Keep Running (TV program) explained

Native Name:Chinese: 奔跑吧
Genre:Game-variety-Entertainment
Director:Yao Yitian
Starring:
Opentheme:"Super Hero Chinese: 超级英雄" by Deng Chao
"Chinese: 造亿万吨光芒" by Angelababy, Li Chen, Zheng Kai, Zhu Yawen, Wang Yanlin, Lucas Wong, Song Yuqi
Country:China
Language:Chinese
Num Seasons:16 (including special seasons)
12 (excluding special seasons)
Num Episodes:164
List Episodes:List of Keep Running episodes
Producer:Im Hyung-taek
Location:
Camera:Multi-camera
Runtime:80-100 minutes
Company:SBS (supervising company)
Network:ZMG

Zhejiang Television

Last Aired:present
Related:

Keep Running, previously known as Running Man China, or Hurry Up, Brother before 2017, is a Chinese variety show broadcast on ZRTG: Zhejiang Television.[1] [2] It is a spin-off from the popular original South Korean variety show Running Man by SBS.[3] It was first aired on 10 October 2014. The show is classified as a game-variety show, where the MCs and guests complete missions at a landmark to win a race.

The program has itself also been spun-off into a supplemental show, named Running Man is Coming . It is hosted by Shen Tao, Luo Xi, and/or "Jenny" Lin Jieni . The show typically centers around secondary footage of Keep Running episodes, behind-the-scenes clips, or even the conclusion or final outcomes of a Keep Running episode that is too long to fit into the original broadcast time slot.

Program name

When the show was first announced, it was known as "Chinese: 跑男" or "Running Man" in Chinese. Programs on the Zhejiang TV channel required names with five Chinese characters (words),[4] hence the program was then renamed to "Chinese: 奔跑吧兄弟" or "Hurry Up, Brother". But, before the official name changed, ZRTG had registered "Chinese: 跑男" as a trademark with the SAIC.[5]

The supplemental show "Chinese: 跑男来了" continues to retain the "Chinese: 跑男" moniker in its title.

Episode style

Chinese: 撕名牌 or "Name-tag Elimination" is one of the main games of each episode and is usually the longest game. There are also many games played by the MCs and guests that often contribute to their result for the final mission.

The team that wins the final mission will receive a prize, usually related to the theme of the episode. However, even if a team wins most of the games, victory is not guaranteed (for example in Season 1 Episode 2, Deng Chao did not win many games but the other teams who had won did not make the right choices of switching the waters, therefore causing their team to win).

Personnel

See main article: List of Keep Running cast members.

Cast members

The original members of Running Man are Deng Chao, Angelababy, Li Chen, Chen He, Zheng Kai, Wong Cho-lam, and Wang Baoqiang.

After season 1, Wang Baoqiang recorded his last episode and left the program to focus on his career but returned on season 3, episode 10 as a guest.

In season 2, Bao Bei'er replaced Wang Baoqiang but left at the end of the season as he was cast in Stephen Chow's Journey to the West II.

Singer Lu Han then replaced Bao Bei'er from season 3 to season 6.

Dilraba Dilmurat replaced Angelababy in season 5 due to Angelababy's pregnancy. Due to scheduling conflicts, Dilraba left in season 6.

For season 7, Deng Chao, Chen He, and Lu Han left due to scheduling conflicts, while Wong Cho-Lam left to focus on his family. Lucas from South Korean boy group NCT and its Chinese unit WayV, Song Yuqi from South Korean girl group (G)I-dle, and actors Zhu Yawen and Wang Yanlin replaced them in the new season.

For season 8, Zhu Yawen and Wang Yanlin left due to scheduling conflicts. Singer Cai Xukun, actor/comedian Guo Qilin, and actor Sha Yi joined as new members and replaced them. Lucas and Song Yuqi, who are both based in South Korea, were absent for the whole season due to COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions.

For the first Yellow River special season, Lucas and Yuqi were again absent. Cai Xukun only participated in episodes 1-2 due to scheduling conflicts, while Guo Qilin only participated in episodes 3-4 due to scheduling conflicts. Zheng Kai was absent from episodes 1-2 due to the birth of his daughter.

For Season 9, Guo Qilin left the cast due to scheduling conflicts while Lucas and Yuqi rejoined the cast. Yuqi was absent from the first few episodes due to quarantine restrictions.

