On the 20th, SBS's 'Running Man' aired a special episode commemorating the APEC meeting in Gyeongju, featuring a race in the historic city.
During the episode, the cast reminisced about their previous historical journey in Gyeongju and donned team shirts prepared by the production team.
The members expressed their dissatisfaction with the team shirts, which were more colorful and flashy than before.
Throughout the episode, the members went through various missions to select the strongest clam. In the final mission, Choi Daniel and Ji Ye-eun switched to what appeared to be a stronger clam, while Yoo Jae-suk decided the order of the matches.
Following Yoo Jae-suk's decision, the first match was between a short-necked clam and a surf clam, resulting in the short-necked clam being shattered.
Next, the surf clam faced off against a ark clam, with the ark clam emerging victorious. However, in a surprising turn of events, the ark clam was defeated in a battle against an abalone.
The strategy of where to attack from proved to be a crucial point. The members hoped their clams would be chosen by Yoo Jae-suk from advantageous positions.
The abalone's next opponent was round clam, which also fell to the abalone in a knockout. Then, the abalone went head-to-head with a Sakhalin surf clam. Initially, the Sakhalin surf clam attacked, but neither broke, leading to a rematch where the abalone was defeated, crowning the Sakhalin surf clam as the victor.
In the battle between the trough clam and the Sakhalin surf clam, both broke, but after a rematch, the Sakhalin surf clam won. However, the Sakhalin surf clam was then crushed by the whelk.
The final clam battle was between the trough clam and the whelk. Initially, Choi Daniel's whelk shattered along with the trough clam.
Then, Yoo Jae-suk's trough clam launched the final attack, resulting in the whelk being destroyed, making the trough clam the ultimate clam battle champion.
Yoo Jae-suk, the final victor, was awarded adorable Gyeongju special edition merchandise. The final penalty was assigned to MIYEON, Ji Suk-jin, and Song Ji-hyo, who faced the humiliation of receiving a flick on the nose.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kim Hyo-jung)