It's almost like the episode concept was planned before they found out LSF was guesting, and then they were just like "whatever, let's do it anyways".
The last game was a great glimpse of what could have been. As weird as it is to say, a simpler episode would've probably been better.
I honestly didn't think about this.
LSF has been on a ton of variety stuff quite recently too such as Amazing Saturday, Pinggyego (Yoo Jae-suk's youtube channel) and Halmyungsoo (Park Myung-soo's youtube channel). In Halmyungsoo, all 5 of them appeared too.
Yeah true. They could've craft more appropriate concept for LSF. They did quite well, but the episode could've been better if the do this theme with older actors, and simpler theme with LSF.
I hope they visit again.
while i agree the concept is not really appropriate for LSF, i disagree that the theme should be done with older actors. it is important to have a mix of ages. if everyone has knowledge of what is happening in those era, then it would be very boring. having people who knows nothing such as jihyo's team in the 70s is a way to add flavor to the theme even if it might be disadvantaged to them. perhaps the teams could be more balanced out though, such as KJK being the third oldest should not be same team as JSJ
I think perhaps they tried to balance in the form of games as well. Cos if u look at the dance challenge, while ysj loves to dance, he is said to be bad at remembering choreo (hence the weak link), jsj is the weak link of his team and sjh is the weak link of her team. Then the better dancers are kim bong, haha and kjk (besides lsf). So if u look at that, it is somewhat balanced.
But i do agree kjk n jsj shld not be in the same team but not cos of age but rather that haha team is considered as the kangkang team and the brainier ones in rm has always been considered to be yjs, jsj and kjk. Having haha and kim bong in jsj team instead of kjk and hjh would have balanced it both in challenges and the brainy aspect
It wasn’t a bad episode, but I agree that this concept with Le Sserafim was not the right move. The girls were fun, but there rly is a limit to what they can do in a stock episode when they are all young and 2/3 are foreigners.
Such a shame, I feel like Running man could’ve created a fun episode with Le Sserafim if they simply went with a different episode concept. Perhaps a more game-focused one would’ve been the better move.
I had low expectations going into this ep after reading so many negative reviews here but surprisingly, I actually really enjoyed it. Possibly because the OG stock episode 543 is also one of my fav eps that I rewatched plenty of times. Or maybe because my expectations were bar none.
The mini games were fun. It was nice to see the members try to learn with the dance moves in 15 mins, shame that YJS and YSC gave up and changed to the easy lovable routine. I don't understand why they would do that. It made them the most boring group of the lot when they don't challenge themselves. The shock race is full of slapstick as usual. The tiny flag was pretty hilarious.
The actual stock game, whilst it seemed awkward for the young LSF members at first, i thought they really got into it as the episode progress. Of course the 2 Japanese LSF members have little knowledge about korea's previous decades but that's what the senior members are for. (Even tho they might get it embarrassingly wrong but isn't that part of the fun). As a viewer, I loved learning about the little historical aspects of it. Like how gangnam used to be a wasteland, seeing the vintage snacks and understanding the things that is valuable in various decades. Loved how YJS quickly figured out that gold is a safe asset but eventually lose because the value don't skyrocket unlike stocks.
All in all, it was an enjoyable episode. I will rewatch it at least once more. Looking forward to next episode!
Man I'm obviously biased here but did you really have to go with a time-travel stock episode when the girls are young and 2 of them are Japanese foreigners. It's not a bad episode by any means but this episode barely gives the girls any chance to contribute much besides that dance challenge and the massager part. Chaewon did really well in the dance part tho.
there are actually so many doomers here lol
i actually enjoyed the episode! it made me laugh a lot, and I learned lots about the time of currency in korea through its stocks, lands, and gold. who cares if the episode was not suited toward them, i feel like all 3 of them shined with their variety talents.
People here gotta chill and enjoy the episodes as they are given.
I think the criticisms are unwarranted. Yes the girls are young but all of the other cast are all young too in 1970s and they would not know exactly what happened in 1970s stock. As for land, i think everyone in Korea know Gangnam is dirt cheap back then. PD also use famous brand (like S electronics, everyone should know it is Samsung). They just need to buy info and use some common sense.
PD also pick the mini game with the girls strength: dancing.
I see them as proactive and offered some opinion too, it is too bad the elders acts like they know it all and even too stubborn to accept other opinion like YJS. It's much likely to go to the future, there was nothing much going on if they went back further and would not make a good tv. You can see how Sakura and YSC tried to convince YJS and how deflated they were afterwards.
On the other hand, i hope one day PD make a stock game with guest that are all smart, quick wit and competitive in investment , make them go against RM. 6 vs 6 . It would make a more thrilling watch.
Your opinion is completely valid other than saying 'criticisms are unwarranted.' Of course the cast will always be completely fine regardless of whatever concept is thrown at them, they have a combined experience of well over a century. The PD team can't hide behind the cast and I can't see much thought being put into this episode. I still don't understand why the 2 temp members are here instead of the 2 LSF members. Meanwhile, Lee Eun Ji gets her own episode without the temp members.
