S1·E506 Captains of Running Man

Episode recap

The episode identified as season 1, episode 506 of the South Korean variety series Running Man carries the subtitle “Captains of Running Man.” In this installment the entire girl group TWICE appears as guests. Their presence is tied to the promotion of the group’s newly released single titled “More and More.” The format follows the show’s established pattern of competitive play, with the Running Man regulars joining the K‑pop idols in a series of games designed to test speed, teamwork and strategy.

At the outset the participants are organized into three distinct teams. Each team is composed of a mixture of TWICE members and the regular Running Man cast, though the precise composition of the squads is not detailed. The teams engage in a succession of “fierce games,” a phrase used in the episode synopsis to convey the intensity of the challenges. The objective set for the competitors is to accumulate as much money as possible through their performance in these games. The monetary tally serves as the metric by which success is measured throughout the episode.

The competitive structure includes a built‑in consequence for the participant who finishes with the smallest amount of money. According to the synopsis, the individual who ends the games with the lowest earnings is slated to receive a punishment at the conclusion of the episode. This punitive element aligns with the series’ customary practice of delivering humorous or physically demanding penalties to the losing party.

While the episode’s primary focus is the interaction between the Running Man members and TWICE, the underlying purpose is twofold: to provide a platform for the group’s song promotion and to deliver the series’ characteristic blend of humor, physical challenges, and light‑hearted rivalry. The episode therefore functions both as a promotional vehicle for “More and More” and as a continuation of the show’s long‑standing format of team‑based competition, monetary scoring, and end‑segment punishment for the least successful contestant.