The BEST episodes of Running Man season 2021

Every episode of Running Man season 2021, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Running Man season 2021!

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

Last Updated: 11/6/2024Network: SBSStatus: Continuing
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Goodbye, Our Inseparable Brother
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12.74
27 votes

#1 - Goodbye, Our Inseparable Brother

Season 2021 - Episode 559 - Aired 6/13/2021

This week is Kwang Soo’s last episode on Running Man. The members get together for a special send-off race, where they must help Kwang Soo work off his amazingly large prison sentence for all the mischief he caused over the past 11 years. Stay tuned to see the tearful goodbyes and what kind of secret missions the members carried out.

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We Will Find Spring
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12.38
21 votes

#2 - We Will Find Spring

Season 2021 - Episode 556 - Aired 5/23/2021

Sung Si Kyung and Lee Yong Jin join Running Man this week as the CEOs of two competing matchmaking companies. The male members join the two CEOs as their employees to search for their clients’ ideal types. So Min and Ji Hyo are the clients who get to decide which company did a better job at finding their ideal partners. Stay tuned to see which team wins!

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Make Your Wish Come True & Pay The Price Later Race
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12.11
18 votes

#3 - Make Your Wish Come True & Pay The Price Later Race

Season 2021 - Episode 564 - Aired 7/18/2021

The actors and actresses from “The Witch’s Diner” team participate in today’s race, and the winners will have their wishes granted. Among them is Ha Do Kwon who can’t seem to accept the consecutive defeats against Jong Kook. Ji Hyo, one of the original members of Running Man, also joins as a guest, but the other members find it hard to treat her like one. With Nam Ji Hyun’s disarming smile getting her team the upper hand, the race tightens.

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Running Man Investment Contest: Genius Investors Race/Suk-jin's Day: Cash to See You
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11.59
17 votes

#4 - Running Man Investment Contest: Genius Investors Race/Suk-jin's Day: Cash to See You

Season 2021 - Episode 544 - Aired 2/28/2021

The Running Man Investment Contest goes on with Se Chan in the lead. As the members make their investments based on the information they gather and their instincts, it becomes a matter of who will be in last place. After the Investment Contest, the Running Man members get together to celebrate Seok Jin’s birthday and begin a new race.

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The Dignity of the Grand Award Race
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11.59
17 votes

#5 - The Dignity of the Grand Award Race

Season 2021 - Episode 547 - Aired 3/21/2021

Two of the Running Man members, Jae Seok and Jong Kook, are Grand Award winners in the end-of-year entertainment awards. The members divide into Team Yu Grand Award and Team Kim Grand Award and compete for points. Only the winner gets to be exempt from the penalty. Who will be the three unlucky members to get the penalty?

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Going Home Race, Read the Room
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11.33
18 votes

#6 - Going Home Race, Read the Room

Season 2021 - Episode 557 - Aired 5/30/2021

In this week’s episode, the Running Man members compete against each other to see who can go home the fastest. However, the Read the Room Race isn’t as simple as it seems. With hidden missions that allow the members to earn R coins, they must figure out how they can win the most coins. Stay tuned to see the hidden secret behind this race!

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Race for the Club Activity Money, The Burning 18 Again
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11.00
17 votes

#7 - Race for the Club Activity Money, The Burning 18 Again

Season 2021 - Episode 539 - Aired 1/24/2021

In this week’s episode, the Running Man members are joined by two guests, Kim Bo Sung and Defconn. They go back to high school where they are divided into three clubs. The band club, dance club, and student guidance club must compete against one another in various classes to win the scholarship. Stay tuned to see who wins!

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Theft of Comedians Guild Fees
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10.62
13 votes

#8 - Theft of Comedians Guild Fees

Season 2021 - Episode 565 - Aired 8/8/2021

The fees collected for the Comedian Association have been stolen by the prime suspect, a person whom members are very close to. And now it’s the responsibility of the remaining members to make up for the missing amount. The members are divided into groups according to their seniority as Lee Yong Jin, today’s special guest and Se Chan’s colleague, joins the race. To avoid the penalty and make up for the missing amount, the members must clear the missions.