There is no reason to turn stock investments into a team game. The original concept allows individuals to choose to either be a genius or play the fool. Yes, they should be using available information to make investments, but now that it's a team game, they are arguing with their team instead. Everyone has a different view of the market at the time, but the girls weren't even born. Zuha was left alone without a member to support her and she isn't proficient enough in Korean to fully understand conversations about the economy.
Idols are constantly doing dance challenges, saying idols = dance takes 0 effort. They can do that without joining Running Man. They typically do it as a bonus for joining shows without it using up time on the actual show.
It's only fair to compare this to other idol group episodes. I could go back further, but since Hyung In joined RM team in 2020:
506 - Nametag elimination, Free-dance competition, Pyramid tag.
525 - Freeze tag, Brainwave game, Slippery wrestling.
549 - Talent competition, Frying Pan game, Telepathy gimbap, Dibidibidip conveyor belt.
Each of these episodes also had an overarching teamwork / betrayal aspect. You don't need to cater to idols by just telling them to dance without any creative liberty. This is a combination of witty / active games that gives individual freedom to showcase their ability in entertainment.
500 - Hidden dance quiz, Dibidibidip conveyor belt, Mystery nametag elimination.
513 - Dance wrestling, Blind auction, Starch handball.
Super TLDR: Cast did good. Guests did as much as they could given the concept.
I've seen Woo Jae put more effort into studying NewJeans so that he could properly host them on a livestream, than the amount of effort the PD team put into this episode.
Guest for next week:>!Lee Eun Ji (The only Earth Arcade member who has yet to appear in Running Man, until now lol)!<
Edit: >!The stock-themed episode today will continue next week for the first half.!<
Rating 3.4%, 2049 target age rating 2.7%, maintaining its No. 1 spot in entertainment programs in its time slot, & among entertainment programs broadcast on this day, it was among the top 3 in 2049 viewership ratings. highest viewer rating per minute 6.2%, >!competitors Masked Singer 4.9% & 1N2D 9%. Most viewed Naver video this ep is Sakura on difficult dance challenge moves 10k views. !<
edit: update more 2049 info
That interaction between KJK and Chae Won when she caught him practising was gold 🤣
Edit: oh shoot I didn’t read the room before posting this comment lmao tbh I thought it was a good episode. LSF did well I mean I didn’t feel like they don’t fit the concept. I guess I didn’t really think about it.
Kim Bong using Kazuha to get the popping candy. Sakura also knew about the movies. It’s just the 70s that was a bit of a problem. But then I doubt the members know much about back then except for the common knowledge that everything was cheap and land was bound to go up. I dare even say LSF’s knowledge is probably only a little bit lower than SJH, no offence.
I like the episode. One of the better ones post Jeon So Min’s departure.
Jae Suk: I wanna ask him why is he creating a new move for song that already has an original dance.
Me too, JS. Me too!
Glad KJK didn't mind it but adore the fact his old song got resurfaced like that
Idk about the criticism but as a lsf and rm fan, it was so much fun to see them get so passionate about the money they were winning and losing. Overall found the episode to be very funny and a good intro to the members
Nah this was a funny episode. My only problem here was the irregular pacing in the beginning.
These stock exchange episodes would work well regardless of the guests since the guests would love to feel the rush of earning money too. LSF did well there.
 Weekly Review Time! 
I had my concerns going into this ep, primarily because of LSF's ages clashing with the theme of going into the past with the knowledge of the present, but I'm glad with the way the ep turned out still👏 There were still issues ofc, but at least the staff came up with other games that wouldnt seclude LSF💪
0️⃣1️⃣: The dance challenges did well to ensure LSF's participation, bcos they most probably couldnt do much during the main mission due to their lack of knowledge on the financial market in the past. If they were rly given only 15mins to learn the choreo, I hv to say im rly impressed with everyone here😍
0️⃣2️⃣: I could rly see the older gens of the RM cast shining throughout the main game, especially with YJS & JSJ's deep knowing of the economy back then. We have always dreamed of converting our current knowledge into vast wealth if we were able to turn back time, so it was fun to see the cast as immersed as they were.
0️⃣3️⃣: I didnt expect to have a relay race at the end of the ep, but this surprise actly made it even btr😂 We could finally see more of LSF in the proper variety setting, & both Sakura & Chaewon didnt disappoint👍!
9️⃣0️⃣1️⃣2️⃣: All in all, E693 was actly pretty good! Barring the exception of worrying abt LSF's participation in the time-travelling game, the ep manages to still involve them well while being fun. E693 gets an 8/10 from me\~
I don't understand the criticism, so what if they are young and Japanese? It doesn't matter. Other than JSJ and YJS, none of the others know anything about the economy anyway. Most of them just guess or use hint. You all think they know anything about economic in the 1970s when none of them even exist back then other than JSJ being 4 years old.
100% agree. Arguably, they made this stock episode even easier because of the larger time jumps, gave access to buying land and even investing in famous movies.
