Running Man: Episode 167
by gummimochi
This week our giraffe goes undercover to doll up and blend in with the other kids to find one backpack. A dangerous mission if you think about it when you’re up against a tiger, an amateur boxer, a jiu-jitsu master, a grasshopper, and an Ace. Those obstacle courses in training don’t even compare to the volley of physical attacks that prove difficult to wrestle out of. And you thought graduating police academy was hard.
EPISODE 167. Broadcast on October 13, 2013.
At the RM Police Agency, Officer Lee Kwang-ja reports for duty. Ha, it’s Kwang-soo! (“-ja” is ordinarily seen in feminine names.) The mission: go undercover and acquire confidential documents hidden in a legendary backpack.
But s/he isn’t the only one trying to track it down—there are eight other students who have got their eyes on the bag. Officer Kwang-ja points to Jong-kook’s picture: “This student has hit me before!”
It’s to Officer Kwang-ja’s advantage to procure as many hints as possible without drawing attention to herself. Should her identity be compromised, she’ll be disavowed from the police force. With a final salute, Officer Kwang-ja heads out.
Donned in her school uniform, Kwang-ja skips towards her Betrayal Trio brethren, who call her “that crazy girl who keeps growing taller.” I love the character descriptions we get, like how Suk-jin is in his 26th year in high school. Ji-hyo is basically her school’s jjang aka best fighter. LOL.
Gary likes a female student in a neighboring school, and when Kwang-ja sidles over to her “boyfriend” Jong-kook, he pushes her aside. Ha, and is Ji-hyo jealous of Jong-kook’s chest?
Turns out these captions prove useful to learn about today’s guests: Chun Jung-myung and Kim Min-jung, co-stars of the recent movie Queen of the Night.
Ha, I love how Jung-myung uses Haha’s trademark ankle trip move against him as a greeting. Jung-myung then gets teased for his overly courteous nature which is just too polite for variety. But don’t let that sweet smile fool you—the man knows jiu-jitsu and is a beast (as evidenced by clips from his previous appearance on the show).
Our team breakdown: Red (Jong-kook, Gary, and Min-jung); Navy (Jae-suk, Jung-myung, and Ji-hyo); and Gray (Suk-jin, Haha, and Kwang-ja). Kwang-ja is here as the token “female” student from her school. Heh.
As the biggest slackers and goof-offs from their respective schools, they read a message from Legendary Go sunbae (Maknae FD) in regards to his Legendary Backpack. The teams will obtain hints about the bag’s whereabouts in today’s game. The team who finds the bag in the end, wins.
Jae-suk jokes about how Ji-hyo’s actual high school graduation photo hints at her former party girl days, which she firmly denies. Then they head out to their first mission location.
In the car, Jae-suk is piqued when he hears they’re headed to a rice paddy which means two things: mud and water. Being teamed up with Jung-myung gives him some reassurance, with his competitiveness and all.
The teams race to climb onto the platform once they arrive. How funny is it that Kwang-ja stops to get her pigtails done first? “This is a given for girls!”
In a relay race, the boys will traverse between two platforms placing boards to build a makeshift walkway for the girls. Messing with the girls is off-limits for the guys, so Kwang-ja asks, “Then it is okay for girls?” Jo PD grants it, ha.
They start, and it looks like Kwang-ja’s long legs are an advantage at first, but the wobbly ropes prove difficult to balance on, causing her to fall into the water repeatedly.
At the same time, Min-jung takes it slow and steady, and he’s nearly at the end… until Kwang-ja pulls her into the water. D’aww Kwang-ja, just because you can doesn’t always mean you should!
Min-jung starts over, and once she gets her center of balance, she speedily walks across in just a few steps. Attagirl!
Jae-suk’s taunts are met with disbelief, and Kwang-ja adds that Jung-myung is already in strategizing mode.
Then Kwang-ja lifts her legs to drain her boots of the excess water. When Jae-suk draws near, she places her hands over her skirt, all, What are you doing to a lady! Hahaha.
Before their second match, the Betrayal Trio sing a personalized theme song for Min-jung. And aw, she likes it, though their enthusiasm makes her jump.
Even though Kwang-ja’s first step looks rather far, she remarkably makes the jump. Min-jung tries to interfere by flicking water at her, but there’s no need since Kwang-ja falls face-flat into the water. HA.
Though Kwang-ja slides into the other bridge to force Min-jung to retrace her steps, Min-jung still manages to pull ahead for the win. Granted, Kwang-ja only had two boards to walk on, and when Suk-jin asks if those weren’t enough, she raises a hand, annoyed.
But with a valuable hint on the line, Officer Kwang-ja attempts to make those jumps across… and crashes into the water.
HA—is Jung-myung… stretching like this is a real competition versus a game? He’s going to take this super seriously, isn’t he? Sure enough, it turns into a wrestling match from the start with torn shirts, and at one point, Jung-myung locks both Jong-kook and Gary in place.
They continue to push and shove each other (and lay boards down when they can) as the girls yell at them to hurry up. Jung-myung locks Gary in a leglock with a wide smile on his face that’s both funny and maybe a little scary.
Realizing that Ji-hyo is about to win, Min-jung leaps forward for her team. Exhausted, the boys exclaim: “Why didn’t you do that sooner?!”
When Jong-kook complains about Jung-myung’s use of jiu-jitsu, Jae-suk points out that the gym king is just as bad. Jong-kook argues that he doesn’t even weigh that much (78 kg), and Jae-suk yells, “That’s not counting your muscles!” Haha.
The second battle is just as brutal as the first. Then Jung-myung grabs Jong-kook in a headlock… and Jae-suk literally bites his head. TWICE. Owww.
Somehow the Navy Team finishes their bridge, and Min-jung latches on to Ji-hyo desperately. Both sides are wrestling with each other by now (Caption: Just a reminder, this picture isn’t UFC…) and I have to ask: What game has this turned into?!
Jae-suk is on a biting streak and he bites down on what he thinks is Jong-kook’s foot, only for Jung-myung to cry, “That’s my foot!” Hahaha.
Eventually Ji-hyo breaks loose and calmly walks across to tie up the score. Jong-kook brings up the biting, and Jae-suk warns, “I’m going to bite your armpit next.” Enraged, Min-jung tells Jong-kook to hold nothing back (“Tear [their shirts]!” “Scratch them!”)
It’s almost old hat to say that the third match starts off with another stand-off. Did… Jung-myung just hit Jong-kook over the head with a board?! That has got to hurt; today is just not his day.
At least this round goes quicker than the others, and Ji-hyo walks across for the win. Min-jung gets a little revenge of her own and grabs her co-star in a headlock. And don’t worry—Jung-myung wraps Jong-kook in a loving(?) headlock.
The top two teams choose their hints, and as for the last one, Mr. PD rips it into pieces. At the lost opportunity, Kwang-ja cries: “Nooo!!!”
