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Running Man: Episode 236

Time to let out the beast in this week’s Manly Man Race where our teams will duke it out to show off their brawn and loyalty. Mostly, I’m excited to see the original idols back in varietyland and ready to bring their A-game to the table.

Who will come out as today’s victors: the Running Man cast who have a formed a strong bond in the past four and a half years, the idols who have been together for over half a decade, or the six who have been through thick and thin for over seventeen years?

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EPISODE 236. Broadcast on March 1, 2015.

We begin with an introduction of our three teams in this Manly Man Race: our resident Running Man guys versus Shinhwa (Eric, Min-woo, Jun Jin, Dong-wan, Hye-sung, and Andy) versus ZE:A (Lee Hoo (aka Moon Jun-young), Hwang Kwang-hee, Kim Tae-heon, Kim Dong-joon, Jung Hee-chul, Park Hyung-shik).

Even though the group has been in the biz for 17 years now, the Shinhwa boys can still bust a move. Jun Jin is as hilarious as ever, as evidenced by his suave moment in the sun turned awkward when he discovers that he’s the only one dancing. Hee.

Dong-wan outs himself as the black hole of the group, promising to deliver today anyway. And ha, the cast tries to pull Kwang-hee towards them saying that he belongs with them, the entertainers. When Kwang-soo brings up Hyung-shik’s recently ended drama What’s With This Family, Haha quips (to Kwang-soo), “You ended things with a woman too.”

Aha, so Tae-heon is also a mixed martial arts fighter (but also lost his debut match with a fractured nose, ow), and it takes a minute before the cast realizes that Jun-young is the same idol who took to Twitter to speak about unfair treatment from his agency. (In short, the series of tweets back in September quickly spiraled into a hot-button issue that has since been put to rest.)

Shinhwa’s cool “Sniper” outfits aren’t quite practical as Shinhwa members left and right get tangled up in their own buttons. Then it’s time to hear the rules: our teams will face off in a series of games and try to win the most amount of points by rolling different dice.

Depending on the outcome, it’s possible for the first and second place teams (as well as second and third) to roll the same number. So not only will our teams need to try their best, some of it is up to luck as well.

Today’s MC is none other than our beloved Miss Mung, who directs the teams to their cars before realizing she needs to hitch a ride, too. When the Running Man boys leave her high and dry, she runs to join the ZE:A boys, who are more than happy to have noona riding with them.

And then her former teammate Dong-joon tells the guys to listen up, “All of you be quiet because noona’s going to fall asleep [in the car] soon.” Ahahaha.

The ZE:A boys are the last to arrive at their first mission location and hurriedly get ready in front of their sunbaes. Kwang-hee gets called out for tossing in his shoe lift into his rubber boot before putting it on. Hehe.

Now shivering around the mud pit, our teams will split into three pairs based on ability level (high, mid, and low). Last pair standing wins a point for their team, and the first team to grab two points wins the first mission. The others get upset when Shinhwa places their strongest, Min-woo and Andy, as their “weakest” members, though if you think about it, it’s a pretty strategic choice.

The mid-level pairs are called out first, and Min-woo tells the ZE:A boys to go easy on their sunbaes. But with contenders like Gary, Jae-suk, and Hye-sung, I’m pretty sure the idols will have to be the ones to be careful.

Sure enough, the boys split and the other two teams jump on the opportunity. Jun-young gets pushed out of the pit, and so does Hyung-shik a few moments later. Jae-suk is left outnumbered 2:1 after Gary gets pushed out, and then scares off his pursuers by splashing his own face with muddy water.

As a result, Dong-wan jumps out of the pit, and Hye-sung runs before getting pushed out by a muddy Jae-suk. Kwang-soo jumping into the pit face first doesn’t quite result in the scary mudman effect, but this next battle ought to be good anyway.

I love how Eric oh-so-quietly steps away from the main brawl, then both Dong-joon and Tae-heon hoists Jong-kook up in the air together. Next thing we know, Jong-kook whirls back around to take the boys on, and Kwang-soo is the first one rolled out of the pit.

The remaining four all grab one of Jong-kook’s limbs, but Jong-kook manages to hold his ground. Min-woo steps in as a reporter covering this unbelievable event, and when they all take a quick timeout, Jae-suk says it’s faster to start eliminating each other than Jong-kook.

