hee-jin Kim Yeon-koung Lee So-young Oh Ji-young Park Eun-jin Yeum Hye-seon (South Korea women's national volleyball team) | SBS Tanhyeon-dong Production Center (Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do) | Grasshopper Gym Trainer (Yoo Jae-suk) Athletes (Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan, Ahn Hye-jin, Kim Yeon-koung, Park Eun-jin, Yeum Hye-seon) | Tiger Gym Trainer (Kim Jong-kook) Athletes (Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Kim Hee-jin, Lee So-young, Oh Ji-young) | Trainer's Mission Being the most money at the end of the race to receive prizes and avoid penalty Athletes' Mission Being the Top 3 with the most money to receive prizes and avoid being a candidate for penalty with the Bottom 2 which can choosing 2 more people | Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Hee-jin, Lee So-young and Yeum Hye-seon Wins Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Hee-jin, Lee So-young and Yeum Hye-seon received the highest grade korean beef set. Haha and Yang Se-chan, who were the Bottom 2 chooses Kim Yeon-koung and Oh Ji-young to play a game of luck with Kim Jong-kook, who was the loser trainer. Through a game of luck, Kim Jong-kook, Kim Yeon-koung and Oh Ji-young received the different color whipped cream penalty. |
| 574 | October 10, 2021 (September 13 & 28, 2021) | The Hard Way for Italian Gentlemen and Ladies: Characteristic Western Food Road (힘겨운 이태리 신사숙녀의 길－품격있는 양식로드) | No Guests | CONVERTOR (Sinsa-dong, Gangnam, Seoul) | No Teams | No Teams | Being the Top 2 with the most prize badge to receive a prize or avoid getting penalty ball draws by Production Team for a penalty | Yoo Jae-suk and Song Ji-hyo Wins Yoo Jae-suk and Song Ji-hyo each received Italian ingredients gift set. Haha, whose penalty ball was drawn by Production Team received the water slap penalty by Ji Suk-jin and Yang Se-chan whose penalty ball also was drawn by Production Team. |
| 575 | October 17, 2021 (October 4, 2021) | Webfoot Octopus Game (주꾸미 게임) | No Guests | SBS Prism Tower (Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul) | No Teams | No Teams | Survive to the end of the race | Yoo Jae-suk Wins He received the prize ₩ 3,000,000. |
| 576 | October 24, 2021 (October 11, 2021) | Choice of Destiny: Golden Ratio Race (운명의 선택－황금비율 레이스) | Bibi Jeong Jun-ha Luda (WJSN) Yeji (Itzy) | SBS Prism Tower (Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul) | Quiz Game Majority Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min, Luda, Yeji) Minority Team (Haha, Yang Se-chan, Bibi, Jeong Jun-ha) Rapid Response Game Majority Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan, Bibi, Jeong Jun-ha, Luda, Yeji) Minority Team (Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook) | Intuition Game Minority Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Bibi) Majority Team (Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Jeon So-min, Jeong Jun-ha, Luda, Yeji) | Get the higher rank by collecting a point to receive prizes and avoid penalty which selected by the penalty ball that was drawn by Production Team | Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Bibi and Jeong Jun-ha Wins Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Bibi and Jeong Jun-ha each received a fruit set. Jeon So-min, Luda and Yeji, who had a lower rank than 8 received penalty to do an instant choreography by today's guest's song for 1 minute after the filming, which will be posted on RM's official Instagram account. Final Standings Rank Player 1 Kim Jong-kook 2 Song Ji-hyo 3 Jeong Jun-ha 4 Ji Suk-jin 5 Haha 6 Yang Se-chan 7 Yoo Jae-suk Bibi 9 Yeji 10 Jeon So Min 11 Luda |
