[1][2] It is a spin-off from the popular original South Korean variety show Running Man by SBS.

The program has itself also been spun-off into a supplemental show, named Running Man Is Coming (Chinese: 跑男来了; pinyin: Pǎonán Láile).

Singer Cai Xukun, actor/comedian Guo Qilin, and actor Sha Yi joined as new members and replaced them.

Lucas and Song Yuqi, who are both based in South Korea, were absent for the whole season due to COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions.

For Season 10, it was announced that due to scheduling conflicts, Lucas would not be involved in filming, while Yuqi left to focus on her career.

Zheng Kai was absent for the second half of the season, starting from episode 7, due to the birth of his second child.

For the Common Prosperity special season, Cai Xukun only participated in the first two journeys, which spanned the first two-and-a-half episodes.

For the Nature special season, it was announced that Angelababy would not be participating, while Zhang Zhenyuan from the Chinese boy group Teens In Times joined as a new cast member.

[7] The announcer and provider of most of the voice-overs is He Yannan (Chinese: 何雁南; pinyin: Hé Yànnán),[8] who is a radio host for Zhejiang Radio and Television Group and also provides voice-over for various other Zhejiang Television programs, such as The Voice of China.

Running Man is a 2015 Chinese reality comedy film directed by Hu Jia and Cen Junyi.

With regards to guest-turned-members (Zhu Yawen, Sha Yi [zh], Bai Lu, Zhou Shen, Fan Chengcheng) or former members of the show (Wang Baoqiang, Guo Qilin), only the times they were a guest are counted.