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Running Man: Episode 203

Our cast tries to recover their lost memories in an all-day tour race in this second half. Little do they know that what they’ve all forgotten is remembered(ish) by someone among them and that person is out for a little payback. But I guess when you’re busy seeing, eating, and doing everything that this region has to offer, secrets and betrayal may not be the first thing on your mind.

EPISODE 203. Broadcast on July 6, 2014.

Morning breaks in Kyeongju, where our still-sleepy cast and guests are told that they’ll be embarking on a one-day couple tour race. The incentive? The first four teams that arrive at the final mission location will receive prizes.

Time for some team switcharoos, since apparently last night’s blueish CG rain wiped everyone’s memories. I feel the staff could’ve announced the new teams without the recover-your-lost-memories-we-just-told-you-about pitch, but it’s nice that Haha tries to play along anyway.

Some of today’s pairings are more romance-y than others, though the names still crack me up. Like how Joo Ji-hoon and Jae-suk are the ulzzangs (“best face” or “good-looking”) or Jong-kook and A Pink’s Na-eun are the Blind Date Couple. He’s going to be blushing all day today, isn’t he?

And our other couples: Ji Sung and Kwang-soo (Workshop); Gary and Cha Yoo-ram (Billiards); Ji-hyo and Suk-jin (Siblings); Haha and Heo Kyung-hwan (Event); Sam Okyere and Fabien (Travel); and finally Baek Sung-hyun and A Pink’s Bomi (1 Year Anniversary).

Na-eun ends up with an all-male entourage after nearly all the boys vote to head to the raspberry fields with her. Something is definitely off, though, because both Kwang-soo and Ji Sung deliberately tear off and reattach Ji-hoon and Sam’s nametags. Ack, you guys are spies today, aren’t you?

Luckily for them, the others are busy listening to Jae-suk teasing Jong-kook about how he’ll be turning 40 (in Korean age) next year. He starts a chant that rhymes with Na-eun’s name: “Kim Ma-heun [forty]!”

Sure enough, Kwang-soo and Ji Sung hang back to whisper among themselves about a mission. Rewind to the secret meeting that took place prior to today’s opening at around 5:30 AM(!!). Aw, for a moment there Kwang-soo thought he’d be working alone (Caption: “As if…”).

I love it when we get to see the cast’s baffled reactions at the staff’s inventive/unrealistic scenarios. So when both men are told that they don’t remember what happened last night, Kwang-soo’s all, What are you getting at? We just woke up.

It isn’t long before both Kwang-soo and Ji Sung play along with the fabricated evidence given to them. At Kwang-soo’s sad late-night entries about being bullied, Ji-sung pitifully asks, “Why’s your life like that?” Aww.

Virtually every entry about everyone else apart from Ji Sung is revenge-filled, and Ji Sung sums up Taek PD’s long-winded explanation succinctly: as soon as Kwang-soo (the client) asked his buddy Ji Sung to solve his problems, everyone lost their memories.

And then Taek PD robs Kwang-soo an opportunity to dramatically act out the after-effects of memory loss. Ha.

Like we saw earlier in the future-present, their secret mission is to fully rip off and reattach everyone’s nametags before the day’s end. Even though the cameras won’t stop rolling today, each and every act must be captured on film. Their incentive: Succeed and arrive to the final mission early, and they’ll take the winnings from the teams that arrive after them.

Citing that all those years of nametag rippin’ missions have made the RM cast hypersensitive, Kwang-soo offers these wise words: “Ripping and reattaching others’ nametags is like to insert your hand in their mouths and take it out.” Odd words, and also, ew.

And so we return to the present, where our secretive duo hones in on their trickiest target: Jong-kook. It’s a good plan, actually, since Jong-kook’s usually quick on the uptake, but it doesn’t stop Kwang-soo from practically sweating bullets just watching from the sidelines. One nerve-wracking minute later, Ji Sung succeeds, and Jong-kook is none the wiser.

