The BEST episodes of Running Man season 2024
Every episode of Running Man season 2024, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Running Man season 2024!
Teams of celebrities scramble to complete various challenges around well-known locations in South Korea's long-running variety show.
#1 - 3rd Hwang Hee-chan Cup Futsal Running Cup II
Season 2024 - Episode 709 - Aired 6/16/2024
Hwang Hee Chan demonstrates his abilities for FC Ttuk, which has been on a losing streak against the formidable FC Kook. However, the players on FC Ttuk have been more disappointing than he anticipated. Hee Chan decides to take matters into his own hands due to their underwhelming performance. Despite his efforts, FC Kook proves to be a tough opponent, eager to extend their winning streak. Meanwhile, Ji Ye Eun returns to the show and reveals her ulterior motive.
#2 - Legendary Gold Bar
Season 2024 - Episode 692 - Aired 2/18/2024
In this week's episode, the members search a mansion for the missing legendary gold bar with Bo Hyun and Ji Hyun. They fight to get crucial clues about the gold bar through debates, interrogations, and games. The member who finds the gold bar will be the sole winner and get the prize today. Who will be the owner of the legendary gold bar?
#3 - The Future of Han Na's Day
Season 2024 - Episode 702 - Aired 4/28/2024
In this episode, the cast prepares for The Future of Han Na's Day race, where they'll compete according to the rules outlined in Han Na's notebook. What started as a mere guide has transformed into a rigid code, pushing the members to search desperately for it, hoping to tweak the instructions in their favor. As revisions pile up, penalties increase, fueling fiercer competition. Meanwhile, Han Na stands firm, determined to safeguard her notebook at all costs.
#4 - Cool Running Year-End Party Part 2
Season 2024 - Episode 733 - Aired 12/22/2024
The So Cool Running Man Year-End Party Race continues, and it's time to determine who will have to spend the night out in the cold. As Jong Kook comfortably enjoys his exemption, the cast battles each other to stay warm by winning secret missions. Who will the unfortunate members be to grunt out the night outside?
#5 - Go, Stop Race is Back
Season 2024 - Episode 703 - Aired 5/5/2024
In this episode, Eun Bi makes a bold return to the show despite being banned by the members. She joins the rest of the cast as they head toward Ganghwa Island. The members playfully rib Eun Bi for her audacity in coming back, especially after her history of tricking Jong Kook. Surprisingly, the more they tease her, the more shameless she becomes. Eventually, she even considers filling an empty spot on the show. With Eun Bi seeming to fit in better than some of the original members, the quizzes carry on.
#6 - Wonderful Value for Money Part 2
Season 2024 - Episode 704 - Aired 5/12/2024
Byeon Woo Seok has made a comeback to the show after a two-year absence, but he's feeling let down by Seok Jin's lack of recollection about his previous appearance. Woo Seok also recounts an anecdote about his first encounter with Woo Jae and reflects on his initial impressions. Later on, Woo Seok shines in the games, impressing everyone with his skill and making strategic decisions that pay off in the final race.
#7 - I Have to Come in First Place
Season 2024 - Episode 705 - Aired 5/19/2024
An Yu Jin and REI from IVE have joined the show and are placed into two different agencies managed by Jong Kook and Jae Seok. Yu Jin joins Jong Kook's agency, while REI joins Jae Seok's. Each agency then proceeds to select two more trainees. When it comes time to choose their songwriters, one agency collaborates with the renowned EZUZ, while the other ends up using an AI songwriting tool. Stay tuned to find out more.
#8 - Oh My Gosh Kang Hoon
Season 2024 - Episode 706 - Aired 5/26/2024
Kang Hoon brings his charm to the show as a guest, but his presence hints at something deeper. He's introduced as the very first rented member, yet he doesn't hold back, speaking his mind directly and amusing others with his straightforwardness. Later, he ventures onto the streets incognito, testing if he's recognizable. During this, Jae Seok inquires about his agency, leading to the revelation that it's the same as Ye Eun's. Jae Seok's remark about him taking her place deeply affects Hoon, stirring up emotional turmoil.
