Running Man: Yoo Jae-suk Proves His 'Brain' by Identifying Napoleon's Place of Exile; Yang Se-chan Marvels, "Are You Usually Interested in This?"

Yoo Jae-suk showed off his sharp intellect during a quiz.

On the episode of SBS's "Running Man" that aired on June 21, the cast held a "Running Man Summer Vacation" race in celebration of the World Cup.

During the broadcast, the members earned a free meal by succeeding in a penalty kick challenge. They drew attention by enjoying a feast of pork belly, pork neck, spicy mixed noodles, and parboiled octopus.

The final training session after the meal was a memory enhancement drill. The members had to memorize a phrase and relay it to the next person, with the final runner answering a question based on it. If they got it wrong, one more person would be added to the penalty list. The penalty was revealed to be a full-body plunge into a valley stream, which fueled the members' competitive spirit.

Haha declared that if someone performed poorly and received the penalty, he would use his "transfer right" to pass it on. Ji Suk-jin mentioned Ji Ye-eun, who had given up on the "Big Swing" challenge, saying, "If there is only one person penalized, Ye-eun should go in."

To this, Ji Ye-eun firmly replied, "If Se-chan oppa or Ji-hyo unnie get picked, I can go in for them. But I cannot do it for others. When I asked for a 'black knight' (a favor) earlier, no one helped me."

In the relay quiz, Yoo Jae-suk struggled to carry the team. Even among the "Kkang-kangs" (a term for members who are not very knowledgeable), he drew admiration by answering correctly with only small clues.

The members openly shifted into "Jae-suk, please do it for us" mode. Kim Jong-kook memorized the phrase, explained it, and then said, "The answer to the question is Napoleon, but Jae-suk hyung will know where Napoleon was last exiled," which brought laughter.

The production team then presented a question about where Napoleon was last exiled, as if they had suddenly changed the question. The members protested, asking if the production team had changed the question on purpose. The production team honestly replied, "We changed the question because we thought Mr. Yoo Jae-suk would know the answer."

Amid everyone's expectations, Yoo Jae-suk actually got the answer right. Yang Se-chan and Haha looked at him in awe, asking, "When do you even learn these things? Are you usually that interested in Napoleon?" Haha, in particular, praised him highly, saying, "If he had studied, he would have gone to Seoul National University."

The final penalty recipients for the day were chosen by drawing lots. Yang Se-chan and Haha, who were dressed in colors matching the Taegeuk (the Korean flag symbol), were selected for the penalty.

The two, who had received glares from the other members for not performing well in the final training, were coincidentally chosen for the penalty. They drew attention by taking the plunge while cheering for the South Korean national soccer team.

(Reported by Kim Hyo-jung | Produced by SBS Digital News)
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