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Running Man: Episode 278

Old and new will collide in this year’s two-part Christmas special with a X-man meets Running Man mash-up. Legendary variety personas will return to relive past memories, and fresh faces will seek to make new ones. Nearly a decade since the show’s heyday, the best parts of old-school variety will be tested with a new mix of people. The competition is fierce, the one-liners are cutthroat, and some buried feelings finally come to light.

EPISODE 278. Broadcast on December 20, 2015.

This year’s Christmas special kicks off with the same X-Man style opening: MC Jae-suk flanked by today’s team leaders, Jong-kook and Suk-jin. Longtime variety fans may remember that Jong-kook’s spot used to be occupied by Kang Ho-dong, whereas several comedians used to stand in Suk-jin’s spot.

Soon the stage fills with today’s guests who are a nice mix of familiar and fresh faces, alike. Jong-kook’s team, Team Kim, is made up of those we saw back in 2005: singers Chae Yeon (who wishes she could be with the young’uns) and Stephanie, actress Lee Ji-hyun, Kim Jung-nam of Turbo, Shinhwa’s Andy, and actor Lee Jong-soo.

It feels like forever since I’ve seen Chae Yeon on a variety show, let alone television, and ha—I forgot that they used to tease her by her given name (Lee Jin-sook). She still remembers how her loveline with Jong-kook was casted aside because of Yoon Eun-hye. She admits that her ten-years-ago-self must’ve liked Jong-kook somewhat, but now things are awkward.

Speaking of awkward, Gary gets called out for trying to hide the fact that he’s been sneaking glances at AOA’s Seolhyun by wearing his sunglasses. The former Queen of Dangyunhaji Ji-hyun is now a mother of two, and she says she was looking forward to seeing Kim Jae-dong because she still feels bad for one of her one-liners in a Dangyunhaji exchange.

Jong-kook still remembers that she threw a pointed barb at him too (“You took drugs for your muscles, didn’t you?”), and she explains that she used to study for that game ahead of time (quick explanation: Dangyunhaji is a 1:1 verbal battle where you must answer “Of course!” to you opponent’s statements or questions, no matter how absurd. If you can’t come up with a good-enough comeback in time, you lose).

She’s prepped for today’s episode too, and if the preview is any indication, her words are going to cut deep. Then there’s Jung-nam who confirms the news about Turbo dropping a new single for the group’s 20th anniversary. It’s entitled “Again”, and it’s awesome.

Most people still remember Andy’s trademark “heart dance”, and Jong-kook has to intervene when Jae-suk does the heart sign with his fingers. He pulls out his “heart” for Chae-yeon from his behind, and when he’s told it looks like it came from his butt, Jae-suk swears it was his back pocket. Location is key, people!

“Eagle Eye” Jong-soo proves that he still has an intense stare that could kill when he’s pitted against Ji-hyo. Surprised, she simply backs away.

Then it’s time to introduce Suk-jin’s team, Team Ji: Seolhyun, comedienne Kim Ji-min, and Bobby and B.I. of iKON. Nearly all the guys on Team Kim get called out for trying to get a good look at Seolhyun, and Chae Yeon remarks that Jong-kook literally keeps turning his back against his teammates. Her expression of how it makes them feel alienated essentially dates herself.

Ji-min feels that she would’ve made a formidable opponent against the Queen of Dangyunhaji if she’d been on X-Man ten years ago. When she says it’d be going too far to poke at Ji-sun’s past, Jae-suk reminds her that the game was never meant to go that far.

Today is B.I. and Bobby’s first variety appearance ever—B.I.’s nervousness is apparent to everyone, and both boys speak softly. Asked why iKON hasn’t appeared in variety shows earlier, Bobby answers that it’s likely because the group was focused on their music. To that, veteran rapper Gary teases, “Do I not focus on music?”

Everything about today’s episode will follow the classic X-Man style from the dance intro to Destiny Child’s “Lose My Breath” to the caption aesthetics. Whereas the X-Man legends bust a move, the music cuts out when Kwang-soo sort of rolls on the round platform.

