Running Man, who dares a surprise attack on Sparta Kim Jong Kook? (Spoiler!)

Idol band CN Blue member Jung Yong Hwa and singer Kim Jong Kook got into a physical altercation.

On the December 18th episode of SBS‘s variety program ‘Running Man’ the ‘Hong Kong 24 hours’ special, the members set out on individual missions to find the real medal out of the 9 medals as per the last command from Jackie Chan.

The day before the individual missions, Lee Kwang Soo saw a sign hanging in front of Kim Jong Kook’s door that said ‘real’ and so he set out to form an alliance with guest Jung Yong Hwa to capture Kim Jong Kook’s medal which must be real.

Since Jung Yong Hwa found out that Kim Jong Kook’s medal is the real gold medal, he was looking for an opportunity with Lee Kwang Soo to take Kim Jong Kook’s name tag to obtain the gold medal. There was a hint to the gold medal on the name tag.

While Lee Min Jung was talking to Kim Jong Kook, Jung Yong Hwa jumped at the chance to take Kim Jong Kook’s name tag off but Sparta Kim Jong Kook of ‘Running Man’ was agile enough to get away.





Alliance or not, Lee Kwang Soo stood aside just watching the physical altercation between Sparta Kim Jong Kook and the new Ace Jung Yong Hwa. The duel was tight. Jung Yong Hwa tried to fight off Kim Jong Kook’s absolute power with his brain. They did not give each other a glimpse of their backs. Suddenly they jumped at each other and the name tags came off at the same time so close that you could not even tell who did it first with the naked eye even by a millisecond.

Lee Kwang Soo earned the hint as well as Kim Jong Kook’s medal in the midst of confusion.

The winner of the episode was none other than the original Ace of ‘Running Man’ Song Ji Hyo.

Source: Osen via Nate

Running Man’s Ace Song Ji Hyo, ‘the Ace is THE ace’ (Spoiler!)

On the December 18th episode of SBS‘s variety program ‘Running Man’ the ‘Hong Kong 24 hours’ special, the members set out on individual missions to find the real medal out of the 9 medals as per the last command from Jackie Chan.

Song Ji Hyo, the Ace became the holder of the real medal solving the ‘Legend of Nine Dragons’.

On part 2 of ‘Running Man – Hong Kong Special’, Song Ji Hyo heard from Mr. Chung that her medal was the real one.

Song Ji Hyo received the ‘real’ marker but she hung it in front of Kim Jong Kook‘s door and Lee Kwang Soo and Jung Yong Hwa were certain that Kim Jong Kook was holding the real medal.

Song Ji Hyo’s bright strategy worked out perfectly as Lee Kwang Soo hung it in front of Ji Suk Jin‘s door to fool the other members. It turned out that Kim Jong Kook’s medal was a fake and Song Ji Hyo won by placing her medal around Gooryong and won the Yeouiju.

The wit and the brain of ‘Running Man’ Ace Song Ji Hyo was nothing short of amazing earning her the win.

Image: SBS ‘Running Man’
Source: TV Report via Nate

SNSD and Running Man Shop For Food

Girls’ Generation members will be showing off their hidden cooking skills.

Six members of Girls’ Generation, Yoona, Yuri, Taeyeon, Jessica, Hyoyeon, and Seohyun, will have a cooking battle preparing dinner on an upcoming episode of SBS’s “Running Man”, scheduled to be aired on September 9th.

Before the battle between Girls’ Generation members and the six Running Man members, each team traded one member to the other side. The cooking battle started after the switching of HaHa and Jessica.
Before cooking, HaHa and Taeyeon, and Gary and Jessica went to a market nearby to buy groceries. HaHa and Taeyeon called each other ‘BboongBboongee’ and ‘BboongSoonee’, and went around telling the market workers, “We’ll live well/happily,” acting like a happy newlywed couple.

HaHa then looked at Gary and Jessica and joked, “You’re the couple that lives downstairs from us, right?” The production crew said Gary caused laughter by replying, “We’re going to break up after eating.”