In their cars, Jung-myung shares their hint (World Cup), and actually breaks into a smile just thinking about how much FUN he had during the first game. Fun for you, painful for others. Potato, pohtayto.
Gary, meanwhile, notes how surprised he was to see Min-jung’s temper firsthand. And elsewhere, Kwang-ja’s face grows progressively darker at the mention that they may not receive a single hint today.
It’s a multi-step relay race for their second mission where they’ll have to do the following: (a) choose five snacks written on ping-pong balls; (b) buy the snacks; (3) roll down the hill (d) eat the snacks, and; (e) whistle to complete. Phew, got it.
So the runners dash up the hill to trade off with their partners, who run into the mart in search for their snacks. It’s Gary who speeds out first with Jung-myung running out a minute later. And Jung-myung’s evil cackle/giggle is adorable.
The final runners roll down the hill, and Kwang-ja rolls… and keeps going. She’s still dizzy as the teams stuff their mouths with food, but no matter—once she starts eating, it’s like watching a human garbage compactor at work.
I love how Min-jung offers some chocolate to Jong-kook (who hands it off to Gary ’cause he’s a health nut), and then she offers him some more. Ha. Thankfully they finish first, giving them a chance to relax.
Which means the Navy and Gray Teams face off, and Jung-myung bursts laughing at his choices of hot foods and ice cream. It’s going to take them forever, innit?
Thankfully we skip ahead to the rolling, and omo—Gary helps (and hugs) Ji-hyo as she tumbles down. And this time, the Gray Team pull ahead to grab second place.
Everyone arrives at the boxing ring for their next mission where the teams will be told their mission once the bell rings.
Between Spartakooks, a Jiu-jitsu master (Jung-myung), and a former amateur boxer (Gary), there isn’t a lot of hope of victory for Kwang-ja. The cast is even told to take off their glasses, which eep, is this going to be a real boxing match?
Gary shows off a bit of his impressive boxing skills, and is that… admiration I see in your eyes, Ji-hyo? Jae-suk: “You sure you want to ruin your face more than it already is?” Gary: “I’ve got nothing to lose!”
Gary actually hits Suk-jin, who reels in pain and accidentally hits Jae-suk in the groin. Ouch. But that’s when they’re told of their mission: pick up the gourd and smash it over your opponent’s head.
Grabbing it with boxing gloves is no simple matter, but Suk-jin manages to get ahold of it. Wielding it, he attacks his opponents, but it doesn’t crack. Gary eventually gains possession of the gourd, and it takes a few more attempts before it cracks.
Haha steps up with the two fighter powerhouses, and tosses out cirticism in their warm-up. Haha’s skills are of the Hollywood movie variety, punching air while running around the ring. Cornered, he hints at the staff to start: “I’m all warmed-up now!” Lol.
Puhahaha, these missions are going to be damn near difficult, aren’t they? The boys struggle to pick up the coin off of the floor with their gloves, and after Jong-kook gets knocked aside, Jung-myung swoops in and completes the task.
Jong-kook gripes about being body-checked once again, and Jae-suk counters, “That’s what WE go through every week!” Jong-kook: “I’m human, too!” Caption reads : Ah.. is that right?…
The third round is for the “girls,” and Ji-hyo looks rather excited to be in the ring. Her explanation? “I learned a little boxing a while ago.” Kwang-ja’s shocked reaction is priceless. Then Haha asks, “And were all of those matches knockouts?”
Kwang-ja runs into Min-jung for a pseudo hug in an effort to avoid Ji-hyo’s punches (“We’re all girls here!’ ha), but that’s when the bell rings and they lunge for the mallet.
Kwang-ja punches into Ji-hyo’s knee, but that does her no good as Ji-hyo sends her flying back. With the mallet in hand, Ji-hyo send Kwang-ja to the ground once more, but the struggle continues for another minute as Jung-myung is called out on interference.
Min-jung finally swoops in for the win, and when Kwang-ja takes up the issue with the staff, Im PD dryly responds that pro-wrestling rules also apply, i.e. not a foul. The fact that Jo PD is rolling in laughter next to him is what makes the moment.
Oh man, the best way I can describe the match between Ji-hyo vs. Haha is: EPIC. Ji-hyo grabs him in a body lock after a few punches, leaving Haha immobilized for a few seconds. He pleads, “Go easy on me. My mother-in-law is a fan…” Aww.
And then Ji-hyo punches him in the side and bites him. I’ll take that as a no. But then Haha musters all his strength and stands up, lifting the pen high above his head. Aww, Haroro!
Haha drinks in the glory of his victory… and then smacks his head against the camera. A humorous way to finish off a proud moment.
The teams arrive at their final mission location, a history museum. Jae-suk worries about their one vague hint, unaware that the Gray Team is in the same predicament since both envelopes contained the same hint.
Kwang-ja, meanwhile, tries to play cool until she can safely slip away without notice to receive her mission: retrieve the documents from the Legendary Backpack and arrest the others. Ah, so one of them is carrying said backpack and they don’t even know it.
Eliminating everyone is a tall task for anyone, especially Kwang-soo. He gapes: “The fact that I’m still in the game is a miracle!”
While the others roam the halls in search, Min-jung slips away to check her phone as well. Wait, you’re on this secret mission too?!
Then we roll the clocks back to show that yes, Min-jung is also an undercover cop, thanks to her exceptional performance in Thailand over two years ago. That certainly explains why she worked so hard to acquire the hints today.
When Jo PD doesn’t give her a straight answer whether she has an accomplice, Min-jung guesses that she does. So this means both Min-jung and Kwang-ja are on the same side, and neither knows about the other’s identities. Ooh.
Whaddayaknow—Jong-kook is the one who finds the Legendary Backpack first. He calls for backup, and his team reads the mission to learn that they must eliminate the other teams to find out who has the true backpack. And to make sure no one else knows, Min-jung tears up the mission note.
Jong-kook suggests that they check their own bags for good measure, an idea that pings Min-jung’s suspicion radar. Given Jong-kook’s oddly keen deduction skills, I can see where she may get that idea.
They put Gary on lookout, and I love how Min-jung keeps snapping at him to keep watch even though he’s dying of curiosity. Hehehe.
The Red Team calls Kwang-ja over, and when she plays dumb about the mission, they enlist her to take out Jung-myung. The other teams grow suspicious to see them chatting, then makes guesses of their own—perhaps there’s something IN the backpack.
Realizing that they’re getting warmer, Kwang-ja quickly dispels those thoughts, saying it has nothing to do with their nametags. So Jae-suk volunteers himself… and the speakers announce his elimination. Whoops.
They immediately suspect Kwang-ja, who sticks to her lie. The others admit that they do feel a little bad about it, and Myuk PD pipes in: “Don’t make that mistake starting next week.” HA.