#9 - Between Partner and Partner
Season 2024 - Episode 707 - Aired 6/2/2024
This week, Ji Ye Eun and Park Ju Hyun join the cast in the Real and Fake Partners race. Among the cast and the two guests, there are two destined partners. The rest are fake partners. The two destined partners must conceal their identities as they partner with the rest of the group to win missions and gain clues to a passcode that unlocks an account to which they can withdraw money to win the race. Who are the destined partners, and can they escape the penalty and win the reward?
#10 - 3rd Hwang Hee-chan Cup Futsal Running Cup
Season 2024 - Episode 708 - Aired 6/9/2024
It's the third Futsal Running Cup Championships, and it's time for a new champion. This time, Hwang Hee Chan joins FC Ttuk to help Manager Kim overcome the more powerful FC Kook, led by Manager Kook. ZICO, Jang Hyuk, Kang Jae Jun, Heo Kyeong Hwan, and Oh Ha Young join the Running Cup to make it an even match. Will Hwang Hee Chan's involvement turn things around, or will the players of FC Ttuk be too terrible to turn things around?
#11 - Gourmet Vacation in Summer
Season 2024 - Episode 710 - Aired 6/23/2024
The youngest member, Kang Hoon, shakes things up by embracing his betrayal DNA. On this Gourmet Vacation, only those who successfully predict the card limit amount get a meal. Kang Hoon, who first wins the right to order, employs a sneaky strategy to limit the other members' meals. He collectively deceives the members, causing an uproar, and then makes shocking confessions with an innocent expression.
#12 - The Unknown Choice
Season 2024 - Episode 711 - Aired 6/30/2024
Ji Ye Eun joins Running Man once again, and she gets to be a captain along with Seok Jin in a race all about options. The Unknown Options Race gives members two options to choose from. One leads them to Seok Jin and the other to Ye Eun. With the teams decided, badges will be given to the captains to allocate among the members. In the end, the more badges give them a higher probability of escaping the penalty. Who knows who better to escape the penalty?
#13 - Good and Bad Partner
Season 2024 - Episode 712 - Aired 7/7/2024
Nam Ji Hyun and P.O join today's Good and Bad Partner Race. For the race, paired rival members will choose one of two briefcases containing something good or bad. If it's good, they become the Good Partner. If it's bad, they become the Bad Partner. After verifying what's inside, they will claim they are the Good Partner and try to entice the other members to choose their briefcase for better rewards. Who has what it takes to lie and earn more members for worthy prizes?
#14 - Temperature Differences in the Middle of Summer
Season 2024 - Episode 713 - Aired 7/14/2024
The members seek vacation destinations to escape the sweltering summer heat. They will be throwing darts at a map of Seoul, divided into 25 regions, to discover unique summer vacation spots recommended by locals. Before the race, the members are assigned to group missions, with the chance to earn benefits if they win. As expected, some members fall short of others' expectations and face ridicule. Thus begins another chaotic day on Running Man.
#15 - 2024 Running Summer Games with Fire
Season 2024 - Episode 714 - Aired 7/21/2024
Before the main race begins, the members are assigned a mission. Jae Seok and Jong Kook must each pick up three members in their cars and reach the destination first. However, contrary to expectations, Ye Eun hesitates to get into Jae Seok's car, even with Kang Hoon present. Later, during the main event, Jong Kook gives Ye Eun an opportunity to showcase her athletic skills, which she is very confident about. However, Jong Kook draws a different conclusion.
#16 - The Desperate Village Vacation
Season 2024 - Episode 715 - Aired 8/18/2024
The members visited the landlord’s house for snacks and were shocked to find Yu Chun Ja eliminated. Their final mission was to identify the culprit, leading them to search the house and village for clues. They learned the homeowner had feared someone spying on her and left a will with a neighbor after burying something. Discovering leather pieces with incriminating writings, the members begin suspecting each other.
