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Running Man: Episode 124

In a faraway realm of variety, the Running Man Kingdom is in need of a ruler. But watch out – a taste of power can be a dangerous thing. You don’t know what kind of royal you’ll get: a benevolent one, a dictator, or just a royal pain in the ass. But hey – it ain’t easy being king.

EPISODE 124. Broadcast on December 16, 2012.

Day 2. 8 AM. Our cast wakes up to a blaring siren for an alarm clock and surprisingly, it’s Ji-hyo who stumbles outside first. Everyone walks out in a daze and Hyo-joo pops her head out last.

 

Jae-suk jokes that Hyo-joo must not be the early bird type and Incriminating Kwang-soo feeds it, “She’s lazy.” Hyo-joo hollers, “I’m diligent!” Kwang-soo: “What are you talking about?! You woke up last!”

Entitled ‘Choice Race,’ our cast members will choose between two types of foods (Well, they’ll need to earn it, but we knew that) at four mission locations. The first person who arrives at the final mission location with the completed hanja “whang/king” will be declared king.

The sound of food is alluring but the mention of king grabs everyone’s attention. Who wouldn’t want to be Ruler for a Day? So they’re off.

 

Ji-hyo looks mighty annoyed to see Jong-kook at the same place and Jong-kook’s all, What, I was here first! Ha.

Meanwhile Haha and Kwang-soo are busy affixing yellow kiddie hats to their heads complete with white capes to resemble fried eggs. Both games are basically the same: jump successfully in order to eat.

Hyo-joo isn’t all that thrilled to hear that as she says, “Wait, we’re not eating first? I’m seriously hungry!” Aw, your tummy will have to wait for now. And hey – Gary does look like an adorable anime character in that hat.

Back to Jong-kook who’s taking his sweet time to ready himself, wrapping the blanket around him tighter. Go Soo: “So he does this every time?” Hee. Jong-kook actually makes it but Jae-suk calls him out on a technicality, so it’s no good.

Just in case we thought that this game was easy, Jae-suk and Suk-jin remind us that it isn’t as they fall into the pillows. HA. Go Soo asks if it’s true that they can’t eat until they pass. When they confirm it, he mutters under his breath that the RM staff really don’t feed you. Heehee.

I love how the others keep messing with Jong-kook even though he clears it. When Spartakooks looks to Go Soo to back him up, Go Soo says innocently, “[The pillows] fell on its own.” Why are you so cute?

So, Jong-kook pulls out his hidden card – he’ll make sure to eliminate them all early. He warns Jae-suk, “You remember that episode without Kwang-soo. Let’s see Running Man happen without you!”

 

Both Ji-hyo and Haha get to eat first at their respective locations and Hyo-joo stares with food envy. The sight of the delicious food compounded by Haha’s neener-neener eats at her (hur hur) and she pushes Kwang-soo out of the way.

She falls short and sadly watches Haha hungrily dig in. If one thing’s for sure, you do not get in between this lady and her food as she steps up out of turn again.

Thankfully for her (and maybe everyone else’s sake. Seriously, I’d think she might have cried.) she makes the jump and literally runs towards the food. When Haha asks if she broke the rules, she coolly asks, “Oh, there was an order?” Pfft.

Haha gloats when he learns that he’s currently in first place but this second mission looks like it’ll be a doozy. With a vast array of side dishes before him, he’ll need to follow Mr. PD’s instructions to the letter. Sort of like Simon Says with food.

Even Haha’s impressed at the staff’s cleverness to think of virtually impossible games. Then he freezes up at the first instruction, surveying the table with frantic eyes.

It’s even more hilarious once he kind of gets the handle of it but then the instructions get progressively more complicated. Hyo-joo falls over, laughing.

 

Not that it’s any easier for her and Go Soo complains that Mr. PD is being too hard on her. I know you ignored her twice yesterday but I’m with you on this one. How can she debone a fish and eat it right away?

Go Soo is up next and it’s like he’s on his own oasis. Taking his time to memorize the side dishes and getting into the right position, Suk-jin nicknames him “go-booki,” which sounds like, “geobooki”  (tortoise). The best part is that Mr. PD is like, “Can we start now?” Go Soo: “Sure.”

All that studying proves futile because Mr. PD tells him to eat a spoonful of rice and Go Soo rushes to take the lid off. Omg, you’re a heodang too. Love it.

