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Monday 26 December 2016

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! 

2 comments:

  1. One of my favorite guests was Lee Joon Gi! He was being so extra and seemed to be enjoying Running Man so much! At the end of the episode he asked to be invited to Running Man again... I expected to see him again (just like how the production team made the best out of Choi Min Soo sudden request of grasshopper hunting) but now that it's ending there's no way that will happen :(

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  2. i laughed really hard when you say thingd about what 2016 gave us :D RIP Alan Rickman ! at least we still got running man :))

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