Jong-kook manages to convince his hoobaes to take the Shinhwa members out first, so while the boys take on Jun Jin, Jong-kook deals with Eric. And then Hye-sung calls out from the sidelines that Jong-kook and Eric should eliminate the young’uns instead. Exhausted, Jong-kook yells, “Are you guys going to keep using me [like this]?”

Desperate, Dong-joon yells, “Hyung, this is the first time [our members] have appeared on variety!” Aw, Eric forms a heart over his head. And Jong-kook decides to sit this one again. So does Eric. Hahaha.

We skip ahead to after Jun Jin is pushed out, and Jong-kook and the ZE:A boys take a breather, completely exhausted. Since this battle is going nowhere, Taek PD issues a two-minute time limit. If both Tae-heon and Dong-joon are left standing afterwards, the win will go to ZE:A.

Oh man, even the cheerleading squad from the sidelines (with chants of “Turbo! Turbo!” and lyrics from ZE:A’s single “Aftermath”) is funny-sad. Soon there’s only 30 seconds remaining and Jong-kook hoists Dong-joon up in the air. But it isn’t enough, and ZE:A picks up the hard-earned point.

After Shinhwa earns another point, the teams are tied at one point each. Eric asks what they gain by winning this game, and when he’s told that they get the best die, he asks again, “Is [winning] that die that great?”

They decide on one final match between two random members from each team: Min-woo and Dong-wan vs. Hyung-shik and Jun-young vs. Haha and Suk-jin. Jae-suk: “We’re done for!”

The Running Man and ZE:A teams form an alliance to take on Shinhwa, and it’s Hyung-shik who makes the first strike at Min-woo. The ZE:A boys work together to push Dong-wan out, then during their attempt to push Min-woo out of the pit, it’s Suk-jin who gets eliminated.

Hyung-shik gets worked up when Haha switches allies, then ultimately chooses to work alone. Watching Haha tackle Jun-young finally makes Hyung-shik yell at his former ally: “Hyung! You can’t be doing that right now!” Omg, the poor kid looks like he’s going to break down in tears at any moment.

Eventually only Haha, Min-woo, and Hyung-shik are left, and they’re so tired that they all grab each other’s faces to remind the other of the alliance they once made. But Hyung-shik gets pushed out anyway.

As Haha gets pushed up into the wall, he uses the momentum to kick off and twirl around to pin Min-woo down. That was cool. Haha then pushes Min-woo out of the pit, giving him and his team the win.

Each team throws their respective dice, and the current scores are as follows: Running Man (100), Shinhwa (70), and ZE:A (50).

Our three teams gather together again at Ewha Women’s University to face off in a test of manners. Each team’s black holes (Kwang-hee, Dong-wan, and Kwang-soo) engage in a round of rock-paper-scissors, and thanks to Kwang-soo, the Running Man Team advances automatically.

In this game of dodgeball, the men must protect their respective queens (a randomly chosen Ewha student) to the end. It’s cute how Shinhwa comes up with their own little cheer for their queen, and Dong-wan explains the rules of the game to her in English. Assuming that the members can take it from here, MC Mung moves on. Ha.

As Shinhwa and ZE:A get ready for their first match, Kwang-hee tells his teammates that they have to protect his face. Min-woo is eliminated in the first few seconds, but then gets hold of the ball from the other side of the court when Hye-sung’s attack falls short.

Distracted by Eric, who makes even the small things look cool, ZE:A’s queen gets hit by the ball, thus ending the match. And then Hee-chul gets scolded for trying to avoid the ball instead of protecting his team’s lady. Jae-suk: “You waited 6 years to be on variety, but you couldn’t last for one second?”

So we head straight for the finals with the Running Man Team vs. Shinhwa. Dong-wan grabs for the ball first, which gets passed around between the members before Andy throws… and it bounces over the line.

Haha grabs at the opportunity to attack Jun Jin, who catches the ball that gets thrown right back at the Running Man Team. But seeing as the Running Man members are doing a good job in protecting their lady, the Shinhwa boys pass around the ball in order to confuse their opponents.

It works, and Jae-suk is eliminated. Kwang-soo tries confusing the Shinhwa team on his own, but eventually the ball finds its way into Jun Jin’s hands. He shoots… and it flies past Suk-jin’s head, taking his hat off with it.