That is, until Jong-kook catches Kwang-soo trying to go for a celebratory handshake… and just asks where they’re going instead. Phew.

While things are super awkward between our joyous(?) one-year anniversary couple, Suk-jin and Ji-hyo are busy bickering about finances. Going along with the backstory that Suk-jin’s the debt-ridden one, he keeps making these ridiculous but hilarious investment pitches to her, like ginseng tomato hybrids and how he’s got a friend with a six-legged chicken.

In another car, Ji-hoon says the gold he won in last night’s quiz battle will make his mother happy, to which Jae-suk replies that she isn’t the only one. He’s referring to Ji-hoon’s ladyfriend Ga-in, of course. Ha, the “Abracadabra” track is a nice touch.

One of our stops in Yeongcheon include a silkworm center, where Jae-suk and Ji-hoon are told to make new friends. With the insects. Despite being told that they’re harmless, the men are still wary. Hee. Little do they know that Kwang-soo and Ji Sung have chosen Jae-suk as their next target.

At least Ji-hoon seems pretty comfortable by the time Kwang-soo and Ji Sung join them, seeing how he teases Kwang-soo with one. When they place silkworms on Kwang-soo and Bomi to help them get over their fears, but they freeeaaaakk out while holding out their stiff arms. Then Kwang-soo screams, “What’s with the purple ones?!”

It turns out the silkworms’ appearances change depending on the color of the leaf, and these purple ones need to be moved from one basket to another. So while one person moves ten of them, the other will hang by the chin. Jae-suk squeals that Ji-hoon already texted his ladyfriend about his win last night: “Shut up,” was Ga-in’s response. Ha.

Just to make things harder, the purple silkworms are hidden on the bottom. But as soon as the whistle blows, Ji-hoon calls out from the bar: “Something’s wrong!” And then Jae-suk keeps talking rather than finding the silkworms until they both give up.

Suk-jin and Ji-hyo visit a wishing rock, and the story is that if the rock feels like it weighs heavier than before you made your wish, it means your wish will come true. Ji-hyo tells Suk-jin not to pray for something foolish like his stock investments, but he says that’s exactly what he’s going to wish for. Lol.

He’s totally serious about it, too, and I can’t help but think back to the New Year fortune-telling episode and his failed business ventures. He then tries to lift it and is amazed, exclaiming: “It’s really heavy! It’s true!”

Gary puts the wishing rock to the test next, and gets excited that his wish for oodles of money might come true. He has Yoo-ram pray that they’ll come in first place today, and then gapes when she can barely lift it afterwards. I love how we can hear the staff’s chucklings as Ji-hyo prays for the same thing, lifts it… and says, “Oh, it’s light.” HAHAHA.

Na-eun and her all-male entourage are busy munching on raspberries, and I love how both Sam and Fabien talk like Seoulites, commenting on how they have to eat their fill here because produce is so expensive in the city. Their mission here is to find and recover the raspberries frozen inside a huge ice block.

All three teams find their respective ice blocks pretty quickly and take different approaches. Jong-kook, who takes the surgical route by cracking the block down the middle, yells at his young neighbors for their haphazard table-shaking, ice-flinging approach.

Back at Silkworm Central, Jae-suk can barely touch a silkworm, let alone pick one up while Ji-hoon strains to hold on by the second. Things look pretty good at the start when it’s Ji Sung and Kwang-soo’s turn, as the former plucks off the insects like it’s no big deal. But it’s Kwang-soo lack of endurance that ends it in a few seconds, to his teammate’s bewilderment.

Our secretive duo runs into danger once more when Ji-hoon witnesses Ji Sung ripping off Sung-hyun’s nametag. Uh oh. But that’s when Bomi lets out a terrified yell, and everyone turns their attention towards her. Oh, phew.

Sung-hyun literally trembles on the bar while Bomi makes these grunting noises and jumping like it’s a game of hot potato. Realizing this might take all day, Kwang-soo tells the staff to go and eat first. Ha.

