At first glance, it seems to open the door to a new world. Programs are no longer confined to indoors, artists are not only responsible for singing and dancing, and various games emerge one after another. I can't help but sigh that "the original variety show can still be like this", so I follow my friends to update every week and even make up the issues I missed before.
In a daze, five years later, my study, work and life stopped me from following dramas, and more variety shows stopped me from waiting for the update of the same program. In the eighth year, RM has successfully gone through seven years since its premiere, seeing off the old member Gary and welcoming two new members Quan Sumin and Yang Se-chan. During this period, I experienced various ups and downs such as Kim Jong Kook and Song Ji Hyo getting off the bus and stopping broadcasting.
Recently, I saw the propaganda of Song Ji Hyo's new drama "Lovely Fear", and I didn't know how long I haven't seen RM and this group of lovely variety artists.
RM in "into the pit" coincides with the heyday of the program, and PD and its members are kept at the best level, which makes the program find new tricks every week. PD has launched a new game, with pit members, pit guests and pit themselves. Each member of RM has his own distinctive characteristics, and can find his own position and cooperate with each other to make the recording of the program go smoothly.
It is precisely because we first look at RM at the peak of 12 and 13, and then look back at the early works and later works, the sense of contrast will be stronger.
RM's name and its running symbol mean that members should not be confined indoors like talk shows, but should keep running and exercising. In the early days, RM rented a larger venue for guests and members to play hide-and-seek to complete various tasks, or divided into two teams to complete the pursuit war, which brought "running" to the extreme. But at that time, the members had just formed and were not familiar with each other. On the one hand, they have to find their own roles to shine in the program, on the other hand, they have to complete the tasks set by the program group to make the program interesting, and on the other hand, they have to take care of the guests to achieve their own propaganda purposes, so the whole program is still in a slightly chaotic state, which obviously makes people feel that Yu Zaixi is the central program concept.
At the beginning, the image of the members was not as full as it is now, and it is understandable that Yu Zaixi was pushed as the center of MC. First, he is a variety show host and will talk hysterically, so when everyone is still embarrassed, he will not let the picture be cold; Second, although he is not the one with the best physical strength and the greatest strength, he can at least rank in the top four, so he can appear in the first few pictures even if he is not the first in various tasks; Third, he is not too greedy for weight. As a variety show, if it is all edited, it is meaningless to participate in the program. So it is unrealistic to say that there is no weight at all, but he can remind members and guests in the program to ensure the appearance rate of others. Fourthly, I think the most important point is that it is the bond of most members at the beginning of the project. We are old friends with Seok-Jin Jee. We hosted the program with Haha and Kim Jong Kook, and Song Ji Hyo also participated in his program. With the broadcast of the program, his image is becoming more and more perfect, such as coward, grasshopper and smelly hand.
Seok-Jin Jee has a good eloquence, but she is old and exhausted. RM is not an indoor program, and there are all kinds of physical activities, so Seok-Jin Jee's initial positioning is also very unclear, which leads to the nickname "eat sunflower again". Privately, I thought that I was not familiar with other members at first, and there was an age difference, so the program group always put him and Yu Zaishi together. In the middle and late stage of the program, Seok-Jin Jee occasionally made everyone laugh. He was able to turn his physical weakness into the joke of the program, and gradually got the nickname of the starting match and the prison trio. As a senior, the biggest difference between him and Yu Zaishi is that he will not deliberately let guests, especially female guests, appear in the game, which makes the program more real and funny.
Kim Jong Kook's position is "capable" from beginning to end, with quick response and great strength, so he is invincible in most tasks. Moreover, because he has a good relationship with Yu Zaixi and often quarrels in the program, he forms an antagonistic relationship in the task, so he and Yu Zaixi are also called the two mountains of RM in the program. When choosing teammates, guests often put Kim Jong Kook and You Zaishi in the first place. The former increases the chances of success, and the latter is the center of the program group, both of which can increase their exposure in the program. However, with the increase of the broadcast life of the program and the growth of the members' own age, there are fewer and fewer tasks that consume physical strength, which leads to the fact that Kim Jong Kook's original orientation of being an able person is no longer the focus of the program, so when watching it, Kim Jong Kook's weight will be reduced.
Haha, compared with other members, his position changes most frequently and his adaptability is the highest. It started with Kim Jong Kook and His Children, and later it was Playboy Haha. The former is like the sunflower in the Story of the Stone, which has not been attached to others for a long time, while the latter is because of the image that needs to be modified after marriage. Haha, although it is not the main MC, you can also use "cleverness" to make fun in the grouping task, keep your own weight, and at the same time draw the jokes of the guests.
