Kim Jong-kook was astonished by the luxurious wedding party prepared by ‘Running Man’.
The episode aired on the afternoon of the 21st, featuring Kim Jong-kook's wedding celebration party titled ‘Kook's Endurance Celebration Team’.
On this day, Cha Tae-hyun appeared as a guest. Haha remarked, “Hyung, you sang a congratulatory song. It was the best I’ve ever seen in my life.” To this, Cha Tae-hyun replied, “Originally, Jong-kook had a live band. I went an hour early, and Jong-kook did all the rehearsal for the congratulatory song.”
He then shared a moment of embarrassment, saying, “They asked me to sing a congratulatory song. They wanted me to sing ‘I Love You’.” Haha and Yang Se-chan recalled, “Hyung, we cried when you sang ‘I Love You’. When you danced, tears (came out).” Yoo Jae-suk understood, saying, “Those two are Cha Tae-hyun's kids.”
Haha humorously added, “The biggest regret was that Jang Hyuk should have been boxing next to us.”
Yoo Jae-suk commented, “When the groom entered, Jong-kook greeted and then went ‘shh’. The groom is giving a warning!” He put his hand to his mouth. Kim Jong-kook felt embarrassed and said, “It’s too much, so I had to control it.” Jae-suk continued, “Jong-kook came today and asked Se-chan, ‘Why did you give so much money? Why did Daniel give so much?’ but to Seok-jin, he said, ‘Thank you, Hyung’,” causing everyone to burst into laughter.
As Seok-jin's face turned red, Jong-kook quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, “No, Hyung, you gave a lot too.” Seok-jin replied, “You gave the most in my life,” to which Jong-kook said, “But they gave too much.” Seok-jin retorted, “No, you guys are overdoing it.”
Haha argued, “What’s simple about the wedding? It lasted an hour and a half!” Kim Jong-kook insisted, “It has to be! I spent too much money!” Song Ji-hyo added, “When I got home, it was 9 PM!” and Daniel chimed in, “There was a second part too.”
The production team explained, “Kim Jong-kook dislikes being celebrated to the point that he even dislikes birthday parties. We prepared a wedding celebration party with all the extravagance we could muster.” They continued, “We asked Kim Jong-kook to mention three words that the members said the most: marriage, sister-in-law, and sister-in-law. He mentioned marriage 11 times and sister-in-law once. Based on the number of times mentioned, he will receive one chance card for every four mentions. Since he mentioned it 12 times, he will receive three chance cards.”
They added, “Kim Jong-kook is exempt from penalties, and the number of chance cards used will determine the three people who will face penalties.”
After changing clothes, Yoo Jae-suk said to Ji-yeon, “We saw Kang-hoon at the wedding venue.” Tae-hyun asked, “Ji-yeon, do you want to marry Kang-hoon? Let’s talk. You can talk for about 10 years.” Yoo Jae-suk revealed, “At first, it was just casual, but she kept looking at him while eating.”
Other members chimed in, “Kang-hoon looked handsome that day,” and “He had a nice face,” while Haha added, “But Ji-yeon got rejected.” When Ji-yeon said Kang-hoon was not her type, Kim Jong-kook asked, “Did you ask him out?” Ji-yeon replied, “Then let’s meet,” revealing her true feelings and causing laughter.
The first mission was ‘Find to Live’, where the members had to find the location of the congratulatory party in the photo. Yoo Jae-suk, Ji-seok-jin, Cha Tae-hyun, and Kim Jong-kook's team had to find a citizen cosplaying in Hongdae. After wandering for 40 minutes, the members whispered to a citizen to say the cosplay was correct, and eventually, the citizen half-heartedly admitted, “I styled my hair like Rei from Evangelion.”
Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Choi Daniel, and Ji-yeon’s team successfully completed a word chain mission with a foreigner in one go. Song Ji-hyo briefly said, “Gangnam?” and the foreigner cleverly replied, “Namdaemun,” which made the members cheer.
For the next mission, Yoo Jae-suk's team had to find a citizen with five keychains. They decided to try their luck at a keychain vending machine. Notably, Kim Jong-kook, who usually showed no interest in keychains, actively borrowed money from Ji-seok-jin to try his luck. After some ups and downs, Kim Jong-kook pulled a keychain and exclaimed, “Wow, this is so cute. Look at this. The tongue is pink,” unable to take his eyes off the keychain.
Seeing this, Yoo Jae-suk remarked, “Jong-kook has really changed a lot,” surprised by Kim Jong-kook's newfound love for cute things.
While traveling by car, Ji-seok-jin reassured, “Jong-kook, don’t worry. People are asking, but I can’t remember your sister-in-law’s face. But I have a feeling. She looks elegant and wears hanbok well.” Yoo Jae-suk quipped, “Didn’t she wear hanbok? Are you confusing her with your mother?” At that moment, Cha Tae-hyun drew a picture of Kim Jong-kook's wife and proudly said, “This is the vibe. She has big eyes and is pretty.”
Cha Tae-hyun then drew Kim Jong-kook's wife’s face again. Yoo Jae-suk advised him, “Stop drawing now!” but then asked, “Is your sister-in-law at work or at home?” making everyone laugh. Kim Jong-kook replied, “She’s taking a break and resting at home.”
Members who did not arrive at the mission location by 1 PM ended up at the party. The production team hinted, “There is a grand celebration party inside,” and “Only those other than Kim Jong-kook can enter to check the situation, and the rest can only guess from outside.” Haha excitedly asked, “Did you come secretly, sister-in-law?”
Cha Tae-hyun took on Kim Jong-kook's role and entered the party venue with the members, while Kim Jong-kook, left alone, expressed his anxiety, saying, “This is annoying. I’m going crazy.” Upon seeing the party venue, Ji-seok-jin remarked, “They’ve prepared everything Jong-kook hates,” unable to close his mouth at the grand scale.
The party continued with extravagant elements like human flower arrangements, fog and red carpets, oversized banners, a four-tier cake, ice carvings, and 15 people cosplaying as Kim Jong-kook. At that moment, a whistle blew, and even a marching band appeared, prompting Haha to clap and say, “They really went all out.” Hearing this from outside, Kim Jong-kook chuckled, “Is there a marching band?” When the band played the wedding march, Kim Jong-kook nervously remarked, “This is too much, right? It seems like a lot of people came.”
Finally, the 15 members revealed phrases for Kim Jong-kook, including “Three kisses a day.” Haha commented, “Wow, he’s really going to hate this,” giving a thumbs up. The members asked Kim Jong-kook not to disclose the content and to tell them which set he wanted to remove. They lured him by saying, “Number 1 is the human flower arrangement, fog, and red carpet, so it’s the weakest. Let’s make him pick this one.”
When Kim Jong-kook suggested removing the marching band, the members falsely claimed, “Then you have to remove number 1.” After the mission, Jong-kook removed the congratulatory set number 1 and ended up facing the marching band performance he wanted to avoid.
Throughout the congratulatory performance, he maintained a frozen expression, just waiting for it to end, while the members danced happily.
It airs on Sundays at 6:15 PM on SBS.
[Seo Ye-ji, Star Today Guest Reporter]