Moments later, the ball rolls out of the court and into Jae-suk’s hands. He eliminates Jun Jin, who immediately gets a chance to attack the Running Man team from the other side of the court. He misses, and a few more throws and eliminations later, Gary goes straight to attack Eric…

… who catches the ball. Nice. Only Gary and Kwang-soo are left to protect their team’s lady, and Jun Jin makes a throw that narrowly avoids the Running Man’s lady but sends a camera to the ground. Whoops.

Jong-kook eliminates Eric, then Andy is taken out not long afterwards. Min-woo and Dong-wan remain to protect their queen, and then a minute later, another one of Jun Jin’s shots hits yet another camera.

Eliminating Dong-wan leaves Min-woo as the lone bodyguard twirling around as the ball flies in different directions. But then Gary catches the ball, leaving his team’s lady in the line of fire. Min-woo extends a hand, but it’s too late.

The ladies throw the dice for their teams, and then it’s time for another score check-in: Running Man (190), Shinhwa (140), and ZE:A (100).

It’s nighttime by the time the teams pull up near the Han River in this last game that will test their loyalty. The rules are simple: the first team to climb up the incline will win, but they’ll need to climb over each other’s shoulders to reach the top.

The teams split and strategize, though it helps little in practice: Kwang-hee yelps in pain when Hyung-shik tries to climb over him, then crumbles before slipping down the slope. It turns out that even if one leans against the incline, the weight can sometimes be too much to bear. Like it is for Suk-jin, whom the team decides wouldn’t be fit for the second to lowest spot.

Then it’s time for the Human Ladder game to begin, and everyone has their game faces on. Each team get three men each on the board rather swiftly, but it isn’t until the fourth climbs up that the ones on the bottom can start to feel the weight.

While the fifth member is still climbing, Dong-joon runs up. But uh oh—the added pressure causes the ladder to crumble, and all the ZE:A boys slide off.

Jun Jin realizes that this gives his team a prime chance to win, so he runs up… but then a weak link in his team’s ladder causes him to slide back down. Unable to hold the weight any longer, the Running Man team slide off, too.

So it’s back to square one for everyone, and the teams work speedily to get four men each on the board. It really does look painful, and soon afterwards, it’s up to Jun Jin, Kwang-hee, and Haha to run up and ring that bell for their teams.

It’s Jun Jin who climbs up the ledge and rings that bell first, but Kwang-hee doesn’t give up, peeling off his gloves and socks to get a better grip. He rings the bell for the ZE:A team whereas the Running Man boys all slide back to the bottom.

Despite coming in last, the Running Man team has still got luck on their side in rolling a 60. ZE:A and Shinhwa both roll decent numbers of 70 and 90 respectively.

But this isn’t the end—our three teams climb onto platforms to await a fate left in Lady Luck’s hands: Ji-hyo’s. Aha, so the third game’s score will either be added or subtracted from the teams’ combined score from the first two games.

Nervous, Haha asks if they can press pause so he can face the possible water punishment in commando. Jun Jin: “Rocks won’t come falling out of this, right?”

Ji-hyo chooses a scroll for each team, and then it’s time to hear the results: ZE:A ends up with a total score of 170, giving them a chance to win if the other two teams are stuck with minus signs.

But the Shinhwa gets their scores added too with a plus sign, leaving them with a score of 230. And now the fate of the Running Man team can go either way.

Taek PD unravels the white scroll Haha didn’t have a good feeling about… which reveals a plus sign, bringing up the winning Running Man Team’s total to 250. Our other two teams receive their watery punishment as the victors revel in their gold.

And aww, everyone celebrates Suk-jin, Gary, and Eric’s birthdays in February, wrapping up this manly man race on a sweet note.

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Can there be a Running Man Shinhwa spin-off?? They're the best thing in this episode. :D

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Ikr! this episode flew by.. junjin and eric were the funniest imo

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Omg, the show of my dreams. Episode after episode of Running Men vs Shinhwa... ugh I'd tune in every week. They could be crocheting mittens for 60 minutes and I'd watch the hell out of it like an idiot.

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Hahahaha this ep sounds like so much fun!

Shinhwa are variety vets and know how to make things interesting, and they take care of their hoobaes too. ZE:A is lucky to be paired with these sunbaes in this ep.

