The Big Running Man Awards 2016 (Nominees)

The Big Running Man Awards 2016 

Qualifying episodes: Episode 281 to 331

안녕하세요! 

So to recap on 2016, which seriously, wtf 2016?! With everything that happened, you took Alan Rickman, gave us Trump, gave us Brexit, AND NOW YOU TAKE RUNNING MAN ?! Have you got no shame 2016?? /sigh.

I'm sorry this year has been a truly terrible year. But, in line with Awards season that all Korean broadcasting stations are having, I decided to have one myself. *hair flip*

LOL. All jokes aside, this was just a recap on the episodes RM had this year.
Let me know if you agree or disagree! 

Best Episode:

1. 285 (Fifth Skills Assessment) 
2. 287 (Interns) 
3. 299 (Centre Race)
4. 296 (Sorry I love you 2)
5. 331 (Bad Santa Christmas)

Worst Episode:
There's a worst for every best, and that unfortunate episode goes to...

1. 309 (LKS Revenge)
2. 312 (Monthly Running Man)
3. 319 (Running Man Go)
4. 290 (Dubai 2)
5. 289 (Dubai 1)
6. 294 (Human vs Machine)

Best Monday Couple Moment:
Is this still a thing? Clearly not. /sobs

1. 288 (MC Date to Jeju)
2. 313 (MC team up)

Best Name-tag ripping game:

1. 314: KJK vs Gary vs Ha-neul

Best Concept:

1. 293 (Majority, Dangerous Unanimity) 
2. 299 (Centre Race) 
3. 285 (Fifth Skills Assessment) 
4. 331 (Bad Santa Christmas)

The wtf/huh/? award:
What happened to the "clamp down on cheating" mentioned in Episode 312?? There were supposed to be referees, but they weren't appearing anymore? Did they scrap the concept when PD Myuk step down?


Best loveline

1. Kim Jong-kook & Soo Ae
2. Lee Kwang-soo & Song Jieun
3. Kang Gary & Hyorin

Best Guest(s)

1. Cha Seung-won
2. Soo Ae
3. Lee Kyung-kyu
4. Ha Jae-sook
5. Yoo Yul
6. D.O (EXO)

Worst Guest(s)

1. Shownu
2. Park Shin-hye
3. TWICE
4. Kim Ga-yeon

Bonus: Educational Ep: 320 (Acquire the consonants)

Saddest moment in RM: 
Gary's departure, without a doubt. 

Initially, this would have been true (given that I drafted this post since awhile back).
But now, it'll definitely be for the end of RM. While I agree, the past year have been lacking in many ways, along with the "characters" the members are supposed to put up. I mean, after 7 years, and multiple injuries, you cannot possibly still hope KJK or any others to put so much into this show. They need to live their lives after the show. So the rumours have been around that RM is dying a slow death, but RM Staff decided to go out with a self-destructive nuclear bomb which made everyone mad at them & love the members a hundred-fold more. 

Which I am now unsure if I'm thankful or pissed off. 



Anyway, the above is purely my opinion, if you have any other inputs or disagree with me, let me know in the comments below! 
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, everyone! 

Episode 331 to 335

Episode 335

Member's Week: Ji Suk Jin
Broadcast Date: 22 January 2017 (Sunday)
Film Date: 16 January 2017 (Monday)

Rating: *****

Guests: None (Ryu Soo Jeong)



I love this episode for everything it represented about JSJ. I loved it so much. From the "solitary" cell to the challenge, I loved every moment of this. He deserves this episode.

Episode 334

Member's Week: Kim Jong Kook
Broadcast Date: 15 January 2017 (Sunday)
Film Date: 03 January 2017 (Tuesday)

Rating: ***

Guests: None (Jung So Young as date)


I'm impressed they got a non-celebrity to agree to this & to go on such a public first date. Apparently she was sincere about the blind date even though she say she doesn't like celebrity? I think it's not funny but it's heart-warming. Which I thought RM should just define what they want to do. Seeing how this is the end, if you wanna do heart-warming, don't do it half-f*? All out make us cry please. It's great to watch KJK going on a "real" date. I'm leaving the quotes in because, tv. Just great if you love KJK, if not, don't bother.. But you'll still watch it lol.

Episode 333

Member's Week: Song Ji Hyo
Broadcast Date: 08 January 2017 (Sunday)
Film Date: 02 January 2017 (Monday)

Rating: ****

Guests: None


LOL. I loved every part of this, even when LKS was so thick-skinned UNTIL~.
So either all these while, JSJ was very good at acting that he "hated" his marriage, OR, they made him "pass" this BECAUSE of the rife it's caused in JSJ real marriage? Either way. JSJ in a VERY different light. Only removed one star cos of the sheep segment. Wasn't remotely funny, really. They could have cut of the sheep segment & extended the 미고사 session. 

With every episode now, I'm sad.. 고마워, members. I'm really going to miss you guys. TT

Episode 332

Running Man Ceremony 2017
Broadcast Date: 01 January 2017 (Sunday)
Film Date: 26 December 2016 (Monday)

Rating: ***

Guests: None, Kim Hwan as host


I love every start of the year episode, purely just from the fortune telling. 
Park Sung Joon fortune teller is just hilarious. LOL.