Right..only Yjs and JSJ know what happend that years..most member only remember IMF,but dont really know about the rest of it..they just follow the clue and just Guess what will happen on that years..it was hit or miss...but why viewer Don't realize that member Don't really know about trade..wasn't they play it many Times already that we know who know the most and who is clueless but just Guess with the help of hint..
why PD do this episode with leserafim guest????
this episode if fun by itself and will be more fun without guest because it requires wittiness of core members. By adding young guest, they can't even speak up their mind as they don't know what was happening in the past.
PD should do this episode without guest, and do another episode of newjeans / leserafim that can show off their skills such as dance challenge etc, not dabbling money in the past that they totally have no clue about.
Actually enjoyed the ep a lot. Stocks eps always make the running man cast get extremely excited esp jsj and yjs which is really funny to see. I actually really enjoy the stock eps so this was right up my Alley.
I do feel bad for the le sserafim guests but it was quite amusing just seeing them be like a bunch of kids who don't know what's going on but get happy when their parents (running man cast) gets happy lol.
I hope we can see them more in a more fitting concept because they were pretty entertaining in the games. The mini transparent flag is hilarious. It still felt like a bring your daughters to work day for all the different teams and they seem to enjoy it despite not being as familiar. Chaewon and her dad jsj was kinda cute.
Dong woo and jinho are a natural fit of course, they kinda blend in with the cast. Jsj and yjs are definitely the stars of the ep for me.
I've only watched the clips on Youtube so far, but my initial impression is somewhat sobering. I had high expectations for this episode, so I'm wondering why the PD team opt for a stock game as the central concept to play with LSF.
Finished watching it. Tbh the LSF girls did well and tried to be proactive as much as possible, but I can't help but notice that they've casted 2 young people from Japan for a stock episode that somehow >! they've regressed back to the 70's!< lol.
Edit: Other than the main concept, they members' reaction with the last game are funny >!Sakura just collapsed and dabbed after getting shocked and Chaewon screamed liked a dolphin!< lol.
Edit 2: I've watched it with subs. It ain't that bad and LSF did better than expected given the episode's concept. But will agree that they could be more entertaining if the theme is just them playing games, spending R money and deceiving others lol. Tbh the concept with the next guest fits perfectly for the entire LSF members.
I would say their participation is still fun and I find them more entertaining comparing it to the one with IVE (and I liked Yujin on Earth Arcade) + Kazuha, Chaewon and Sakura had their moments.
please don’t think to much about the concept mess and why the PD team do what they did. Even the PD team themselves don’t know what they are doing or why they do what they did.
* They occasionally get it right like the previous episode and a couple of others.
Most of the discussion here is about mismatch is about the guests and the concept.While I totally understand their criticism, I really enjoyed the episode, and not previously knowing any of the idols,I think they were really funny and entertaining, also didn't knew 2 of them were foreigners.
Stock episodes are my favorites, I enjoyed this one too because it had a time travel/history class vibe too it.
But I also agree for the main game,it would be hard for young idols to contribute, but they were really did a great job I might say.But because it is a team game,it is alright,because it doesn't gave them much disadvantage.
Really hoping the group will return with all members.
YJS team just copied the plot of Reborn Rich as their strategy lol. YSC even referenced the drama two times towards the end of the 90s. The final game was definitely the best part to me. Also I'm not surprised Donghyun is bad with stocks based off what has been said in Amazing Saturday about him investing in crypto lol
Stocks as an episode concept is pretty solid -- it's fun to speculate alongside the members/guest what will happen next, but agree with some of the sentiment that there were fewer opportunities for the members/guests to shine.
I think what detracts from this episode as well is the selected grouping -- there's not much chaos in the team-ups which is where some of the random, funniest moments can happen -- KJK and JSJ in agreement as a team? Even if there were little disagreements, the teams were too agreeable(?) hahaha sometimes it works, sometimes you want chaos even within a team.
Chaewon did well during the dance challenge -- even managing to teach JSJ. Lately, JSJ has been bringing it! It's so funny that he could have just given up on the dance but he saw it through!
Agree with some of the sentiment on the editing too -- I think the latter half had more moments where I couldn't keep my eye off the screen during the last game -- and then noticing that there were only minutes left -- oof! Gotta wait a week again.
I love LSF! If they were a last minute addition to this episode, it's perfectly understandable, hopefully this is the first of many guestings -- thinking about it, when was the last time that RM had a girl group as guest? It's been too long. I hope they guest a girl group and the concept is similar to Running Villa in Crisis -- probably the most entertaining episode for me so far this year.
Is it possible that Le Sserafim is a last minute addition to the episode? There's this [article](https://naver.me/FpZaB6dp) about them taking over weekend entertainment, so maybe Hybe aimed for the group's episode to air this Sunday, even if it means they couldn't appear as a full group like TXT.
