List of Running Man episodes (2025)

List of Running Man episodes
No. of episodes	11
Release
Original network	SBS
Original release	January 5, 2025 (2025-01-05) – present
Season chronology
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List of episodes

This is a list of episodes of the South Korean variety show Running Man in 2025. The show airs on SBS as part of their Good Sunday lineup.

Episodes

List of episodes broadcast in 2025 (734–)

Ep.	Airdate	Title	Guest(s)	Teams	Mission	Results	Ref.
734 [A]	January 5, 2025 [B]	Resolve to Part Ways with 2024 (2024와 헤어질 결심)	Kang Hoon	Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Ji Ye-eun) Suk-jin's Team (Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Kang Hoon)	Keep moving your items to someone else's box to win the prizes.	There are no winners. Yoo Jae-suk and Yang Se-chan chose Kim Jong-kook to write a letter and buy a gift for the owner of the items in their boxes as penalty, with the penalty gifts and letters will be revealed next episode. (see the next episode below.)	[1]
735 [C] [D]	January 12, 2025	The Lucky 2025 (운 타는 2025)	No guest	Green Team (Yoo Jae-suk) Blue Team (Haha, Yang Se-chan) Orange Team (Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo) Pink Team (Kim Jong-kook, Ji Ye-eun)	Defeat the other team.	Previous Mission's Penalty:Yoo Jae-suk receive his own letter and a christmas music box gift for himself. Kim Jong-kook write letters and bought gifts: a hat for Ji Suk-jin, a box of soju for Song Ji-hyo and a beanie hat and the soccer shoes for Kang Hoon. Yang Se-chan receive his own letter and luxury belt while also writes letters and bought gifts: the designer underwear for Haha and a muffler for Ji Ye-eun. Result: The mission was won by Green Team and Orange Team. Haha and Yang Se-chan receive the gold prize while Ji Suk-jin and Song Ji-hyo each receive a box of seasonal fruits. Through a game of luck, Haha and Ji Ye-eun receive the whipped cream penalty.
736 [E]	January 19, 2025	Team Kill Not Sorry (팀킬이라 지송합니다)	Choi Daniel Jeon So-min Kim Ha-yun Park Hye-jeong	MC Yoo (Yoo Jae-suk) Haha Team (Haha, Yang Se-chan, Ji Ye-eun, Choi Daniel, Jeon So-min) Jong Kook Team (Kim Jong-kook, Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Kim Ha-yun, Park Hye-jeong)	Without hitting your name behind the balloon by Yoo Jae-suk's dart to avoid the penalty.	The mission was won by Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Ha-yun and Park Hye-jeong. Kim Ha-yun and Park Hye-jeong each receive the fruit and Korean pork gift set. Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Ji Ye-eun, Choi Daniel and Jeon So-min receive the water cannon penalty.	[2]
737 [F]	January 26, 2025	The Blessed Gods Ratio Part.3 (복스러운 갓성비 3탄)	No guest	Teams: (Yoo Jae-suk & Ji Ye-eun) (Haha & Ji Suk-jin) (Song Ji-hyo & Yang Se-chan) Solo: (Kim Jong-kook)	Either complete the words "Blue Snake" or obtain the word "Snake" to avoid penalty.	The mission was won by Haha, who complete the words "Blue Snake", and Yoo Jae-suk who obtain the word "Snake". Haha receive a box of fruit gift set that he choose. Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan and Ji Ye-eun had to make a snake lucky bag after filming as a penalty.
738	February 2, 2025	The Person Who Laughs in Paradise (낙원에서 웃는 자)	Kyuhyun (Super Junior) Lee Seok-hoon (SG Wannabe) Park Eun-tae  [ ko ]	RC Car to Paradise: Glasses Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Lee Seok-hoon) Sister Team (Song Ji-hyo, Ji Ye-eun, Park Eun-tae) Remained Team (Kim Jong-kook, Yang Se-chan, Kyuhyun) First Paradise/Inferno Teams: Paradise Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Ji Ye-eun, Kyuhyun, Park Eun-tae) Inferno Team (Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Ji Suk-jin, Lee Seok-hoon) The One Who Sings the Correct Answer: Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Ji Ye-eun, Kyuhyun) Suk-jin Team (Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Lee Seok-hoon, Park Eun-tae) Second Paradise/Inferno Teams: Paradise Team (Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Lee Seok-hoon, Park Eun-tae) Inferno Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Ji Ye-eun, Kyuhyun) Relay Race to Escape Inferno: Yellow Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Park Eun-tae) Pink Team (Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Ji Ye-eun, Kyuhyun, Lee Seok-hoon)	Obtain the most tickets to win the race.	