SBS Eight O'Clock News

SBS Eight O'Clock News (Also known as SBS 8 News (SBS 8 뉴스 in Korean)) is the flagship nightly newscast of the Seoul Broadcasting System. Airing from 19:50~21:00 KST on weekdays since 21 September 2020 and from 20:00~20:45 KST on weekends, the newscast is known for breaking the tradition of airing news at 21:00 mastered by KBS with KBS News 9, MBC with MBC Newsdesk and JTBC with JTBC Newsroom, which gave the slogan: "News an hour earlier".

SBS Eight O'Clock News
SBS 8 뉴스
Created by	SBS
Developed by	SBS News Division
Presented by	Weekdays: Kim Hyun-woo Choi Hye-rim Weekends: Kim Yong-tae Joo Si-eun
Narrated by	Weekdays: Choi Hye-rim (headlines) Weekends: Joo Si-eun (headlines)
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
Production
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	70 minutes (Seoul, weekdays, including commercials) 40 minutes (Provincial areas, Weekdays, including commercials) 45 minutes (Seoul, weekends, including commercials) 15 minutes (Provincial areas, weekends, including commercials)
Release
Original network	SBS TV SBS Love FM
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	2-channel Dolby Digital
Original release	9 December 1991 (1991-12-09) – present

It premiered on 9 December 1991, in conjunction with SBS' launch. In commemoration of the broadcaster's 20th anniversary on 9 December 2011, SBS 8 News celebrated its 20th anniversary, making it the longest-running nightly newscast airing on a private broadcaster.

Segments

Current segments

Since 21 September 2020, most of the segments (except the sports news and weather) has been placed on the second part, nicknamed S-Pick.

• Mobile Coverage - this seems to be a segment similar to MBC Newsdesk's Camera Launch, KBS News 9's Tracing 1234 and JTBC Newsroom's Close Camera where reporters cover stories in-depth based on reports from citizens.
• What is The Truth? - this is a segment where Lee Kyung-won appears in-studio to fact-check statements given by politicians or important events that happened within the country. Towards the end of the segment, they decide if the statement is true through 5 categories: Facts (사실), Almost True (거의 사실), True & False (사실 & 거짓), Almost Untrue (거의 거짓) and Lies (거짓). A mascot named Factkio (팩트키오) also appears during the broadcast.
• Panda to The End - a segment similar to Newsroom's Exploration Plus, it's a recurring segment where Kim Jong-won cover a certain story in-depth. The segment uses a panda as its mascot.
• Healthy Life - a segment where medical reporter Cho Dong-chan analyzes issues related to health.
• Cultural Line - a Friday-only segment where reporters do stories related to entertainment, education and other aspects of culture.
• SBS Sports News - this is a segment where Kim Yoon-sang (on weekdays) and Lee Yoon-ah (on weekends) present sports news. On 30 March 2020, Lee Seung-gi made an appearance towards the end of the segment as a part of their SBS intern special episode of Master in the House. This episode also showed Cha Eun-woo hosting the radio broadcast, while Yang Se-hyung served as Lee's backup in case of unexpected circumstances. Shin Sung-rok and Kim Dong-hyun helped out in the production side.
• SBS Weather - the weather segment presented by Nam Yoo-jin on weekdays and Saturdays, and Yang Tae-bin on Sundays.

Former segments

• Inside the Stock Market - it was a compilation of eight economy-related stories where reporters from the economy and securities team also show the stock market trades through computer graphics.
• Economic Indicators - it is similar with Inside the Stock Market above, only aired on weekdays.
• Today in History - it shows a significant historical event that happened that day.
• Issue Report: An In-depth Look/Field Report: Going Without Reservations/We Have a Tip! - established on 23 March 2019, these three segments seem to be similar to Mobile Coverage and Panda to the End.

Anchors

Currently, SBS 8 News is presented by Kim Hyun-woo and Choi Hye-rim on weekdays, and Kim Yong-tae and Joo Si-eun on weekends. Lee Yoon-ah presents the sports news on weekdays and weekends.. Nam Yoo-jin presents the weather forecast on weekdays and Saturdays, while Yang Tae-bin does it on Sundays.

