List of Running Man international episodes

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Running Man Cast in Malaysia for the 2014 Running Man Fan Meeting; from left to right: Haha, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo, Kim Jong-kook, and Ji Suk-jin Running Man Fan Meeting Asia Tour 2014 Season 2.jpg
Running Man Cast in Malaysia for the 2014 Running Man Fan Meeting; from left to right: Haha, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo, Kim Jong-kook, and Ji Suk-jin

In November 2011, the rights to air the show was sold to nine areas in Asia, namely Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Cambodia, and Malaysia, proving Running Man's rise in popularity as a Hallyu program. [1] In January 2013, SBS announced Running Man in Asia as one of the big projects of 2013. Producer Jo Hyo-jin stated that the program would be touring two countries in Asia in the first half of 2013. The program has previously travelled to Thailand, China, and Hong Kong for filming. Jo Hyo-jin has also mentioned interests raised by Singaporean television stations in purchasing the Running Man format, [2] which reiterated Running Man's popularity in Asia. [3]

Producer Im Hyung-taek confirmed that the program would be filming in Macau, China and Hanoi, Vietnam in early February, [4] and the respective episodes were aired on television in late February and early March. In February 2014, Jo Hyo-jin announced that the program was invited by the Australian Tourist Commission to film in Australia, and did so in mid-February which aired in March. [5] [6]

A spin-off of Running Man, titled Keep Running , was announced in May 2014. The spin-off, which is the Chinese version of Running Man was scheduled to air in the fourth quarter of 2014 on Zhejiang Television. Cast from the Korean version will participate in the Chinese version as well. The spin-off was a success, and currently the show has aired its 10th season (in 2025). There was also an Indonesian adaptation of the show, titled Mission X , following a similar format on the show, with the exception that the members would using armbands, and the games would be played just for fun rather than playing it to win the prize. [7]

International episodes

The popularity of Running Man throughout Asia provided the opportunity to take the show outside of South Korea. Running Man has traveled to various countries including China, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, Indonesia, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates. International episodes are notable for their ability to draw large groups of fans to mission venues.

