Last Updated on 2020-02-13 , 11:01 pm
Back in the good old days when Netflix hasnโt landed in Singapore and video-streaming services arenโt mature, we were all watching Running Man but had to resort to websites that lagged on specific timings.
While some of us have stopped chasing the show, the show is still going strong, with two new members after Kang Garyโs sudden departure.
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But what you didnโt know is that despite all the fun and laughter you see on screen, what happened off-screen isnโt for the faint-hearted.
If youโve watch just one episode of the show, youโd know how dangerous it can be despite the members laughing it off on screen.
I mean, have you seen how sometimes, their clothes were ripped off instead of the tags? And how dangerous is it when youโre being shoved out of a little room filled with people?
Itโs amazing how they managed to come in every week without fail.
But it seems like it comes with a price.
Hahaโs Interview with YouTuber
Korean Englishman is a British YouTube channel by 30-year-old Joshua Daryl Carrott and 31-year-old Oliver John Kendal. The channel introduces Korea culture to its audience, and itโs so popular that even Pikachu Ryan Reynolds has appeared as a guest.
Last Wednesday (22 May 2019), they started a new series, in which Korean celebrities would introduce Korean food to the viewers.
And for their first episode, they managed to invite Haha.
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Initially, the interview was all about food (Iโve a feeling that the restaurant belongs to Haha), but then when asked about Running Man, Haha disclosed something new.
Filming Running Man Was Draining Their Health
While he didnโt mention anything about injuries, he said something that sounded painful just by hearing it: slipped disc.
Hereโs a transcript of what he said:
โEveryoneโs got slipped disks while filming that show. Everyoneโs suffered herniated disks.
โJong-kook was first, and then Jae-Seok. But while we were filmingโฆ(cut off). Yeah, he had disk problem before, but despite his condition he kept on filming till the end.
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โKwang-soo went home after filming and was found in his bed with herniated desk the next day, and his manager had to carry him to the hospital like this. Everyoneโs got disk operations. Surgical procedures.
โSeriously, everyoneโs got health issues. We need rehab treatment, but we donโt have the time.โ
And surprisingly, he didnโt say it with any emotion; heโs like relating his experience with a good friend and then went back to his food.
What is Slipped Disc?
For Singaporean males, weโd remember slipped disc as a health condition that warrants a PES C, which means NS enlistees wouldnโt need to be in a combat vocation.
Chances are, youโve a friend with slipped disc and he or she would say that the pain is unbearable.
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But what exactly is slipped disc?
Basically, our spine is made up of bones that are โconnectedโ by soft and jelly-like disks so that we can bend down. When thereโs a crack in the disk, the โjellyโ would escape and irritate the nerves around the area, causing great pain.
Remedy usually involves treating the pain, but if it is serious, surgery is required to remove the protruding portion of the disk.
As mentioned by Haha, all of them needed surgery, so their conditions are all serious.
But what caused slipped disc?
There are many causes, but it usually involved people between 20 to 50 years old. For the cast, it could have been due to the physical repetition of โpushing, pulling, or twistingโ actions.
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You can watch the entire video here (the part about Running Man starts from 8:08):
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