Running Man 런닝맨 (TV Series)

Original Members

·         Yu Jae Suk, Ji Suk Jin, Kim Jong Kook, Ha Ha, Lee Kwang Soo, Song Joong Ki and Gary.

·         Song Ji Hyo

Guest: Episode 2-5.

Joned the program: Episode 6 but was unable to attend Episode 7.

·         Lizzy (After School)

Guest: Episode 13 & 14.

Joined the program: Episode 18 – 25. She has not been seen since Episode 26.

In February 2011, it was released that she was only a long-term guest and has left the program.

·         Song Joong Ki

April 2011, Song Joong Ki recorded his last episode and as of May, and has left the program to focus on his acting career.

Guest: Episode 66

Yu Jae Suk

The main host of the show, Yu Jae Suk is known as Yu Ruce Willis (유르스 윌리스) during the race mission where he is good at running away. The name is a parody of Bruce Willis in Die Hard. He is also known as Yu Hyuk (유혁), acting as a popular student that can dance well. In The Usual Suspects of Running Man (episode 38), he was known as Yu Mes Bond (유임스 본드), where he needed to disguise as a guest and eliminate all members in Find the Guests. He also retains his nickname of Grasshopper (메뚜기) from his first appearance on TV and is often referenced to wearing green or green being a lucky color. While initially a weak player in the race missions, he became one of the stronger players later on.

Ji Suk Jin

The oldest member of the show. Ji Suk Jin is known as Big Nose Older Brother (왕코형님) for his known big nose. He is often shown as weak during the race mission and is frequently and easily caught.

Kim Jong Kook

The strongest man on the show, Kim Jong Kook is known as Sparta Kook (스파르타국스) and Commander (능력자) for his skill in capturing others during the race mission. Sparta Kook is a parody of the film 300, his sudden appearances and shows of strength are usually accompanied by the soundbite "This is Sparta" taken from the movie. He is often referred to as a Tiger (호랑이) in later episodes for his ability to hunt down other players during Hide-and-Go-Seek. He uses successful tactics to eliminate the other team members during race missions. He was also known as Kookie~♥^^ (꾹이~♥^^) for his cuteness and "aegyo". He is weak to female guests.

Gary

Featured as one of the "variety rookies", Gary is known as Peaceful Gary (평온개리) for his calm facial expressions during the Photo Zone Game and throughout the show. He is also known as Gae Colas Cage (개콜라스 케이지) during the race mission, which is a parody of Nicolas Cage. He is frequently easily fooled by others and known for being clueless at times.

Ha Ha

Ha Ha is usually picked on by the other members. He is known as Ha Roro (하로로) for his similar appearance to Pororo the Little Penguin. During the race mission, he is referred to as Ha Rad Pitt (하래드 피트), which is a parody of Brad Pitt. He also has a tendency to feel as though he is the main lead into a movie created by his imagination. When things don't go his way, he lashes out verbally, causing great laughter among the cast. He is also the playboy of the cast, as he always confesses his love to female guests.

Lee Kwang Soo

Featured as one of the "variety rookies", Lee Kwang Soo has build an image known as Framer Kwang-su (모함광수), where he frames his fellow members with embarrassing and often absurd rumours. He is also known as Kwang Vatar (광바타) for his similar appearance to theNa'vi species in Avatar and "Kwang Potter" (광포터) for his similar appearance to Harry Potter when wearing spectacles. He is often picked on by the rest of the cast for being the youngest and is weak in the games.

Song Ji Hyo

The only female member of the show, Song Ji Hyo is known as Song Ji Yok (송지욕), where "yok" means "to swear", because of her "bad words" toward some of the members like Lee Kwang Soo and Ha Ha. She is also known as Mong Ji Hyo (멍지효), where "mong" means "confused" or "blank", because of her facial expressions which makes her seem confused. During the race mission, she is referred to as an Ace (에이스) due to her similar running/catching capabilities as well as comparable intelligence to Kim Jong Kook.

Lizzy

The "long-term guest" of Running Man and member of girl group After School, Lizzy is known as the country girl from Busan. As of episode 26, she has left the program for After School activities.

Song Joong Ki

Featured as one of the "variety rookies", Song Joong Ki is known for his good-looks and is referred to as Flower Joong Ki (꽃중기), meaning pretty and is referred to as Brain Joong-ki (브레인 중기). He is also known as Active Joongki (적극청년) when he either wants to try something new or believes he can do something well, but ultimately fails. As of episode 41, he has left the program to focus on his acting career. He reappeared in episode 66 as a guest, which caught the members by surprise. He also cameo in episode 71 as Sejong Joong Ki as part of his promotion of Deep Rooted Tree.