Kang Gary

Kang Gary

Birth Name

Kang Heegun

Birthdate

February 24, 1978

Occupation

rapper, songwriter, record producer

Active Years

1996 – present

Relationships

Kim Soojin (spouse; m. 2017)

Haoh (son)

In Running Man

First Episode

1

Nickname/s

Peaceful Gary, Monday Boyfriend, Sudden Commander, Mr. Random Capable, Squid

Animal

Monkey

Color

 Blue 

Theme Song

LeesSang songs

Kang Gary is a former member of Running Man who is known for his gullible and honest nature. He was also part of Running Man’s primary couple, Monday Couple. He left the cast on Episode 324 to focus on his music career.

Membership

Gary was introduced alongside Lee Kwang-soo and Song Joong-ki as one of the “variety rookies” due to his lack of experience on variety shows prior to Running Man.

Attributes

He is known as ‘Peaceful Gary‘ for being calm and having a stoic reaction despite being slapped with chopsticks in the forehead and during the picture games.

He is also known as ‘Mr. Random Capable‘ for his skills that surprises the cast. He has also won the Best of the Best Match twice in a row.

He is often teased as ‘Squid‘ for his looks and often used by Haha.

Relationships

Monday Couple

The primary couple of the show for 6 years before he left the show. Their relationship is often one-sided (Gary) until in Episode 12 where Jihyo claimed that she has a man during Mondays. It is often joked that the couple doesn’t have any effects during Tuesdays. They often win during couple missions.