Kim Jong-kook surprised everyone with a shocking marriage announcement on 'Running Man.'
On the broadcast of SBS 'Running Man' on 31st, actors Jang Dong-yoon and Kim Ah-young appeared as guests, participating in a couple's race together.
That day, Kim Jong-kook was the first to inform the members of his marriage news on the morning when the marriage article was released. In response, Ji Suk-jin asked, "Who is getting married? Are you getting married? What concept are you doing on YouTube? You're the bride, right? Are you going with that kind of concept?" Song Ji-hyo expressed, "I'm so touched," adding, "I was so happy that I saved the (wedding date)" and Yang Se-chan exclaimed, "That's shocking." Yi Ji-eun, who had not heard the story, was surprised and exclaimed, "Are you getting married?!" only after the opening had started, and Yoo Jae-suk also said, "I thought it was a joke. I was taken aback."
Kim Jong-kook said, "It happened. I'm going to get married now. I will live well," greeting the others. Ji Suk-jin asked, "Isn't it half the people who don't know?" and Yoo Jae-suk replied, "I found out today too," adding, "I have a recording on that day as well. Jong-kook is having a concert for his 30th anniversary this year. I thought he was going to do something for the 30th anniversary concert. He asked me to emcee it. I might have to record something that day? But it's true that he is getting married. I will somehow adjust the recording schedule. Jong-kook will definitely be there. I will make sure to keep my promise to help him. I will be a classy emcee, so don't worry."
Haha said, "I also have to go somehow," while showing a dazed expression, and Ji Suk-jin expressed, "Wow that's amazing. If you had been born earlier, you would have to be an independence fighter. You kept quiet until the very end, didn't you?" Yang Se-chan remarked, "But there were many communities suspecting something when you moved in between," and Yoo Jae-suk recalled, "We joked among ourselves that Jong-kook was acting strange," looking back at his previous suspicious actions. In fact, Ji Suk-jin had earlier questioned, "Aren't you getting married?"
In response, Kim Jong-kook said, "I gave away too many hints. If I released an article another day, I thought it would be like hanging a banner on 'Running Man,'" and Yoo Jae-suk remarked, "You aren't anxious. You said, 'Ah, be quiet' to us, but you openly showed everything on 'Miwoo's Family' (Miwoo's Family: A popular variety show), and sort of shyly let out everything to the guests, right?" Kim Jong-kook firmly denied, saying, "Absolutely not."
Meanwhile, Haha remained particularly quiet, and Yang Se-chan pointed out, "But Jae-suk, the biggest shocker right now is him," referring to Jong-kook. Kim Jong-kook had consistently expressed a desire for revenge against Haha, who had hidden his marriage plans until the very end. He confessed, "I actually tried not to tell him until the end," adding, "I felt so betrayed back then," and Haha reassured, "Our meat restaurant will do well, brother. Don't worry, I'll help with the household chores," to which Kim Jong-kook replied, "That's not it. Your wife hates you the most," causing everyone to burst into laughter.
Ji Suk-jin asked, "Do I know this person?" and Kim Jong-kook replied, "It's someone you don't know. They're not from the entertainment industry." Haha pressed, "Aren't you marrying Chae-yeon noona?" and Kim Jong-kook reacted angrily, shouting, "Are you crazy?! That's all over! Don't bring that up anymore. It's done. No more!"
Afterward, Kim Jong-kook received congratulations from the members and after moving to the café's second floor, Haha said, "Everyone's comments feel a bit off, right? It's hard to concentrate." Yoo Jae-suk agreed, expressing, "It feels kind of empty. Everyone's in a daze now. What should we do?" adding, "I thought it was a joke. Why does he announce his marriage in this manner?"
Later, Kim Jong-kook reappeared with his planned drag outfit and Yoo Jae-suk comforted him, saying, "You don't have to do drag today if you don't want to." To this, Kim Jong-kook confidently stated, "What are you talking about? I have to work even harder today!" Choi Daniel remarked, "I was really surprised that this member only found out today," while Haha added, "I understand; if you had told me, I would have definitely spilled the beans while drinking, saying, 'Everyone, Jong-kook hyung...,' while laughing. If any talk about girlfriends came up, I would have been like, 'Um! Hmmm!'" nodding his head.