For Season 10, it was announced that due to scheduling conflicts, Lucas would not be involved in filming, while Yuqi left to focus on her career. Actress Bai Lu, who joined during the second Yellow River special season, and singer Zhou Shen joined the cast. Meanwhile, Cai Xukun returned after a temporary hiatus in the second Yellow River season. Zheng Kai was absent for the second half of the season, starting from episode 7, due to the birth of his second child.

For the Common Prosperity special season, Cai Xukun only participated in the first two journeys, which spanned the first two-and-a-half episodes. Zhou Shen only participated in the first three journeys, which spanned episodes 1-4.

For Season 11, it was announced that due to his upcoming tour, Cai Xukun would not be participating. Yuqi rejoined the cast, and Fan Chengcheng from the Chinese boy group NEXT also joined as a new cast member.

For the Nature special season, it was announced that Angelababy would not be participating, while Zhang Zhenyuan from the Chinese boy group Teens In Times joined as a new cast member. This member setup was retained in Season 12.

Cast membersSeason
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Deng Chaocolspan="10"
Angelababycolspan="2"
Li Chencolspan="16"
Chen Hecolspan="10"
Zheng Kaicolspan="16"
Wong Cho-lamcolspan="10"
Wang Baoqiangcolspan="15"
Bao Bei'ercolspan="14"
Lu Hancolspan="10"
Dilraba Dilmuratcolspan="11"
Zhu Yawencolspan="9"
Wang Yanlincolspan="9"
Song Yuqicolspan="3"
Lucascolspan="6"
Cai Xukuncolspan="3"
Sha Yicolspan="9"
Guo Qilincolspan="7"
Lin Yicolspan="5"
Bai Lucolspan="6"
Zhou Shencolspan="5"
Fan Chengchengcolspan="3"
Zhang Zhenyuan

Production staff

The chief production director (PD) is Yao Yitian, who is often referred to on the show by his nickname "Yao PD". His voice is typically the one heard during interactions between cast members and the production crew. He has also at various times been featured on-camera during the show, such as during the last episode of Season 9, "Cast members vs. Production team", where he was nominated by the cast members to be one of the production team members to undergo the final "giant water bomb" punishment if the cast members were able to beat the production team, and episode 8 of Season 10, where he was pulled on-camera by one of the teams to be their extra helper during one of the games.

The announcer and provider of most of the voice-overs is He Yannan, who is a radio host for Zhejiang Radio and Television Group and also provides voice-over for various other Zhejiang Television programs, such as The Voice of China.

List of episodes

If more than one set of teams are used other than the Race Mission teams, they are divided and distinguished to the corresponding mission under Teams. Team members are listed in alphabetical order from Team Leader to Members, to Guests. As some episodes consisted of road missions and were not confined to a single landmark nor was a landmark officially recognized on-air, the landmark shown for those episodes is the final mission venue.

List of episodes

See main article: List of Keep Running episodes.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
PremiereFinale
Season 115
Season 212
Season 313
Season 412
Season 512
Season 612
Season 712
Season 81214 August 2020
Yellow River Season 15
Season 91323 April 202116 July 2021
Yellow River Season 25
Season 1012
Common Prosperity (Let's Build a Better Life)8
Season 1112
Ecology (Nature) Season7
Season 1212

Movie

Running Man is a 2015 Chinese reality comedy film directed by Hu Jia and Cen Junyi.[6] Deng Chao was unable to participate in the movie filming due to scheduling conflicts. The movie was released to theaters on 30 January 2015.[7]

List of guests

The following is a compilation of guests and the number of times they have been on the show. They are listed in order of their first appearance.

Ratings

First season

|-|1/01| 10 October 2014|1.132|3.92|3|-|1/02| 17 October 2014|1.808|5.95|1|-|1/03| 24 October 2014|2.180|7.25|1|-|1/04| 31 October 2014|2.140|6.68|1|-|1/05| 7 November 2014|2.489|8.04|1|-|1/06| 14 November 2014|2.210|7.09|1|-|1/07| 21 November 2014|2.455|7.81|1|-|1/08| 28 November 2014|2.408|7.73|1|-|1/09| 5 December 2014|2.486|8.01|1|-|1/10| 12 December 2014|2.775|9.05|1|-|1/11| 19 December 2014|2.889|9.59|1|-|1/12| 26 December 2014|3.162|10.07|1|-|1/13| 2 January 2015|3.180|9.52|1|-|1/14| 9 January 2015|4.116|12.43|1|-|1/15| 16 January 2015|3.993|12.22|1|-|1/SP| 23 January 2015|2.373|7.14|2