Jae-suk and Ji-hoon switch tasks on their next turn, and there’s a hint of amusement in Ji-hoon’s voice when he hears Jae-suk struggling. Kwang-soo flusters when he sees that Ji-hoon’s collecting silkworms pretty quickly, so he thinks fast and dumps the lot back into the basket. He gets a deserved kick from Ji-hoon for the interference, and Kwang-soo’s lucky that the hyungs let him live to see another day.

As for the Wishing Rock Foursome, they’re tasked to outweigh the 180kg boulder on the seesaw. At the mention of Ji-hyo’s weight, Gary jokes, “Since she’s 65kg…” But she’s a twig!

Suk-jin and Gary try their own body weight, and when Ji-hyo’s added weight finally tips the scales, the boys tease that she really did weigh enough. And so, they set off looking for random objects, and while Yoo-ram risks throwing her back trying to move these huge rocks, Ji-hyo smartly gathers things like heavy rice sacks and a hand truck. That’s our Ace!

But it’s Yoo-ram and Gary who succeed first, which makes them think that their wish to win might come true today. They head off to their next location: FOOD.

It turns out Jong-kook’s surgical approach works against him because the two other teams finish before him. Sam and Fabien are nearly left behind to wait despite finishing early (since neither of them can drive in Korea), but persuade Haha and Kyung-hwan to travel together to the same restaurant.

None of our Silkworm teams have succeeded yet, though Ji-hoon gets pretty darn close again speedily collecting insects. Realizing that they’re running out of time (to target Jae-suk), Kwang-soo hoists himself up on the bar and kisses Jae-suk. HA.

But they run into another issue when Bomi—whose nametag they haven’t ripped off yet—clamps down her fear and plucks off the insects in her hands. At one point she asks her teammate how many she’s collected so far, and in a shaking voice, Sung-hyun answers, “I-I-I d-d-d-o-o-n’t k-k-n-o-o-w-w!” Hahahaha.

She and Sung-hyun run off with Jae-suk and Ji-hoon not far behind. Then Ji Sung takes that opportunity to act out some playful jealousy and rips off Jae-suk’s nametag, saying, “Man, I just want to rip this off!” Well-played, sir.

After Kwang-soo and Ji Sung finally succeed, they strategize on how to proceed. Having made most of the eliminations (4 of 5 thus far) Ji Sung will need to be extra careful. Kwang-soo suggests that he’ll give off these rather obvious signals for when to move in, which Ji Sung promptly dismisses.

At the restaurant, the cast is told to order whatever they like, including the pricey Hanwoo beef that’s well-known in this area. We know that there’s no such thing as a free meal on this show, and so do they. But the PDs keep insisting, and Jae-suk comments that the staff’s being too nice about it.

Still, our four teams order to their hearts’ content, and Jong-kook even orders yook-hwe (raw beef). Then everyone’s ushered outside to face their mission: riding a mechanical bull.

As expected their bill equates to how long they must withstand the mechanics for. So while two teams (Ji-hoon and Jae-suk, Gary and Yoo-ram) are looking at a collective 56 seconds, Jong-kook and Na-eun are stuck with a hefty bill, and get some time knocked off (67 seconds) for sharing their food.

Ji-hoon is teased for loving his leisurely old man lifestyle, but he lasts for what seems like a pretty long time by those standards. The official timer: “13 seconds.” Jae-suk seems pretty confident about the mechanical bull, claiming he’s ridden it plenty of times. Famous last words?

And as soon as it begins, Jae-suk gets thrown off. HAHAHAHA. Awesome.

At the other mandoo restaurant, Kwang-soo and Ji-sung dig in (aw, Kwang-soo even feeds the staff), though the latter worries that they should have some plan for when the others arrive.

