Running Man (TV program)

Running Man
Running Man members posing for a poster
Running Man poster
Hangul
런닝맨
Revised RomanizationReonning maen
McCune–ReischauerRŏnning man
Genre
Created by
  • Cho Hyo-jin
  • Kim Joo-hyung
  • Im Hyung-taek
Directed byChoi Hyung-in
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes720 (list of episodes)
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Production
Camera setupMulti-camera setup
Running time80–95 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSBS
ReleaseJuly 11, 2010 (2010-07-11) –
present
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Running Man (Korean: 런닝맨) is a South Korean variety show, formerly part of SBS' Good Sunday lineup.[1] It first aired on July 11, 2010.[2] It is the longest running Korean variety show.

Running Man was originally classified as an "urban action variety"; a genre of variety shows in an urban environment.[3] The MCs and guests were to complete missions at a landmark to win the race.[4] The show has since shifted to a more familiar reality-variety show concept focused on games.[citation needed] It has garnered attention as being the comeback program for Yoo Jae-suk, the main MC of the program, after leaving Good Sunday's Family Outing in February 2010.[5]

The show has become popular in other parts of Asia, and has gained online popularity among Hallyu fans, having been fansubbed into various languages, such as English, Persian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, Malay, Indonesian, Burmese, Arabic, Russian, and Turkish.[6][7] The show has made it to the list of Business Insider's 20 TV Shows of 2016.[8]

Since April 2017, Running Man is airing as the first part of Good Sunday at 4:50 pm KST and competing against KBS2's The Return of Superman and MBC's King of Mask Singer.[9] Running Man previously aired at 6:25 pm KST on Sundays, as the second part of Good Sunday, competing against KBS2's 2 Days & 1 Night. The show celebrated its 11th anniversary on July 11, 2021, with 563 episodes, surpassing MBC's Infinite Challenge for the longest entertainment program in South Korea.[10]

  1. ^ Choi, Ji-won (July 12, 2020). "A decade of celebs chasing each other". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  2. ^ 런닝맨 [Running Man]. SBS (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  3. ^ SBS '일요일이 좋다' 유재석 새 코너 '런닝맨' 출격 [SBS 'Good Sunday' Yoo Jae-seok's new corner 'Running Man' scramble]. No Cut News (in Korean). June 25, 2010. Archived from the original on January 27, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  4. ^ Kim, Jin-kyung (June 25, 2010). 유재석 진행 '런닝맨' 베일을 벗다! 차별화된 웃음 '예고' [Hosted by Yoo Jae-suk, 'Running Man' takes off the veil! Differentiated laughter 'preview']. TV Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 27, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  5. ^ Bong, Joon-young (July 11, 2010). 베일벗은 '런닝맨', 역시 유재석! 新버라이어티 탄생 예고 ['Running Man' unveiled, Yoo Jae-suk again! Notice of the birth of a new variety]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  6. ^ Cheung, Gloria (August 21, 2015). "China Fans Volunteer to Subtitle Content for Internet Auds — Pirated or Not". Variety. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  7. ^ Suzira, Erny (January 19, 2017). ""Running Man" cast to go on their very last Asia tour". The Hive Asia. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  8. ^ Lubin, Gus (December 30, 2016). "Data reveals the 20 most popular TV shows of 2016". Business Insider UK. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  9. ^ Jung, Ji-won (March 3, 2017). [단독] '판듀2', 이번엔 '1박2일'과 맞대결...'런닝맨' 편성변경 [[Exclusive] 'FanDu 2', this time facing off against '2 Days & 1 Night'...'Running Man' reorganization change]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2016 – via Naver.
  10. ^ Moon, Soo-kyung (July 10, 2021). "'11주년' 런닝맨, 무한도전 넘는다...최장 회차 기록 눈앞" ['11th anniversary' Running Man overcomes infinite challenge... In front of the record for the longest run]. No Cut News (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.