Running Man Episode 647-648 Review

May 26

May 26 Running Man Episode 647-648 Review

Guests: None

My Entertainment Score: 3 out of 10 laughs

I liked the ddakji element of this trip and both games were amusing enough. However, this felt like a watered down 2 Days, 1 Night trip. I genuinely hope Running Man returns to its own format now that they’ve covered the other major variety shows out there.

What Happened:

Theme: Running Man Ddakji Camping Trip

Opening/Race Explanation (start of episode- 5:44)

The members gather in Suncheon for a camping special. Everything that happens during the trip will be determined by ddakji. Games will be played to determine who will and how many attempts to flip ddakji the members will get.

First Mission: Lunch Meme Game (5:44- 30:30)

The members are shown the first half of a trending meme and simply have to provide the second half.

Travel to Lunch - 14:39.

Ddakji for Lunch - 17:40. The members that scored highest in the meme game get chances to flip ddakji. The ddakji have the name of a member on the flipped side. Anyone whose name ends up shown gets to eat lunch.

Lunch - 25:30.

Second Mission: Camp Food Water Fetching Kickball Game (30:30- 58:42)

Through the kickball game, the members will get the chance to change the side dishes available in the ddakji game. The game itself was a mix of kickball and dodgeball. The members played against a team made up of staff members. The goal was to get the most water. A kicker would kick and then run for a ‘safe zone’ where a bucket of water and ladles awaited. Then on the next turn, they would attempt to run back with their full ladle. Any caught ball would create an out for the throwing team and 5 outs would switch offense and defense. Each team had two chances as kicker.

*This was the one part of this trip that I would wholeheartedly recommend*

Side Dish Ddakji - 55:16. The first 3 ddakji to flip will be the side dishes for the night. At this point, the members began attempting to cheat.

Market Trip/Camp Set Up (58:42 - 1:25:40 of episode 647)

The members split up. *This was the part of the show I would least recommend.*

Three go to the market to buy ingredients for dinner. Seokjin, Jaesuk, Jihyo.

The other 4 remain in camp to set up the tent and such. Jongkook, Haha, Sechan, Somin.

Campsite Activity (1:25:40 of episode 647- 29:00 of episode 648)

The members hang out and dance party for a while before beginning to cook dinner. They also had a song and dance party after dinner while the staff ate their dinner.

Cooking - 2:00 of episode 648.

Dinner - 20:00.

Third Mission: Rhythm Sleeping Games (29:00 of episode 648- 1:04:36)

There is a chance that the members will not have to sleep in the tent, but they will have to pass the Ddakji game to get to the hotel. The members play a rhythm game using the word “mussel” in Korean (which is a tongue twister when repeated). This decided the ranks for who would throw Ddakji. They switched to the “Panties” rhythm game at 41:00.

Sleeping Place Ddakji - 47:20. After doing the game, they again play ddakji based on their rank. Those whose names are shown get to sleep at a hotel. The rest will stay in the tent. This time, there have been 2 “dud” ddakji and a “everyone” Ddakji added to the individual names.

Sleeping - 54:20. The members also make the ddakji they need for the breakfast mission during the first part of this time segment.

Breakfast Mission (1:04:36- end of episode)

The members get up by 7 and line up to get directions to the breakfast location. They can travel to the breakfast location however they want, but when they get there, only the first 5 members to flip a ddakji using the ddakji that they made the night before will be able to eat breakfast. The two slowest members pick strawberries as a punishment before heading home.

Preview: The race to become an imperial scholar is on with guests Kang Hoon (actor) and Shin Yeeun (actress), but someone is not qualified. Can they discover the imposter in time?

!!!Spoilers!!!

Meme Game