The BEST episodes of Running Man season 2017
Every episode of Running Man season 2017, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Running Man season 2017!
Teams of celebrities scramble to complete various challenges around well-known locations in South Korea's long-running variety show.
#1 - Member's Week 2 - Kim Jong-kook
Season 2017 - Episode 334 - Aired 1/15/2017
Han River Ferry Cruise (Yeouidong-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul) This week’s special is about Jong-kook. Unlike Ji-hyo, Jong-kook left the theme in the staff’s hands. Therefore, the staff has decided the theme to be “finding Jong-kook love” through a blind date. Who is this mysterious lady and will she give him a chance?
#2 - Summer Special: Finding the Boss (1)
Season 2017 - Episode 362 - Aired 8/6/2017
SBS Broadcasting Center (Mok-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul) This week, the Running Man members are joined by Park Seo-joon and Kang Ha-neul. There are several villains, police officers, an undercover police officer, and a boss. The police need to find out who the boss is, and the villains need to find where the money bag is. Who will be the winners, and who is the boss? Mission: Identify and eliminate the "boss" while avoid eliminating the "undercover officer" before the villains find the briefcase and escape.
#3 - Summer Special: Finding Ghosts (3)
Season 2017 - Episode 364 - Aired 8/20/2017
Myongji College (Hongeun 2-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul) This week, the eight members go on a retreat. Little do they know, two of them are ghosts. They need to find out who among them are ghosts. Who will win today’s race? Mission: Identify the other member of the Human Team and escape together at the end of the race.
#4 - King of the Booking Race
Season 2017 - Episode 345 - Aired 4/9/2017
Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang (Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do) This week, the members welcome Sandara Park, Han Jae-suk, and Yoon Bak. These three guests become team leaders and book their members. They compete among themselves to become the final team standing. Which team will be victorious? Mission: Complete the mission to win the final prize and avoid being in the last place. Sandara Park Team mission: Pass through 6 different immigration checkpoints. Han Jae-suk Team mission: Find hints on the location of the supercar. Yoon Bak Team mission: Eliminate other teams.
#5 - Gongju Tour - Couple Race
Season 2017 - Episode 343 - Aired 3/26/2017
Gongju Hanok Village (Gwangwangdanji-gil, Gongju-si, Chungcheongnam-do) This week, the members welcome lovely princesses and a prince. They are divided into couples and their mission is to have the most money left at the end of the day. The losing couple will face a punishment. Who will lose? Mission: Retain as much money as possible until the end of the race and avoid taking the last place.
#6 - War with the Wicked
Season 2017 - Episode 381 - Aired 12/17/2017
This week, the Running Man members face off in a race with four actors who are known for their portrayal of villains. There are two villains, two detectives, and a witness among the members and the guests. Along with the guests, the Running Man members must find out who stole the money.
#7 - City of Outlaws Race (1)
Season 2017 - Episode 374 - Aired 10/29/2017
SBS Tanhyeon-dong Production Center (Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do) This week, the Running Man members parody the movie “City of Crime”. They break up into three groups and compete for the prize money. Guests Kang Daniel, Ha Yeon Soo, Cho Sae Ho and Noh Sa Yeon assume the role of gang bosses and show off their talents to choose their gang. Mission: Obtain the Running Balls by opening the other teams' safebox
#8 - Member's Week 6 - Yoo Jae-suk
Season 2017 - Episode 339 - Aired 2/19/2017
Yeouido Hangang Park (Yeouidong-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul) This week, it’s Jae-seok’s week. He calls five of his close, celebrity friends to the show. The two teams, Team Running Man and Team Friends, must compete against each other in various games. Little does Jae-seok know, the staff has hidden a secret treasure, and the two teams are trying to look for it.