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It's Time to Find the Gold Race
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9.00
12 votes

#9 - It's Time to Find the Gold Race

Season 2021 - Episode 545 - Aired 3/7/2021

Continuing from last week’s episode, everyone gathers to celebrate Seok Jin’s birthday. They get a letter saying that there is gold hidden somewhere in Running Village. Seok Jin gets to choose two members to join his team and the others compete as individual players. The winners get to choose two people who will get the penalty. Stay tuned to see who they are!

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Running Dynasty Records: The Appearance of The Evil Spirit
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9.00
12 votes

#10 - Running Dynasty Records: The Appearance of The Evil Spirit

Season 2021 - Episode 546 - Aired 3/14/2021

In this week’s episode, the four actors of the new drama “Joseon Exorcist” join the Running Man members for the Running Dynasty Records Race. There are two evil spirits who hide among the humans. They are divided into one king and three teams of nobles, eunuchs, and slaves. They must find who the evil spirits are in order to defeat them. Stay tuned to see if they succeed!

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2021 Running Man Neighborhood Athletic Meet with "The Penthouse"
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8.92
12 votes

#11 - 2021 Running Man Neighborhood Athletic Meet with "The Penthouse"

Season 2021 - Episode 542 - Aired 2/14/2021

For the last day of the Lunar New Year holidays, the three actors of The Penthouse, Park Eun Seok, Yoon Jong Hun, and Ha Do Kwon, visit Running Man. They join the show for 2021 Running Man Neighborhood Athletic Meet where they compete to gather more trophy stamps in their stamp books. Stay tuned to see what kind of funny penalty the staff has come up with!

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Uneasy Sisters: My Little Old Brother
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8.79
14 votes

#12 - Uneasy Sisters: My Little Old Brother

Season 2021 - Episode 540 - Aired 1/31/2021

This week, three charismatic actresses join the Running Man members to divide into three groups of siblings. Each family must compete for an allowance which the big sister distributes to the younger siblings. However, the final penalty is decided by how much money each individual has, leading to a game of wits even within the family. Stay tuned to see who must carry out the penalty.

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Catch the Stars Among Free Agents, Stars' Contract War Race
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8.46
13 votes

#13 - Catch the Stars Among Free Agents, Stars' Contract War Race

Season 2021 - Episode 548 - Aired 3/28/2021

This week, four of the Running Man members become CEOs of new entertainment agencies. First, they must sign contracts with the artists they want to work with. With Jessi and Jang Woo Young joining the contract war, things get quite competitive. This time, two CEOs and two artists will get the penalty. Stay tuned to find out who they are.

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Find The Best Price Doll: Strict Doll Appraiser
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8.30
10 votes

#14 - Find The Best Price Doll: Strict Doll Appraiser

Season 2021 - Episode 568 - Aired 8/29/2021

In today’s episode, each member gets to choose one of Artist Kim So Hee’s handmade dolls at her Doll Exhibition. Suddenly, Ms. Kim collapses and dies mysteriously after looking at one of the dolls they’re holding. Who will find the most expensive doll to inherit her prized dolls and assets? Stay tuned to find out!

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Running Man Investment Contest: Genius Investors Race
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8.25
12 votes

#15 - Running Man Investment Contest: Genius Investors Race

Season 2021 - Episode 543 - Aired 2/21/2021

The Running Man members enter into an investment contest. They begin with 500 dollars of R money each and enter the stock market of 2011. As they progress toward the year 2020, which is the year that the contest will end, the members with varying degrees of experience in stocks are tempted by all kinds of information. Stay tuned to find out who ends up earning the most R money.

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I Also Want to Find an Entertainment Partner (1)
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8.21
14 votes

#16 - I Also Want to Find an Entertainment Partner (1)

Season 2021 - Episode 551 - Aired 4/18/2021

This week, the Running Man members and three beautiful actresses head to Variety Village. There, they have a race to find the perfect variety show partner. Each person must do well in the games and charm the contenders of the opposite sex to gain points. The person with the least number of points faces a very harsh penalty. Stay tuned to see who finds their perfect partner.

