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NOTICE!!! This article focuses on the variety web series Run BTS!. For the songs and music videos, see "RUN" and "Run BTS". |
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| “ | j-hope (to Jimin): Car-Bo-Na-Ra Jimin (to j-hope): La-Chi-Mo-La-La Jimin (to Jin): La-Chi-Mo-La-La Jin: Car-Bo-Na-Ra! |
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–Run BTS!, Episode 41. | ||
Run BTS! (달려라 방탄!; also known as Dallyeora Bangtan! or DalBang!) is a variety web series starring BTS, broadcasting intermittent for free viewing on Weverse and YouTube, was formerly offered weekly for free viewing on V LIVE. The series features the members of BTS in teams or individual competing in different games, challenges or activities.
The first season aired on August 1, 2015 every Tuesday, unless an episode of BTS Gayo was aired. After a one year break, a second season was aired on January 31, 2017, and since episode twenty-three, it became a weekly show due to the production of BTS Gayo ending.
On December 26, 2018, a trailer for season three was posted, announcing the premiere on January 1, 2019. After episode 86, Run BTS! was paused to air BTS's documentary series Bring The Soul, and was paused after episode 91 to air the season four of the reality show BTS: Bon Voyage.
On April 13, 2020, the intro for season three changed in line with the 100th episode and has since been in use. After episode 103, Run BTS! was paused to air BTS' documentary series Break The Silence, and was paused after episode 111 to air reality show In the SOOP BTS ver.
After episode 141, Run BTS! was paused until June 15, 2021, after three episodes aired was paused again a month due Butter promotions. On August 16, 2022, the show returned with ten special episodes released until February 21, 2023.
Since V LIVE has been integrated into Weverse and the original service was completely terminated by December 31, 2022,[1] all the episodes were uploaded on YouTube between December 21 to December 24, 2022.[2]
The web series is currently on hiatus due their mandatory military service. On July 30, 2024, it was announced a spin-off titled Run Jin that would being aired on August 13, 2024.
Cast
Main Cast
- RM (formerly as Rap Monster (랩몬스터) appears in:
- Episodes: 1–155
- Specials: Episodes 1–10
- Special Live: Episode 1
- The Game Caterers x Run BTS!: Episodes 1–2
- Director's Cut: Episodes 1–2
- Jin (진) appears in:
- Episodes: 1–155
- Specials: Episodes 1–10
- Special Live: Episode 1
- The Game Caterers x Run BTS!: Episodes 1–2
- Director's Cut: Episodes 1–2
- SUGA (슈가) appears in:
- Episodes: 1–124, 126–127, 129–132, 140–141, 143–155 (via phone call in episode 128)[notes 1]
- Specials: Episodes 1–10
- Special Live: Episode 1
- The Game Caterers x Run BTS!: Episodes 1–2
- Director's Cut: Episodes 1–2
- j-hope (제이홉) appears in:
- Episodes: 1–155
- Specials: Episodes 1–10
- Special Live: Episode 1
- The Game Caterers x Run BTS!: Episodes 1–2
- Director's Cut: Episodes 1–2
- Jimin (지민) appears in:
- Episodes: 1–155
- Specials: Episodes 1–10
- Special Live: Episode 1
- The Game Caterers x Run BTS!: Episodes 1–2
- Director's Cut: Episodes 1–2
- V (뷔) appears in:
- Episodes: 1–155
- Specials: Episodes 1–10
- Special Live: Episode 1
- The Game Caterers x Run BTS!: Episodes 1–2
- Director's Cut: Episodes 1–2
- Jung Kook (정국) appears in:
- Episodes: 1–155
- Specials: Episodes 1–10
- Special Live: Episode 1
- The Game Caterers x Run BTS!: Episodes 1–2
- Director's Cut: Episodes 1–2
Guests
- Park Jung-sook (박정숙) (Episode 35)
- Jang Hyun-woo (장현욱) (Episode 45)
- Ha Tae-hoon (하태훈) (Episode 46)
- Park Jun-woo (박준우) (Episodes 57–58)
- Ahn Ji-hwan (안지환) (Episode 109)
- T1 (Episodes 114–115)
- Baek Jong-won (백종원) (Episodes 125, 142)
- Im Kyu-tae (임규태) (Episode 129)
- Kwon Soon-woo (권순우) (Episode 129)
- Kim Sang-gyun (김상균) (Episode 130)
- Ryu Seung-min (유승민) (Episodes 138–139)
- Park Jong-boem (박종범) (Episodes 138–139)
- Na PD (Episodes 140–141, The Game Caterers x Run BTS! Episodes 1–2 (as Main Cast))
- Son Heung-min (손흥민) (Episode 154)
- Lee Sung-young (이성영) (Specials Episodes 3–4)
- Park Young-jin (박영진) (Specials Episode 5)
Posters
Episode 130
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 10 | August 1, 2015 | January 5, 2016 | |
| 2 | 46 | 11 | January 31, 2017 | May 30, 2017 |
| 35 | October 3, 2017 | July 24, 2018 | ||
| 3 | 99 | 12 | January 1, 2019 | March 19, 2019 |
| 17 | April 30, 2019 | August 20, 2019 | ||
| 5 | October 8, 2019 | November 12, 2019 | ||
| 4 | January 14, 2020 | February 4, 2020 | ||
| 9 | March 10, 2020 | May 5, 2020 | ||
| 8 | June 16, 2020 | August 4, 2020 | ||
| 30 | October 20, 2020 | May 11, 2021 | ||
| 3 | June 15, 2021 | June 29, 2021 | ||
| 11 | August 3, 2021 | October 12, 2021 | ||
| Specials | 10 | August 16, 2022 | February 21, 2023 | |
| Special Live | 1 | August 10, 2015 | ||
| Director's Cut | 2 | May 29, 2020 | August 11, 2020 | |
| The Game Caterers x Run BTS! |
2 | May 7, 2020 | May 14, 2020 | |
All Episodes
Season 1 (2015–2016)
| 1 | 
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Open (Open) |
August 1, 2015 | |
| Interview video announcing the start of Run BTS. | ||||
| 2 | 
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The Best Man (최고의 남자) |
August 2, 2015 | |
| They choose the best man based on doing different missions. | ||||
| 3 | 
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Amusement Park (놀이공원) |
August 18, 2015 | |
| BTS go on a field trip to an amusement park to specifically try scary rides. | ||||
| 4 | 