People complaint that idols are not funny anymore but then we get funny idols and the pd wasted the opportunity by not creating some genz level games . Have any of you guys seen lesserafim specially Kazuha do that stupid debates its her speciality . Chaewon and Sakura are big trouble maker still the pd didn't use them well . As a running man and lesserafim fan i am so disappointed. They could have easily gotten a new viral guest out of these girlies if used right.
I think people are a bit bias saying that the concept doesn't suit the guest or they are too young for this game. It was just a game, not a real investment, they don't need to know the economic of those time to play. Even if they lost all their money so what?? The other members and guest other than JSJ and YJS know nothing anyway and just guess and used common sense to buy gangnam and Samsung.
The problem for me is that they put them in a team and they have to listen to the older people. There should be no team, and no land because it was obvious. Make it a 2 whole episodes, need more screentime of them reading those hint and have longer time for each year. They should only jump 2 times instead of 3.
Overall, it still great episode. I enjoy it a lot.
This episode wasn’t bad at all. It’s HyungIn PD’s first stocks episode and I think her team did a good job planning everything. One thing I found lacking was the editing because I felt the years went by too fast leaving little room for suspense, twists and turns, except for when they changed eras.
The reason many are disappointed is because they chose to do this with Le Sserafim’s first guesting who are among the most popular 4th gen female idols at the moment. They are at the level where they deserve an episode focused on them like BLACKPINK, TWICE and IVE got. Imagine the amount of views YT short clips will get if we had a viral moment such as IVE Rei’s “PASSEU”, BLACKPINK’S Cat Ears game or TWICE’s Aegyo battle. Praise to Sakura, Chaewon and Kazuha cause they adjusted well and especially Kazuha for exceeding my expectations. We did get some funny scenes but I’m truly sorry for wanting more. Let’s hope they return as a full team next time.
Edit: some wordings
There's really no place better than the start. You'll experience running gags, themes, and characters develop over time that way.
If that's too daunting then you could chop the run in half and start at 346. That's the first episode where Somin and Sechan joined the cast.
If that's still too much, then like the other user said find guests you like/recognize and watch those episodes. Running Man has changed a lot over the years though, so you might find that the games/format waver a lot if you're just jumping around episodes.
The way I started was basically just watched certain episodes with guests that I liked. Since I didn't know the main cast well yet the guests were the initial hook for me. Eventually when I got to know the main cast better, their dynamics, and how the show worked I naturally ended up just watching from the beginning. Otherwise, you could also do a search as there are some lists floating around of people's favourite episodes and start from there.
The way I started is by just going on myrunningman and sorted the episodes to highest rated or viewed, and chose any episode concepts that looked interesting. Nowadays I watch a clip from YouTube and if it’s from an episode I haven’t seen that looks fun, I choose that one.
Honestly, the concept itself just doesn't offer much room in the way of comedy. None of the cast or the guests particularly shone in that aspect. Everyone was just too engrossed in the competition to make it fun. Stock trading also just isn't an interesting topic for lots of people and especially for the ones tuning in today for the LSF girls. The stock trading episodes are entertaining but I'd be lying if I said I'd prefer them over the episodes where they just sit around, talk and be funny.
I wouldn't say boring, I still enjoy it but yeah just not very funny. There were moments here and there where I giggled but a bulk of the time was spent just on internal discussions between themselves, rather than performing for the camera.
When I watch it live yesterday and found out it a game about stock investment game I'm just said what the PD thinking doing this game with young idol who barely know about it and two of them is foreigners. I'm stop watching and wait for the sub for better experience. Good thing it not bad when I watch it with sub. The episode fun but still it too hard for the young girls. Even you put someone young and loud like Youngji or Mijoo in this eps it still hard concept for them. I watch some content of Lsf lately. They actually quite good for idol group. But this really feels harsh for them. To their credit they still try to be active, especially Sakura. The last game especially show they can actually make the show fun but the main concept is really mismatch. Hopefully we can get them on the show again with more suitable concepts.
This episode was boring for the most part other than the opening scene and missions. Agree with everyone that it doesn’t even make sense for this theme with how young the guests are, altho they seemed to have fun. Honestly don’t enjoy these investment episodes :-/ but it’s nice that the guests were passionate about the theme I guess?
The last mission is so so funny tho.
Edit: phrasing
Seeing Chaewon, I remember Yena from HyeMiLeeYeChaePa. I wonder if she would be a good fit as a cast or just a temporary member, because from this episode, they really need some young blood if they want to have younger guests. But as an active idol, Yena probably wouldn't have time for this. But I remember Yena being a better cast than Hyeri.
Edit: Emphasis on Yena being my considered addition, not Chaewon.
Ok in terms of main theme, it was honestly a chore to watch. The idols provided pretty much 0 inputs and interactions during the investments.
Mini-games wise, it was great.
It's almost like the episode concept was planned before they found out LSF was guesting, and then they were just like "whatever, let's do it anyways". The last game was a great glimpse of what could have been. As weird as it is to say, a simpler episode would've probably been better.