Gary and Haha are both positioned as "Kim Jong Kook and his children", but compared with Haha, he is not good at finding his own position and has always been a relatively dull image. Gary Ping, nicknamed by Yu Jae Seok, was a bright spot in the early days, but it was abandoned after the photo game was no longer used, and Peace and Peace, a patient, actually had the same effect. Although I was once addicted to Monday CP, now I think about it only because of the chemical reaction between men and women. Looking closely at RM in previous years, we will find that unmarried male members actually had a brief CP with Xiao Zhi. Kim Jong Kook's capable CP, Ha Xiao's combination, Song and Song brothers and sisters, as Xiaohong, are very easy to form CP. Rational analysis shows that the existence of competent CP is unreasonable. Once established, all kinds of games can not be carried out smoothly in the future, and the guests always win, which is the collapse of the members. If the guest has never won, where does the program weight come from? Ha Xiao's group was not pink at the beginning of the program group editing, but ha ha got married and joined the married male group, which led to the subsequent failure of this group; On the one hand, the image of Song Joong Ki led to the increase of filial piety in Song Ji, which made this combination not a long-term solution; On the other hand, Song Joong Ki missed the best opportunity for the combination because of the absence of various shooting tasks. But on Monday, CP had a fatal flaw, that is, the two sides could not have personal feelings. After Song Ji Hyo has a boyfriend, it is not suitable to restore loveline in the program. At that time, Gary must find his new position. Unfortunately, Gary's final position is similar to that of his ex-boyfriend. So it is not unreasonable for Gary to choose to quit RM in the seventh year. With the intention of getting married, his original position can only be abandoned, and whether he can find his own position will be a long and painful period. After all, he doesn't talk much in the program, and his physical discomfort can't continue the title of "occasional ability".
Song Jixiao, the change of orientation is passive. At first, she was a rather crude girl, as a flower in the team. However, with the familiarity of teammates and the change of personal positioning, her positioning can only be lower than that of guests, not to mention that she is not good at competing for weight, such as offering to guest C. Although from the audience's point of view, this is the host's duty, but for her personally, it is to give up the only chance to appear. Song Ji Hyo's position is similar to that of Kim Jong Kook and Gary. She has the so-called golden finger and trump card title. The former was entirely due to luck, while the latter caused her to lose weight sharply when the program greatly reduced her competitive tasks. The unstable Monday CP with Gary also caused the audience to think that it was too likely that she would be edited after Gary left.
In the same year, brothers Lee Kwang Soo and Song Joong Ki had to mention a pair of partners who joined RM at the same time. At first, they had no sense of change and little sense of existence. Personally, Lee Kwang Soo's development prospect in RM is bigger than that in Song Joong Ki from the beginning. Lee Kwang Soo's image in RM has always been ugly in Shuai Shuai. When the male guest comes, it is bound to pull him out for surgery. When the female guest comes, it will make loveline for him. And Song Joong Ki, there is no doubt that his appearance is one of the capital of his foothold in the entertainment circle, but if he develops in RM for a long time, it will be a big problem for a male guest to come to his position. It is estimated that a female guest can spray the guest to death when he comes to his face powder, which is not a good thing for the program group. After all, guests come to the show to promote powder, not to make people black. Lee Kwang Soo is also groping for the initial positioning, and the most impressive thing is probably framing Kwang-soo. Personally, I have a bad impression of this positioning, and I don't like it very much. This positioning did not appear in the later period. With the increasing difficulty of the task, he gradually turned to betrayal, changing brothers and other positioning.
When members find their own position, the program group will find their own center of gravity through revision, instead of running blindly, increasing game levels and fun. Fingerboards and tearing famous brands have become symbols of RM programs; Let members stroll the streets and interact with the audience, which can not only increase the program ratings, but also introduce various features such as tourist attractions and food. Occasionally, on the anniversary, I will interact with members with a feeling and successfully bring RM to the peak.
Unfortunately, sometimes Jiang Lang may be at a loss. After watching RM for several years, I am too familiar with many game modes and members' jokes. I wonder if other viewers have aesthetic fatigue. At that time, it was probably a feeling that supported me to continue chasing RM After watching the variety show for several years, even if it was no longer funny, I decided to continue watching it and show it to these hosts at the same time.
The joining of new partners didn't make me angry or have any strange emotions. If the program group wants to make the RM program last for a long time, it is necessary to join new members, otherwise the RM program will really die when the old members are old and there is no substitute. In fact, for the old audience who are already familiar with RM broadcast mode, the addition of new members may not be the fundamental solution. What is really disappointing is that the program PD lacks follow-up. Several issues are the same routine, going to scary and dangerous places and making fun of the timid psychology of members. The characteristics of Liang Na are called characteristics because they are few and sparse. On the one hand, you can see the most authentic reaction of the parties, on the other hand, it will not be broadcast frequently, which also increases the freshness of the program. The program group is obsessed with taking advantage of human weakness. After reading two issues, I feel very boring, especially after joining two new members, everyone is looking for their new position. If we don't make a good plan, perhaps RM will return to the fatigue state of 20 10.
I haven't experienced RM's rising ratings, but watching the programs that accompany me every week makes me feel more and more tired and complicated. Inadvertently opening the video and seeing the scene of Lee Kwang Soo grabbing other people's food while RM was eating, it was not funny at all, even a little disgusting. Maybe the ratings of the program are increasing day by day, maybe the program is still in a painful period, but no matter how virtuous the God is, I can't watch it any more. It's time to say goodbye to this program.
I hope RM can develop better and better in the next few years!
Goodbye!
Note: The above pictures are all from Baidu Post Bar of Running Man.