Running Man (런닝맨)

(The global audition where they find new K-pop stars)

(The CEOs of two agencies that will nurture the K-pop groups)

(that will lead the future of K-pop begins now!)

- Okay. - Gosh, this is...

I thought he was a thug from Hongdae.

- Hey. - Hello.

- Hello. - Are you the owner of this place?

- Hello. - Are you the owner?

What? Are you a thug?

- What? I'm not a thug. - It's like...

- you're here to collect loans. - Does that mean...

the CEOs of entertainment agencies are all thugs?

So these two are the CEOs.

- Are you two CEOs? - Thugs?

- They're the CEOs. - Is that it?

We do look like thugs.

- Wait. Why isn't Suk Jin a CEO? - We do look like thugs.

- He's old enough to be a CEO. - What about Suk Jin?

- Are they CEOs? - He's a CEO in the real world.

You can't be a CEO...

- just because you're old. - Of course not.

- Why not? - He's not competent to be one.

No.

- First, we have some good news. - What is it?

We were named the most influential TV show three years in a row.

- Three years? - That's amazing.

- We take first place every year. - Right.

- But no one knows. - No one knows.

- We always take first place. - No one knows.

- Seriously, no one knows. - I want to brag about it.

- No one knows. - This is how we tell people.

We should spread it.

- Seriously, this is... - Yes.

We should talk a lot about it.

- I know. - Three years. It's a big deal.

- And this is about Se Chan. - Yes.

He did a toothpaste and toothbrush commercial.

- Thanks to your big gums. - It's because of his gums.

- That's why you did the commercial. - That's right.

The advertiser said it was...

- such a trustworthy commercial. - Really?

A man who's serious about brushing his teeth is their model.

That's great.

That's right. Thank you.

- Congratulations. - I'll send you some products.

- We have more good news. - I like toothpaste. What is it?

- It's about Ji Hyo. - Okay.

She got a laser treatment for the first time in a long time.

- Right. - Ulthera.

- Her face is a little swollen. - Her face...

- It hasn't recovered yet. - It will subside.

- Her English name is Sera now. - Yes.

She was flustered a lot. So she kept talking to me.

"What do I do with my face?"

We don't want our viewers to get the wrong idea.

- No. - That's why we're telling you.

- We should be honest. - So we're telling you in advance.

- She can get a laser treatment. - Of course.

A lot of people do that.

- Right. - I tried Ulthera before.

But my face didn't get so puffy.

- For me... - I guess it depends on the person.

Right. I think I have poor blood circulation.

It looks like she's wearing makeup to shoot a film.

Right. Some people even told me this today.

- The movie, "200 Pounds Beauty." - That's right.

It's not like the movie. It's just that Ji Hyo is in trouble.

- Right. - She didn't even know...

- her face would be so puffy. - I had no idea.

- Good. - I should try it.

As I told you earlier,

Jae Suk and Jong Kook are the CEOs...

- of entertainment agencies. - I see.

- I have already decided... - I mean...

- on whom I will pick today. - Really?

- Already? - First of all,

I won't pick the goalkeeper.

- What? - Already?

- He causes trouble within the team. - You're not the only agency.

- And... - I can find someone else.

- He should meet a strict CEO. - Right.

- He needs a strict CEO. - Right. That's what he needs.

- Gosh. All right. - So...

the four of you are trainees who are waiting for an audition.

- Okay. - We're trainees?

- He's too old to be a trainee. - Seriously...

- Shouldn't he quit? - A trainee?

- How long should I train? - He should quit.

So the four of you will have an audition one by one.

Then you will choose an agency you like.

Before the audition,

the trainees who had already confirmed their debut...

- are here to show their talents, - They're here.

- and they're waiting now. - You want to humiliate us.

They brought the good ones.

- Please bring them in. - To humiliate us.

I read the articles about them.

(Who are the guests for today who came to discipline the trainees?)

- Hey. - Okay.

- IVE. - IVE.

(IVE ranked 1st in brand reputation in May.)

(IVE has been included in Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia list.)

(IVE, the girl group that leads the K-pop trend)

- They're here. - Okay.

An Yoo Jin.

- Okay. - REI.

You can't do this to us.

- This is not fair. - Hey.

- Let's go! All right. - We're no match for them.

(The senior members put on a performance to set an example.)

- They're so good. - As expected.

- They're the best. - REI.

- REI looks so charismatic. - REI.

REI.

(The pros focus on their performance.)

- An Yoo Jin. - They look so relaxed.

They look composed now.

(They can't hold back their laughter because of the loyal fans.)

You look pretty. You look so cool.

You look cool from down here.

It's unbelievable.

They look different when I see them from down here.

- It's unbelievable. - Why are you being like that?

You look cool.

- Stop it. - Hey, you...

(The two seniors finished their performance despite the nonsense.)

My gosh, Yoo Jin.

- Thank you. - Hello.

You want to make a fool of us.

They want to humiliate us.

- Yoo Jin, why do you look so cool? - It was like...

- You two were really cool. - They looked...

- like senior singers. - Come here.

We have IVE here today.

(Yoo Jin and REI of IVE are back sweeping all the music charts.)

Welcome.

Unfortunately, only the two of you are here today.

- Right. I'm disappointed. - Are you disappointed?

(Are you disappointed that it's just the two of us?)

- "Are you disappointed?" - Are you disappointed?

- Who did you want to see? - You shouldn't have said that.

- No, this is enough. - She is...

- She's a smooth talker. - Right.

Yoo Jin and REI are good with words.

Anyway,

Yoo Jin and REI are here. And as you know,

they've already confirmed their debut.

- So are they our seniors? - Of course.

- They're the senior members. - Yes.

Actually, trainees can't...

even look us in the eye.

What?

Why is she being so tough on us?

- They sound scary. - This is how things work here.

What do you mean I'm being tough on you?

- She's Na Yeong Seok's daughter. - I see.

- Yeong Seok? - Director Na's daughter.

She sounds very strict.

REI, you're back after a long time.

- Yes. It's been a long time. - Right.

- REI is so funny. - Do you remember...

the last time she was here?

In the van, we said, "You can pass if you have nothing to say."

- And she said, "Pass." - "Pass."

(Last time she was here, she was supposed to ask seniors for advice.)

You can pass if you don't have any questions.

Pass.

(REI of Generation Z passed it without hesitating for a second.)

- I was very nervous. - Do you remember when she was here?

Do you remember Ji Suk Jin from that day?

- Do you remember me? - Yes.

- Okay. What do you remember? - But...

If you remember, you can pass.

- That day... - Yes.

- When he was talking... - Okay.

- Can I be honest with you? - Yes. Be honest.

Well...

Why?

I was a little bored.

REI has changed a lot.

- My gosh. - Right.

- REI. - I'm just joking.

- It's a joke. - Okay.

He was boring.

She's so lovely.

- Why did you do this? - All right.

He was like, "She's so lovely."

I should try harder.

- I was boring. - I'm sorry.

- It's okay. - Anyway,

we have REI and Yoo Jin here today.

How are they going to decide on their agencies?

All right. They will have their own agencies.

- REI belongs to Jae Suk's agency. - REI.

- Do we have to... - And Yoo Jin belongs to Jong Kook's.

- Yoo Jin. - Yoo Jin belongs to my agency?

Yoo Jin is a little...

- But Yoo Jin... - This doesn't feel right.

- Yoo Jin is good in variety shows. - Right. She has a way with words.

- She's good. - She's a pro.