HaHa and Lee Kwang Soo warn fans of ‘Running Man’ imposters

‘Running Man‘ cast members HaHa and Lee Kwang Soo have stepped forward and warned fans of people posing as ‘Running Man’ staff members.

HaHa retweeted several tweets made by the ‘Running Man’ staff. One read, “To those who have been pretending to be ‘Running Man’ staff in Paju and Gimpo! There is absolutely no filming for ‘Running Man’ scheduled on the 6th and 7th. We are planning to request for an investigation on this issue. Please do not fall for this. Spread the word.”

HaHa added, “I heard they’re even trying to get the students to get into the car! They’re imposters! I’m retweeting this to warn everybody.”

The singer also retweeted the post, “Please spread the word. To everyone who loves ‘Running Man’, please do not get fooled. I heard they’re even carrying t-shirts with name tags on them, so please be careful.”

Taken aback by the issue, Lee Kwang Soo also warned his followers by writing, “There is no filming for ‘Running Man’ today… And we never cast people off the streets and ask them to get into the cars. I don’t know exactly why there are imposters, but please be careful. What a scary world…”

Along with the posts, several photos of a fake mission paper with the title ‘Running Man episode 113‘ and a fake ‘Running Man’ vehicle have surfaced.

Netizens have reacted commenting, “Is this a new method of kidnapping?“, “Wow, this gave me the goosebumps“, “Don’t ever get in cars of strangers“, and more.

Source & Image: Newsen via Nate

HaHa’s fiancée Byul reveals her ideal type to be Yoon Do Hyun

HaHa‘s fiancée Byul revealed that her ideal type is singer Yoon Do Hyun.

On August 16th, Byul left a tweet for Yoon Do Hyun saying, “Ahaha brother. My original eternal ideal type was you. Please come [to the wedding]. You can give the monetary gift to me.”

Ahead of her tweet, Yoon Do Hyun had congratulated Byul on her engagement by mentioning in his tweet, “Byul is getting married. Let’s see each other at the ceremonial hall. Congratulations.”

Meanwhile, HaHa and Byul have had a senior-junior relationship for 7 to 8 years, and began dating in March. The couple is scheduled to get married on November 30th.

Source & Image: Newsen via Nate

HaHa praises Yoo Jae Suk for working on his birthday

Singer and entertainer HaHa recently left a tweet congratulating and praising Yoo Jae Suk.

On August 14th, he tweeted, “I sincerely congratulate Jae Suk hyung on his birthday! The variety god, who works hard at filming even on his birthday! My… [birthday] is on August 20th.”

Judging from his tweet, it looks like ‘nation’s MC’ Yoo Jae Suk is busy filming variety programs even on his birthday, rather than taking the day off and celebrating with his friends and family.

Netizens responded, “Happy birthday, Mr. Yoo. HaHa’s birthday is also coming up,” “He was born in August, one of the hottest months of the year,” “It’s nice seeing the ‘Infinity Challenge‘ members taking care of each other,” and more.

Source: HaHa’s Twitter

HaHa admits he ‘lived like a crazy person’ after breakup

HaHa discussed his last breakup during a recent interview.

On July 30th, Skull&HaHa held a showcase and press interview for the release of their mini-album, ‘YA MAN‘.

HaHa told the press, “Even at the age of 34 (Korean age), I’m still being called a ‘kid’ or ‘Haroro’. But if you really get to know me, I am quite scandalous.” He then added, “Truthfully, after my breakup, I lived like a [crazy person].”

The reason for HaHa’s sudden mention of his past was to highlight an emotional track called “HENESSY 19“. The song was written based on HaHa’s relationship and Skull, who co-produced the song with HaHa, explained, “We drank and produced for two weeks, while talking about HaHa’s past girlfriend.”

‘HENESSY 19′ illustrates the bold and truthful story of a man, and the sullen emotions of the song are brought out by the orchestra instrumentals. The hidden message behind the title is another fun mystery to solve.

The mini-album ‘YA MAN’ holds two title tracks, ‘Busan Vacance‘ and ‘Wikiki Brothers‘. ‘Busan Vancance’ is a track with elements of reggae, electronica, and a touch of dubstep, introducing refreshing instrumentals with a dynamic crossover in one song. The song also highlights the traditional reggae sound of Skull. In contrast, “Wikiki Brothers” has a highly addictive rhythmical groove.

