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Decide! Bag, Part 2
Running Man - S1 - E492
This week, it's all about their innocence. Actresses Bae Jong Ok and Shin Hae Sun join Running Man to promote their new movie "Innocence." To keep to the theme, they play missions to win themselves free from blame. After each mission, they pick a random bag with an unknown monetary value from either the good or the bad table. The person with the most money left wins the race. Losers face the penalty.
Running Man: Season 1 - 101 Episode s
1x442 - Running Man College
March 10, 2019
This week, the members go out on a spring orientation. Han Da Gam, Keum Sae Rok, and Hong Jin Young join for this episode. They play various games from the old times and foot volleyball in teams. During the orientation, the members must find the returning student who is hiding. They get hints about the returning student as they complete each game.
1x443 - Unboxing the Secret of Boxes
March 17, 2019
This week, members bring valuable items from home. They go out and exchange those items to different items. The items are appraised, and the appraised value becomes their money for the unboxing auction. Among the 50 boxes, only 10 have instructions in them. Through the auction, the members must clear the secret mission to win the race. Stay tuned to find out the final winner!
1x444 - Case Number 444: The Invisible Danger
March 24, 2019
This week, the members gather at a mysterious room. As they enter the room, they find the dead body of a staff member. The members need to gather clues to find the culprit who killed him. As they move on to the next stage, some members become the prime suspect. At last, the members divided into two teams to solve the final mission. Stay tuned to find out the culprit and the final winner.
1x445 - The Counterattack of Singles (1)
March 31, 2019
This week's guests are Jang Hee Jin, Bona of WJSN, and Kim Jae Young. Amongst the members and the guests, one secret couple and one relationship virgin are hiding, and the relationship virgin exists to catch the secret couple. As they play games, some members start to act unusual and suspicious. Stay tuned to find out if the relationship virgin manages to catch the secret couple.
1x446 - The Counterattack of Singles (2)// So Min's Secret Personal Life (1)
April 7, 2019
The members continue to try to find and eliminate the secret couple. The relationship virgin reveals themselves to the confirmed single members, and they start to narrow down the candidates for the secret couple through two trials. Will the single members and the relationship virgin be able to find the secret couple? After the secret couple is revealed, a special episode for So Min's birthday begins.
1x447 - One Fine Spring Day
April 14, 2019
Special events for So Min's birthday continue. After having a meal at a fancy restaurant, So Min and Ji Suk move on to learn how to dance the tango. And another man is expecting So Min to come there. Meanwhile, the other Running Man members are busy solving the quizzes and completing missions as fast as they can to catch So Min.
1x448 - Search Running Man
April 21, 2019
The members of Running Man and six guests need to make their names or keywords searched online during the time this week's episode airs. The one who is most searched online will receive a benefit. Also, they create and upload videos online to promote themselves. The one that gets the most number of likes will win a prize. Stay tuned to find out the winner.
1x449 - Return of Yuims Bond: A Man of 100,000 Dollars
April 28, 2019
This week, the members and two guests are given 100,000 dollars. In order to win their share in the end, they must try not to spend the money and save as much as they can while being locked up in individual rooms. In the middle of the mission, Jae Seok realizes he has a secret mission to accomplish with an assistant.
1x450 - Your Name
May 5, 2019
This week, the members are joined by Lee Dong Hwi. Their names are taken away, and they start to be called by the way old people used to call children before Children's Day was founded. In order to get back their names, they play rounds of games. Those who fail to retrieve their full names face a penalty.
1x451 - Deep-Rooted Secret
May 12, 2019
The members are split into groups and play games to obtain Chance Cards which can be used in the final race. After two rounds of games, the members arrive at a giant and dark place for the final race. They need to solve the riddles of Sejong the Great to be the final winner. Also, a harsh penalty awaits those who get eliminated.
1x452 - 9 Years of Running Man (1), Demon's Whispers
May 19, 2019
The members are told that they will hold a fan-meet in Korea to celebrate the nine years of the show. They will put on a dance performance at the event, but the producer of the show wants the members to show their fans high-level group dances. In order to avoid practicing those complicated dances, the members should clear today's missions.
1x453 - 9 Years of Running Man (2), We're Supposed to Be Family
May 26, 2019
The members continue to plan the fan-meet to celebrate the nine years of Running Man. This week, they have to choose two members who will put on a couple performance at the fan-meet. Through multiple rounds of games and races, the two members are chosen. And special guests join the members this week.
1x454 - 9 Years of Running Man (3), The Devil Wears Running Shirts
June 2, 2019
This week, the members develop the ideas about the presents that they'll be giving out to their fans at the fan-meet that will be held in about two months. Also, they start to practice a group dance performance that they will put on at the fan-meet. To teach dance to the members, a famous instructor joins the show.
