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Producing director (PD) Choi Bo Pil of Running Man spoke about the programsupcomingbig milestone!

Running Man premiered on July 11, 2010 and the beloved variety show will soon be celebrating its 10th anniversary. While the cast and crew cant put on a big party with fans because of COVID-19 precautions, theyre preparing some events to mark the special occasion, such as a live broadcast in next weeks episode.

Choi Bo Pil became the main PD of Running Man in March after being assistant director, and he recently sat down for an interview with News1 to share his thoughts on the anniversary.

As a Running Man fan myself, Im sincerely celebrating the shows 10th anniversary, he said. I worked on the program asan assistant director for a few years but it hasnt been long since I became the director, so I feel a bit embarrassed to be talking about the glory of the 10th anniversary. I hope that the members, staff, and viewers who have brought the show to its 10th anniversary will look on it with pride. From what I know, its the only variety show other than Infinite Challenge to make it to its 10th anniversary, and all of the production team feel the weight of that so were working on it while feeling a sense of responsibility.

Choi Bo Pil says he thinks the reason for the shows longevity has been the casts chemistry. The big asset thats unique to Running Man is the members shared memories, relationship, and friendship, which had been built up over 10 years and cant be imitated by other variety shows. Their chemistry makes people feel happy just seeing them together, no matter what combination theyre in. Im always thinking about how we can improve on the way we conveytheirenergy to the viewers.

Choi Bo Pil was asked to describe why the show is also so popular outside of Korea. He attributed this to the way that the cast and the PDs before him have made it so that viewers can understand the characters easily through the situations alone, making it possible for everyone to laugh along. When I see how the characters theyve developed and the fandom have continued like this all the way until today, I simply feel so grateful for the efforts of the members and producers at the time, he said.

News1 also asked Choi Bo Pil to talk about any difficultaspectsof helming the show.

As a director, I feel very lucky to take on Running Man,' he replied. Im able to try more new challenges because of these characters that have been created over a long history and the support of regular viewers. However, paradoxically there are also times when the history stands in the way. Sometimes an idea weve come up with in a meeting turns out to be something already done in the past or gives a sense of dj vu. So theres a pressure to make sure that what we do is different from the missions and games done over the past 10 years while feeling new at the same time. Also, were really limited when it comes to locations recently because of the COVID-19 situation. This is my biggest concern lately.

Choi Bo Pil then spoke about how theyd had several plans for the 10th anniversary but many things arent possible right now. However, we want to create a meaningful memory, so weve planned a 10th anniversary celebration that viewers can take part in, he continued. The viewers wont just be watching; were planning a race where theyll be directly influencing the result. Im a bit worried because I dont have a lot of experience in this sort of thing, but I think its worth giving it a shot because we have the best cast members.

Lastly, Choi Bo Pil said a message to viewers. Thank you so much to the viewers who have loved Running Man for the past 10 years, he commented. Its an amazing thing for a variety program to last for 10 years. I sincerely thank you for making it so that the Running Man brand could continue all this time and not lose its value. I want to express my thanks and say Youve worked hard to the senior PDs who have maintained this long history, the production team, and the members who have taken charge of everyones Sunday evening without any issues for 10 years.

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