At the other restaurant, Gary, Ji-hyo, and Kwang-soo acts as taste testers to avoid the spicy foods filled with hot pepper hidden among the dozens of side dishes.

Soon, Jong-kook joins them and now it’s his turn to be playfully annoyed by Ji-hyo. After they’ve cleared about half the table, Gary asks for the greens porridge. Uh oh – just the color alone has got me worried.

He takes a huge spoonful and lets out a discernable, “Mmm” … of pain. He even keeps up the act, chatting as if nothing’s the matter. But Ji-hyo yelps that she can smell the pepper on his breath.

I’m actually kinda impressed as he finishes the bowl and doesn’t betray an expression though the sweatdrops on his forehead say otherwise. Kwang-soo asks for a bite and then nearly spits it back up.

His eyes well up in tears but Peaceful Gary pulls through just long enough before he breaks down, crying, “It’s pepper porridge!”

Jae-suk teases Go Soo for his delayed reactions and Hyo-joo shows him just how speedily you need to grab for the food. Haha calls Jae-suk out for talking big before his turn. This is going to fail big time, isn’t it? Yep.

Hyo-joo passes first with a mouthful of anchovy, cabbage, and bread in her mouth.

We check back in with Jong-kook who just got a mouthful of pepper. He tries to blink several times to brace himself from the pain but the others catch on right away. Gary’s like, “Hyung, you have to eat the rest!” Jong-kook: “… *hiccup*”

But he can’t tolerate the spiciness any longer and caves. Gary: “I’m going to have to carry around pepper to protect myself from Jong-kook!”

 

Their third mission will test their strength and here they’ll need to chop firewood with a woodcutter. Hyo-joo finds the task difficult and a nice ajusshi instructs her to follow the grain. So she tries… and it barely makes a crack. Isn’t these one of those tasks where you let gravity do most of the work?

Hyo-joo stares blankly into the sky and comments that it’s a nice day out to cut firewood. “Beautiful.” But then her eyes grow wide when Jae-suk is able to cut his pieces smoothly.

I do have to hand it to her for trying and Jong-kook comments that it must be a hard piece to cut… and he breaks it in half. So, hard for whom again?

 

Go Soo finds himself fighting consciousness, so he takes a short nap on his way over to the mission location. He arrives later than Suk-jin and Haha and he comments, “People these days live too quickly.”

Mr. PD explains that they’ll test their strength by punching through slabs of tiles and Go Soo’s all, “The sunshine’s so nice.”

Ji-hyo joins the rest of the boys who gripe when they learn she’ll only need to break 8 versus their 12. She may be a lady, but at least she knows how to break those tiles correctly.

Go Soo puffs up with confidence though it’s his first time and the others cheer him on with slow words of encouragement. He breaks less than Suk-jin and in order to hide his embarrassment, he worries about Ji-hyo. Haha: “Who should worry about whom?”

 

That’s right because Ace Ji-hyo blasts through all 8 tiles in one bang and she squeals in delight.

She gives the boys some tips and Go Soo tunes in to learn from the master. Now the boys worry about him and Kwang-soo mentions, “It’s okay with us so you can give Go Soo hyung 8 tiles instead.”

Back at Woodcutter station, Gary tells Hyo-joo to trust the weight of the axe, and sure enough, it breaks easily. She throws up her hands in the air, victorious.

HA – Kwang-soo, did you just call on the power of “Giraffe”? Cut to: a sign of Girin (which can also mean ‘Giraffe’) Highway. LOL. That’s some power you called upon.

Go Soo breaks through his tiles and punches into the air. In the car, he sighs that the rest of the Running Man cast aren’t carefree. Then he comments that you only live once and that people should enjoy it. Life sage, are we now?

Mr. PD explains Jae-suk’s fourth mission: to move 20 small items with his chopsticks while belting a note. Jae-suk is confident in his chopstick skills but it turns out that grabbing corn kernels is harder than one might think.

Jong-kook says that grains of rice are easy peasy (uh huh) and of course, his voice breaks before he can manage to move a few grains. Gary has a good run despite his voice wavering for a few seconds near the end. He cuts off abruptly and then cries, “It’s too hard!” Aw, here here.

Here I was feeling bad for these guys but then we cut over to Kwang-soo who has to blow his teeny piece of broccoli past a line. Only that the veggie is in a plateful of flour (so the flour kicks upward) and the floret gets stuck. He goes to grab Myuk PD by the neck in frustration. HA.