#17 - Running Summer Games with the National Athletes
Season 2024 - Episode 716 - Aired 8/25/2024
National athletes who achieved remarkable records in Paris join the group for the Running Summer Games. Fencing champions Sang Uk and Park Sang Won, judo stars Min Jong and Ha Yoon, and weightlifter Hye Jeong captivate the members with their skills and humor. Sang Uk's charisma particularly impresses the regulars, resulting in some amusing interactions with Jae Seok and Jong Kook. The episode features highlights such as a playful poetry and dance challenge and a high jump competition.
#18 - Happy Dice Day
Season 2024 - Episode 717 - Aired 9/1/2024
Today's race is the Happy Dice Race. Kim Ah Young and Joo Hyun Young join as guests, representing Gen Z, and they join to celebrate Jae Seok, Haha, and Ji Hyo's birthdays, the seniors. Each of the seniors will get separate birthday parties, where they must win to enjoy their birthday feast. Everyone will also play for badges, and the ones with the fewest badges will get the most annoying penalty.
#19 - Watch What You Believe
Season 2024 - Episode 726 - Aired 11/3/2024
Hong Kyung, Roh Yoon Seo, and Kim Min Ju are here to promote their new movie, "Hear Me: Our Summer." They get to show off their wits and acting skills against the members in this week's Be Clever to Trust race. Three teams will compete to make a three-digit number using the number each member picks at random. However, the member with the highest holding number of the winning team won't win the prize, and the highest holding number of the losing team will have a higher chance of getting the penalty. Who will sacrifice themselves for the team? And who will deceive to escape the penalty?
#20 - Presumptuous Election for Class President
Season 2024 - Episode 727 - Aired 11/10/2024
Kim Dong Jun joins the cast again, along with RAMI and RORA from BABYMONSTER, in this week's Presumptuous Election for Class President Race. Dressed in their high school uniforms, the cast and guests elect a class president, following a specific theme, who then will have the power to designate teams to fight for badges. At the end of the race, the one with the fewest badges and two randomly picked people will face the penalty.
#21 - Decision to Trust
Season 2024 - Episode 728 - Aired 11/17/2024
A "Decision to Trust" race unfolded, where hearts had to connect based on mutual trust to clock out for the day with Joo Hyun Young as today's quest. The production team reveals that Seok Jin's growing anger stems from distrust among the members and challenges him to control his temper and rebuild trust during the race. Can the members escape the swamp of 15 years of distrust and uphold the "No Betrayal" vow to the end?
#22 - Such an Intimate Overseas Traveling
Season 2024 - Episode 729 - Aired 11/24/2024
The cast prepares their passports for a race of trickery. Keywords obtained through missions will determine the theme and destination of the deception. To escape the penalty, they must produce a picture with a theme and destination that people on the streets can guess correctly. Three world destinations will be visited, with only six hours to complete the race. Let's see what locations Running Man Airlines will land.
#23 - Choose your Odd/Even Choice Wisely
Season 2024 - Episode 730 - Aired 12/1/2024
The Wise Odd and Even Choices Race gets underway with guests Kyu Hyun and Dahyun. To celebrate the end of the year, they will have winter-themed courses to choose from that will determine an odd or even number according to the number of members. Making the wrong guess and decision will make them an eligible candidate for the penalty. Let's see how the members do against the cold weather.
#24 - The Invitation Doesn't Go as Planned
Season 2024 - Episode 731 - Aired 12/8/2024
Running Man prepares for Christmas and the year's end in this week's The Invitation Doesn't Go as Planned Race. An invitation gets sent to the cast for the overnight year-end party with empty schedule slots. They will fill in the slots by completing missions to win a more favorable outcome for the location and lodging arrangements, where a few will get selected to sleep outside in the cold. Where will they go, and who will sleep outside?
#25 - Cool Running Holiday Party
Season 2024 - Episode 732 - Aired 12/15/2024
On today’s episode of Running Man, the cast headed to Gangwon Province for a year-end party that brought plenty of laughs as Ye Eun’s bold outfit and clumsy heels became a target for jokes. Excitement spiked when Jae Seok revealed Kang Hoon’s upcoming appearance, leading to playful teasing about Ye Eun’s reaction and their chemistry.