Running Man (Korean: 런닝맨)

Running Man (Korean: 런닝맨)

Running Man is South Korean variety show , a part in SBS Good Sunday. Started in 2011.
The members of Running Man :

Name	Nickname(s)	Duration	Notes
Yu Jae-suk	Yu-ruce Willis (유르스 윌리스) Yu Hyuk (유혁) Yu-mes Bond (유임스 본드) Grasshopper (메뚜기)	Episode 1 – present	The main host of the show and known during the race missions for his escaping abilities. He is shown to have a closer relationship with a lot of the guests on the show, which he often boasts about to the other members. He is also often referenced to the color green throughout the show and is also known for his nickname "Grasshopper" from his first television appearances. Although initially a weak player during the race missions, he later becomes one of the strongest players in the series, and is, along with Kim Jong-kook, considered to be one of the two main powers in the race missions.
Gary	Peaceful Gary (평온개리) Gae-colas Cage (개콜라스 케이지) Monday Boyfriend (월요남친) Straight-Going Gary (직진개리) Gary-sswi (개리쒸)	Episode 1 – present	Introduced alongside Lee Kwang-soo and Song Joong-ki as one of the "variety rookies" due to his lack of experience on variety shows prior to Running Man. He is shown as the most gullible but honest member. Throughout the series, he has been involved in the official loveline of the show alongside Song Ji-hyo. Although shown to be quite clueless at times, he is known as "The man full of surprises" and the "dark horse" of Running Man during race missions, highlighted when the show held the Best of the Best Match with him winning on two occasions.
Ha-ha	Ha-roro (하로로) Roro (로로) Ha-rad Pitt (하래드 피트) Penguin (펭귄) Playboy (난봉꾼)	Episode 1 – present	The primary joker of the cast and is usually picked on by other members because of his height and his similar appearance to Pororo the Little Penguin. He also has a tendency to feel as though he is the main lead in a movie created by his imagination. When things don't go his way, he lashes out verbally, causing great laughter among the cast. He is also the playboy of the cast, as he always confesses his love to female guests. However, this ended when he became engaged to singer Byul, changing to a "married man" and becoming rough to female guests. He was initially a weak player during the race missions, occasionally being picked on even while on the chasing team, however he has improved over the course of the show.
Ji Suk-jin	Big Nose Older Brother (왕코형님) Sunflower (해바라기) Impala (임팔라) Race Starter (레이스 스타터)	Episode 1 – present	The oldest member of the show and one of Yu Jae-suk's closest friends, knowing each other for more than 20 years. He is shown to be jealous of the good relationship between Yu Jae-suk and Kim Jong-kook. During the race missions, he is shown to be one of the weakest members and is the easiest and most frequently eliminated out of the cast, so easily that the other members would declare that the race has officially started after his elimination.
Kim Jong-kook	Sparta-kooks (스파르타국스) Commander (능력자) Kookie (꾹이) Tiger (호랑이) Coach Kook (코치국)	Episode 1 – present	The strongest man on the show, Kim Jong-kook is known for his strength and skill during the race missions. During the missions, he is known for his sudden appearances that are often accompanied by the soundbite "Sparta!" taken from the movie, 300. His smart tactics are often successful to eliminate the other members and as a result, he is known for having both brains and brawn. He is also shown at times to act cute and show off his "aegyo". His only apparent weakness is women and he is often teased for having a particular fondness towards Yoon Eun-hye.
Lee Kwang-su	Framer Kwang-su (모함광수) Kwang-vatar (광바타) Giraffe (기린) Icon of Betrayal (배신의 아이콘) Prince of Asia (아시아 프린스)	Episode 1 – present	The youngest and tallest member of the cast and initially introduced alongside Gary and Song Joong-ki as one of the "variety rookies" due to his lack of experience on variety shows prior to Running Man. During the earlier episodes he was known for framing his fellow members with embarrassing and often absurd rumours. He is often picked on by the rest of the cast, particularly Kim Jong-kook, due to his timid nature. He is one of the weakest players, often the first to be eliminated during race missions. However, he has grown to easily betray his fellow members without concern. Due to his immense popularity when the show is filmed in other Asian countries, he has since been known as the Prince of Asia.
Song Ji-hyo	Song Ji-yok (송지욕) Blank Ji-hyo (멍지효) Ace (에이스) Miss Blank (미스멍) Bad Ji-hyo (불량지효) Monday Girlfriend (월요여친)	Episode 2 – 5 (guest) Episode 7 – present (regular)	The only current female member of the show and initially only appeared as a guest but was added to the main cast in episode 6. During the earlier episodes, Song Ji-hyo was often known to swear during broadcasts especially towards Ha-ha and Lee Kwang-su. She is also known to be often seen with confused or blank facial expressions a lot of the time. Throughout the series, she has been involved in the official loveline of the show alongside Gary. She is one of the strongest players during race missions with similar running and catching capabilities as well as comparable intelligence to Yu Jae-suk and Kim Jong-kook