1x455 - 9 Years of Running Man (4), There Was a Miracle
June 9, 2019
The members continue to work on the t-shirt that they will give out to their fans at the fan-meet. Whose drawings will be printed on the t-shirt? Also, the members continue to practice the group dance moves with Lia, the choreographer. But they soon get exhausted and frustrated with the extremely challenging choreography.
1x456 - 9 Years of Running Man (5), Lyrics Writing Race (1)
June 16, 2019
The members come up with nicknames for the other members as well as themselves. Those nicknames will be used in the lyrics for their theme song. The members create good and bad nicknames, and the final winner of today's races gets to decide which nicknames for each member will be included in the lyrics.
1x457 - 9 Years of Running Man (6), Lyrics Writing Race (2)
June 23, 2019
This week, the members take a break from preparing for the fan-meet event. Joined by two guests, the members go on a tour of several restaurants and have invigorating food. At each restaurant, they play games and pay as much as they wish for the meal. And each payment is made in secret. What will be the mission, and who will be the final winner?
1x458 - 9 Years of Running Man (7), On Our Way to Escort You
July 7, 2019
It's time for a new game, and in this episode, the members get pumped up for a collaboration they are going to perform with an artist. Four mystery artists are here, and it's up to the cast to figure out who they are. The competition gets tough, and the members battle it out for their top pick.
1x459 - 9 Years of Running Man (8), My Partner is Faraway on Running Man
July 14, 2019
The temporary artist and member teams need to get finalized, and through a series of wild games, each team competes for the right to exchange a current member or stay as they are. All eyes point to Kwang Soo, but he has no intentions of leaving Gummy's side. After each team has its members finalized, they meet up at their artist's studio and start their collaboration.
1x460 - Escaping Disaster
July 21, 2019
This week, Lim Yoon A and Cho Jung Seok join as guest celebrities on the show. Their mission with the other members is to escape a building through one of the five available doors. Each door will have a condition. Once a member gets what he needs, he may exit the building and enjoy paradise at the expense of the ones who don't. The doors are locked, so let's get the game started.
1x461 - With Joy
July 28, 2019
This week, four female guests who have never visited Running Man before join to enjoy the new type of couple race. Seung Hee of OH MY GIRL, Rothy, Song Ji In, and Jang Jin Hee join the members of Running Man to go through four different types of rounds in order to win the final prize, Korean beef set. Which couple will leave with the final prize? Stay tuned to find out!
1x462 - Running Man Theme Song
August 4, 2019
This week, Running Man members meet with songwriter Jung Joon Il who is here to help them compose a new theme song for Running Man! Each member gives it their best to contribute to the song, but it only gets Joon Il laughing. Later, the members retreat indoors and play a series of games to win a chance to nibble on one of their craved foods.
1x463 - The War of the Deities: Hades' Revenge
August 11, 2019
"This week, guests Cho Yi Hyun, Sung Dong Il, Bae Seong Woo, and Kim Hye Jun race to promote their new movie "Metamorphosis." In the race, three deities Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus have disguised themselves as humans and are among the runners. Brothers Poseidon and Zeus are here to take Hades back to the underworld, and everyone scrambles to find hints disclosing their identities. It's the humans and the brother deities against Hades in this epic race for survival.
1x464 - The Missing Emergency Fund Race (Find the Father)
August 18, 2019
In this week's race, members play for hints and run to figure out the identities of the father, who had run off with 6,000 dollars of the family's emergency money, and the stranger, who is after that money. It's a race for an individual's glory with vague clues, harsh penalties, confusing suspicions, and a heartfelt metaphor. Will the children be able to stop their father from getting away?
1x465 - Deity of Games: Don't Trust Anyone
August 25, 2019
This week, Lim Ji Yeon, Park Jung Min, and Choi Yu Hwa join Running Man to promote their new movie Tazza: One Eyed Jack. There's a lot to play for, and some of the prizes cause the members to drool. In a series of unique games, each person will have to gain a certain amount of R Coins to win a prize. The people who don't earn enough coins will receive a penalty. It's either red, blue, or black for the win. Will anyone take home the top prize?
1x466 - War of Light: Black and White (1)
September 1, 2019
This week, Sunny from Girls' Generation, anchorwoman Jang Ye Won, idol singer SUN MI, and actress Kim Ye Won join the show. They pair up with the male members and get ready to run in this week's evil versus good themed race. However, picking partners isn't an easy task. So Min and Ji Hyo get shunned by the male members but somehow keep their cool.
1x467 - War of Light: Black and White (2) / Running Man's Fan-Meet: 9 Years of Running Man
September 8, 2019
The week, the fierce race to eliminate the deity of darkness continues. However, the clues seem to throw the members off, making it difficult to pinpoint their suspicions. Later, the cast of Running Man prepares for their fan-meet by attempting to get some challenging choreography and dance moves right.
