Running Man (런닝맨)

- Merry Christmas! - Wow, I can't believe it's Christmas already!

The end of the year is upon us already. We wish everyone a great holiday season.

We have special guests that are here to help celebrate the Christmas special.

[Special guests are waiting inside the elevator?]

- Who could it be? - I think they're headed down.

[Just then, the elevator starts to head down.]

The elevator has stopped.

[Who could be their special Christmas guests?]

Unbelievable!

[Three special guests who are taking the members by a complete surprise.]

[The reigning queen of the TV world, Kim Hye Ja.]

[They can hardly believe that the top actors of the nation are standing in front of them.]

She's the mother of our nation, the epitome of all mothers everywhere!]

[Since her debut in the 1969 MBC drama, 'Frog Husband'...]

[An actress who has been a mainstay on the small screen for over 40 years...]

[Best Actress Award for 'Manchu' in 1983, and for 'Mother' in Asian Film Awards in 2010.]

[A top list actress, recognized all over the world for her talent.]

Fighting!

[The nation's mother takes over the variety world.]

Yes, this is it.

Wow, I don't remember you ever being on a variety show before?

Look at how alert and animated her eyes are.

- Can you please introduce yourself? - Hello.

Please forgive me even if I do something a bit weird and bizarre.

Are you wearing tennis shoes because you knew you were going to be on Running Man?

Yes, I wore my tennis shoes.

I don't think I've ever seen you wear tennis shoes before.

She normally wears the old rubber shoes.

When have you ever seen me wear rubber shoes?

In dramas and movies.

She wore shoes even in the movie, 'Country Diary.'

Hello, my name is Kang Hye Jung.

You're like my sister because you're married to mini grasshopper.

I really wanted him to be on the alien special you just had.

He really does look a lot like me.

And a member from the show, Family Outing.

[A member from the Family Outing, Lee Chun Hee.]

- He had Kwang Soo's role on that show. - He passed his role onto Kwang Soo.

[Stay tuned for Chun Hee's goofball antics.]

- Ms. Song Ji Hyo. - Yes?

- Didn't we film 'Goong' together? - Yes, that's right.

- Thank you for remembering. - She was just as pretty back then.

- Yes, that's true. - She was pretty back then.

What are you talking about? She's still pretty!

When I say, 'just as pretty', it means that she's still pretty.

I never imagined a day like this would come.

It's truly an honor to have you here.

I can't believe that she actually came on our variety show.

I used to think that she and Choi Bul Ahm were a real married couple.

- Yes, I used to think that, too. - You've heard that before, right?

Your speech is so old fashioned.

Your speech is so old fashioned.

[Such unique and direct approach in her speech.]

- Are we just going to be talking on the show? - No, we won't just be talking.

[I'm sorry to say that won't be the case.]

- I'm not going to be made to run, am I? - You'll have to play the name tag elimination.

- We'll have to rip off the name tags. - Try ripping it off.

- You have to rip it off really hard. - There you go.

- Then I'd be ousted from the game. - Okay, then I won't rip it off.

She says she won't rip it off then.

If yours gets ripped off, then you'll have to go to jail.

- But Suk Jin and I'll be there, too. - Okay.

She's going to pull you off to the side after we're done filming the show.

- Rubber shoes and jail? - I was just explaining the rules to her.

Today's race will be our Christmas special since Christmas is just around the corner.

- It's like being with family. - This is our Christmas special.

[These special guests are like a Christmas gift to them.]

We have prepared a Christmas gift that's geared more towards adults.

A prefect way to spend your Christmas, Santa's Lottery Race.

Santa's lottery race?

For this race, all ten of you will be teamed up together to carry out the mission.

With the completion of each round, you'll be given a chance to win the lottery.

The lottery drawing zone is set up over on the side

and Kim Hye Ja will pick the winning number which will determine the prize amount.

With each mission that you win

you will be given a chance to increase the amount of the prize

and if you fail the mission, then you'll be given a disadvantage.

Please do your best to succeed the mission, and take home the magic of the holidays.

- If we win, then we get a prize. - All of us?

- Yes, everyone. - We're all on the same team.

Think of it as a competition against the producers.

So, those people are our enemies?

- Yes, they're the bad bastards. - Think of them as our enemies.

- You just called them 'Bad bastards.' - Sorry, I meant, bad guys.

I meant we're the good guys, and they're bad. Sorry, please excuse me.

[Whether we're good and they're bad, we're all still on the same team.]

The fact that Lady Kim Hye Ja is here as a guest on Running Man

- is truly an honor. - She seems to be leaning on you a lot.

