is a South Korean variety web series starring boy band BTS.
In each episode, the band members play games or participate in a variety of activities that require them to complete challenges, and sometimes carry out secret missions, in order to earn prizes or receive punishments.
On August 16, 2022, a special episode—the first new episode following a 10-month-long hiatus after season three ended in October 2021—was released, and later uploaded to BTS' official YouTube channel.
In 2021, the series went on a brief hiatus from the beginning of May through mid-June to accommodate promotions for the release of the band's new song at that time.
Several weeks prior, Hybe announced that subsequent episodes would also be uploaded to the platform,[9] but did not provide a release schedule at the time.
Special episodes occasionally feature non-competitive activities, such as a fashion show, skits, or drama-making.
Most episodes are led by an MC, with one of the members filling the role of host for the day, and the production staff who facilitate the missions.
Jin and Suga serve as MCs the most often—J-Hope, RM, and V have intermittently assumed MC duties as well.
Originally posted on the paid BTS+ Vlive fanship channel beginning in 2017,[13] Big Hit Entertainment moved the clips to its official fan community platform Weverse beginning January 16, 2020, as exclusive subscription-based paid content.
[14] BTS uploaded two videos advertising the then-upcoming new variety show to their V Live channel on February 28, 2015.
[15] In celebration of the opening of their V app channel, BTS host a Q&A, participate in a dinner show in which they eat various Thai foods, and play games.
BTS act as students in a classroom, led by teacher/MC Suga, and hold an election for class president.
[59] In celebration of Hangul Day, BTS are quizzed on Korean traditional words and phrases.
A guest florist reveals the birth flower of each of the members and teaches them how to make boutonnières.
[100] At Samsung Electronics Cafe Camptong, BTS need to find sticky notes and take pictures according to the instructions written on them to earn points.
[102] BTS divide into two teams of three[g] and prepare dishes using "k-ham" (canned pork) that will be judged by South Korean chef Baek Jong-won.
At the end of the episode, Baek announces that both teams won because they both made their dishes well, and presents knives to all seven members.
The members act as Joseon-era residents of the village and have to find the missing piece of the broken (in episode 121) ARMY headstone to return to 2021.
They must correctly guess who among them are the Thieves trying to distract them in their search, and avoid being caught by the royal army or receive a penalty.
Each member is additionally given an individual mission to carry out and can receive a "superpower" to aid their search if they successfully complete it.
[k] They divide into two teams: Red (Jin, Jungkook, V) and Blue (Jimin, J-Hope, RM, Suga); the game ends in a draw.
On July 10, 2018, domestic news media announced that cable music channel Mnet would begin airing eight of the most popular Run BTS episodes on television at 6 pm KST every Wednesday night beginning July 11 for eight weeks.
[162] Episodes aired every Thursday night at 8 pm KST from August 6 for eight weeks until September 24.
[163] On April 1, 2021, South Korean cable television network JTBC announced a 10-week long Spring special programming block of content from Hybe Labels artists that began airing that same date on JTBC2—every Thursday night at 7:30 pm KST.