They light up at Suk-jin and Ji-hyo’s arrival, but Kwang-soo misses an opportunity to rip off Ji-hyo’s nametag. And again, Ji Sung gets an idea and makes small talk about how there isn’t a lot of nametag ripping lately, then he promptly tries it out on Ji-hyo.

Both she and Suk-jin are too happy eating to find anything amiss, and now I’m really starting to think that Ji Sung’s going to complete this mission on his own because Kwang-soo’s too busy sweatin’. And then all the people Kwang-soo and Ji Sung have yet to eliminate pile into the restaurant, to their delight.

This time, Kwang-soo approaches Fabien, but gets caught mid-rip. Whoops. I find it hilarious that Ji Sung’s the one who uses those daringly obvious Kwang-soo thought of with him, only it’s far more discreet. When they sit down for their mission, the two have a whispering yet serious conversation, as Ji Sung mentions that he thinks Fabien has caught on.

The mission here is to identify the mandoo filling, and when Kwang-soo initially has trouble, Suk-jin asks, “Is it still alive?” Ha.

The thing is that they both seem to know the answer (raspberries, yum), but getting it right at the beginning means losing the opportunity to tear off anyone else’s nametag in the joint. Kwang-soo seems to realize that too, as he starts, “But hyung, if we…”

Unfortunately Ji Sung doesn’t know where he’s getting at, even though everything about Kwang-soo’s expressions and blustering are suspicious. It isn’t until Ji Sung hears that guessing correctly means leaving early, but from Haha’s suspicious looks, he’s certainly caught onto something.

It’s even more strange because both Ji Sung and Kwang-soo try to buy more time and deliberately wrong answers. And then Haha finally asks the burning question: “Why didn’t you guys try and answer correctly?” Eep!

Back at our rodeo, Na-eun lasts seven seconds and cheerily tells her teammate Jong-kook: “You need to hang on for a minute!” Both Jae-suk and Gary joke that the tiger can handle much worse (“You can use an actual bull!” “He needs to go to Texas for this!”). I’ll laugh if he gets thrown off within ten seconds.

But Jong-kook gets a firm grip and withstands the thrashing to a point where I’m afraid he might break the thing. It felt like much longer, but that was 16 seconds. Impressive.

It’s Jae-suk’s turn again, and then this rodeo gets a lot more interesting when the seat hits his family jewels. Owww, that’s gonna hurt.

Back at the mandoo joint, Suk-jin and Ji-hyo get the correct answer. Then Kwang-soo musters up the courage to casually rip off Suk-jin’s name tag. Nice.

Ji Sung gets another opportunity after Haha gives away the correct answer to another team, and is too happy to notice his nametag get ripped. The two remaining teams sit down together for one more round, and after Kyung-hwan gets it right, Ji sung reaches for his back…

…and rips it right off in front of Haha’s suspicious eyes. But thankfully, neither Kyung-hwan nor Haha think much of it. Just to keep everyone distracted, they turn the conversation towards the food.

At one of their third destinations at a hanok, the teams will compete in a photo zone mission, where they’ll jump and their faces must appear wearing the traditional wedding headdresses. Apparently Kwang-soo already eliminated Na-eun, which means four more to go, three of whom are here and Fabien is elsewhere.

To make matters worse, they’re at a further location away from the mission location. What to do? Succeed first and head over to the final mission location early or risk one of the first four spots?

Ji Sung whispers a plan to Kwang-soo, which he tries to execute right away, though he’s momentarily thrown off when Ji-hyo grabs a fistful of his hair. Still, Kwang-soo manages to rip off Yoo-ram’s nametag while pretending to fall over.

The first picture looks like everyone’s ganging up on Kwang-soo again, but the second doesn’t fare much better when Yoo-ram accidentally slams into Kwang-soo’s nose. OW. And then Kwang-soo deliberately falls over again to rip off Gary’s nametag.

It’s sorta hilarious how Kwang-soo’s tall enough to reach the bride’s headdress just by getting on his tippy toes. He stands right behind Bomi to target her nametag, but then later gets made fun of because the camera captured him with a suggestive expression.

