"https://losartanfast.com/Running Man"https://losartanfast.com/ is a K-Variety show where a group of entertainers (comedians, actors, và singers) complete missions lớn win prizes & avoid penalties. Photo from SBS RUNNING MAN
I’ve watched all 558episodes of “Running Man.”
I was in my second year of high school when I caught the curious sight of the first episode on my mother’s máy tính xách tay screen. Two teams donning powder blue & hot pink overalls were running around on clothing racks in a large shopping mall with noticeable velcro-detachable name tags at their backs. The sight of my mother watching shows with subtitles was a familiar one — I grew up spending my weekend nights with her watching Korean dramas (“Heading to lớn the Ground,” “Secret Garden,” & “My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox”). But on that Sunday, the casual setting of the show’s frames & the frequency of crowd laughter-like sounds led me lớn believe it wasn’t anything lượt thích a K-drama.
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"https://losartanfast.com/Running Man"https://losartanfast.com/ cast. Top row, from left: song Joong-Ki, Hwang Jung-Eum, Yoo Jae-Suk, Kim Jong Kook, Lee Kwang-Soo. Bottom row, from left: Ha Dong-Hoon, Ji Seok-Jin, Lee Hyori, Kang Gary. Screenshot from KJKGLOBAL
I remember thinking the show was a bit odd yet I couldn’t find it in me to turn away. I lurked around my mother for another 30 minutes and laughed at the same times she did. Finally, I grabbed a chair, joined her, and pointed lớn the one I found the funniest so far; standing at six feet tall with unusual bowl-cut hair whom I later identified as the actor Lee Kwang Soo.
"https://losartanfast.com/Running Man"https://losartanfast.com/ is a K-Variety show where a group of entertainers (comedians, actors, & singers) complete missions lớn win prizes & avoid penalties. For the most part, the cast carried out these missions within South Korea but they’ve since traveled around Europe, Oceania, and Asia in their tearable nametags to lớn perform more dangerous missions (riding the Nevis Swing, the world’s biggest swing, upside down & going wing walking at 120 km/ph).
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One of the episodes I will always go back lớn is the Idol Special from 2013. The show welcomed a record-breaking number of fourteen idol guests from Apink, Infinite, MBLAQ, SISTAR, Girl’s Day, Beast (now Highlight), and 2PM. Teams of three were formed among one cast member and one K-Pop group khổng lồ compete in a series of missions testing their athleticism both on land & in water. At that time, I barely had any friends to share my love for K-Pop with as it wasn’t as widely popular yet as it is today so the episode served as a conglomeration of all my interests I had kept to myself. From the ridiculous dance introduction of the teams alone, I had lớn take countless pauses as I felt my eyes closing và my stomach shaking from laughter. Not long after, the sound of my laugh turned inaudible & my tears became uncontrollable, releasing stresses inside me.
When the show first aired in 2010, the original cast was an all-male team of seven — including the likes of actor song Joong-Ki (left after episode 41), và rapper Kang Gary (left after episode 324). The rest of the pioneering cast who stayed includes National MC Yoo Jae-Suk, comedian Ji Suk-Jin, award-winning singer Kim Jong-Kook, actor Lee Kwang Soo, và all-around entertainer Ha Dong-Hoon. Actress tuy vậy Ji-Hyo, the sole female member for nearly sevenyears, was drafted as a permanent cast member after her initial guesting in the first few episodes. After School’s Lizzy also briefly joined the early episodes of “Running Man” as a regular for around 10 episodes. Since then, other guest-turned-members actress Jeon So-Min & comedian Yang Se-Chan have joined what is now known as Running Man’s 8012 — an emblem for the show’s octet combined with Korean homophone “012,” which also means “forever.”
While the premise và format of the show stays simple, the reality-variety show’s ability lớn make people laugh stood the demo of time as it remains to be one of the oldest Korean variety shows remaining on-air. Its popularity extended beyond its local borders as the number of fans around the world grew rapidly. By 2016, it earned the title of thetop non-American show in the world with 2.4 million demand expressions (number of people expressing interest for a TV show to be shown on their available channels) a day. With its global success, “Running Man” has welcomed appearances from Hollywood actors lượt thích Jackie Chan (episode 135), Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Henry Cavill (episode 410), và Ryan Reynolds (episode 482) during their visits lớn Korea. The South Korean variety show demonstrated the same level of traction in Manila as tickets lớn the Philippine leg of their 2019 Asia fanmeet tour (cancelled due khổng lồ the COVID-19 pandemic) sold out in mere minutes.
The official “Running Man” Instagram tài khoản has over 2 million followers). Screenshot from INSTAGRAM
Last April, original cast thành viên Lee Kwang Soo announced he would be leaving the show he has called trang chủ for years. Playing the role of the show’s notorious traitor and clumsy “giraffe” (a nickname due lớn his height) charmed the hearts of thousands — crowning him as Prince of Asia by fans around the continent. The notice for his departure left many in the Philippines heartbroken — myself included. The Philippine fanbase of “Running Man” paid tribute lớn the Prince of Asia with a billboard in EDSA showing clips of his best moments.
‼️HAPPENING NOW at EDSA‼️#PrinceofASIAinEDSA #PHLovesLeeKwangSoo
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