Running Man (런닝맨)

Hello.

- Okay. Hello. - Hello.

- Hello. - Hello.

Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas. - Seriously,

it's a very merry Christmas.

- No one else is coming? - I know.

Well, this is it.

We're H.O.T.

- Only five. - We're five.

Gosh, we have only five members.

- Yes. - I know.

- It's not crowded anymore. - Right.

By the time this episode goes on air,

our viewers will already have read articles about it.

A lot of viewers must've been...

quite surprised.

But they say falling down gives you a chance to rest.

Exactly.

- That's what they say. - A chance to recharge.

It might not be a perfect expression for this situation,

but it's actually what Suk Jin said.

- Did he say that? - Did Suk Jin ask you...

- to say that? - Yes.

- Suk Jin says... - Yes.

- he's a cheerful man. - He's cheerful.

- "I'm not serious." - I see.

- "I'm a health icon." - Yes.

Right. He says he will take a short break.

- It won't take that long though. - Right.

- He seems bored already. - He is.

Even if you take good care of your health,

- Right. - but things can happen.

We should take good care of it.

- Se Chan recently lost some weight. - Yes.

He had some issues. I'll say no more.

- Right. Se Chan. - Se Chan...

- had something minor. - Something minor.

- He got a simple treatment. - Right.

I'm not talking about skincare treatment.

- It wouldn't make much difference. - That's not it.

So Se Chan should avoid strenuous exercise today.

- Right. - Right.

- I shouldn't do that. - He should be careful...

- for a couple of weeks. - Only one week.

- He needs rest. - Right.

So we have only four members who are at 100 percent.

- So we have a special guest today. - Okay.

Please come on in.

- Let's see. - Who is it?

- Hey. - What?

- It's a punching bag. - It's Bong.

- Hello. - Bong.

- A punching bag is here. - My friend.

- We're friends. - Bong.

(They greet him aggressively as soon as he shows up.)

- Bong. - Bong.

- Hello. - Bong, why are you so big?

You got even bigger than when you were a fighter.

- Bong. Hey. - I work out with Jong Kook.

Why are you wearing a duffle coat?

- Are you graduating today? - You know,

Running Man is loved by the whole nation,

so I dressed up for the young generation.

- "For the young generation?" - "For the young generation?"

- The words he uses... - Right.

- sound old-fashioned. - Hey. The young generation.

- Hey. - This was popular...

- when I was in middle school. - We're young, right?

- We're young. - We're young.

- What are you two doing? - We're young.

You two shouldn't hang out together.

- The three of us are young. - But...

you're younger than her.

- No, we're the same age. - Are you the same age?

- Come on. - Dong Hyun and you are the same age?

What makes you think he's younger than me?

I'm sorry.

- What's wrong with you? - I just thought...

- We're the same age. - I thought you were younger.

Today, Ji Hyo's hairstyle is a little...

- Christmas in the 80s. - She looks like...

a young lady from the old days.

- The half updo. - It's her hairstyle.

- This is for Christmas. - I see.

The hairstyle was popular when I was in middle school.

- Your face looks tanned. - Right.

He works out more than when he was a fighter.

- Why is that? - He's got really big.

- Are you getting ready for a game? - Why?

After I started working out with Jong Kook,

- I realized something. - Is that it?

Now I understand why he loves working out. I love it too.

Aren't you supposed to learn that from an athlete, not a singer?

- Seriously, I work out and... - Do you like it?

I should've realized it when I was a fighter.

I should've met him before I retired.

- That would've been better. - I'm serious.

He keeps saying that while we work out together.

"I should've worked out like this when I was a fighter."

I didn't work out back then.

I see. The production crew wants us to mention something.

- What? - Something to brag about?

In 2023, we've been ranked as the number one variety show...

- on an OTT platform. - Yes!

(Running Man takes 1st place on OTT four years in a row.)

We are number one!

- Yes! - Listen, Bong.

We're always number one on OTT.

- We're the talk of the town. - We are the most talked about show.

We should tell people about it. Go ahead and say it.

- OTT is the thing nowadays. - Of course.

- A lot of people use OTT platforms. - Hey.

You're on SBS now. You're not supposed to say that.

No, I mean...

People watch SBS shows on OTT.

- Exactly. - It creates extra revenue.

Anyway, there are a lot of viewers...

- who love our show. - Right.

It wouldn't have been possible without them.

- Thank you again. - Thank you.

I heard the episode I was in was the most watched.

- When was that? - Keep your mouth shut.

I'll keep my mouth shut.

Suk Jin must be watching this show...

and feeling a little nervous.

- No. - Say something to Suk Jin.

I'm really worried. He should take his time...

and make a full recovery.

No. He will come back right away after hearing that.

- I'm serious. - Make a full recovery, Suk Jin.

Get better quickly.

I think Suk Jin is...

going back and forth now.

He's going back and forth at his doorstep.

"Should I go or not?"

He keeps putting on and taking off his shoes.

- He has his heart set on it. - Right.

"Jae Suk, now that it's already like this, I should take my time..."

"and make a full recovery before I come back."

He said that. But the next day, "Hey, I'm feeling okay."

- "I'm not feeling bad." - He goes back and forth.

- He goes back and forth. - Because he's feeling good.

- He's not sure. - "I exercised too."

He's feeling okay because he's on medication.

- That's possible. - But before he gets better...

- You're right. - It won't go away.

- No. - He's right.

Why don't we make a call to Seok Sam then?

- Let's call him. - So...

He used to be The feeble Ji Seok Sam on my phone...

Will you make a video call?

But now he's The strongest Ji Seok Sam.

- You changed it? - Yes.

It will be funny if he is wearing makeup.

He's wearing makeup.

- Look at him. - He's wearing makeup?

- Let me see. - Did he get his hair done?

- He got his hair done. - He's pretending to be okay.

- He's dressed up. - He's wearing makeup.

- Come on, Suk Jin. - This is just too much.

- Come on. - What?

You should just look natural.

- What's with him? - He looks like a chairman.

That's fake. He's faking it again.

Who would look like that at home? He's not a chairman.

This is fake.

- What's with you? - This is so unnatural.

- Nothing's unnatural. - He's wearing a cardigan.

Why are you wearing a cardigan at home?

I was going to go out after talking to you.

- Where are you going? - Where are you going?

I'm going out to eat something delicious with my wife.

- It's early in the morning. - Dong Hyun.

- That's not... - Dong Hyun is here.

- Dong Hyun. - Hello, Suk Jin.

Aren't you wearing pajama bottoms?

Or only underpants.

Yes. You're right.

- He's wearing only the tops. - Then...

take your time and rest until you get better.

Dong Hyun wants to take your position.

- Dong Hyun. - Yes.

- I'm back in shape already. - Really?

So I'm thinking I should probably cancel the articles.

- No. - Now...

- You can't do that. - Dong Hyun.

What did they tell you...

to make you join them today?

If you need to rest for a long time...

Well...

- The thing is... - I hope...

They talked about having him here as a half-regular.

- I see. - He's on standby.

Suk Jin, I'm getting a lot of calls now.

Suk Jin, you have to stay alert.

Suk Jin, we've been ranked as the number one variety show...

in 2023 on an OTT platform.

- In 2023. - Really?