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2021 Hoodwinker Association New Year's Party
Running Man - S1 - E536
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.
Running Man: Season 1 - 101 Episode s
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!
1x543 - Running Man Investment Contest: Genius Investors
February 21, 2021
The Running Man members enter into an investment contest. They begin with 500 dollars of R money each and enter the stock market of 2011. As they progress toward the year 2020, which is the year that the contest will end, the members with varying degrees of experience in stocks are tempted by all kinds of information. Stay tuned to find out who ends up earning the most R money.
1x544 - Suk Jin's Day, It's Time to Find the Gold
February 28, 2021
The Running Man Investment Contest goes on with Se Chan in the lead. As the members make their investments based on the information they gather and their instincts, it becomes a matter of who will be in last place. After the Investment Contest, the Running Man members get together to celebrate Seok Jin’s birthday and begin a new race.
1x545 - On the Way to Find Gold
March 7, 2021
Continuing from last week’s episode, everyone gathers to celebrate Seok Jin’s birthday. They get a letter saying that there is gold hidden somewhere in Running Village. Seok Jin gets to choose two members to join his team and the others compete as individual players. The winners get to choose two people who will get the penalty. Stay tuned to see who they are!
1x546 - Records of the Running Dynasty: Appearance of the Evil Spirits
March 14, 2021
In this week’s episode, the four actors of the new drama “Joseon Exorcist” join the Running Man members for the Running Dynasty Records Race. There are two evil spirits who hide among the humans. They are divided into one king and three teams of nobles, eunuchs, and slaves. They must find who the evil spirits are in order to defeat them. Stay tuned to see if they succeed!
1x547 - Dignity of Grand Award
March 21, 2021
Two of the Running Man members, Jae Seok and Jong Kook, are Grand Award winners in the end-of-year entertainment awards. The members divide into Team Yu Grand Award and Team Kim Grand Award and compete for points. Only the winner gets to be exempt from the penalty. Who will be the three unlucky members to get the penalty?
1x548 - Catch the Stars Among Free Agents: Stars' Contract War
March 28, 2021
This week, four of the Running Man members become CEOs of new entertainment agencies. First, they must sign contracts with the artists they want to work with. With Jessi and Jang Woo Young joining the contract war, things get quite competitive. This time, two CEOs and two artists will get the penalty. Stay tuned to find out who they are.
1x549 - Idol Star Project: Brave Idol's Day
April 4, 2021
In this week’s episode, the girl group that is taking music charts by storm, Brave Girls joins Running Man for A Day of Brave Idol Stars Race. They divide into three teams and compete to see who can be the best idol star. With various crew members joining in as judges for the missions, the results are as unpredictable as ever. Stay tuned to find out who gets the penalty!
1x550 - Sweet and Scary Way Home
April 11, 2021
In this week’s episode, Cho Sae Ho and Cho A join in on The Sweet and Scary Way Home Race. They divide into two teams, Team Gangnam and Team Mapo. The teams compete to determine where they will shoot the ending scene. Which team will get to have an easy trip home after a long day of work? Stay tuned to find out!
1x551 - I Want to Find the Partner Entertainer
April 18, 2021
This week, the Running Man members and three beautiful actresses head to Variety Village. There, they have a race to find the perfect variety show partner. Each person must do well in the games and charm the contenders of the opposite sex to gain points. The person with the least number of points faces a very harsh penalty. Stay tuned to see who finds their perfect partner.
1x552 - Students Who Entered University in 1991 Are Back!
April 25, 2021
The Perfect Partner Signal, Variety Village Race continues and the 11 entertainers try to find their perfect variety show partner. As the people who are left without a partner face the penalty, everyone tries their best to find a match. Meanwhile, a new race begins with the theme of going back to 1991. Stay tuned and watch the Running Man members show off their retro vibes.
1x553 - The Entering Class of 1991 Is Back!
