not sure how many Running Man eps are just ready to be aired... but is it a coincidence that the newest (next)…
According to the Korean Wikipedia page of the show, episodes 565 and 566 were filmed on July 6 and July 12, so those are ready to air. Comedian turned singer Lee Yong-jin is the guest for episode 565 but no word on possible guests for episode 566. And the official word of the episodes being postponed was the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. SBS did the same thing for Running Man and Master in the House that air on Sundays and I believe KBS did it for Immortal Songs that airs on Satudays. Hopefully YJS being in quarantine will not affect the show as they have 2 episodes ready to air and he can isolate while the show is not airing these weeks.
Just so many don't freak out... there will NOT be any new episodes for the next 3 Sundays starting today (July 25) due to coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. New episodes will return on Sunday August 15.
Just so many don't freak out... there will NOT be any new episodes for the next 3 Sundays starting today (July 25) due to coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. New episodes will return on Sunday August 15.
Part 2 of this story, now from Film's perspective (according to Mind Trio's official twitter account) because it has the hashtag "every coin has two sides" will be available on their youtube channel on July 16. So, I guess is not over yet!
It seems that with the addition of Yoo Su-bin as part of the cast, SBS is just making changes to bring the actors from the most popular shows instead of worrying about good chemistry or cast members who might fit the show well. They did it with Delicious Rendezvous replacing Kim Hee-chul, Yoo Byung-jae and Kim Dong-jun (he was leaving for his military service as he enlisted on June 12) with actors from Vincenzo (Kwak Dong-yeon), The Penthouse (Choi Ye-bin) and Sky Castle (Choi Won-young) which were very popular in South Korea and now SBS is doing it again this time to Master in the House by bringing Su-bin who was well know for Crash Landing on You and a few other series. We'll see how well he fits in with the other 3.
Sad that SRR and CEW are both leaving, but thinking that YSJ might be back before the year ends make me more excited.…
Could be, but there is no guarantee they will bring back YSJ or that he wants to come back. I think he will be busy promoting with his group like CEW is now with Astro... but Master in the House do like to have a young idol as cast member, so maybe.
It is sad to see Cha Eun-woo and Shin Sung-rok leave the show but 1) their careers are more important and 2) I feel the show has been affected by the pandemic and it hasn't really recovered as the cast members have not been able to develop the same dynamic and connection they had with masters when they spent the night together and had games and serious chats. And while I think he is great, I feel the show is moving more and more towards Lee Seung-gi (which I know was the main purpose of the show since it was his first show after finishing his military service) but he is always the center of attention (specially in episodes with singers) and it always becomes annoying when I wanted others to talk but they don't do it. And Kim Dong-hyun is also becoming a bit boring because he is playing the same role he plays in all the shows he is on (like Amazing Saturday), the dumb (sometimes funny) athlete who is not even that good at sporting events.
The most recent episodes seem more rushed like the ones with the musical theater actresses only being 1 episode and a bit of the following one and instead we had 4 episodes with Tak Jae-hoon and Lee Sang-min in which not much happened in the first one, Rain came to promote himself and Cipher in the second one and with the "Failure Festival" in the third and fourth. Then, we were back to rushing with the rockers special lasting only one episode when you had 2 legends in it... Boohwal could have been a master by themselves (if Kim Tae-won talked a bit more) and Kim Kyung-ho should have been a master by himself as well. I've found the show at Gyeongbokgung Palace and the one with the cast of Abnormal Summit (the guys from different countries) super interesting compared to other episodes.
So yes, it is sad that Eun-woo and Sung-rok are leaving but not completely surprising. Eun-woo was well liked and always a master favorite but he has so many commitments with acting and ASTRO that I'm sure it was hard to balance all of it and Sung-rok was just like Lee Sang-yoon, an actor taking a break from acting and exploring a variety show for a little bit until it was time to go back to acting again. Now, it seems we'll be back to the 1-day disciples starting next week... we'll see who becomes a new cast member or if they wait for Yook Sung-jae to finish his military service in November and try to bring him back.
You can find it online with individual subbers who are putting the effort to get the translation. I know ThaiBLFan92 has it on Patreon and there should be others.
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And while I think he is great, I feel the show is moving more and more towards Lee Seung-gi (which I know was the main purpose of the show since it was his first show after finishing his military service) but he is always the center of attention (specially in episodes with singers) and it always becomes annoying when I wanted others to talk but they don't do it. And Kim Dong-hyun is also becoming a bit boring because he is playing the same role he plays in all the shows he is on (like Amazing Saturday), the dumb (sometimes funny) athlete who is not even that good at sporting events.
The most recent episodes seem more rushed like the ones with the musical theater actresses only being 1 episode and a bit of the following one and instead we had 4 episodes with Tak Jae-hoon and Lee Sang-min in which not much happened in the first one, Rain came to promote himself and Cipher in the second one and with the "Failure Festival" in the third and fourth. Then, we were back to rushing with the rockers special lasting only one episode when you had 2 legends in it... Boohwal could have been a master by themselves (if Kim Tae-won talked a bit more) and Kim Kyung-ho should have been a master by himself as well. I've found the show at Gyeongbokgung Palace and the one with the cast of Abnormal Summit (the guys from different countries) super interesting compared to other episodes.
So yes, it is sad that Eun-woo and Sung-rok are leaving but not completely surprising. Eun-woo was well liked and always a master favorite but he has so many commitments with acting and ASTRO that I'm sure it was hard to balance all of it and Sung-rok was just like Lee Sang-yoon, an actor taking a break from acting and exploring a variety show for a little bit until it was time to go back to acting again. Now, it seems we'll be back to the 1-day disciples starting next week... we'll see who becomes a new cast member or if they wait for Yook Sung-jae to finish his military service in November and try to bring him back.