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!

The cast must complete missions at various places to win the race.

Last Updated: 12/14/2024Network: SBSStatus: Continuing
Member's Week 2 - Kim Jong-kook
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7.98
42 votes

#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?

Summer Special: Finding Ghosts (3)
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7.78
46 votes

#2 - 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.

Summer Special: Finding the Boss (1)
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7.73
48 votes

#3 - 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.

Summer Special: Finding Bad Girls (2)
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7.41
51 votes

#4 - 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.

Member's Week 4
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7.41
44 votes

#5 - Member's Week 4

Season 2017 - Episode 336 - Aired 1/29/2017

SBS Tanhyeon-dong Production Center (Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do) This week, it’s another Member’s Week. However, the main character of this week is unknown. The only thing the members know is that they each are given a certain superpower and they need to be the last one to survive in this race. Who will win this final battle of supernaturals?

Global Project - Labyrinth of Fear Finale (9)
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7.36
44 votes

#6 - 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.

Half-and-Half Tour Pass Race
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7.35
40 votes

#7 - Half-and-Half Tour Pass Race

Season 2017 - Episode 372 - Aired 10/15/2017

SBS Tanhyeon-dong Production Center (Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do) This week, the Running Man members have to avoid from being chosen as the travel partner by Kwang Soo. They will be exempted from being chosen if they find the as-sistants who are helping Kwang Soo to win the games. Who will be chosen to travel all the way to Australia with Kwang Soo? Mission: Kwang-soo's "assistant" to be exempted as Lee Kwang-soo's potential partner for the dangerous mission in Australia.

Gongju Tour - Couple Race
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7.33
42 votes

#8 - 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.

7th Anniversary Special: Real Family Outing (2)
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7.33
46 votes

#9 - 7th Anniversary Special: Real Family Outing (2)

Season 2017 - Episode 361 - Aired 7/30/2017

Royal Heritage Hotel-Chosunwangga (Yeoncheon-eup, Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do) This week, the Running Man members continue off where they left off last week. Kwang-soo accidentally loses control over his own pants. The losing members will have to receive the ice shower penalty. Who are the winners and the losers? Mission: Earn as much money as possible to avoid receiving the penalty.

Member's Week 1 - Song Ji-hyo
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7.33
43 votes

#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?

Somewhere 1%: I GO, STOP Race (5)
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7.32
44 votes

#11 - 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.

Christmas Miracle? Christmas Nightmare!
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7.32
41 votes

#12 - 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?

7th Anniversary Special: Real Family Outing (1)
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7.30
46 votes

#13 - 7th Anniversary Special: Real Family Outing (1)

Season 2017 - Episode 360 - Aired 7/23/2017

Royal Heritage Hotel-Chosunwangga (Yeoncheon-eup, Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do) This week, Running Man celebrates their seventh anniversary. The members’ friends and family also come to visit. Cho Sae-ho visits Jae-seok, and Son Na-eun visits Se-chan. So-min’s brother, Wook-min, and Ji-hyo’s brother, Sung-moon, also come to their sisters’ aid. Misson: Earn as much money as possible to avoid receiving the penalty.

Tiger Moth Tour (1)
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7.30
44 votes

#14 - 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.

War with the Wicked
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7.29
42 votes

#15 - 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.

Tiger Butterfly Tour (2)
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7.29
42 votes

#16 - 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.

Getting Item Race
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7.27
41 votes

#17 - Getting Item Race

Season 2017 - Episode 342 - Aired 3/19/2017

Mapo District (Seoul) This week, the members have finally moved into their new resting place in Mapo-gu. They are asked to write down all the items they would like to put into their new house. Turns out, they need to actually acquire the items on their own. Will they be able to get them all? Mission: Collect 16 items needed to decorate the rooftop house in 6 hours to avoid penalties.

Winter Kingdom Survival
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7.26
39 votes

#18 - 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?

Global Project - Dangerous Visiting (4)
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7.24
41 votes

#19 - Global Project - Dangerous Visiting (4)

Season 2017 - Episode 349 - Aired 5/7/2017

SBS Open Hall (Deungchon-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul) This week, the members continue with their Global Project. They barge into the unsuspecting Se-chan’s house. There, they do a series of missions. Mission: Complete missions and secure two countries and avoid spending all the allowance. Complete missions to avoid receiving Tourist Cards and avoid receiving the most whale pins to avoid the penalty.

Member's Week 5 - Haha
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7.22
41 votes

#20 - 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.

Half-and-Half Tour: Half-and-Half Race (1)
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7.21
43 votes

#21 - Half-and-Half Tour: Half-and-Half Race (1)

Season 2017 - Episode 365 - Aired 8/27/2017

SBS Prism Tower (Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul) This week, the Running Man members team up against the staff. The staff has cho-sen several places around the world to tour. If the members lose, they will become one step closer to going on that dangerous trip. What will the outcome of today's race be? Mission: Earn more than ₩200,000 at the end of the race.

Half-and-Half Tour Final: The Hell of Roulette (5)
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7.20
41 votes

#22 - Half-and-Half Tour Final: The Hell of Roulette (5)

Season 2017 - Episode 369 - Aired 9/24/2017

SBS Tanhyeon-dong Production Center (Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do) This week, the Running Man members are trapped in the Roulette Underworld. Until they finish their mission, they are not allowed to leave. To make matters worse, they are not allowed to go to the bathroom either. Will the members be able to escape successfully? Mission: Earn more than ₩300,000 and identify the "designer" along with his hidden mission at the end of the race[.

Running Mate - Dangerous Room (1)
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7.19
43 votes

#23 - 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.

Global Project - Dangerous Goddess (2)
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7.19
43 votes

#24 - 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.

Somewhere 1%: Protecting I GO Sticker Race (4)
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7.18
44 votes

#25 - Somewhere 1%: Protecting I GO Sticker Race (4)

Season 2017 - Episode 358 - Aired 7/9/2017

Dongduk Women's University Centennial Memorial Hall (Hwarang-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul) This week, the Running Man members are on a chase. Two of the members have stolen two I Go Stickers, and the rest, along with a sheriff in disguise, need to find them. Who are the thieves? Mission: Identify and eliminate the thieves before they eliminate the "sheriff".