Run (South Korean TV series)

Run (stylized as RUN) is a 2020 South Korean television entertainment program starring Ji Sung, Kang Ki-young, Hwang Hee and Lee Tae-sun. It aired on tvN on Thursdays at 23:00 (KST) in January 2020.[1][2]

Run
Promotional poster
Genre
Directed byKim Hyun-sil
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes4
Production
Production locations
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time69–78 minutes
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseJanuary 2 (2020-01-02) –
January 23, 2020 (2020-01-23)

Overview edit

Four actors exercise in Seoul, Milan and Florence with the goal of running the full 42.195 km of the 36th Florence Marathon.

Cast edit

Main edit

Special appearances edit

Results edit

Name Result Time Ref.
Ji Sung Completed the marathon 4 hours, 9 minutes and 16 seconds [5]
[6]
Kang Ki-young Stopped after 30 km -
Hwang Hee Completed the marathon 5 hours, 10 minutes and 7 seconds
Lee Tae-sun Completed the marathon 4 hours, 38 minutes and 3 seconds

Production edit

Filming started in Bukchon Hanok Village, Seoul in October 2019, less than a month before the marathon day.[7]

Ratings edit

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. Original broadcast date Title Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[8]
1 January 2, 2020 Runner[a] 1.022%
2 January 9, 2020 Running Together
(함께 달린다는 건)
0.723%
3 January 16, 2020 How to Cheer Myself On
(나를 응원하는 법)
0.566%
4 January 23, 2020 42,195km, the Road Not Taken
(42.195km, 가보지 않은 길)
0.800%

Notes edit

  1. ^ The original title is in English.

References edit

  1. ^ Park, Soo-in (November 16, 2019). "지성-강기영-황희-이태선 러닝 예능 'RUN' 내년 1월 첫방송(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. ^ Park, Jung-sun (December 6, 2019). "지성→이태선 달리기 예능 'RUN', 1월 2일 첫 방송 확정". Is Plus (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Lim, Ra-ra (January 22, 2020). "김재중-지성, '보스를 지켜라' 인연→러닝 메이트까지…훈훈한 우정". Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  4. ^ Entertainment Team (January 16, 2020). "'RUN', 런티스트 멤버들X레전드 마라토너 이봉주 만남". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  5. ^ Kim, Hwi-jung (January 24, 2020). "종영 'RUN' 지성→황희, 한계 극복하고 마라톤 '완주' [전일야화]". Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  6. ^ Hong, Shin-ik (January 24, 2020). "[리뷰IS] 'RUN' 종영, 런티스트 4인방이 만들어간 웰메이드 드라마". Is Plus (in Korean). Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  7. ^ Jo, Yoon-sun (January 23, 2020). "'RUN' 지성 "마라톤 첫 경험, 낯설면서 설레는 기분"". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved February 24, 2020.

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