I really want to wear one of these jackets, but I'm afraid that I'd sweat in it.

But I see that you already have your name tag stuck on your back.

You already have your name tag on.

[You have to chat and laugh on Christmas because it only comes around once a year.]

- Merry Christmas! - Santa's lottery race.

Here's your first mission. Your first mission is, Unity Mission Relay.

You have to go and find an item that fits within the category in the time limit given.

The mission will be carried out here. Here's the category of the mission.

Take a selfie picture with an animal mask.

[Animal mask? A selfie?]

You have to spread out and find a different animal mask

and take a selfie picture with everyone, and all of you have to be in the shot.

- We'll start the clock now. - Where do I have to go?

- Where do we go? - It's all within this building.

- Ready, set... - Wait.

- He said something about an animal mask. - We have to take a picture with it on.

Ready, set, go!

- Find one for her first. - Find one and give it to her first!

[All the members are making efforts to take care of Lady Kim.]

There's the rabbit mask. Lady Kim can wear the rabbit mask.

[Gary tries to get the rabbit mask over to Lady Kim as soon as he finds it.]

[But Big Sister Kim is already in full search mode for a mask.]

Lady Kim!

Take this and go wait for us. We'll be right there.

But I'll keep searching, too.

[She already seems acclimated to the ways of Running Man.]

Here's one! I found the cat!

[Find the mask and rush back to the mission site.]

Here it is!

[All the members must come back with a mask to take the picture in order to succeed.]

Have people already searched through here? Be honest with me.

They've already been here, haven't they?

There's no need to search through a place that's already been searched.

[Doing her best to find another mask when she already has one tightly within her grasp.]

- Have you found one? - Do you have two?

[Kwang Soo hands one of his two masks over to the original goofball.]

- Let's go! There's no time! - Help me find one!

- Come on, hurry! - Let's go!

- Hurry! - Have you found one?

No, you have it on backwards.

[After transforming herself into a rabbit... takes off at a dead run.]

[Everyone must return within a minute and successfully take a selfie.]

[Christmas is off to a hot start right from the first mission.]

[The phone is handed over, and attempts to take a selfie picture.]

[Not easy to get all ten people in the shot without a selfie stick.]

Where are you?

[Everyone rushes back to the mission site.]

Hurry back!

- Kwang Soo, you take the phone. - We have to get everyone in the shot.

[Human Giraffe sure comes in handy at times like this.]

- Where's Lady Kim? - She's down here.

- Gary's not here. - We just need Gary to come back.

Come on, Gary!

[Rushes back to the group after finally having found a mask of his own.]

[All ten are finally back together, and rush to take the selfie.]

[Squeezes in together as tightly as possible.]

- Stretch out your arm some more. - Stretch your arm out.

- Gary, you have to look up at the camera. - Sit lower.

Gary, lift up your head some more.

- The chicken head is too big. - Lower the chicken head.

- Suk Jin, lower your head even more. - That's good.

I think we got it.

Ugh, it's hot.

[Getting steamed up after only one mission.]

What are you asking Lady Kim to do here?

What took you so long to come back, Gary?

I'm sorry, Lady Kim. I'll be better next time.

[Only eight out of ten are shown. Mission fail.]

[Ji Hyo and Kwang Soo are out of the shot. Mission fail.]

[Where's Gary? Mission fail.]

- That's disappointing. - I found three masks.

- You found three masks? - Yes, I found three masks.

- But you're really bad at finding things. - You're awful at finding things.

But I was able to find the masks. When it had nothing to do with winning.

[His searching skills are at its peak when winning a mission isn't hanging on the line.]

- Lady Kim, we have to start running again. - Yes, do not worry.

[Competitiveness is starting to peak after only the first round.]

- You're not mad at me, are you? - Yes, she's angry.

Why would you say that to her?

Your next mission is, 'Weigh the Item'.

You have to disperse and bring back an item to weigh on the scale

and if the combined weight of your items are more than 150kg, then you win the mission.

The clock starts now. Start!

- 150kg? - We have to bring back something?

Jong Kook, bring back the heaviest thing you can find.

It has to be something that's marked with an 'R' sticker.

- It has to be 15kg per item. - They have to be heavy items.

- I'm sure they're all on the second floor. - Right?

[Her search radar is back on with the start of the second mission.]

I doubt they hid anything in the trash cans.

I'd really like to find something, too.

[The Human Opener opens up every door that she comes across.]

- Here's something! - Is it something heavy?

It needs to be heavier than this. This isn't going to be heavy enough.

Here's something!