Source & Photo: Newsen via Nate

HaHa feels normal next to Skull?

Singer HaHa tweeted on July 25th KST, “Everyone stares when I hang out with Skull, who has a hairstyle that pops.. But.. Today, I’m just a normal civilian,” along with the photos above.

HaHa can be seen sitting stiffly in the middle of four reggae men. He has an absentminded expression on his face as he stares off into space.

His followers on Twitter commented, “I recommend that hairstyle,” “Skull looks cool,” and “I would have been the same if I were you.”

Currently, HaHa is planning on releasing a mini-album, ‘Busan Vacance‘, that he produced with Skull, on the 30th.

Image+Source: Haha’s Twitter

‘Hyung Don and Dae Joon’ receive an unexpected gift from fan

Hyung Don and Dae Joon were met with an unexpected gift during a recent fan signing event.

On July 24th, rapper Defconn (Dae Joon) left a short post on Twitter commenting, “Such good sense!” The post was in response to a particular fan who tweeted the photo above to the rapper saying, “Defconn oppa ^__^ I’m the one who presented you with the pig head yesterday! We’re from the DC Gallery forum of ‘Infinite Challenge’! Please remember us!”

Comedian Jung Hyung Don and Defconn have gained an enormous amount of popularity after releasing “The Gloomy Song“, a humorous track with a hip hop sound.

Source: Defconn’s Twitter

Idol members request gifts from MC Yoo Jae Suk on ‘Running Man’

The ‘nation’s MC’ Yoo Jae Suk has once again experienced a mental breakdown upon hearing idol members’ demands for lavish gifts.

The July 22nd broadcast of SBS‘s ‘Running Man‘ aired a 2012 Olympic special and consisted of idol members competing against the fixed cast members in various games of athletics.

Towards the end of the ‘hide-and-seek’ race, HaHa put Yoo Jae Suk on the spot as he remarked, “[Jae Suk hyung] is really good at buying things for people,” and joked, “He bought IU a car.” On a previous episode of ‘Running Man’, Yoo Jae Suk was put under a sticky situation of possibly having to buy IU a brand new car as a late birthday present.

Upon hearing HaHa’s joke, the idol members were surprised and asked if it was true. Taken aback, Yoo Jae Suk immediately tried to explain himself by saying, “I didn’t buy her…” but was unable to finish his sentence, as it was already too late.

CNBLUE‘s Jung Yonghwa put in his request to the MC saying, “We’ll be moving to our new dorm soon, so could you buy us a new refrigerator?” Following his lead, MBLAQ‘s Lee Joon also pitched in, “I live with my parents, but there hasn’t been any air conditioning in our house for the past 10 years. Please buy us an air conditioning system.”

ZE:A‘s Lim Siwan added to the list, “Our dorm is too small for all of us to live in…” and to this, the Running Man members added, “Oh so you need a house.” And unable to miss this golden opportunity, T-ara‘s Eunjung remarked, “I have been feeling exhausted lately. I think I need a massage chair.”

In the end, Yoo Jae Suk faced Lee Kwang Soo and desperately asked, “Please lend me 200 million won (~$175,000 USD),” causing everyone to burst into laughter.

 

Source & Image: DongAh Ilbo via Nate

 

‘Infinity Challenge’ makes a strong return placing 1st in Saturday ratings

MBC‘s ’Infinity Challenge‘ immediately placed 1st in viewer ratings for Saturday variety shows following their return to TV!

On July 22nd, it was revealed that the July 21st broadcast of ’Infinity Challenge’ achieved a viewer rating of 14.0%.

‘Infinity Challenge’ returned after 174 days due to the MBC strike, during which the show placed last in viewer ratings among Saturday TV shows.

The new episode features a review and reminder of the long-anticipated battle between HaHa and No Hong Chul, and members discussed their thoughts on returning, as well as newlywed Jung Joon Ha‘s housewarming party. The broadcast also revealed an exciting teaser for their upcoming Lee Na Young special!

The return of ‘Infinity Challenge’ beat out competing shows KBS‘s ‘Immortal Song 2‘ and SBS‘s ‘Star King‘, which had viewer ratings of 8.5% and 7.7%, respectively.