Jong-kook beams at his luck, choosing HUGE dates and smiles at his grade school fans. Gary brings him back to Earth – all he has to do is make one mistake. And sure enough, instead of singing “mugwort sprouts” he belts, “date sprouts.” Whoops.

Jae-suk: “See kids? It’s no use having a lot of wit…” Jong-kook: “Don’t step on their dreams!”

 

We cut back to Kwang-soo and his broccoli, which Haha remarks that it’s gotten much smaller than before. Kwang-soo defends that it’s because it’s they’ve gotten used to seeing it, just like himself. Haha nods, “That’s right. At first, I thought you were 230 cm tall.”

Kwang-soo sets up his veggie and with another puff of air, he successfully blows it past the line. But Hyo-joo’s finished at her mission station as well and now it’s a race to the final mission location. Who will it be?

Kwang-soo rushes into the building and Myuk PD announces… that he’s king. He can barely contain his excitement and then Hyo-joo is literally two steps behind him. It’s a good thing too, because the king can’t be eliminated and has a bright golden ‘king’ sticker to boot.

As for the subjects, they’ll need to avoid the king. However, they’ll be able to vote for a new king and whoever receives the majority vote will rush in a new Running Man dynasty. But for now, it’s the age of King Kwang-soo.

King Kwang-soo is led to his throne where Eunuch Maknae FD greets him. He warns to his people that he’ll usher in a new era (of revenge) and warns Jong-kook that he’ll be out to get him. Then he cracks up mid-sentence at the absurdity and asks, “Can’t we start soon?”

The King’s War begins and boy is this a sight to behold – the Running Man cast are actually running away from Kwang-soo. Everyone panics and the slightest sound spooks them.

The ladies run into each other in the library, giving one another a fright, and they break out to look for the hidden ballots. Hyo-joo talks to herself, saying that there’s no way the staff could have stuck one in the thousands of books here. She then stops and says, “Should I check anyway?” That’d be a yes. Caption: Welcome to Running Man.

 

Both Go Soo and Suk-jin discover ballots and Jae-suk instructs Big Nose Hyung to vote for himself. Eh? Are you suggesting him because he won’t be able to catch you?

Hyo-joo gives him a curious look at this suggestion and Jae-suk explains that it’s to their benefit if the weakest link becomes king. As soon as they change kings, they can just eliminate Kwang-soo.

You can almost see the pieces fall together in Hyo-joo’s mind. She gives him a thumbs up in approval and Go Soo agrees to the plan.

Haha and Jong-kook freeze when they spot King Kwang-soo racing down the corridor. The king flies towards Jong-kook but Haha holds him back as Eunuch Maknae FD tsk tsks at this fruitless struggle.

Eunuch Maknae FD pulls Kwang-soo away, as the king has kingly duties to fulfill at the palace (The king will be called back every 10 minutes.). Kwang-soo sighs at the royal documents he has to stamp and when his eunuch reminds him to stamp them properly, King Kwang-soo warns, “Do you want to get hit properly?” HAHA.

King Kwang-soo bellows that there isn’t any time and elsewhere we see that votes are starting to pile up for Suk-jin.

Speaking of whom, Go Soo finds the possible future king hiding in a box. Too bad that King Kwang-soo discovers them at that very moment and Suk-jin pleads with the ruler.

But their Easy Brothers bond fizzles at present and in a pained voice, Kwang-soo screams, “We’ll be together again… next week!” and he rips off Suk-jin’s name tag.

So much for Jae-suk’s strategy and with Suk-jin’s elimination, the votes have reset. Gary: “We have to find [the ballots] again?!”

And if things can’t get any worse, King Kwang-soo sneaks into a room and in a chaotic struggle, he eliminates Haha as well.

Jae-suk finds another ballot and he suggests that Gary should become the next king. Gary first looks back at him in surprise and then he replies in gratitude, “I’ll be a good king, hyung!” Hahaha.

But once Jae-suk gets to the poll, a lightbulb flashes over his head – why don’t they elect Hyo-joo instead? So once Gary comes across another ballot, he sends Hyo-joo off with it, who then votes for herself.

Where’s Kwang-soo you ask? Why, busy stamping important official documents again. HAHAHA.

