Ji Suk Jin's agency publicly stated that Ji Suk Jin will temporarily withdraw from "Running Man" due to health issues. As soon as this news came out, it immediately aroused heated discussion among netizens.
It should be noted that this is the first time that Ji Seok-jin has been absent from the show since "Running Man" started airing.
As a veteran member of the show, Ji Seok-jin’s presence in the show was very low at the beginning.
The early confrontation in "Running Man" was fierce. Ji Seok-jin was old and in poor health, so he was basically the first to be eliminated every time he competed in the famous game.
Because of this, when "Running Man" was the most popular in the early stage, Ji Seokjin received a lot of doubts, and many people thought he was messing with the show.
It wasn't until Lee Kwang Soo quit the show and Ji Seok Jin took his place and became the show's comedian and the target of bullying on the show that people realized the importance of Ji Seok Jin to "Running Man".
Especially during the three years when the program was unable to be recorded outdoors, Ji Seok-jin's performance became even more eye-catching. He has become the comedian of the program.
Because of his outstanding performance, netizens even gave Ji Shizhen the title of "Indoor King".
In 2022, Ji Seok-jin was nominated for the "SBS Entertainment Awards". Many people felt that Ji Seok-jin's performance was enough to win the award, but in the end he lost to Yoo Jae-seok.
In 2023, many people thought that this year's "SBS Entertainment Awards" should be given to Ji Suk Jin. As a result, Ji Suk Jin was not even nominated for the Grand Award. For this reason, many netizens still complained about Chi Shi.
has been following "Running Man" for 14 years. When the show needed him most, he stepped forward, but in the end he was not even nominated. Such a result is really unacceptable.
In 2023, Chi Shizhen was 57 years old.
The 683rd issue of "Running Man" was led by Yang Se Chan. We also celebrated Ji Seok Jin's 60th birthday three years in advance.
At that time, Yoo Jae-seok also said that Ji Seok-jin was in his 40s when he first started recording "Running Man". If he was still recording programs when he was 60 years old, then Ji Seok-jin would be in the three age groups of 40, 50 and 60. They all participated in the recording of "Running Man".
But no one could have imagined that not long after the show, Chi Seok-jin would temporarily withdraw from the show due to illness. Now that I have retired, I don’t know when I will be able to come back.
At the end of October, Jeon So Min just quit "Running Man", and now Ji Suk Jin has to temporarily withdraw from the show. As a result, "Running Man" only has 5 permanent members left.
Faced with this situation, according to the way Korean dramas have been handled in the past, "Running Man" is likely to find one or two temporary members to temporarily join the show as an emergency rescue.
As for the temporary members, they will probably be selected from those who have been recording programs with Yoo Jae Suk. Another possibility is to choose from guests who have performed well on the show before.
The people around Liu Zaishi are also familiar to friends who have been chasing Han Zong. They are none other than Li Meizhu, Cao Shihao and others. These people are all old faces of Han Zong. If they join, there will not be any big changes to "Running Man".
On the contrary, if previous guests join, it may still be an opportunity for change for "Running Man". Because according to past practice, if the temporary members perform well, they are likely to become permanent members, and the composition of "Running Man" will change again, which also means it will be more fresh.
Jeon So-min's withdrawal and Ji Suk-jin's temporary withdrawal are both a test and an opportunity for "Running Man".
If grasped correctly, the program will be infused with fresh blood and perhaps usher in new changes. If this period of time is not handled well, the show will not be far from ending.
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