Source: Edaily.co.kr

Translated by: ch0sshi@soshified.com

Contributor: residentbenchwarmer@soshified.com

Running Man: Episode 54

We’re in for a whole new ride with today’s theme: Protect the Boss – Last Team Standing. It’s an episode of adventure for some, horror for others, and still yet, some cast members are near non-existent in this episode. Who do you think the bosses are? Guess wisely though, because things are not always as they appear…

EPISODE 59. Broadcast on July 31, 2011

When our cast arrives, they’re immediately paired off as they await their mission. Jae-suk waits for his team partner – could it be Choi Min-soo? After all, he did ask to be scheduled for Running Man again to get revenge on Jae-suk. But no, it’s Kwang-soo, who runs to meet him like the Kwangvatar he is. It looks like the new name suits him, given his tall stature and long legs, much like an Avatar straight out of James Cameron’s blockbuster.


 
We catch up with the Monday Couple applying suntan lotion on each other. Rawr. Gary soaks in the attention but instead of a loving couple, they look more like Mom and Son. Ji-hyo wonders if there’s an attractive male guest today which sparks Gary’s jealousy. She hastily recovers with, “Kang Gary is the most handsome (man) on Mondays.”


Each team is told that the guest will be coming to them – so who are they? Say hello to today’s guests: actress Choi Kang-hee (Protect the Boss, Petty Romance) and actor Ji Sung (Protect the Boss, Royal Family). Their given mission is to pick up a team from three different locations. Best part? If they don’t like who they’re with, they can choose a different team. Hehe.

And they’re off! Ji Sung is freaking hilarious as he pulls up to one team, “This is amazing! People I see on TV!” Those mega TV stars? Why, Jae-suk and Kwang-soo, of course! The Monday Couple loudly voice their disappointment to see Suk-jin, and Kang-hee drives up to see Jong-kook and Haha.
 
Let’s hear the mission already! Mission Protect the Boss: Collect all the bosses’ nametags to win. If you incorrectly tear off someone’s nametag, you’re out. You obtain clues about other teams’ bosses thorugh mini missions. At the final destination, pick pick up a ringing phone. If you fail to pick it up in time, your team’s position will be compromised.

Mr. PD informs them that the boss is the one riding in the backseat. That makes Kwang-soo for the Black Team, Kang-hee for the Pink Team, and Gary for the Blue Team. Kwang-soo can’t believe his luck – it’s his first time as a hero!

No worries for the Black Team – they’re relying on Ji Sung’s jisung (intellect) to win them the mission. So punny! Ji Sung asks the others what their IQ is. Jae-suk “It’s over a 100…” Kwang-soo: “I didn’t get tested…” However, they should be concerned about Ji Sung’s fatal flaw: his variety rookie status. It leaves Ji Sung so flustered that he accidentally tugs on the emergency brake and drives over speedbumps.

To quickly remedy that weakness, Ji Sung gets a crash course on variety in the car. They’re forced to keep to the law here, unlike in k-dramaland, (Aww, no dramatic illegal u-turns?!) and Kwang-soo adds that even James Bond would have to stop at a red light.

At Yeoido park, Ji Sung asks why they’re walking versus running (it IS Running Man). Jae-suk replies that they tire themselves out when they run – thus, they walk. They receive their mini-mission and Ji Sung gets a painful taste of variety with sizzling bicycles seats. Must. Restrain. Twelve. Year. Old. Self.
 
It’s a tongue twister mini mission for the Pink Team. It takes a few tries (and a hilarious penalty) and they head to their next location to spy on the Black Team who failed to name the correct color order of the ahjummas working out at the park. Jong-kook reveals himself from behind the bushes and the teams face off, hesitant to attack first.

Jong-kook deduces that Kwang-soo is their boss, deadest in his choice. Kwang-soo panics and slips up by revealing his team’s clues. Kwang-soo: “Hyung, do you think I’m such an idiot?” Jong-kook: “You are one.”

The Pink Team are quick to notice that something’s definitely up with the colorful ahjummas and succeeds on the first try. They pick their clue to reveal…”Kkwang (Zero)” and Kang-hee chirps, “Kkwang…for Kwang-soo.” LOL. But, alas, no clue.

Meanwhile, the Blue Team complete their mini missions, obtaining more clues about their opposing teams. They receive a clue about the Black Team boss, “Ugly,” and the team debate between Kwang-soo and Jae-suk. As if it was a contest.
 
The Black Team follow the maknae FD inside a restaurant but this time they keep an eye out for the order the dishes are placed, just like last week … until the maknae FD sets down two dishes at once. HA. Mr. PD encourages them to sit down and enjoy so they begin grilling. As they happily fill their stomachs, they’re completely unaware how simple the mission is: grill some meat and wait.