 

Once he’s out and about again, he runs towards the group, determined to oust Jae-suk. That’s difficult with Spartakooks in the way, and Jae-suk asks him how it feels to be king. Kwang-soo: “Hyung, don’t do it. It’s like hell!”

He then suddenly darts in the other direction and it’s a few seconds before they realize that he’s set off to catch Hyo-joo. The boys manage to crowd around him just in time while the ladies search for more ballots.

Go Soo rips off Kwang-soo’s name tag (which does nothing) and then admits, “I just wanted to rip it off once.” Hehe.

Ji-hyo rushes to add another vote for Hyo-joo and then runs back mere seconds befor the speakers announce that a new era has begun. The subjects crowd around the soon-to-be-overthrown King.

Jae-suk: “You can just go to jail immediately!” Kwang-soo:”No… I can sincerely apologize.”

Running Man’s new ruler? Hyo-joo. She breaks into a smile and then devilishly adds, “That means I can tear off everyone’s name tags.” That’s right.

 

I love that Hyo-joo walks to greet her subjects with a smug smile, fully embracing her new royal role. First order of business is to eliminate Kwang-soo and she names his unforgivable crime, “You fed me fish sauce yesterday!”

And with a swift rip of the name tag, she eliminates Kwang-soo.

As for her other subjects, they ask who they should put into the hotseat next. They panic a little when she looks to Jong-kook. Spartakooks sidles up to her and insists that he’d make a perfect bodyguard to the ruler.

Jae-suk reminds her, “What will you do when it’s just the two of you left?” Good point.

Despite the counsel of her people, Hyo-joo chooses to side with Jong-kook and the rest bolt. She orders that Gary be caught first and bodyguard Jong-kook runs to chase after him. Hyo-joo looks to the camera, “Wait, there’s no need for me to run.”

Feeling the harsh sting of betrayal, the subjects get to work looking for more ballots – the sooner they change kings, the better.

Jong-kook captures Gary and Hyo-joo allows him a final word. Gary: “I love you.” Hyo-joo bursts laughing but she calls him out for that crime and eliminates him.

 

Hyo-joo is called back to fulfill her royal duties (to string marbles together) and grows impatient when her eunuch tells her that there isn’t much time. “You telling me to hurry up makes it harder for me to string these!”

Once she’s done, she takes off her kingly robes (“When I’m in the public, I must dress like the people!”) and heads out in search for her bodyguard.

Speaking of, Jong-kook is currently being held back by Jae-suk and Go Soo, who struggle to keep a firm hold. Meanwhile, Ji-hyo casts her vote and the speakers blare the start of a new dynasty… of King Jae-suk.

Not if Hyo-joo has anything to say about it as she says, “I won’t go like this!”

 

Jae-suk looks upon his land and thanks Go Soo for his vote. He then orders him to go and eliminate the people and Go Soo replies, “I don’t want to be your guard.” HA.

Jae-suk: “Then you can be my general.” Go Soo: “I don’t want to be that either.” What can you do if the guy wants to remain a commoner?

The new king gives chase to Hyo-joo who calls for her former bodyguard. And sure enough, though he doesn’t have to, Jong-kook runs to her aid and buys her enough time to escape.

And in her hiding place, the deposed ruler recounts how she made kimchi, cut firewood, and became king. She has no regrets and will never forget the sacrifice her bodyguard has made on her behalf.

 

Now only three commoners and the king remain but we spend a moment catching up with Ji-hyo and Go Soo. It’s been seven years since they’ve last seen each other (they were both in a movie, Some) and Ji-hyo compliments him that he hasn’t aged a bit, both in looks and personality.

Jae-suk sneaks up on them and Go Soo fails to make a move right away. King Jae-suk corners the two, asking who’d like to be eliminated first. Then Go Soo grabs onto Ji-hyo’s wrist.

Ji-hyo: “Sunbae, you’re not betraying me right now, are you?” She belatedly realizes that they’ve made an alliance but she uses that to her advantage – Jae-suk might need her to take out Hyo-joo. Then Go Soo defends that he has no intention to become king.

Jae-suk contemplates over their strong arguments and gives a nod. He moves towards Go Soo… and eliminates him.

Ah, and then it’s too bad for Hyo-joo as Jae-suk catches up to her easily. For her last words, she gives a word of thanks to her former bodyguard. Jae-suk has to remind her that those words only hold weight in the previous dynasty not now before ripping off her name tag.