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30 Seconds Gate (30초 게이트) |
September 15, 2015 | |
| BTS have to clear missions in 30 seconds. The member who fails gets a penalty of having to drink a cup of garlic soup. | ||||
| 5 | 
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100 Seconds Sports Day (한가위 맞이: 100초 운동회) |
September 29, 2015 | |
| BTS go against the staff on relay and have to clear six missions in 100 seconds without failing. They are given five chances. If the members fail, they have to perform a penalty. But if they win, the staff has to perform the penalty instead. | ||||
| 6 (1) | 
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Skit: Confession 1 (꽁트: 고해성사 1) |
October 3, 2015 | |
| BTS improvise their own skit pretending they are in a confessional. | ||||
| 6 (2) | 
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Skit: Confession 2 (꽁트: 고해성사 2) |
October 20, 2015 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) | ||||
| 7 | 
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Survival (서바이벌) |
November 17, 2015 | |
| BTS are divided into two teams to play paintball within limit of 30 minutes. If no ones wins in 30 minutes then the team with the least respawns wins. | ||||
| 8 | 
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Treasure Hunt (보물찾기) |
December 15, 2015 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS now split up and have to search for the ten flags that are hidden in the mountain. Some of those flags are blank which means that they will not get a meal. | ||||
| 9 | 
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Bungee Jumping (번지점프) |
December 22, 2015 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) The two teams have to guess a song title while bungee jumping that the other team explains through dance. | ||||
| 10 | 
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Silmido Special (실미도 특집) |
January 5, 2016 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) While BTS eat the meal they won from the last game, it is revealed that there was a spy and they try to figure out who it is. | ||||
Season 2 (2017–2018)
| 11 | 
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Back to School (학교로 가다) |
January 31, 2017 | |
| BTS have to write their own script and act it. The theme is a high school skit with seven different roles. | ||||
| 12 | 
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Cops (Cops) |
February 28, 2017 | |
| BTS have to write their own script and act it. The theme is a cops and robbers in a police station. | ||||
| 13 | 
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The Return of the Spy 1 (다시 돌아온 스파이 1) |
March 7, 2017 | |
| Divided into teams of three, with Suga as the MC, the members take a trip to Illsan Aqua Planet's One Mount water park to play different games. After every game, the winning team picks two dishes while the losing team can only pick one. One of the members is given the title of the spy, and in order to get all the food, he has to try and make his team lose. If the rest of the members manage to find the spy, they eat the dishes they have earned, with the exception of the spy. | ||||
| 14 | 
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The Return of the Spy 2 (다시 돌아온 스파이 2) |
March 14, 2017 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS continue playing different games on the water park, while trying to figure out who the spy is. | ||||
| 15 | 
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The Return of the Spy 3 (다시 돌아온 스파이 3) |
March 21, 2017 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS are given their last attempt at finding the spy. | ||||
| 16 | 
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Snow Park - Winter Olympic Games (동계 올림픽) |
March 28, 2017 | |
| BTS go to Illsan Aqua Planet's One Mount snow park and take part in their own Winter Olympic Games. | ||||
| 17 | 
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Arcade Olympics (오락실 올림픽) |
April 11, 2017 | |
| BTS will be ranked after playing 4 rounds of arcade games. The members ranked 6th and 7th place will get a penalty. | ||||
| 18 | 
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Arcade Olympics (오락실 올림픽) |
April 18, 2017 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS continue to play arcade games in order to not fall into the last ranks and get punished. | ||||
| 19 | 
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Strike (스트라이크) |
May 2, 2017 | |
| BTS play two games of bowling. The first game is the whole group against Jungkook and the losing team gets a punishment. And in the second game, the group divide into teams of two and the losing team gets a punishment. | ||||
| 20 | 
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Taste of Korea (한식대점) |
May 23, 2017 | |
| With Jin as their MC, the members go to the CJ Cooking Studio to have a cook off. After one hour, the MC gets to decide which team wins. The losing team does the clean up. | ||||
| 21 | 
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Board Game Competition (보드게임대항전) |
May 30, 2017 | |
| BTS divide into two teams and play different board games. One member of the loser team gets a punishment. | ||||
| 22 | 
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Hangawi Festival (한가위 대축제) |
October 3, 2017 | |
| BTS making songpyeon will decide the three teams, the teams play traditional games of chuseok and the loser team have a punishment. | ||||
| 23 | 
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Pet Friends (펫프 렌즈) |
