Running Man Encyclopedia

Running Man - Episode 26

Location: Nakwon Instruments Shopping Center, Seoul, South Korea

Guests: Jung Jin Young and Lee Moon Shik

First Mission: Find the guests. The Running men are split into three teams by playing a roundabout game. Whichever teams find the guests and remove their armband will earn Running balls. While searching for the guests, the Running men must wear bells on their shoes. The guests are given one hour to complete their mission. If they are successful in their mission than they will earn Running balls. 

• Jung Jin Young must deliver instrument boxes to shop No. 131 on level two, eat with the staff from that shop, and then gather at shop A254.
• Lee Moon Shik must withdraw 30,000 won from the ATM on level two, buy a triangle from shop B275 on level two, and then gather at shop A254.
• Yoo Jae Suk, Haha, and Ji Suk Jin form the Red team.
• Kim Jong Kook and Lee Gwang Soo form the Blue team.
• Song Ji Hyo, Gary, and Song Joong Ki form the Yellow team.
• Lee Moon Shik withdraws 30,000 won from the ATM.
• The Red team discovers Jung Jin Young but does not remove his arm band.
• Jung Jin Young delivers the instrument boxes.
• Jung Jin Young eats with the staff.
• The Yellow team removes Lee Moon Shik’s arm band, earning Running balls.
• The Red team removes Jung Jin Young’s arm band, earning Running balls.
• Ji Suk Jin is referred to as Big Nose Hyung and Jae Suk’s Sunflower.
• Haha is referred to as Haroro.
• Lee Gwang Soo is referenced as Framer Gwang Soo and Disciple Soo.
• Kim Jong Kook is referred to as the Commander and Sparta Kooks.
• Haha and Gary are referred to as the Two Kids.
• Song Ji Hyo is referred to as Ace Ji Hyo and Bad Ji Hyo.

Second Mission: World music. A song is played in a language other than Korean. The Running men must then do their best to sing that song without making any mistakes. The team closest to the original song will earn a point. The team with the most points at the end of the game will earn Running balls. The same teams are kept from the first mission, and Jung Jin Young and Lee Moon Shik join the Blue team.

• The first song played is Lambada.
• The Blue team fails.
• The Red team fails.
• The Yellow team succeeds, earning one point.
• The second song played is Run Towards the Future.
• The Blue team fails.
• The Yellow team fails.
• The Red team succeeds, earning one point.
• The third song played is the Macarena.
• In this round, points are awarded for dancing as well as singing.
• The Red team fails.
• The Blue team fails.
• The Yellow team fails.
• The Red team fails.
• The Blue team succeeds, earning one point.
• The fourth song played is Je Ne Regrette Rien.
• The Blue team fails.
• The Red team fails.
• The Blue team fails.
• The Red team fails.
• The Yellow team fails.
• The Blue team succeeds, earning one point.
• The Blue team wins, earning Running balls.
• Yoo Jae Suk is referred to as Yoo Hyuk.
• Song Joong Ki is referred to as Brain Joong Ki.
• Gary is referred to as the Monday Boyfriend.

Third Mission: Choice of two. The Running men are split into two teams and must argue for the choice or item given to them. The guests must then choose to support one of the teams. A Running ball is awarded in each round to whichever team is chosen by the guests.

• Yoo Jae Suk, Ji Suk Jin, Gary, and Song Ji Hyo form the Red team.
• Kim Jong Kook, Haha, Song Joong Ki, and Lee Gwang Soo form the Blue team.
• The first choice is; Who is the person most suitable for the main character of the new 2011 movie, Bbong 6?
• The Red teams representative is Yoo Jae Suk.
• The Blue teams representative is Kim Jong Kook.
• Jung Jin Young and Lee Moon Shik choose Yoo Jae Suk.
• The Red team earns Running balls.
• The second choice is; What food do you want to eat now?
• The Red teams representative is Jjangmyun.
• The Blue teams representative is Seafood Noodles.
• Jung Jin Young and Lee Moon Shik choose Seafood Noodles.
• The Blue team earns Running balls.
• Song Joong Ki is referred to as Flower Joong Ki.
• Kim Jong Kook’s manager Kap Jin makes an appearance.

At the end of the night Yoo Jae Suk, Ji Suk Jin, Gary, and Song Ji Hyo are chosen to receive punishment. They must wear red underwear and take a public bus to the Art Center for next week’s Running Man.