1x468 - 9 Years of Running Man, Spy Game
September 15, 2019
The fan-meet event continues. Every member showcases their individual or group performances on stage. They also put on their joint performances with the musicians. The stories of how they have prepared and practiced for months are also be revealed. One of the hottest idol group gives a surprise performance as well.
1x469 - 9 Years of Running Man: The Grand Finale
September 22, 2019
The artist collaboration performances are next! Gummy, Code Kunst, Nucksal, and SORAN take the stage with Running Man members to put the audience in awe. Next, the members shock everyone watching with an unbelievable group dance. And to finish off the fan-meet, they bring tears with Running Man's theme song that encapsulates the nine hard years of working together.
1x470 - What Happened at Their Holiday Spot
September 29, 2019
With the fan-meet finished, the members of Running Man get treated to a "vacation race." However, the planned activities feel more like physical labor than a vacation. Nevertheless, the members duke it out for points and strive to escape the traps of being the sole one getting penalized. Which unfortunate member will have to stick behind?
1x471 - Secret Code: Autumn Ambush
October 6, 2019
In this week's episode, Running Man races to celebrate Hangeul Day in the beautiful region of Cheongdo, a place known for its persimmons. Mi Na from gugudan, actress Park Yu Na, singer Hwang Chi Yeul, and global superstar Tiffany appear as guests. They team up with the members and compete in a series of Hangeul word-based games for persimmon badges. The member with the most badges gets their handwriting made into a free downloadable font!
1x472 - What Happened in Anyang?
October 13, 2019
This week, Running Man heads to Anyang, Kim Jong Kook's hometown. And for that reason, this race revolves around his favorite spots around town. They split up into chasers and runaways where the runaways have to complete three missions, each at a frequented spot by Jong Kook while the chasers have to figure out where those places might be to catch them. With 3,000 dollars on the line, things get heated as they revisit Jong Kook's fondest spots in Anyang.
1x473 - Joker's House
October 20, 2019
This week, the cast of Running Man is put up to the task of scheduling their day indoors. However, a virus plaguing the world is slowly creeping in. The members must overcome missions in the outside world to secure food at a nearby convenience store. Among them, the bio-terrorist secretly exists plotting to infect them all.
1x474 - Betray for the Gold Bars
October 27, 2019
This week, actresses Go Min Si and Hwang Bo Ra each lead a team of their own to catch two gold bar thieves. At the end of the race, if they can point out the two unknown thieves, the members win, but if the thieves steal more than ten gold bars combined and remain hidden, the thieves win. Guessing who the thieves are won't be an easy task.
1x475 - Running Man Michelin Gourmet Eaters
November 3, 2019
This week, comedienne Hong Hyun Hee and actress Park Ji Hyun join the show as guests. First, the penalty from two weeks ago gets addressed with a chance to win chance cards for an advantage in today's race, "Let's Eat with Greedy Pigs." Among the cast, two are greedy pigs. However, these pigs aren't supposed to eat to win, and the only way to eat less is to lose in games. With sizzling hot meals on the table, who will be able to resist?
1x476 - Mysterious Animal Farm (1)
November 10, 2019
This week, artist Hyun A, actress Kang Han Na, comedienne Lee Gook Ju, and Si Hyeon from EVERGLOW appear as guests for a mysterious animal farm race. With the teams set, the couples must find and eliminate two forbidden animals hidden among them before they can finish their hidden mission to win the race. Which team is the perfect match to return to the farm?
1x477 - Mysterious Animal Farm (2) / SBS Ghost Stories (1)
November 17, 2019
1x478 - SBS Ghost Stories (2)
November 24, 2019
1x479 - Along with Distrust
December 1, 2019
1x480 - Run to You: Project to Attract Investments
December 8, 2019
Kang Han-na, Lee Hee-jin, YooA [ko] (Oh My Girl), Yoo Byung-jae
1x481 - To Incheon: Catch Me
December 15, 2019
1x482 - Ghost Hunter Race
December 22, 2019
This week, Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, and Adria Arjona join the show to promote their new movie, “6 Underground.” They pick three members from the Running Man cast to team up and fight full-heartedly against the rest. Watch these Hollywood superstars mingle Korean style!
1x483 - Ggannes Film Festival: The Uninvited One (1)
December 29, 2019
This week, Running Man plays out the Ggannes Film Festival, a spinoff of the Cannes Film Festival. Actress and singer Jun Hyo Seong, actor Kang Tae Oh, comedian Heo Kyeong Hwan, and singer Yoyomi join the cast and dress up as famous Korean movie characters for the festival. However, two very unhappy directors hidden among them threaten to crash the show. It's up to the actors along with the one national actor, also hidden among them, to save the festival.