Chae Yeon: “This is the first time when the music has stopped, ever.” So Kwang-soo does another take and falls back on his trademark robotic dance moves and crosses his legs to make an “X” for his finish. Ha, good choice with sticking to what you know.

The iKON boys impress with their dance routines, and B.I. engages in a mini dance battle with Jung-nam. Jong-soo’s dance looks like the start of a Magic Mike routine, and Ji-min brings on the laughs with her exaggerated moves.

Jong-kook shows off the “hip hop move” we haven’t seen in some time, and Stephanie proves that she can still rock the same moves she used to bust a decade ago.

While everyone eats some Christmas sweets, one by one they step forward to find out if they’re today’s X-Man. For the uninformed, the basic format of the show is this: One person is the X-Man, whose job is to sabotage their team from winning while keeping their identity a secret. At the end, the teams would vote on who is the X-Man—if they guessed correctly, then the money they earned through the games would be donated under their names. If they were wrong, the X-Man would win and the money donated under that person’s name.

So seeing the star’s reaction to being told whether or not they are X-Man is part of the fun. The responses range from silence to dramatics to simple acceptance.

Seeing everyone dressed in tracksuits really brings back memories, as does the first game: platform wrestling. We’ve seen variations of this game on Running Man, most commonly played in a pool, and the goal today is to two out of three rounds.

Because today’s episode is a mashup of new and old, there’s also an R-Man in addition to the X-Man amongst them. The R-Man is basically the X-Man’s accomplice… and those long legs gives it away: Kwang-soo.

Turns out he’d been whisked away just before the first game to meet with the PD. His role as R-Man is to protect the identity of the X-Man—should he succeed, they both come out as victors. Problem is, neither knows who the other is.

And so the battle of wits begins as Haha mentions that the X-Man would often use body language to identify themselves to the cameras. Kwang-soo tries to create an “R” with his hands.

Chae Yeon and Ji-hyo stand in front of their respective packs, and it’s Chae Yeon who makes the first move. That battle only lasts a few seconds until Jae-suk says the others should step up too. So they decide to tackle this game with 1:1 rounds with Jong-kook taking the lead.

He blushes of course when Team Ji sends out Seolhyun, who takes his hand and arm before pulling him off the platform. Such an easy defeat makes Kwang-soo wonder if Jong-kook might be the X-Man, whereas Team Ki is left flabbergasted.

But Jung-nam falls for her smile too, and his attempt to avoid attack only results in him getting gently rolled off. Andy goes up against B.I., who gets pulled into Team Kim’s arms. Team Ji retaliates by stampeding into their opponents to push them off, which has Jong-kook tsk at his teammates for losing too easily. Says the man who all but jumped off the platform.

Bobby is pushed forward to face Jong-kook in Round 2; though he falls off, so does Jong-kook. Hmm. Kwang-soo involuntarily flinches when Jong-soo draws near, but when Andy grabs one of his legs, his teammates try to pull him back with the other into an awfully painful-looking split.

In the end, Kwang-soo pulls Haha out with him. More people are eliminated, and then Seolhyun is brought forward to face Jong-soo. He wavers for a moment before pulling her behind him, and his female teammates push her off.

Angry, Team Ji stampedes into them to force their opponents off their platform. Watching Suk-jin’s elimination has the gears in Kwang-soo’s head turning again, and Ji-hyo makes sure to bring two down with her.

Having to hold down the fort alone, Ji-min slips under Jong-soo’s legs and spreads out on the platform. That doesn’t last long, and Team Kim evens up the score.

It’s a guys-only battle for Round 3, and Jong-kook agrees to a handicap of only using one arm. Team Ji tries to push ahead, but it’s like pushing against a wall and all of them go down… except Kwang-soo.