Main presenters

Role	Name	Duration	Notes
Main anchor (weekday)	Maeng Hyung-kyu 맹형규	9 December 1991—18 September 1995
	Kim Hyung-min 김형민	As weekend main anchor: 28 October 1994—24 September 1995 As weekday main anchor: 19 September 1995—11 October 1996 19 October 1998—7 August 2000
	Song Do-kyun 송도균	14 October 1996—27 June 1997	This was during SBS 9 O'Clock News.
	Jeon Yong-hak 전용학	30 June 1997—16 October 1998
	Lee Young-joon 이영춘	As weekend main anchor: 24 October 1994—16 April 2000 As weekday main anchor: 8 August 2000—27 February 2004 As one-time weekend main anchor: 29 February 2004	He also served as the director of SBS' Suwon bureau.
	Park Sang-kyu 박상규	1 March 2004—28 October 2005	He's currently the director for Channel A's news bureau.
	Shin Dong-wook 신동욱	31 October 2005—18 March 2011 1 January 2015—16 December 2016	He was the longest-serving main anchor of the newscast and currently the director for TV Chosun's news bureau and main anchor for its flagship newscast News 9.
	Kim Sung-joon 김성준	21 March 2011—31 December 2014 19 December 2016—19 May 2017	He was convicted of illegally filming a woman, and is currently serving a six-month prison sentence.
	Kim Hyun-woo 김현우	As weekend main anchor: 24 December 2016—21 May 2017 As weekday main anchor: 22 May 2017—present
Sub-anchor (weekday)	Choi Young-im 최영임	23 March 1992—15 April 1994
	Han Soo-jin 한수진	As weekend sub-anchor: 5 June 1993—17 April 1994 As weekday sub-anchor: 18 April 1994—29 March 2002	She also served as anchor during SBS 9:00 News.
	Kwak Sang-eun 곽상은	As weekday sub-anchor: 1 April 2002—27 February 2004 As one-time weekend sub-anchor: 29 February 2004	She is currently SBS News' policy and culture team leader.
	Kim So-won 김소원	As weekend sub-anchor: 6 April 2002—28 February 2004 As weekday sub-anchor: 1 March 2004—18 March 2011	She was the longest-serving sub-anchor of the newscast.
	Park Sun-young 박선영	As weekend sub-anchor: 10 May 2008—20 March 2011 As weekday sub-anchor: 21 March 2011—18 July 2014
	Choi Hye-rim 최혜림	As weekend sub-anchor: 23 July 2011—15 January 2012 7 July 2012—14 September 2014 As weekday sub-anchor: 19 December 2016—present
Main anchor (weekend)	Jung Sung-hwan 정성환	14 December 1991—22 March 1992
	Jung Sung-geun 정성근	7 July 1995—25 April 1993 7 October 2000—31 March 2002
	Lee Seung-yeol 이승열	1 May 1993—22 October 1994
	Shin Won-soo 신완수	26 October 1996—29 June 1997
	Park Soo-taek 박수택	22 April 2000—1 October 2000
	Hong Ji-man 홍지만	6 March 2002—28 February 2004
	Park Jin-ho 박진호	6 March 2004—20 March 2011
	Song Wook 송욱	26 March 2011—17 July 2011
	Pyeon Sang-wook 편상욱	23 July 2011—21 February 2016	He is currently the anchor of SBS Nightline.
	Park Hyun-suk 박현석	27 February 2016—18 December 2016	He is currently the weekday anchor for the first two parts of Morning Wide.
	Kim Yong-tae 김용태	27 May 2017—1 July 2018 7 November 2020—present
	Kim Bum-joo 김범주	7 July 2018—1 November 2020	He filled in for Kim Hyun-woo upon his marriage to Lee Yeo-jin and leave from 16 to 20 December 2019.
Sub-anchor (weekend)	Kim Young 김영	5 July 1992—29 November 1992
	Song Sun-kyung 송선경	6 December 1992—25 April 1993
	Choi Young-joo 최영주	23, April 1994—23 October 1994
	Lee Ji-hyun 이지현	29 October 1994—29 June 1997
	Lee Hyun-kyung 이현경	6 July 1997—28 June 1998
	Go Hee-kyung 고희경	4 July 1998—16 April 2000
	Choi Young-ah 최영아	22 April 2000—29 April 2001
	Kim Sung-kyung 김성경	5 May 2001—31 March 2002
	Yoon Hyun-jin 윤현진	6 March 2004—4 May 2008
	Jang Sun-yi 장선이	26 March 2011—17 July 2011
	Jung Mi-sun 정미선	As weekday sub-anchor: 21 July 2014—16 December 2016 As weekend sub-anchor: 21 January 2012—1 July 2012 27 May 2017—17 March 2019	She is currently a co-anchor on the first two parts of Morning Wide.
	Lee Hye-seung 이혜승	20 September 2014—18 December 2016
	Jang Ye-won 장예원	24 December 2016—21 May 2017
	Kim Min-hyung 김민형	23 March 2019—1 November 2020
	Joo Si-eun 주시은	8 November 2020—present

