Gary has got some competition in the upcoming episode of "Running Man." South Korean singer-musician Kim Gun Mo will be seen declaring his love for the only female cast member, Song Ji Hyo, on the popular Korean variety show. 

"I like you," he told Song Ji Hyo during the shooting of the opening scene, without any kind of prompting from others. Soompi reported that this abrupt and sudden declaration resulted in laughter on the set.

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The 47-year-old singer musician did not stop at just that. According to the report, he displayed his cute side in front of the actress throughout the filming of the episode's mission in Apgujeong. He clapped, wore a big smile in her presence, and dropped catchy cute words. Gun Mo also played the piano and sang a song for Ji Hyo.

The two were teased continuously by the other cast members of "Running Man," as Gun Mo's eyes were on Ji Hyo all the time, according to the report.  

In the previous episode of "Running Man," Ji Hyo dressed up because of the theme "Actress Casting Survival," and the youngest cast member, Lee Kwang Soo, was unable to keep his eyes off her, according to Soompi.  

Ji Hyo was wearing a black dress with open sides. Seeing her dressed like that, Kwang Soo said, "Wow, you're really different." Seeing that his eyes were on her, the actress-presenter said, "He's looking at me with really weird eyes!"

The explanation that Kwang Soo provided made the announcer tell him to behave himself as there were reporters there. He had said he thought Ji Hyo was wearing nude-colored clothes, but "it's really skin."     

Meanwhile, Gary, who appears as the official romantic interest of Ji Hyo on "Running Man," has said that he does not think of dating Ji Hyo in real life, because if they did and the relationship did not work out, then one of them would have to quit the show.

"... Whenever I start having thoughts, I just tell myself to not get shaken. If we really do start dating and we happen to split, I feel like one of us has to leave the show so that's why I'm just focused on work," Soompi quoted him as saying on an episode of "Healing Camp." 

TagsRunning Man, Song Ji Hyo, Kim Gun Mo, Monday Couple, Gary