SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – “Running Man,” a South Korean variety show enjoying pan-Asia popularity, hit a snag this week following revelations its producers failed to properly communicate their plans with the cast. On Wednesday, SBS TV announced that Kang Ho-dong, a popular show host and former traditional Korean wrestling champion, would join the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – “Running Man,” a hit variety show featuring celebrities on missions, rose to sixth place on a TV popularity chart after one of its cast members announced his departure from the program, data showed Tuesday. The SBS show climbed three places on the Content Power Index (CPI) chart during the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Gary of the popular variety show “Running Man” shared his feelings about leaving the program on his Instagram account Friday. The rapper, who announced his departure through SBS earlier this week, said the seven years he spent on the show were “unforgettably happy moments of my life” and thanked [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The entire cast of the popular South Korean variety show “Running Man” will meet with their fans in China this fall, the program’s broadcaster said Tuesday. SBS will organize the fan meetings in five or six cities across China between September and November, the first time the broadcaster has done [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Kwang-soo, a Korean entertainer known for his friendly image on the TV variety show Running Man, has become a ‘prince’ celebrity in South Asian countries, being featured in several TV commercials in Hong Kong, Malaysia and China. Although Lee is not as exceptionally handsome as other K-wave stars [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The unbelievable popularity of the Chinese-version Running Man is the talk of town these days. According to SBS, the original patent holder of the variety program, the first episode of “Hurry Up, Brother” Season 2 broadcast on April 17 recorded a 4.794% viewer rating, 0.678 percent point higher that the [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Gary from Korean hip-hop duo Leessang has been selected as a commercial model for Chinese portal site QQ.com. The “Running Man” star became the first Korean brand spokesperson for QQ. According to Leessang Company, Gary, who enjoys popularity in Greater China thanks to the SBS entertainment program Running Man, was [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Urban Works Entertainment, the talent agency representing Korea’s singer and TV personality Kim Jong-kook, said on December 12 that Kim will hold a U.S. tour concert jointly with Ha Dong-hoon, better known by his stage name “Haha.” Earlier in July, he successfully held a concert in Los Angeles in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Jong-kook, Korea’s singer and TV personality, was ranked No. 2 among most searched keywords on China’s Baidu search engine. Normally, the ranking was filled with idol star names from China and Korea, with no 30-something celebrities like him ever on the list. Kim gained fame after his appearance on [...]
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SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean television dramas have widely been beloved across Asian countries from China to Japan to the Philippines to Indonesia for the past few years with a series from “Autumn in My Heart” in 2000 to the most recent “My Love from the Star.” Now dramas from South Korea dubbed [...]