Korea's most popular variety show "RUNNING MAN" will kick start its first overseas fan meeting tour in Hong Kong with "'Race Start!'. The fan meeting  is scheduled for 8PM at AsiaWorld-Expo Hall 10 on July 13, 2013 (Saturday).

"Race Start" begins Running Man's international outreach.  After Hong Kong, the tour will then move on to perform in other Asian countries.

"RUNNING MAN" is a new genre reality variety show first aired in 2010. It quickly established itself as a household name and became one of the most popular variety shows with its healthy, exciting and entertaining wit and jokes. The show achieved an average viewer rating of 18.1% in 2012, which is an impressive figure given the intensely competitive variety show landscape in Korea. The overwhelming popularity of "RUNNING MAN" is proved as it won two consecutive SBS Viewer's Most Popular Program Award in 2011 & 2012.

The funny and interesting interaction amongst members of the "RUNNING MAN" is indeed the highlight of the program. With a combination of comedians, or better known as "gagman" in Korea, singers and actors, they are all close as a group of friends which facilitated most of the jokes with their great chemistry. Each member has a distinctive character and a tailor-made nickname which gives everyone a stand out role.

Top artists, singers and celebrities are eager to make their guest appearance in "RUNNING MAN" given the smashing success of the program, including BIGBANG, Girls Generation, TVXQ, 2PM, CNBlue, Han Ga-in, Kim Hee-sun, Jacky Chan, etc, who have exhibited their exceptional entertaining talents, bringing endless laughter to the audience through the interactions with the "RUNNING MAN" members. 

Four ACE members of the "RUNNING MAN" team, including KIM Jong-kook, HA-HA, GARY and JEE Suk-jin will be coming to Hong Kong, as well as to all other countries of the tour, to meet their fervent fans. "Spartan" KIM Jong-kook is the strongest member and is always strict to other members. He is also called "The Tiger" as he always eliminates other members in a cruel and merciless way! Despite his buff and frightening appearance, KIM Jong-kook is in fact a prominent ballad singer who is the winner of 3 Bonsang Singer Award. "The Playboy" HA-HA, a street smart guy, is the primary joker of the cast and is always mocked by the members for his timid characters. He is also a talented singer and has released two popular albums. "The Peaceful Man" GARY is a man who occasionally shows his bottomless potential in the most critical situation. He is also a gifted musician and also the rapper of the popular hip-hop duo Leessang. "Older Brother" JEE Suk-jin plays the role of the weakest member in the team and also the easiest to get eliminated. Even so, he is in fact the most revered member for his 20-year experience in variety show.

The four ACE members will join hands with the original creative team and production crew of the "RUNNING MAN" program so as to deliver the most exceptional fan meeting experience to their supporters in Hong Kong. 

ELF ASIA and Urbanworks Media are the organizers of "'Race Start!' in Hong Kong! Running Man Fan Meeting". Ample Hope Entertainment is the co-organizer of the concert.