The BEST episodes of Running Man season 2025

#1 - Merchant Chronicles: You Have to Earn to Live

Season 2025 - Episode 749 - Aired 4/20/2025

The Running Man Selling Association gathers for a chance to make a fortune in this week's Merchant Chronicles, You Must Make Money to Survive Race. The production crew has made a request to the association for items they require, and it's up to the members to find them, buy them, and sell them through an auction. They split into two teams, and whichever team makes the most profit will win the prize and gain a higher chance of escaping the penalty. Who will make the most profit?

#2 - The Weak Loyalty Roulette Battle

Season 2025 - Episode 763 - Aired 8/3/2025

#3 - Happy Ye-eun Day

Season 2025 - Episode 762 - Aired 7/27/2025

#4 - Splitting Gamblers

Season 2025 - Episode 761 - Aired 7/20/2025

MIYEON joins the cast in the stunning historic city of Gyeongju for this week's Splitting Gamblers Race, which was inspired by the region's unique seashell artifacts. Each member selects one shell they believe will be the hardest to break among the many on display. In the final showdown, they'll try to smash each other's shells, while hoping theirs don't break. The last player with their shell intact wins the prize, while the rest earn penalty balls in the draw. Who will outlast the shell-cracking chaos?

#5 - Back to 2010

Season 2025 - Episode 760 - Aired 7/13/2025

Running Man marks its 15th anniversary with a special guest appearance by SUPER JUNIOR, who are also celebrating 20 years! In this week's You Could Win Gold Today race, everything revolves around collecting R coins. The more they earn, the higher their chances of winning Running Man's ultimate prize, gold. But with fewer coins, the risk of facing a harsh penalty rises. What outrageous games await in this chaotic and unforgettable anniversary celebration?

#6 - Creepy Vacation Thriller

Season 2025 - Episode 759 - Aired 7/6/2025

Asa and Ahyeon of BABYMONSTER, along with Joo Hyun Young, join the cast in this week's Creepy Vacation Thriller Race. In this upgraded three-horror-themed getaway course, members must choose to bravely volunteer for each course or leave their fate to chance by drawing a black or gold ball, leading to either prize balls or penalty balls. Tension runs high, but will they muster the courage to step forward, or leave it up to luck in this chilling summer race?

#7 - The Miracle Breakfast

Season 2025 - Episode 758 - Aired 6/29/2025

This week's Miracle Breakfast Morning Race catches the cast by surprise. It's a game of bingo with the dishes they said they wanted to eat, but the only way to cross one out is if a random person says that's the dish they want for breakfast. If they cross out three in a row within the set time limit, they get to go home early. If they fail, they face the penalty. Let's see who has the stomach to take on a massive breakfast feast.

#8 - The Empty Head Avengers Competition

Season 2025 - Episode 757 - Aired 6/22/2025

This week, the cast hosts the Empty Head Avengers Competition to find out who's the smartest and the most clueless among Song Ji Hyo, Yang Se Chan, Choi Daniel, and Ji Ye Eun. Meanwhile, the remaining four Brainiacs will place bets using special summer-themed betting money. It's a fierce contest within teams, where every point counts. Only the top scorers will boost their odds of escaping the final penalty. How will the Empty Heads rank?

#9 - Veterans in the City

Season 2025 - Episode 756 - Aired 6/15/2025

Kim Ah Young is back to stir up the hearts of Se Chan and Daniel in this summer-themed race all about Incheon, Korea's first city to embrace Western culture. Each of the three levels of cards, gold, silver, and bronze, will have five cards, which only contain one, two, and three factual real cards, respectively, that will determine the prize level they can win. Three teams will race to find the real cards to win the prize, while those who get it wrong will face the penalty.

#10 - Road Trips as Drawn

Season 2025 - Episode 755 - Aired 6/8/2025

This week, the cast goes on a Drawing Road Trip, where Jae Seok's drawings determine their fate. With only five seconds to draw, Jae Seok's drawings must be good enough for random people to guess the location correctly to move on to the next spot. They must reach a total of three destinations by 4 p.m. If they don't complete the mission on time, they will go on the terrifying Gyro Swing ride as a team penalty before they go home. Will they make it?

#11 - I'm Going to Vote

Season 2025 - Episode 754 - Aired 6/1/2025

Lee Seung Hyub of N.Flying and actress Park Ji Hu join the cast at a vibrant amusement park in Chuncheon for the Spring Voting Race. Over three intense rounds, members face different voting methods, each offering unique benefits to the winners. But with every vote, the stakes grow, and those who lose must endure penalty missions. As pressure mounts and the final penalty looms, tensions rise, and strategies clash. Who will survive the race without facing the penalty?

#12 - The Eye-Catching Running Family

Season 2025 - Episode 753 - Aired 5/25/2025

It's May, Family Month, and MIYEON and SOYEON of i-dle join the cast for a playful race packed with secret missions and quick-witted challenges at locations fit for the holidays celebrated in the month. The members and guests who successfully carry out their required actions will get rewarded, while those who fail will face a penalty. Who has the wits and brains to crack the missions and gain the advantage?

#13 - Territorial Expansion of Killers

Season 2025 - Episode 752 - Aired 5/11/2025

The long-standing turf war between the Locust Gang and the Tiger Gang is finally ending. Son Ho Jun and Yoo Seung Ho join the cast as special guests in this week's explosive race of Territorial Expansion of Killers. Multiple battlegrounds await, with the victorious gang claiming the spoils of each turf. Meanwhile, the losers must endure harsh penalties. Who will conquer and who will fall?