Kwang-soo actually manages to hold on, but it isn’t long before he’s picked up and swung out. In their individual interviews, Andy, Stephanie, and Seol-hyun all suspect Jong-kook and several people suspect Seolhyun.

Then there’s Kwang-soo, who admits that this idea of identifying the X-Man is much harder than he thought. Right now, he thinks it’s Andy.

Today’s second game is none other than Danghyunhaji, and Jong-kook and Ji-hyun step forward to show the young’uns how it’s done. Everything about this setup brings up old memories, and Kwang-soo chimes in how he and his fellow soldiers hated Jong-kook and his oh-so-romantic character.

The epitome of that hatred was Jong-kook’s most romantic moment of when he covered Yoon Eun-hye’s ears so she wouldn’t hear his answer. So they begin, and Ji-hyun hesitates on the very first question: “Are you happy now that you’re married?”

But Ji-hyun has a punch of her own: “Back in the X-Man days, you dated Yoon Eun-hye for real, didn’t you?” This is the very question that many viewers had hoped to get an answer to for the past decade… and Jong-kook bows out.

With that, our first confrontation begins with Chae Yeon vs. Ji-min. Ji-min throws the first punch: “You know you’ve got foundation stuck between the wrinkles around your eyes ?” Her second punch is just as fierce: “Dating someone younger means that he’s in his mid-thirties, right?”

You can practically see the blood rising in Chae Yeon’s face despite her attempt to keep her cool. And then Ji-min delivers the final blow: “You know if you’d gotten married early, your son would be a college student, right?” Man, I’ve missed this game.

When Jong-soo is sent out next, Ji-hyun says if all else fails, he can try to flirt with Ji-min. Even before the actual battle begins, Jong-soo says he can’t tell if his racing heart is because it’s been 10 years since he’s played Dangyunhaji or if it’s because of Ji-min. Whoa, what a line.

But then Ji-min returns that what he said had no effect on her. That shakes Jong-soo up for a moment before trying a weak acrostic poem attack. She returns the favor with a killer line: “Don’t get any funny ideas.”

No guy is confident in going up against Seolhyun, but then Haha is pushed forward. He may be married with a kid now, but would he dig deep and revert back to his flirtatious variety persona of yore?

He makes sure to openly declare on camera that this is solely for work, and starts off with one compliment. Seolhyun readily accepts it and returns, “You’re shorter than me, aren’t you?”

Team Kim immediately switches Haha out for Andy, who’s confident he can end it with one line: “Will you marry me?” Seolhyun hesitates and both sides shout conflicting advice, like how this is all just a game or that her “Of course” answer is basically a yes. She takes the latter route, and follows up with: “Let’s get divorced.”

In the next match, Stephanie feels awkward facing B.I., whom she doesn’t really know. To that, B.I. starts off: “You know I don’t know who you are either.” He’s immediately apologetic about it, and she asks if only his stage name is English. It is (his given name is Kim Han-bin).

She asks in English what it stands for, and B.I. answers that he’s never been to America. So they both for the name attack, and Stephanie wins by asking if his stage name is akin to a failed underwear brand (BIC).

Then it’s time for the Queen of Dangyunhaji Ji-hyun to take a stand against Incriminating Kwang-soo. Ji-hyun breezes through Kwang-soo’s first attack, and delivers her first punch: “I heard you wore a fish head in your last movie… and that you’re practicing to play a turtle.” Kwang-soo is unable to answer fast enough.

Now the score is tied 4:4, and Gary is sent to face Haha, who attacks first: “Standing next to B.I… you’re a squid, aren’t you?” In order to relieve the building tension, the music cuts to the ol’ “Jjoah” tune.

Gary tries attacking Haha by saying that the woman he loves isn’t his wife, Byul. Haha replies “of course” … because it’s Go-eun (Byul’s given name). Haha follows up with another squid-related question, and Ji-hyo whispers into Gary’s ear to help him out.