After the allied teams (Navy and Gray) send Kwang-ja over to spy on the Red Team, Haha says that they can use their ignorance to their advantage. They head over to join the others, and Jung-myung summarizes, “All we have to do is rip off nametags, right?” Gulp.
It leads to a tussle, and in the chaos, Kwang-ja rips off Jung-myung’s nametag. And once you rip off the first, the others come in quick succession. That’s how both Haha and Gary are eliminated (by Ji-hyo), and the latter whimpers, “But… it’s me.” Aw.
Huh, it just occurred to me that Kwang-ja barely has to lift a finger if everyone is doing the heavy lifting. Min-jung still hasn’t found her accomplice, but Ji-hyo is still a large threat, so she eliminates the Ace.
Now it’s Jong-kook and Min-jung versus the Easy Brothers, and then Jong-kook flings an arm around Kwang-ja’s back… and eliminates her. Her undercover cop status is now known to the world, and no one is as surprised as Min-jung.
She and Jong-kook take on Suk-jin together, and after they high-five their “victory,” Jong-kook wonders about the undercover cop tag. Then Min-jung shows him… by ripping off his nametag.
Min-jung searches through the backpacks to find a tiny mark on Jae-suk’s bag. Then she takes out the confidential documents, fulfilling her mission and duty to the police force.
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1 Yeonjae Hong
October 18, 2013 at 8:15 PM
Thank you!
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2 alive
October 18, 2013 at 8:30 PM
I was seriously unhappy at Chun Jung Myung using the wooden plank to just whack Jong Kook on the head. That was seriously unnecessary and way too violent. Cmon, hitting someone like that can cause serious injuries. And then he went on to bodyslam Jong Kook again during the boxing game. I know it sounds weird for a Jong Kook fan to complain about someone using physical strength, but a wooden plank? Seriously? In fact the whole rice paddy game was just way too violent and doesnt make good TV honestly, I was cringing the whole time.
Kwang Soo still had his over the top moments, like the nonstop rolling, but overall bearable this episode.
Kim Min Jung was much improved from her first appearance where she was very princessy. She was more feisty this time round and that changed slightly my impression of her.
Yay for the return of name tag tearing! So happy. The Spartace trust level really is quite high, Ji Hyo tears two persons' nametags, including that of his teammate, and Jong Kook can still take her under his wing and exposes his whole back to her. I thought the way Jong Kook let his guard down against Min Jung in the end was a bit suspicious though. But LOL at Jae Suk's elimination. Not the first time its been so absurd, it happened during the BoA episode, and they should know better than to trust the king of betrayal
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Quiet Thought
October 18, 2013 at 8:37 PM
Agree with the whole plank-hitting thing. These games get rowdy enough without people using solid objects as weapons. These aren't kids here, even if they act like them, and someone could easily get injured.
As for Jong-Kook getting suckered by Min Jung, aside from the excitement of the thing, why should he expect there to be TWO undercover cops? He got played, but so did everyone else.
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iheartjm
October 19, 2013 at 5:04 AM
I loved this episode. I loved the fact that there is someone who isn't intimidated by KJK. The plank-hitting thing.. i think some people are overreacting. I laughed so hard because of the fact that someone dared to do that to him. It was all for the game. It's like when Giraffe hits or kicks KJK on the knee for hilarity purposes. If it was harmful i bet the editing team of running man would have done something beforehand so as to protect the program as well.
I loved this episode, probably because the name tag ripping was back. I was actually expecting it to be action packed. I was impressed, as always with Song Ji Hyo's skills. She is truly an ace. I thought it was super funny when he and Haha had a showdown, it kinda showed that they have grown closer already. And her moves even wowed Chun Jung Myung who is doing jiujitsu, i think he was impressed he even uttered daebak. oh well Jihyo is an Ace.
This episode is one on my favorites.
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Coco
October 19, 2013 at 11:37 AM
I totally agree with you...besides..you could tell at the end that they really get along and all that fighting was for variety sake...and that board hitting was exagerated by the sound the show put on it...It wasn't that harsh.
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cinthy
November 2, 2013 at 6:20 PM
he didn't just hit KJK which by the way I hate it, he also hit gary!!!! and kwang soo in the other game, I mean come on, it's funny and all but there are limits.
iamae
February 25, 2018 at 4:08 PM
for variety sake only?! even jae suk said he heard the thud! the show didn't put a sound on it!
thefreak
October 19, 2013 at 12:19 PM
So you think it's funny when someone hits another person with a wooden plank?
Jong Kook has a lot of strenght, yes, but that doesn't justify this behaviour towards him. RM already had a lot of guests who are even with Jong Kook or at least dare to challenge him freely (and a few were even stronger than him), but hitting him on the head is a NO GO! The point is that he really hit him, Kwang Soo mostly just fakes it or hits lightly (the audience only gets the soundwords to make it look severe).
And yes, sometimes also Kwang Soo's kicks are not alright. I'm just saying this out of concern, but we all know quite well that Jong Kook has a lot of problems with his knees (he's always wearing protectors in certain games) and back (if you look closely you can see that his whole back is taped), so why is noone caring for him? Be it a variety show or not but, like he said himself, he's human too!
So please think about how it would feel like if you were the one getting hit....
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Coco
October 19, 2013 at 4:46 PM
I respect your opinion and I'm not saying it's right to hit people with a wooden board ....but...How many times have you seen KJK hit people on RM?? I've seen this show from ep 1 and let me tell you...he´s been doing it LOT...I remember an episode where he grabbed Ji-hyo by her shirt and almost ripped it...and everbody was bashing KJK in forums for it...and everything was ok between them...because it's all for the show...that's his character ...my point is that they seem to be lovey-dovey after that game finished..they were hugging eachother..even we saw a last headlock...so I guess they edited that way to make it seem like he hit him hard but I don't think that was the case...so I don't get why people is soooo maaad about it.
zack
October 19, 2013 at 4:28 AM
Yes jung myung is really a worse guest..he really use juijitsu to gary so serius and when he lose he hit jong kook use the wooden plank..fuck him..he dont know it is a variety show..
kwangsoo overacting like nonstop rolling because he want to waste time and not let his team to win.i fell really annoyed to min jung because the pd dont give any hint to find her spy partner..
jong kook always trust a women guest but after that he always be betrayed..this episode is verty funny...
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Laura
September 20, 2014 at 4:36 AM
sometime kjk character is a bully and i admitted it . but have you seen he bully other with object ? no right.. you don't know if hitting with body is hurt or not becoz sometime it just their reaction for variety. but with an object , obviously yes ! i had trying to make a search about jujitsu the result is none of them use object to beat people.
If he do that then it not jujitsu but just a higher level than kjk as a bullies . second .... if want to make it interesting why don't he just use his body since it was his expertise ? so if the board was make from metal it still 'for variety' ?