#9 - Summer Special: Finding Bad Girls (2)
Season 2017 - Episode 363 - Aired 8/13/2017
SBS Tanhyeon-dong Production Center (Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do) This week's special is called My Bad Girls' Generation. Girls' Generation greets the Running Man members. They form six groups of two, and the remaining three women form a group as well. Among all these women are three bad girls. Who are the hidden bad girls? Mission: Identify the "bad girls" and avoid being their partners in the final mission to gain a voting right to expose them.
#10 - Member's Week 1 - Song Ji-hyo
Season 2017 - Episode 333 - Aired 1/8/2017
Gangwon Province (Pyeongchang) This week, it’s Ji-hyo’s week. Her wish is for the Running Man members to go on a trip together so that they can bond more. Her wish is granted and the members go on a trip but they are physically linked to each other with a rope. They go through various missions to avoid the icy bath at the end of the day. Which two will receive the penalty?
#11 - Running Mate - Dangerous Room (1)
Season 2017 - Episode 346 - Aired 4/16/2017
SBS Prism Tower (Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul) This week, the members welcome two new Running Man members: Jeon So-Min and Yang Se-Chan. They are divided into two groups and go through different missions. Through each of these missions, they either obtain or lose a point. The member with the lowest points in total will be sent abroad to face their punishment. Mission: Avoid scoring the lowest point from missions to avoid choosing Tourist Cards for dangerous overseas missions.
#12 - Global Project - Dangerous Goddess (2)
Season 2017 - Episode 347 - Aired 4/23/2017
Paradise City (Jung-gu, Incheon) This week, the members are divided into three teams. Each team goes to Osaka, Taipei, or Jeju Island. There, they need to do missions and come back. Mission: Complete missions in the designated country and avoid getting the lightest souvenirs to avoid receiving the Tourist Card for dangerous overseas missions.
#13 - Global Project - Labyrinth of Fear Finale (9)
Season 2017 - Episode 354 - Aired 6/11/2017
Fuji-Q Highland (Fujiyoshida-shi, Yamanashi-ken, Japan) This week, the designated members finally receive their penalty: experiencing the Super Scary Labyrinth of Fear. Among the five chosen members, one must enter the Labyrinth alone. Not only do they have to go through the haunted building, but in order to get out, they need to find their hidden name tags. Mission: Blue Team mission: Find your name tag and escape the labyrinth. Yellow Team mission: Spend money in Yokohama to add the number of ghosts for Blue Team.
#14 - Somewhere 1%: I GO, STOP Race (5)
Season 2017 - Episode 359 - Aired 7/16/2017
SBS Tanhyeon-dong Production Center (Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do) This week, the Running Man members are on a chase again. The members have to face the “flying chair” in fear. The device makes So-min shiver in fear and all the other members shake their heads in shock. Find out where the final destination is for the losers of the race. Mission: Join a team that has the least number of "dud men" to avoid receiving the dangerous missions.
#15 - Tiger Moth Tour (1)
Season 2017 - Episode 370 - Aired 10/1/2017
Cheongpung Land (Cheongpung-myeon, Jecheon-si, Chungcheongbuk-do) This week, the Running Man members have a Tiger Moth Tour Truth Game. The members need to choose who is telling the truth regarding Kwang Soo and So Min's trip to Indonesia. The loser will become one step closer to experiencing the Nevis Swing. Mission: Guess who is lying between Lee Kwang-soo and Jeon So-min to avoid receiving the penalty pin.
#16 - Tiger Moth Tour (2)
Season 2017 - Episode 371 - Aired 10/8/2017
Cheongpung Land (Cheongpung-myeon, Jecheon-si, Chungcheongbuk-do) This week, the Running Man members continue with the Tiger Mouth Tour Truth Game. They finally get to see Kwang Soo and So Min ride the cable car in Indonesia. Will the members be able to guess correctly? Mission: Guess who is lying between Lee Kwang Soo and Jeon So Min to avoid receiving the penalty pin.