Too bad Haha wholeheartedly agrees to the question (“You think you’re the god of reggae in Korea, don’t you?”), and then asks the questions every variety show viewer now hopes to get an answer to: “You and Song Ji-hyo are dating for real, right?”

Gary takes a beat before stepping back… to cover Seolhyun’s ears: “Of course.” Hahaha, nice move, sir.

Rejuvenated now, Gary asks if Haha likes being on Infinite Challenge more than Running Man. And Haha steps forward to cover the PD’s ear before answering, “Of course.”

Haha has one last trick up his sleeve: “If you go ‘get some air,’ you become a dried squid, don’t you?” (“Get Some Air” is a track off of Gary’s solo album.) That secures Team Kim’s win and sets off Gary’s temper.

Everyone gets dressed up for their next game—Suk-jin defends his choice of his fur-lined blazer, and Chae Yeon’s opted to revive her edgy look. The conversation veers toward the mission at hand—figuring out who the X-Man is, to which Chae Yeon confesses that they usually tend to forget because they’re so caught up in the games.

But as of now the game: where five guys will try their best to appeal to three girls, in hopes to be successful paired up with one of them. Suk-jin starts off with a song performance and uses a cheat sheet, which Jae-suk steals way. Hahaha.

It seems like Suk-jin has his eye on Seolhyun, but then he opens up his jacket to reveal a picture of… Ji-hyo? She looks pretty uncomfortable about it.

Cutie B.I. impresses with a smooth dance performance and slides towards Ji-hyo. I love Gary’s “What the?” expression. Gary tries to follow that up with his own dance routine, only that he can’t clear any of his breakdancing moves.

He’s told to try and mimic B.I.’s performance then, and he does the same hip dance in front of Seolhyun before trying the windmill for the third time. It doesn’t work. Jae-suk tries it out too, and I have to say—the hip dance part is pretty good.

Bobby’s up next, and he confesses that he’s a real-life fan of Ji-min’s. Aww, that’s cute. His smooth rap lyrics of how he wants to make the woman who makes the world laugh, smile himself is downright adorable. He follows that up with a powerful dance performance and a cute little backhug.

Last but not least is Kwang-soo, who hopes to convey his sincerity to his special someone. Even before he sings, he covers Ji-hyo with his coat… which she shrugs right off. LOL. He tries taking his sweater off to cover Ji-min, but she chucks that away too.

But never fear—Kwang-soo’s also prepared a single red roses to give. Seolhyun takes one, and in the middle of the chorus of Kim Bum-soo’s “I Miss You”‘s high notes, Kwang-soo mutters: “Didn’t I ask you guys to lower it by a key?” HA.

She accepts the coat and sweater as well, and some time during that performance, Kwang-soo must’ve taken off his shoes.

Now it’s the ladies’ time to impress, and Seolhyun dances in front of Kwang-soo and Gary before leading Gary to the floor. Kwang-soo is not pleased.

Ji-hyo puts on a cute little dance to 4 Minute’s “Hot Issue,” and Ji-min? She does an impression of Lee Jung-jae from The Face Reader. Her impression of Jong-kook’s “mosquito voice” is hilarious.

Then it’s the moment of truth, and Suk-jin chooses Ji-hyo. She passes on the offer. B.I. drops to banmal to choose Ji-hyo… who accepts even before Jae-suk counts to three. Gary choose Seolhyun, who smiles and accepts.

As expected, Bobby and Ji-min pair up. Kwang-soo has a single rose in his hand and swears his choice is sincere. He extends his hand to Seolhyun and even gets down on one knee…

… but we won’t get to hear that answer until next week, when the X-Man special continues and the real X-Man will be revealed.

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I thought this episode was hilarious. When Haha and Gary did their Of Course battle I nearly died laughing. I still think it's annoying that Running Man has been on a lets-rip-off-other-variety-shows kick lately, but have to admit, I actually liked this one. Can't wait to see its conclusion!

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what others have they ripped off?

