Hurry Up, Brother

Hurry Up, Brother
奔跑吧兄弟
Bēnpǎo Ba Xiōngdì

Promotional poster for the third season
Genre Game-variety show
Based on Running Man
by SBS
Starring Deng Chao (2014 - present)
Angelababy (2014 - present)
Li Chen (2014 - present)
Chen He (2014 - present)
Zheng Kai (2014 - present)
Wong Cho-lam (2014 - present)
Luhan (2015 - present)
Bao Bei'er (2015 - 2015)
Wang Baoqiang (2014 - 2015)
Country of origin China
Original language(s) Chinese
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 55 (including two special episodes and a movie episode)
Production
Producer(s) Im Hyung-taek
Location(s) China, Korea, United States of America, Australia, United Kingdom
Running time 80-100 minutes
Production company(s) SBS (supervising company)
Release
Original network ZRTG: Zhejiang Television
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original release October 10, 2014 (2014-10-10) – present
Chronology
Related shows Running Man
External links
Website
Production website

Hurry Up, Brother[1] or Running Man (Chinese: 奔跑吧兄弟; pinyin: Bēnpǎo Ba Xiōngdì), (known as Running Man China internationally) is a Chinese version variety show broadcast on ZRTG: Zhejiang Television.[2][3] It is the spin-off from the popular original South Korean variety show Running Man by SBS.[4] It was first aired on 10 October 2014. The show is classified as a game-variety show, where the MCs and guests complete missions at a landmark to win a race. The original cast from South Korea will participate as well.

Program Name

When "奔跑吧兄弟" was first announced, it was known as "跑男" in Chinese. Zhejiang TV program which required five stars names.[5] The program was then renamed to "奔跑吧兄弟". But, before the official name changed, ZRTG had registered "跑男" as a trademark with the SAIC.[6]

Episode Style

撕名牌 or "Nametag Elimination" is one of the highlights of each episode, usually the longest game, and are what most fans look forward to. There are also many games played by the MCs and guests that often contribute to their result for the final mission. The team that wins the final mission will receive a prize, usually having to do with the theme for the episode. However, even if a team wins a lot of games, victory is not guaranteed (for example in Season 1 Episode 2, Deng Chao and Gülnezer Bextiyar did not win many games but the other teams who had won did not make the right choices of switching the waters, therefore causing their team to win).

Controversy

A two-part episode filmed in Australia made headlines for the show not paying Australian contractors and breaching contracts, causing an international dispute.[7]

Personnel

Cast

The original members of Hurry Up, Brother are Deng Chao, Li Chen, Chen He, Zheng Kai, Angelababy, Cho Lam, and Bao Qiang. After season 1, Wang Baoqiang recorded his last episode and has left the program to focus on his career but returned on season 3, episode 10 as a guest. In season 2, Bao Bei'er was a replacement for Wang Baoqiang but left at the end of the season as he was casted in Stephen Chow's Journey to the West II. Since Bao Bei'er left the show, and Korean Running Man had 7 members, former Exo member Luhan was to replaced Bao Bei'er.

Current cast

Name Age Nickname(s) Theme Song(s) Duration Notes
Deng Chao 37 Captain Superman La Song, by Rain Season 1 – present The leader of the whole cast
Angelababy
(Angela Yeung Wing)		 27 Scream Goddess
East BB		 Baby, by Justin Bieber
Can't Take My Eyes Off You, by Frankie Valli
Fantastic Baby, by BIGBANG		 Season 1 – present Often referred simply as Baby
"Jerry" Li Chen 38 Black Bull The Imperial March, by John Williams Season 1 – present
"Michael" Chen He 31 Genius
Pig		 I Got You (I Feel Good), by James Brown Season 1 – present
"Ryan" Zheng Kai 30 Romantic Prince Leopard I Believe I Can Fly, by R. Kelly Season 1 – present
Wang Zulan
(Wong Cho-lam)		 36 Grab-Chance King In the Sentimental Past, by Leslie Cheung Season 1 – present
Lu Han 26 Little Deer Little Lu That Good Good, by Luhan Season 3 – present Replaced Bao Bei'er from season 3 onwards.