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1608
October 30, 2014 at 1:20 PM
boo friggin hoo. kjk was fine, everyone had fun. get over your preachy selves. its a show. it didnt even look like he hit that hard. nobody was really hurt. you shouldn't take everything so seerriouussslllllyyyy. isn't it exhausting to live like that? i'm exhausted just reading it.
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sp
April 23, 2015 at 5:10 AM
If plank hitting is bad how about the chokehold by the female guest to SJH during boxing game, don't you think not being able to breath is worse than pain? KJK let it slide because his team wasn't on the receiving end.
We don't know how much strength they exerted during these fights. Them doing variety shows know how to fake fighting and fake hurting. I think they all went a bit rough here due to the theme. No one really got hurt.
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3 hydramirage
October 18, 2013 at 8:31 PM
One of the most amusing episodes yet honestly~ Thank you!
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4 Quiet Thought
October 18, 2013 at 8:34 PM
Good episode, only marred by the phony showboating in the bridge-building game. The lads were so eager to get airtime in that second round that that REPEATEDLY, and I mean a half dozen times that I counted, someone who could have grabbed a board dove into the wrestling again. The whole thing could have been over in a fraction of the time.
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Petmink
October 19, 2013 at 9:16 PM
They were supposed to swap out players after putting down each board. That is why both teams were trying to head lock the next player instead of putting their own board down.
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5 wag-a-muffin
October 18, 2013 at 8:55 PM
It seemed to end abruptly. Was that only in the subbed version, or did the broadcast version just end that quickly too?
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6 lin
October 18, 2013 at 9:08 PM
super annoyed with chun jung myung. wth is wrong with him? he was wayyyy to violent. i hope knetizens will complain or criticise him so that he will realise what a total jerk he was in this episode and maybe give an open apology. extremely frustrated and i am now officially his anti. hope kjk got him back after the cameras were off. he deserves to be hit with that wooden plank. HARD.
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myzoya
October 19, 2013 at 1:34 AM
Yeah, I hated it as well. He was way too much. I never any guest acted that way. And for some reason I felt that he really meant to hurt him, I dunno--I might be wrong.
Anyway, to be honest I didn't like him either when he appeared the first time in older episode.
I hope he won't ever come back to RM anymore.
Yeah, I hope he got 'something' from KJK when the cameras were off.
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megumi
March 8, 2014 at 4:51 AM
stupid idiots complaining about something like that, and for your information no knetz didn't complain about CJM and were very happy about the episode, you guys just sound KJK biased, from the first second of that bridge building game it was KJK who started that shirt pulling and grabbing people instead of just playing fair and square, now when he gets done the same by someone else who can he complains, jae suk was right in saying that KJK bullies them every episode and he was happy to see him get bullied for once, also that plank hit CJM did was overexaggerated by the PD's, the sound effect and all, he just touched him softly and KJK instinctively acted it out just like jae suk does when he gets so much as touched in his private parts, if they thought it was too voilent and might cause controversy they would have edited it out, i for one hope CJM comes back again and we can see a proper one on one like KJK had with Chu Sung Hoon, betrayer Kwang soo ruined that match last time and this time too, and for people saying they hope KJK hand it over to CJM off camera are seriously funny, do you think he can take on CJM one on one, the guy is a jijitsu fighter not some gym going regular guy like KJK.
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runningmanlover
March 15, 2014 at 8:13 AM
yup. he is not a regular gym guy. check on youtube about his martial art.
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7 little one
October 18, 2013 at 9:15 PM
I must be one of the few who honestly thought the mud game with Jung Myung was one of the more exciting portions. It was pretty amazing to see Jung Myung's deft and swift movements, I mean, he looks like he won't hurt a fly, but then he goes all out! I hope he receives an action movie offer soon!
I think Jong Kook only came out on the more painful side because his strength was no match for technique. They were pretty fair in terms of ability to fight.
If anything, I think the PD should have set better barometers about violence used.
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nomad
October 19, 2013 at 7:56 PM
I enjoyed it too, actually. Though I really, really disliked the wooden plank hitting (or even the head biting by Jae Suk). But other than that, I thought the whole thing was entertaining.
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8 ManDu
October 18, 2013 at 9:22 PM
I don't get why everyone is overreacting to what Chun Jung-myung did during the water bridge game. I get it, he used Jiujitsu and was more aggressive than most guests are, but isn't that refreshing? Wouldn't the game be TOO boring if it was just whoever could set up the bridge the fastest without any struggle? I'm personally glad that Jung-myung didn't hold back. Why wasn't there this much of an uproar when Choo Sung-hoon used his techniques when he came on? It made the game soooo much more interesting, especially since in terms of pure strength Gary and Jong-kook obviously overpower Jae-suk and Jung-myung. Honestly, Jung-myung is one of my favorite guests after this episode because of this. I bet he could have easily been a lot worse and much more aggressive if he wanted to.
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MeMeMe
October 19, 2013 at 1:14 AM
I enjoyed it. And I thought the part where he hits JK on the head with the board was a light tap. From the way some people are reacting is like he bashed him in the head real hard. I've seen RM members being more aggressive than that, JK included.
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nxa
October 19, 2013 at 8:23 AM
that's what I thought too...from what I saw, he barely hit him!! I thought he was hilarious, and everyone was enjoying it....people really need to chill more, their comments are getting to be beyond ridiculous "officially his anti"? pfft.
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bd
October 27, 2013 at 7:54 PM
Yeah, people are overreacting.
Chun Jung-myung's holds are no worse than what KJK does, as well as the body check, and that hit w/ the plank on KJK's head was pretty light.
Also, CJM goes all the way back with YJS, KJK and Haha as they all were on X-Man.
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r
October 22, 2013 at 11:41 AM
so true, I mean you could see it was in slow motion and his arms are tense meaning he was holding back and carefully hitting him. The guest was actually slow in using his techniques as if he was trying to see how he'd do it without hurting anyone. Plus he was trained and I remember my master always telling use not to use what we learn for violence. My master even showed us a spar that doesn't hurt and it's nowhere near the guests... Chun's looks like a play.
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iheartjm
October 19, 2013 at 4:54 AM
I agree. No offense but I think others are overreacting.
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Mia
October 21, 2013 at 5:12 PM
I thought so too . . .
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9 soprection
October 18, 2013 at 9:37 PM
I have to give props to MinJung. I honestly hadn't suspected that there was another undercover police officer in this episode so I think she did a good job of keeping her cover. The production was also smart to keep one of them secret. It was a nice surprise.
This has got to be the craziest episode of the show to date. I felt really bad for Jong Kook - he looked like he had a hard time. I wondered why the PDs didn't step in during the mud wrestling part and took that to mean it wasn't as serious as it looked but the ripped clothes (and aren't they sponsored?) and poor Jong Kook getting bitten on the head suggests otherwise.
I did have fun watching though. I thought both the rice paddy and boxing games were funny and the guests were formidable.