But honestly this round feels very "coincidental" that SJH and KJK has "good" fortunes and are "paired" together. Call me skeptical, but I think the staff is trying to put more "good" focus on them. You can tell SJH is still upset. She's not fully hundred percent into the filming. While KJK is doing well, but it's a big problem if SJH is going to continue like this. I understand fully that she's entitled to be upset and all, but if it really makes her this uncomfortable, maybe she shouldn't film anymore? Or give her a longer break to recover. It's not easy being in the limelight of such a scandal, more so when you're a strongly private person. She didn't have room to grief. 

Please SBS, fire that guy already. 

Episode 331

Bad Santa Christmas
Broadcast Date: 25 December 2016 (Sunday)
Film Date: 05 December 2016 (Monday)

Rating: *****

Guests: Kim So-hyun as Host


Merry Christmas 여러분!! 
This episode warms me up in so many ways, the fact that it focused on the interaction among the members, the fact they knew each other so well, and the fact that they simultaneously feel bad and went all out to bully each other. While it was obvious, I loved every minute of it. It warmed my heart so much, and the fact that their telepathy scared even themselves. Especially so since the scandal broke only AFTER they filmed this. For a short moment, I thought we'd have 7012 back again, but we all knew that wasn't going to happen. 

And are you kidding me with that apology RM staff? That's all you're going to do? There'd better be a bigger and better apology from SBS. (FIRING THE PD). 
Seriously. What's taking you guys so long?!

Anyway, please watch this episode, I loved it so much. Hope you do too! <3
Happy New Year guys!!

p.s. I'm in the middle of festivities and all, gifs will have to take awhile. 미안해

End of Running Man

안녕, I've been overseas for holidays for the past 11 days. 
Apologies for the delay in updates!

And as with Murphy's law, the scandal HAD to break while I was overseas.
Needless to say, I was glued to all the news I could get.

So a quick background till date on the scandal.

• It was announced that KJK and SJH are leaving RM, which was worded in such a way that everyone believed it was voluntary. (e.g. Gary) 

(I thought was suspicious that 2 members were announcing at the same time, but I took it nonetheless) Honestly, I love RM to the moon and back, but they are in dire need of a complete makeover, or a great big finale. Hence, I wasn't too upset by the news.

• It was announced that Kang Ho Dong was joining RM from 2017. 

Didn't know much about him..

• Then news broke that KJK and SJH was forced to leave RM and was only told when the media broke the news. 

At this point, I'm like surely this must be gossip, did the staff just offend the HUGE China fanbase KJK has and the HUGE male following SJH has?! But turns out, it was true. I can only shake my head while eating my exotic overseas lunch. Who on earth allowed this to happen and create such a huge debacle?! Seriously. Someone's getting fired. 

• Kang Ho Dong withdrew his appearance to RM 

LOL. You dead, bro. Someone in RM PD team had better work 48/7 to respond to what I assume to be FIRE rapid blame arrows. Good on KHD though, good on him.

• SBS staff held a meeting and publicly apologised to KJK and SJH 

Uh, please don't take us as idiots. Come up with a better response. 

• RM members held a meeting to discuss leaving RM altogether. 

I expected nothing less of the other members. They're family for Christ's sake. This has been a family YOU built over 7 years you dipshits SBS. -.- 

• SBS staff and RM members held a meeting to end RM in Feb 2017, with KJK and SJH back in RM. 

This is LITERALLY the ugliest ending you can possibly bring to RM. Like if you just ended it at ep 330 without explanation, it'll still be a better ending than THIS. Where in the world did you learn entertainment and relationship management?! From TRUMP!? -.- I can only imagine how AWKWARD the rest of the filming is going to be. Seriously. At least BBC fired Jeremy Clarkson because he sucker punched a staff. KJK and SJH (to my knowledge) did EVERYTHING for RM. Including injuring themselves. I really have no logical conclusion on how the scenario planning from your team could have allowed for this to happen. Was someone high when this happened?

You know, I hope this is all one giant joke to draw publicity to RM. But this is really bad press. And SBS isn't exactly the best station in Korea already. Please, someone, hire better people.

• SJH and KJK will donate all their appearance fees in RM henceforth. 

Literally everything they do henceforth will be worshipped, and nothing will be criticised.
(Maybe this was the plan?) - I'd like to think so.

But good on SJH and KJK. If not for the other members, if I were them, I'd refuse to film another episode with SBS. Seriously SBS, can you please WAKE THE F UP? 

• It's leaked that PD Gong Hee Chul was behind this debacle to begin with 

Finally someone we can burn on a stake.

While my love for RM started only in 2016, I know it's time to let go. The members are better off, they'll be happy, and we can re-watch RM to our hearts' content.


And I'll boycott all SBS shows from henceforth until they give a satisfactory response and apology service to KJK, SJH and the members.


p.s. please give me more time to update 329 & 330, I'm just recovering from my holiday.

All my love, Ella.