EX-Member:

Name	Nickname(s)	Duration	Notes
Lizzy	Busan Girl (부산 소녀)	Episode 13 – 14 (guest) Episode 18 – 25 (regular)	Initially appeared as a guest in episodes 13 and 14, but later joined the main cast in episode 18. Lizzy is known for her cute looks and "aegyo". She is also shown to have a country accent when speaking Korean since she is from Busan where they have a slight accent. As of episode 25, Lizzy has leftRunning Man due to scheduling conflicts between the show and After School activities.[20]
Song Joong-ki	Flower Joong-ki (꽃중기) Brain Joong-ki (브레인 중기) Active Young Man (적극청년)	Episode 1 – 41 (regular) Episode 66 (guest) Episode 71, 97 (cameos)	Introduced alongside Gary and Lee Kwang-su as one of the "variety rookies" due to his lack of experience on variety shows prior to Running Man. He is shown as being the smartest and also having the best looks out of the cast. He is known for being able to figure out puzzles and strategize during the race missions. He is also shown to be very optimistic and is often seen attempting new things but ultimately failing. As of episode 41, he has left the main cast to focus on his acting career.[21] However, he reappeared in episode 66 as a guest and also in episode 71 in a short cameo as part of his promotion for the drama, Deep Rooted Tree. He cameoed on episode 97 as a soccer player for the2012 Asian Dream Cup

Relationship:

Members	Relation	Details
Kim Jong-kook, Ha-ha, Gary	Kim Jong-kook and Two Kids (김종국과 아이둘)	A twist on the name of the former Korean band Seo Taiji and Boys (서태지와 아이들). Often found in the same team, Ha-ha and Gary are usually under the control of the domineering Kim Jong-kook. Thus, Ha-ha and Gary are always seen shown as being afraid of Kim Jong-kook.
Gary, Song Ji-hyo	Monday Couple (월요커플)	The primary loveline of the show, they show interest in each other on Mondays, which is the day the show was filmed. (Later, the show was filmed on both Mondays and Tuesdays, leading to jokes about the couple not being in effect on Tuesdays.) Since the revelation of Song Ji-hyo's real-life relationship with her management company's CEO, the loveline between the two is deemed to have been removed in episode 82; however Gary sometimes brings this issue back up again, often to comedic effect.
Song Joong-ki, Song Ji-hyo	Song-Song Couple (송송커플) Song-Song Siblings (송송남매)	Another popular loveline, it first attracted attention from episode 15 when Joong-Ki kissed Ji-Hyo on the cheek. They later evolved into a siblings relationship as the Song-Song Siblings.
Lee Kwang-soo, Song Joong-ki	Same-Aged Friends (동갑내기)	Lee Kwang-su claims to be close friends with Song Joong-ki due to their same age (both born in 1985), but Song Joong-ki would often deny their close friendship, leaving Kwang-su appearing depressed. Song Joong-ki finally admitted their relationship in his leaving speech during the filming of his last episode (Episode 41).
Ji Suk-jin, Lee Kwang-soo	New Dumb and Dumber (신형 덤앤더머) Easy Brothers (이지 브라더스)	The New Dumb and Dumber relation was first depicted in episode 65, when they became a duo, acting similarly to the Dumb and Dumber couple of Family Outing. Later, they were known as the Easy Brothers when they were designated spies for Episode 68, and a clue was offered to the other members that threatened to reveal their identities. The clue was "Easy", a combination of their surnames 이(Lee, pronounced ee) and 지(Ji). Whenever they are paired up, they are also known for performing their "Feel, Touch, Cross!" cheer before each mission. (필, 촉, 크로스!) Initially deemed to be an alliance between the two weakest members of the show, they are quickly becoming a pairing that can no longer be simply ignored.
Yu Jae-suk, Lee Kwang-soo	Yu-Lee (유이) Lee-Yu (이유)	This was formed when Yu Jae-suk and Lee Kwang-su was paired up as a team in Episode 90 by combining both their surnames together, 유(Yu) and 이(Lee, pronounced ee). Throughout Episode 90, Yu Jae-suk and Lee Kwang-soo often does the "Yu-Lee" cross. Often at which, Lee Kwang-su would state that it sounds like the name of After School's UEE. They would say that they miss her. They would finally meet and become one team with her in Episode 137.
Yu Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Lee Kwang-soo	Jail Regulars Trio (감옥 단골 3인방) Lee-Yu-Ji Brothers (이유지 브라더스)	This trio is often eliminated the earliest during Bells Hide and Seek, and meet each other at the jail. They are also known Lee-Yu-Ji, an evolved form of Easy Brothers. It was created as Ji Suk-jin was getting jealous of Lee Kwang-soo being close with Yu Jae-suk, and calling themselves Lee-Yu in episode 81. Asking whether Lee Kwang-soo was with Easy or the new Lee-Yu, Yu Jae-suk replies "that is the reason" ("the reason" is "Lee-Yu-Ji" in hangul), and Ji Suk-jin reluctantly joins them to become Lee-Yu-Ji, which is their last names put together.
Yu Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin	Suk-Brothers (석브라더스)	The two MCs have been close friends for more than 20 years and that they both have "Suk" in their name. However, Ji Suk-jin is always jealous of the good relationship Jae-suk has with Kim Jong-kook. In episode 27, Ji Suk-jin was referred to as Yu Jae-suk's "sunflower" (always facing towards him) and was officially christened as such in Episode 40.
Kim Jong-kook, Ha-ha	My Big Brother and My Little Brother (우리 형 내 동생)	These two are often on the same team and they have an older brother/little brother relationship throughout the show and often address each other as such in a playful manner.
Yu Jae-suk, Ha-ha	Yu-Ha (유하)	This "loveline" was formed after the announcement that Song Ji-hyo was dating the CEO of her company in episode 82. Ji Suk-jin commented that a new loveline was needed in the show. Following which, Ha-ha commented that he was preparing for a love line and Yu Jae-suk immediately jokingly replied, saying that he couldn't sleep because he has been thinking about Ha-ha too much. They often argue with each other with the superpowers given on episode 74. "The one who controls time" and "The one who drives me crazy" are the top two said by Yu Jae-suk and Ha-ha.
Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo	Kook-Su (국수) Tiger and Giraffe (호랑이와 기린)	This was formed in Episode 82 when Lee Kwang-su and Kim Jong-kook were paired into a team. So their names were combined to form "Kooksu" which is a pun because it also means "Noodles" in Korean. Also, since Kim Jong-kook resembles a tiger and Lee Kwang-su resembles a giraffe, their relationship is also known as Tiger and Giraffe. This happened again in Episode 84 where Lee Kwang-su and Kim Jong-kook were chosen by the opposing team to pair up together with paper handcuffs, leaving both of them stuck to each other for the rest of the episode.
Ji Suk-jin, Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Jong-kook	Kookisy (국이지) Serengeti (세렝게티)	Pronounced as "kook-ee-ji", it was formed by combining all three of their names together by using the first syllable, 국 (Kook), 이 (Lee, pronounced ee) and 지(Ji). In Episode 86 after some loose references in previous episodes, Kim Jong-Kook overthrows the "Kookisy" by pointing out the tiger and giraffepairing with Lee Kwang-su and then saying that Ji Suk-jin is like an "impala" which makes them the "serengeti" team.
Ji Suk-jin, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo	Mong-easy (멍이지)	Pronounced as "mong-ee-ji", it was formed by combining "Mong" as in Mong Ji-hyo, "Lee" as in Kwang-soo's surname and "Ji" as in Suk-jin's surname. They are often teamed together in many episodes and the nickname was formed especially after episode 96.
Ha-ha, Lee Kwang-soo	Betrayal Masters (배신 마스터)	Ha-ha and Lee Kwang-soo are well known to betray in races. This nickname was formed when both of them were spies in episode 99. In episode 106, Kim Jong-kook said that he eliminate both of them first as they were constantly betraying. In episode 109 and 110, this duo made a return again.