Former cast

Name Age Nickname(s) Theme Song(s) Duration Notes
Wang Baoqiang 32 Shaolin Baoqiang
Chinese Key Master		 Tall in the Saddle, by George Lam Season 1 Couldn't participate in the second season due to scheduling conflicts
Bao Bei'er 32 The Bald
Little Bald Donkey		 none Season 2 Left the crew due to being cast in Stephen Chow's Journey to the West II.

Timeline

Relationships

Members Relation Details
Wang Baoqiang
Wang Zulan		 Royal Brothers
Bao-Lam Brothers		 Because the two are of similar height, they were close to each other from the beginning of the series.
Angelababy
Zheng Kai		 Friday Couple
Friday Partner
Cuckoo Couple		 Inspired by the Monday Couple on SBS Running Man, the two became known as the Friday Couple. Whenever there are no teams, they ally, often the only reason Angelababy survives as much as she does.
Zheng Kai
Wang Baoqiang		 Zheng-Wang Combination During Episode 4, they formed a team to manufacture a cardboard boat. The surnames of Zheng Kai and Wang Baoqiang were combined to create the team name. The name was a homophonic pun of "zhen-wang" (perished) and they were made fun of, especially after theirs became the only boat that sank. The relationship name appears in Episode 9. In Episode 10 of the 3rd season, the group appears again, now with Wong Cho-lam and a different name: "bao-zheng-bu-wang" (guaranteed not to perish).
Deng Chao
Chen He		 Chao He Union
Sky Ba Move Ba Tua		 In Episode 10, the two had fun acting as dummies and the subtitles referred to them as the dummy brothers. In Episode 4 of the 3rd season, they grouped again and create their catchphrase, Sky Ba Move Ba Tua (in pinyin, "tian-ba-dong-ba-tua"). This slogan later appears several times in the latter episodes of the show.
Li Chen
Chen He		 Mother and Child
Chen-He Combination
Li-Chen Combination		 Since the fight before Episode 4, Chen He often succumbed to the rules set by Li Chen. Though he occasionally revolts, he still follows obediently along to Li Chen's instructions. They also ally together a lot, even though Chen He tends to "betray" Li Chen and rips off his name tag.
Lu Han
Zheng Kai		 Leopard Deer Combination In Episode 5 of Season Three, the two were in the same team. Lu Han's nickname is little deer ("lu" can be the pinyin for "deer" in Chinese) and Zheng Kai's nickname is leopard, therefore creating the name "Leopard Deer".
Deng Chao
Luhan		 Father and Son At the beginning of season 4, Deng Chao asked if he was allowed to help his son in the shoe game. Ever since then, Luhan has called Deng Chao his father many times and vice versa. In reality, Luhan is the youngest and Deng Chao the second oldest of the cast.
Angelababy
Luhan		 Siblings
Brother and Sister		 Throughout seasons 3 and 4, Angelababy and Luhan usually paired up together and would not betray each other, even referring to themselves as siblings in an episode. As a team, they managed to rip the name tag off of Blackie Chen in season 4 Episode 1, who is nearly double their size combined, which shocked and impressed everyone. In the season 4 finale, Angelababy was sad her little Lu got out because she would have protected him until the end.

List of episodes

If more than one set of teams are used other than the Race Mission teams, they are divided and distinguished to the corresponding mission under Teams. Team members are listed in alphabetical order from Team Leader to Members, to Guests. As some episodes consisted of road missions and were not confined to a single landmark nor was a landmark officially recognized on-air, the landmark shown for those episodes is the final mission venue.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
Premiere Finale
Season 1 15 October 10, 2014 January 16, 2015
Season 2 12 April 17, 2015 July 3, 2015
Season 3 12 October 30, 2015 January 15, 2016
Season 4 12 April 15, 2016 July 1, 2016

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Movie

Running Man is a 2015 Chinese reality comedy film directed by Hu Jia and Cen Junyi.[10] Deng Chao was unable to participate in the movie filming due to scheduling conflicts. The movie was released to theaters on January 30, 2015.[11]

Special Episodes

List of guests

The following is a compilation of guests and the number of time they have been on the show. They are listed in order of appearance.