It’s not long after that the Pink Team follows them to the same place. In the midst of empty threats to eliminate each other, a confused Jae-suk slips, “Kwang-soo’s never been the hero before!” Oops. But, the Black Team succeeds and their next clue directly points to Kang-hee.

Either the Pink Team has a stroke of good luck or the Capable One is really on a roll. They easily pass this food mini mission in one round and everyone heads to the final destination.

 
The phone call timer is ticking down from a few short minutes and each team must pick up their phone call on different floors. All the teams manage to track down the phones and receive their final mission: collect all the bosses’ nametags and find “Lavender.” Kang-hee takes some time to learn some moves on how to take down Yooruce Willis. If all else fails, just poke him in the side. Oh boy, was it always this easy to take down Jae-suk?

The Black Team head up to the 60th floor in a clear elevator and Jae-suk imagines how terrifying it would be to see Spartakooks on the supporting beams outside the elevator. Or worse, climbing the walls like Spiderman.

They take a few precious moments to snack and strategize in the stairwell, and soon enough, they’re chatting about who’s scarier: Jong-kook or Choi Min-soo. Jae-suk says that Jong-kook is a little pipsqueak compared to Min-soo and Kwang-soo adds that he hopes Jong-kook gets old soon, so he’d be easier to physically. Incriminating Kwang-soo is back!

Kwang-soo interjects that he’d like to be known as easygoing too, and apart from his image, he’s really a coldhearted city man. Uh-huh, okay. Back to puppy status please!

Thanks to Kwang-soo’s enormous height, he sticks out like a sore thumb in a crowd. Ji-hyo easily spots him from afar and follows him at a distance. The two teams find themselves separated by a door, and when it opens…there’s pushing, shoving, and yelling on both sides.

Jae-suk calls for a temporary truce, asking for physical evidence of their clues. Suk-jin gladly complies, showing them the “Ugly” clue. They’re pretty sure it’s Kwang-soo – after all, 97% of citizens agree with them. The Blue and Black Team decide to create an alliance and Jae-suk warns Ji-hyo not to betray them again. Even though she protests, Ji Sung adds, “Ji-hyo I’ve seen you on TV before…” Meaning he’s seen the awesome in action.

Woah, talk about being at the right place at the right time! Spy Haroro was able to eavesdrop in on the entire conversation – confirming Kwang-soo as a boss as well as the alliance. They wait for the Black Team, and Jong-kook sweeps behind them to try and eliminate Kwang-soo but fails.

The Blue Team wait for an opportune moment to take out Kang-hee, Suk-jin reaches…and she twirls around in the nick of time, collapsing to the floor.
 
It’s an absolute mess as everyone is trying to size each other up. Ace Ji-hyo takes a risk to eliminate Haha, but she herself gets eliminated for making the wrong choice. Boo.

The only person too scared to put on a faux grand persona is Kwang-soo, frozen in the face of elimination. He says to the VJ, “This is too scary (being the hero!) Don’t make me do it next time!” He even tries to puff up in front of Haha before running away…

…to attempt to hide under that. LOL. Hm… tall Kwang-soo + small bin =  fail. That’s simple math, yea?
At a different location, Suk-jin is spotted by Jong-kook and Haha, who force his own elimination by tearing off Haha’s name tag by his own hand. HAHAHA. So there was this tactic too – smart Running Men! Now only Gary remains… Jong-kook slinks through the crowd and he rips Gary’s name tag off with Ji Sung one step behind him.
 
Jae-suk almost catches Kang-hee, and he calls Kwang-soo to grab the opportunity to take her out if they cross paths. Just like fate, Kwang-soo and Kang-hee run into each other in the stairwell. Oh yeah, Boss against Boss! Kwang-soo gives her the chance to call for help, but Kang-hee cleverly chirps away their location instead.

And I love it how aggressive Kang-hee is and Kwang-soo pleads for his life as the Pink Team gain on him: “I’M the hero today! I’m the hero!” Jae-suk hears the commotion from downstairs and runs up the stairs to save his boss…but it’s no use – he’s too late and the Pink Team rips off Kwang-soo’s name tag.  With that, it ultimately makes the Pink Team the winners!