We briefly check in at the other location, which kinda looks like a slip and slide. Sam jumps a record 6 meters(!!). At the photo zone, Gary and Yoo-ram gets the closest a few rounds later, but it’s still no good.

Ji Sung and Kwang-soo capture a perfect wedding picture, and worry about how to eliminate their last target: Fabrien. At the same time, two teams (Na-eun and Jong-kook, Sam and Fabien) travel together. Now it’s down to whoever gets to the final location first.

But once they arrive, it isn’t over yet: they must find the keys to and get in one of the four cars containing their prizes. Kwang-soo and Ji Sung have to hurry, since Sam and Fabien have already found their keys.

So with seconds to spare, Ji Sung reaches for Fabien’s back and rips off his nametag. Success! That means Ji Sung and Kwang-soo gets to win all the prizes from second to fourth places, and it’s sad for us to watch the other teams look so excited at the thought of winning.

Needless to say, they’re confused when Ji Sung and Kwang-soo, even after the explanation about Kwang-soo’s revenge(?). Gary: “Sure we know that now because you told us, but how were we to know?” Heh, because you weren’t.

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I can't help but notice in the past few episodes how Kwang-Soo's looking more and more handsome by the day!

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Yeah, the picture with Bomi, its super sexy

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Better episode than last week

1) i always found Ji Sung a really boring and serious guy in running man, but with Kwang Soo was fantastic, great chemistry together.

2) i've read many people saying "not fair play for the other teams", but the theme race for that episode was the secret misión. the same from jaesuk in yoomes bond episodes, the others searching a guest who never exist and jaesuk eliminates them with the wáter gun.

3) ji hyo loves grab kwang soo hair.

4) Bomi without the other Apink members was very shy in the car, i want Baek Sung-hyun and Bomi in WGM xddd i think they are really cute together.

5) kwang soo steals this episode with his gags, brilliant for me. The Jae Suk kiss was a great moment, and jae suk smiles after the kiss, he like it. xdddd

Great Episode, i think its a bit scripted, but at the end its all for entertainment, and that works in this episode.

Pd: Sorry my english is a bit bad, thanks for Reading

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I think Ji Hyo & Ji Hoon break up in bad terms, all the teams get together in some games, but the ji hyo & Ji hoon teams never get together in any game.

I think its a ji hyo or ji hoon petition to the pds, because they feel uncomfortable together.

I think ji hyo accepted ji hoon in the show, because its a kwang soo movie promotion and she love his dongsaeng, but was really awkward.

there was a fancam that was filmed in the train station back to seoul that people said that apparently kwangsoo is joking around about ji hyo and ji hoon, but im not sure about it.

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I guess when two people break up, there is no clean break. Ever. Especially when they broke up around 2009, the time Jihoon was caught up in drug scandals, it's such a dark time for Jihoon.

On the other hand, I don't think Jihyo would ever go so far as kicking out a guest on the show (there have been times when her acting teacher and co-star showed up on the show and she didn't even know beforehand). I guess the PD just did the right thing by putting them in different teams. Even if Jihyo and Jihoon get along, Jihoon is already dating, he'd be dead if teaming up with his ex xD.

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I thought Ji-hyo and Ji-hoon never dated; it was just a rumor. I just know that they were co-actors in Goong.

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That was what I was thinking about throughout these two episodes.

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I really want a bit changes in running man.

The Teams:

I want a team with Kim Jong Kook & Jae Suk & Kwang Soo together.

Couple Teams:

Ji Hyo & Kwang Soo
Jong Kook & Jae Suk
Gary & Haha
Ji Suk & Guest

im a bit tired of the same teams, why kang Gary is always with the pretty girls. Why not kwang soo, its more interesting, and the kwang soo partners shinning more in the show.

