Kim Jong-kook's home lacks signs of women, sparks marriage rumors on 'Running Man'

While cleaning Kim Jong-kook's house on 'Running Man', Ji Yea-eun's reaction brought laughter.

On the 23rd, they visited Kim Jong-kook's house on the SBS entertainment show 'Running Man.'

This is because Yoo Jae-suk said in the previous broadcast, "Kim Jong-kook has changed, we need to go help him." Kim Jong-kook responded, "This is set up for moving," and asked, "What is there to organize when it's perfect?" Yoo Jae-suk said, "Don't you have a place to move to?" However, Kim Jong-kook said, "I'm looking into it and will move in June."

Thus, they headed to Kim Jong-kook's place. Yoo Jae-suk noted, "It’s been a while since I visited Kim Jong-kook’s house two years ago," expressing anticipation. In reality, a 1 million won air purifier was sitting unwrapped at the front door. Even the moving boxes were piled up.

They then began a hearing (?). When asked why he collected plastic bags on the balcony, Kim Jong-kook said, "I reuse them during recycling." When asked why he had gathered side dishes, Kim Jong-kook explained, "I put a note saying, 'Please don't give me side dish containers,' but they still give them to me. It feels wasteful to throw them away, so I end up storing them if I don’t eat them," adding, "Some are over a year old." When everyone reacted saying, "You can’t eat that," Kim Jong-kook defended by saying, "Washing them means using water," causing everyone to exclaim, "At this point, I wonder what your utility bills look like; this goes beyond saving."

As they encountered a wall of clothes, Yoo Jae-suk laughed and said, "This is truly 'My Ugly Duckling'; I can’t throw things away either, but you take it too far." Ji Yea-eun added, "But I can’t find any traces of a woman; it seems you really don’t have a girlfriend."

Earlier, Kim Jong-kook became the subject of forced marriage rumors. On 'Running Man', he was often encouraged by fellow members with comments like, "He has a girlfriend," and "He is getting married; he’s looking for a house." In response, Kim Jong-kook didn’t strongly deny the rumors, while also fueling speculation about dating and marriage.