May 2, 2021
The Running Man members continue with the “Students Who Entered University in 1991 Are Back!” race this week. The members take a trip down memory lane and go back to enjoying the music, food, and games of the 1990s. They compete to win nostalgic items as presents to avoid the cringe-worthy penalty. Stay tuned to see who gets the penalty at the end!
1x554 - Credit Card Payment Race, When You Go to the TV Station
May 9, 2021
This week, the Running Man members go to the SBS building for the Credit Card Payment, When You Go to the TV Station Race. They compete in games that are in the theme of SBS variety shows. They try to win the right to decide whose credit card to use to pay for their activities. Stay tuned to see who gets the humiliating penalty at the end.
1x555 - Smart Escape Race, Empty Head Land
May 16, 2021
This week, the Running Man members head to Empty Head Land for the Smart Escape Race. They must solve quizzes and play games to find a way to escape from Empty Head Land. With many twists and turns, the race is more exciting than ever. Stay tuned to see who must carry out the penalty and be called dunce for good.
1x556 - We Will Find Spring For You
May 23, 2021
Sung Si Kyung and Lee Yong Jin join Running Man this week as the CEOs of two competing matchmaking companies. The male members join the two CEOs as their employees to search for their clients’ ideal types. So Min and Ji Hyo are the clients who get to decide which company did a better job at finding their ideal partners. Stay tuned to see which team wins!
1x557 - Going Home Race, Read the Room
May 30, 2021
In this week’s episode, the Running Man members compete against each other to see who can go home the fastest. However, the Read the Room Race isn’t as simple as it seems. With hidden missions that allow the members to earn R coins, they must figure out how they can win the most coins. Stay tuned to see the hidden secret behind this race!
1x558 - Three Meals for Jae Suk
June 6, 2021
This week’s episode is based on an idea that Jae Seok jokingly mentioned last week, where he dresses up as Lord Yu, the nobleman, and the others make him three meals for the day. They can earn or find coins to buy penalty sticks for other members, and they can even pay to have the lord replaced. Stay tuned to see who wins the prize and who gets the penalty!
1x559 - Goodbye, Our Inseparable Brother
June 13, 2021
This week is Kwang Soo’s last episode on Running Man. The members get together for a special send-off race, where they must help Kwang Soo work off his amazingly large prison sentence for all the mischief he caused over the past 11 years. Stay tuned to see the tearful goodbyes and what kind of secret missions the members carried out.
1x560 - The 1st Game Lover Get-together
June 20, 2021
The seven members of the famous Running Game Club have their first get-together. They compete in various games to win points in order to avoid the mystery penalty at the end. As the members try to outsmart and connive their ways to victory, some members seem to have better luck than others. Stay tuned to see which two members face off for the penalty!
1x561 - Delightful Men & Women's Vacation Race
June 27, 2021
Today, the team assembles to enjoy their summer vacation. As they all talk about each other’s new summer outfits, today’s guests appear and join them. To make the vacation more interesting, they get a chance to earn over a thousand dollars. Defeat others, complete missions, win votes, and trust no one. Stay tuned to find out the winner of the prize money!
1x562 - Talk Nightmare, The Day of Chattering Race
July 4, 2021
In Korea, chattering with your friends and families is often expressed with the word “dried pollack”. And for today’s mission, the members are to continue talking before the 10-second silence fills the air. Unless they successfully deduct the total count of dried pollacks, a selected few will inevitably have to go through one of many troublesome penalties. Whatever the case may be, Jae Seok who loves talking starts the nonstop conversation with the beloved members.
1x563 - The Strange Family Photo Race
July 11, 2021
It’s been 11 years since the first episode of Running Man, and the penalty continues to threaten the members. In today’s episode, the members are divided into three groups and will compete for one of the seven roles in a family photo. Knowing that some roles might be tedious and humiliating, members do not hesitate to deceive one another. Even Ji Hyo, who’s been honest and straightforward, decides to act for her own good this time. Stay tuned!
