Run BTS (Korean: 달려라 방탄; RR: Dallyeora bangtan; also stylized as Run BTS!) is a South Korean variety web series starring boy band BTS. The series broadcasts weekly and has been offered for free viewing on V Live since 2015 and Weverse since 2020. In each episode, the band members play games or participate in a variety of activities that require them to complete challenges, and sometimes carry out secret missions, in order to earn prizes or receive punishments.
Three seasons of the show, comprising 156 episodes, have been released since it premiered on August 1, 2015, with new episodes airing every Tuesday. On August 16, 2022, a special episode—the first new episode following a 10-month-long hiatus after season three ended in October 2021—was released, and later uploaded to BTS' official YouTube channel. Since then, all episodes—new and old—have been made available on the platform.
The first season of Run BTS premiered on V Live, a South Korean live video streaming service, on August 1, 2015.[1] Episodes generally aired every Tuesday, except for when an episode of BTS Gayo was released instead. The series went on a year-long hiatus after the January 5, 2016, episode. The second season premiered on January 31, 2017.[2] The series began consistently airing new episodes weekly as of the May 23, 2017, episode. The third season premiered on January 1, 2019.[3] In 2020, the season's broadcast was paused twice: first for the airing of the band's documentary series Break The Silence in May, and then for their new reality show BTS In the Soop, which ran from the second week of August until the third week of October. In 2021, the series went on a brief hiatus from the beginning of May through mid-June to accommodate promotions for the release of the band's new song at that time.[4] This was followed by a second temporary hiatus in October—after the season three finale on the 12th[5]—for the airing of the second season of BTS In the Soop which premiered on the 15th.[6]
In June 2022, during BTS' ninth-anniversary celebrations, the band announced they would be focusing more on solo endeavours going forward, but emphasized that they would continue filming Run BTS as a group.[7] A two-part special—the first new episode in 10 months—premiered on August 16.[8] This marked the first time an episode was officially made available on YouTube. Several weeks prior, Hybe announced that subsequent episodes would also be uploaded to the platform,[9] but did not provide a release schedule at the time.[10]
Each episode of Run BTS features the members of BTS taking on activities relevant to the episode's theme, usually in the form of games, missions, or challenges, with the promise of a prize(s) if they are successful, or punishments if they fail.[11] The members tackle each task as a group, individual teams, or on a solo basis if required. Special episodes occasionally feature non-competitive activities, such as a fashion show, skits, or drama-making. Most episodes are led by an MC, with one of the members filling the role of host for the day, and the production staff who facilitate the missions. Jin and Suga serve as MCs the most often—J-Hope, RM, and V have intermittently assumed MC duties as well. For episodes with missions that require the full group's participation, all members act as presenters.
Episode runtimes initially spanned 8–15 minutes. From the second season onwards, they were increased to 20–40 minutes. In 2020, they were further expanded to a more consistent runtime of 30–40 minutes.[12] Short clips of exclusive behind-the-scenes footage are uploaded after each episode airs. Originally posted on the paid BTS+ Vlive fanship channel beginning in 2017,[13] Big Hit Entertainment moved the clips to its official fan community platform Weverse beginning January 16, 2020, as exclusive subscription-based paid content.[14]
BTS uploaded two videos advertising the then-upcoming new variety show to their V Live channel on February 28, 2015. The first video received 242,000 views and 2.24 million likes, and the second received 100,000 views and 87,000 likes within three days of being posted.[15]
In celebration of the opening of their V app channel, BTS host a Q&A, participate in a dinner show in which they eat various Thai foods, and play games.[19]
BTS divide into teams and play tug of war. They must pull two other members in order to complete a puzzle.[41] Golden Youngest wins. As the losers, RM gets blurred, Suga has to wear Jin's BT21 costume, and V has to accompany RM in climbing Achasan mountain.
In a continuation of episode 40, BTS play various games in a Golden Bell-type show. RM wins. Suga loses the rock, paper, and scissor game and has to go to the sea.
The members play games that test their senses.[44]
The members play games that test their senses. Jungkook wins. Jin has to make RM and V breakfast for their journey.
BTS play a modified version of the social deduction game Mafia. The members act as residents of BTS Village and must protect the town by deducing who among them are imposters from the neighboring enemy Blue Village.[citation needed]
BTS celebrate the eve of their 50th episode by reacting to highlights from the highest-ranked episodes and famous moments in the show.[49]
I. Top 5 Run BTS Episodes by view count:
II. Top 5 Run BTS Episodes by Heart Count
I. Run BTS 50th Episode Eve Event, Pt. 2: BTS continue their 50th episode eve event with an award ceremony.
II. The 50th Episode Special, Pt. 1: BTS celebrate their 50th episode and carry-out a mission in an amusement park.[50]
BTS divide into groups and cook Italian food.[52]
BTS continue playing games in a hotel room.[55] Team Kim Seok-jin wins. As a reward, members can yield their future penalties to another person.
