Kim Jong-kook and Yoo Jae-suk's Hilarious Showdown on 'Running Man'

Singer Kim Jong-kook brings laughter as he engages in a comedic showdown with Yoo Jae-suk on 'Running Man' to succeed in a mission.

The upcoming episode of SBS's variety show 'Running Man', airing on the 1st, features a 'Age Notice Survival Race'. In this episode, the members will conduct a poster and age notice shoot with the final surviving concept among seven different themes.

To avoid being the first to be eliminated, everyone becomes deeply immersed in role-playing. Each member randomly selects a role and must avoid forbidden words in a scenario known as the 'Yang Se-chan Game'. However, the forbidden words are ironically unavoidable, such as Yang Se-chan, the boss's secretary, having 'boss' as his forbidden word, leading to a forced laughter challenge for everyone else.

Meanwhile, Ji Ye-eun, playing a foreign buyer, tries to avoid the 'Kkang Kkang' issue by speaking incomprehensible Chinese, turning the scene into a laughter fest. Additionally, Kim Jong-kook, channeling his inner 'troublemaker', and 'Rebellious Ji-hyo', who has returned after a long time, dominate the scene with their provocations.

Kim Jong-kook adds his own twist to his role-play character by portraying an MZ generation Korean-American intern, engaging in a battle of wits with Yoo Jae-suk by pointing fingers and using harsh words to provoke the use of forbidden words. On the other hand, Song Ji-hyo, overly immersed in her mismatched character, repeatedly uses her forbidden word, causing laughter.

'Running Man' airs at 6:10 PM.

Reporter Se-yoon Jung, TenAsia yoon@tenasia.co.kr