| 577 | October 31, 2021 (October 18, 2021) | The Rehabilitation Project: Icon of Bad Luck (갱생 프로젝트－불운의 아이콘) | Kim Jun-ho | La Vie Douce (Pil-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul) | No Teams | No Teams | Being the Top 4 with the most chocolate to receive prizes or avoid having the lesser amount of chocolate than Kim Jun-ho's for a penalty | Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo and Jeon So-min Wins Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo and Jeon So-min each received a Korean pork set. Kim Jun-ho, who was the sixth at the end of the race, had to read a fairy tale and write a book report with Yoo Jae-suk and Yang Se-chan who were at the bottom together as a penalty after the filming, which will be posted on RM's official Instagram account. Final Standings Rank Player 1 Jeon So-min 2 Song Ji-hyo 3 Kim Jong-kook Haha 5 Ji Suk-jin 6 Kim Jun-ho 7 Yoo Jae-suk Yang Se-chan |
| 578 | November 7, 2021 (October 25, 2021) | Get to Know Each Other Race: The Mountaineering Club I Paid For (서로 알아가는 레이스－내돈 내산 산악회) | Jang Hyuk | Semiwon (Yangseo-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do) | No Teams | No Teams | Being the Top 2 with the least expenditure to receive prizes and without two different name's penalty balls draw by Production Team to avoid penalty | Haha and Jeon So-min Wins Haha and Jeon So-min each received Gangneung Specialties gift set. Ji Suk-jin and Yang Se-chan, whose penalty ball was drawn by Production Team, went to find the Gangneung signage and took a photo as a penalty after the filming, finally they went to Yangpyeong Station finished the penalty. Final Standings Rank Player 1 Jeon So-min 2 Haha 3 Kim Jong-kook 4 Yang Se-chan 5 Song Ji-hyo 6 Yoo Jae-suk 7 Ji Suk-jin 8 Jang Hyuk |
| 579 | November 14, 2021 (November 1, 2021) | Street Human Fighter (스트릿 휴먼 파이터) | Aiki [ko] Honey J [ko] LEEJUNG MONIKA (Street Woman Fighter) | SBS Prism Tower (Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul) | MONIKA Crew (MONIKA, Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Yang Se-chan) LEEJUNG Crew (LEEJUNG, Haha, Kim Jong-kook) Aiki Crew (Aiki, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min) | MONIKA Crew (MONIKA, Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Yang Se-chan) LEEJUNG Crew (LEEJUNG, Haha, Kim Jong-kook) Aiki Crew (Aiki, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min) | Being the least penalty badges at the end of the race to receive prizes and without being the most penalty badges to avoid penalty | MONIKA Crew Wins MONIKA receives the trophy and the new sports camera. Aiki Crew, who had the most penalty badges, will receive the penalty. Through a game of luck, Song Ji-hyo and Aiki received the whipped cream penalty. |
| 580 | November 21, 2021 (November 8, 2021) | Running Man VS Production Team: 2021 Running Man Penalty Negotiation (런닝맨 VS 제작진－2021 런닝맨 벌칙협상) | No Guest | SBS Broadcasting Center (Mok-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul) | Running Man | Production Team | Without team penalty ball draws by announcer to avoid penalty | Running Man Wins Production Team received the 500kg water cannon penalty. |
| 581 | November 28, 2021 (November 15, 2021) | Welcome The New Millennium: At The End of The Century (새천년을 맞이하라－세기말 예언자들) | Arin (Oh My Girl) Jin Ji-hee San [ko] (Ateez) | SBS Open Hall (Deungchon-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul) | Civilian Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min, Arin, Jin Ji-hee, San) | Nostra (Haha) Damus (Yang Se-chan) | Nostra and Damus's Mission Without being apprehend by the Civilian Team or being the Top 2 with the Highest votes on the final voting to avoid penalty Civilian Team's Mission Identify and apprehend one or both Nostra and Damus to receive prizes and without being the Top 2 with the Highest votes on the final voting to avoid penalty | Civilian Team Wins Yoo Jae-suk receives ₩ 150,000, Kim Jong-kook and Song Ji-hyo each receive ₩ 50,000, Jeon So-min receives ₩ 100,000, Jin Ji-hee receives ₩ 95,000 and San receives ₩ 175,000 Cash prizes. Haha and Ji Suk-jin, who were the Top 2 with the Highest votes on the final voting received the soapy water slide penalty. |