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The next couple race, i want kwang soo with Jung Eun Ji from A-Pink, i always ship them since Fanta CF, and they were really cute in the inverviews.

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I totally second your couple arrangement, Stewie. I love Jihyo and Kwangsoo together.

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So fake. This ep ranks up there with the RM-Law of the Jungle ep in terms of fakeness. Kwang Soo was blatantly obvious and yet we are supposed to believe no one saw through him.

Am I supposed to believe that he fell down three times, all the time only "just so happens" to tear the nametag off someone else?

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I actually didn't think it was fake. The members' stunned reactions at the end of the show seemed to be genuine. And the nervousness that Kwang Soo displayed throughout seem to be real as well.

Anyway, I really enjoyed the interactions between the various couples in this show, though I wish some parts hadn't been edited out to accommodate the numerous "replays" of Kwang Soo or Ji Sung ripping out each of the member's name tag. It got a bit tiresome each time they showed them carrying out the mission in slow-mo and replay.

Looking forward to the Snow White episode next week!

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I think this mission was perfect for Kwang Soo. He constantly interferes in others' missions and does a lot of gags for laughs. So the guests and members were not oblivious to his antics but thought of it as his variety persona just trying to bring some laughs.

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in the mechanical bull segment, i expected Jae-suk to last at least 10 sec. and when the moment of truth arrived -- he promptly fell off his perch like a sack of potatoes! i don't think he even lasted for 1 second. i LOLed at that.

and the next time he did... it was even funnier :D. unbelievable.

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So funny!!
I always root for Kwang Soo and Ji Sung and I have mini heart attack every time they nearly caught by other teams. Esp at mandu restaurant when KS and JS so blatantly talk to each other not to win first. Haha
Ji Sung is great at making people not noticing him and just seems play around with tag-ripping. Different with KS, I always worry if he's in charge to ripping nametags.. lol
Fabien and Ochiri are so funny with their accent and their Koreans are so good!!

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I don't usually dislike an entire episode, but this one is a huge candidate. I seriously felt the scripting in this episode. There is just no way you can convince me that NO ONE had a clue about the nametags being ripped off and being replaced. There were too many folks - as in EVERYONE - in this particular show who were either brain dead or simply had their bodies show up and not their brains. This was done waaay too easily for my money.

But for those who like it like this, I'm glad someone was happy.

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I wouldn't be so sure, for the simple reason that we are watching something in an hour which took an entire day to shoot.
Firstly they took off most of the nametags with few or no witnesses- and nobody thought to discuss it with others either since they had excuses such as a tilted nametag, or pretended they were messing around or reacting in a fit of peeve- it seems funny at the time but i'm guessing it's easily forgettable in a long eventful day, it's only because the edited show focuses on it that we find it so blatantly obvious.
However what is odd is that Haha who clearly noticed something off when they deliberately guessed wrong in one game to stay on, failed to link it to the ripping of the nametag which occurred after, you would think after so many games the players would learn to follow their suspicions regarding ANYTHING.. but it was nearly the finish and everyone was rushing and it is possible he just didn't have time to put two and two together, but was left with vague suspicions..
I just hope it's not scripted because if it is the show will lose the biggest thing it has going for it and a lot of fans, including me, will feel rather betrayed and manipulated..

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Many episodes were scripted before, The Law Of The Jungle Vs Running Man was scripted for sure, and many others but right now not remember it.

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What tipped off folks the Laws of the Jungle episode was scripted? Genuinely curious. That's the ep with the actual cast from the show, with Byung Man (sp?) right? I vaguely remember the show but recall the Laws team won fairly easily. I chalked that up to the cast being more accustomed to physicality due to their show than "normal" guests would be.

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Byungman's tag gets ripped off in one scene. You can't really see it very well, but the tag is clearly off. Then they pretend it never happened. They edited it out. Also Jong Kook is hiding during the entire hide and seek game until the very last fight.