Listening to this, Ji Ye-eun remarked, "That's so surprising," and mentioned the 'Envelope House,' saying, "That house looked like a place where definitely no girlfriend would live." At the time, Ji Ye-eun had commented on seeing the dirty condition of the house, saying, "He must really not have a girlfriend." Haha teased, "Doesn't your wife like plastic bags?" Kim Jong-kook responded, "She hates it. She doesn't visit because of that. There was a crisis because of that. I almost wasn't able to get married after that broadcast. It would have been a big deal," adding, "Now, I vacuum every single day," sharing how things have changed after the move.
Meanwhile, guests Jang Dong-yoon and Kim Ah-young appeared, and when asked if Ah-young would also be in 'The Mantis: Original Sin,' she replied, "I just came out." Nevertheless, Haha asked her a strange question, "You came out to help, right?" and expressed, "I think I'm going to feel really strange today," saying, "I keep tearing up... Oh, I'm losing my mind today..." showing a confused demeanor.
As it was time to select a couple before the actual couple race, Kim Jong-kook proactively picked up Jang Dong-yoon and became his partner. Ji Ye-eun, who was hoping for a love line with Jang Dong-yoon, remarked, "Oh really! Aren't you getting married?" in a manner of caution. In response, Kim Jong-kook said, "Shush! I'm going to burn this up today," drawing laughter.
Meanwhile, while discussing Jang Dong-yoon's ideal type, Kim Jong-kook scolded Ji Ye-eun, asking, "Why do you like athletic men when you don't even exercise?" Haha jumped in with a direct question, "Does your wife exercise well?" In response, Kim Jong-kook said, "She's totally different from me. She's completely the opposite," and added, "As long as she doesn't interfere, I'm fine." Notably, Haha confessed, "I was actually preparing to introduce Jong-kook's future wife to Seong-sik. This really worked out well..."
While moving to the next race location, Ji Ye-eun mentioned, "I heard you wrote a handwritten letter and an article. I heard that Jong-kook sunbaenim wrote a handwritten letter?" Haha chimed in, "So, it's not the case that his wife is Chae-yeon noona, right? Not Park Se-ri noona either..." mentioning past love interests. Yoo Jae-suk teased, "Don't tell me he went there," hinting at mentioning Yoon Eun-hye, and Haha responded, "Hyung... Seriously that name!" The production team swiftly cut off Yoo Jae-suk, promising, "We won't mention it anymore..." Yoo Jae-suk expressed, "Wow, receiving a request to emcee a wedding like this so suddenly is..." and Haha added, "I ended up having a scheduling conflict with our team leader because of this, but I must attend no matter what happens."
Upon arriving at Pyeongtaek International Market, Yoo Jae-suk saw a large body pillow doll on display in front of a fancy shop and asked, "Would this be a wedding gift for Jong-kook?" Haha responded, "Jong-kook hyung won't really need to hug stuff like this anymore." Yoo Jae-suk reminisced, "I figured it out now. Looking back, I remember everything one by one. Didn't he buy a lot of keychains?" recalling how recently Kim Jong-kook showed interest in cute keychains and meticulously created wool felt crafts. Yoo Jae-suk noticed, "Look back at 'Running Man.' At some point, he started being really cute," recalling, "When I went to Ji-eun's house, I wondered why we were suddenly talking about wallpaper and then cute props. She's not someone who's particularly interested in that kind of stuff," realizing. Yang Se-chan remarked, "You mentioned something about emotions. Doesn't your wife choose everything?" making Haha sigh.
Furthermore, while having a meal, Yoo Jae-suk questioned Kim Jong-kook, asking, "Are we filming that segment on Miwoo's Family? Are we going to look at furniture and film that too?" Kim Jong-kook firmly responded, "No filming! I won't do that!" Yoo Jae-suk pressed, "So you're moving that to 'Miwoo's Family'? Is it gonna be on 'Jjim Jong-kook'?" as he warned about revealing the future bride on another show, and Kim Jong-kook again emphasized, "It won't be shown! Family is family, and my work is my work."
The final filming location was a wedding hall. Yoo Jae-suk stood at the emcee spot and joked, "Is today Jong-kook's wedding event?" and pretended to be the emcee announcing, "Groom Kim Jong-kook." Kim Jong-kook urged him not to do it, saying, "Don't!" while Yoo Jae-suk teased, "It's just a practice." Kim Jong-kook replied, "What kind of practice is that when you're doing well?" Yoo Jae-suk exclaimed, "You have to do it in two weeks!" Haha, who arrived late, added, "Hey, I didn't get to meet Jong-kook today, right? Half of the conversation is about Jong-kook anyway," while Yoo Jae-suk remarked, "Even without Jong-kook, we're still talking only about him."
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