1x564 - Make Your Wish Come True & Pay The Price Later Race
July 18, 2021
The actors and actresses from “The Witch’s Diner” team participate in today’s race, and the winners will have their wishes granted. Among them is Ha Do Kwon who can’t seem to accept the consecutive defeats against Jong Kook. Ji Hyo, one of the original members of Running Man, also joins as a guest, but the other members find it hard to treat her like one. With Nam Ji Hyun’s disarming smile getting her team the upper hand, the race tightens.
1x565 - Theft of Comedian Association Membership Fee
August 8, 2021
The fees collected for the Comedian Association have been stolen by the prime suspect, a person whom members are very close to. And now it’s the responsibility of the remaining members to make up for the missing amount. The members are divided into groups according to their seniority as Lee Yong Jin, today’s special guest and Se Chan’s colleague, joins the race. To avoid the penalty and make up for the missing amount, the members must clear the missions.
1x566 - Make Your Own Fate, Protect Money For Your Parents
August 15, 2021
The staff decides to give the members a chance to earn cash according to their own choices so that they can spend time with their parents. However, the cash prizes also come at the risk of losing cash. The members can either choose the safe option to earn a moderate amount, or they can choose a riskier option for higher compensation that also has a chance of losing cash. As the race progresses, more complicated options are revealed to the members.
1x567 - Team Selection Race, Young Ji versus Young Ji
August 22, 2021
In today’s episode, rapper Lee Young Ji and Hur Young Ji of KARA join other members in a race to lead their team to victory. With each Young Ji being the team leader, two teams make their utmost efforts to win each mission. However, the points are given to the team leaders first before they are distributed to the members, and this is where the members start to bear a grudge against their team leaders. Stay tuned!
1x568 - Find the most expensive doll, Scary Doll Detective
August 29, 2021
In today’s episode, each member gets to choose one of Artist Kim So Hee’s handmade dolls at her Doll Exhibition. Suddenly, Ms. Kim collapses and dies mysteriously after looking at one of the dolls they’re holding. Who will find the most expensive doll to inherit her prized dolls and assets? Stay tuned to find out!
1x569 - Couple Race, You Raise a Man Up
September 5, 2021
In today’s episode, Yoon Si Yoon, Park Ki Woong, and Ahn Hee Yeon join the show to compete in the You Raise a Man Up Race. With Jong Kook’s being the strongest of them all, the members and even the guests try to put a stop to his winning streak. Just when everyone thought it would be impossible to tame Jong Kook and his wildness, one of the guests manages to drag him down.
1x570 - Catch the Mafia, Running Man in Chaos
September 12, 2021
It’s been years since the members raced alongside each other, but some still don’t have enough trust in others when it comes to Mafia Game. This time, the members not only have to stay incognito but also have to complete the given mission. As the race starts, everyone avoids Jong Kook’s keen eyes in order to hide their true identity. However, some start to suspect Jong Kook of being the Mafia.
1x571 - Gym Revival Project, Trainer Jong Kook and National Team
September 19, 2021
Trainer Kook, one of the celebrities who enjoy working out, finds his gym on the verge of going bankrupt. In order to recover from the difficult situation, he invites other members to join him at the gym. As expected, none of the members are serious about the gym or the workout, and even Jong Kook finds it difficult to keep them under control.
1x572 - Female Volleyball Team, Fierce Transfer Contract
September 26, 2021
The members of the women’s national volleyball team join the show to compete against the Running Man members at the 2022 Running Man League Draft. Especially, there is someone on the national team who looks and behaves exactly like Kwang Soo. Meanwhile, Jong Kook doesn’t seem as bossy as before now that he’s with the players of the national volleyball team.
1x573 - Fierce Transfer Race 2: Negotiation of Long Legs
October 3, 2021
The members of the women’s national volleyball team continue to demand more salary and welfare packages from their trainers even though they’ve failed to perform well in the foot volleyball games. Meanwhile, whenever the members look at or listen to Yeon Koung, they cannot shake off the feeling that their old friend is back.