1x484 - Ggannes Film Festival: The Uninvited One (2)
January 5, 2020
The Ggannes Film Festival race continues from last week. It's still up to the actors to eliminate the two directors hidden among them before the directors find and defeat the one national actor. After analyzing the hints, suspicious members face trial. Will the actors succeed in helping the national actor? Or will the directors get their way?
1x485 - We Won't Harm You
January 12, 2020
This week, the cast from "Secret Zoo," Ahn Jae Hong, Kang So Ra, Jeon Yeo Been, Kim Sung Oh, join Running Man to promote their movie. Each guest is the captain of a team with two other Running Man members. Hidden among them are two reincarnated members and two deities of death who are out to get them. Only the deities can eliminate members. The losing team faces the water bomb.
1x486 - Running Martial Arts School: Trade the Cards
January 19, 2020
This week, guests Keum Sae Rok, Lee Ju Young, Park Cho Rong, and Kang Han Na couple up with Running Man members to race. Each couple will each get a card form a deck consisting of elements, punishments, and prizes. The combination of the two cards, held in possession by each team, gives a particular outcome. Each mission gives them a chance to switch cards with other couples.
1x487 - The Rat Holds the Briefcase with Money
January 26, 2020
This week, Running Man members have their fortunes read for the new year. Some sound promising, while others don't. Despite their future outlook, the race begins with a briefcase of money. Some members get to be snakes without knowing who else is, and the others team up as Team Running man. Through winning group missions, they get a chance to learn a digit to the 6-digit passcode on the briefcase, and as soon as it opens, the race ends. It's everyone against the snakes.
1x488 - The Thieves: Tear of Yondu
February 2, 2020
This week, actress Park Ha Na joins the show as the only guest. They split into three teams of three and attempt to steal as much valuable loot as they possibly can from an empty mansion. Each team consists of a firearms expert, a hacker, and an appraiser with a specific tool to help their role. The prized object is the Tear of Yondu, a dazzling necklace worth 30 million dollars. However, finding it will be a challenge.
1x489 - Double Celebration Race
February 9, 2020
This week, it an unusual race for two of the members, So Min and Seok Jin. They have no clue that the staff and the other members have rigged the race. They split up into two teams, but first, they share the meaningful and not so meaningful gifts they brought from home that will later test their greed. Who will be the greediest of them all?
1x490 - Running Countdown
February 16, 2020
This week, Heo Kyeong Hwan and Kang Han Na show up again as guests. With the joking over and done with, they each grab a random phone. Each phone has a different time allowance that will determine their fate. As soon as the race starts, the timer will run unless they stay in their safety zone. If they leave their safety zone, the timer resumes. Watch as they scramble to win more time to avoid elimination.
1x491 - Decide! Bag, Part 1
February 23, 2020
This week, the quest for more time continues. Say goodbye to alliances, trust, and loyalty when time isn't on their side. It's everyone for themselves in a blind name tag elimination where instincts can get you on the outs. Also, the Room of Time springs up, twisting an already unpredictable outcome. Who will come out on top?
1x492 - Decide! Bag, Part 2
March 1, 2020
This week, it's all about their innocence. Actresses Bae Jong Ok and Shin Hae Sun join Running Man to promote their new movie "Innocence." To keep to the theme, they play missions to win themselves free from blame. After each mission, they pick a random bag with an unknown monetary value from either the good or the bad table. The person with the most money left wins the race. Losers face the penalty.
1x493 - Fate Betting Race: Throw Double or Nothing
March 8, 2020
This week, Running Man sticks to staying indoors. But to liven the atmosphere, actor Kang Tae Oh, trot singer Kim Na Hee, Lee Na Eun from April, and Yura from Girl's Day join the cast to race. The men partner up with the woman and compete in a high-risk game of pushing their luck with a great big dice. Will they stay where they sit or go for greater cash rewards?This week, Running Man sticks to staying indoors. But to liven the atmosphere, actor Kang Tae Oh, trot singer Kim Na Hee, Lee Na Eun from April, and Yura from Girl's Day join the cast to race. The men partner up with the woman and compete in a high-risk game of pushing their luck with a great big dice. Will they stay where they sit or go for greater cash rewards?
1x494 - Do Whatever You Want! Running MT
March 15, 2020
This week, Running Man creates their own program for a retreat. Actor Jo Byeong Gyu and Actress Im Soo Hyang join as guests to have fun. Each person comes up with a plan to play games and do various activities for the retreat. The members decide who gets to be the host and do what kind of activity by looking at the itinerary.
