Episode 021

*Running Man* Episode 21 was aired on December 12,2010 and was filmed on November 29, 2010, at Gwangmyeong Station in Gyeonggi-do, Gwangmyeong, South Korea.

In this episode, members would compete in individual and team games in order to earn Running Balls with their names on it. At the end of the night, the members who received a Running Ball would be exempt from this weeks' punishment.

## Summary

#### 1st Mission: Riding Running Man

The Running Man members were divided into three teams. Each team had to complete a mission at each checkpoint and re-board the KTX before it set off. The first team to arrive at Gwangmyeong Station would receive the Running Balls. Any team that failed to complete their mission would be eliminated.

* **Blue Team**: Kim Jong-kook, Kang Gary, HaHa and Lizzy.
* **Red Team**: Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo and Song Joong-ki.
* **Yellow Team**: Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin and Kim Je-dong.

**Result**: **Blue Team won**. The Red Team was eliminated first, due to failing to complete the 2nd checkpoint mission. In the final checkpoint mission, the Blue Team managed to reach the finish line before the Red Team. Kim Jong-kook, Kang Gary, HaHa and Lizzy each received a Running Ball.

#### 2nd Mission: 1 v 9 Challenge

Kim Je-dong was led to believe that the aim of the 1 v 9 Challenge was to make his heartbeat rise to above 130 beats per minute. The true 1 v 9 mission was that each Running Man member had to make Kim Je-dong say a specific line to them. Even if Kim Je-dong found out about the mission, the only way the Running Man members would fail was if all the member's weren't able to successfully make Kim Je-dong say a specific line.

* **One**: Kim Je-dong.
* **Nine**: Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Kang Gary, HaHa, Lee Kwang-soo, Lizzy, Song Ji-hyo and Song Joong-ki.

**Result**: Kim Je-dong won. A little over half-way through the 1 v 9 Challenge, Kim Je-dong discovered the true mission and refused to say the specific lines to Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Kang Gary, HaHa and Lizzy, causing the Running Man members to fail their mission. Kim Je-dong was the only one to receive a Running Ball.

#### 3rd Mission: Bells Hide-and-Seek

The Mission Team had to find the five hidden tickets and exchange them for Running Balls at the central ticketing booth within an hour. The Chasing Team had to tear off all of the name-tags of the Mission Team within an hour. If the Mission Team did not complete their mission, the Chasing Team would win.

* **Mission Team**: Yoo Jae-suk, Gary, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Joong-ki, Lizzy and Kim Je-dong.
* **Chasing Team** : Kim Jong-kook and Song Ji-hyo.

**Result**:   **Chasing Team won** . Kim Jong-kook and Song Ji-hyo managed to eliminate all the members of the Mission Team before they could find all five tickets. Kim Jong-kook and Song Ji-hyo were the only ones who received a Running Ball.

## Results

Gary, Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Lizzy and Kim Je-dong won. All the other members who hadn't won didn't own any Running Balls by the end of the race.

As punishment, Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Lee Kwang-soo and Song Joong-ki wore hotpants to the Christmas Special recording.

## Current Win Rate

The current win ratio listed is the number of wins each member has while they are a cast member.

* Lizzy: 75% (3/4)
* Haha: 74% (14/19)
* Kim Jong-kook: 68% (13/19)
* Song Ji-hyo: 66% (10/15)
* Kang Gary: 53% (10/19)
* Song Joong-ki: 43% (6/14)
* Ji Suk-jin: 42% (8/19)
* Lee Kwang-soo: 37% (7/19)
* Yoo Jae-suk: 31% (6/19)

## Notes

* This was the second time Kim Je-dong appeared as a guest.