Running Man (런닝맨)

(The members are gathered in Siheung.)

My gosh. What is this?

Gosh, this is an art exhibition.

Oscar-Claude Monet.

This is pretty.

This place is nice.

- It's pretty. - This is amazing.

There is a photo zone.

There should be a painting by Monet.

- My goodness. - I bet it's in here.

- There it is. - It's here.

Jong Kook, it's here.

It's Monet. Monet's paintings.

This is amazing.

- It's here. - There are a lot.

(Behind the curtains, there's media art that fills up the space.)

- I'm feeling dizzy. - My goodness.

(Surprisingly, they like stuff like this.)

- My gosh, this is... - Goodness.

- It's fascinating. - My gosh.

This is like a music video.

- Monet. - This is amazing.

- This is great. - Monet. It's really cool.

Gosh, it's insane.

- There's a garden. - What is this?

It smells good in here.

(He enters the photo zone making a fuss.)

- This is so pretty. - I know.

Together. One, two, and three.

- Okay. - Okay.

- This is great. - My gosh.

It's beautiful.

This is unbelievable.

- This place is really nice. - I know.

Hi. What's this?

"The first rented member, Kang Hoon?" My gosh.

Hello. Kang Hoon is coming today.

- It's a rented member. - He's our first rented member.

(Kang Hoon is a rising star who will become even more famous.)

(Episode 649, Kang Hoon's first appearance)

(Guy Whose Underwear Slid made a strong impression.)

(Kang Hoon is perfect for Running Man.)

(Running Man will be fun with Kang Hoon.)

(Hoon, at this rate, why don't you just join Running Man for a while?)

(This is how Hoon joined Running Man as the beloved youngest member.)

- Kang Hoon is coming. Where is he? - Where is he?

- He should come. - The Running Man rental system...

has finally begun.

- It suits him. - The first rented member is coming.

- All right. - We should play...

- soccer with him. - It suits him. Hey, come on out.

- Where are you? - There he is.

- Hey. - Hoon is here.

- Hello. - Hey.

You should come quickly when we call you.

- Hello. - Hello.

You are our first rented member.

I know. What do I do?

Don't be conscious of the camera.

(The variety rookie feels awkward in front of a camera.)

- This is our first time trying it. - Yes.

How are you feeling?

Me? I'm just...

I should do well as the first rented member...

so those who come next won't feel too much pressure.

I want to do things well.

You got a new nickname. It's Retorter.

I know. I'm just...

- on the same day you played soccer. - Yes.

I'll just take care of it, Jong Kook.

- Go with it. Pass. - Pass.

That angle.

What's different?

Kang Hoon, this isn't something you can learn even if you pay.

I wouldn't pay to learn something like this.

(Retorter talked back to them every single time.)

My parents said...

I wasn't supposed to say things like that.

It's just that Kong Kook made me feel comfortable.

I tend to do things my way when I feel comfortable.

Without crossing the line.

I walk a fine line.

Thank you.

- Have some. - I don't eat mango.

- He doesn't eat mango. - He doesn't eat mango.

I'm sorry.

Can I have an iced Americano or something?

- Good. I like that. - All right.

I'm sorry.

- I'll look forward to it. - I'll look forward to it.

You should come quickly when we call you.

- Why did you make us wait? - Where were you?

- Hey, you should've hurried. - You're here.

I'm sorry.

- You're the youngest one here. - You should move quickly.

- Your jacket is too big for you. - This is nice.

Is he younger than you?

- He's younger than me. - Really?

- He's younger. - That brat.

- He's in trouble. - He's the youngest member.

But he's not that young, right?

How long has it been since you began acting?

I began acting... Did you say acting?

- Yes. I mean your acting career. - Acting...

It's been about...

He picks apart what I say.

I started dreaming of it back in high school.

- You dreamed of it? - And I started my career...

- when I was 24 or 25. - When you were 24?

- It's been quite a while. - It's been a long time.

You usually ask...

- questions like that to a thug. - "When did you begin?"

"When did you start your career as a thug?"

- Hoon, it's been quite a while. - Yes, it's been a while.

- It's time for you to succeed. - It's time.

- He should be popular. - No.

I'll just take things slow and...

Why would you take things slow?

- If I keep working hard... - You should be popular now.

- It's about time. - With Running Man...

We look a lot better with Kang Hoon here.

- Yes. - We look great.

The thing is...

We look better with him because...

- we are really... - We look so dull.

- Exactly. - No.

That's why.

- I know. - But he's good-looking.

- He makes us look better. - No. That's not true.

I have a grudge against Kang Hoon.

- Why? - What?

When we were playing soccer the other day,

I got criticized harshly because of you.

- I read the comments. - You... You read them?

- But... - When I left the goal,

- you scored right away. - Right. Hoon did it.

- Why did you leave the goal? - He scored.

- That was clever. - Oh, right.

- Why did you... - He shot right away.

But you need a villain...

to make someone shine.

See? He's so...

- Kang Hoon talks back every time. - He retorts in a calm voice.

He talks back every single time.

- Kang Hoon, did you sleep well? - Yes, I did.

But I was a bit overwhelmed by pressure and responsibilities.

- I see. - How many hours did you sleep?

- About eight hours. - Gosh.

- You slept well. - What?

- What are you talking about? - You had a good night's sleep.

I thought I'd have a sleepless night, but I slept well.

You slept for eight hours. That's enough.

- What more do you need? - You slept better than I did.

- He reads comments a lot. - Right.

- Only good ones. - And he loves compliments.

- Of course, he does. - Yes.

He thinks the whole country cares about those comments.

Right.

(He thinks the whole country cares about those comments.)

Right.

Jong Kook is training him hard.

- My goodness. - He needs to be strong.

- It won't last long. - It won't last long?

It's true that it doesn't last long. It will all pass.

- Right. - Don't worry.

Today, for our first rented member, Kang Hoon,

who is the youngest one here,

we will have the Our Precious Kang Hoon Race.

Since this is our first day with a rented member,

we will have a race that benefits all of you...

where you can get to know each other better.

We will have three missions for Kang Hoon today.

If you complete them quickly, you can go home early.

- What are the missions? - But you can't move on...

to the next mission without completing the first one.

Here's the first mission.

It's called Make Our Youngest Member Famous.

- That's important. - He's popular now.

Jong Kook told Kang Hoon...

to join Running Man as a rented member...

- and leave after becoming famous. - Right.

- Yes. - I did say that.

- That's right. - True.

So we will give you a chance...

to meet citizens and make your name known as Jong Kook said.

- Today? - I bet people don't know Kang Hoon.

Kang Hoon will walk around without a name tag on.

You will ask citizens what his name is.

- He just joined us, - If they get it right...

- but we're being too harsh. - It's too harsh.

- But Kang Hoon... - It's a hard training.

He won't be able to sleep tonight.

- He won't be able to sleep tonight. - I'm sweating.

You've been too comfortable thanks to Jong Kook's care.

I know. That's true.

You can't say you're not feeling well next week.

- Okay. - Don't make excuses.

Or things like "I'm not cut out to be a member of Running Man."

- "Talk to my agency." - You can't go back.

- No. - I won't let you say that.