Since 2017, Running Man has been initiating various long-term projects, which span over multiple episodes with a single objective, rather than the previous episodic format.
This is a Running Man project to celebrate the members hard work for more than seven years, which allow members to choose a theme for each week and allowed to construct the episode as they wish.
Episode(s) | Airdate(s) | Guest(s) | Notes |
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333 | January 8, 2017 | No guests | The first week was Song Ji-hyo's week and she decided to go on an MT Trip, but the PD put a twist and set it during the freezing cold weather. |
334 | January 15, 2017 | The second week was Kim Jong-kook's week, which he decided to leave his theme to the PD. So, the production staff decided to set a blind date for him. | |
335 | January 22, 2017 | The third week was Ji Suk-jin's week and he designed a special prison for the members with himself as the boss. In the end, the mission was to escape from prison and attend Ji Suk-jin's renewal vows ceremony with his wife. | |
336 | January 29, 2017 | Gary (Leessang) | The fourth week was Gary's week and he decided to hold the sixth "Best of the Best Match" episode, but as a twist, the members were not told who is the week's host and Gary's involvement in the episode. |
337 | February 5, 2017 | No guests | The fifth week was Haha's week and the producers prepared various missions where he had to keep making difficult choices. Eventually, the final mission was to prevent Haha from winning because the other members already prepared a surprise to congratulate Haha's second to-be-born son. |
339 | February 19, 2017 | Heo Kyung-hwan KCM Kim Won-hee Kim Yong-man Lee Chun-hee | The sixth week was Yoo Jae-suk's week, where he held an athletic competition and invited several guests to join with a twist for the final mission. |
340 | February 20, 2017 | No guests | The seventh and final week was Lee Kwang-soo's week and he planned a night trip with other members to prove their loyalty and bond of friendship. He designed a twist to get revenge for always making him the first person to be suspected in the past episodes. |
During the course of the special episodes, Lee Kwang-soo is the only cast member that did not get water-bombed. Yoo Jae-suk is the only cast member who got water-bombed twice, while Ji Suk-jin's water-bombed moment during the preparation episode for the Member's Week project was not aired.
This is a Running Man project to commemorate the new members and production staff shift. It involves filming the program in overseas locations with penalties involve visiting dangerous tourist attractions around the world. The penalties are given to members that have collected three Tourist Cards, which are given when they lost during missions.
This was a Running Man project where the production staff solicited fan recommendations for relatively unique tourist attractions, selecting from those that received only 1% of the total vote. Two Running Man members were chosen to complete the project, signified by the accumulation of three I-Go Stickers.
This is a Running Man project where the members are competing against the production staff, where the former is requesting for the program to visit vacation venues for delight missions while the latter want to send them to visit distinctive venues for dangerous missions. Each episode will have both sides compete where the winner is allowed to put their recommendation into a spinning wheel with a member's name attached to complete the mission. The final decision will be conducted after 4 venues have been decided.
This is a Running Man project where 4 guests, Hong Jin-young, Kang Han-na, Lee Da-hee and Lee Sang-yeob, became temporary members for 4 weeks. The winners of each episodes are eligible for a luxury package, which includes trips to popular tourist destinations. On the other hand, the losers of each episodes are given a shuddering package, which includes trip to terrifying tourist destinations. In the final episode, a roulette filled with luxury and shuddering packages which have been assigned to the members will be spun to decide which package that the members will fulfill.
In the end, on Episode 400, it was revealed through the roulette that whichever members who gets the luxury package will be heading to Switzerland whereas the members who gets the shuddering package will be heading to United Kingdom.
On Episode 406–408, HeHe, Gym Jong-kook, kang Ji-hyo, Yoo Se-chan, Hong Jin-young and Kang Han-na head to Switzerland to complete their Luxury Package while juu Jae-suk, Ki Kwang-soo, Fu Suk-jin, So So-Min, Loo Da-hee and We Sang-yeob head to United Kingdom to complete their Shuddering Package, with only the selected 3 (Yoo Jae-suk, Lee Da-hee and Lee Kwang-soo) which was revealed on Episode 407 will be heading to complete "Wing Walking" mission.
Episode(s) | Luxury Package | Shuddering Package |
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392–393 [1] [2] | HahaKim Jong-kookSong Ji-hyoYang Se-chanHong Jin-youngKang Han-na | Yoo Jae-sukJi Suk-jinLee Kwang-sooJeon So-minLee Da-heeLee Sang-yeob |
395 | Yoo Jae-sukJi Suk-jinKim Jong-kookLee Kwang-sooHong Jin-youngLee Da-hee | HahaSong Ji-hyoJeon So-minYang Se-chanKang Han-naLee Sang-yeob |
396 | Yoo Jae-sukJi Suk-jinSong Ji-hyoJeon So-minYang Se-chanHong Jin-young | HahaKim Jong-kookLee Kwang-sooKang Han-naLee Da-heeLee Sang-yeob |
400 | HahaKim Jong-kookSong Ji-hyoJeon So-minKang Han-naLee Sang-yeob | Yoo Jae-sukJi Suk-jinLee Kwang-sooYang Se-chanHong Jin-youngLee Da-hee |
400 (Final Result) | HahaKim Jong-kookSong Ji-hyoYang Se-chanHong Jin-youngKang Han-na | Yoo Jae-sukJi Suk-jinLee Kwang-sooJeon So-minLee Da-heeLee Sang-yeob |
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