Thanks for the recap, gummi :D

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Waiting very patiently for the episode to get translated to English and then again to my native language(!), to set the TV ready for enjoying it with my two little brothers. This is how much they love Shinhwa in running man.
BUT I really hoped it will be just them VS running man casts.

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Yeaaayyy for moon leader aka junyoung aka lee hoo. Love him since twitter controversy.

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It was awesome to see how excited the RM members were to meet him. Also, good to see he's alive and well. I was worried after he deleted all his tweets and went silent.

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Me too. When I knew not all the members went, I kind of assumed he wouldn't be there. I was so happy they made a fuss about him being the 'SNS guy'. I was worried bad things would happen to him since it's almost impossible in kpop to not come out unscathed from a confrontation with your company. He seemed pretty happy and healthy too.

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I just lol to watch that part becausr moon looked very embarased. Lol

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Shinhwa vs ZE:A...i just hope ZE:A will be the next shinhwa. Maybe choi hyun joon is behind zea vs shinhwa. He is vos member and he composed the current song of shinhwa.

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Did he? I guess that makes sense why they'd be on together then. Interesting.

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Yup. The ballad song of shinhwa composed by him. He is also zea sunbae. They are from the same agency: star empire

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I am just happy they bring junyoung' s twitter controversy. It is taeheon's match who made junyoung was so upset and went to twitter to tell about unfair treatment they got from their agency. Zea boys are well mannered. Junyoung and hyungshik bowed to shinhwa when one of them said that they are their sunbaes. Junyoungie, this year is the time for you to shine.

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ERIC OPPAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

I've never actually felt physical jealousy for someone on TV before, but I really really wanted to be in that Julie girl's place. Imagine, you go to study abroad in Seoul... you get to be Shinhwa's Queen. Life is really not fair.

I'm sure I had all sorts of intelligent things to say about this episode, but I may be slipping into a fangirl coma. Just... so good. I want Shinhwa Broadcast back.

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Heck yeah! Agree with wanting Shinhwa Broadcast back, that show turned my affection for them into a full blown dedicated fan girl for life thing. Actually, I think I'm going to go and re-watch all the episodes now...

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where do you watch shinhwa broadcast? I couldn't find a site that has eng sub. Please let me know :)

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You can find most of their episodes on kshowonline, but most of their early episodes are gone so what I do is that I google (ex. shinhwa broadcast ep 2 eng sub) and usually I'll find them on individual sites.
Hoped that helped! :)

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I really want shinhwa broadcast to be back with dong wan. Kinda miss dong-hole. If i not mistaken, you can search shinhwa broadcast video at shinhwa forever forum.

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My inner 12yearold fangirl self was screaming allthe time when Shinwa's Queen hugged Eric during the game. Lucky gal.

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The moment Eric screamed and the whole gang scream inside the fan, it so bringing back Shinhwa Broadcast. I miss that show too.

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I actually really liked this episode. I think it was a lot of fun. I've realize lately that I think a lot of these could be more fun if they went for two episodes. Things get cut as is and I think there was probably some fun banter that was cut as well. I think they mostly have to choose between slapstick and banter for more episodes but I like both. Anyway, I still really enjoyed his episode (although shame on ZE:A for doing such a poor job of protecting their queen!). I think everyone really put effort into this and it worked.

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I think Shinhwa threw the mud game so that the RM team wouldn't lose against them this time.

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I died when I heard Eric speaking english. Does anyone know why Eric didn't participate in variety shows in the past?

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Eric is 4D but he's introvert, and shy around new people. I think he mentioned that he felt uncomfortable on variety shows. He only participated on variety shows when his members were there. I do feel that his variety skills improve a lot since Shinhwa Broadcast.

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Eric is introvert and really shy to new people. He also doesn't like attention being put to him when he is not just with the members or people he is not close with. When he is with the members then his true 4D self. That is why he does not like to do variety shows with out them.

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@Cheliwel In addition to what others have already said, he was REALLY popular, he was everywhere, CF,dramas etc so he probably had no time for him back then. ^^

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Eric has been on a no. of variety shows - including X-Man and Love Letter which were about a decade ago (and more recently shows, like Invincible Youth).

And before LL changed format - Shinwha was basically the perma-guests, along with entertainers/singers turned gagmen like Miss Shin/aka the Chicken, Kim Jong-min and Chun Myunghoon - who tried to the win the heart of the sole female guest.