1x574 - To Become Italian Gentlemen, Elegant Road of Western Dishes
October 10, 2021
It’s finally the last round of the Fierce Transfer Race. This time, the players are given a huge volleyball to compete against the opponent team on a court prepared in a swimming pool. Meanwhile, the Running Man members hold a special event to test each other’s guts whether they can admit to something they would want to hide for the rest of their lives.
1x575 - Squid Game
October 17, 2021
The members are invited to play in the Webfoot Octopus Game, and they must decide whether they will participate in this high-stake game with 3,000 dollars of prize money. While some struggle to survive on their own, others work in groups to eliminate others. Who’s going to be the final survivor? Stay tuned to find out.
1x576 - The Choice of Destiny, Golden Ratio Race
October 24, 2021
The members welcome Yeji, Luda, BIBI, and MC Minzy to the show, and they prepare to compete in the Golden Ratio Race. The race will consist of many games, and the last one seems a bit tricky. As seen in “Squid Game”, two teams must walk across a bridge of either wooden floors or Styrofoam floors. However, Ji Hyo seems to be pretty good at the game and surprises others. Stay tuned!
1x577 - The Rehabilitation Project, Icon of Misfortune
October 31, 2021
Joon Ho invites the members to his huge mansion to have the Mansion of Misfortune Race and gain good energy from Running Man team. They start the race with a bag of chocolates, and the winner will be decided by the number of chocolates they gain from each race. Will he be able to win the race and become the icon of promise? Stay tuned to find out!
1x578 - The Race to Get To Know Each Other, My Money and My Alpine Club
November 7, 2021
Jang Hyuk, today’s special guest, joins the members for My Alpine Club Race. They are informed that they will be going on hiking, and as expected, Seok Jin doesn’t fail to disappoint the crew with his weird fashion. Meanwhile, the members are told that they will have to pay for their own expenses except for the chosen few. The struggle to become the minority begins.
1x579 - Street Human Fighter
November 14, 2021
As the heroines of “Street Woman Fighter”, the four leaders including Honey J, Aiki, Lee Jung, and Monika visit the show for another round of competition. With selected Running Man members next to each leader, the race begins. Although they might look happy-go-lucky on the outside, the tension continues to build up as the race proceeds. Stay tuned!
1x580 - Running Man vs Production Team, 2021 Running Man Penalty Negotiation
November 21, 2021
The time has finally come, and the members accept the challenge from the production crew. Both parties will undergo a series of games in order to see the opponent suffer from a penalty. In negotiations, one doesn’t always get what they want, but one gets what one manages to negotiate. The production crew wants to see every single Running Man suffer, but will they be able to beat the members in the game? Stay tuned to find out!
1x581 - Welcome The New Millennium: End of Century
November 28, 2021
A long time ago, Nostradamus, a reputed seer, once predicted that the world will end in 1999. With only a few days left of the year 1999, the members gather to fight against the resistance, Nostra and Damus. SAN of ATEEZ, Jin Ji Hee, and Arin of OH MY GIRL will support the members, but no one knows exactly who the resistance is. They will just have to find out. Stay tuned!
1x582 - The Variety Show Family, Yang Se Chan the Good Son
December 5, 2021
Se Chan's birthday is coming up, and his variety show parents are here to throw him a fancy birthday party. He wants to become a perfect son for his variety show parents by treating them with allowance. However, they do not even hesitate to stab him in the back, as they are blinded by the money and prize they will get from the race. Stay tuned to find out who wins the race!
1x583 - Suk Jin's Cells
December 12, 2021
Seok Jin is well known for his gullible personality. In today’s episode, the members become his cells and help him make the right choice during his busy schedule as a superstar. His cells need to persuade him to choose their suggestion and earn Gullible Coins to win the race. Let’s find out how Seok Jin will survive today with his adorable cells!
1x584 - 2021 Clever Year-end Party
December 19, 2021
1x585 - Running Man Year-End Special
December 26, 2021
1x586 - Top Secret Revealed, Forehead Fortune-Teller
January 2, 2022