October 17, 2017 | |
| BTS will learn how communicate with dogs in several stages like quiz, partner matching, playing, obedience and agility. | ||||
| 24 | 
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BTS vs Zombies (BTS VS 좀비) |
October 24, 2017 | |
| Divided into teams BTS will play three games zombie safari, secret mission and freeze tag to fight off zombies and get free passes to this amusement park. | ||||
| 25 | 
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Game King (게임왕) |
October 31, 2017 | |
| In two teams will play Crazy Arcade, Bubble Fighter and Kartrider, the losing team will be punished and the winning team will enjoy snacks. | ||||
| 26 | 
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Secret Agent (시크릿에이전트) |
November 7, 2017 | |
| Divided into three teams will go through two types of test, first need to pass the four missions stages with high scores and the second test is see driving ability. | ||||
| 27 | 
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Welcome to your first MT -1st Episode- (어서와MT는처음이지? -1펴-) |
November 14, 2017 | |
| Divided into three teams will clear missions on the board, if one team wins they get a BBQ item but the same item can't be obtained again. | ||||
| 28 | 
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Welcome to your first MT -2nd Episode- (어서와MT는처음이지? -2펴-) |
November 21, 2017 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS sing karaoke trying to beat the best score. | ||||
| 29 | 
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Promise for their Billboard Hot 100 Hit: Being stylists to each other (빌보드 HOT100 공약 서로 코디해주기) |
November 28, 2017 | |
| BTS will use their own outfits to style others. | ||||
| 30 | 
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Variety Shows of Memories Episode 1 (추억의 예능 -1펴-) |
December 5, 2017 | |
| With Suga as the MC, the rest of the members divide into teams, they reproduce variety shows from early and middle of the 2000s. | ||||
| 31 | 
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Variety Shows of Memories Episode 2 (추억의 예능 -2펴-) |
December 12, 2017 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS continue reproduce variety shows. | ||||
| 32 | 
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Please Take Care of Santa (산타를 부탁해) |
December 23, 2017 | |
| BTS have to find the ornaments with hidden numbers in 35 minutes, the member with most consecutives numbers wins. | ||||
| 33 | 
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BTS X Manito 1st Episode (BTS X 마누토 1편) |
December 26, 2017 | |
| Before the game, BTS randomly choose a Manito and a mission. If one member succeeds in the mission he will get the gift of his Manito. In the first game they have to jump inside the photo zone expressing the keyword given. | ||||
| 34 | 
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BTS X Manito 2nd Episode (BTS X 마누토 2편) |
January 2, 2018 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) The second game is finding the differences in the pictures and the last game is a bingo with words, they have to act the word and the others members guess to have the point. | ||||
| 35 | 
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Kimchi Battle (김치대첨) |
January 9, 2018 | |
| Divided into three teams, BTS will make distinctive kimchi from different regions. | ||||
| 36 | 
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Kimchi Battle (김치대첨) |
January 16, 2018 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS have to do dish with the kimchi made the last time. | ||||
| 37 | 
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BTS Marble is back (다시 돌아온 방탄마블) |
January 23, 2018 | |
| BTS play Halli Galli to decide the order of the players, then they have to buy "properties" in the board and win coins the two players with less coins have a punishment. | ||||
| 38 | 
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Spin BTS (달려라 방탄) |
January 30, 2018 | |
| Divided into three teams make the roulettes spin and decide the order of the games, each member of the losing team will receive a punishment. | ||||
| 39 | 
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Golden Bell 1st Episode (방탄 골든벨 -1편-) |
February 06, 2018 | |
| With Jin as MC, the members divide into two teams and play to win the Jungkook's computer and save themselves from a punishment. | ||||
| 40 | 
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Lunar New Year Special - Only Good Things (설특집 -복길만 걷자-) |
February 13, 2018 | |
| BTS will play new year's games and do calligraphy, the winner will get rice-cake soup, tteokguk. | ||||
| 41 | 
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Golden Bell 2nd Episode (방탄 골든벨 -2편-) |
February 20, 2018 | |
| (Continuation of the episode 39) BTS continue playing games. | ||||
| 42 | 
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Sports Challenge (스포츠 대격돌) |
February 27, 2018 | |
| BTS will play sport games individuality and the member that come last will have a penalty. | ||||
| 43 | 
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Satisfaction of 5 Sense 1st Episode (-오감만족 1편-) |
March 6, 2018 | |
| BTS will be competing in games based around the 5 senses. | ||||
| 44 | 
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Satisfaction of 5 Sense 2nd Episode (-오감만족 2편-) |
March 13, 2018 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) | ||||
| 45 | 
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BTS Cafe (방탄 카페) |
March 20, 2018 | |