BTS act as students in a classroom, led by teacher/MC Suga, and hold an election for class president.[58] Jungkook wins and is given a secret benefit.[59]
In celebration of Hangul Day, BTS are quizzed on Korean traditional words and phrases. They are awarded stickers based on their performance.[80]
BTS play the board game BTS Marble. Blue Team wins.
BTS continue playing games at a pajama party. Jin wins. RM places last and has to do the penalty with Jimin.
BTS members are introduced to floristry. A guest florist reveals the birth flower of each of the members and teaches them how to make boutonnières. The members then create various flower arrangements of their own design.
To celebrate the show's 100th episode, BTS members do upgraded versions of missions they enjoyed doing in previous episodes. The members play a quiz about previous Run BTS episodes to determine who will be given the privilege to choose his group members.[28]
BTS members in each team cook food based on instructions given from team leaders Jin and Suga, who are watching from a separate room. Team Kim Seok-yi-gin wins. Team Kim Seok-jin is given the penalty of climbing Achasan mountain.[87]
The members play individually to find clues for the hidden treasure. The treasure is going home early.[96] Jin is the first one to finish.
BTS do teamwork challenges and have to complete five out of sixteen to go home.[100]
At Samsung Electronics Cafe Camptong, BTS need to find sticky notes and take pictures according to the instructions written on them to earn points.[101] They must also locate seven key cards that open lockers with more sticky notes inside—each card is worth 10 points. As a penalty, the member with the least points must act as a "Genie" to the member with the most points and grant him a wish.[101]
BTS play a modified version of Mafia, set in the BTS Village during the 1900s: the members act as former residents of BTS Village with the goal of finding who among them broke the ARMY headstone.[102]
BTS divide into two teams of three[g] and prepare dishes using "k-ham" (canned pork) that will be judged by South Korean chef Baek Jong-won. The winning team will receive special knives engraved with Baek's name as a prize. Team 1 cooks ham potato stew. Team 2 cooks ramen, ham and rice. Baek shows BTS how to make ham fried rice in return. At the end of the episode, Baek announces that both teams won because they both made their dishes well, and presents knives to all seven members.
The members must complete 14 challenges in order to go home.[109]
In a collaboration between Run BTS and TV producer-director Na Young-seok's The Game Caterers,[i] BTS members take on challenges and missions akin to the popular variety shows Na had produced. Jimin wins. In the end, the members receive gifts from Game Caterers.
Chef Baek Jong-won returns to oversee a cooking challenge. BTS divide into two groups of three[g] and must each cook a dish using kimchi. Team Napa Cabbage makes kimchi and sujebi while Team Green Onion makes green onion kimchi and jjajang ramyeon.[132]
BTS play a Mafia–treasure hunt hybrid game in the BTS Village, now set in the Joseon Dynasty. The members act as Joseon-era residents of the village and have to find the missing piece of the broken (in episode 121) ARMY headstone to return to 2021. They must correctly guess who among them are the Thieves trying to distract them in their search, and avoid being caught by the royal army or receive a penalty.[135] Clues to the location of the missing piece are hidden throughout the village. Each member is additionally given an individual mission to carry out and can receive a "superpower" to aid their search if they successfully complete it.[136] The game comprises two rounds. The losing team will be flogged by the winning team.
BTS play the final two games for their field day. First is weightlifting with ping pong balls; V wins. Next is Slippery Soccer.[k] They divide into two teams: Red (Jin, Jungkook, V) and Blue (Jimin, J-Hope, RM, Suga); the game ends in a draw. At the medal ceremony, V receives gold as the day's overall winner; Jungkook receives silver; J-Hope receives bronze. Jin also receives a medal as the day's MVP and "hidden" first place winner for winning first place on M Countdown with "The Astronaut".
On July 10, 2018, domestic news media announced that cable music channel Mnet would begin airing eight of the most popular Run BTS episodes on television at 6 pm KST every Wednesday night beginning July 11 for eight weeks.[160] Season 2's "MT" (Ep.17–18) and "Manito" (Ep. 23–24) episodes were among those selected.[161] The eighth and final episode aired on August 29.[160]
In 2020, Mnet announced on August 6 that it would once again be airing eight of the most popular episodes from among those released between 2019 and 2020 as a summer vacation television special—the 100th Episode Special, Avatar Cooking King, and Photo Exhibition episodes were included in the lineup.[162] Episodes aired every Thursday night at 8 pm KST from August 6 for eight weeks until September 24.[162] The network additionally aired the Season 3 2019 episode, "Hangul Day Special", on October 1 as a Chuseok special.[163]
On April 1, 2021, South Korean cable television network JTBC announced a 10-week long Spring special programming block of content from Hybe Labels artists that began airing that same date on JTBC2—every Thursday night at 7:30 pm KST. Run! BTS was included in the lineup for BTS. Two new episodes of the series premiered on television first, and then on Weverse and Vlive afterwards.[164][165]
Run BTS was nominated for and won Best V Original at the 2018 V Live Awards.[166]
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