 

Now just the two of them, Jae-suk grants Ji-hyo a head start. She starts running and then it suddenly occurs to Jae-suk: what if Ji-hyo already has a ballot? That means she can vote herself as king. Oho!

He runs to the voting poll to stop her, but those confines are out of bounds. We flashback to see that she indeed found a ballot and saved it to use it for this very moment. So so smart!

Eunuch Maknae FD reminds him that he’s got less than a minute before he has to go fulfill his kingly duties but Jae-suk grabs him by the shoulders, “And what good have you been all this while?” (Which is pun happy since ‘this while’ is a play off of Maknae FD’s real name: Go Dong-wan.)

So King Jae-suk hears the news announcing the end of his reign while sitting on his throne. And Ji-hyo stands outside the door to greet him.

Jae-suk stumbles over his words, asking if Ji-hyo will be able to sleep well tonight. She assures him she will and then rips off his name tag, securing her win.

When everyone gathers back, Go Soo thanks everyone for the memories he’s made here. Hyo-joo says her thanks as well and signs off, “Beautiful!”

 

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hyo joo wants to die where his bodyguard dies is totally funny..the exact location

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Great episode. Guests who did not need to be protected and played as if they were members themselves.

And for a long time since forever, this episode shows new fans why Ji Hyo is so highly revered as Ace. Just amazing skills from her throughout

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I really missed her playing such an important part of the show so it's been nice to see her doing such a good job the past couple of episodes.

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Ji-hyo most of the time is Ace, but then there are there times when she is Ms. Mong and completely blanks out.

That and when she is "bad Ji-hyo" are simply hilarious.

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Ace Ji Hyo! haha she's such a strong competitor, probably could have broken through all 12 blocks. Good episode! Kwang Soo was hilarious when he found out he was the King, but of course I didn't expect it to last that long.

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On a variety show, the actress Yoo Min broke thru a dozen tiles - it's all in the form.

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Delighted with this ep!

Hyo Joo was hilarious, and the action, twists and turns in the name tag game were classic Running Man ^^ not to mention Ji Hyo and Jaesuk's great performances teehee

Thanks for the recap! ((:

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Thank you!

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One of my favorite parts of the episode was Kwang Soo throwing the broccoli at the PD with the tiny dog bark sound effect showing his frustration. Seriously, the sound effect guy does a great of job of highlighting the moments with perfect sound effects.

My other favorite moment was when Jae-suk gave Ji Hyo a twenty second head start. As soon as she took off, I thought, she has a ballot! It was priceless to see Jae-suk's realization of the same thing.

I have some of the recent episodes weak because they didn't deliver the laughs or the cast seemed to be going through the motions, but I would say the last three or four episodes have brought back the fun I remember.

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ACE JI JIYO RULES! Great episode made epic by the final conflict between two excellent game-players, Jae Suk and Ji Hyo. Worth re-watching to appreciate Jae-Suk's un-appreciated athlete prowess--he's scarcely winded as everyone else wears down at the end--and that magnificent, triumphant smile Ji-Hyo flashes as he is confounded at the voting booth.

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One of best episodes in Runningman. The guests did not receive any special attention and played the games like the members. I like that even the guests have created their own characters in Runningman.

I like it when Gary showed his skills. Both in eating the spicy food and wood chopping. And I love that Ji Hyo proved why she's the ACE of Runningman.

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I haven't watched RM for a while, but the first screen cap alone makes me want to watch this episode. Must see Kwang Soo as king!

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I love this episode!

Thanks for the recap!

Han Hyo Joo rocks!

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this is a fitting companion to ep. 123 -- there are so many funny moments here. i giggled over the absurd contrast between Hyo joo's effervescence and Go Soo's laid-back approach to the games. i can't even remember any RM guest who actually took a short nap in the middle of a mission LOL!

Ji-hyo was the first to hurdle that brick-cracking event. awesome! the guys' jaws practically dropped to the floor when they saw that hahaha. although KJK didn't do so well, he still gets my vote for being gallant to Hyo joo and for his goofy reaction while he has eating that spicy dish

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Ji Hyo and Go Soo are so cute! Pity he's married.

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i think go soo looks like a matured version of nick khun.

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totally!! he totally reminded me of some of the members from the boy "idol" groups we've seen, but i couldn't pinpoint who!