Female Volleyball Team, Fierce Transfer Contract
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8.21
14 votes

#17 - Female Volleyball Team, Fierce Transfer Contract

Season 2021 - Episode 572 - Aired 9/26/2021

The members of the women’s national volleyball team join the show to compete against the Running Man members at the 2022 Running Man League Draft. Especially, there is someone on the national team who looks and behaves exactly like Kwang Soo. Meanwhile, Jong Kook doesn’t seem as bossy as before now that he’s with the players of the national volleyball team.

Fierce Transfer Race 2: Negotiation of Long Legs
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8.21
14 votes

#18 - Fierce Transfer Race 2: Negotiation of Long Legs

Season 2021 - Episode 573 - Aired 10/3/2021

The members of the women’s national volleyball team continue to demand more salary and welfare packages from their trainers even though they’ve failed to perform well in the foot volleyball games. Meanwhile, whenever the members look at or listen to Yeon Koung, they cannot shake off the feeling that their old friend is back.

Catch the Mafia, Running Man in Chaos
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8.18
11 votes

#19 - Catch the Mafia, Running Man in Chaos

Season 2021 - Episode 570 - Aired 9/12/2021

It’s been years since the members raced alongside each other, but some still don’t have enough trust in others when it comes to Mafia Game. This time, the members not only have to stay incognito but also have to complete the given mission. As the race starts, everyone avoids Jong Kook’s keen eyes in order to hide their true identity. However, some start to suspect Jong Kook of being the Mafia.

Planning Intention Race: The Rewriting Running Man (2)
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8.08
13 votes

#20 - Planning Intention Race: The Rewriting Running Man (2)

Season 2021 - Episode 538 - Aired 1/17/2021

The new race leading up to the long-awaited update of the Running Man website is now in full swing. The members present each of their ideas for the production objective and member introductions. After that, they must play games to add their names to the roulette which will decide the final winner. Stay tuned to see whose idea made it onto the website after all.

Talk Nightmare, The Day of Chattering Race
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8.00
12 votes

#21 - Talk Nightmare, The Day of Chattering Race

Season 2021 - Episode 562 - Aired 7/4/2021

In Korea, chattering with your friends and families is often expressed with the word “dried pollack”. And for today’s mission, the members are to continue talking before the 10-second silence fills the air. Unless they successfully deduct the total count of dried pollacks, a selected few will inevitably have to go through one of many troublesome penalties. Whatever the case may be, Jae Seok who loves talking starts the nonstop conversation with the beloved members.

Smart Escape Race, Empty Head Land
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7.91
11 votes

#22 - Smart Escape Race, Empty Head Land

Season 2021 - Episode 555 - Aired 5/16/2021

This week, the Running Man members head to Empty Head Land for the Smart Escape Race. They must solve quizzes and play games to find a way to escape from Empty Head Land. With many twists and turns, the race is more exciting than ever. Stay tuned to see who must carry out the penalty and be called dunce for good.

Street Human Fighter
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7.91
11 votes

#23 - Street Human Fighter

Season 2021 - Episode 579 - Aired 11/14/2021

As the heroines of “Street Woman Fighter”, the four leaders including Honey J, Aiki, Lee Jung, and Monika visit the show for another round of competition. With selected Running Man members next to each leader, the race begins. Although they might look happy-go-lucky on the outside, the tension continues to build up as the race proceeds. Stay tuned!

2021 Running Man Penalty Negotiation
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7.91
11 votes

#24 - 2021 Running Man Penalty Negotiation

Season 2021 - Episode 580 - Aired 11/21/2021

The time has finally come, and the members accept the challenge from the production crew. Both parties will undergo a series of games in order to see the opponent suffer from a penalty. In negotiations, one doesn’t always get what they want, but one gets what one manages to negotiate. The production crew wants to see every single Running Man suffer, but will they be able to beat the members in the game? Stay tuned to find out!

When You Go to the TV Station Race
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7.90
10 votes

#25 - When You Go to the TV Station Race

Season 2021 - Episode 554 - Aired 5/9/2021

This week, the Running Man members go to the SBS building for the Credit Card Payment, When You Go to the TV Station Race. They compete in games that are in the theme of SBS variety shows. They try to win the right to decide whose credit card to use to pay for their activities. Stay tuned to see who gets the humiliating penalty at the end.