| BTS learn to make espressos and make their assigned espresso drinks with the help of a barista. The one that made the best drink gets a price. | ||||
| 46 | 
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BTS Workshop (방탄 공방) |
March 27, 2018 | |
| The members each make their own pottery and give it to each other as a gift with the help of a pottery teacher. | ||||
| 47 | 
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Protect the Town Part 1 (방탄 마을을 지켜라 -1편-) |
April 3, 2018 | |
| Outsider from "Blue Village" secretly came into the "BTS Village" and steal the stone "ARMY" which protects the village, the members wich are residents in the "BTS Village" have to find the stone and protect. | ||||
| 48 | 
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Protect the Town Part 2 (방탄 마을을 지켜라 -2편-) |
April 10, 2018 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS go through the last nights trying to find the outsider. The winning team gets a price. | ||||
| 49 | 
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The 50th Episode's Eve Event -Part 1- (달방 전야제 -1부-) |
April 17, 2018 | |
| BTS celebrate Run! BTS' 50th Episode Eve by making their own award ceremony and by talking about their most memorble moments and watching highlights made by the staff. | ||||
| 50 | 
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Eve Special 2 & 50th Episode (전야제 2부 & 50회 특집) |
April 24, 2018 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) After the award ceremony is finished, the members take a trip to Lotte World to play games and win a price worth of 500,000 Won. | ||||
| 51 | 
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The 50th Episode Special Part 2 (50회 특집 2부) |
May 1, 2018 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS finish their trip to Lotte World by separating in three teams and taking quizzes while riding different rides to win a price worth of 500,000 Won. | ||||
| 52 | 
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BTS Escape (방탄 ESCAPE) |
June 26, 2018 | |
| The theme of this episode is "escape rooms". Jin and Jimin pick an escape room through a lucky draw and then the rest of the members spilt into teams: "Sleeping Girl" (Jin, Suga, V) and "Korean Dry Sauna" (Jimin, J-Hope, RM, Jungkook). The team to escape faster gets a prize. | ||||
| 53 | 
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BTS Short Trip -1- (방탄 야유회 -1-) |
July 3, 2018 | |
| BTS have a Short Trip with a listed schedule. They play games in the bus to get snacks until arrive to mini market and buy their dinner. | ||||
| 54 | 
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BTS Short Trip -2- (방탄 야유회 -2-) |
July 10, 2018 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) They play badminton to win the snacks that couldn't get before. | ||||
| 55 | 
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BTS Short Trip -3- (방탄 야유회 -3-) |
July 17, 2018 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) They play two board games, the losers will cook the dinner. Meanwhile the other members write a letter and hang out. | ||||
| 56 | 
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BTS Short Trip -4- (방탄 야유회 -4-) |
July 23, 2018 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) After the dinner, divided into three teams they do karaoke, everyone except the winning team have to clean-up. As the end of the season and start of an hiatus of the show they read letters to the members to tell their feelings. | ||||
Season 3 (2019–2021)
| 57 | 
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BTS Chef 1 (방탄 셰프 1) |
January 1, 2019 | |
| BTS have to cook Italian food, divided into three teams play games and each team decides ingredients. They have an hour to make pasta for three people, the loser team have a penalty. | ||||
| 58 | 
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BTS Chef 2 (방탄 셰프 2) |
January 8, 2019 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) They start to cooking with a hour of limit. | ||||
| 59 | 
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BTS in Hotel 1 (방탄 in 호텔 1) |
January 15, 2019 | |
| BTS will play four games in three teams, in each game the winning team will get 1 point. The team with the most points gets a prize. | ||||
| 60 | 
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BTS in Hotel 2 (방탄 in 호텔 2) |
January 22, 2019 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) The teams continues playing. | ||||
| 61 | 
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BTS Sauna 1 (방탄 in 사우나 1) |
January 29, 2019 | |
| In two teams, they play three games, the losers will get doused with water. | ||||
| 62 | 
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BTS Sauna 2 (방탄 in 사우나 2) |
February 5, 2019 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) The teams continue playing. | ||||
| 63 | 
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BTS School 1 (방탄 학교 1) |
February 12, 2019 | |
| BTS play different games with theme of school divided in two teams, the team with less points will have a penalty. | ||||
| 64 | 
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BTS School 2 (방탄 학교 2) |
February 19, 2019 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS are in music and PE classes. | ||||
| 65 | 
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BTS School 3 (방탄 학교 3) |
February 26, 2019 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS debate during Korean class. | ||||
| 66 | 
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BTS in Comic Book Cafe 1 (BTS in 만화방 1) |
March 5, 2019 | |
