Korean media named and criticized the physical contact scenes and vulgar language in “Running Man” for being uncomfortable. “Newsen” coverageThe show “Running Man” aired last week, and pointed out the problems. In the show, Quan Zhaomin felt very uncomfortable seeing HAHA wearing glasses, and complained regarding the other party: “Why does Oppa wear glasses.” HAHA retorted: “I don’t know when I will feel pressure to see you. Me?” Then Song Ji Hyo saw HAHA’s bald head and said, “I also want to try Oppa’s hairstyle.” Who knows, HAHA said, “XX, don’t do this.”
The show’s official LOVELINE Song Ji-hyo and Kim Jong-kook have more and more physical contact. Song Ji-hyo put his hand into the sleeve of Kim Jong-kook’s T-shirt and said, “This is too transparent.” Yoo Jae-suk, who heard it, said embarrassedly, “It’s not bad at all. But putting your hand in is a bit…” After listening to Song Ji Hyo, he deliberately stretched his hand to Kim Jong Kook’s chest, and while making a gesture to touch, he said, “What happens if you touch your chest?” No, why are you saying this?”
After the relevant scenes were broadcast, the Korean media complained that they had “no sense of borders”, and they would touch the body without the other party’s permission. In the past, scenes where female guests touched the bodies of male guests in variety shows were called “funny”. It’s easy to take, but if the gender is swapped, it will definitely lead to a scolding war. Although the closer the relationship is, the more blurred the sense of boundary is, but as an audience, in fact, everyone does not know how close the relationship between RM members is, and it is difficult to distinguish which behaviors are out of bounds and which are just jokes. This scene is regarded as a joke. The audience who laughed and passed by naturally also thought that they were indifferent and uncomfortable.
The same is true of vulgar language. Members’ private conversation habits will be brought into the program unconsciously. There are often some vulgar words that cannot be identified by subtitles. Can these words show that the members have a closer relationship? Dirty words must not be said, but it also does not mean that words that humiliate and demean others are suitable for appearing in variety shows.“Newsen” pointed out“Running Man” is a national variety show, and the broadcast time is 5 pm (Korean time) on Sunday, and many underage viewers will watch it, which will make them feel that “as long as the relationship is good, you can do this kind of behavior. Saying something like this”, even a variety show can’t be without boundaries just to make people laugh.