Second season

|-|2/01| 17 April 2015|4.794|15.10|1|-|2/02| 24 April 2015|4.886|16.24|1|-|2/03| 1 May 2015|4.484|15.21|1|-|2/04| 8 May 2015|4.549|14.81|1|-|2/05| 15 May 2015|4.303|13.95|1|-|2/06| 22 May 2015|4.830|15.75|1|-|2/07| 29 May 2015|4.462|14.86|1|-|2/08| 5 June 2015|4.828|15.62|1|-|2/09| 12 June 2015|5.002|16.43|1|-|2/10| 19 June 2015|5.016|16.20|1|-|2/11| 26 June 2015|4.999|16.04|1|-|2/12| 3 July 2015|4.915|16.35|1

Third season

|-|3/01| 30 October 2015|3.929|13.95|1|-|3/02| 6 November 2015|3.970|13.17|1|-|3/03| 13 November 2015|4.461|14.40|1|-|3/04| 20 November 2015|4.345|14.84|1|-|3/05| 27 November 2015|4.337|14.32|1|-|3/06| 4 December 2015|3.963|13.00|1|-|3/07| 11 December 2015|4.427|14.53|1|-|3/08| 18 December 2015|5.284|18.05|1|-|3/09| 25 December 2015|4.071|13.64|1|-|3/10| 1 January 2016|3.832|12.02|1|-|3/11| 8 January 2016|4.701|15.30|1|-|3/12| 15 January 2016|3.969|13.14|1

Fourth season

|-|4/01| 15 April 2016|3.631|12.18|1|-|4/02| 22 April 2016|3.725|12.60|1|-|4/03| 29 April 2016|3.367|11.42|1|-|4/04| 6 May 2016|3.765|12.52|1|-|4/05| 13 May 2016|3.908|13.13|1|-|4/06| 20 May 2016|3.667|12.29|1|-|4/07| 27 May 2016|3.934|13.64|1|-|4/08| 3 June 2016|3.178|11.16|1|-|4/09| 10 June 2016|3.545|12.39|1|-|4/10| 17 June 2016|3.156|10.78|1|-|4/11| 24 June 2016|3.394|11.85|1|-|4/12| 1 July 2016|3.754|13.74|1

Fifth season

|5/01| 14 April 2017|3.049|11.73|1|-|5/02| 21 April 2017|2.685|10.62|1|-|5/03| 28 April 2017|2.766|11.18|1|-|5/04| 5 May 2017|3.284|13.41|1|-|5/05|12 May 2017|3.260|14.52|1|-|5/06|19 May 2017|2.901|12.41|1|-|5/07|26 May 2017|1.654|7.61|1|-|5/08|2 June 2017|3.045|13.10|1|-|5/09|9 June 2017|2.907|12.919|1|-|5/10|16 June 2017|2.746|10.73|1|-|5/11|23 June 2017|3.062|12.54|1|-|5/12|30 June 2017|2.715|11.63|1|-|5/BTS|7 July 2017|1.631|6.73|1|-

Sixth season

|6/01| 13 April 2018|2.038|9.677|1|-|6/02| 20 April 2018|2.207|9.616|1|-|6/03| 27 April 2018|1.459|6.528|1|-|6/04| 4 May 2018|2.003|8.617|1|-|6/05|11 May 2018|1.975|8.866|1|-|6/06|18 May 2018|2.313|10.076|1|-|6/07|25 May 2018|2.34|9.881|1|-|6/08|1 June 2018|1.988|8.449|1|-|6/09|8 June 2018|2.296|9.889|1|-|6/10|15 June 2018|1.926|7.512|1|-|6/11|22 June 2018|1.803|8.899|1|-|6/12|29 June 2018|1.88|8.019|1|-