| BTS play games dealing with comic books. | ||||
| 67 | 
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BTS in Comic Book Cafe 2 (BTS in 만화방 2) |
March 12, 2019 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS continue to play games dealing with comic books. | ||||
| 68 | 
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Heart Pang (하트장) |
March 19, 2019 | |
| BTS play Heart Pang, a board game, in a hotel. | ||||
| 69 | 
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BTS in Toronto 1 (BTS in 토론토 1) |
April 30, 2019 | |
| BTS visit the Niagara Falls in Niagara, Falls, Ontario, Canada for sightseeing and surprise missions. They then travel north to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They stop to have lunch at a Korean BBQ restaurant before going grocery shopping for ingredients to make a western dinner. | ||||
| 70 | 
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BTS in Toronto 2 (BTS in 토론토 2) |
May 7, 2019 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS are in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They go shopping for warmer clothes and then go to their rental penthouse. Lots of fun surprise missions. | ||||
| 71 | 
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BTS in Toronto 3 (BTS in 토론토 3) |
May 14, 2019 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS are still in Toronto, Ontario, Canada where they continue doing missions. The boys spend some time by the shores of Lake Ontario. | ||||
| 72 | 
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BTS and Mafia (방탄과 마피아) |
May 21, 2019 | |
| Pranksters had secret missions to fool around J-Hope in a hidden camera Games of Mafia, while the X-Man had to let his team lose in all rounds of the game. | ||||
| 73 | 
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BTS Drama 1 (방탄 드라마 1) |
May 28, 2019 | |
| BTS will be the actors and staff for their own sitcom. | ||||
| 74 | 
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BTS Drama 2 (방탄 드라마 2) |
June 4, 2019 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS are still recording their own sitcom. | ||||
| 75 | 
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BTS Drama 3 (방탄 드라마 3) |
June 11, 2019 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS are still recording their own sitcom. | ||||
| 76 | 
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BTS Drama 4 (방탄 드라마 4) |
June 18, 2019 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS shot their last drama scenes, and presented the final result of the drama to the viewers, titled "Dalbang Dorm". | ||||
| 77 | 
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Food Guest 1 (식박1) |
June 25, 2019 | |
| BTS plays multiple rounds of food guessing, each round the winning team gets 2 plates for food, the losing team gets nothing and will face a penalty. | ||||
| 78 | 
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Food Guest 2 (식박2) |
July 2, 2019 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS plays the last three rounds of food guessing. | ||||
| 79 | 
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007 Operation 1 (다작전1) |
July 9, 2019 | |
| Find heart stickers as many as you can by finding types of cards and play with the Game Man. | ||||
| 80 | 
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007 Operation 2 (다작전2) |
July 16, 2019 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) Continue to find heart stickers as many as you can by finding types of cards and play with the Game Man. | ||||
| 81 | 
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BTS VR 1 (방탄 VR 1) |
July 23, 2019 | |
| BTS plays four rounds of VR games, at the end of the race, the team with the lowest scores will get a mysterious punishment. | ||||
| 82 | 
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BTS VR 2 (방탄 VR 2) |
July 30, 2019 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS continues to play the VR games. | ||||
| 83 | 
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Summer Outing 1 (여름 야유회 1) |
August 6, 2019 | |
| BTS plays various rounds of water polo, and rides a water sport while trying to answer calculation questions. | ||||
| 84 | 
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Summer Outing 2 (여름 야유회 2) |
August 13, 2019 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS plays various rounds of water slides, water obstacle races, and blob jumping. | ||||
| 85 | 
|
Summer Outing 3 (여름 야유회 3) |
August 20, 2019 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS plays a bonus game of "Defeat Jungkook", rides a boat, and plays Manito game while relaxing and having dinner by the shore. | ||||
| 86 | 
|
Hangul Day Special 1 (한글날 특정 1) |
October 8, 2019 | |
| BTS takes on quizzes of Korean traditional words and phrases to celebrate Hangul Day. | ||||
| 87 | 
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Hangul Day Special 2 (한글날 특정 2) |
October 18, 2019 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS plays game of Hide and Seek while they have to hide their identity as tagger by sticking stickers from Hangul's letters as many as they can to random members. | ||||
| 88 | 
|
Hangul Day Special 3 (한글날 특정 3) |
October 22, 2019 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) BTS plays game of Hide and Seek while they have to hide their identity as tagger by sticking stickers from Hangul's letters as many as they can to random members. | ||||
| 89 | 
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BTS Gayo is back 1 (돌아온 방탄가요 1) |
November 5, 2019 | |