1x495 - Protect Your Mom: Another Rice Cake to the Ugly Child
March 22, 2020
This week, three awesome mom actresses, Lee Il Hwa, Park Mi Sun, and Hwang Young Hee, join the show to lead a family of their own. After handpicking each of their children with a hidden mission, they compete for the Mother of the Year award. However, after each game, the mom will hand out rice cakes to the child they feel is the most upsetting. The member with the most rice cakes at the end will face a penalty.
1x496 - Idol versus Running Man, Center's Dignity
March 29, 2020
This week, Ong Seong Wu, Lee Do Hyun, Seo Ji Hun, and ZICO team up with Kwang Soo to form Team Good-looking. They take on the Team of Entertainers led by Seok Jin for R coins. It's a team effort for the win, but betrayal within the teams gets tempers flared with an unexpected end to the race.
1x497 - Race Nobody Can Tell: Hey, You Can Find Out Too!
April 5, 2020
This week, comediennes Hong Hyun Hee and Kim Ji Min surprise the cast with their appearance. The production team has made this race all about wits. The unexpected missions can win members R coins or cost them without them even knowing! Watch them partner up and race against each other using their wits.
1x498 - I Saw the Angels and Devils: The Devils' Advocates
April 12, 2020
This week, actors Ahn Bo Hyun, Ji Eui Soo, Song Jin Woo, and Lee Joo Young join the Devil's Whisper Race to act as captains. Among the Running Man members are three devils and five angels with their identities hidden. Through a series of games and chances, each team needs to get the right combination of devils and angels in their team to win prizes. The key to winning is finding the devils. Who's a devil?
1x499 - Running Man Class
April 19, 2020
This week, Cho Sae Ho, Rowoon, Lee Do Hyun, Noh Sa Yeon, and Hong Jin Young join Running Man in an epic battle between actors, singers, and comedians. Their seniority gives them an edge to race comfortably, but that can easily get bought. It's the last race to win prizes through the lucky draw, and Jae Seok thinks it's his lucky day.
1x500 - Greedy Camp Race
April 26, 2020
This week, Running Man celebrates its 500th episode. However, due to So Min's absence, they choose to keep their race simple. Lee Mi Joo from Lovelyz, Choi Yoo Jung from Weki Meki, and Park Cho Rong and Yoon Bo Mi from Apink join the show. They pair up with members and race for in-season delicacies known to rejuvenate one's health. Meanwhile, So Min sends a secret text message to the production team that later stuns all the members.
1x501 - The 1st Running Man's Ultimate Quiz Show
May 3, 2020
This week, guests Ha Yeon Ju, Kwak Si Yang, Park Hyo Ju, and Lee Yi Kyung join the show with their extraordinary detective acting skills. The race tests their intelligence and reasoning in an all-out quiz that secretly holds three illegal participants who know all the answers. The top five ranking members will win prizes only if they manage to keep two of the illegals out of the leader's board.
1x502 - Tiger's Birthday Party
May 10, 2020
This week, Running Man celebrates Jong Kook's birthday with secret missions throughout the race. Mingyu from SEVENTEEN and singer-actress Jun Hyo Seong join in on the fun to see if they can outsmart the birthday tiger. In the end, Jong Kook gets to spin a roulette wheel for a chance to win birthday presents, courtesy of a lucky member whose name gets drawn.
1x503 - Festival Money Securing Race: A World of the Festival
May 17, 2020
This week, the kings and queens of festivals Jessi, BewhY, Ahn Ji Young, Lee Jin Hyuk, and Choi Hyojung join the show. They team up with Running Man members by their music genre and compete for money that will determine their chances of winning. Individually, the money earned throughout the race will either reward them or get them the penalty.
1x504 - Crossroads of Choice: Too Much Dilemma
May 24, 2020
This week, actors who have faced dilemma visit the show. Sim Eun Woo is a rising actress who showed impressive acting skills in “A World of Married Couple”. Kim Min Gue shows off his charms in both variety shows and drama. Kim Jae Kyung is a versatile entertainer who can both act and sing. These stars join the members to participate in Coin Dilemma.
1x505 - Eliminating Trespassers: Secret of the Old Village
May 31, 2020
So Min joins the members after a long hiatus. The members head to a village called Gujeon where gems are buried everywhere. They are to dig out the gems which are valuable. However, there seems to be a secret the villagers are hiding. Will the members be able to safely make it out of the village? Stay tuned to find out!
1x506 - Captains of Running Man
June 7, 2020
All members of TWICE are on Running Man! They’re here to promote their new song, “More and More” and to play fierce games. TWICE and the Running Man members are divided into three teams to play games to win as much money as possible. The individuals with the least money will get punished at the end.