Those Running Man gold rings are pretty awesome – where can I get one?



cr : DramaBeans

Running Man: Episode 53

This is the episode where Choi Min-soo’s dramatic image crumbles to reveal a more humorous face. It’s another race around Kyungjoo as the cast collects suitcases that contain their nametags. It’s action, it’s romance, it’s comedy…!! Ah, I can’t tell what genre it is anymore… EPISODE 53. Broadcast July 24, 2011 What better way is there to start off the day than a fresh cup of a morning mission. Haha and Kwang-soo incredulously respond to the mission card: Enter Choi Min-soo’s room and perform a task. If he wakes up, he’s on your team. The best part is their task – they have to lie next to Min-soo and count to 10. Haha and Kwang-soo creep inside the lion’s den, careful not to awake the sleeping dragon Min-soo. Surely the man ought to be worn out from hunting down the Running Men yesterday, right? You can almost hear the cries of their impending doom when they find that Min-soo’s not in bed, but rather sleeping on the floor. Every little noise and crack puts them on edge and I am so glad not to be in your shoes right now. The level of absurdity increases with each team’s arrival and one team is assigned to sing and dance to SNSD’s “Genie.” Oh Running Man, how you consistently set up your cast for failure. Jong-kook makes everyone, including the staff, take off their shoes so their footfalls wouldn’t be heard in the hallway and Jae-suk prevents Gary from knocking on Min-soo’s door. Everyone passes, and a fear-stricken Haha and Kwang-soo start over again. But they’re not as lucky as Min-soo groggily wakes up from his slumber. It’s so cute how Haha and Kwang-soo downplay their obvious fear by awkwardly pouring on the aegyo (cuteness). Leave it to Min-soo to put them right in their place with a sharp kick to the back of the knee. Lol. The cast heads downstairs to meet their second guest and Min-soo casually tosses, “Oh, Yoon So-yi?” With that anticlimactic introduction, enter actress Yoon So-yi (Warrior Baek Dong Soo, Hero), who is more warmly greeted by some than others. Case in point: Haha proclaims his undying love:”Yoon So-yi, would you be my last love?” So-yi chooses to be on Gary’s team just as Ji-hyo arrives. I absolutely love this girl – she isn’t afraid to hide her disappointment about being teamed with Jong-kook and Suk-jin but she coolly replies to So-yi’s choice: “Oh no, it’s cool – it’s Tuesday.” Today’s main mission is another Kyungjoo race and the cast must pick up a ranked suitcase at each destination and ultimately meet at a water park for a spinoff of Hide-and-Seek. Each suitcase contains a member’s nametag and this time they’re eliminated if someone sticks on their name tag. In the car, Jae-suk comments that Gary is the luckiest guy in the world with two women to love him on Monday (Ji-hyo) and Tuesday (So-yi). Gary replies that he would like someone to love him on Wednesday. Heh. Jae-suk continues that everything in the car is So-yi and she happily responds that Gary is hers but not Jae-suk (since he’s married). Is the Monday Couple in trouble? First stop: Chumsungdae Observatory as Jae-suk’s team drives ahead of Haha’s team. But Min-soo isn’t worried. “Why go early? We can just steal whatever they find.” Spoken like a true Hunter. It’s the return of the Photo Zone mission where one member’s face must fit inside the window of the observatory in order to move on. Commence pulling of hair, pushing, and jumping as the timer ticks down. Jae-suk’s team succeeds first and they grab the highest ranked suitcase. It’s then that Jae-suk has a revelation: What if the suitcases were ranked in accordance to how difficult it is to catch the person. That must mean only one person: Choi Min-soo. Um well…crap. They plead with Mr.PD to exchange it with attempts to bribe him with leftover Baht, but it’s no use – they’re stuck with their choice. The other teams pass after a few more tries. How much do I love that Min-soo’s dark image of a raging tiger is completely dismantled by that giant smile above? Next stop: a nearby restaurant. The maknae FD leads each team inside and sets down their lunch in front of them. The hitch? Create a lettuce wrap in the order each item was placed in front of them. LOL. They can’t even eat lunch without some sort of trap! Both Jae-suk and Haha’s teams call out each item’s order with such conviction that it sends me in giggles to watch how wrong they are. Haha’s wrap is filled with fresh garlic and he momentarily forgets himself when Min-soo says to just swallow it whole. Haha grabs Min-soo by the shirt and thanks his lucky stars because Min-soo laughs and starts crying about being beat up by a little squirt.   