| BTS plays Gayo. | ||||
| 90 | 
|
BTS Gayo is back 2 (돌아온 방탄가요 2) |
November 12, 2019 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) | ||||
| 91 | 
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Mini Golden Bell 1 (미니 골든벨 1) |
January 14, 2020 | |
| BTS compete against each other in a Mini Golden Bell, consisting of three games. Jin and Jimin win the first game. | ||||
| 92 | 
|
Mini Golden Bell 2 (미니 골든벨 2) |
January 21, 2020 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) | ||||
| 93 | 
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BTS Marble 1 (BTS 마블 1) |
January 28, 2020 | |
| BTS plays the board game BTS Marble. | ||||
| 94 | 
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BTS Marble 2 (BTS 마블 2) |
February 4, 2020 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) | ||||
| 95 | 
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Let's play with BTS 1 (방탄아 놀지 1) |
March 10, 2020 | |
| BTS plays classic Korean games. | ||||
| 96 | 
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Let's play with BTS 2 (방탄아 놀지 2) |
March 17, 2020 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) | ||||
| 97 | 
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Pajama Party 1 (파자마 파티 1) |
March 24, 2020 | |
| BTS plays 5 games during the pajama party. | ||||
| 98 | 
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Pajama Party 2 (파자마 파티 2) |
March 31, 2020 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) | ||||
| 99 | 
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Florist (플로리스트) |
April 7, 2020 | |
| BTS make different floral arrangements with the help of a florist teacher. | ||||
| 100 | 
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Episode 100 Special 1 (100회 특집1) |
April 13, 2020 | |
| BTS celebrate Run! BTS' 100th Episode by playing upgraded games previously played. | ||||
| 101 | 
|
Episode 100 Special 2 (100회 특집2) |
April 21, 2020 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) | ||||
| 102 | 
|
King of Avatar Cook 1 (아바타 요리왕 1) |
April 28, 2020 | |
| With J-Hope as MC, Jin and Suga will each form a group with others members who will follow their directions to cook. | ||||
| 103 | 
|
King of Avatar Cook 2 (아바타 요리왕 2) |
May 5, 2020 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) | ||||
| 104 | 
|
Photo Exhibition 1 (달방 사진전 1) |
June 16, 2020 | |
| BTS make their own clothes and randomly they draw out what to wear, they also took individual, units and group pictures for the photo exhibition. | ||||
| 105 | 
|
Photo Exhibition 2 (달방 사진전 2) |
June 23, 2020 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) | ||||
| 106 | 
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Photo Exhibition 3 (달방 사진전 3) |
June 30, 2020 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) | ||||
| 107 | 
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BTS Game Scout Part 1 (방탄게임단 1) |
July 7, 2020 | |
| BTS plays different online games. | ||||
| 108 | 
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BTS Game Scout Part 2 (방탄게임단 2) |
July 14, 2020 | |
| (Continuation of previous episode) | ||||
| 109 | 
|
Dubbing (달방 더빙) |
July 21, 2020 | |
| BTS voice dubs clips from different movies with the guidance of a teacher. | ||||
| 110 | 
|
Treasure Hunt 1 (보물을 찾아서 1) |
July 28, 2020 | |
| BTS are in Hyundai Moterstudio Goyang for a treasure hunt. They first get hints before proceeding with the hunt which has two rounds. | ||||
| 111 | 
|
Treasure Hunt 2 (보물을 찾아서 2) |
August 4, 2020 | |
| (Continuation of previous episode) | ||||
| 112 | 
|
Dalbang School 1 (달방 스클 1) |
October 20, 2020 | |
| With Jin as MC, BTS divides into three teams of two and complete missions among 5 classes. | ||||
| 113 | 
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Dalbang School 2 (달방 스클 2) |
October 27, 2020 | |
| (Continuation of previous episode) | ||||
| 114 | 
|
League of Number One 1 (리그 오브 넘버원 1) |
November 3, 2020 | |
| BTS along their first guest T1 divide into two teams and play different games. | ||||
| 115 | 
|
League of Number One 2 (리그 오브 넘버원 2) |
November 10, 2020 | |
| (Continuation of previous episode) | ||||
| 116 | 
|
Teamwork Special 1 (단합력 특집 1) |
November 17, 2020 | |
| BTS has to complete five of the sixteen missions and they can go home. | ||||
| 117 | 
|
Teamwork Special 2 (단합력 특집 2) |
November 24, 2020 | |
| (Continuation of previous episode) | ||||
| 118 | 
|
Photo Story 1 (포토스토리 1) |
December 1, 2020 | |
| BTS makes sentences with sticky notes that say when, where, what and how and they have to takes a picture according to it. | ||||
| 119 | 
|
Photo Story 2 (포토스토리 2) |
December 8, 2020 | |
| (Continuation of previous episode) | ||||
| 120 | 
|
Reply BTS Village 1 (응답하라 방탄 마을 1) |
December 15, 2020 | |
| With Jin as the Detective, the members have to find the two guilty parties who broke the ARMY headstone. | ||||
| 121 | 
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Reply BTS Village 2 (응답하라 방탄 마을 2) |
December 22, 2020 | |
| (Continuation of previous episode) | ||||
| 122 | 
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Reverse Avatar Cook 1 (역 아바타 셰프 1) |
December 29, 2020 | |
| With RM as MC, Jin and Suga will follow the other members directions to cook. | ||||
| 123 | 
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Reverse Avatar Cook 2 (역 아바타 셰프 2) |
January 5, 2021 | |
| (Continuation of previous episode) | ||||
| 124 | 
|
Director, TV Writer (PD좌가편) |
January 12, 2021 | |
| The members works as Run BTS staff, they discuss ideas, then two ideas will chosen and will filmed as Run BTS episodes. | ||||