1x507 - Secret Broker Race: Hot Items from Convenience Store
June 14, 2020
This week, the actors and actresses of “Backstreet Rookie” join the Running Man members for a race where they have to pick the most sold items from convenience stores. Ji Chang Wook, Kim You Jung, Han Seon Hwa, and Do Sang Woo form a team with the members and carry out missions to earn points. Which team will win the race and get prizes? Tune in and find out!
1x508 - Running Man Loyalty Race: Sharing Playbook
June 21, 2020
This week, the members play three games with a theme inspired by a movie called “The Platform”. They’re placed on eight different floors, and the member on the topmost floor can take as many coins as they can. The one with the most number of coins can buy different prizes including a card to be exempted from getting a penalty. Who will be the final winner? Stay tuned to find out!
1x509 - Superpower School Race, War of Superpowers: The End Game
June 28, 2020
This week, the members become the students of Superpower School and obtain one superpower each. They don’t know what everyone else’s superpower is, so they need to figure out during the race. With Lee Sang Yeob and Kang Han Na as this week’s guests, they use their superpowers to eliminate one another. Who will become the final winner? Stay tuned to find out!
1x510 - 2020 Reincarnation Camp
July 5, 2020
This week, the members are guided to the Reincarnation Camp by SUNMI, a special guide for this week’s episode. Just when they are enjoying their lunch, a swarm of zombies suddenly attacks them. They have to find the Human Antibody and survive until the ambulance arrives. However, the Parent Zombie gets into action and starts eliminating them one by one. Who will be the last man standing? Stay tuned to find out!
1x511 - 10th Anniversary Live Broadcast: Provocation by Running Man Thief
July 12, 2020
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the show, the members participate in a mystery race where they have to find two thieves who stole CEO Big Nose’s gold bars. The viewers participate in solving the mystery in real time. The result is announced through a live broadcast, allowing the members to have direct communication with the viewers. Will they successfully find the thieves? Stay tuned to find out!
1x512 - The 1st Tazza Hip Chairman Election: Battle of the Workers
July 19, 2020
This week, the members gather to play several games to win caramels, their currency for this week. The number of caramels they have at the end will have a big impact on next week’s episode. Alliances and strategies are important, so the members pay their full attention to avoid getting betrayed and falling behind. Who will win the most caramels? Stay tuned to find out!
1x513 - Capitalistic Race with Partners: Don't Worry Be Happy
July 26, 2020
This week, six guests join the members to continue the race from last week to win as much money as they can. The guests are Soyou, Kim Dong Jun, Jang Won Young, Kim Do Yeon, Lee Mi Joo, and YUQI. They partner up with the members and carry out the missions to win the prize and prize money. The team that comes in last receives a penalty.
1x514 - Family Search Race, Unstoppable Sisters
August 2, 2020
This week, the members are joined by four female guests who will play their sisters for the day. The four guests, Jessi, Solar, Lee Young Ji, and Jeon So Mi, have to earn audition points in order to win the prize. The members, on the other hand, have to earn academic points to win. Who will be the winners of this week’s race? Stay tuned to find out!
1x515 - 2 Person Prison Break Race, My Unfamiliar Partner
August 9, 2020
This week, the members are joined by four guests, Kim Young Min, Ha Do Kwon, Ji Seung Hyun, and Kim Yong Ji. They are put into Running Prison, where they have to find the boss and gang member of Petty Gang. If they manage to escape before the boss and gang member do, they’re exempt from getting punished. Stay tuned to find out who manages to escape Running Prison first!
1x516 - Operation: Clear Out the Criminals, Domestic Investigation
August 16, 2020
This week, the stars of a new movie, “The Golden Holiday”, join the members to participate in a race where they have to find two criminals and two police officers. The guests, Kwak Do Won, Kim Sang Ho, and Kim Dae Myeung, are new to the race, so they show their clumsy sides during the race. Will they successfully find the criminals? Stay tuned to find out!
1x517 - Link Average Race, Cut Off to Survive
August 23, 2020
This week, the members team up randomly to play multiple games where the winner of each game decides whether to keep their team members or cut ties with them. At the end of each game, the losing team gets a penalty ball which will determine whether they get a penalty in the end. Who will be the one to receive the penalty this week? Stay tuned to find out!
1x518 - Brahms Music School Race: Do You Like Number 1?
August 30, 2020
This week, Kim Sung Cheol, Kim Min Jae, Park Eun Bin, and Park Ji Hyun from the drama, “Do You Like Brahms?” join the show as guests. The members and the guests are divided into different grades according to the test and game results. In the race, they can only eliminate those who are in the same or lower grades. Who will be the last one to survive? Stay tuned to find out!