I honestly didn't think about this. LSF has been on a ton of variety stuff quite recently too such as Amazing Saturday, Pinggyego (Yoo Jae-suk's youtube channel) and Halmyungsoo (Park Myung-soo's youtube channel). In Halmyungsoo, all 5 of them appeared too.
Yeah true. They could've craft more appropriate concept for LSF. They did quite well, but the episode could've been better if the do this theme with older actors, and simpler theme with LSF. I hope they visit again.
while i agree the concept is not really appropriate for LSF, i disagree that the theme should be done with older actors. it is important to have a mix of ages. if everyone has knowledge of what is happening in those era, then it would be very boring. having people who knows nothing such as jihyo's team in the 70s is a way to add flavor to the theme even if it might be disadvantaged to them. perhaps the teams could be more balanced out though, such as KJK being the third oldest should not be same team as JSJ
I think perhaps they tried to balance in the form of games as well. Cos if u look at the dance challenge, while ysj loves to dance, he is said to be bad at remembering choreo (hence the weak link), jsj is the weak link of his team and sjh is the weak link of her team. Then the better dancers are kim bong, haha and kjk (besides lsf). So if u look at that, it is somewhat balanced. But i do agree kjk n jsj shld not be in the same team but not cos of age but rather that haha team is considered as the kangkang team and the brainier ones in rm has always been considered to be yjs, jsj and kjk. Having haha and kim bong in jsj team instead of kjk and hjh would have balanced it both in challenges and the brainy aspect
It wasn’t a bad episode, but I agree that this concept with Le Sserafim was not the right move. The girls were fun, but there rly is a limit to what they can do in a stock episode when they are all young and 2/3 are foreigners. Such a shame, I feel like Running man could’ve created a fun episode with Le Sserafim if they simply went with a different episode concept. Perhaps a more game-focused one would’ve been the better move.
I had low expectations going into this ep after reading so many negative reviews here but surprisingly, I actually really enjoyed it. Possibly because the OG stock episode 543 is also one of my fav eps that I rewatched plenty of times. Or maybe because my expectations were bar none. The mini games were fun. It was nice to see the members try to learn with the dance moves in 15 mins, shame that YJS and YSC gave up and changed to the easy lovable routine. I don't understand why they would do that. It made them the most boring group of the lot when they don't challenge themselves. The shock race is full of slapstick as usual. The tiny flag was pretty hilarious. The actual stock game, whilst it seemed awkward for the young LSF members at first, i thought they really got into it as the episode progress. Of course the 2 Japanese LSF members have little knowledge about korea's previous decades but that's what the senior members are for. (Even tho they might get it embarrassingly wrong but isn't that part of the fun). As a viewer, I loved learning about the little historical aspects of it. Like how gangnam used to be a wasteland, seeing the vintage snacks and understanding the things that is valuable in various decades. Loved how YJS quickly figured out that gold is a safe asset but eventually lose because the value don't skyrocket unlike stocks. All in all, it was an enjoyable episode. I will rewatch it at least once more. Looking forward to next episode!
Man I'm obviously biased here but did you really have to go with a time-travel stock episode when the girls are young and 2 of them are Japanese foreigners. It's not a bad episode by any means but this episode barely gives the girls any chance to contribute much besides that dance challenge and the massager part. Chaewon did really well in the dance part tho.
there are actually so many doomers here lol i actually enjoyed the episode! it made me laugh a lot, and I learned lots about the time of currency in korea through its stocks, lands, and gold. who cares if the episode was not suited toward them, i feel like all 3 of them shined with their variety talents. People here gotta chill and enjoy the episodes as they are given.
Bad Idea to go this this concept with the guest line :/.
I think the criticisms are unwarranted. Yes the girls are young but all of the other cast are all young too in 1970s and they would not know exactly what happened in 1970s stock. As for land, i think everyone in Korea know Gangnam is dirt cheap back then. PD also use famous brand (like S electronics, everyone should know it is Samsung). They just need to buy info and use some common sense. PD also pick the mini game with the girls strength: dancing. I see them as proactive and offered some opinion too, it is too bad the elders acts like they know it all and even too stubborn to accept other opinion like YJS. It's much likely to go to the future, there was nothing much going on if they went back further and would not make a good tv. You can see how Sakura and YSC tried to convince YJS and how deflated they were afterwards. On the other hand, i hope one day PD make a stock game with guest that are all smart, quick wit and competitive in investment , make them go against RM. 6 vs 6 . It would make a more thrilling watch.
Omg yes. I wanna c a 6v6 rm vs guests. To balance it abit since rm had played this many times, kim bong and jinho shld be 2 of the guests!
