RUNNING MAN (TV SERIES)

Running Man

Genre : Game show, Variety show, Comedy

Created by : Jo Hyo-jin, Kim Joo-hyung, Im Hyung-taek

Directed by : Jung Chul-min, Lee Hwan-jin, Park Yong-woo

Starring : Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan

Country of origin : South Korea

Original language(s) : Korean

Production Producer(s) : Jung Chul-min, Lee Hwan-jin, Park Yong-woo

Location(s) : South Korea, Thailand, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Australia, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Japan, Mongolia, Russia

Camera setup : Multi-camera setup

Running time : 80-95 minutes per episode

Production company(s) : Urban Works Media, Distributor SBS

Release

Original network SBS

Picture format : HDTV 1080i

Audio format : Stereo, Dolby Digital

Original release : July 11, 2010 – Present

Chronology

Related shows : Good Sunday, Running Man China

Running Man is a South Korean variety show, forming part of SBS's Good Sunday lineup. It first aired on July 11, 2010.

Running Man was classified as an "urban action variety"; a genre of variety shows in an urban environment. The MCs and guests were to complete missions at a landmark to win the race. The show has since shifted to a more familiar reality-variety show concept focused on games. It has garnered attention as being the comeback program for Yoo Jae-suk, the main MC of the program, after leaving Good Sunday's Family Outing in February 2010.

The show has become popular in other parts of Asia, and has gained online popularity among Hallyu fans, having been fansubbed into various languages, such as English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, Malay, Indonesian, Burmese, Arabic, Russian, Turkish and Filipino.

The show has made it to the list of Business Insider's 20 TV Shows of 2016.

Since April 2017, Running Man is airing as the first part of Good Sunday at 4:50 pm KST and competing against KBS2's The Return of Superman and MBC's King of Mask Singer.Running Man previously aired at 6:25 pm KST on Sundays, as the second part of Good Sunday, airing after Flower Crew, competing against KBS2's 1 Night 2 Days and MBC's Secretly Greatly.

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