I also loved finding out that Jihyo's apparently dabbled in boxing. Is there anything this woman hasn't done? Loved the captions calling her Wonder Jihyo too, haha.
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bjharm
October 18, 2013 at 9:42 PM
Jihyo leaned fighting [or at lest the moves] for her film where she plays as an assassin. But considering how bad she is at dancing [cute as it is] it is surprising.
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Lilian
October 19, 2013 at 11:54 AM
Jihyo is definitely an ace. I thought she could have beaten Haha!!! Poor Haroro...but that scene was unintentionally funny with the knocking into camera part and him mentioning his mother-in-law XD
Another fav of mine was the MOnday Couple moment when Gary helped Jihyo when she was rolling down. Also loved to see KJK's expression when they tried to feed him his "banned" foods. Hahaha...
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nomad
October 19, 2013 at 7:59 PM
LOVE the match btwn Haha and JiHyo. I even clapped when Haha lifted himself with JiHyo dangling. I was rooting for JH during the match, but to see how much effort Haha was putting, and his comment on his MIL...well, hats off, Haha!
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10 bjharm
October 18, 2013 at 9:38 PM
A lot more funny game than some of the more resent ones, I didnt even mind the ending was clearly scripted to let Min-jung have the win, both the Ace and Commander pretty much offered their back for her to take off thier name tags, it was even more funny really for me beacuse I had just watched the odd Gary game where they let him win without him knowing they where doing so lol.
As for Chun Jung-myung he was doing what his role was, they built it up enough, almost every time they mention him it was about his Jiujitsu, so he was pretty much doing what the PD had in mind for him during the show. Frankly I liked it, one of the big tasks for the PD is to find a way to neutralize the Commander when playing any sort of physical games, it was more fun to see him getting matched by a guest one on one than having him teaming with team mates that spend more time on sabotage than winning the game!
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11 annie
October 18, 2013 at 9:44 PM
That was totally my pick for featured screencap of the week too! Kwang-ja is surprisingly adorable, hehe.
The competition surprised me a bit with how intense it was. PIE, you are a bad. Ass.
I like that they brought back the secret mission/spy/name tag ripping. Yay!
Love the recap as usual!
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12 Saphy Liem
October 18, 2013 at 9:57 PM
It seems like everyone's annoyed with Jung-myung's treatment of Kookie. TBH, I was too! But I was more annoyed with Min-jung. I just didn't like her. I felt like Jihyo was trying to be really nice to her because she's a guest so I didn't really like that she was so aggressive.
I guess I'm a Jihyo fan so I feel like Jihyo totally could have handled Min-jung. With guests, I feel like sometimes she lets them win...
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ana
October 19, 2013 at 4:07 AM
i think min jung is a competitive guest..ji hyo betrayal gary(team minjung), and than minjung betrayal ji hyo...that is fair !..
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Quiet Thought
October 19, 2013 at 7:57 AM
I really liked Min-Jung's aggressiveness. It is such a surprise when a passive-looking female guest flips their stereotype and gets into the games. Also, Ji Hyo probably over-handled her during the bridge game, trying to buy time while the men dragged the scene out wrestling when they could have been building bridges.
I don't mind mind at all the use of martial arts techniques, as long as everyone remembers that this is adults fighting like children, not really trying to hurt each other. Hitting someone with a board, on the other hand, is out of line.
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nomad
October 19, 2013 at 8:01 PM
I totally enjoyed MJ, and glad that she was fierce and competitive.
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jj_20
October 20, 2013 at 7:43 PM
I kind of agree with you. I can really see the huge difference in behavior of SJ when she's against someone. If it is a male, she's aggressive and alert but opposite when she's against a female guest. That's why it is not surprising to me that SJH will likely lose if the there is a female guest.
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bd
October 27, 2013 at 8:05 PM
Ming-jung was much better than her 1st appearance on RM where she was just too passive.
Aggressive female guests have been the best - Gong Hyo-jin, Han Ji-min, Han Hyo-joo, etc., and let's remember that it's always more entertaining when "Bad Ji-hyo" appears.
Anyway, don't understand why Ming-jung is considered pretty (she's OK).
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13 verte
October 18, 2013 at 10:21 PM
Thank you for the recap! ^^
and @ little one and Mandu, I think people are fine with CJM using his techniques, but using a board to hit someone's head doesn't count as a technique... And I guess it's more serious if it's the head- what if he was seriously injured? :(
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14 ddii
October 18, 2013 at 10:25 PM
Well at least the show seems to be getting somewhat better again. Yay for the return of the nametag game and lol at YJS's elimination.
The first game was wayy too long but the wrestling portion (esp. Haha vs SJH) was the highlight of the mini-games. I wish haha and ji hyo were matched up more, they are very amusing together.
Overall, a decent episode though its clear that the PDs and script writers are still trying to figure out the future direction of the show.
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15 seunggiyah
October 18, 2013 at 10:35 PM
I died watching this episode!!! Agree that it's a tad violent but ultimately it wasn't intentional and since everyone is safe, we should recognize that it is mostly done in the name of variety. Quite fun to see KJK meeting a force to be reckoned with (in the form of CJM) as well :-)
Lol at Haha and Jihyo's match HAHAHA
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16 Xxvxx
October 18, 2013 at 10:35 PM
I love Jung myung in running man! He's hilarious and gives it his all.. with his innocent smile hahaha! The plank part was too much but I'm cutting him slack cos I know he is a competitive person and tends to get carried away like his previous episode
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17 ijamzky
October 18, 2013 at 11:09 PM
i enjoyed watching running man... you get to see unexpected things.. slapstick comedy makes me laugh and the scene when Haha was rejoicing after winning then hitting the camera accidentally, gave me a good laugh. it wonders me sometimes are they scripted or not.
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18 danelle
October 19, 2013 at 1:04 AM
I am okay with biting and whatnot but using a board to hit someone's head could seriously cause injury or concussion. He owes an apology I think.
I was so amazed when haha stood up with the pen. Yay!
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19 Asyree
October 19, 2013 at 1:35 AM
Dude, what's up with you all mind with what CJM did with the board plank? WTH is that? I read the violent and board hitting thingy and i rushed to see whether it's as bad as what said but omg!! It's not even as violent as I imagined. Bleh. You guys all overrated about that.
The wrestling part yups, it looks hard and serious. But that's more coz we all so used to see guests being all polite and all smiley and sleep walk during the games, so seeing someone as free and confident to use his physical strength like CJM seems like a huge surprise. I agree with @bjharm that CJM just did what was asked from him. Since he appeared everybody talked about his jiujitsu skills, how he meant business and couldn't mess up with. So what he came up later was pretty much predictable.
Then i saw the mud water fight and it's clear how everything was already scripted, staged, and planned. The guests teams had to win, right? So Min Jung's team won first, no surprise. Then of coz CJM' team up and the i saw just how many times they repeated and prolong the wresling part even when they didn't need to that at all.