Other activities

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DateLocationEventAttendees
9 November 2014Hangzhou, Zhejiang
(China)		"Running Man" National Press Conference on Zhejiang TVDeng Chao, Angelababy, Li Chen, Chen He, Zheng Kai, Wang Baoqiang, Wong Cho-lam
31 December 2014Guangzhou, Guangdong
(China)		"Running 2015" New Year's Eve Party on Zhejiang TVRunning Man Members:
Deng Chao, Li Chen, Chen He, Zheng Kai, Wong Cho-lam
Running Man Members:
Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo
9 January 2015Shanghai Exhibition Centre, Shanghai
(China)		Lamando's NightDeng Chao, Angelababy, Li Chen, Chen He, Zheng Kai, Wong Cho-lam
11 April 2015Guangzhou, Guangdong
(China)		"Running Man" Season 2 National Press Conference on Zhejiang TVDeng Chao, Angelababy, Li Chen, Chen He, Zheng Kai, Bao Bei'er, Wong Cho-lam
30 September 2015Shenzhen, Guangdong
(China)		"Running Man" Season 3 National Press Conference on Zhejiang TVDeng Chao, Angelababy, Li Chen, Chen He, Zheng Kai, Lu Han, Wong Cho-lam
31 December 2015Shenzhen, Guangdong
(China)		"Running 2016" New Year's Eve Party on Zhejiang TVDeng Chao, Angelababy, Li Chen, Chen He, Zheng Kai, Lu Han, Wong Cho-lam
31 March 2016Xiamen, Fujian
(China)		"Running Man" Season 4 National Press Conference on Zhejiang TVDeng Chao, Angelababy, Li Chen, Chen He, Zheng Kai, Lu Han, Wong Cho-lam
30 December 2016Shenzhen, Guangdong
(China)		"Running 2017" New Year's Eve Party on Zhejiang TVDeng Chao, Angelababy, Li Chen, Chen He, Zheng Kai, Lu Han, Wong Cho-lam
10 April 2017Yan'an, Shaanxi
(China)		"Running Man" Season 6 National Press Conference on Zhejiang TVDeng Chao, Dilraba Dilmurat, Li Chen, Chen He, Zheng Kai, Lu Han, Wong Cho-lam
30 December 2017Shenzhen, Guangdong
(China)		"Running 2018" New Year's Eve Party on Zhejiang TVAngelababy, Li Chen, Chen He, Zheng Kai, Dilraba Dilmurat, Wong Cho-lam
30 December 2018Shenzhen, Guangdong
(China)		"Running 2019" New Year's Eve Party on Zhejiang TVDeng Chao, Angelababy, Li Chen, Chen He, Zheng Kai, Lu Han, Wong Cho-lam

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: SBS to Co-Produce Chinese Version of 'Running Man' This Year . Lee . Min-ji . Jung . Yeawon . 30 May 2014 . Newsen . Mwave . 25 October 2014 . 26 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141026065958/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/67242/running-man-to-air-chinese-version-in-china-later-this-year . live .
  3. Web site: http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/337325 . ko:‘런닝맨’ 중국판 ‘달려라 형제들’ 10일 중국 전역 첫방송 . 7 October 2014 . Tenasia . 25 October 2014 . ko . 26 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141026071648/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/337325 . live .
  4. News: http://epaper.nandu.com/epaper/C/html/2014-08/26/content_3302443.htm. zh:‘为什么浙江卫视的综艺节目都是5个字?. 8 March 2014. 14 January 2014. zh. dead. https://archive.today/20141126131041/http://epaper.nandu.com/epaper/C/html/2014-08/26/content_3302443.htm. 26 November 2014.
  5. News: http://sbcx.saic.gov.cn:9080/tmois/wszhcx_getZhcx.xhtml. zh:国家工商行政管理总局：商标综合查询 Registration number: 15265867. 14 January 2014. zh. https://web.archive.org/web/20171027001654/http://sbcx.saic.gov.cn:9080/tmois/wszhcx_getZhcx.xhtml. 27 October 2017. dead.
  6. News: Running Man 2015. 5 February 2015. 5 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150205102803/http://letterboxd.com/film/running-man-2015/. live.
  7. News: http://www.cztv.com/topic2014/runningman/detail/631397.html. zh:《奔跑吧兄弟》电影曝乱斗版海报 郑恺偷吻baby. 14 January 2015. zh. 3 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150203075040/http://www.cztv.com/topic2014/runningman/detail/631397.html. live.
  8. Web site: Kim Jong Kook will appear in movie version of China's 'Running Man' . 5 December 2014 . KPop Fighting . 11 January 2015 . 14 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150114032431/http://kpopfighting.com/2014/12/05/kim-jong-kook-will-appear-in-movie-version-of-chinas-running-man/ . live .

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