1x519 - Running Man Thief Race 2, The Copycat Criminals
September 6, 2020
This week, Profiler Pyo Chang Won and Detective Yoon Seok Ho join the show to participate in Running Man Thief Race 2. The members are nervous as a real detective and a profiler are here to find the thieves hidden among them. Like the last Thief Race, they're each given a role, which comes with more benefits. Will they be able to catch the thieves this time? Stay tuned to find out!
1x520 - 8 People, 8 Colors Preference Race, Lucky Hobbies
September 13, 2020
This week, the members learn three different types of hobbies and perform them to win the prizes prepared by the staff. They're given lottery tickets as means of winning the prizes at the end. First, they learn to yodel from the masters of yodel. Then they learn how to dance the samba and hula. Finally, they learn to sing a capella. Who will win first place and win the best prize? Stay tuned to find out!
1x521 - Fashion Choice Race, All or Nothing
September 20, 2020
This week, the members play a race outdoors where they have to eliminate one another to become the final winner. Before the race, they look for chance cards which can be used to earn bullets or candy bars. The candy bars can be used to make the game more favorable to each member. Who will be the winner of this week's race? Stay tuned to find out!
1x522 - America vs Asia, The Trade King
September 27, 2020
This week, the members are divided into three teams – Team America, Team Asia, and Team Customs – to play in the Trade King Race. Each team needs to earn as much money as possible to become the final winner. The guests joining Team America are Joon Park and Ailee. The guests joining Team Asia are Kangnam and Yiren of EVERGLOW. Who will be the winning team this week? Stay tuned to find out!
1x523 - Chuseok Family Race, The Yoo Family's Inheritance War
October 4, 2020
This week, the members are divided into two families and have a race to find as many eggs as possible. They need to find eggs to make dishes for the ancestral rite table, and the team that finishes setting the ancestral rite table first wins and gets prizes. Another tiresome penalty is waiting for the losing team. How will the race turn out? Stay tuned to find out!
1x524 - Back to the Basics Race, Precious Sisters
October 11, 2020
This week, the members participate in the Precious Sisters Race to find their original resolution and to look back on how harshly they've been treating their female members. Ji Hyo and So Min can give bomb badges to any member who treats them badly, and the four members with the most bomb badges will become the candidates to get the penalty. Stay tuned to find out who gets the penalty!
1x525 - BLACKPINK in Running Man, Save Us From Probability
October 18, 2020
This week, BLACKPINK joins the members in Save Us From Probability, a race where their fates are determined by probability. Their goal is to get as little “penalty rice cakes” as possible in order to avoid getting the penalty. Will the BLACKPINK members be able to win the prize or will they get the penalty? Stay tuned to find out!
1x526 - Robber versus Robber: Faceless King of Tomb Robbery
October 25, 2020
Lee Je Hoon and Im Won Hee join the show as special guests in a race of betrayal between cops and robbers. All of them have gathered to rob a tomb organized by the chairperson of the Tomb Robbery Association. Among them, two police officers secretly investigate to reveal the chairperson's identity. However, the robbers and officers can betray one another, making the task difficult.
1x527 - Jeju Island Special Part 1: Wind, Women, Rocks, and Bomb
November 1, 2020
This week, Running Man visits Jeju Island in a very long time and gets the cast pumped up. Guests Han Ji Eun, Choi Yeo Jin, So E Hyun, and Lee Ju Bin join them as team leaders for the race. The wind, women, and rocks will represent Jeju Island as each team tries to collect one of each card through a series of missions and games. However, there is a bomb card capable of dropping them out of the race. Like always, the losing team faces a penalty, and the winning team wins a prize.
1x528 - Jeju Island Special Part 2: Loser-Pays-All Group Tour
November 8, 2020
This week, Running Man finishes up the two-part special on Jeju Island. This time, they partner up with a member and arrive on the scene as different people who are about to take a packaged tour of the island. However, each course they take will cost money, and only five members will get to go on each packaged trip. The members left behind play games where the loser pays for the five out having a blast.
1x529 - Journal of Old Restaurant
November 15, 2020
This week, Hoshi and Mingyu of SEVENTEEN, Nam Joo and Bo Mi of Apink, and two comedians, Kim Soo Yong and Nam Chang Hee, join the members to participate in Old Restaurant Race. They need to find old restaurants around Seoul and deduct as many years as possible from the sum of their age in order to win. Stay tuned to find out which team wins!
1x530 - Penthouse Special Part 1: Top Club vs Bottom Club
November 22, 2020
This week, Running Man continues with the Old Restaurant Race. The years have added up, but ironically, the oldest team member gets an unexpected gift from a rival sympathetic member turning the race into their favor. Next, Running Man welcomes guests Kim So Yeon, Lee Ji Ah, Eugene, and Ha Do Kwon from the show The Penthouse, while Kwang Soo and Ji Hyo serve out their penalty from the Jeju Island Special. They fight once again to gain their way into the penthouse.