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The episode was so great and brought back so much nostalgia lol. Plus two of my iKON babies making their first variety appearance. I kept having to look at Stephanie again and again because she looks so different and I totally thought B.I.'s response to not knowing her was going to be a knock out.

The Pataya ear cover was done so well by Gary and Haha...I was dying laughing.

Jimin SLAYED the game...just outstanding. Her and Bobby are super cute too. B.I. and Jihyo LOL...love it.

Tomorrow's episode is going to be great too

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Runningman is not really that popular in Korea but..Hey Guys!! people here in other countries see Runningman as the Number one variety show... They all are funny....

Just one comment though in this episode... I hope they treat the girls equally.... Guys act all gooey towards Seolhyun but a bit off toward the others....

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Love this episode! Eagle Eyes are so scary and funny at the same time. I can't stand AOA Seol Hyun acting aegyo.

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OMG, ME TOO!! I thought I was the only one who found her annoying. It's always nice to find people who dislike the same people as you do :)

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Oh this was such an awesome episode! I died laughing at Kwangsoo's dance, Suk Jin's song and Haha and Gary's "of course" competition (though it was a lil rude).

I never saw any X-Man episode but RM doing this wonderful. I don't even care about the allegations that the games are a copy of other shows. The bottom line is that the RM crew works hard to make us laugh! :)

Btw, I am not a Ji Hyo fan but I think she is prettier than Seolhyun. Is it an age thing? I wonder why everyone was going crazy over her?

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you should watch some of the old dangyunhaji games on youtube. loads of them with english sub.
Kim Heechul was on xman as it changed a bit due to low ratings, and his dangyunhaji's are terrific just like some of the older ones. Haha used to be superb too (one of the best) - but didnt show it at all vs seolhyun in this episode.

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I love this eps. Idk why, but RM keeps getting funnier these past episodes (not that I'm complaining). This is definitely the best new year gift, what with all that hilariousness, flirting, and great dancing.

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The monday couple thing is really annoying, after all this years im tired of this shit.
Gary c'mon you're 40 years old, Seoulhyun can be your daughter.

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This episode was hilarious. Can somebody tell me the music played in Eagle Eye's flashbacks and when Andy played the ofcourse game?

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It's like re arrangement of Auditory Hallucination - Kill me hea me ost
Hope you can check it out and hope that helps

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Thanks a lot :)

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Eagle Eye's flashback - Sting " Shape of my Heart" (ost from film Leon)

During Andy's "Of course" Game - Shinhwa " Brand New" and "Wild Eyes". Andy is a member of Shinwa :)

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Thanks a lot :) where did you find them though? I mean its obviously possible for you to know them already but I remember in the older episodes that were subbed by isquads the background music was menttioned. So, is there any site that still mentions the background music?

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Oh I didn't get it from a site. I watched the film Leon before where I first heard it, and it's always played in Korean variety shows. With Shinhwa I've been a fan of them since their debut years - so it was a really funny coincidence.

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whats the title of the song that seolhyun dance to? ;)

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Bangarang by Skrillex.

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What a hillarious episode. The off course game was the highlight - I died laughing at all Han Ji Min`s questions (what a witty gal) and the part where Haha and Gary parodied KJK-YEH are gold!

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I always loved Running man since the beginning even when it turned bad these latest years but thank God... these past episode had been so funny, especially this hilarious one, the guests are soo soo good.
Been waiting anxiously for the next part~
I can't believe I just fell for B.I and Bobby instantly, hey they really are such a charming boys, now I just want them to be more loved because they are indeed lovely.

And thank you gommimochi and dramabeans for the recap, thanks for your hardwork. Don't give up on RM^^

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Here for Double B.

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Lol the ear cover by Gary and Haha to PD-nim is just so funny. Well, if YEH could join, the more the merrier.

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When Haha cover PD's ears, i fell over the chair laughing. Guess the of course game is one if the reason X-Man ran for that long! Love how Bobby totally wooed Ji Min, the rap lyrics were spot on for a gagwoman. Was hoping more for Andy's show of strength in the first game... Ji Hyo ruled tho. Am so waiting for the next ep!