Ratings

First Season

 China Zhejiang Television premiere ratings (CSM50)
Episode Date Rating Share Ranking
1/01 October 10, 2014 1.132 3.92 3
1/02 October 17, 2014 1.808 5.95 1
1/03 October 24, 2014 2.180 7.25 1
1/04 October 31, 2014 2.140 6.68 1
1/05 November 7, 2014 2.489 8.04 1
1/06 November 14, 2014 2.210 7.09 1
1/07 November 21, 2014 2.455 7.81 1
1/08 November 28, 2014 2.408 7.73 1
1/09 December 5, 2014 2.486 8.01 1
1/10 December 12, 2014 2.775 9.05 1
1/11 December 19, 2014 2.889 9.59 1
1/12 December 26, 2014 3.162 10.07 1
1/13 January 2, 2015 3.180 9.52 1
1/14 January 9, 2015 4.116 12.43 1
1/15 January 16, 2015 3.993 12.22 1
1/SP January 23, 2015 2.373 7.14 2
  1. The data determined by CSM.
  2. Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
  3. Information source:卫视小露电.

Second Season

 China Zhejiang Television premiere ratings (CSM50)
Episode Date Rating Share Ranking
2/01 April 17, 2015 4.794 15.10 1
2/02 April 24, 2015 4.886 16.24 1
2/03 May 1, 2015 4.484 15.21 1
2/04 May 8, 2015 4.549 14.81 1
2/05 May 15, 2015 4.303 13.95 1
2/06 May 22, 2015 4.830 15.75 1
2/07 May 29, 2015 4.462 14.86 1
2/08 June 5, 2015 4.828 15.62 1
2/09 June 12, 2015 5.002 16.43 1
2/10 June 19, 2015 5.016 16.20 1
2/11 June 26, 2015 4.999 16.04 1
2/12 July 3, 2015 4.915 16.35 1
  1. The data determined by CSM.
  2. Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
  3. Information source:卫视小露电.

Third Season

 China Zhejiang Television premiere ratings (CSM50)
Episode Date Rating Share Ranking
3/01 October 30, 2015 3.929 13.95 1
3/02 November 6, 2015 3.970 13.17 1
3/03 November 13, 2015 4.461 14.40 1
3/04 November 20, 2015 4.345 14.84 1
3/05 November 27, 2015 4.337 14.32 1
3/06 December 4, 2015 3.963 13.00 1
3/07 December 11, 2015 4.427 14.53 1
3/08 December 18, 2015 5.284 18.05 1
3/09 December 25, 2015 4.071 13.64 1
3/10 January 1, 2016 3.832 12.02 1
3/11 January 8, 2016 4.701 15.30 1
3/12 January 15, 2016 3.969 13.14 1
  1. The data determined by CSM.
  2. Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
  3. Information source:卫视小露电.

Fourth Season

 China Zhejiang Television premiere ratings (CSM50)
Episode Date Rating Share Ranking
4/01 April 15, 2016 3.631 12.18 1
4/02 April 22, 2016 3.725 12.60 1
4/03 April 29, 2016 3.367 11.42 1
4/04 May 6, 2016 3.765 12.52 1
4/05 May 13, 2016 3.908 13.13 1
4/06 May 20, 2016 3.667 12.29 1
4/07 May 27, 2016 3.934 13.64 1
4/08 June 3, 2016 3.178 11.16 1
4/09 June 10, 2016 3.545 12.39 1
4/10 June 17, 2016 3.156 10.78 1
4/11 June 24, 2016 3.394 11.85 1
4/12 July 1, 2016 3.754 13.74 1
  1. The data determined by CSM.
  2. Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
  3. Information source:卫视小露电.

