so i just finished watching Running Man episode 49, the last episode i'll be watching before going back to the 60+ episodes (specifically the china episode and minus the SNSD episode since i've watched that already) and i read the comments... people were like bashing at Kim Jong Kook coz 

1. he always win every game. and it has become boring because they know who is going to win
2. he bullies gwang soo and his hyungs oh his other dongsaengs too
3. (applicable to the episode) he chose Hara instead of Jihyo and went against his promise of not interfering in their one-on-one woman battle. 

reading their comments made me decide to comment back to most of what they say. NOT because KJK is one of my fave among them, actually i like everyone. KJK just amaze me... again NOT because i like him most but to keep them from thinking more bad things about him... so i'll start my reasoning...

1. KJK doesn't always win, although he has shown us in this variety show his awesome prowess, and his ability of being a 'hunter', 'commander', 'detective' and the Sparta Kook... he is not always the victor. Jihyo won the individual challenge in ep 48. gary has won the 'strongest running man' individual challenge (sorry i forgot what ep)  and Yoo Jae Suk's team won some team games too. 
2. off cam (yes i researched some) KJK is close friends with Haha and YJS and with the rest of them. i've read somewhere that even if it's variety or reality... there isn't a 100% reality in it. so despite how things happen spontaneously and is up to the players of Running Man, i think each main cast have a 'role' to play. It just so happens Gwangsoo being the youngest both in age and when it comes to variety he gets most of the bullying (as the role of the maknae) 
3. EVERYONE of them is sly and cunning and tricky just so happens some are better at it than others. in this episode it is Protect the Queen Bee. Hara is KJK's Queen Bee and when the QB is in trouble of course the body guard has to protect her. and srsly, anyone of them would do the same as he did. and when jihyon knew she was out she lashed at KJK immediately... which goes to show that they know each other enough that when it comes to playing these games they are tricky.

jihyo is tricky herself but she's good at finding out things. Jae suk is known to be the icon of traitors because of the role given to him once of taking out everyone of them. gary has tricked his 'monday couple' jihyo once (idk how many times exactly, i've seen almost all of it). Gwangsoo despite how easily tricked and bullied he is, he has his shares of scheming. Haha is good at scheming. Ji suk jin.. he is easily found out when something is up. and jong kook is the scary calculating detective. BUT i believe each one of them has a role in the show. there's 7 of them, i think and not one overlaps each other

if someone would bash me at it, at how i see it as objectively as i can @_@... i'll just pffft ¬_¬ at them. I LIKE RM too, i just try not to get too immersed at the game because when the director says cut.. all in all its a show to entertain us, not to hate the actors who are willing to play such tiring games.

i don't even know what's so hateful about Hara in that episode.. so if anyone else saw that and hates hara too, i don't mind being told what it is. just... someone said Hara is wearing heels while running... actually after reading that comment i observed hara and her feet specifically and... she's wearing flats not heels. and idk what's so wild about her there too. i think she was just giving the same youthful expression of a guest, she's said to be competitive too liks jihyo. jihyo is just.. the veteran in it