Chi Shi Zhen's brokerage company publicly stated that Chi Shi Zhen will temporarily withdraw from "Running Man" due to health problems. As soon as this news came out, it immediately aroused heated discussions among netizens.
It should be noted that this is also the first time that Chi Shizhen has been absent from the show since the start of "Running Man".
As a veteran member of the show, Ji Seok-jin had a low presence on the show at first.
The confrontation in the early stage of "Running Man" is very fierce, and Chi Shizhen is old and in poor health, so he is basically the first to be eliminated every time he tears off the famous brand game.
Because of this, when "Running Man" was the most popular in the early stage, Chi Shizhen was questioned a lot, and many people thought that he was mixing up the show.
It wasn't until Lee Kwang-so quit the show and Ji Seok-jin took his place and became the funny person in charge of the show, and also became the target of everyone's bullying in the show, that people realized the importance of Ji Seok-jin to "Running Man".
Especially in the three years when he couldn't record the show outdoors, Ji Shizhen's performance was even more eye-catching, and he seemed to have become the funny person in charge of the show.
Because of his outstanding performance, netizens also gave Chishi Town the title of "Indoor King".
In 2022, Ji Shizhen was nominated for the "SBS Acting Awards", and many people thought that Ji Shizhen's performance was enough to win the award, but in the end he still lost to Yoo Jae-seok.
In 2023, many people think that this year's "SBS Performing Arts Awards" should be given to Chi Shi Town, but Chi Shi Town did not even get the nomination for the big award. For this reason, many netizens are still complaining about Chi Shi Town.
ran with "Running Man" for 14 years, and when the show needed him the most, he stepped forward, but he couldn't even get a nomination. This result is really unacceptable.
In 2023, Chi Shi Zhen will be 57 years old.
The 683rd issue of "Running Man", led by Liang Shican, also celebrated Chi Shizhen's 60th birthday three years in advance.
At that time, Liu Zaishi also said that Chi Shizhen was in his 40s when he first started recording "Running Man", and if he was still recording the show at the age of 60, Chi Shizhen would have participated in the recording of "Running Man" at all three ages.
But no one could have imagined that not long after, Chi Shizhen temporarily withdrew from the show due to illness. I don't know when I'll be able to come back.
At the end of October, Jeon Zhaomin just quit "Running Man", and now Ji Shizhen is temporarily withdrawing from the show. As a result, there are only 5 regular members left in "Running Man".
Faced with this situation, according to Han Zong's handling method in the past, "Running Man" is likely to find one or two temporary members to temporarily join the show and save the scene urgently.
As for the candidates for temporary members, it is estimated that they will also be selected from those who have been recording programs with Liu Jae-seok. There is also the possibility that they will be selected from the guests who have performed well on the show before.
The people next to Liu Zaishi are also familiar with the friends who have been chasing Han Zong, none other than Li Meizhu, Cao Shiho and others. These people are all old faces of Han Zong, and if they join, there will be no big changes for "Running Man".
On the contrary, if the previous guests join, it may still be an opportunity for "Running Man" to change. Because in the past, if the temporary members performed well, they were likely to become permanent members, and the composition of Running Man would change again, which also meant that there was more freshness.
Jeon Somin's exit and Ji Seok Jin's temporary exit are both a test and an opportunity for "Running Man".
If you grasp it well, the show will inject fresh blood, and maybe usher in new changes. If this time is not handled well, then the show will not be far from the end. What do you think?