Round after round they go and soon they’re feeding each other garlic filled wraps versus paying attention to the task at hand. Min-soo wonders when Jong-kook’s team will arrive and hears that they’ve succeeded and left already. We see that putting the Capable One and the Ace together creates a killer combo as they breeze through the order and pick up their suitcase. Everyone finds their last suitcase at the Teddy Bear Museum and they’re headed to the water park. In each car, they guess which teams holds their nametags and afraid of possibly catching Min-soo. Jong-kook’s taem is relieved that everyone they must catch is relatively doable. Jong-kook hands So-yi’s name to Ji-hyo, who uncertainly quivers, “But So-yi’s good at fighting! She even flies!” Must be all those historical dramas she films.     The storm clouds brew as Jae-suk’s team’s worst nightmares have come true: Min-soo is among those they must catch. Deep breaths, all! The other names are Suk-jin’s and Kwang-soo and So-yi remarks that they’re ranked by age. Her prize? She gets to catch Min-soo. Hahaha. Each team heads off to different spots of the water park to scout each other’s locations. So-yi reasons which team must hold which nametags and Gary blankly stares back at her logical deduction. Oh Gary, you simple, sweet man.   Haha and Kwang-soo walk behind Min-soo with confidence that everyone else is hiding from them. So without any qualms, Haha’s team enjoys their water park experience in the shadow of the Hunter Choi Min-soo. Jae-suk’s team wonders where the Red Team is hiding and we see them playing in another corner of the park. Is anyone paying any attention to the mission? Jae-suk’s team and Haha’s team approach each other with caution and Jae-suk stops them in their tracks – it’s not fair to attack each other when one team is wearing vests. When Haha and Kwang-soo turn around to do so, Jae-suk pounces on Kwang-soo and Haha chases after Gary. Kwangsoo cries out for help to Min-soo, but sadly, he’s too busy in peaceful solace in the wave pool. Both Kwang-soo and Gary are eliminated. Min-soo suggests to Jae-suk to create an alliance against Jong-kook’s team since they are at a disadvantage with two team members each. Jaesuk readily agrees to the offer. But wait, Yooruce Willis, don’t you have Min-soo’s nametag? He waits for his opportune moment with bated breath as Min-soo affixes his microphone. Then, smack! Jaesuk plasters Min-soo’s nametag on his back. Remember that face Jaesuk. It’s gonna haunt you in your dreams. Min-soo retorts that he’d like to be scheduled to appear on Running Man every two months from now on. In a last attempt to buy a bit of time, Min-soo runs up to the incoming Jong-kook’s team, who is already aware of his elimination. Jae-suk, So-yi, and Haha team up to set up an ambush for the red team. In a tussle, both Suk-jin and Ji-hyo are eliminated, leaving Spartakooks as their last target. While they search with tensions running high someone chases after them – it’s Min-soo, who came to ride one of the rides but came to poke a little fun. Three versus one now as Jong-kook spies the other members. He appears like a lightning flash and quickly eliminates Jae-suk with ease. Ah, redemption for Jong-kook! The remaining three circle around each other, waiting for the other to attack first. It’s Jong-kook who leaps towards Haha, making his elimination quick and swift.   Haha sulks, “Jong-kook hyung, why do you always have to win!” and Jong-kook’s heart softens…which gives So-yi a perfect opportunity to slap on Jong-kook’s nametag on his back, which makes Jae-suk’s team the winner! Oof, Jong-kook, you’re losing your touch!

Yoo Jae Suk gives f(x)’s Sulli a piggyback ride for “Running Man” + other pairings revealed!

On August 2nd, a picture of the nation’s MC Yoo Jae Suk garnered much interest from netizens, as he’s seen piggy-backing f(x)’s Sulli through the streets.
It was revealed that the two were filming for SBS’s ’Running Man‘. Yoo Jae Suk looks rather exhausted, carrying Sulli on his back as he runs full speed in a uniform.
Netizens commented, “He’s got a giant baby on his back“, “He’s so obviously tired from the running“, and “I can’t wait to watch the Sulli episode!”
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Apart from the above, photos of other pairings have since been leaked by netizens who happened to be around the area of filming. Apart from Ji Suk Jin whose partner remains unknown due to a relative lack of interest, the other pairings are as follows:
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Haha and Suzy

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Song Ji Hyo and Gary, Kim Jong Kook and Jiyeon

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Lee Kwang Soo and Luna

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Source: JoongAng via Nate