Running Man

***Running Man*** (Korean: 런닝맨; RR: *Reonning maen*; MR: *Rŏnning man*) is a South Korean variety show, formerly part of SBS *Good Sunday* lineup. It was first aired on July 11, 2010.

## Format

See also: List of Running Man special series and List of Running Man long-term projects

### Current

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 the show has veered away from the "race mission + others" to "one continuous race + missions".

## Personnel

Main article: List of Running Man cast members

### Production staff

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 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 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, 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 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 a break and PD Lee Hwan-jin temporarily took over as main PD of the show. PD Jeong Cheol-min returned to the show as main PD in May 2019 after taking a break and producing two seasons of SBS show *Village Survival, the Eight*, while PD Lee Hwan-jin took a break.[*citation needed*]

On February 5, 2020, SBS confirmed that PD Jeong Cheol-min will leave the show and the company. PD Choi Bo-pil has since taken over as the main PD of the show.

### Guests with the most appearances

During its run, some of the guests were occasionally featured or invited to the show. The following list are guests who appeared the most often as of March 6, 2022.

## List of episodes

Main article: List of Running Man episodes
See also: List of Running Man international episodes

## List of guests

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 the show (Lizzy, Song Joong-ki, Gary, Lee Kwang-soo ), only the times they were a guest are counted. The guests were sorted according to their appearances and the number of episodes appeared.

## Discography

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.

* SBS Contents Hub

## References

1. ↑ Herald, The Korea (2020-07-12). "A decade of celebs chasing each other". *www.koreaherald.com*. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
2. ↑ "런닝맨". *SBS* (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
3. ↑ "{title}" 첫방 '런닝맨', 독특한 포맷은 '글쎄' 그래도… (in Korean). Asia Economics. July 11, 2010. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
4. ↑ "{title}" 베일벗은 '런닝맨'의 기대 셋, 우려 셋 (in Korean). TV Report. July 12, 2010. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
5. ↑ "{title}" 런닝맨, 동전이 가득 든 '황금돼지저금통'을 찾아 떠난 멤버들 (in Korean). Arts News. July 18, 2010. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
6. ↑ "{title}" '런닝맨', 게임+추격전 업그레이드…재미찾았다! (in Korean). Osen. August 22, 2010. Archived from the original on August 27, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
7. ↑ "{title}" '런닝맨' 뜨거운 쌍화차 언제까지 원샷? '여유 아닌 안쓰러움' (in Korean). Newsen. September 6, 2010. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
8. ↑ 이광수 예능-드라마-광고 3박자 다 통했다 (in Korean). Donga. October 28, 2013. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
9. ↑ Kim, Joo-hyung (January 26, 2014). "3년반 정든 런닝맨을 떠나 인기가요 첫 생방을 무사히 마쳤습니다.. (멱기가요..) ..." Twitter. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
10. ↑ "中'런닝맨' 조효진PD "'헐' 자막 위해 1시간 회의" [韓예능 中한류②]". *Naver*. November 19, 2014. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
11. ↑ "임형택 PD "3월부터 中 '런닝맨' 합류…후임은 이환진 PD"". *네이트뉴스* (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
12. ↑ Go, Dong-wan (February 26, 2016). "6년간의 런닝맨을 마감하며~ 여러분은 최고입니다 두바이에서 굿바이". Instagram. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
13. ↑ SBS, Running-Man (July 8, 2016). "[ 런닝맨 제306회 '수상한 구조대' 촬영 현장 사진 ] 돌아온 멱PD". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
14. ↑ "'런닝맨' 새 PD "멤버들이 강점..이름표뜯기 계속"(인터뷰)" (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
15. ↑ Kim, Joo-ae (April 3, 2017). '런닝맨' 측 "양세찬·전소민, 런닝메이트로 합류…오늘 첫 촬영" (공식) (in Korean). X sports news. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
16. ↑ "런닝맨 측 "정철민PD, 재충전 가질 예정..이환진PD가 메인"[공식]" (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
17. ↑ "SBS 측 "'런닝맨' 정철민 PD 하차 맞다…후임은 최보필 PD"(공식) - 열린세상 열린방송 MBN". *star.mbn.co.kr*. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
18. ↑ "Lee Kwang Soo is Leaving Hit Korean Variety Show Running Man After 11 Years". Tatler Asia. April 27, 2021. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
19. ↑ "런닝맨 팬미팅 런닝구 프로젝트" [Running Man Fan Meeting: Project Running 9] (in Korean). Kakao Entertainment. SBS Contents Hub. September 22, 2019. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021 – via Melon.

## External links

* Official website on SBS (in Korean)
* *Running Man* at IMDb1