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I miss the 3 mini games + 1 final mission format. They have dropped that for q abit recently (100v100, kwangsoo's revenge, tied-together-while-camping etc). Appreciate the effort on trying on different things. With almost 300episodes, i guess it gets harder to come out with new and exciting games. The chemistry of the cast is still the main reason why i'm still hooked onto this show.

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I was ready to nag about many guests on this ep and alot of dance section instead of games but it was a great episode.gary haha ofcourse was the best.

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Was waiting for the recap. Thanks!!
Haha vs Gary was funny. Dried squid, lol..

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While I love Ikon and Double B (and I've watched both WIN and Mix & Match survival shows and Show Me the Money) - I wish they'd let some of the other Ikon members on the show. God, how awesome would Junhoe have been on it - I didn't find B.I or Bobby particularly funny but maybe cause it's their first variety and they were nervous.

Anyway, I'm done with my rant...so glad to see the "ofcourse" gam though!!! memories!!!

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This episode: HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

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This episode was awesome. The "of course " game was hilarious. BI and bobby did good on their first variety show. They should do more apparence in variety. It is only me or did you also think that seol hyun was getting too much screen time? I love her but I was a bit annoyed by the reaction of the boy during the show.

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The Of Course game is awesome. It reminds me of the truth games at college - basically, you have to answer or drink. Hahaha...

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The of course game still the highlight, especially haha part

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Wow Xman. When it was at the peak of its popularity, I was too young to really understand what my older sister and her friends died laughing at. When I later got into kpop, I watched so many old videos of Heechul, Kangin and Jaejoong killing it. Genuinely don't think I've seen many things as funny since.

Thanks for the recap! Must check this episode out.

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X-Man is hands down the best variety show ever; no current variety show comes close. With the exception of Running Men who have to be there since it's their show, I wish all the guests were old X-Man guests. Then Ha Ha would be the other team captain. I miss Ha-Myung-Kook vs. Ji-Jin-Tei. Unfortunately, guests like Yoon Eun Hye and Shin Jung Hwan can't be invited due to their scandals, but I want to see Kang Ho Dong, Park Kyung Lim, Kim Jae Dong, Jang Woo Hyuk, and Lee Seung Gi. The Shinhwa and DBSK X-Man Specials were unforgettable, and I remember how all the female guests used to fangirl over Super Junior's Kim Ki Bum. Those were the days.

I squealed at Gary's remake of the classic Dangyunhaji cover ears move, but quick-witted Ha Ha took it to a whole 'nother level. Kim Ji Min's age put-downs against Chae Yeon was great, as was B.I.'s one-liner against Stephanie. Couple Selection was what originally made Ha Ha so attractive to me. Never-ending swooning at X-Man's Casanova. Even though he's a married man now, I can't wait to see what Ha Ha has in store for next week. Kwang Soo's turn was my favorite because the guys of X-Man always used to seduce all three girls -- jacket for Ji Hyo, sweater for Kim Ji Min, and rose for SeolHyun.

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Reading the recap is funnier than watching the episode itself.. I don't know why. Maybe cos I am not familiar with the X-Man series

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HAHA's "You're a squid right?" was pure gold, can't stop laughing at it everytime XD

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This ep is probably my fave from the recent ones! The gary-haha of course showdown will be one for the books

It was so hilarious all the way through - and being such a BIG BIG ji hyo fan I was so glad she wasn't outshined by other female guests this ep!!!

Ugh, love how b.i. serenaded her, even though yeah it was cute that suk jin said ji hyo was his ideal

all in all seolhyun is gorgeous, but please show more of the ever lovely ji hyo!!!!!!!