Episode(s)Airdate(s)Location(s)Guest(s)Notes
50 –51July 3 –10, 2011 Thailand Kim Min-jung —
61 –62September 18 –25, 2011 Beijing, China Kang Ji-young (Kara)Kang Ji-young appeared as substitute for Song Jihyo in episode 61.
72 – 73December 11 –18, 2011 Hong Kong Jung Yong-hwa (CNBLUE)—
97June 3, 2012 Thailand Park Ji-sung
IU
IU missed half of the episode due to schedule conflicts, and Yoo Jae-suk had to leave early due to schedule conflicts as well.
133February 17, 2013 Macau, China Han Hye-jin Kim Jong Kook missed half of the episode due to ankle injury
134, 136February 24, March 10, 2013 Vietnam
154July 14, 2013 Shanghai, China Koo Ja-cheol
188 –189, 191March 9 –16, March 30, 2014 Australia Kim Woo-bin Song Ji-hyo did not appear in episode 188 due to schedule conflicts.
200June 15, 2014 Indonesia Park Ji-sung —
212September 7, 2014 Taiwan Ailee Only Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Suk-jin, Lee Kwang-soo, Ji Chang-wook, Lee Sung-jae, and Skull appeared in the Taiwan section. Song Eun-yi originally was supposed to appear as well, but eventually did not due to schedule conflicts. [8]
234February 15, 2015 Hong Kong
Thailand 		Fei (Miss A)Certain parts of the episode. [9]
283 –284January 24 –31, 2016 Shanghai, China Ji So-yun —
289 –290March 6 –13, 2016 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Jung Il-woo
347 –348April 23 –30, 2017 Osaka, Japan
Taipei, Taiwan 		Jang Do-yeon Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, and Jeon So-min appeared in the Osaka section of the episode while Haha, Song Ji-hyo, and Yang Se-chan appeared in the Taipei section of the episode.
351 –352May 21 –28, 2017 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Vladivostok, Russia 		No guests Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo, and Jeon So-min appeared in the Mongolia section of the episode while Kim Jong-kook, Haha, Lee Kwang-soo, and Yang Se-chan appeared in the Russia section of the episode.
353 –355June 4 –18, 2017 Yokohama, Japan
Yamanashi, Japan
Tokyo, Japan 		Jung Hye-sung Jung Hye-sung only appeared in episode 355.
369 –371September 24 –October 8, 2017 Yogyakarta, Indonesia No guests Only Lee Kwang-soo and Jeon So-min appeared in the Indonesia section of the episode.
378 –379November 26 –December 3, 2017 Darwin, Australia
Queenstown, New Zealand 		Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Lee Kwang-soo, and Jeon So-min appeared in the Australia section of the episode while Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo and Yang Se-chan appeared in the New Zealand section of the episode.
390 –392March 4, 2018 –March 18, 2018 Okinawa, Japan
Tsushima Island, Japan
Thailand 		Heo Kyung-hwan Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Jeon So-min and Heo Kyung-hwan appeared in the Okinawa section of the episodes while Haha, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo and Lee Sang-yeob appeared in the Tsushima Island section of the episodes. Kim Jong-kook, Yang Se-chan, Son Na-eun, Shorry J and Yoo Byung-jae appeared in the Thailand section of the episodes.
399 –400May 6, 2018 –May 13, 2018 Hong Kong Hong Jin-young Only Yoo Jae-suk, Jeon So-min, Yang Se-chan and Kang Han-na appeared in the Hong Kong section of the episode.
406 –408June 9, 2018 –June 12, 2018 England, UK
Switzerland 		Only Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin, Lee Kwang-soo, Jeon So-min, Lee Da-hee and Lee Sang-yeob appeared in the UK section of the episodes. Only Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Hong Jin-young and Kang Han-na appeared in the Switzerland section of the episodes.
428 –431November 26, 2018 –November 27, 2018 Hong Kong No guests Only Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Suk-jin and Jeon So-min appeared in the Hong Kong section of the episodes.
650 –651April 16, 2023 –April 23, 2023 Metro Manila, Philippines Manny Pacquiao Manny Pacquiao and Ryan Bang appeared as guests in Episode 651 only.
680 –681November 19, 2023 –November 26, 2023 Singapore Hong Jin-ho —

References

  1. ↑ ⟨런닝맨⟩ 대만•태국•중국•일본 등 亞 9개국 수출... "한류 예능으로 우뚝" (in Korean). SBS Entertainment News. November 10, 2011. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ '런닝맨' 조PD, 상반기 아시아 레이스 추진한다 (in Korean). OSEN. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ "런닝맨 해외인기 한류아이돌 능가" 제작진도 놀랐다 (in Korean). Newsen. February 8, 2013. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ 런닝맨 마카오 하노이 떠난다 "보안상 극비촬영" (in Korean). Newsen. January 30, 2013. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  5. ↑ "'Running Man' to Continue the Chase in Australia" '런닝맨', 호주 간다..PD "새로운 그림 담을것" (in Korean). Star News. February 5, 2014. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Running Man Going To Australia". MWAVE. February 6, 2014. Archived from the original on February 16, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  7. ↑ '런닝맨' 중국판 제작확정…中 절강위성 우선 협상 (in Korean). TV Report. May 30, 2014. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  8. ↑ Lee, James (August 5, 2014). "Korean variety/game show 'Running Man' to shoot in Taiwan: official". Central News Agency . Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  9. ↑ Park, Ji-ryun (February 3, 2015). "′Running Man′ Confirms 2PM′s Taecyeon, miss A′s Fei, Shoo, Yeon Jung Hoon and More for Lunar New Year Special". Mwave . Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
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