The Mission was won by Yoo Jae-suk with 11 tickets. Yoo Jae-suk, along with Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan and Kyuhyun, who received the Shredded Paper Shower penalty, each received a box of honey. Through game of luck, Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Ji Ye-eun and Park Eun-tae each received the water shower, with Lee Seok-hoon received black ink shower instead. Penalty: Shredded Paper Shower (Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Kyuhyun) Water Shower (Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Ji Ye-eun, Park Eun-tae) Black Ink Shower (Lee Seok-hoon)	[3]
739 [G]	February 9, 2025	The Chaotic Life of Slaves (혼돈의 노비생활)	No guest	Yoo Jae-suk as Bucktooth Haha as Dullard Ji Suk-jin as Floret Kim Jong-kook as April Song Ji-hyo as Brainiac Yang Se-chan as Dog Turd Ji Ye-eun as Hunchback	Finish the errands that were given by master before 4 PM to get off work early.	Mission Accomplished. Since the members finished the errands exactly 10 minutes before 4 PM, they can get off work early.	[4]
740 [H]	February 16, 2025	The Don't Go Family (돈고돈락 패밀리)	Joo Jong-hyuk Kim Si-eun	Jae-suk Family (Yoo Jae-suk, Yang Se-chan, Joo Jong-hyuk) Haha Family (Haha, Ji Ye-eun, Kim Si-eun) Suk-jin Family (Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo)	Have the most money on their debit card to avoid penalty.	The Mission was won by Jae-suk Family, who had ₩425,000 in their debit card, that was used to buy the expensive whiskey prize that they choose. Through the game of luck, Haha and Kim Si-eun received the whipped cream penalty.	[5]
741 [I] [J]	February 23, 2025	SOS The Cleanup Code: Heroes on Call (SOS 중증정리구역)	No guest	No teams	Help Kim Jong-kook clean his house and obtain the items that were chosen with his permission.	Mission Accomplished. Kim Jong-kook received ₩ 2,000,000 worth of housewarming party gift certificate from Production Team. Through the Running Man ball, Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan and Ji Ye-eun each choose the items that they wanted respectively. Items that the member choose: Ji Suk-jin - Dior Shoes [K] Song Ji-hyo - Yeezy slide slippers Yang Se-chan - Headphone Ji Ye-eun - Stüssy sweatshirt
742 [L]	March 2, 2025	Love Consumption (나의 완벽한 소비)	Choi Daniel Kim Ah-young		Spend all the money.	There are no winners, with the total of their remained balance of ₩ 1,697,260. Through game of luck, Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Yang Se-chan and Kim Ah-young were exempted from the penalty. Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Ji Ye-eun and Choi Daniel, whose penalty balls are drawn, had to give the seaweed to the citizens after the filming as a penalty.	[6]
743	March 9, 2025	2025 Running Backup Championship (2025 런닝 후원선수권 대회)	Heo Kyung-hwan Jang Seong-woo  [ ko ] Park Ji-won	Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Heo Kyung-hwan, Park Ji-won) Jong-kook's Team (Kim Jong-kook, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Ji Ye-eun, Jang Seong-woo)	Have the highest amount of stars on their team to avoid penalty.	The mission was won by Jae-suk Team with the total of 50 stars. Yang Se-chan and Heo Kyung-hwan and Park Ji-won, who were the top 3 of their team, each receive a korean beef set prize. Haha, Ji Suk-jin and Ji Ye-eun, who were on the bottom 3 of their team, had to do lunges while going to their cars under the supervision of Kim Jong Kook, Jang Seong-woo and Park Ji-won as a penalty.	[7]
744 [M]	March 16, 2025	Going Up the TV Rating Notice (연령 '고지 상승')	No guest	No teams	TBA	TBA