| 125 | 
|
K-HAM Special (K-햄 특집) |
January 19, 2021 | |
| BTS divide into two teams and cook two different dishes with ham, their guest Baek Jong-won will be the judge. (Suga is absent) | ||||
| 126 | 
|
777 Lucky Seven 1 (777 럭키 세븐 1) |
January 26, 2021 | |
| Suggested in an earlier episode, BTS compete individually in a series of luck based games. Members must pass all 14 games to go home. | ||||
| 127 | 
|
777 Lucky Seven 2 (777 럭키 세븐 2) |
February 2, 2021 | |
| (Continuation of previous episode) | ||||
| 128 | 
|
HELLO 2021 (HELLO 2021) |
February 9, 2021 | |
| BTS play three individual games. | ||||
| 129 | 
|
Long-Term Tennis Project (장기 프로젝트 테니스) |
February 16, 2021 | |
| BTS learn how to play tennis. | ||||
| 130 | 
|
Long-Term Tennis Project Part 2 (장기 프로젝트 테니스 2) |
February 23, 2021 | |
| (Continuation of previous episode) | ||||
| 131 | 
|
77-Minute Debate Part 1 (77분 토론 1) |
March 2, 2021 | |
| BTS debates on various topics while avoiding phrases and gestures so as to not get wet. | ||||
| 132 | 
|
77-Minute Debate Part 2 (77분 토론 2) |
March 9, 2021 | |
| (Continuation of previous episode) | ||||
| 133 | 
|
Workshop Special Part 1 (연수회 특점1) |
March 16, 2021 | |
| BTS plays various individual rounds to avoid the last place penalty. Some of the rounds include "Protect My Things," "King of Info Search," and "Guess My Dance Move." | ||||
| 134 | 
|
Workshop Special Part 2 (연수회 특점2) |
March 23, 2021 | |
| (Continuation of previous episode) | ||||
| 135 | 
|
Workshop Special Part 3 (연수회 특점3) |
March 30, 2021 | |
| (Continuation of previous episode) | ||||
| 136 | 
|
Variety Quiz Show Part 1 (예능퀴즈쇼 1) |
April 6, 2021 | |
| Separated into three teams, BTS answers quizzes similar to other variety shows to win prizes. | ||||
| 137 | 
|
Variety Quiz Show Part 2 (예능퀴즈쇼 2) |
April 13, 2021 | |
| (Continuation of previous episode) | ||||
| 138 | 
|
BTS Table Tennis Class 1 (방탄 탁구 교실1) |
April 15, 2021 (JTBC) April 20, 2021 (VLIVE; Weverse) | |
| BTS learns to play table tennis. | ||||
| 139 | 
|
BTS Table Tennis Class 2 (방탄 탁구 교실2) |
April 22, 2021 (JTBC) April 27, 2021 (VLIVE; Weverse) | |
| (Continuation of previous episode) | ||||
| 140 | 
|
BTS Variety Show Collaboration Part 1 (방탄 콜라보 예능1) |
May 4, 2021 | |
| BTS plays games hosted by Na Young-seok. | ||||
| 141 | 
|
BTS Variety Show Collaboration Part 2 (방탄 콜라보 예능2) |
May 11, 2021 | |
| (Continuation of The Game Caterers x Run BTS! episode 2) | ||||
| 142 | 
|
The Perfect Combination (화상의 궁함) |
June 15, 2021 | |
| Separated into two teams, BTS makes two different kinds of kimchi alongside with dishes to accompany it. | ||||
| 143 | 
|
Run BTS Books (달방 북스) |
June 22, 2021 | |
| After a short quiz on fairy tales, BTS separate into teams to write and illustrate their own fairy tale books. | ||||
| 144 | 
|
BTS Gayo (달방 가요) |
June 29, 2021 | |
| BTS Gayo makes a return appearance. | ||||
| 145 | 
|
BTS Village in Joseon Dynasty Part 1 (방탄마을 조선시대 1편) |
August 3, 2021 | |
| Continuing the story at the end of episode 121, BTS are thrown back in time and must find the missing part of the ARMY bomb headstone to return home. | ||||
| 146 | 
|
BTS Village in Joseon Dynasty Part 2 (방탄마을 조선시대 2편) |
August 10, 2021 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) | ||||
| 147 | 
|
BTS Village in Joseon Dynasty Part 3 (방탄마을 조선시대 3편) |
August 17, 2021 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) | ||||
| 148 | 
|
BTS Interior Design Part 1 (방탄 인테리어 1편) |
August 24, 2021 | |
| Separated into two teams, BTS are tasked with designing and decorating two rooms. | ||||
| 149 | 
|
BTS Interior Design Part 2 (방탄 인테리어 2편) |
August 31, 2021 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) | ||||
| 150 | 
|
War of Money Staycation 1 (쩐의 전쟁 호캉스 1편) |
September 7, 2021 | |
| BTS separate into different suites at the Josun Palace Hotel. Their challenge is to use room service until reaching a balance of zero on an unknown budget limit. | ||||
| 151 | 
|
War of Money Staycation 2 (쩐의 전쟁 호캉스 2편) |
September 14, 2021 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) | ||||
| 152 | 
|
Throwback Songs 1 (달방 추억의 노래 1편) |
September 21, 2021 | |
| BTS guess and sing popular songs from the early 2000s. | ||||
| 153 | 
|
Throwback Songs 2 (달방 추억의 노래 2편) |
September 28, 2021 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) | ||||
| 154 | 
|
Finale 1 (피날레 1편) |
October 5, 2021 | |
| BTS look back on the past 7 years of episodes before going on indefinite break. | ||||
| 155 | 
|
Finale 2 (피날레 2편) |
October 12, 2021 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) | ||||
Specials (2022–2023)
| 1 | 
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Telepathy Part 1 (텔레파시 pt.1) |
August 16, 2022 | |
| BTS are given a random word and have to meet all in the same place. | ||||
| 2 | 
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Telepathy Part 2 (텔레파시 pt.2) |
August 23, 2022 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) | ||||
| 3 | 
|
Fly BTS Fly Part 1 (플라잉소년단 pt.1) |
October 11, 2022 | |
| BTS does flaying yoga to post pictures about it in their social medias. (Watch here on Weverse) (Watch here on YouTube) | ||||
| 4 | 
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Fly BTS Fly Part 2 (플라잉소년단 pt.2) |
October 18, 2022 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) (Watch here on Weverse) (Watch here on YouTube) | ||||
| 5 | 
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'RUN BTS TV' On-air Part 1 (달방TV pt.1) |
November 22, 2022 | |