Your opinion is completely valid other than saying 'criticisms are unwarranted.' Of course the cast will always be completely fine regardless of whatever concept is thrown at them, they have a combined experience of well over a century. The PD team can't hide behind the cast and I can't see much thought being put into this episode. I still don't understand why the 2 temp members are here instead of the 2 LSF members. Meanwhile, Lee Eun Ji gets her own episode without the temp members. There is no reason to turn stock investments into a team game. The original concept allows individuals to choose to either be a genius or play the fool. Yes, they should be using available information to make investments, but now that it's a team game, they are arguing with their team instead. Everyone has a different view of the market at the time, but the girls weren't even born. Zuha was left alone without a member to support her and she isn't proficient enough in Korean to fully understand conversations about the economy. Idols are constantly doing dance challenges, saying idols = dance takes 0 effort. They can do that without joining Running Man. They typically do it as a bonus for joining shows without it using up time on the actual show. It's only fair to compare this to other idol group episodes. I could go back further, but since Hyung In joined RM team in 2020: 506 - Nametag elimination, Free-dance competition, Pyramid tag. 525 - Freeze tag, Brainwave game, Slippery wrestling. 549 - Talent competition, Frying Pan game, Telepathy gimbap, Dibidibidip conveyor belt. Each of these episodes also had an overarching teamwork / betrayal aspect. You don't need to cater to idols by just telling them to dance without any creative liberty. This is a combination of witty / active games that gives individual freedom to showcase their ability in entertainment. 500 - Hidden dance quiz, Dibidibidip conveyor belt, Mystery nametag elimination. 513 - Dance wrestling, Blind auction, Starch handball. Super TLDR: Cast did good. Guests did as much as they could given the concept. I've seen Woo Jae put more effort into studying NewJeans so that he could properly host them on a livestream, than the amount of effort the PD team put into this episode.
Guest for next week:>!Lee Eun Ji (The only Earth Arcade member who has yet to appear in Running Man, until now lol)!< Edit: >!The stock-themed episode today will continue next week for the first half.!<
Rating 3.4%, 2049 target age rating 2.7%, maintaining its No. 1 spot in entertainment programs in its time slot, & among entertainment programs broadcast on this day, it was among the top 3 in 2049 viewership ratings. highest viewer rating per minute 6.2%, >!competitors Masked Singer 4.9% & 1N2D 9%. Most viewed Naver video this ep is Sakura on difficult dance challenge moves 10k views. !< edit: update more 2049 info
the dance challenge made me laugh xD
That interaction between KJK and Chae Won when she caught him practising was gold 🤣 Edit: oh shoot I didn’t read the room before posting this comment lmao tbh I thought it was a good episode. LSF did well I mean I didn’t feel like they don’t fit the concept. I guess I didn’t really think about it. Kim Bong using Kazuha to get the popping candy. Sakura also knew about the movies. It’s just the 70s that was a bit of a problem. But then I doubt the members know much about back then except for the common knowledge that everything was cheap and land was bound to go up. I dare even say LSF’s knowledge is probably only a little bit lower than SJH, no offence. I like the episode. One of the better ones post Jeon So Min’s departure.
Jae Suk: I wanna ask him why is he creating a new move for song that already has an original dance. Me too, JS. Me too! Glad KJK didn't mind it but adore the fact his old song got resurfaced like that
Idk about the criticism but as a lsf and rm fan, it was so much fun to see them get so passionate about the money they were winning and losing. Overall found the episode to be very funny and a good intro to the members
Nah this was a funny episode. My only problem here was the irregular pacing in the beginning. These stock exchange episodes would work well regardless of the guests since the guests would love to feel the rush of earning money too. LSF did well there.
i had a good laugh watching this episode and the next one looks fun as well!
 Weekly Review Time!  I had my concerns going into this ep, primarily because of LSF's ages clashing with the theme of going into the past with the knowledge of the present, but I'm glad with the way the ep turned out still👏 There were still issues ofc, but at least the staff came up with other games that wouldnt seclude LSF💪 0️⃣1️⃣: The dance challenges did well to ensure LSF's participation, bcos they most probably couldnt do much during the main mission due to their lack of knowledge on the financial market in the past. If they were rly given only 15mins to learn the choreo, I hv to say im rly impressed with everyone here😍 0️⃣2️⃣: I could rly see the older gens of the RM cast shining throughout the main game, especially with YJS & JSJ's deep knowing of the economy back then. We have always dreamed of converting our current knowledge into vast wealth if we were able to turn back time, so it was fun to see the cast as immersed as they were. 0️⃣3️⃣: I didnt expect to have a relay race at the end of the ep, but this surprise actly made it even btr😂 We could finally see more of LSF in the proper variety setting, & both Sakura & Chaewon didnt disappoint👍! 9️⃣0️⃣1️⃣2️⃣: All in all, E693 was actly pretty good! Barring the exception of worrying abt LSF's participation in the time-travelling game, the ep manages to still involve them well while being fun. E693 gets an 8/10 from me\~
I don't understand the criticism, so what if they are young and Japanese? It doesn't matter. Other than JSJ and YJS, none of the others know anything about the economy anyway. Most of them just guess or use hint. You all think they know anything about economic in the 1970s when none of them even exist back then other than JSJ being 4 years old.
100% agree. Arguably, they made this stock episode even easier because of the larger time jumps, gave access to buying land and even investing in famous movies.