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Haha vs Gary dangyeonhaji game was the first time I had an uncontrollable laughter in Running Man for a really long time. Haha's covering Taek PD's ears especially nearly killed me. Loved this episode! Can't wait for the second part of this

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I really enjoyed this episode, so many funny moments from both the cast and the guests

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I like this episode, don't follow k-pop, only came to know some idols through variety shows. Love the music and dance performance by B.I. to Ji Hyo, it is somewhat a mix of contemporary and pop dance.

Just finish watching Part 2, expecting an exciting name tag elimination game, but it was somewhat mediocre and disappointing.

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dont spoil things mate

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This episode is really funny... i love RM so much,even though they are not famous in korea anymore.please PD,dont stop RM

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is it just me or are the producers trying too hard recently with the pushing of the gary-haha "rivalry"? it seem to have popped out of (seemingly) nowhere since the episode where they were locked in the same house and aggressively promoted since.

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Love love this episode. Super glad to see Kim Ji Min in Running Man, she's witty, pretty and hilarious. Bobby's rap for her was really nice.
The ear covering both of Haha and Gary's was so funny I couldn't stop laughing during Dangyunhaji. That was one of the best segments ever in any variety show.
Glad to see Andy and Chae Yeon from the X-Man oldies but I wish they invited Lee Jin and Hwang Bo too.
Looking forward to the Part 2.
Thanks for the recap gummi.

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i miss Hwang Bo . she used to look so hot back in the days!

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Don't mind at all that the RM PDs brought back X-Man since it brought a lot of laughs and some nostalgia.

YJS (as usual) was on roll in the fairly lengthy intro (he's so good at gently poking fun of guests - something that they can laugh along with, unlike other comedians who take cheap shots).

It was great seeing some of the old faces (regularly recurring guests) from X-Man.

Poor Chae Yeon - they were already making "fun" of her age when X-Man aired and a decade later are at it again. But she looks great - doesn't seem to have aged much at all.

Lee Ji-hyun - at 1st, didn't quite recognize her (looks great, but different). Shame that the clueless took her Queen of Dangyunhaji on face value and her attacks were funny and were never low blows.

Andy - same sweet Andy, looks harmless, but is quite the competitor and is surprisingly strong.

Lee Jong-soo - also had one of the best personas on X-Man as "Eagle Eyes" (seems to have aged the most).

Have to say, never had warmed up to Stephanie during the original X-Man run as she wasn't particularly funny and was just known for her "dancing" - which was just a lot of bump-n-grind (the best dance by a female guest on X-Man was by Lim So-young); as dancers go, would have preferred Jang Hye-bin.

Too bad we didn't get to see Lee Jin (former member of FinKL and presently an actress) who was kinda the sub-captain for Kang Ho-dong's team and the "Stiff Queen"; for someone who had been a member of an idol group, couldn't really dance, so had her "stiff dance" moves (for that matter, Lee Ji-hyun couldn't really dance either and she had been a member of 2 girl groups - "Circle" and "Jewelry").

Also would have loved to have seen "General" Hwang-bo and Lee Sung-jin, Park Myung-soo, Ji Sang-ryul, Jun Jin, Kim Jong-min and a few others (not sure if "Miss Shin"/aka "the chicken" is back in the entertainment fold or still on hiatus).

Wouldn't mind if RM did the X-Man thing again down the road w/ some of the other old-timers.

Figure there was no chance of getting YEH.

YJS now annoying more than KJK w/ his finger "hearts" and the look on Miss Mong's face - going from cluelessness to shock upon gazing at Eagle Eyes' gaze was hilarious.

As usual, the highlight was the Dangyunhaji game.

Ji-min's age attacks on Chae Yeon were hilarious (some things never change - poor CY).

And right on cue, Seolhyun uses the short/height attack on Haha.

Not bad for a variety newbie - B.I. had some witty responses.

The Gary vs. Haha battle was epic. Those squid attacks were simply hilarious (the best attacks tend to be the animal-related attacks - such as "pig" for Kang Ho-dong or "monkey" for MC Mong).

Felt bad that the Queen of Dangyunhaji tho - Ji-hyun really didn't get to show her stuff.