Upcoming episode

List of upcoming episodes scheduled to be broadcast in 2025

Ep.	Airdate	Title	Guest(s)	Teams	Mission	Ref.
745	March 23, 2025	Recharge After Work (퇴근은 충전순)	Hong Eun-chae Sakura (Le Sserafim)	TBA	TBA	[8]

Viewership

Running Man : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

2025		Episode number
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	734-746	921	991	983	866	1056	995	1057	1119	1044	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
	747-759	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
	760-772	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
	773-785	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		Nielsen Korea
		Nationwide	Seoul
734	January 5, 2025	4.0% (11th)	4.6% (10th)
735	January 12, 2025	4.3% (12th)	4.8% (9th)
736	January 19, 2025	4.5% (10th)	5.3% (7th)
737	January 26, 2025	3.8%(14th)	4.3%(11th)
738	February 2, 2025	4.6% (12th)	5.0% (9th)
739	February 9, 2025	4.4% (13th)	5.0% (7th)
740	February 16, 2025	4.4% (11th)	4.9% (8th)
741	February 23, 2025	4.9%(9th)	5.6%(6th)
742	March 2, 2025	4.5% (10th)	5.3% (7th)
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Notes

1. Kang Hoon returns in this episode.
2. This episode was originally scheduled to aired on December 29, 2024, but later was cancelled and postponed until January 5, 2025, due to the Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash incident.
3. New Year Special.
4. Special appearance by Kang Hoon via archive recording.
5. Jeon So-min returns in this episode as a guest after leaving Running Man
6. Lunar New Year Special.
7. Special Appearance by Robert Pattinson.
8. This episode teasing the topic for next week episode.
9. Former Running Man PD Choi Bo-Pil was mentioned in this episode in 2 and a half years since his last appearance.
10. Ji Suk-jin's Birthday was celebrated in this episode.
11. The Dior shoes was originally a gift that Former Running Man PD Choi Bo-pil gave to Kim Jong-kook after he sang the song at Bo-pil's wedding.
12. Brief appearance by Chanyeol (EXO).
13. TV Rating Notice Special.

References

1. Lee, Soo-jin (December 3, 2024). 강훈, ‘런닝맨’서 ‘월요커플’ 지예은과 재회한다… “다음주 촬영” [공식] [Kang Hoon, Reunites with 'Monday Couple' Ji Ye-eun on 'Running Man'... "Filming Next Week" [Official]]. 일간스포츠 (in Korean). Retrieved December 3, 2024.
2. Kim, Chae-yeon (December 30, 2024). [단독] 전소민, 눈물의 하차 1년만 ‘런닝맨’ 뜬다..新멤버 지예은 첫 대면 [[Exclusive] Jeon So-min, returns to 'Running Man' after a year of tearful departure... First meeting with new member Ji Ye-eun]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved December 30, 2024.
3. Son, Bong-seok (January 31, 2025). 뮤지컬 ‘웃는 남자’ 박은태 이석훈 규현, ‘런닝맨’ 출연! [Musical 'The Man Who Laughs' Park Eun-tae, Lee Seok-hoon, and Kyuhyun to appear on 'Running Man'!]. Sports trends (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2025.
4. Yoon, Sung-yeol (January 20, 2025). [단독]'미키 17' 로버트 패틴슨 '런닝맨' 출연 확정..내달 9일 방송 [[Exclusive] 'Mickey 17' Robert Pattinson confirmed to appear on 'Running Man'.. Broadcast on the 9th of next month]. StarNews (in Korean). Retrieved January 20, 2025.
5. Kang, Seon-ae (February 14, 2025). 주종혁X김시은, '도플갱어' 양세찬X지예은 만난다…'런닝맨' 출격 [Joo Jong-hyuk X Kim Si-eun, 'doppelgangers' Yang Se-chan X Ji Ye-eun meet... Appearing on 'Running Man']. SBS Entertainment News (in Korean). Retrieved February 14, 2025.
6. Lee, Chang-gyu (February 17, 2025). [단독] '예능 블루칩' 최다니엘·김아영, '유라인' 탑승? '런닝맨' 재출격 [[Exclusive] 'Entertainment Blue Chips' Choi Daniel and Kim A-young, Boarding 'Yoo-Line'? Re-entering 'Running Man']. Export News (in Korean). Retrieved February 17, 2025.
7. Kim, Chae-yeon (February 25, 2025). [단독] 하얼빈 여운 ‘런닝맨’에서 느낀다..‘쇼트 金’ 박지원·장성우 출격 [[Exclusive] Harbin Asian Winter Games feel in 'Running Man'..'Short Gold' Park Ji-won and Jang Seong-woo appear]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved February 25, 2025.
8. Kim, Sun-woo (March 10, 2025). [단독]르세라핌 사쿠라·홍은채, '런닝맨' 뜬다…오늘(10일) 녹화 [[Exclusive] LE SSERAFIM Sakura and Hong Eun-chae, 'Running Man' appears... Filming today (10th)]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved March 10, 2025.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)