Even at this fairly early stage, it was pretty evident that the Shinwha guys knew how to do variety.

But out of the Shinwha guys - Jun Jin, Dong-wan and Andy, in particular shone (Eric is one of the more quiet, less outgoing members).

When Eric spoke English to Shinwha's Queen, it seemed really awkward and disjointed, almost as if he is out of practice with his English.

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About Eric's English, I have the same thoughts. I think he still has good comprehension of the language, but he has lost some speaking fluency after years of not much English conversation. The same thing happened to Hyesung... Quite a pity, tbh, but it happens to a lot of people. I'm more curious about Andy's English though, years ago when he spoke English he barely had any accent, I wonder about now.

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I could understand since we know korean has their own mother language. Language capability will be lost where there is no practice. His english isn't perfect but I still could understand and still pretty good though. That's more than enough. In fact, he seems nervous because his voice sounds a bit trembling.

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Oh yes, I don't think his English will ever deteriorate enough for him to be below conversational level. He's just a bit rusty with it because of lack of practice as you said. I'm not saying his English is bad, it is good, just not as good as it used to be. ^^

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Think a lot of that has to do w/ English not being a native language for Eric as he moved to the US right before starting middle school.

Shouldn't be an issue for those K-pop idols who were born/entirely raised in the US.

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I think Andy & Eric's English skill & fluency is about the same and are the best among Shinhwa members. But I think Andy has better or should I say clearer pronunciation.

This was Eric speaking to a Thai fan at Singapore airport about Que Sera Sera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kz7cwn4_xA

It has been some years since then. Not sure if it's a bit rusty due to the lack of chance for speaking in public or he was nervous during Running Man and his deep voice is harder to hear when they were out on the field :)

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"Last man standing, no die." *Dying laughing*

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Thanks for the recap. Eric is the ultimate oppa. He's the best oppa. The whole time I was like Eric, could you be anymore perfect? lol.

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Let me say this. I originally Jung Yoo Mi's fans. She said that she mentioned Eric's name to drama production because she thought Eric is cool guy and not pretend to be cool which match with character in the drama. I was a bit disappointed when she didn't pair with Lee Jin Wook since I like them in I Need Romance. But yeah, I think Eric could get all the girls just by catching the ball. I'm not surprise reading comments that he's introvert. He seems so quite all the time in this episode but still could impressed many. That's what we call charm I think.

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Discovery of Romance converted me to full Ericnism. and I have always loved Jung Yumi. I do think she has a cute crush on Eric (who doesnt?). I love Lee Jin Wook too but I cant imagine Kang Tae Ha if its not Eric.

On topic: This episode is funny though I'm a bit over the mud game. Haha's move was daebak and whats with switching allies every 5 seconds lol. Its always a treat to see RM working as a team. Love the dodgeball segment too, when Eric was cool w/o even trying and somehow distracted the game, and JunJin's competitive spirit and sportsmanship. Kwanghee should come again as well, he's pretty funny

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Yumi is extrovert girl but she's clumsy and becoming shy and nervous around people. She usually very calm in interviews or press conferences but whenever Eric arounds, she seems so hyper. I do think she kinda fancy him. I hope they'll invite her in any variety shows. The girl is absolutely cute without even trying. Sorry out of topic.

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The best was at the end when the losing teams are getting the water punishment and Eric and Dongwan deadpan at the camera. Then the group immediately goes into formation and yell "we are Shinhwa!" Yes you are, Yes.You.Are.

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yes! this part was awesome!

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i enjoyed this episode, esp. the first two games. it makes all the difference in the world when RM manages to strike the right blend of having great guests, fun games and sparkling repartee between the RM regulars, guests and audience.

Game 1. while it was hugely funny and entertaining, the first game was obviously exhausting for some players, particularly Jong-kook, who had to deal with 4 guys at the same time. there were also a couple of great moves, courtesy of KJK and Ha-ha.

another point -- never trust Ha-ha when he starts to negotiate LOL. he's basically the Capt. Jack Sparrow of Running Man. he'll strike a deal with anyone and betray them without a second thought to make sure he survives and wins in the end.

Game 2. I didn't really expect to enjoy the dodgeball game, because it has been featured so many times before, but what really set this game apart was how seriously it was fought (by the teams and their respective queens) and the way the audience reacted.

