The WORST episodes of Running Man
Every episode of Running Man ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Running Man!
Teams of celebrities scramble to complete various challenges around well-known locations in South Korea's long-running variety show.
#1 - 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.
#2 - The Seniority War of the Youngest Members
Season 2022 - Episode 587 - Aired 1/9/2022
The seniority war of the youngest members begins between Se Chan and So Min, and the members and the production crews choose who's last in the hierarchy. The rest of the members buy ballots with the coins they gain from playing games and pick a member who will be the last one in everything. Who will be the youngest member in 2022?
#3 - 2022 New Year's Fortune Loan Ⅱ
Season 2022 - Episode 586 - Aired 1/2/2022
With So Min’s talents in fortune-telling, she organizes a consultation to see what lies ahead of each member in 2022. However, it turns out the consultation isn’t free. The members now have to play and win games in order to get discounts on their fees. So Min even endures one of the worst nightmares that can happen to a Running Man member. Stay tuned and find out if they manage to pay all the amounts due.
#4 - 2022 New Year's Fortune Loan
Season 2021 - Episode 585 - Aired 12/26/2021
Team Jong Kook and Team Jae Seok have to cook three dishes with the eggs they have stolen from each other. They have to finish the cooking mission no matter what to win the race. Meanwhile, we have the behind-the-scenes of the members at the Entertainment Awards, and to celebrate the year 2022, they have their fortune read as well.
#5 - Wise Year-End Party
Season 2021 - Episode 584 - Aired 12/19/2021
The members are ready to celebrate the year-end party with Chung Hwa, Do Kwon, and Young Ji, who brought great honor to Running Man this year. They prepare special performances and even cook for the party dishes on their own. However, they only have limited amounts of ingredients, and a war begins to steal them from each other. Will they be able to enjoy a peaceful year-end party?
#6 - Suk Jin's Cells
Season 2021 - Episode 583 - Aired 12/12/2021
Seok Jin is well known for his gullible personality. In today’s episode, the members become his cells and help him make the right choice during his busy schedule as a superstar. His cells need to persuade him to choose their suggestion and earn Gullible Coins to win the race. Let’s find out how Seok Jin will survive today with his adorable cells!
#7 - Yang Se Chan the Good Son
Season 2021 - Episode 582 - Aired 12/5/2021
Se Chan's birthday is coming up, and his variety show parents are here to throw him a fancy birthday party. He wants to become a perfect son for his variety show parents by treating them with allowance. However, they do not even hesitate to stab him in the back, as they are blinded by the money and prize they will get from the race. Stay tuned to find out who wins the race!
#8 - End-of-Century Prophets
Season 2021 - Episode 581 - Aired 11/28/2021
A long time ago, Nostradamus, a reputed seer, once predicted that the world will end in 1999. With only a few days left of the year 1999, the members gather to fight against the resistance, Nostra and Damus. SAN of ATEEZ, Jin Ji Hee, and Arin of OH MY GIRL will support the members, but no one knows exactly who the resistance is. They will just have to find out. Stay tuned!
#9 - 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!
#10 - 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!
#11 - My Money Naesan Running Mountaineering Association
Season 2021 - Episode 578 - Aired 11/7/2021
Jang Hyuk, today’s special guest, joins the members for My Alpine Club Race. They are informed that they will be going on hiking, and as expected, Seok Jin doesn’t fail to disappoint the crew with his weird fashion. Meanwhile, the members are told that they will have to pay for their own expenses except for the chosen few. The struggle to become the minority begins.
#12 - Bad Luck Mansion
Season 2021 - Episode 577 - Aired 10/31/2021
Joon Ho invites the members to his huge mansion to have the Mansion of Misfortune Race and gain good energy from Running Man team. They start the race with a bag of chocolates, and the winner will be decided by the number of chocolates they gain from each race. Will he be able to win the race and become the icon of promise? Stay tuned to find out!