1x531 - Penthouse Special Part 2: Tenant War
November 29, 2020
This week, the race from last week continues. The guests and members are divided into top class and bottom class where they receive money according to their mission results. Although they’re divided into two classes, it’s an individual race, so they keep an eye on each other to avoid getting betrayed. Who will make it to the penthouse? Stay tuned to find out!
1x532 - The Best Friends Friendship Race, The 1st Friendship Awards
December 6, 2020
This week, Running Man gets ready for the year-end awards ceremony and kick-off today with their Friendship Award race. Each member gets assigned a best friend, and their chemistry will determine who goes home with a prize and who faces the penalty. Guests Cha Tae Hyun, Lee Mi Joo, Yang Dong Geun, Jang Dong Min, Huening Kai, and Choi Yeon Jun join the show as best friends.
1x533 - Sweet Home 5pm, Saturday night
December 13, 2020
This week, Lee Si Young, Lee Do Hyun, Song Kang, and Lee Jin Wook, the four leads of the drama “Sweet Home,” join the members for a race called ‘The Apartment You Live In.’ In the race, they have to find a monster hidden among the residents of the Running Apartment in order to avoid getting the penalty. Will they be able to find the monster?
1x534 - Fiery Stove League
December 20, 2020
This week, the Major League Baseball players Ryu Hyun Jin and Kim Kwang Hyun join 2021 Running League Rookie Draft where team owners Yu Jae Seok and Yang Se Chan pick rookie players for their teams. In order to win the race, they need to win each mission and earn as much money as possible. The player and team owner with the least amount of money gets a penalty.
1x535 - New Year's Eve Race
December 27, 2020
This week, the members are joined by the four leads of the upcoming movie, “New Year Blues,” Yoo Yeon Seok, Lee Yeon Hee, Choi Soo Young, and Yoo Teo. Since it’s the last episode of 2020, the guests and the members participate in missions where they send off the old year and welcome the upcoming year. Which team will win and which team will get the penalty?
1x536 - 2021 Hoodwinker Association New Year's Party
January 3, 2021
This week, the Card Shark Association is back to kick off the new year with a party. The fierce competition over caramels gets heated as the association’s chairperson position hangs in the balance. Will Jae Seok keep his seat as the chairman and serve two consecutive terms? Or will the association bring in the new year with a new chairperson? Stay tuned to find out.
1x537 - Production Objective Race: Running Man Rewritten, Part 1
January 10, 2021
The Card Shark Association New Year's Party comes to an end. The last mission is a cutthroat game that will determine who gets to go home first. Meanwhile, the members regroup after a week. A new race to decide whose idea will be used to update the outdated Running Man website begins. Stay tuned to see who has the catchiest and funniest ideas for the website.
1x538 - Production Objective Race: Running Man Rewritten, Part 2
January 17, 2021
The new race leading up to the long-awaited update of the Running Man website is now in full swing. The members present each of their ideas for the production objective and member introductions. After that, they must play games to add their names to the roulette which will decide the final winner. Stay tuned to see whose idea made it onto the website after all.
1x539 - Race for the Club Activity Fund: The Burning 18 Again
January 24, 2021
In this week’s episode, the Running Man members are joined by two guests, Kim Bo Sung and Defconn. They go back to high school where they are divided into three clubs. The band club, dance club, and student guidance club must compete against one another in various classes to win the scholarship. Stay tuned to see who wins!
1x540 - The Charismatic Sisters, The Ugly Siblings
January 31, 2021
This week, three charismatic actresses join the Running Man members to divide into three groups of siblings. Each family must compete for an allowance which the big sister distributes to the younger siblings. However, the final penalty is decided by how much money each individual has, leading to a game of wits even within the family. Stay tuned to see who must carry out the penalty.
1x541 - 2021 New Year Driving Out Bad Luck Race: Take My Bad Luck Away
February 7, 2021
This week, three young actors visit Running Man for a race to drive out bad luck in the new year. The Running Man members and their guests divide into three teams and play a series of games to see which team ends up with the least number of Penalty Men. The final penalty is a giant water bomb that will surely wash away all of their bad luck. Stay tuned to see who gets soaked!
1x542 - 2021 Running Man Neighborhood Athletic Meet with The Penthouse
February 14, 2021
For the last day of the Lunar New Year holidays, the three actors of The Penthouse, Park Eun Seok, Yoon Jong Hun, and Ha Do Kwon, visit Running Man. They join the show for 2021 Running Man Neighborhood Athletic Meet where they compete to gather more trophy stamps in their stamp books. Stay tuned to see what kind of funny penalty the staff has come up with!