#14 - The More you Shoot, The More you Succeed

Season 2025 - Episode 751 - Aired 5/4/2025

A buzzworthy investor in Pocheon announces a massive funding opportunity, enticing Running Man startup CEOs to gather to this week's The More you Shoot, The More you Succeed Race in Pocheon. While visiting Korean Heritage sites across Pocheon, they compete for stamps and clues that will give them the edge to entice investments. The two teams that land an investment contract get to go home earlier, while the other teams face the penalty.

#15 - A Good Day to be Solo

Season 2025 - Episode 750 - Aired 4/27/2025

KAI and Kim Ah Young join this week's A Good Day To Be Solo. In honor of Black Day, when singles celebrate with jjajangmyeon, the cast and guests must team up into couples, no matter gender. But staying single is the ultimate mission. Couples rack up penalty badges and edge closer to defeat. Who will dodge the penalties, stay solo, and seize the final prize?

#16 - Resolve to Part Ways with 2024

Season 2025 - Episode 734 - Aired 1/5/2025

On today's Running Man, under the theme of "Decision to Leave 2024," actor Kang Hoon returns after five months as the cast shares items they want to leave behind from 2024. Haha blames snacks for his weight struggles, Ye Eun jokes about her scale and weight, Jae Seok reminisces about an old belt from the 2000s, and Jong Kook vents about a broken electric bike.

#17 - Determination to Drive

Season 2025 - Episode 748 - Aired 4/13/2025

Ye Eun gets behind the wheel to turn her novice driving skills into expert ones. After a gauntlet of driving lessons thrown by Jae Seok, Jong Kook, and Daniel, her mission is to pick up the other remaining members scattered about the city. Will Ye Eun make it through the journey as she navigates the streets with unrelenting backseat drivers driving her mad? Let's find out!

#18 - He Said We're New Family

Season 2025 - Episode 747 - Aired 4/6/2025

The Running Man cast welcomes Choi Daniel to the family as a rented member in this week's Let There Be a New Family Race. The cast scrambles to get the welcome celebrations in order and even gives him a surprise visit. Little does he know a hidden mission in the visit will determine the race's budget and how the race will pan out. What events and hidden missions will Daniel encounter?

#19 - How a Giant Snake Becomes a Dragon

Season 2025 - Episode 746 - Aired 3/30/2025

This week on Yimugi Becomes a Dragon Race, BTOB's Yuk Seong Jae and WJSN's Kim Ji Yeon join as special guests. Across Seoul, magical pearls of various ranks, sizes, and shapes, lost by nine yimugis, are scattered, waiting to be found. In teams of two, they must track down and collect these pearls to amass the highest magic pearl level and claim victory. But teamwork alone won't be enough. Each person must also secure a pearl for themselves to escape the penalty.

#20 - Recharge After Work

Season 2025 - Episode 745 - Aired 3/23/2025

Eun Chae and Sakura from LE SSERAFIM join the cast as special guests for The Going Home in Order of Charging Race. The goal? Leave work on time, but there's a catch. Their phones are dead, and the only way to charge them is to win challenges. Making the final call to the boss lets them clock out, and the last team to succeed faces dreaded overtime. With outdated phones, tangled chargers, and high-stakes missions, will the phones power up for them so they can escape the office on time?

#21 - Going Up the TV Rating Notice

Season 2025 - Episode 744 - Aired 3/16/2025

Get ready for a fresh twist on Running Man's TV rating notice for 2025! The cast heads to the mountains to capture a stunning spring view this year, but the journey to the perfect shot won't be as picturesque. Their stamina will wane, their egos will bruise, and tempers will flare as they battle missions to shorten their climb. Struggling in less-than-ideal hiking gear, the members face grueling terrain, pushing their physical and mental limits. Let's see if they make it to the top.

#22 - 2025 Running Cup Championship

Season 2025 - Episode 743 - Aired 3/9/2025

Heo Kyeong Hwan and national short-track speed skating gold medalists Park Ji Won and Jang Sung Woo join the cast in the 2025 Running Cup Championship Race. Sponsorship is key to winning the race, and there are plenty to choose from. However, only some have high-star ratings, and only some provide race perks. The more stars the team collects, the higher the chance to win the race. Which team will get the sponsorship to win?

#23 - My Perfect Consumption

Season 2025 - Episode 742 - Aired 3/2/2025

Choi Daniel and Kim Ah Young join the cast in this week's My Perfect Spending Race to try and revive the economy. They get a whopping three thousand dollars to spend as their allowance, which is a first-ever. However, if they don't spend all the money at the location of their missions, it gets added to the penalty balance. The higher their penalty balance, the more members will face the penalty. How much money will they spend?

#24 - SOS Critical Cleanup Zone

Season 2025 - Episode 741 - Aired 2/23/2025

Last week's tip given by the cast sets the stage for this week's SOS Heavy Cleaning Zone Race at Kim Jong Kook's house! They are off to his house to see if what they said is true and try to find a means of bringing it up to living standards. Luckily, it's not all trash. Surprisingly, it's a treasure trove of goods, and the items will be up for grabs through missions for the members to take home. In return, Jong Kook gets a chance at winning a big prize. Will they succeed in turning his house around?

#25 - The Don't Go Family

Season 2025 - Episode 740 - Aired 2/16/2025

Rising star Joo Jong Hyuk and Kim Si Eun, the famous number 95 of the "Squid Game," are here as this week's guests for the family lookalike-themed Family in Joy and Sorrow Race. Three family teams of lookalikes will compete in missions to withdraw money from the other families' accounts. The family with the most money at the end of the race will win a prize, and the lowest amount will face a penalty. Who will face the penalty?