TV personalities Yang Se-chan and Ji Ye-eun appear to be developing a flirtatious spark.
SBS's Running Man delivers an unpredictable race as members scheme and betray one another to avoid the penalty ball.
This episode pairs the cast with national short-track skaters and, billed \"Is Speed Also a Recharge?\", turns every mission into an all-out fight to dodge the penalty.
From the outset, an unprecedented challenge demanded both physical and mental agility, putting not only the regulars but even the elite short-track skaters on edge. When ice ace Choi Min-jung hit an unexpected snag, Yang Se-chan surprised everyone by stepping in as a one-on-one coach.
Yang Se-chan even knelt to help Ji Ye-eun, revealing a softer side. When fellow cast members praised his attentiveness, Ji teased, \"What can I do? My heart's opening,\" creating a subtle romantic undertone. Meanwhile, when short-track skaters Lee Jun-seo, Lee Jeong-min and Shin Dong-min jokingly called her \"aunt,\" Ji—once hailed as an icon of the MZ generation—fired back, sending the set into laughter.
The camaraderie forged in the missions began to crack the moment names had to be written on the penalty ball. Haha mounted an emotional appeal to Ji Ye-eun, but whether his words were sincere or strategic left her unsure, complicating the situation and even escalating to a brief collar grab. Shocked by what he perceived as betrayals from the Running Man cast, short-track skater Lee Jun-seo exclaimed, \"I can't trust anyone anymore,\" and recoiled.
Catch the episode airing on the 15th at 6:10 p.m.
Kim Se-a, TenAsia reporter haesmik@tenasia.co.kr