Game 3 wasn't as funny as the first 2 segments but i have no complaints because everyone was just so tired at this point. even the last part (where Ji-hyo luckily pulled out plus symbols for everyone) had its share of suspense, too. after the cooking episodes, ep. 236 seems like an unexpected treat :)

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I so, so agree with your favorite moments. Oh, thanks Gummi for faithfully recapping for us RM over the yearsss. I also laughed out loud on Game 1 because of Hyung-Shik. Gummi is right, that kid looked like he was about to burst into tears.

And on game 3...Ji Hyo is seriously one of the LUCKIEST people I've ever seen. For long time RM watchers, I'm sure you guys have seen how she manages to choose the best of things. Ji Suk Jin is also a pretty lucky guy...now Kwang Soo, on the other hand...let's just say not to let your fate in his hand, hahaha.

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another point — never trust Ha-ha when he starts to negotiate LOL. he’s basically the Capt. Jack Sparrow of Running Man

Your description made me LOL. He does seem like Sparrow, also with the swagger. ^___^

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Imagine if Haha has KJK's power, he would be the most cunning and maybe 3rd/4th strongest member? I just hope they find a new persona for him. at least Suk Jin got the race starter tag even though its not much.

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Lemme first fangirl as a longtime shinhwa stan....... THEY'RE SO HOT EVEN TIL THIS DAY! Heh.

I really really loved this episode. I liked this episode better than the previous Shinhwa one actually. Although the mud game has been used many times, this one was so funny! It was great seeing the ZEA boys work hard too.

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Hahaha, another Shinhwa stan. The mud games were funny, but I was afraid that Shinhwa would get hurt. I didn't think they were as competitive in the mud games. LOL as Dongwan ran outside the pit because he scared of Jae Suk. Our Dong-gu-mong!

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They had KJK, YJS, HaHa and Shinhwa, but we still can't get a twisted version of "Of Course" from the X-Man days? It's sad that even though Andy is allowed on Broadcast they still show as little of him as possible. Poor Andy.

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Just curious...why wouldn't Andy be allowed on broadcast?

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He had a ban on him for a year or two....I think because of gambling? They literally just lifted the broadcast ban for their comeback.

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Can Shinhwa be guests on the show again? And this time have only Shinhwa with the RM members?
No hating on ZE:A, but I like Shinhwa member interacting with the RM team like their first pirate episode. They're super fun and hilarious.

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I like Hyungsik. He is so cute. He finally gets to be on Running Man. He wasn't able to appear in the show because he is on Real Men. Hope he will be able to appear on RM again.

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I remember Shinhwa being the first guests to execute all kills to Running Man

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Hi Does anyone know what is the song being played when they started forming human ladder in the ramp. it's the techno song... THANKS!!!!!!

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is this the song?

Bangarang - Skrillex ft. Sirah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJVmu6yttiw

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This was a fun and entertaining ep, but not necessarily a funny ep (the games were too physical and/or had the teams too separated to allow for a lot of interaction and banter.

Shinwha always makes for a fun time; pretty amazing that they are still together when most boy-bands dissolve much earlier.

A bit shocking to see how much they have aged, tho.

And yes, Andy is surprisingly strong.

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Well, I try to catch watching Running Man just because of I know Eric Mun will be there since I like his character in Discovery of Love and wanna see how he is outside the filming. I think his variety skill is the least among his members but I understand now why many said he's the best leader in kpop. From all the games, he always take the most difficult and most responsible one. Game one in sang namja category, game 2 as main bodyguard of the queen and game 3 as base of human ladder. It seems he's much better person than his character in dramas lol..

Running Man team also tried their best till the very end. So, I think they deserved to be the winner this time even though I doubt they could win at the second game if they didn't get 'free' lucky in the final round directly since Shinhwa teamwork is better.

ZE:A, I surprised I enjoy watching them. They seems quite funny as whole group. It's warm to see how their seniors, Running Man team and Shinhwa taking care of them.

Shinhwa. I'm speechless. They good in making people laugh, they're very competitive and still looking good and charismatic. Their juniors should learn from Shinhwa of how making better strategy, solid teamwork, trusting and sacrifice. I didn't see they blame one of the member for not winning 'free' ticket to the final at dodgeball game, and how everyone asking whether Eric is okay or not after ladder game finished since he was the base one.

