November, Malaysia –
Five of South Korea’s hottest stars were in town for Malaysia’s biggest
fan meeting of the year – ‘Hotlink Race Start Season 2 in Malaysia Running Man
Fan Meeting’! All thanks to the
organiser, ONE HD, fans of Running Man in
Malaysia had the rare opportunity to catch all their favourite stars in just
one event!
The immensely successful fan meeting saw 5 resident
cast members of the popular urban action variety series, namely Kim Jong Kook,
HAHA (Ha Dong Hoon), Ji Suk Jin, Lee Kwang Soo and Song Ji Hyo, thrilling a
massive crowd of over 2,500 fans last evening at Stadium Negara in Kuala
Lumpur.
The inaugural ‘Hotlink Race Start Season 2 in Malaysia
Running Man Fan Meeting’ had all the elements of an interactive musical concert
– complete with stage games, song performances and video montages of memorable
scenes from the series. The seasoned
entertainers delivered charming performances and tickled the audience with their
quirky banter and antics. One of the highlights of the evening was when
the ‘Easy Brothers’ Lee Kwang Soo and Ji Suk Jin, surprised the fans with a parody
of ‘Trouble Maker’ sparking roaring laughter and cheers.
The evening was especially significant for 23 lucky
Malaysian fans, who won a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join the stars on
stage for fun and games. In the spirit
of Running Man challenges, the entertaining stage activities
included stage games such as sharing Pepero between Lee Kwang Soo and a lucky
fan which ensued immediate hilarity to the entertained audience. The entire
cast also joined an image guessing game that put fans and the cast to the test
by imitating the image on screen for the last person to guess correctly.
The two-hour long fan meet extravaganza closed on a
high note with 2 encore performances by all the cast members.
Over 4,000 Malaysian
fans gathered for the autograph session
Earlier in the day, approximately 4,000 boisterous
fans greeted the stars at the autograph session, which was held at Paradigm
Mall. Mobs of excited fans from all
across Malaysia arrived at as early as 6.00am to get a good vantage point of
their favourite Running Man stars. The autograph session saw the Running Man cast signing exclusive Race
Start posters for winners of sponsors’ contests and VIP ticket holders of the
fan meeting.
“This is ONE HD’s first and successful ticketed event
in Malaysia. We are glad that through
the channel, fans and viewers are able to interact with their favourite South
Korean television stars in close proximity.
We are definitely looking forward to bringing more top-notch
entertainment content to our audiences in Malaysia on screen and beyond,” said Virginia Lim, Vice President, Asian Content,
Networks, Asia, Sony Pictures Television.
The massive success
and fantastic reception of the event reflected the popularity of the
series. Running Man is the No.1 rated show in its timeslot across all pay-TV channels in
Malaysia among pay-TV audiences 4+ in the year to date. In
Malaysia, the ratings are higher than all the other channels, including the
free-to-air channels. +
In addition to the
title sponsor Hotlink, the fan meeting was sponsored by Cream-O, with
supporting sponsor Red Bull No.1 Energy Drink in Malaysia and supporting partner
Paradigm Mall.
‘Hotlink Race Start Season 2 in Malaysia Running Man
Fan Meeting’ may be over but the race with Running
Man continues on ONE HD with new episodes premiering on every Friday at
11.45pm.
For the latest
information on the Running Man show, stay tuned to ONE HD on Astro Ch 393; log
on to the ONE website (www.onetvasia.com); or follow the ONE Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ONETVASIA) and Twitter account (www.twitter.com/ONEtvasia).
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