There were moments were Jae Suk, Gary and Jong Kook all busy locked each other so all CJM needed to do just built the bridge and let Ji Hyo to cross, and winning was at hand, but nooooooo CJM piled up over the boys again. Or reverse things happened, other guy free to build the bridge but they somehow just went into the wrestling game again. In a filming where every mins and details need to be taken care of, sure the PD saw this part was very exciting and asked them to do more. Therefore stuff were just escalated.
The board hitting? It's all playful. Not that CJM lifted the board and swung it over Jong Kook's head or something! He just happened to hold the board when he's pulled into the wrestle So to free himself he let his grip on the board loose so then it fell onto Jong Kook's head. Was it hard? No. I didn't see the board bounced as the effect of when a solid hard material hit another hard thing. But did Jong Jook feel how JM hit him with the board? Yes. But why did he complained if it didn't hurt? Coz it's a variety show. When you HAVE to exaggerate things. Just like when people film action sequences or even just acting.
Does that mean Running Man scripted and staged? Sure it is. Like every other variety shows. Why surprise? but unlike many other variety shows i watch, this show is the most staged and scripted though which is very understandable when we see it from its format.
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EX-DF user
October 19, 2013 at 7:16 AM
Thank you for saying what I wanted to say. Saved me the trouble of repeating things further down on the page :D
I agree. Be it drama, movie or variety, it's all scripted & staged and you can tell that's the case in RM very easily. That hit on the head that everyone's up in arms about wasn't even that hard. Plus, did anyone stop to think that the sounnd effects make it appear as if it was harder/louder than it was? Apparently not. It's just staged TV, relax and enjoy the show. I sure did. It was one of the funniest RM episodes I've seen in a long time.
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Quiet Thought
October 19, 2013 at 2:27 PM
There's a divergence of argument, here, between people think the physical violence on RM is pushing a line and people who don't get that there IS a line.
The fights in RM are not boxing or wrestling, or even brawling. They are, as I noted, "kid-fighting," rough-housing by people who want to assert themselves without doing any injury that would ruin the social occasion or get their mothers involved. A lot of the little pain-inflicting games on RM are directly taken from schoolyard challenges: forehead-flicking, hair-pulling, knuckling, slapping, biting (through cloth) and the head-pushing that was done in the pool in this episode.
Biting someone, while theatric, is funny as long as no one breaks the skin. Pushing someone over is funny as long as all it results in pratfalls and no injuries.
If you saw some kids wrestling on the lawn and laughing as they did so, you might interfere and you might not, depending on the kind of parent you are. But if one of them threw a real punch or hit the other with a board, even if he didn't do any damage, you intervene, quickly, before things escalated towards real injury.
Likewise, the fight between Ji Hyo and Ha Ha was "real" as a playground fight and not as actual fight. Ha Ha has thirty pounds on her, is athletic, has played sports, and spent two years in the military. Ji Hyo, who never even played soccer or volleyball in school, could not beat him in a "real" brawl. However, in RM, in a playground fight where both of them have to avoid doing any actual injuries, she's got a fighting chance and Ha Ha had to exert his strength advantage in such a way as to subdue her without injuring either of them. Which he did.
Those are the bounds of any discussion about violence in Running Man. Is anyone at risk of injury? Is someone, especially a female or an older male, going to be too intimidated to take part? Is the violence adding to the comedy or spoiling the game? These are all worth talking about, if you are that interested in the show.
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Quiet Thought
October 19, 2013 at 1:53 PM
Evidence that the fights in RM are scripted and staged? From some source other than your own conviction? A mock fight isn't something for amateurs. It takes a lot of work to choreograph to avoid injuries. If the fights in RM are scripted and staged, I would expect testimony to that effect would be all over the Internet.
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20 Angélina Eang
October 19, 2013 at 2:14 AM
Seriously, I thought that the episode would be boring at first but it was just freakin' hilarious. I loved everything and even Kim Min Jung. Because of her, I had hard times to watch Third Hospital but frankly, her appearence this week was way better than how she was during the Thailand special.
I seriously get confused when you said for Kwang Soo, "she" LOL.
But yeah, KS is sure smart. Before, he would always lose pathetically his missions and all but after so many episodes, I guess he can't be that weak anymore. The expression of Jae Suk when he was eliminated though. It reminds me of HaHa when KS betrayed him in episode 146. Y'know, the anger because you so wanted to win and all ? That's why I love Running Man ^^
And Kim Jong Kook really does work hard. I mean, all members and also Big Nose Hyung works hard but I heard he has still back problems and all but you never saw him complaining even if it hurts. Like KS and him said, he took the bad guy persona receiving bad comments from people but it helped to build the show's content and especially KS's character so all of us should be thankful for what he does every single episode.
RM is just freakin' jjang <3 And I seriously can't wait for Park Myung Soo in RM next week. I'm a fan since XMAN days and gosh', watching them in Happy Together is just hilarious. The chemistry between Jaesuk and him is amazing :D
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21 Runningmanfan
October 19, 2013 at 2:28 AM
Like most people, I'm uncomfortable about the plank hitting. It actually feels good to see Kookie getting a taste of his own medicine as what Jae Suk says, he bullies the cast all this while. (even thou I love Kookie, but fair's fair!) Kookie can pinch them and make them pain to punish them without really hurting them, I think they're afraid of that, hahaha.
But it's not good to do it with a makeshift weapon like what the guest did. It will be good if they stick to their own abilities, and the guest clearly does have the ability. He has no sportsmanship thou. Things were always calm before this episode because people never stand up to him, they always back down and run away, or do not have the ability to do so. So it's good to see a guest which has the capability to stand up to Kookie a little once in a while, like Chu Sung Hoon. I remember even at that episode 131, they even forbid using legs for nametag tearing.
But please, do use your own skills, not with a weapon; that is going overboard. (pun!)
For our Giraffe, is he really bad at the games or did he fail purposely to do gags and get screentime? I was really disappointed he did not do better in the rice field game despite him having an important secret mission. Why did he fall so many times when the other 2 girls didn't?
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Runningmanfan
October 19, 2013 at 2:54 AM
It's also quite unfortunate that Kookie has been made into a Trophy, and all the guests seem to come on running man to do their trophy hunting. And he has to keep up with the image. He's gonna crash one of these days.
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Angélina Eang
October 19, 2013 at 3:46 AM
For his defense, his team was really unfair when they only put two planks on the ladder (?) whereas Big Nose Hyung and HaHa should have put more because heck, at the end of the day, they wouldn't have wasted so many times.
Plus, the great disadvantage of the team is that the girl is a guy and Kwang Soo is really tall guy so I assume that his weight must be more important than the other girls and so the stability of the thing ... But really, I was a little bit annoyed at the beginning when he waited to have his hair tied and lose to Song Ji Hyo. Sometimes, I am WTF with his actions lol.
