The South Korean actor will record his final episode of the variety show on May 24, his agency said.
South Korean actor Lee Kwang-soo is leaving the Running Man variety show to „take care of his body and mind,“ his agency King Kong by Starship announced on Tuesday. The actor will step down after an 11-year run to focus on his recovery from a car accident in February 2020. Lee underwent surgery after fracturing his right ankle in the accident. Following a brief break after the surgery, he returned to filming Running Man. The show, which airs on South Korea’s SBS network, sees regular cast members and guests compete to complete various missions. Lee was regularly undergoing rehabilitation treatment during filming, according to the show’s producers. SBS said in a statement that „even when he was not in the best of health, he undertook both the rehabilitation treatment and Running Man recordings at the same time out of his love and responsibility for the show.