| 582 | December 5, 2021 (November 22, 2021) | We Are The Entertainment Family: Hyoja-dong Yang Se-chan (우리는 예능가족－효자동 양세찬) | No Guest | Loiter - Coffee Shelter (Pil-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul) | Parents Team 1 (Yoo Jae-suk, Jeon So-min) Parents Team 2 (Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo) Parents Team 3 (Kim Jong-kook, Haha) | Birthday Boy (Yang Se-Chan) | Being the Top 2 with the highest amount of money collected through scratch cards to receive prizes but without being the Bottom 2 with the lowest amount of money to avoid penalty | Yoo Jae-suk and Kim Jong-kook Wins Yoo Jae-Suk received a korean pork set, Kim Jong-kook received a chicken set and Yang Se-chan, who was the Birthday boy, received a korean beef set. Song Ji-hyo and Jeon So-min, who were the Bottom 2, had to sing a birthday song to Yang Se-chan with massage vibrator on them as a penalty. |
| 583 | December 12, 2021 (November 29, 2021) | Sukjin's Cells (석진이의 세포들) | No Guest | Beaker (Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul) | No Teams | No Teams | Being the Top 2 with the prizes ball was drawn the fastest by the Production Team to receive prizes and avoid penalty | Yoo Jae-suk and Haha Wins Yoo Jae-suk and Haha each received a champagne present. Ji Suk-jin, whose prizes ball was not drawn by the production team, had to wear the clothes which were worn by himself during the next episode opening as a penalty. |
| 584 | December 19, 2021 (December 7, 2021) | 2021 Witty Year-End Party (2021 슬기로운 연말 파티) | Cha Chung-hwa Ha Do-kwon Heo Young-ji | Salimchae Korean House (Songchon-dong, Paju, Gyeonggi-do) | Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Jeon So-min, Cha Chung-hwa) | Jong-kook Team (Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Ha Do-kwon, Heo Young-ji) | Being the fastest team to finish cooking three sets of food using eggs but without being the bottom with the least eggs to avoid from being the candidates with the losing team's members to receive penalty | Jong-kook Team Wins Kim Jong-kook, Yang Se-chan, Ha Do-kwon and Heo Young-ji each received the higher grade body wash and lotion present. Song Ji-hyo, who had the least eggs at the end of the race would be the candidates with Jae-suk Team who was the losing team. Through a voting, Haha, Ji Suk-jin and Jeon So-min received the following filming penalty on SBS Entertainment Awards Day. |
| 585 | December 19, 2021 (December 7, 2021) | Running Man Year-end Closing Special (런닝맨 연말 결산 특집) | Cha Chung-hwa Ha Do-kwon Heo Young-ji | Salimchae Korean House (Songchon-dong, Paju, Gyeonggi-do) | Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Jeon So-min, Cha Chung-hwa) | Jong-kook Team (Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Ha Do-kwon, Heo Young-ji) | Being the fastest team to finish cooking three sets of food using eggs but without being the bottom with the least eggs to avoid from being the candidates with the losing team's members to receive penalty | Jong-kook Team Wins Kim Jong-kook, Yang Se-chan, Ha Do-kwon and Heo Young-ji each received the higher grade body wash and lotion present. Song Ji-hyo, who had the least eggs at the end of the race would be the candidates with Jae-suk Team who was the losing team. Through a voting, Haha, Ji Suk-jin and Jeon So-min received the following filming penalty on SBS Entertainment Awards Day. |