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Hyo Joo is so natural in variety. She should visit more often. maybe in another 1N2D actress special?

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YES PLEASEEEEE! An actor special with Go Soo is perfect too. Hee.

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Love Running man! My favorite part was Sparta becoming Hyo Joo's Musa warrior and how Hyo Joo. KJK showed his loyalty for his Queen even though her reign was over and sacrificed himself for her. Then Hyo Joo remembered and thanked him for his sacrifice and wanted to "die" at the exact same spot as her Musa Warrior. The part I disliked the most was everyone picking on KJK when he was jumping the pillows...totally cheating. Love ACE Ji Hyo when she so badass breaking the tiles and she's just too smart at the end with her last ballot!

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I hated the part where they picked on KJK as well. Actually I'm pretty sick of all the ganging up on KJK. Sure, he's strong, but it can get very frustrating when you just cannot play the game properly. I think that's why he doesnt win as many individual games as say Ji Hyo or Gary - he gets ganged up before he can even win.

I've always wondered why the RM members dont gang up on Gary - I've thought for a long time his strength is very underrated and while he's no KJK, he's not that far off.

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gary's thing was he didnt try/care he was all monday couple and hang the game, of course you just have to look at his build to see he packing a lot of muscle, so now there no longer a monday couple arc, he competeing more openly and perhaps showing his real coulors.

Yeah with KJK the PD lets the others get away with a lot, it either that or use scripting or make the games up to his disadvantage witch is pretty much scriping anyway.

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Yeah, i was annoyed at the PDs for allowing the others (jae suk, ji hyo, suk jin) blatantly cheat against jong kook like that. poor man won in the correct way so many times and yet it was not counted. however, whenever they need jong kook, its all "hyung!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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Omg. I am so glad I am not the only one who is annoyed by everyone picking on KJK. I loved watching RM in the beginning but now I am just over it. It very unfair on KJK and the show is becoming unwatchable to because of it

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This was a fun episode. I enjoyed the guests, which can always be a hit or miss thing, and I enjoyed the king setup, especially how everyone would get into it, and when the king had to go back to the palace to take care of affairs :) My husband was sad about the shortage of name tag ripping lately, but this episode helped with that :)

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Great fun though they rather fudging the truth on 'totally' unscripted bit, it pretty clear there is always a certain amount going on, but it also true there of lot of ab libbing going on, so the best episodes are the ones that get the right mix of both. For this one i was sure the lady guest would win, so to get her own back on haha bully from part one, so it was good that Ace turned out the winner, even if she was well down below 100% with her cold/flu.

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Ji-hyo was awesome in this episode. Love love that she won! Love to see KJK struggling with spiciness. The way his eyes blink furiously. LOL.

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the ending twist was epic. I loved it when Jae Suk realised that Jihyo could have another ballot. She is really the ace during these times! And I loved it when they spoke as if they were in a sageuk. haha.

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This ep made me hungry.

Very fun ep - the guests were gung ho and developed their own personas and the games were fun and conducive to playful banter.

Lot of times the games involving a lot of running don't allow the members/guests to interact and we miss out on all the verbal fun (sometimes the best moments are in the car rides).

Loved Han Hyo-joo's spunk and how she was all into her Kingly role ("when in public must dress like the people" - lol - I think she learned that from Ji Jin hee's King in Dong Yi).

It's a lot more fun when the female guest isn't afraid to "let her hair down" and be really competitive, as well as have a few funny quips/

There have been some real good female guests recently - HHJ, Moon Geun young, Seon Yeon jae, Gong Hyo jin and Han Ji min.

Go Soo was funny w/ his laid back and time consuming ways, as well as his nap taking.

Gary once again shows that he's a man of many hidden talents.

Not surprising that YJS and KJK eased thru w/ the wood chopping since they had plenty of practice at it during their FO days.

Like the wood chopping, the slab tile breaking is all in the technique.

Go Soo tried to use his arm strength when you're supposed to make use of your body weight (on one variety show, the actress Yoo Min broke a dozen tiles).

YJS talking to the kids about KJK's useless wit was hilarious and Kwang-soo was really funny all thru ought the ep, from his broccoli nibbling to his reign of terror as King.

A lot of times the name tag tearing game isn't that fun when there isn't a good twist to the game and if there is an absence of banter and backstabbing (like the Big Bang ep), but this King twist was simply awesome (probably next best to the superpowers).

