Favorite Running Man Episodes!

Running Man will air it's 200th EPISODE TOMORROW in Korea! The show has lasted for 4 years now! I can't believe I've been a fan since 2011 since it is one of my favorite Korean variety shows. Like my previous post about my favorite Running Man episodes from episodes 1-99, I decided to do it again but this time, for 100-199! Although I haven't been reviewing many episodes lately or watching all of them, I still appreciate this show from time to time and thought that those that haven't seen any episodes, should use this post as a guide.

As much as I love this show, this past year has been bad for Running Man in my honest opinion. The show has gotten too redundant, boring, and involved too many guests. The producers have changed this show almost dramatically ever since it aired back in 2010. At first, they changed it to boost up ratings and bring a variety of guests. Then they changed the format and got rid of games they no longer play that audiences loved however. Because every episode is about a mission, we miss the interactions between the members. Running Man is just a platform to promote their guests, it's become a WHOLE lot more scripted, some games are boring, it's just...bad. I remember when I used to laugh an entire episode start to finish. Now, I chuckle here and there. Maybe smile, but it's not a whole-hearted laugh. Now I know I'm not the only one who feels this way. The audiences in Korea seem to agree as well. Ratings are dropping, they can't stay on top, it's filled with guests, it's just not the same. I hate this but I haven't watched every single episode that has aired this year and that's not because I was in France. It just simply bored me. Or I would start an episode and never finish it.

However, I still have hope in Running Man. It's gotten so popular internationally, I hope they continue, but I do know that this show will come to an end one day. So before that time comes, I will look back on the good episodes from this past season and I hope that episodes 200+ the producers stop the foolishness and change the format, because it's honestly starting to get boring.

Here are my favorite episodes:

Episode 100: This episode was so refreshing and funny and the missions were new and unexpected. Hilarious, a must watch!

Episode 102: I really enjoyed this episode especially Kim Soo Hyun. Hilarious!

Episode 103: I'm a fan of every Noh Sa-yeon episode lolol, she's great.

Episode 107: Hilarious love the guests!!

Episode 109: Awesome and hilarious!

Episode 115: HILARIOUSSSSSSSS

Episode 118: YASSSSSS this episode was AMAZING, Choi Min Soo's conclusion to the grasshopper hunting lol. Please bring him back RM!!!

Episode 120: HILARIOUS!!!!!!

Episode 122: HILARIOUS OMG although it kind of winded down at the end but it started great and the first mission was TOOOOO FUNNY.

Episode 127: Great episode I just LOVE when Gary asked for the guests to get together with him on the weekends lololol.

Episode 128: HILARIOUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Episode 136: This episode was hilarious and great because you didn't really know who would win and it was just overall awesome, I especially loved Haha here.

Episode 138: Everyone needs more Lee Jong Suk and Kim Woo Bin in their lives. I miss shipping them. Can we please bring this bromance back?? PLEASE? If you haven't, go watch School 2013.

Episode 140: This episode is def one of my favorites, it had a twist in it, NO GUESTS and you really wanted to know how it would end. GREAT episode.

Episode 145: This also is one of my favorite episodes. I enjoy these type of missions where it's Running Man vs a group of people. Hilarious and fun!!

Episode 151: Jung Woo Sung. All you need to know.

Episode 155: I loved this episode! The plot was new, the first time they incorporated "scary" into the show. I always wanted a horror themed episode where it wasn't too silly and actually stayed scary to the end. Although this episode didn't do that it was still funny and I enjoyed guessing how it would end.

Episode 156: 2ne1 as guests!!

Episode 188: SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO funny plus I loved the 2 guests of course.

Episode 190: This was hilarious and I really enjoyed the missions. Plus, once again, it's a RM VS episode and I especially enjoy those.

Hopefully things will look up after the 200th episode, because after the start of a new season the episodes do end up being great. Here's to another 100 episodes of Running Man!!

Running Man Episode 155 Review

Happy 3 year Anniversary Running Man!!!!!!!!!!! I hope we get another 3 years too!!!!

Now, for the episode HIGHLY anticipated, and what we've all been waiting for, Episode 155 is supposed to be horror themed. And with Ji Hyo crying saying she couldn't continue filming, I hope this is a good episode. I have been DYING for a horror episode (apart from Choi Min Soo) but something legit. Hopefully they don't disappoint and it's not scripted......

We get a glimpse of the future and we see Gwangsoo and Suk Jin holding onto each other walking and find a mirror, asking if they are "destiny partners" then we get the spooky trailer...and it takes us back to the past.

Ahhhhh dis gon be GOOD

We have a typical happy greeting, they in school uniforms at school LMAAAAO, Ji Hyo comes in followed by Suzy. With how they sit in columns, their team is decided. Ji Hyo, Suk Jin, Gwangsoo and Gary are team, while Suzy, Jae Suk, Haha and Jong Kook are a team. Seriously I LOVE IT when Haha and Suzy are a team because they are PERFECT together. Seriously. I love Suzy hahahahahaha. ANYWAYS.

