[Thoughts] Running Man

This program has a lot of potential. I have only seen the first 2 episodes of it and based on what I saw, this show lacks 2% of something.

Running Man will be the 2nd Korean variety show that I have watched from the beginning, the first one being Family Outing. This blog is a witness to how good FO S1 was for me. FO had me at hello. It was my first Korean variety show experience and I think it's so good that it raised the bar quite high for the other Korean variety shows.

Though Running Man has a different concept, it still isn't good enough for me to rank it somewhere near FO. But I'm not saying that it will never reach that level. I think it might be able to surpass FO in the future but right now, I think there's still something missing. It will never have the drama FO had but Running Man's PD can always think of something to make up for what's missing.

My honest opinion about the show ATM:
ATM, Running Man is a little bland. It could use some help from Yoon Jong Shin's ramen powdered seasoning. lol. I think they should give the cast a 'character' to play. Yeah, like Chunderella and Stepmom Kim in FO. Adding some flavor to the characters would help a lot because right now, I couldn't care less about the cast. I also think that they should do something to claim the show as theirs. I want them to show the viewers that there are no other celebrities who'd be perfect for the spot that they are holding. Again, I can't help but compare it to FO where at day 1, the members marked their territories and showed everyone that they are the sole owners of the spot they're holding. (Proof is that the successors of Chun Hee and Ye Jin didn't stand out as much as they did.)

But as I said, the show is promising. I'm already growing fond of one of the members so I guess the missing 2% will be showing up soon.