Episode 26

### Penalty

losers wore red long underwear and took the bus to the next recording at Seoul Arts Center

### Next Episode

Episode 27

*Running Man* Episode 26 was aired on January 16, 2011 and was filmed on January 3, 2011 at the Nakwon Instruments Shopping Center in Insa-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 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 Running Balls were put into the lottery machine and the individual's whose Running Balls were drawn would be exempt from this weeks' punishment.

This episode introduced the *Find the Guest* mission, replacing the *Bells Hide-and-Seek* mission until episode 43.

## Guests

* Jung Jin-young
* Lee Moon-sik

## Summary

#### 1st Mission: Find the Guest

Members were split into three teams and had to find the hidden guests before they completed their given mission. Whichever teams would find the guets and remove their armbands would receive Running Balls. The guests would receive a Running Ball if they successfully completed their mission within the time limit.

* **Mission Team:** Jung Jin-young and Lee Moon-sik.

*Jung Jin-young's Mission:* Jung Jin-young had to deliver instrument boxes to shop No. 131 on level two, eat with the staff from that shop, then gather at shop A254 to receive a Running Ball.

*Lee Moon-sik's Mission:* Lee Moon-sik had to withdraw ₩30,000 (~$30 USD) from the ATM on level two, buy a triangle from shop B275 on level two, then gather at shop A254 to receive a Running Ball.

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

**Result:** The **Red Team** and **Yellow Team** won, capturing Jung Jin-young and Lee Moon-sik respectively. Jung Jin-young and Lee Moon-sik were unable to complete their missions before they were caught. Members of the Red and Yellow teams each received a Running Ball.

#### 2nd Mission: World Music

While listening to famous non-korean songs, three teams compete to see who could sing those songs the best. The team who sang the closest to the original would earn a point. The team with the most points at the end of the game would receive Running Balls.

* **Red Team**: Yoo Jae-suk, HaHa and Ji Suk-jin.
* **Yellow Team**: Kang Gary, Song Ji-hyo and Song Joong-ki.
* **Blue Team**: Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo, Jung Jin-young and Lee Moon-sik.

**Result:** **Blue Team won**. THe members of the Blue Team managed to two out of the four rounds that were played, singing 'Macarena' and 'Non, je ne Regrette Rien' the most accurately among the three teams. Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo, Jung Jin-young and Lee Moon-sik each received a Running Ball.

#### 3rd Mission: Choice of Two

The Running Man members were split into two teams and had to argue for the choice or item that they given. The guests had to then choose to support one of the teams. A Running ball was awarded in each round to whichever team is chosen by the guests.

* **Red Team**: Yoo Jae-suk, Gary, Ji Suk-jin and Song Ji-hyo.
* **Blue Team**: Kim Jong-kook, Haha, Lee Kwang-soo and Song Joong-ki.

**Result:** Both teams won. The guests chose to support the Red Team in the first round, and the Blue Team in the second round. ALl eight Running Man members each received a Running Ball in this mission.

## Results

Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Joong-ki, Jung Jin-young and Lee Moon-sik won. Their Running Balls were drawn from the lottery machine and were allowed to go home, escaping punishment.

As punishment, Yoo Jae-suk, Gary, Ji Suk-jin and Song Ji-hyo wore red long underwear had to take the bus to the next recording at Seoul Arts Center.

## Current Win Rate

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

* Kim Jong-kook: 75% (18/24)
* Haha: 75% (18/24)
* Song Ji-hyo: 60% (12/20)
* Song Joong-ki: 56% (10/18)
* Kang Gary: 50% (12/24)
* Ji Suk-jin: 42% (10/24)
* Lee Kwang-soo: 42% (10/24)
* Yoo Jae-suk: 33% (8/24)

## Notes

* South Korean film director Lee Joon-ik made a special appearance in the 3rd Mission of this episode.