| 585 | December 26, 2021 (December 7 & 13, 2021) | Running Man Year-end Closing Special (런닝맨 연말 결산 특집) | No Guests | TBC | No Teams | No Teams | TBC | The results will be revealed on the next episode [See ep. 586 List of Running Man episodes (2022)]. |

## Viewership

Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 536 | January 3, 2021 | 7.6% (19th) | 8.4% (16th) | 7.5% (16th) |
| 537 | January 10, 2021 | 7.0% (20th) | 7.3% (19th) | 6.8% (20th) |
| 538 | January 17, 2021 | 7.9% (16th) | 8.2% (15th) | 8.2% (16th) |
| 539 | January 24, 2021 | 6.7% (18th) | 6.6% (17th) | 8.2% (13th) |
| 540 | January 31, 2021 | 6.4% (20th) | 6.5% (20th) | 7.0% (16th) |
| 541 | February 7, 2021 | 5.7% (22nd) | — | 7.1% (16th) |
| 542 | February 14, 2021 | 6.3% (19th) | — | 7.5% (16th) |
| 543 | February 21, 2021 | 5.7% (20th) | — | 7.2% (15th) |
| 544 | February 28, 2021 | 6.2% (16th) | 6.0% (16th) | 6.7% (16th) |
| 545 | March 7, 2021 | 5.8% (19th) | 6.1% (20th) | 7.1% (16th) |
| 546 | March 14, 2021 | 5.2% (24th) | — | 7.2% (16th) |
| 547 | March 21, 2021 | 6.8% (14th) | 6.7% (17th) | 5.6% (18th) |
| 548 | March 28, 2021 | 6.3% (16th) | 6.9% (16th) | 7.8% (12th) |
| 549 | April 4, 2021 | 5.9% (20th) | — | 6.6% (17th) |
| 550 | April 11, 2021 | 5.6% (18th) | — | 7.3% (14th) |
| 551 | April 18, 2021 | 6.4% (17th) | 6.9% (17th) | 6.9% (15th) |
| 552 | April 25, 2021 | 5.6% (18th) | 5.8% (19th) | 7.4% (13th) |
| 553 | May 2, 2021 | 5.4% (17th) | 5.4% (19th) | 7.0% (14th) |
| 554 | May 9, 2021 | 6.0% (15th) | 5.8% (17th) | 6.0% (17th) |
| 555 | May 16, 2021 | 6.5% (19th) | 6.7% (18th) | 7.0% (15th) |
| 556 | May 23, 2021 | 5.6% (20th) | 5.8% (18th) | 6.6% (14th) |
| 557 | May 30, 2021 | 6.7% (15th) | 5.3% (19th) | 7.0% (13th) |
| 558 | June 6, 2021 | 6.4% (12th) | 6.7% (10th) | 6.4% (13th) |
| 559 | June 13, 2021 | 6.0% (18th) | 5.9% (16th) | 6.8% (13th) |
| 560 | June 20, 2021 | 5.3% (18th) | 5.9% (16th) | 6.7% (13th) |
| 561 | June 27, 2021 | 5.6% (17th) | — | 6.2% (13th) |
| 562 | July 4, 2021 | 5.6% (12th) | 5.8% (9th) | 6.0% (10th) |
| 563 | July 11, 2021 | 4.6% (16th) | 4.7% (19th) | 5.7% (12th) |
| 564 | July 18, 2021 | 4.8% (19th) | 4.8% (19th) | 6.2% (11th) |
| 565 | August 8, 2021 | 5.2% (19th) | 5.4% (16th) | 6.8% (8th) |
| 566 | August 15, 2021 | 4.9% (11th) | 5.5% (9th) | 5.2% (12th) |
| 567 | August 22, 2021 | 5.2% (16th) | 5.3% (14th) | 5.5% (11th) |
| 568 | August 29, 2021 | 4.6% (18th) | 4.8% (16th) | 5.1% (14th) |
| 569 | September 5, 2021 | 4.6% (16th) | 4.8% (15th) | 5.6% (9th) |
| 570 | September 12, 2021 | 4.2% (16th) | 4.2% (16th) | 4.9% (12th) |
| 571 | September 19, 2021 | 4.3% (17th) | 4.5% (18th) | 4.4% (15th) |
| 572 | September 26, 2021 | 5.9% (9th) | 6.3% (8th) | 6.3% (8th) |
| 573 | October 3, 2021 | 5.5% (9th) | 5.9% (8th) | 5.1% (13th) |
| 574 | October 10, 2021 | 4.6% (13th) | 5.3% (12th) | 5.4% (9th) |
| 575 | October 17, 2021 | 5.1% (11th) | 5.2% (12th) | 5.6% (7th) |
| 576 | October 24, 2021 | 5.2% (11th) | 5.9% (8th) | 6.0% (9th) |
| 577 | October 31, 2021 | 4.6% (14th) | 5.0% (12th) | 5.3% (13th) |
| 578 | November 7, 2021 | 4.9% (10th) | 5.0% (10th) | 6.6% (6th) |
| 579 | November 14, 2021 | 4.4% (14th) | 4.9% (12th) | 5.4% (10th) |
| 580 | November 21, 2021 | 5.3% (10th) | 5.8% (7th) | 5.7% (10th) |
| 581 | November 28, 2021 | 4.7% (14th) | 5.0% (13th) | 5.2% (9th) |
| 582 | December 5, 2021 | 4.5% (16th) | 4.6% (15th) | 5.5% (12th) |
| 583 | December 12, 2021 | 4.7% (17th) | 5.1% (14th) | 4.9% (16th) |
| 584 | December 19, 2021 | 5.2% (15th) | 5.7% (13th) | 5.4% (15th) |
| 585 | December 26, 2021 | 5.4% (14th) | 5.8% (11th) | 5.4% (14th) |
| TNmS ratings listed is the highest ratings amongst ratings for each episodes. "—" denotes episode didn't enter top 20 in Nielsen Korea and TNmS ratings. |||||