Good show and very entertaining. I think I will watch next episodes...

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ZE:A as a group is funny as hell. Next time i want running man vs zea lol. With siwan because he is pretty competitive

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You took the Running Man members too lightly. The Running Men are really good at playing dodge balls and really deserves the win. Their teamwork is as good as Shinhwa’s in this game. The members all have their default roles during the game, be it attacking or defending.

Yoo Jae Suk is the best attacker. He normally amongst the first to be ousted (as noted by Gary, “He’ll be ousted soon”), so he can attack from the side lines. He received primary support from Ji Suk Jin, whose attacks also served as passes to him. The combo plays between the two aren’t as fancy as Shinhwa’s, but still managed to oust their opponents.

Lee Kwang Soo is the best guard. The usual Running Man’s formation is for Kwang Soo to protect the Queen, and the rest (including Kim Jong Kook & Gary) to protect him. Shinhwa’s relentless barrage especially Jun Jin’s are sharp and precise, but as soon as the ball leave their hand, Kwang Soo already reacted by moving his queen out of the line of fire.

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good

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my girlfriend just got a year 2013 Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid Sedan just by part-time work online... over here

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T^T

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Good to see competitive people who do variety well. This episode is great. The mud game and the pyramid game were extremely physically taxing. The pyramid game was just awesome and the difficulty level is so high. Hope no one hurt themselves.

The last mission for the plus and minus sign is a travesty. Can you imagine working so hard then getting a minus sign? This is terrible and unfair. And you get punished more if you placed first in the last game? Especially after we see them all working so hard.

Luckily our Goddess of Luck Ms Mong pulled out all pluses and the deserving team won. What a huge let down. Can you imagine the extreme rage on the internet if the "wrong" team won? This is just total rubbish. This isn't 1N2D.

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I don't think I would've been sad to see any of the three teams win. There is no "wrong" team to win because all three worked really hard. Even for last place ZE:A, it's not like they didn't give it their all. They were just less athletic as a whole than Shinhwa, and didn't have as much experience/know-how as RM. (Plus RM was super lucky this entire episode - rolling a 100, 90, and 60, which was the highest number of the low die, and also being automatically admitted to final game of dodgeball.)

So no, I can't imagine the extreme rage people will have if a team other than RM won, because they're all deserving.

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Agree with you. Zea always gives the best of them but luck never on their side yet.

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I <3 Kim Enthusiastic! Kwang-Hee's girly screams were hilarious!

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There were truly 2 Queens on his team during dodge ball.

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Laughing like crazy when Suk Jin's hat went flying, Jun Jin's throw is unbelieavable! I need more Shinhwa!

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AGAIN Running Man? First you bypass the opportunity to have the Misaeng cast on your Misaeng themed episode (though I understand that might have been difficult), and now you invite ZE:A but no Im SiWan? I love that you have Shinhwa on but come oooon. Couldn't you have thrown us just a little crumb? A cameo? Anything?

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Though I will admit I'm thankful you brought Kwang-Hee on!

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Misaeng its a TvN drama, SBS promotes SBS Productions

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Siwan is busy for his fan meeting. No need to complain. If you are zeas, you will know about it. But i guessed you are only siwan's fan. He also busy to promote his endorsement.

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Siwan has 6 asian fan meeting. He is popular enough. Come on, let other members of zea shine. Zea is not only siwan, shikkie, dongjuni and kwang hee but also junyoungi, heechulie, taeheonie, min woo yah, and kevinnie. Let my boys shine as a group not individual.

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Sorry for the misunderstanding, I'm very unfamiliar with ZE:A, I'm not a ZE:A fan but a Misaeng Fan : ) I just wanted to see the actor who played Jang Gurae on RM (though I know he's been on before). ZE:A seems pretty cool though, I'll have to check them out!

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Siwan has been on the show couple times just not with ZEA. One was Idol Olympic episode 104 Siwan teamed up with SuJu's Eunhyuk, 2PM's Nickhun, CN Blues' Yonghwa, MBLAQ's Lee Joon, Beast's Do Joon, and T-Ara's Eun Jung.

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love shinhwa... love eric...

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This was a great episode! Though I prefer when Ji-hyo participates in games because she's a total badass (her Lady Luck moment at the end was amazing though), this was really reminiscent of classic Running Man, and all the guests were a ton of fun!