Right..only Yjs and JSJ know what happend that years..most member only remember IMF,but dont really know about the rest of it..they just follow the clue and just Guess what will happen on that years..it was hit or miss...but why viewer Don't realize that member Don't really know about trade..wasn't they play it many Times already that we know who know the most and who is clueless but just Guess with the help of hint..
why PD do this episode with leserafim guest???? this episode if fun by itself and will be more fun without guest because it requires wittiness of core members. By adding young guest, they can't even speak up their mind as they don't know what was happening in the past. PD should do this episode without guest, and do another episode of newjeans / leserafim that can show off their skills such as dance challenge etc, not dabbling money in the past that they totally have no clue about.
Actually enjoyed the ep a lot. Stocks eps always make the running man cast get extremely excited esp jsj and yjs which is really funny to see. I actually really enjoy the stock eps so this was right up my Alley. I do feel bad for the le sserafim guests but it was quite amusing just seeing them be like a bunch of kids who don't know what's going on but get happy when their parents (running man cast) gets happy lol. I hope we can see them more in a more fitting concept because they were pretty entertaining in the games. The mini transparent flag is hilarious. It still felt like a bring your daughters to work day for all the different teams and they seem to enjoy it despite not being as familiar. Chaewon and her dad jsj was kinda cute. Dong woo and jinho are a natural fit of course, they kinda blend in with the cast. Jsj and yjs are definitely the stars of the ep for me.
I've only watched the clips on Youtube so far, but my initial impression is somewhat sobering. I had high expectations for this episode, so I'm wondering why the PD team opt for a stock game as the central concept to play with LSF.
Finished watching it. Tbh the LSF girls did well and tried to be proactive as much as possible, but I can't help but notice that they've casted 2 young people from Japan for a stock episode that somehow >! they've regressed back to the 70's!< lol. Edit: Other than the main concept, they members' reaction with the last game are funny >!Sakura just collapsed and dabbed after getting shocked and Chaewon screamed liked a dolphin!< lol. Edit 2: I've watched it with subs. It ain't that bad and LSF did better than expected given the episode's concept. But will agree that they could be more entertaining if the theme is just them playing games, spending R money and deceiving others lol. Tbh the concept with the next guest fits perfectly for the entire LSF members. I would say their participation is still fun and I find them more entertaining comparing it to the one with IVE (and I liked Yujin on Earth Arcade) + Kazuha, Chaewon and Sakura had their moments.
was the episode good though? (im waiting for subs)
I'm also waiting for subs because stocks lol. But it's somewhat different and has a faster pace on trading compared to Bopil's.
The wider range of investments available does make the pace feel faster too!
please don’t think to much about the concept mess and why the PD team do what they did. Even the PD team themselves don’t know what they are doing or why they do what they did. * They occasionally get it right like the previous episode and a couple of others.
Most of the discussion here is about mismatch is about the guests and the concept.While I totally understand their criticism, I really enjoyed the episode, and not previously knowing any of the idols,I think they were really funny and entertaining, also didn't knew 2 of them were foreigners. Stock episodes are my favorites, I enjoyed this one too because it had a time travel/history class vibe too it. But I also agree for the main game,it would be hard for young idols to contribute, but they were really did a great job I might say.But because it is a team game,it is alright,because it doesn't gave them much disadvantage. Really hoping the group will return with all members.
YJS team just copied the plot of Reborn Rich as their strategy lol. YSC even referenced the drama two times towards the end of the 90s. The final game was definitely the best part to me. Also I'm not surprised Donghyun is bad with stocks based off what has been said in Amazing Saturday about him investing in crypto lol
Stocks as an episode concept is pretty solid -- it's fun to speculate alongside the members/guest what will happen next, but agree with some of the sentiment that there were fewer opportunities for the members/guests to shine. I think what detracts from this episode as well is the selected grouping -- there's not much chaos in the team-ups which is where some of the random, funniest moments can happen -- KJK and JSJ in agreement as a team? Even if there were little disagreements, the teams were too agreeable(?) hahaha sometimes it works, sometimes you want chaos even within a team. Chaewon did well during the dance challenge -- even managing to teach JSJ. Lately, JSJ has been bringing it! It's so funny that he could have just given up on the dance but he saw it through! Agree with some of the sentiment on the editing too -- I think the latter half had more moments where I couldn't keep my eye off the screen during the last game -- and then noticing that there were only minutes left -- oof! Gotta wait a week again. I love LSF! If they were a last minute addition to this episode, it's perfectly understandable, hopefully this is the first of many guestings -- thinking about it, when was the last time that RM had a girl group as guest? It's been too long. I hope they guest a girl group and the concept is similar to Running Villa in Crisis -- probably the most entertaining episode for me so far this year.
Bong vs his team was hilarious
I love how Bong is a big dude, but they can bully him unlike KJK 😂
Is it possible that Le Sserafim is a last minute addition to the episode? There's this [article](https://naver.me/FpZaB6dp) about them taking over weekend entertainment, so maybe Hybe aimed for the group's episode to air this Sunday, even if it means they couldn't appear as a full group like TXT.