Source + Image: My Daily via Naver

Infinity Challenge films a new episode for the first time in 24 weeks

On July 18th, MBC‘s ‘Infinity Challenge‘ members gathered together to film a new episode for the first time in 24 weeks.

The seven members of ‘Infinity Challenge’ all showed up to their practice room located in Seoul Apgujeong and could not hide their excitement to get together and film a new episode for their return on MBC. On this day, rapper and ’8th member of Infinity Challenge’ Defconn showed up in his outfit for the group ‘Hyungdon & Daejun‘ to give support for his partner.

After the filming ended, HaHa sent Jung Jun Ha a tweet saying, “hahaha“. As Jun Ha replied, “Why? Did I do okay today?“, HaHa replied back, “Hyung! You are seriously the funniest person ever!” It seems that the members successfully filmed their new episode and fans are now more than excited to see these seven members return on screen.

In related news, the MBC labor union has announced an end to the 170-day strike and ‘Infinity Challenge’ PD Kim Tae Ho claimed that they will most likely be able to greet the waiting fans by resuming the show on July 21st. Fans are anticipating to finally see the results for the finale of HaHa vs. No Hong Chul on the upcoming episode. It has been almost half a year since the legendary variety show paused its broadcast and now many are expecting to see one of the highest viewer rating in variety show history for the upcoming episode.

Source: Jung Jun Ha’s Twitter, HaHa’s Twitter, News via Nate

Anticipation rises for the finale of Haha vs No Hong Chul on upcoming ‘Infinity Challenge’

The results of the battle between HaHa and Noh Hong Chul and the reason behind their tears will finally be revealed.

On July 21 at 6:30PM, a new episode of MBC‘s ‘Infinity Challenge‘ will be aired for the first time in 24 weeks.

The finale of the match between HaHa and Noh Hong Chul, which was held on January 19th at the Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul in front of a crowd of 3,400 people, will finally be airing this week. Part two of this match was the last to be aired before the strike, and fans have been waiting ever since to see the outcome of the match. The cast has also filmed an official message announcing the show’s return.

Along with the results of the match, the preview showed the two tearing up as they shared stories, causing viewers to become even more curious to see the new episode of ‘Infinity Challenge’.

Source & Image: Newsen via Nate

HaHa happily contemplates dating YoonA or Son Ye Jin

HaHa was happily contemplating dating either Girls Generation‘s YoonA or actress Son Ye Jin.

On the 16th, HaHa shared the above photo and tweeted, “Ah. Who should I date from the two. Going crazy. Can’t Nate do a voting.”

The picture showed HaHa happily smiling between Son Ye Jin and YoonA. Although HaHa is contemplating on whom he should date from the two, it seemed to be all in his head since Son Ye Jin was not even looking at the camera.

Despite having almost no make-up on, Son Ye Jin and YoonA showed off their spectacular beauty. One of HaHa’s friends caused some laughter by commenting, “You’re just an ordinary person.”

The revealed picture seems to be from the after party of Leessang‘s concert held last week. In addition to Son Ye Jin and YoonA, various stars such as Uhm Jung Hwa and Gong Hyo Jin attended the concert.

After seeing the picture, fans commented, “Son Ye Jin and YoonA, I’m envious of HaHa“, “What filming did he do with YoonA?“, “A real happy contemplation“, and “I would go crazy too.”

 

Source+Picture: HaHa‘s Twitter

HaHa shares a photo of Yoo Jae Suk in his brand new pair of ‘designer shoes’

With MBC‘s ‘Infinity Challenge‘ being off the air for over half a year now, the cast members recently decided to get together for a heartwarming party.

On July 12th, HaHa shared two photos from the party and tweeted, “Jung Jun Ha hyung loves Yoo Jae Suk hyung so much that he presented him with the latest design in shoes! Air Jordans have no chance against Air Nex!”

The photos shows Yoo Jae Suk stylishly posing in his new pair of ‘designer shoes’, which were actually just an empty box of Kleenex (nex) tissue.

Fans burst into laughter upon seeing the photo commenting, “I want those shoes!“, “This is hilarious“, “It’s good seeing the ‘Infinity Challenge’ members together again!“, and more.

Source: HaHa’s Twitter