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Agree with you. It's all done seperately and such going ons are probably very common behind the scenes, just that the audience is not shown all these before. So it's not surprising that the more dense of the members do not suspect anything.

It looks like Haha did suspect something but chose not to pursue it. First he doesn't want to be "difficult". He seems to be a rather easy going person generally. Second he is a variety veteran after all, so he may not want to seek to expose anything that he isn't supposed to know. I think it shows he has good variety instincts.

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I know on camera everyone is really competitive, but probably during little breaks the cast really take care of each other. So them fixing the name tags would just come off as them being nice. Though HaHa not following his suspicions of Kwang Soo seemed out of character.

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I have yet to see the actual episode but enjoyed the recap. As for the mission and no one noticing the ripping of name tags: 1) it's been show to happen in previous episodes, people ripping each others name tags for fun. 2) we don't know how common accidentally ripping is as a lot could be lost in the editing. But I would not be surprised if it does happen. Which can explain why people didn't seem to care as much. Especially with another mission on the line.

Also a trend I've notices among people watching (in general, not just here): Why must it always be so much arguing about fakeness and scripting? It's a show, scripting will happen. Also I feel like no guest can ever do anything right or win because they will either be called as being "to aggressive, and too into the game" or it being scripted. At the same time, if they don't do enough they are boring or not playing the game right.

Same with a lot of the times someone that's not Song Ji Hyo, Jong-kook and Gary winning. If it's not the strongest people then so many are yelling "scripted".

I'm not saying it can't be the case, but it' getting a bit annoying how the focus is always "that has to be scriped its so fake".

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I love Jisung & Kwang Soo together, but the bromance with Ji Hoon & Kwang Soo is so strong, especially in movie promotion interviews.
Seems they become really close after the movie, i like that, ji hoon needs a friend like kwang soo, that will be good for him.

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Laughed so much in this episode. Kwang Soo is so hilarious, as usual. Thanks for the recap!

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I want to see a Roommates vs. Running Man episode or the cast of You're All Surrounded on Running Man.

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but roommate are 12 members i think, only can be in running man seven members from roommate & only 1 female member.

what female member ????

i want Nana xdddd

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Hmm.. I would go with Ga Yeon for several reason:

1. She is neither an actor or idol. Running Man can always get those.
2. She is physically fit and would be very competitive.
3. She doesn't have as many opportunities as others to get exposure. It would be good experience for her.
4. I like Ga Yeon
5. I want to see the Running Man members get low kicked. lol

So, Dong Wook, Se Ho, Min Woo, Kang Joon, Chan Yeol , Mama Shin and Ga Yeon would be perfect.

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I continue to be baffled, after 203 episodes, why anyone who thinks the show is fake is still watching it. Let alone why they would care enough to go to a forum and talk about how fake it is.

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Scripted or not, I'm still proud of Kwang Soo and Ji Sung for completing their secret mission. Also, I hate when the men constantly praise Naeun's looks right in front of Bomi. As if Bomi doesn't have to deal with that enough in A Pink.

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I totally felt the same way. The way they went all gushing about Naeun AND then made fun of Bomi's hoarse voice. And I don't even know these idols!

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I found this episode to be enjoyable, there were parts where it made me laugh

and the foreigner team makes me want to root for them, since they were so into the game, and played with sooo much enthusiasm (especially Sam ..)

I was a little bit disappointing that they didnt get to win

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love it!! This episode really nailed it! Kwang soo and Ji Sung really shown chemistry together! And you know what, I always impressed with Kwang Soo ability to make his partner shine. Name it, guys or girls, he turn them into gold.

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That it's true, Ji Sung last appearances in running man, i found him so serious and a bit boring,( sorry Lee Bo Young), but in this episode i was really surprised by him with kwang soo.
After 4 years kwang soo learned a lot in variety, and recently all the parings shinning a lot with him, same with Jae Suk partners.
Practically Kwang Soo and jae suk are the members with most screentime, and i think the girls guest who always are paired with Gary, them shine more with kwang soo.
I love Gary but its always the same with the girls.