1st Period: Using the Parabolics law in Physics (lmao wat) they have to throw their shoe, using their foot, to make the shoe land in their cubby hole with their names on it. They have to do it exactly at a 45 degree angle...lmaoooooo. 

Of course, Suk Jin and Haha are the first to get their shoes in since they're EXTREMELY good at games. But in order to pass you need 2 people from the same team to get their shoes in. Gary is able to get his in eventually so Suk Jin and Gary win.

2nd Period: Arm wrestling hahaha. But it's couple arm wrestling, so Suzy and Jong Kook vs Ji Hyo and Suk Jin. You can tell who won that round, so now its Suzy and Jong Kook vs Ji Hyo and Gary.

 Also, you can tell who won that round (btw Suzy is known for being one of the top female idols who is good at arm wrestling). Anyways Jong Kook pretty much killed competition so they just skip to 4th period.

3rd Period: 

4th Period: Each team has to hide their belongings so when they search, if the opposite team finds your belongings, they can then rip that person's nametag off. This only lasts for 10 minutes though so they had to do it quickly. Suzy and Haha are everything so Suzy's team ends up winnning since they were able to get Gwangsoo and Gary out.

Destined Partners: Everyone gets to graduate haha, lame. Now everyone has to pick up a key that leads to a certain room in the school. They had flower boy, girl's room, class clown, that's all I could register. They then put their key in an envelope with their names on it and put it in a mailbox, for future purposes. Kind of like a letter to your future self. 

Fast forward 5 years they are at a University lmaooo. They get to open their letters and go to their rooms they chose. Gwangsoo is in the disciplinary committee room since was a self-proclaimed President of the class lol. 

They open their letters in the room, but in each room there's something different, the items they were hiding back in school. Jong Kook opens the letter and it says that "Among the group there is a destined pair. With the items in front of you, go up in front of the Mystery Mirror with a partner who you think you're destined with. Ahhh, so that's what was happening to Gwang Soo and Suk Jin at the beginning when they were talking to the mirror. 

Of course everyone starts hitting on each other (mainly the females) to see if they're partners and hope they picked their right items...Because once you leave the room you were in you could only leave with 1 item.

Haha and Ji Hyo team up and they failed at being partners.

Another thing to note is that not all of the mirrors work, some are broken. Of course...it can't be too easy Running Man!

Suzy and Jae Suk thing they're partners since Jae Suk had a whistle and Suzy had a recorder. Turns out they weren't partners, but in blood red letters (side note, for those that don't know In Korea, if something is written in red letters, it means death, so don't write anything in red!!!!) it says Including yourself, in groups of 3, one of you will die. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh SNAP! IT'S STARTING. 

I will ask a question, answer in O or X. Jae Suk asked "Between us two, will we die? X So Jae Suk and Suzy are good, but the next person they meet up with if they happen to be together, that person will die....Veryyyy interesting. 

But all of a sudden, there's a broadcast now. If 3 of you meet, including yourself, one of you will die. OOHHHH that's super good for Jae Suk and Suzy!!! Everyone has to watch out, but the problem is that no one knows who became a "couple" at least that's what Haha thinks. Haha thinks that someone did become a couple, but that's not true.

THIS IS TOO GOOD!!

LMAAAAOO EVERYONE IS SCARED NOW, they only talk in 2 so if a 3rd person comes around the corner they get scared lol and start running all over the place.

Jong Kook and Haha try the mirror here's the response: You two are not a pair....If you look behind you, YOU DIE. Ask 1 question, O or X will be the answer. So they ask between the 2 of us will we die and they too got X Ok so now wait a minute. If it ends up like this who can die??

Bare with me. Jae Suk and Suzy are exempt from the group of 3 thing, Jong Kook and Haha can get everyone else out if they are in groups of 3 and they make that person look back. Ok. But the hard part is that no one wants to be in a goup of 3....( EXCEPT JAE SUK OR SUZY bc they're exempt so they...but then...Haha or Jong Kook would be out) AH I'm confused...

Well, they made the broadcast, so now everyone in 2s walk together facing one way HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. God.

Suk Jin and Gwangsoo try, which takes us back to the beginning and why they looked so foolish lol. They also aren't a pair, but new rule If you scream you die.

Everyone asks the same question and everyone gets the X...so just who will die?? No one is falling for the tricks....

New rule If you get uglier you die LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. So foolish.

Gwangsoo, Sukjin and Suzy run into each other, but they end up being fine...So they think it's Haha, Jong Kook, Gary, Ji hyo or Jae Suk. They come up with a plan to lure Jong Kook. Suzy and Jong Kook...then they bring in Gwangsoo and trap Jong Kook in a room. HAHAHAHA nothing happens, but once Suk Jin enters I TOLD YOU NOT TO MAKE GROUPS OF 3!!!! And Jong Kook gets out HAHAHA. 