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sp
April 23, 2015 at 5:39 AM
Erm... they often used walkie talkie to hit each other, does that count as a weapon? I am pretty sure KJK has done that multiple times.
My point is, it that guy didn't smash KJK's head with the plank, he only dropped it onto his head. I am sure KJK felt something but it doesn't seem too hurt.
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22 Cat
October 19, 2013 at 3:23 AM
Chill guys - It's TV
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EX-DF user
October 19, 2013 at 7:17 AM
ah-men
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23 Cynthia
October 19, 2013 at 9:04 AM
Thanks for the recap, Gummimochi!
Funny ep with lots of action - was hesitant about seeing Min Jung this time around. In the Thailand race she was content to ride on Nichkhun's coat tails right thru to the final takedown, and then she dove in (with Nichkhun's yelling at her for help). This time around, she had no hesitation in getting hands-on with the games. Of course it helps when you know you have a secret starring role... :-)
And how sweet was Gary when he dived uphill to rescue his beloved Ace from rug-roll injury!
Contrary to some comments, I thought the level of competition was amped up with the addition of Jung Myung - he's known for being a balls-to-the-wall contender who is pretty fearless. It wasn't his first time on RM and the guys knew what they were facing. The board smack was uncalled for, but the PDS should have put the kibosh on that when it happened to begin with - and frankly, Jae-suk's biting was rather uncalled for, too.
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sp
April 23, 2015 at 5:52 AM
That was an attention seeking aka screen time grabbing moment. YJS was there for SJH and the guest was the one helping her up. I think he's excessive at times, MC moments should be done when it's agreed upon but he often does it at whim leaving Jihyo speechless, just smile and shrug it off.
I think Gary's one-liners is funny most of the times. Why not stop the MC BS?
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24 RM
October 19, 2013 at 9:12 AM
For the bridge building game, the guys had to alternate being the one to carry the plank. That's why those who weren't involved in the wrestling had to jump back in - wasn't their turn to carry the plank.
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Quiet Thought
October 19, 2013 at 1:54 PM
Oh, that explains quite a lot.
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Quiet Thought
October 19, 2013 at 1:58 PM
. . . Even though it was still a pointlessly prolonged battle.
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25 Quiet Thought
October 19, 2013 at 2:28 PM
Rats, got that last bit of exposition in the wrong place . . .
There’s a divergence of argument, here, between people think the physical violence on RM is pushing a line and people who don’t get that there IS a line.
The fights in RM are not boxing or wrestling, or even brawling. They are, as I noted, “kid-fighting,” rough-housing by people who want to assert themselves without doing any injury that would ruin the social occasion or get their mothers involved. A lot of the little pain-inflicting games on RM are directly taken from schoolyard challenges: forehead-flicking, hair-pulling, knuckling, slapping, biting (through cloth) and the head-pushing that was done in the pool in this episode.
Biting someone, while theatric, is funny as long as no one breaks the skin. Pushing someone over is funny as long as all it results in pratfalls and no injuries.
If you saw some kids wrestling on the lawn and laughing as they did so, you might interfere and you might not, depending on the kind of parent you are. But if one of them threw a real punch or hit the other with a board, even if he didn’t do any damage, you intervene, quickly, before things escalated towards real injury.
Likewise, the fight between Ji Hyo and Ha Ha was “real” as a playground fight and not as actual fight. Ha Ha has thirty pounds on her, is athletic, has played sports, and spent two years in the military. Ji Hyo, who never even played soccer or volleyball in school, could not beat him in a “real” brawl. However, in RM, in a playground fight where both of them have to avoid doing any actual injuries, she’s got a fighting chance and Ha Ha had to exert his strength advantage in such a way as to subdue her without injuring either of them. Which he did.
Those are the bounds of any discussion about violence in Running Man. Is anyone at risk of injury? Is someone, especially a female or an older male, going to be too intimidated to take part? Is the violence adding to the comedy or spoiling the game? These are all worth talking about, if you are that interested in the show.
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Cynthia
October 20, 2013 at 5:45 AM
Good post.
One of the guidelines that the Pd's use is to pull out the females if the ensuing game looks too rough or inappropriate for them - tactic that at times I find either thoughtful or frustrating, depending on the level of the "fight" - cause we all know that Ace is pretty capable and willing to go for the blood!
:-)
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26 gigi
October 19, 2013 at 3:04 PM
Holy cow, this was amazing! It had me rolling the entire episode. Great guests and awesome games. Even now, recalling Yoo Jae Suk biting Kim Jong Kook's head is cracking me up. The eating game was a little boring but the games in the boxing ring were hilarious. I hope they bring that back again. Like others, I'm also glad that the name-tag ripping is back. It'd been so long even Yoo Jae Suk forgot about never letting one's guard down. Heh.
I agree that the plank-hitting wasn't that big of a deal. I can see why some people think it's too much. They shouldn't be allowed to use objects as weapons and I believe the PDs will be sure to curb that. However, in this case, it was more a tap and the sound effects made it seem worse.
All in all, loved it and plan to watch it again.
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27 MyNameIsWhat
October 19, 2013 at 4:27 PM
Never knew of Chun Jung Myung before this episode...but tall, super strong, nice smile...he's hot. It was nice to see the four guys really going at each other during the final round of the ride paddy bridge game. And even though it looked like they were in pain, they also looked like they were enjoying it themselves. Sometimes it's good for guys to just fight it out in a controlled environment. And though KJK is not usually my style, he looked really manly when he ripped off KwangSoo's name tag.
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28 onyxx
October 20, 2013 at 1:29 AM
i made the mistake of watching around this ep. around 4:30 am -- soon i practically roused my neighbors by my nonstop laughter and shouting. i was supposed to sleep early because i had a 1:00 pm meeting -- but my drowsiness went out of the window around the 10-min mark.
all in all, i really enjoyed this episode, esp. after seeing LKS (Kwangja) get his due several times LOL!
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29 KQueen
October 20, 2013 at 6:50 AM
Too much violence and like what some people say, the bite on the head and using the plank to hit KJK is unnesseary.. Kim Jong Kook is very manly and strong.. Lol.. Still pity him for the role that he played in RM.. Guests always play to win him in games.. Like Kwang Soo pretend to be a girl. Very funny. RM team need to take note on the comments and work on it. :) RM fighting!! Love the battle between Ji Hyo and HaHa
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30 Cdaze
October 20, 2013 at 8:05 AM
Thanks for the recap...Haha lifting JH has to be the highlight of this episode! daebak!
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31 NewFan
October 20, 2013 at 1:16 PM
I thought this episode was hilarious. Yes, Jung Myung pulled out his skills (which was a surprise since he was so quiet), but he obviously didn't use full force. Even when he "hit" Jong Kook with the plank. That was a tap for variety's sake.
I like that they got closer to a real name tag-ripping episode this time. Just a leeeetle closer.