Suk-jin gets a lot of flack sometimes, but he's at his best when he plays the "villain" (such as having no qualms on beating the female guests or saying...

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this is the dancing you mentioned as the best - right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ji3Y4ozz1w

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I really liked this ep!
Also Kwang Soo looks ridiculously handsome in all caps.

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This episode was freakin' hilarious. I loved X-Men when it was on so it was great to see two of my favorite shows ever combined for all that laugh!

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This episode was hilarious. The "of course" segment got me rolling on the floor in tears because of the roasts, especially Gary vs. HaHa. Does anyone know what's the music that plays when Jae Suk calms down Gary when HaHa calls him squid?

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What song is Kwangsoo singing when he hands the roses to Seolhyun?

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Ahh, nostalgia hits. I wish they would do an ep with more of the old cast. Having Shinhwa would be amazing. And I honestly wanted to slap Seolhyun's face with her constant fanning of herself.

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What was the name of the song that big was dancing on?

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This is the song BI danced to.

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too much dancing!!! - how much time was spent at it?!

some humorous moments - otherwise the only good point was the opportunity to gaze at Seol Hyun

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What's the name of the song when BI dance for the girls?

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i really loved that they had brought back X-Man for this and looked forward to this episode (never seen the real show, just loads of clips of it - mostly of Dangyunhaji).

But I have to admit that this episode didn't really deliver to my expectations. It still had some top class moments though - but I felt they didn't utilize the cast well enough.

1) there was too much focus on seolhyun and way too little focus on the original Xman team.

2) the dangyunhaji game (of course game) wasn't that good tbh. The oldies gave up way too early and the newcomers didnt really have a good variety sense of how to play the games. They gave good disses, but that made the games too short.
Back in the original Xman the players could go back and forth often and make it very funny. YJS gave the win to them way too early imho.

Kudos though to the wit of the newcomers. Didn't expect eg selhyun to be that good.

3) Why did they hype up the Dangyunhaji Queen and then show just ONE of her games (not including the 1 line KO to KJK)? Surely she had some more great material - especially since she said she had prepared them like she used to do back in the days?

The scoreline went from 0-3 to 4-4 so I'm guessing that she won a few?

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Some of things I did like:

* The overall feel to the episode and that they brought back the logos and stuff from 2005.

* Kwangsoo's singing (he's better than i thought). It was hilarious!

* Gary vs Haha in Dangyunhaji. I thought Gary was funny when he held Seolhyun's ears (i had already seen that in the previews but it was still funny).... but Haha doing the same to the Running Man pd.... world class! I thought he was gonna do it to the camera or something as a joke but the pd thing made EVERYONE crack up.

* Nice to see some of the old cast members again! Made me a bit sad though since it's already been 10 years since the show was at its top (2005/2006). Time goes so fast :(

* YJS's antics during big nose hyung's singing.

* A lot of other stuff!

* Glad this is going over 2 episodes!

I wish they had managed to bring back Kang HoDong though. Just for one shooting!
Glad

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forgot: Jimin was great at the ofcourse game!

A shame she didn't face the original team's ofcourse game queen!

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anyone know what song that B.I use when he dance for ji hyo?

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Ya i also wanna know what’s the name of the song when BI dance for the girls? Really smooth rnb song... Someone pls tell me plss plsss

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Rocket - Travis Garland

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Pls pls pls ... Does anybody really knows what’s the name of the song when BI dance for J.Hyo pls? Someone pls help me plss plsss

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This is it

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What’s the name of the song when lee jong so and kim ji min plays Danghyunhaji

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Plis someone tell me what's the song when bobby dance for jimin plis plisss

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Give it to Lee Kwang Soo to have the music cut off for the very first time in history of Xman. Hahaha! I wished he went for all kill during Of course game. Gary and Haha’s turn was epic! Jaesuk dancing would always be hilarious to me. Poor LKS and the rejections.

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