The spin-off, which is the Chinese version of Running Man was scheduled to air in the fourth quarter of 2014 on Zhejiang Television.
Ī spin-off of Running Man, titled Keep Running, was announced in May 2014. In February 2014, Jo Hyo-jin announced that the program was invited by the Australian Tourist Commission to film in Australia, and did so in mid-February which aired in March. Producer Im Hyung-taek confirmed that the program would be filming in Macau, China and Hanoi, Vietnam in early February, and the respective episodes were aired on television in late February and early March. Jo Hyo-jin has also mentioned interests raised by Singaporean television stations in purchasing the Running Man format, which reiterated Running Man 's popularity in Asia. The program has previously travelled to Thailand, China, and Hong Kong for filming. Producer Jo Hyo-jin stated that the program would be touring two countries in Asia in the first half of 2013. In January 2013, SBS announced Running Man in Asia as one of the big projects of 2013. In November 2011, the rights to air the show was sold to nine areas in Asia, namely Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Cambodia, and Malaysia, proving Running Man's rise in popularity as a Hallyu program. Running Man Cast in Malaysia for the 2014 Running Man Fan Meeting from left to right: Haha, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-hyo, Kim Jong-kook, and Ji Suk-jin