Here I go again. In all honesty, I was getting a little tired of writing about my life, trials and turmoil. As much as I love to talk serious, I really need to lighten the mood on this here little corner of mine. So what better way to do that with another obsession post?!
Who loves variety shows? No, no. Not the American variety shows. I’m talking about my favorite asian population, the Koreans! I’m a die hard American, don’t get me wrong. But when it comes to entertainment, I can’t help but go to my favorite variety show of all time…*dundundun* Running Man!!! For some good, clean laughter.
Where do I begin?
The format of the show is seven members taking part in a series of missions to become the winner of the race, sometimes paired into teams and with special celebrity guests. The most notable mission played on the show is the name tag elimination game, in which each member and guest has a name tag on their back which can be torn off by the chaser(s). But it’s not just the games that make it fun to watch, it’s the members and the guests interacting with each other.
So here is some of the very many reasons why you should be as obsessed with this show as I am (well, I don’t know if you can reach my level of obsession but you can certainly try).
#1. Monday Couple
The first time Monday Couple was introduced was in episode 10 and the writers just kept going with it from then onwards. Even though Monday Couple has been put on the back burner in recent episodes, you can always count on Kang Gary to make an embarrassing comment or two toward Ji Hyo.
#2. The Betrayers Club
If these three (Kwang Soo, Haha, & Suk Jin) aren’t betraying the other cast members together, they usually are betraying alone. Episode 146 was long in coming.
#3. Giraffe/Framer Kwang-soo/Prince of Asia
This is from episode 141, but you can always count of Kwang-soo to do something outrageously stupid and hilarious in each episode.
#4. Peaceful Gary/Random Mr. Capable/Sudden Commander
I’m just going to leave that up there.
#5. Running Man Olympics
All of the Running Man Olympic specials are the best. You get to see all the idols battling it out against the cast members on various missions with a lot of hilarity in the mix. Episodes 104, 129, 175, 184 are all of the Olympic episodes that I know of.
#6. When THIS episode happened…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSzfiBxnRMg&ab_channel=TriffanyTan
#7. I can’t forget to mention the first episode I ever watched.
Episode 120 with Lee Seung Gi. It was purely accidental…I was going through a Lee Seung Gi obsession after watching King 2 Hearts (best drama ever by the way!), and came across this gem.
#8. The Easy Brothers
So yeah, basically, I really like Running Man. It’s one of those shows that’s an instant cheer up after a bad day 🙂 Although there are many other reasons to watch and love this variety show, these are just a few reasons to make you curious 😉 I realize that I left out some very important cast members, but I’ll let you discover them on your own. Some other episodes I recommend: Episode 18 (Titanic Love Boat), episode 28 (Workout Karaoke), episode 137 (The Princesses & The Fools), episode 140 (The Rage Virus), episode 242 (Running Man Worldwide), and of course all the other episodes are funny as well!
Look forward to more obsessions posts to come!
Oh, and just another thing *cough* this board right here is preeeeeeetttty cool (made by yours truly. HEY, it took FOREVER to find all those pins) –> Korean Obsession
~ Trudi
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