According to the media, after 15 consecutive broadcasts of the famous reality TV show Running Man, comedian Haha ( Han Dong Hoon) is the only member of the permanent artist lineup to have participated in all 775 episodes since the show debuted in 2010 on SBS.
MC Yoo Jae Suk was absent from episode 97 due to his personal schedule and left the filming of episode 585 due to a positive result for COVID-19. MC Ji Suk Jin was also absent from episodes 685 - 688 due to health reasons.
Singer Kim Jong Kook did not participate in episode 294 for personal work, and he recently was absent from episode 772 due to going to enjoy honeymoon after getting married. Meanwhile, Song Ji Hyo became a regular member from episode 7, so she participated in fewer episodes than Haha and some other members.
The online community praised Haha as a "legend of hard work", saying that he deserves to be awarded an honorary award for his dedication and dedication to work.
In 2022, Haha and his wife revealed that their youngest daughter Song Yi suffered from the rare disease of Guillain - Barre ( acute multiple neuropathy). Due to her child's health condition, the family kept the news confidential and limited disclosure to the outside.
During this time, Haha - Byul's wife was always on duty at the hospital taking care of her child, while Haha himself still had to continue working and keeping his schedule. The whole family went through a difficult time. Fortunately, Song Yi's condition finally improved and he was discharged from the hospital.
Sharing about the big incident in the family, Haha emotionally said, "I am an artist who makes people feel happy. While unhappy things are happening at home, I still have to laugh when appearing on shows, have to make tricks and do silly things to make people laugh."
The actor and TV star admitted: "Every day is like hell to me. I cried every day. At times, my heart beat beat beat, not so well that I could not even stand up straight".
Haha's professional working attitude during the crisis made many people admire him.
