It was recently revealed that Song Ji Hyo had broken up with her CEO boyfriend Baek Chang Ju in December 2014 and in July 2015 she announced she was leaving his agency C J-eS Entertainment. It was not the first time the couple had broken up, but every time they had in the past, “Running Man” fans wondered if Leessang’s Gary Kang stood a chance.

Song and Kang have had a long-running love line on the popular variety show and fans love to ship them. Together they are known as the Monday Couple. Not just fans but fellow cast members seem to agree they should be a real couple.

Even Kim Jong Kook said so on February 2 broadcast of the SBS show “Healing Camp.”

“I think that Gary and Song Ji Hyo should date at this point. If they date, I think it’d be good for “Running Man.”

On the August 3 broadcast of “Healing Camp, Gary spoke about his long-running love line with Song Ji Hyo.

An audience member asked him if he ever wanted to confess his feelings to Song Ji Hyo outside of the show. He sighed and surprised the audience with his answer.
"I′ve never contacted her privately.”

But that does not mean there is nothing to confess.

“When you have a love line, you start to discover, ‘Oh, there′s this side to her.’ But I suppressed it a lot. I thought ‘Don′t be swayed, don′t be swayed’ so much because I thought if we break up, one of us has to leave the show.”

He said it in a way that made it seem like a joke but there is some truth to the downside of having a relationship when you already have such a successful working relationship with someone.

"That′s why, I′m just working," he said and the audience laughed.

When Song was called on the same episode of “Healing Camp,” she was asked about a surprise kiss that she recently received from Gary.

“When Gary gave you a surprise kiss on ‘Running Man,’ how did you feel?”

She replied in a way that made the audience wonder.

“When he kissed me, I didn’t feel anything; I was just surprised. But afterwards, my heart did flutter a bit.”

Okay, Monday couple fans, do you think Gary stands a chance now? Or are the show’s producers just trying to get your hopes up?