This program has become a TV show popular in several other Asian countries outside Korea and has also gained popularity among Hallyu fans. It has been translated into several other languages by the international audiences, such as English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Thai, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Malaysian, Indonesian, Burmese, Arabic, Russian, and also Turkish. This program was successfully included in the list of 20 Most Popular TV Shows of the 2016 Business Insider version. Since April 2017, Running Man is being aired as the first part of Good Sunday at 4:50 p.m. KST and has been competing with The Return of Superman program from KBS2 and King of Mask Singer from MBC. Running Man previously aired at 6:25 p.m. KST on Sunday, as the second part of Good Sunday, which aired after Flower Crew, and competed with 1 Night 2 Days from KBS2 and Secretly Greatly from MBC.
The Current Format
Since episode 48 was aired, both the members and the guest stars took part in the series of missions that should be carried out to be the winners at the end of the race. The format of the program shifts from the “race mission + other mission” format, to a long match that is very tight with missions during the race.
Cast Profile
1. Yoo Jae-suk
2. Song Ji-hyo
3. Ji Suk-jin
4. Kim Jong-kook
5. Haha
6. Lee Kwang-soo
7. Jeon So-min
8. Yang Se-chan