#17 - Member's Week 5 - Haha
Season 2017 - Episode 337 - Aired 2/5/2017
Inje Naerincheon (Stream) Bungee Jumping (Inje-gup, Inje-gun, Gangwon-do) This week, it’s Haha’s week. Haha is known to be very indecisive about anything and everything. He is so indecisive that he couldn’t even decide on his theme. Therefore, the staff has planned it all out for him. He needs to make decisions and depending on what he decides, the other members’ fates are in his hand.
#18 - Global Project - Dangerous Banquet (6)
Season 2017 - Episode 351 - Aired 5/21/2017
Gorkhi-Terelj National Park (Mongolia) Russky Island (Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia) This week, the members are divided into two groups. With Jong-kook and Ji-hyo as the team leaders, each group goes to Russia and Mongolia, respectively. Two members will be exempted from going to the Labyrinth. Mission: Mongolia Team mission: Meet a descendant of Genghis Khan and milk 4L of sheep's milk. Russia Team mission: Catch a king crab and 10 different types of fish.
#19 - Tiger Butterfly Tour (2)
Season 2017 - Episode 379 - Aired 12/3/2017
Crocosaurus Cove (Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia) Nevis Highwire Platform (Southern Alps, Queenstown, New Zealand) Last week, the Running Man members arrived in New Zealand and Australia. Through various missions, their fates have been twisted. This week, even more surprising events occur. Running Man's official scaredy-cat, Haha, challenges his fears. Meanwhile, the other members are welcomed by crocodiles. Mission: Complete missions to be able to accept or refuse a chance card.
#20 - Winter Kingdom Survival
Season 2017 - Episode 383 - Aired 12/31/2017
This week, the Running Man members will depart for a field training in celebration of the upcoming 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. They are joined by Sechs Kies, Soyou, and Lee Elijah. Who will get the water bomb penalty?
#21 - Christmas Miracle? Christmas Nightmare!
Season 2017 - Episode 382 - Aired 12/24/2017
The Running Man members come together for a special Christmas party. Each member brings an object that holds a special Christmas memory and shares it with one another. However, there's a secret behind this special party. All the gifts they acquired through sharing their stories disappear. Who will obtain all the gifts and have a happy Christmas?
#22 - Different Dreams on the Money Race
Season 2017 - Episode 380 - Aired 12/10/2017
This week, the Running Man members are joined by Kang Han Na and Kyung Su Jin. They will be divided into two teams, and through games, the winning team will be determined. Furthermore, the individual in the winning team with the most amount of money will be the final victor.
#23 - Tiger Butterfly Tour (1)
Season 2017 - Episode 378 - Aired 11/26/2017
Crocosaurus Cove (Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia) Nevis Highwire Platform (Southern Alps, Queenstown, New Zealand) Jong Kook, Haha, and Kwang Soo undergo their penalties and dress up in outrageous airport fashion. So Min and Seok Jin will join the trip to Australia, and Ji Hyo and Jong Kook will join the trip to New Zealand. On these penalty trips, their decisions will cause some surprising results. What will happen? Mission:Complete missions to be able to accept or refuse a chance card.
#24 - Return of the Heiress Race
Season 2017 - Episode 377 - Aired 11/19/2017
Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 (Jung-gu, Incheon, Seoul) This week, the Running Man members become sons of Running Airline’s wealthy chairman. They need to fight against each other to get to the highest rank, which will consequently give them the right to the chairman’s fortune. They are also ac-companied by heiresses who will help them through the race. Who will become the final heir to receive the fortune? Mission: Identify and eliminate the higher-ranked teams and the "youngest daughter" before the latter eliminate everyone.
#25 - Running Man Dongye Olympic Race
Season 2017 - Episode 376 - Aired 11/12/2017
Jincheon National Training Center (Gwanghyewon-myeon, Jincheon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do) This week, the Running Man members are joined by Super Junior's Eun Hyuk, Lee Teuk, and Ye Sung, as well as Red Velvet's Irene and Joy. So Min meets her childhood friend, and they have a match. Who will win this week? Mission: Earn the most money at the end of the race.