Then it's revealed that Suzy and Ji Hyo cooked up a plan!!!! They turned out to be the Destined Pair.

Cue "Tale of Two Sisters" hahaha. Suzy and Ji Hyo are actually ghosts and their goal is to get everyone out. Inside of those letters that they put in the future, it determines how they will be out. Jong Kook was out because he likes to be enclosed with friends, Jae Suk gets the ugly haha, Haha is reserved, so this is how they will get people out. Interesting. But scripted hahaha thanks Running Man.

So they start off. Another curse is revealed, get wet you get out but that's for Gary. 

Something new happens, Gary and Ji hyo try (obviously not the couple) and instead of a curse they are told to Find the Locker. Hmmmm. Odd

So Suzy is able to get Haha out by making him scream by just simply scaring him lol. Ji Hyo is able to get Gwangsoo to turn around but slapping him hard on the head LMAAAAO.

New curse for Suk Jin Caught with both feet on the ground you die. So Gary helps Suzy out and gets Suk jin lol.

Gary starts looking for the locker and finds 1) a sticker used to put on a dead person and validate them and 2) the yearbook revealing Ji Hyo and Suzy as ghosts. Jae Suk meets with Gary and Jae Suk too has a sticker that was hidden in a vase. 

So Jae Suk and Gary set off to stick them. But Suzy is able to lure them with her water hahaha. Suzy splashes it on Gary and Ji Hyo at the same time makes Jae Suk ugly.

So the two sisters win hahaaha. Cool

This was a good episode!! I wish they played up the scary more haha. And with Ji Hyo crying that was A SET UP man. You fooled me Running Man!!! But still a good episode! Definitely recommend it hahaha.

Running Man Episode 152 Review

Continuing with last week's guests, the wonderful Jung Woo sung, Han Hyo Joo and Lee Junho of 2pm who are promoting their new movie. This time, the episode is filled with amusement. If you haven't seen the prior episode, watch episode 151 for free by clicking on that link!!

1st Race: Watermelon Relay race...HAHAHAHAHA. Doesn't take much explaining, but each member has to eat a few watermelons then pass it on to the next member. Whoever takes the last bite of the last watermelon wins. Here are the teams:

Blue team:

1. Jung Woo Sung

2. Jae Suk

3. Ji Hyo

4. Haha

5. Gary

Red team:

1. Junho

2. Hyo Joo

3. Suk Jin

4. Gwangsoo

5. Jong Kook

Blue team easily take the race after much foolishness thanks to Gwangsoo and his sabotaging the team for Jong Kook hahahaha.

At the end of each mission, they collect prizes that you would need for a vacation trip. Whichever number they choose, that's what they get. At the end, they will of course compete for the prizes they want, judging on the winners of the last team.

2nd Mission: Blob jump!!!! Also easy to explain. One member jumps onto the blob thing in the lake and waits on the end IF they stick the landing. The remaining members (except for the girls they go last) will jump, making their weight propel the person at the end of the blob upward into the air as high as they can. The highest jump wins.

Woo Sung shows off his variety skills that Korea didn't know he possessed by jumping and failing numerous times HAHAHAHA. That's ok, I still love you!!!

Eventually, both teams get on track and they starting jumping properly. Jong Kook of course sets the bar and jumps over 5 meters.

Then Woo sung follows suit and jumps higher. But Ji Hyo sets the record at 7.86 meters DANGGGGGGGGGGG.

So it's up to Hyo Joo to beat her.....but she falls short a few centimeters and again the Blue team wins!!!

3rd Mission: Wrestling! Of course! Since they have Hyo Joo it's only right!!

Ji Hyo is able to take down Suk Jin and Gwangsoo!! But she loses to Hyo Joo of course since she's AMAZING at counterattacking.

Finally they match worth anticipating, Woo Sung versus Jong Kook. 

Unfortunately Woo Sung loses since Kim Jong Kook is a freaking force!

Final Race: It's just team versus team here to collect the prizes. After multiple provocations and foolishness, Blue team wins after Woo Sung annihilates Junho and Jong Kook!!!

Yay!!!!

And now to next week's episode.

Everyone knows this already but Park Ji Sung, the nation's soccer player and previous guest is back once again a year later!! Asian Dream Cup 2!!!!

We bring along irrelevant Sulli who will get absolutely NO screen time (sorry) and Gu Ja-cheol who is also a famous soccer player.

The previews for that episode look awesome and intense and more soccer!

This episode was funny, mainly thanks to Woo Sung hahahaha. I feel like they just let him win though...but I mean he is Jung Woo Sung. THE Jung Woo Sung. Jun ho got more screen time here, good and Hyo Joo wasn't a problem so these were good 2 episodes with them! Hopefully that brought up the viewer ratings Running Man has been suffering from (I blame the PD).

But great episode!

Check out some of Jung Woo Sung's stuff on Dramafever (skip "Athena") and watch Padam Padam, "The Good, the Bad, the Weird, A Moment to Remember, just EVERYTHING with him in (except Athena).