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This was my absolutely favorite RM episode!

Shinwa was great. That ending -- after they lost and got soaked with cold water, but still posed and shouted out their group name -- was adorable and cute and badass all rolled into one.

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Love Shinhwa!!!! :D

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I was actually rooting for a Running Man all kill of their guests for once but I guess that last game was too physically demanding for them. I really loved how everyone was competitive during this episode, it makes it all the more exciting. I do feel that mud games need to be put on the shelf for a while though since its really starting to get boring at times

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Running man forgot to include junyoung and dongjun. Both of them celebrated their birthday in 9 and 11 february.

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this episode was filmed february 17th

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I guess the staff just didn't know ^^ It's not like they actually prepared something for Eric? I think the cakes were originally for Ji Sukjin and Gary... But Eric's birthday was the day before filming and Shinhwa is just much closer to cast and staff...

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love love this episode. But i do want runningman to interact more with shinhwa. They are a hoot with humour.

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I must add that the men are hot! shinhwa may be seniors but damn they look good. And I have a slight crush on Minwoo and Dong Jun (is Dong Jun getting more buff looking? He looks like man now) for offering Song Ji Hyo a seat in their cars. To be Ji Hyo that day...

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One of the best episode. All of them tried hard but still really fun to watch.

One think I notice. Don't you think whenever Eric show up in variety or talk shows, he always has more screen time than others eventhough the guy even rarely talk? I wonder whether those team productions love him so much. I admit he's kinda prince charming though.

I love how Running Man team showed their power and could balance Shinhwa. Love their interactions. They may compete but still full of friendship. I would say Lee Kwang Soo and Junjin is man of the match. Both are competitive and really funny.

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That comment about Eric is so true! I think the reason is because Eric rarely joins variety shows (and only because of and for Shinhwa) just like KJK said. It's so rare they got to show him a lot. He also does make everythingso cool. That part when he passed Junjin the ball and immediately reached for their Queen to defend her was pretty hot! Haha!

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Eric used to be on variety a lot.

Think the reason why it's rarer for him these days is that he has too many demands on his time.

Aside from being co-President of Shinwha and having his own talent agency, he's the only one w/ a leading man acting career - and doing dramas as a lead is exhausting.

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Yeah, Eric was on variety a lot. But if you notice, there's always at least one Shinhwa member with him. It's very rare to see him alone.

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I rewatched this morning. I was so surprised when Song Ji hyo got the name of Junyoung for the second match of wrestling match. She said sorry to Junyoung. Did she know that Junyoung got terrible leg injury back in 2012 before ZE:A's comeback with Phoenix? This song is good but Junyoung only sit in the MV because of his legs.

Thanks Mong Ji for taking care of Junyoungie. He needs more love.

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Nah... She said sorry when she picked Ji Suk Jin's name.

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-truly song ji hyo is the "lady luck"HAHAHA... they all got the plus sign. :D but then, the true lucks still goes to the RM Team. :) Great episode.
-shinhwa and ZE:A you guise also the best . very entertaining.
-thumbs up PD. ^_^

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Shinhwa Jjang <333

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Do you know song title in 47:35 ?

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I read on sbs twitter that Chilboongie will be a guest on Running Man.. Can't wait....

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This made my day. Love everything about Lee Kwang Soo. Running Man, FIGHTING! ^_^

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What a song of HaHa in 29:30 min?? Thank you all

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What is a song of haha in 29:30 min? Thanks ^^

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Warriors by Imagine Dragons

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I come back here again. I noticed that Gumi wrote the name Moon Junyoung with Lee Hoo. As long as I remember, in running man no one mention Junyoung's stage name: Lee Hoo.

Are you ZE:A's fan, Gumi? You know that the leader changed his name to Lee Hoo.

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I remember Jun-young did make a stage name change to Lee Hoo following the social media controversy.

Since he hadn't gotten a chance to promote under that name (music-wise), I decided to stick with his given name and the one he's best known for in the rest of the recap. And yes! I'm a ZE:A fan :D

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just came to see Park Hyun Shik bcoz Do Bong Soon..argh! he's so cute!! I know ZE:A since their debut days but never paid attention about them..Aigoo.. <3 <3

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I like the human step ladder challenge. It was intense! Big respect to KJK for giving his best on that mud challenge! Congrats Team RM!

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