Other Activities

Date Location Event Attendees
November 9, 2014 Hangzhou, Zhejiang
(China)		 "Hurry Up, Brothers" National Press Conference on Zhejiang TV Deng Chao, Angelababy, Li Chen, Chen He, Zheng Kai, Wang Baoqiang, Wong Cho-lam
December 31, 2014 Guangzhou, Guangdong
(China)		 "Hurry Up 2015" New Year's Eve Party on Zhejiang TV Hurry Up, Brother Members:
Deng Chao, Angelababy, Li Chen, Chen He, Zheng Kai, Wang Baoqiang, Wong Cho-lam
Running Man Members:
Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo
January 9, 2015 Shanghai Exhibition Centre, Shanghai
(China)		 Lamando's Night Deng Chao, Angelababy, Li Chen, Chen He, Zheng Kai, Wong Cho-lam
April 11, 2015 Guangzhou, Guangdong
(China)		 "Hurry Up, Brothers" Season 2 National Press Conference on Zhejiang TV Deng Chao, Angelababy, Li Chen, Chen He, Zheng Kai, Bao Bei'er, Wong Cho-lam

Notes

  1. ↑ Chen He was unable to participate in the final mission as he was injured during filming hence his nametag was given to Zheng Kai.
  2. ↑ Kim Jong Kook only participated in the final task.
  3. ↑ Chen He was unable to participate due to injury.
  4. 1 2 3 Wong Cho-lam was unable to travel to South Korea to participate. His role was filled by Lin Gengxin.
  5. ↑ The concept of the mission comes from Lost in Thailand.
  6. ↑ Li Chen was unable to participate in the final task due to injury that occurred during filming.
  7. 1 2 Li Chen was unable to participate due to injuries sustained in Episode 5.
  8. ↑ Angelababy was unable to travel to filming. Her role was filled by Yi Yi.
  9. ↑ Wong Cho-lam was unable to travel to filming. Shen Ling filled his role.
  10. ↑ Wong Cho-lam was injured during the final task and was unable to continue in the mission. The production team agreed that Yuan Hong would receive his word.
  11. ↑ G-Dragon and JJ Lin appeared in the episode to help with the speech-related task.

References

  1. ↑ ""Running Man" Remake "Hurry Up, Brother" Is a Huge Hit in China". Soompi.
  2. ↑ ‘런닝맨’ 중국판 제작확정...中 절강위성 우선 협상 (in Korean). TV Report. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  3. ↑ Lee, Min-ji; Jung, Yeawon (30 May 2014). "SBS to Co-Produce Chinese Version of 'Running Man' This Year". Newsen. Mwave. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. ↑ ‘런닝맨’ 중국판 ‘달려라 형제들’ 10일 중국 전역 첫방송 (in Korean). Tenasia. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  5. ↑ ‘为什么浙江卫视的综艺节目都是5个字? (in Chinese). 8 March 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  6. ↑ 国家工商行政管理总局：商标综合查询 Registration number: 15265867 (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  7. ↑ http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/12/15/20/03/contractors-still-waiting-to-be-remunerated-for-work-on-worlds-most-popular-reality-show
  8. ↑ 李晨录《跑男》与金钟国肉搏被甩飞 眉骨缝针 (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  9. ↑ Actor Li Chen Receives 22 Stitches after Name-Tag Ripping Brawl with Kim Jong kook. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Running Man 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  11. ↑ 《奔跑吧兄弟》电影曝乱斗版海报 郑恺偷吻baby (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  12. ↑ Kim Jong Kook will appear in movie version of China’s ‘Running Man. KPop Fighting. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  13. ↑ G-Dragon makes an appearance on Chinese "Running Man" (Hurry Up, Brother) for Angelababy. Koreaboo. Retrieved 25 January 2015.

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