Running Man Casts

Running Man Members Profile:

1) Yoo Jae Suk
Nickname: Yoo Hyuk, Yooruce Willis, Yu-mes Bond, Grasshopper, Nation’s MC

The main host of the show and known during the race missions for his escaping abilities. He is shown to have a closer relationship with a lot of the guests on the show, which he often boasts about to the other members. He is also often referenced to the color green throughout the show and is also known for his nickname "Grasshopper" from his first television appearance. Despite initially a weak player during the race missions, he later becomes one of the stronger players in the series. Yoo is always portrayed as the rival of Kim Jong Kook. He is also often being labelled as the "Icon of Betrayal" because in one of the episode(38)where he has to eliminate and lie to all his team mates.

2) Kim Jong Kook
Nickname: Sparta Kooks, The Commander, Tiger, Kookie~^^
 
The strongest man on the show, Kim Jong-kook is known for his strength and skill during the race missions. During the missions, he is known for his sudden appearances that are often accompanied by the soundbite "Sparta!" taken from the movie, 300. His smart tactics are often successful to eliminate the other members and as a result, he is known for having both brains and brawn. He is also shown at times to act cute and show off his "aegyo". His only apparent weakness is women and he is often teased for having a particular fondness towards Yoon Eun-hye.

3) Ji Suk Jin
Nickname: Big Nose Hyungnim, Impala

The oldest member of the show and one of Yu Jae-suk's closest friends, knowing each other for more than 20 years. He is shown to be jealous of the good relationship between Yu Jae-suk and Kim Jong-kook. During the race missions, he is shown to be one of the weakest members and is the easiest and most frequently eliminated out of the cast, so easily that the other members would declare that the race has officially started after his elimination.

4) Gary
Nickname: Peaceful Gary, Monday Boyfriend, Gae-cholas Cage

Featured as one of the "variety rookies", Gary is known as Peaceful Gary (평온개리) for his calm facial expressions during the Photo Zone Game and throughout the show. He is also known as Gae-colas Cage during the race mission, which is a parody of Nicolas Cage. He is frequently easily fooled by others and known for being clueless at times. Although shown to be quite clueless at times, he is shown to be quite strong during the race missions even managing to win both special race missions in order to find the best Running Man and winning a trip to Europe.

5) HaHa
Real Name: Ha Dong Hoon
Nickname: Haroro, Harad Pitt, Penguin

The primary joker of the cast and is usually picked on by other members because of his height and his similar appearance to Pororo the Little Penguin. He also has a tendency to feel as though he is the main lead in a movie created by his imagination. When things don't go his way, he lashes out verbally, causing great laughter among the cast. He is also the playboy of the cast, as he always confesses his love to female guests. He was initially a weak player during the race missions, occasionally being picked on even while on the chasing team, however he slowly improves over the course of the show.

6) Song Ji Hyo
Real Name: Cheon Seong Im
Nickname: Ace, Mong Ji-hyo , Miss Mong, Monday Girlfriend, Song Siblings

The only current female member of the show, and initially only appeared as a guest but was added to the main cast in episode 6. During the earlier episodes, Song Ji-hyo was often known to swear during broadcasts especially towards Ha-ha and Lee Kwang-su. She is also known to be often seen with confused or blank facial expressions a lot of the time. Throughout the series, she has been involved in the primary loveline of the show alongside Gary. She is one of the strongest players and is referred to as an Ace during race missions with similar running and catching capabilities as well as comparable intelligence to Kim Jong-kook.

 7) Lee Kwang-soo
Nickname: Framer Kwang-su, Kwang-vatar, Giraffe, Icon of Betrayal

The youngest and tallest member of the cast and initially introduced alongside Gary and Song Joong-ki as one of the "variety rookies" due to his lack of experience on variety shows prior to Running Man. During the earlier episodes he was known for framing his fellow members with embarrassing and often absurd rumours. He is often picked on by the rest of the cast, particularly Kim Jong-kook, due to his timid nature as well as similar appearance to the Na'vi species from Avatar. He is one of the weakest players during and is often one of the first to be eliminated during race missions. However, he has grown to easily betray his fellow members without concern.

  
8) Song Joong Ki
Nickname: Flower Boy Joong-ki, Brain Joong-ki, Active Young Man

Introduced alongside Gary and Lee Kwang-su as one of the "variety rookies" due to his lack of experience on variety shows prior to Running Man. He is shown as being the smartest and also having the best looks out of the cast. He is known for being able to figure out puzzles and strategize during the race missions. He is also shown to be very optimistic and is often seen attempting new things but ultimately failing. As of episode 41, he has left the main cast to focus on his acting career. However, he reappeared in episode 66 as a guest which caught the other members by surprise and also in episode 71 in a short cameo as part of his promotion for the drama, Deep Rooted Tree. He cameoed on episode 97 as a soccer player for the 2012 Asian Dream Cup.

9) Lizzy
Nickname: Busan Girl

Initially appeared as a guest in episodes 13 and 14, but later joined the main cast in episode 18. Lizzy is known for her cute looks and "aegyo". She is also shown to have a country accent when speaking Korean since she is from Busan where they have a slight accent. As of episode 26, Lizzy has left Running Man due to scheduling conflicts between the show and After School activities.