On May 13, various online platforms presented a post entitled “The head of Ji Ye Eun by Yang Se-Chan”. The post included a scene of the transmission of 11 May of Running Man.
In the episode, the cast was participating in a penalty segment. The rule stated that a member of the loser team could be saved punishment. To avoid the penalty, Ji Ye-Eun called “oppa” with a smile towards Yoo Seung-Ho. In response, Yang Se-chan shouted “Stop it! I’m tired of listening to him” and pushed the arm and head.
This is not the first time that Yang is seen hitting Ji Ye-Eun’s head. During an episode broadcast in October 2024, while participating in a “random quiz”, Yang Se-chan was surprised to hit Ji Ye-Eun’s head after Ahah could not answer a question correctly.
The spectators expressed strong disapproval after seeing the scene, “Why hit someone’s head?”, “It doesn’t matter how close they are, it’s unacceptable”, “It is an inappropriate behavior independently of the genre”, “Who even touches someone’s head like this in these days?”, “Even as I looked at him live, I thought it was wrong”, “It’s not good, even like a joke” AND “He must seriously fix that bad habit.”
However, some offered a more indulgent vision, “Maybe they are so close” AND “It didn’t seem to mean any damage, but it should be more attentive in the future.”
[Running Man] He was at the center of the dispute several times before. In 2023, the show transmitted an undefined topic containing curse words between the cast. Although the audio was censored with an “acoustic signal” and subtitles used “x” symbols, the context made the impressed evident. Furthermore, a parody scene of a SOJU bomb mixing from the classified film R [Inside Men] It has been transmitted, causing further criticism. Core Communications Standards Commission has issued a formal (administrative guide) recommendation in response.
Despite its 15 -year history and continuous popularity, [Running Man] It remains under control, with growing requests for the cast of exercising greater self -awareness and professionalism on the screen.