Loved how Eunuch Maknae irritated Kwang-soo and HHJ when they were doing their Kingly duties.

KJK is always the sucker when it comes to pretty girls and it's nice to see the Ace back in form.

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seriously...one of the best ep ever..
i seriously want them as permanent member...

they both have own trademark in just 2 episode..
hyo joo..''BEAUTIFUL!!''
goo soo..'Hawaii song...lazy..GOO TURTLE"

the best!!!!

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This ep surely brings the fun, the twist, and the ace.
It's been such a long time since Ji-Hyo rules.
I'm cheering for Ji Hyo.
She's just so awesome; breaking the tiles and winning the king.
Han Hyo-Joo and Go-Soo are totally different from teir image I have from their dramas/ movies.
Love love RM!

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what a great episode!
jihyo is impressive and the guests are really funny :))

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The Era of
King Kwang Soo
Queen Hyo Joo
King Jae Suk
Queen Ji Hyo
Episode....

thanks for recaps, gummimochi ^^

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Cute and fun episode.
1) I like Kim Jong kook expression when he tasted spicy foods. His loyalty, strength and cuteness throughout the game
2) kwang soo as hilarious king and how he blow the broccoli
3) sporting guest go soo and hyo Joo
4) yoo jae soo being fooled by ji hyo
5) suk Jin weakness and being caught by easy brother
6) gary ability to take spicy food and his closeness with kookie

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Major unanswered question of the episode: why were everyone except Jae Suk wearing their winter parkas indoors all through the final chase scenes in the library building? Don't they heat those buildings?

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Interesting bit of footage left out--which happens often on Running Man--was in the closing scene with Ji-Hyo would have been named the winner and received whatever prize was given. If you watch the ending shot carefully, it cuts in sharply with Jae Suk praising Ji Hyo. However, Hyo Joo is holding something during the scene and Ji Hyo is not, which suggests that Ji-Hyo gave her the prize.

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Great episode!
I really loved the guests-- I like how Go Soo was totally laid back the whole time, whereas Hyo Joo was surprisingly intense and into the games.

And I was totally rooting for the Ace the whole time~
So impressed by how she broke the bricks, and she's smart, too.

Also Jongkook taking on the spicy food was utterly priceless.

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I was just watching the part where KJK sacrificed himself for Hyo Joo and i really liked the song that played during that part. Does anyone know the song's name and artist?

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It's Beautiful Day by G.NA & Sanchez :)

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Ji hyo!!!!! yay!!! gonna watch this, like now!!!

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I loved these 2 guests hahah this episode was hilarious!!! The RM cast seemed very comfortable with them and they fit in very well:) Thumbs up to Hyo Joo for being so natural and Go Soo for being funny just being himself HAHAHA.

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this episode make me cry.. :'(
when KJK protect hyo joo..even she is no longer a king.. and at the hiding place, hyo joo say "guard, i truly never forget your kindness"

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So much epic ness in this episode. Go Soo is really adorable for a man, and Hyo Joo really deserves more guest appearances as well. I love it when both guests are playing on almost equal footing with the cast. I seriously thought YJS would win again, and was thinking 'Wow not again'. However when I thought about the 20 second thing, just before YJS thought of it I realized OMG SHE HAS ANOTHER BALLOT!!!!! That sealed the whole episode for me... Well that and Ace's way of breaking those tiles AND teaching the guys how to do it!!!! She's truly an ACE!!!

The others all played their parts pretty well in here though Big Nose does really have very little screen time compared to the rest. Poor guy, for a whole it did seem he was picking up. Well at least he won last week together with Ace and Giraffe

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Where did Haha went to in their last running game? 🤔 Was he not able to finish the game together with kwangsoo blowing the broccoli? 😂
Yet, the game was really fun that you won't be able to notice who's the missing running man member... 😁

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Oh my bad!
I replayed the episode 😆
Looks like I missed the scene where Go Soo ripped Haha's nametag... 🤣
Rewatching the whole thing is really funny though 😅

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On my first watching, I might have not pay much attention to others. I focused on their guest Go Soo Ang Hyo Joo.
That scene though where Haha's name tag were ripped by Kwang Soo is together with Jong kook and Ji Hyo near the door.
'Running Man' Show is really fun to watch!

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