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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
1x587 - The Seniority War of the Youngest Members
January 9, 2022
1x588 - The Modeling World
January 16, 2022
1x589 - The Modelling World (Part 2) & The Myth of Dangun in the Year of the Black Tiger (Part 1)
January 23, 2022
1x590 - The Myth of Dangun in the Year of the Black Tiger (Part 2)
January 30, 2022
1x591 - Se-ri and Birdie Buddy
February 6, 2022
1x592 - Card Shark Association, Those Who Read Card Sharks' Minds
February 20, 2022
1x593 - Casual Ji
February 27, 2022
1x594 - Running Man Presidential Race
March 6, 2022
1x595 - This Is My First Time Being a Captain (Part 1)
March 13, 2022
1x596 - This Is My First Time Being a Captain (Part 2) & BTOB Special without BTOB
March 27, 2022
1x597 - Not Spring, Candy, or Penalty
April 3, 2022
1x598 - Captain Ji's Imagination Comes True
April 10, 2022
1x599 - How Much Do You Want to Spend?
April 17, 2022
1x600 - With Viewers
April 24, 2022
1x601 - The Decisive Punch
May 1, 2022
1x602 - Enemy Cha-Cha-Cha
May 8, 2022
1x603 - The 1st Division Game
May 15, 2022
1x604 - User's Guide to Black and White Roses
May 22, 2022
1x605 - 2022: Truth or False Charge
May 29, 2022
1x606 - Investing Genuises Go to NY (Part 1)
June 5, 2022
1x607 - Investing Geniuses Go to NY (Part 2)
June 12, 2022
1x608 - I Will Leave Work First
June 19, 2022
1x609 - The 1st Running Man Vacation Service
June 26, 2022
1x610 - House Jong Kook
July 3, 2022
1x611 - War of Spoon
July 10, 2022
1x612 - The 2nd Sharing Playbook
July 17, 2022
1x613 - Running Story
July 24, 2022
1x614 - The Story of Running Man
July 31, 2022
1x615 - Race of Groups (Part 1)
August 7, 2022
1x616 - Race of Groups (Part 2)
August 14, 2022
1x617 - Investment in Real Estate
August 21, 2022
1x618 - War of Money
August 28, 2022
1x619 - Running Man, Going Round and Round
September 4, 2022
1x620 - Be Strong For My Way
September 11, 2022
1x621 - We Want To Go To Gangwon Province
September 18, 2022
1x622 - Anyway, The Penalty Goes To...
September 25, 2022
1x623 - Go? Stop?
October 2, 2022
1x624 - Mr. Run, How's the Food Over There?
October 9, 2022
1x625 - A Walk Around the Famous Neighborhood
October 16, 2022
1x626 - Show Me The Fight Money
October 23, 2022
1x627 - Suk Jin versus Suk Jin
November 6, 2022
1x628 - Looking For Fall
November 13, 2022
1x629 - Operation: Pass the Bomb
November 20, 2022
1x630 - One Dollar Gourmet Race
November 27, 2022
1x631 - Will We Have Our First Win in the World Cup | Lucky Number Race (Part 1)
December 4, 2022
1x632 - The Lucky Number Race (Part 2)
December 11, 2022
1x633 - The Year-End Party With Stars
December 18, 2022
To celebrate the end of the year, the team holds a party with two stars. Singers BE'O and Jukjae visit as guests to participate in the Race of Stars. Divided into three teams, each team must compete to obtain Star Cards and Poop Cards to make a combination of Star-Poop-Star. Depending on the result of each game, some teams will enjoy the warm indoors while others must stay outside in the cold.
1x634 - Santa Yoo and the Six Rudolphs
December 25, 2022
1x635 - Running Man Outing (Part 1)
January 1, 2023
To celebrate the new year, the crew decides to gather and spend time together as a family. One of Running Man's close friends, Joo Woo Jae also joins them. They gather at a small house in the countryside and prepare warm meals that will melt the cold. Although they go through troubles in the freezing weather, they withstand it together as one big happy family.
1x636 - Running Man Outing (Part 2)
January 8, 2023
The crew cooks dinner which also becomes fierce to prepare. After a hearty meal, Se Chan finally joins the family when everyone is resting inside. He is told that he must choose some members to prepare breakfast with. The next day, the challenge of making breakfast takes place and the staff announces who will win the golden rabbits.
1x637 - Salary Fighter
January 15, 2023
On today's Running Man, Choo Sung Hoon, Kim Dong Hyun, Jung Chan Sung, and Choi Doo Ho appear to make some fight money. The fighters must give a good performance in each game to negotiate a higher salary. Those who get the least amount of money at the end must face a penalty while the high rankers are gifted with prizes.
1x638 - Reborn Spitefully Rich
January 22, 2023
The chairman of Soonbak Group has passed. Among the Running Man heirs, a new chairman must be seated. However, the cast from Reborn Rich also joins the competition in getting the shares of the group. The children of the late chairman try to play smart in order to get the most shares. But no matter how smart they are, luck ultimately chooses the winner.
1x639 - Rabbit with No Liver
January 29, 2023
As today's guests, all the members of IVE have come to compete. Everyone will be bunnies today and play games in different teams. However, a Rabbit with No Liver is among the teams as a spy, and today's mission is to guess who it is. The Running Man crew are close enough to know who's lying, but they cannot seem to figure out if any of the IVE members are lying.
1x640 - Colorful Martial Arts Master / The Precious Retreat (Part 1)
February 5, 2023
Jang Hyuk and Donnie Yen visit Running Man to teach the members what true martial arts is. To do that, the two masters and the crew team up into two teams and compete in two games. Depending on the results, the person with the highest points gets to win special presents that Donnie has prepared himself.
1x641 - The Precious Retreat (Part 2)
February 12, 2023
All Running Man members are gathered to go on a retreat and will be spending time in each other's company. The same daily routines seem much more enjoyable with their friends and colleagues by their sides. Parties and games are a must on retreats, and they are even better when penalty transfer cards are on the line. The conversations deepen until their last mission is revealed.
1x642 - Winter Festival
February 19, 2023
After listening to a heart touching performance by M.O.M, the members along with Heo Kyeong-hwan, Byul, and SEOGI are invited to a winter get-together on a field of ice where the staff members are preparing something weird for them. While Haha is having difficulties shooting Running Man with his wife, everyone is worried about Kyung Hwan because of his underperformance as a guest on the show. With all the worries behind, the race begins.
1x643 - A Day of Butlers (1)
February 26, 2023
On today's episode, Cha Tae Hyun becomes the master, and other members swear their loyalty to become his butler. But as expected, Master Cha does not treat them fairly or has intentions to do so. Unsatisfied butlers do whatever they can to bring him down, but Master Cha is not an easy target. Master Cha's abuse of power continues as the butlers take one step at a time to end his dictatorship. Will they succeed?
1x644 - A Day of Butlers (2) / It's On Suk-jin!
March 5, 2023
With coins changing hands, Master Cha's reign continues as the cursed roulette points in his favor. Finally, things are about to shift, and an unexpected member becomes the next master. The members are shocked when they see a banner on the wall that has a shocking message. One of the things Suk-jin promised during the previous episode comes back to haunt him.