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All Variety Shows are scripted to some degree. Anyone who doesn't like watching scripted shows should just stick to watching documentaries.

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Exactly. Variety does not mean reality. There will always be some level of scripting or at least a set up on top of which natural interaction happens. Even most reality shows have a bit of script or a situation set up (like missions or something to accomplish. Or you know actually doing something that wwld be interesting for the camera)

And even then you can script a lot through editing

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I just wanna say that this episode was boring but better than the last one. I really dislike the female guests. I found them very annoying and boring.

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I too did not like this episode. It's just very very very hard for me to believe that no one suspected anything amiss with the tearing and reattaching of name tags. I know scripting exists to a certain extent and I'm fine with it sometimes but this time just irks me.

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And it always irks me when people don't watch the episode thoroughly and basically just commented without even thinking it through. I mean, from the very first minute, the PDs already told them and us that the camera will follow the casts 24/7,all day. So logically speaking, of course lots of time footage being cut out to fit it into an hour and a half episode. There would be time difference between the first tag ripping, the seconds, and the rest.

Like when Kwang Soo and Ji Sung at Silkworm, they ripped Sung Hyun tag first, and when they ripped Jae Suk,at that time Sung Hyun and Bomi already long gone,having completed the task. And at the picture game task, there were obvious time difference between in each of tag that were being ripped.

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FYI I watched the whole show from start to finish, thank you very much. And my opinion stands.

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Some people have a different thinks, but i enjoy the show....

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Thanks for the recap! :)

This was the first episode in a while that I've found actually disappointing. While I think the crew did a great job coming up with creative games that prevented the episode from seeming like a tourist special that was 100% sponsored by the city it was filmed in, I wish we'd either gotten more of the fun cast and guest interactions instead of a million replays of Kwang-soo and Ji Sung freaking out about their mission. Alternately, I feel like this episode would've been so much cooler if they straight up turned it into a Kwang-soo revenge episode and had a real nametag ripping game with him and Ji Sung vs. the rest of the cast at the end.

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And nobody freaked out at the constant sight of the silkworms? I was screaming, stop zooming in on those creatures already!!!

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Suk-Jin with his money making ideas was hilarious. LOL A battery that when you boil in water, recharges. A 6-legged chicken. Reminds me of his quick wit in the old days.

Also the back stories given to each couple were great. Some were trying to escape debt caused by a frivolous brother or a bankrupt company. Others are trying to earn money for a date, couple rings or a vacation.

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This ep was a bit better than the previous one.

Really liked Sam but Fabien kinda annoyed me

The Sukjin-Ji-hyo pairing was pretty funny this time.

Don't know why YJS didn't go straight to the pull-ups since he's pretty strong and he's a total frightened puss when it comes to touching creepy/crawly/slimey critters.

A bit planned, but YJS immediately falling off the mechanical bull after all the big talk was still hilarious.

Kwang-soo and Ji Sung should have used the "we want to eat more mandoo" excuse for giving the wrong answer.

Wasn't sure if Kwang-soo ruined things on purpose (for his team) or just didn't have a lot of common sense, but after this ep, think it's the latter.

The PDs have sure been nice to Gary and KJK when it comes to partnering up for the past year or so.

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Probably because Gary and KJK are the only single guys, so they will pair the single ladies with them.

(YJS is an exception as he can be paired with anyone.)

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Kwang Soo is single too!

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Finally found the episode where Kwang-soo was supposedly creeping up on Bbomi. XD

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In the end, I don't believe it was scripted. Yes, all that name tag ripping was suspicious and some of the member were bound to have noticed, but i dont think they got the bigger picture or that it was a secret mission. They all looked genuinely surprised and upset when they realized what was going on.

(And I got to see Ji Sung smiling so much <3)

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I was nervous all throughout this episode because I want LKS to win so bad. Haha! Congrats!

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