| BTS becomes 1-person media creator with themselves as viewers. (Watch here on Weverse) (Watch here on YouTube) | ||||
| 6 | 
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'RUN BTS TV' On-air Part 2 (달방TV pt.2) |
November 29, 2022 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) (Watch here on Weverse) (Watch here on YouTube) | ||||
| 7 | 
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Next Top Genius Part 1 (천재 만재 발굴단 pt.1) |
January 3, 2023 | |
| TBA (Watch here on Weverse) (Watch here on YouTube) | ||||
| 8 | 
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Next Top Genius Part 2 (천재 만재 발굴단 pt.2) |
January 10, 2023 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) (Watch here on Weverse) (Watch here on YouTube) | ||||
| 9 | 
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Mini Field Day Part 1 (미니 운동회 pt.1) |
February 14, 2023 | |
| TBA (Watch here on Weverse) (Watch here on YouTube) | ||||
| 10 | 
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Mini Field Day Part 2 (미니 운동회 pt.2) |
February 21, 2023 | |
| (Continuation of the previous episode) (Watch here on Weverse) (Watch here on YouTube) | ||||
Special Live (2015)
| 1 | 
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Run! BTS Live in Thailand (Full ver.) (Run! BTS Live in Thailand (Full ver.)) |
August 10, 2015 | |
| Special 75 minutes long livestream with the theme of Run BTS! | ||||
Director's Cut (2020)
| 1 | 
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Survival Director's cut (서바이벌 Director's cut) |
May 29, 2020 | |
| Director's cut for the survival game round on Episode 101. | ||||
| 2 | 
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Dubbing Director's cut (달방 더빙 Director's cut) |
August 11, 2020 | |
| Director's cut for the voice dubbing on Episode 109. | ||||
The Game Caterers x Run BTS! (2021)
| 1 | 
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The Game Caterers x Run BTS! 2 (출장 십오야x달려라 방탄 2) |
May 7, 2021 | |
| (Continuation of the episode 140) (Watch here Part 1) (Watch here Part 2) (Watch here Part 3) | ||||
| 2 | 
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The Game Caterers x Run BTS! 4 (출장 십오야x달려라 방탄 4) |
May 14, 2021 | |
| (Continuation of the episode 141) (Watch here Part 1) (Watch here Part 2) (Watch here Part 3) | ||||
Winners, Teams and Roles
★ = 1st, MVP = Most Valuable Player, MC = Host, S = Spy, ◯ = Participant (Unknown place), ✖ = Non-participant, P = Penalty
| Episode | Teams | Members | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RM | JN | SG | JH | JM | V | JK | ||
| 1 | N/A | Episode without competition | ||||||
| 2 | 7th | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 2nd | ★ | |
| 3 | Episode without competition | |||||||
| 4 | ◯ | P | ◯ | ◯ | MVP | ◯ | ◯ | |
| 5 | BTS vs Staff; BTS wins | |||||||
| 6 | Episode without competition | |||||||
| 7 | To be added | |||||||
| 8 | Red Team (RM, Jin, V, & Jung Kook) Black Team (SUGA, j-hope, & Jimin) | |||||||
| 9 | N/A | |||||||
| 10 | Tall Team (RM, Jin, V, & Jung Kook) To-Be-Tall Team (SUGA, j-hope, & Jimin) | |||||||
| 11 | N/A | Episode without competition | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||||
| 13 | ||||||||
| 14 | Hyung Team (Jin, j-hope & RM) Maknae Team (Jimin, V & Jung Kook) |
◯ | ★ (S) | MC | ◯ | ◯ | ◯ | ◯ |
| 15 | ||||||||
| 16 | ||||||||
| Special 9 | N/A | ◯ | MVP | ◯ | 3rd | ◯ | ★ | 2nd |
| Special 10 | Red (Jin, Jung Kook & V) Blue (Jimin, j-hope, RM & SUGA) | |||||||
BTS Behind The Scenes
Alongside the main episodes, there are also behind the scenes episodes that can only be seen be seen with a BTS Channel Plus subscription. After the BTS Channel Plus was deleted at the beginning of 2020, all of the episodes became available to be purchased on Weverse.
Accolades
Run BTS! was nominated for and won Best V Original at the 2018 V Live Awards.
Trivia
- Episode 32 was scheduled to be released on December 19, 2017 at 9:00pm KST but it was cancelled as a sign of respect to SHINee's Jonghyun's passing.
- Episode 87 was scheduled to be released on October 15, 2019 at 9:00pm KST but it was cancelled as a sign of respect to Sulli's passing.
- Episode 102 was accidentally uploaded on April 22, 2020 at 4:32pm KST on Weverse with about 300 fans who viewed the episode. It was uploaded by mistake by a staff member and was deleted within 1 minute. The episode was supposed to be uploaded on April 28, 2020 at 9:00pm KST.
Videos
Run BTS! 2022 Special Episode Teaser
Run BTS! 2022 Special Episode - Telepathy Part 0
Run BTS! 2022 Special Episode - Fly BTS Fly Part 0
Run BTS! 2022 Special Episode - 'RUN BTS TV' On-air Part 0
Run BTS! 2023 Special Episode - Next Top Genius Part 0
Run BTS! 2023 Special Episode - Mini Field Day Part 0
Run BTS! 2022 Special Episode - Telepathy Part 1
Run BTS! 2022 Special Episode - Telepathy Part 2
Run BTS! 2022 Special Episode - Fly BTS Fly Part 1
Run BTS! 2022 Special Episode - Fly BTS Fly Part 2
Run BTS! 2022 Special Episode - 'RUN BTS TV' On-air Part 1
Run BTS! 2022 Special Episode - 'RUN BTS TV' On-air Part 2
Run BTS! 2023 Special Episode - Next Top Genius Part 1
Run BTS! 2023 Special Episode - Next Top Genius Part 2
Run BTS! 2023 Special Episode - Mini Field Day Part 1
Run BTS! 2023 Special Episode - Mini Field Day Part 2
Gallery
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To view the Run BTS! (web series) gallery, click here. |
Notes
- ↑ SUGA was absent in the episodes 125, 128, 133–139, and 142 since were filmed during the recovery period of his shoulder surgery.
References
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