#13 - Golden Ratio
Season 2021 - Episode 576 - Aired 10/24/2021
The members welcome Yeji, Luda, BIBI, and MC Minzy to the show, and they prepare to compete in the Golden Ratio Race. The race will consist of many games, and the last one seems a bit tricky. As seen in “Squid Game”, two teams must walk across a bridge of either wooden floors or Styrofoam floors. However, Ji Hyo seems to be pretty good at the game and surprises others. Stay tuned!
#14 - Squid Game
Season 2021 - Episode 575 - Aired 10/17/2021
The members are invited to play in the Webfoot Octopus Game, and they must decide whether they will participate in this high-stake game with 3,000 dollars of prize money. While some struggle to survive on their own, others work in groups to eliminate others. Who’s going to be the final survivor? Stay tuned to find out.
#15 - To Become Italian Gentlemen, Elegant Road of Western Dishes
Season 2021 - Episode 574 - Aired 10/10/2021
It’s finally the last round of the Fierce Transfer Race. This time, the players are given a huge volleyball to compete against the opponent team on a court prepared in a swimming pool. Meanwhile, the Running Man members hold a special event to test each other’s guts whether they can admit to something they would want to hide for the rest of their lives.
#16 - Key (Height) Point - The Modeling World
Season 2022 - Episode 588 - Aired 1/16/2022
In this week's episode, the members are all dressed up in trendy outfits to welcome the most iconic fashion models to Running Man. The members and the guests are sorted into teams according to their height, and the race is about earning points to gain either shoe lifts or blocks to climb up higher than other teams.
#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.
#18 - Gym Revival Project, Trainer Jong Kook and National Team
Season 2021 - Episode 571 - Aired 9/19/2021
Trainer Kook, one of the celebrities who enjoy working out, finds his gym on the verge of going bankrupt. In order to recover from the difficult situation, he invites other members to join him at the gym. As expected, none of the members are serious about the gym or the workout, and even Jong Kook finds it difficult to keep them under control.
#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.
#20 - Couple Race, You Raise a Man Up
Season 2021 - Episode 569 - Aired 9/5/2021
In today’s episode, Yoon Si Yoon, Park Ki Woong, and Ahn Hee Yeon join the show to compete in the You Raise a Man Up Race. With Jong Kook’s being the strongest of them all, the members and even the guests try to put a stop to his winning streak. Just when everyone thought it would be impossible to tame Jong Kook and his wildness, one of the guests manages to drag him down.
#21 - 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!
#22 - Team Choosing Race: Young-ji VS Young-ji
Season 2021 - Episode 567 - Aired 8/22/2021
In today’s episode, rapper Lee Young Ji and Hur Young Ji of KARA join other members in a race to lead their team to victory. With each Young Ji being the team leader, two teams make their utmost efforts to win each mission. However, the points are given to the team leaders first before they are distributed to the members, and this is where the members start to bear a grudge against their team leaders. Stay tuned!
#23 - Choose The Fate From Your Own Hands: The First Filial Piety Shooting Operation
Season 2021 - Episode 566 - Aired 8/15/2021
The staff decides to give the members a chance to earn cash according to their own choices so that they can spend time with their parents. However, the cash prizes also come at the risk of losing cash. The members can either choose the safe option to earn a moderate amount, or they can choose a riskier option for higher compensation that also has a chance of losing cash. As the race progresses, more complicated options are revealed to the members.
#24 - The Strange Family Photo Race
Season 2021 - Episode 563 - Aired 7/11/2021
It’s been 11 years since the first episode of Running Man, and the penalty continues to threaten the members. In today’s episode, the members are divided into three groups and will compete for one of the seven roles in a family photo. Knowing that some roles might be tedious and humiliating, members do not hesitate to deceive one another. Even Ji Hyo, who’s been honest and straightforward, decides to act for her own good this time. Stay tuned!
#25 - 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.