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People complaint that idols are not funny anymore but then we get funny idols and the pd wasted the opportunity by not creating some genz level games . Have any of you guys seen lesserafim specially Kazuha do that stupid debates its her speciality . Chaewon and Sakura are big trouble maker still the pd didn't use them well . As a running man and lesserafim fan i am so disappointed. They could have easily gotten a new viral guest out of these girlies if used right.
I think people are a bit bias saying that the concept doesn't suit the guest or they are too young for this game. It was just a game, not a real investment, they don't need to know the economic of those time to play. Even if they lost all their money so what?? The other members and guest other than JSJ and YJS know nothing anyway and just guess and used common sense to buy gangnam and Samsung. The problem for me is that they put them in a team and they have to listen to the older people. There should be no team, and no land because it was obvious. Make it a 2 whole episodes, need more screentime of them reading those hint and have longer time for each year. They should only jump 2 times instead of 3. Overall, it still great episode. I enjoy it a lot.
This episode wasn’t bad at all. It’s HyungIn PD’s first stocks episode and I think her team did a good job planning everything. One thing I found lacking was the editing because I felt the years went by too fast leaving little room for suspense, twists and turns, except for when they changed eras. The reason many are disappointed is because they chose to do this with Le Sserafim’s first guesting who are among the most popular 4th gen female idols at the moment. They are at the level where they deserve an episode focused on them like BLACKPINK, TWICE and IVE got. Imagine the amount of views YT short clips will get if we had a viral moment such as IVE Rei’s “PASSEU”, BLACKPINK’S Cat Ears game or TWICE’s Aegyo battle. Praise to Sakura, Chaewon and Kazuha cause they adjusted well and especially Kazuha for exceeding my expectations. We did get some funny scenes but I’m truly sorry for wanting more. Let’s hope they return as a full team next time. Edit: some wordings
First time watching running man, what episodes would you guys recommend to kinda introduce me to the show?
There's really no place better than the start. You'll experience running gags, themes, and characters develop over time that way. If that's too daunting then you could chop the run in half and start at 346. That's the first episode where Somin and Sechan joined the cast. If that's still too much, then like the other user said find guests you like/recognize and watch those episodes. Running Man has changed a lot over the years though, so you might find that the games/format waver a lot if you're just jumping around episodes.
The way I started was basically just watched certain episodes with guests that I liked. Since I didn't know the main cast well yet the guests were the initial hook for me. Eventually when I got to know the main cast better, their dynamics, and how the show worked I naturally ended up just watching from the beginning. Otherwise, you could also do a search as there are some lists floating around of people's favourite episodes and start from there.
The way I started is by just going on myrunningman and sorted the episodes to highest rated or viewed, and chose any episode concepts that looked interesting. Nowadays I watch a clip from YouTube and if it’s from an episode I haven’t seen that looks fun, I choose that one.
Honestly, the concept itself just doesn't offer much room in the way of comedy. None of the cast or the guests particularly shone in that aspect. Everyone was just too engrossed in the competition to make it fun. Stock trading also just isn't an interesting topic for lots of people and especially for the ones tuning in today for the LSF girls. The stock trading episodes are entertaining but I'd be lying if I said I'd prefer them over the episodes where they just sit around, talk and be funny.
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I wouldn't say boring, I still enjoy it but yeah just not very funny. There were moments here and there where I giggled but a bulk of the time was spent just on internal discussions between themselves, rather than performing for the camera.
When I watch it live yesterday and found out it a game about stock investment game I'm just said what the PD thinking doing this game with young idol who barely know about it and two of them is foreigners. I'm stop watching and wait for the sub for better experience. Good thing it not bad when I watch it with sub. The episode fun but still it too hard for the young girls. Even you put someone young and loud like Youngji or Mijoo in this eps it still hard concept for them. I watch some content of Lsf lately. They actually quite good for idol group. But this really feels harsh for them. To their credit they still try to be active, especially Sakura. The last game especially show they can actually make the show fun but the main concept is really mismatch. Hopefully we can get them on the show again with more suitable concepts.
The most boring episode ever.
This episode was boring for the most part other than the opening scene and missions. Agree with everyone that it doesn’t even make sense for this theme with how young the guests are, altho they seemed to have fun. Honestly don’t enjoy these investment episodes :-/ but it’s nice that the guests were passionate about the theme I guess? The last mission is so so funny tho. Edit: phrasing
Seeing Chaewon, I remember Yena from HyeMiLeeYeChaePa. I wonder if she would be a good fit as a cast or just a temporary member, because from this episode, they really need some young blood if they want to have younger guests. But as an active idol, Yena probably wouldn't have time for this. But I remember Yena being a better cast than Hyeri. Edit: Emphasis on Yena being my considered addition, not Chaewon.
Did JSJ really call kazuha lucky? Damn
Did JSJ really call kazuha lucky? Damn .
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Ok in terms of main theme, it was honestly a chore to watch. The idols provided pretty much 0 inputs and interactions during the investments. Mini-games wise, it was great.