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32 Kaylee
October 21, 2013 at 10:29 AM
I guess I'm amongst the minority who doesn't find anything wrong with this episode (or perhaps the others just don't want to argue with some of you overly sensitive fans). I actually find it to be the funniest amongst their newer episodes since Running Man was a little among the sucky side lately. It's been a longgggg time since Running Man had been laughing this hard.
Violence. Yes, violence is a horrible thing. Just like when Kim Joong Kook smacked/pushed Kwangsu very harshly with the back of his hand at the beginning of this episode is a horrible thing (and Kwangsu was supposed to be a girl). Must I also point out when he forcibly pushed weakling Jaesuk head first off the platform into the muddy water? This isn't the first time Kim Jong Kook has "bullied" or used his strength on Kwangsu or any of the other members either. But it's okay right? Because he's KJK, they're buddies, and it's all for variety's sake! Oh, and let's not forget about Yoo Jaesuk biting Jong Kook both on his foot AND his head as well as biting Jung Myung. But it's okay, because he's YJS and it's funny! Let's also not forget to point out Song Ji Hyo kicking the boys during the beginning of this episode as well as punching BOTH Kwangsu and Haha in the boxing ring. But it's okay, because she's a girl and it's all about that girl power!
Must I remind you all that EVERY member of Running Man has pulled the same kind of physical hijinks on each other throughout the course of this show (not just this episode alone). It's all for variety's sake. Yes, hitting someone over the head with a wooden plank is not a very nice thing. Let's all go back and rewatch that "horrible" moment again. Notice the added SOUND EFFECT? Yeah, it wasn't actually that hard of a hit.
My point is, some of you folks are being too sensitive and too harsh on Chun Jung Myung. Officially becoming an anti-fan, and hating on him simply because he gave the Tiger a taste of his own medicine. It wasn't even that bad. And I found it refreshing to see someone be able to effortlessly take Joong Kook down. Kudos to the cutie!
Yes, Jong Kook is a trophy. I don't think it's sad either. Burdensome for him, yes. Being the top dog of the show and a forced reckoned should be an honor. I totally understand why guests would see him as their number one opponent. They fear him, wouldn't you? Imagine how awesome it would be to overtake him in a game.
Like I said, one of the funniest of their newer episodes. Keep it up Running Man.
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33 next
October 21, 2013 at 1:20 PM
chun Jung Myung bastard!!!!!!
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jenji
January 14, 2014 at 8:46 AM
be careful with your words
you pink underwear guy :)) (kidding)
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34 mAKNAEpOWER
October 21, 2013 at 4:48 PM
i was actually more worried for kjk because of all those bandages on his back
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35 TeaCharmer
October 22, 2013 at 2:27 AM
I enjoyed this episode. Hands down Lee Kwang Soo is my favorite Running Man member, so when he get a chance to "spy" I'm always excited. Part of Running Man's charm is the characters over the top reactions to everything and their dialogue with one another.
I'm more of a fan of the episodes where the members compete amongst themselves, but this was still a nice episode.The boxing ring was hilarious!
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36 bd
October 27, 2013 at 7:59 PM
This ep was simply EPIC - one of the best due to all the rough housing and horseplay which really was not that bad (or anymore than what KJK or "Bad Ji-hyo' does).
The games were entertaining and the interplay amongst the RM as well as w/ the guests was in prime form.
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37 cinthy
November 2, 2013 at 6:21 PM
loved this episode except for chung jung myung so glad when he got eliminated. AND the name tag ripping is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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38 ara
December 4, 2013 at 6:01 PM
During the bridge game when Jong Kook being headlocked CJM it looked like he really in pain and i was touched by Gary action to protect him and got himself into the fight with strong CJM. Gary could actually let him and just fight with Jae Suk to build the bridge and i think he could actually win over Jaesuk.but this is the speciality of RM esp Gary who is caring with each other.gary even offered the drinking water to Jong Kook.their brotherhood really captured my heart.
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39 ara
December 4, 2013 at 6:05 PM
*headlocked by
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40 Raptor
January 5, 2014 at 3:55 AM
People complain when RM episodes get stale and predictable. It's no wonder that the Crew has to try various ways to come up with new games to enliven the episodes and make things seem fresh at times. So for a few weeks, they decide to up the 'violence' ante a little, and see whether it works or to what level (if it does).
Obviously based on this one ep, it's the KJK fans who are crying foul again because this time it's him getting the 'violent' treatment. If these fans had brought up the fact that their favourite Kookie tore YJS's shirt from the very beginning and soon after literally threw him into the mud with his monstrous strength, then their objection would not seem so one sides.
But NnooOOooOooOoO KJK can do no wrong because he's KJK. I like him a lot too, but seriously the KJK fans are rabid sometimes. If CJM went overboard, wouldn't the PDs have stepped in? I found YJS biting ridiculously dirty since the boots were in the mud, but it worked for variety and the RM producers it seemed, so that's that. CJM was such an endearing guest with his goofy grins lighting up his face even when he was in a physical tussle. If he's really gone overboard, the PDs would have said something or not even included that scene!
I'm sure if CJM had done that board thing to another member, like YJS or LKS, the reaction would not have been so violent (pun intended).
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41 jenji
January 14, 2014 at 8:56 AM
look at their faces when they wrestled
they surely enjoyed and they were laughing
i take that as no pain and no violence
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42 lalalala
April 6, 2014 at 7:31 AM
actually , it makes me sad when Jong kook said `Im human too`
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Raptor
April 18, 2014 at 11:03 PM
Relax. He's been known to have many act cute moments and this was one of them . kookie!
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iamae
February 25, 2018 at 4:16 PM
i coudn't agree more. that means he was really hurt with the violent acts of the guest. it's saddening that the staffs didn't do something about it. do they think that we'd be happy seeing our running men members getting hurt?
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43 LMAO
May 29, 2014 at 2:28 PM
I hate this episode, the guest were rreally overboad to them ·-· just with his innocent face *wtf* Rm now getting more violent games.. i'm worried about their health. worst episode
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44 Mia Lisbon
October 11, 2014 at 8:48 PM
call me biased but I thought Kim Min-jung is older by at least 3 years from Ji-hyo ~ ㅋㅋㅋ
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abu hasan abdulah
March 29, 2015 at 4:09 AM
same age.born 1982
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45 abu hasan abdulah
March 29, 2015 at 4:08 AM
great episode
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46 daebak
July 29, 2015 at 7:03 AM
I just watched this episode. I know this is a little over the line idea, but I think Kim Min Jung must be a regular RM cast! Daebak!
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47 iamae
February 25, 2018 at 4:11 PM
i'm a filipina fan. i started watching running man just this 2018. i just finished this episode starting from episode 1. out of the 167 episodes this is the only episode i don't like. i don't like the guest too. he was too violent. i think he just wanted to show that he can take kjk. what a show off.
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