Broadcast times

Year	Date	Time	Airing	Title	Notes
1991	9 December	20:00-20:30	Every day	SBS 8 News	first broadcast under the current title; SBS' first flagship newscast
1992	30 March	20:00-20:45	Weekdays		runtime extension
	5 July		Every day		absorbed SBS News Show
1993	26 April	Weekdays: 20:00-20:45			runtime extension on weekends
		Weekends: 20:00-20:20
	31 May	Weekdays: 20:00-20:45
		Weekends: 20:00-20:30
	18 October	Weekdays: 20:00-20:45
		Weekends: 20:00-20:35
1994	18 April	Weekdays: 20:00-20:45
		Weekends: 20:00-20:40
	24 October	20:00-20:45	Weekdays		separated with weekend newscast SBS News 2000
1997	3 March	21:00-21:45		SBS 9:00 News	title and weekday timeslot change
	19 May	21:00-21:50			runtime extension
	30 June	Weekdays: 20:00-20:45	Every day	SBS 8 News	integration with News Q; return to the current title
		Weekends: 20:00-20:30			timeslot variations
	27 October	Weekdays: 20:00-20:50
		Weekends: 20:00-20:35
1998	2 March	Weekdays: 20:00-20:40
		Weekends: 20:00-20:35
	19 October	Weekdays: 20:00-20:45
		Weekends: 20:00-20:35
1999	5 April	Weekdays: 20:00-20:40
		Weekends: 20:00:20:35
2004	1 March	Weekdays: 20:00-20:40
		Weekends: 20:00-20:35
2008	28 April	Weekdays: 20:00-20:45			absorbed SBS Sports News on weekends
		Weekends: 20:00-20:40
2012	5 November	Weekdays: 20:00-20:50			absorbed SBS Sports News on weekdays
		Weekends: 20:00-20:35
2013	11 March	Weekdays: 20:00-20:55			timeslot variations
		Weekends: 20:00-20:50
	1 July	Weekdays: 20:00-20:55
		Weekends: 20:00-20:45
2019	15 April	Weekdays: 19:55-20:55
		Weekends: 20:00-20:45
	13 May	Weekdays: 20:00-20:55
		Weekends: 20:00-20:45
2020	21 September	Weekdays: 19:50-21:00
		Weekends: 20:00-20:45

Local versions

Local newscasts are aired after SBS 8 NEWS at 20:35 on weekdays. A typical newscast runs for 20 minutes on weekdays and 10 minutes on weekends. The local newscasts pre-empt the SBS 8 NEWS Sports news and Business news segment.

Station	Local Newscast	Hosts
KNN	KNN NEWS eye	Kim Je-hyun and Kim Da-rom
TBC	TBC 8 NEWS	Kwon Joon-bum and Kim Myung-mi (weekdays), Lee Hyang-won and Kim Da-eun (weekends)
UBC	UBC PRIME NEWS	Yeon Jung-taek and Jang Soo-jung
TJB	TJB 8 NEWS	Roh Dong-hyun and Kim Hyun-ji
G1	G1 8 NEWS	Kim Woo-jin and Park Sun-young
CJB	CJB 8 NEWS	Hwang Soo-dong and Yeon Kyu-ok
JTV	JTV 8 NEWS	Lee Seung-hwan and Seo Joo-young
KBC	KBC 8 NEWS	Lee In-soo and Kang Min-kyung (weekdays), Go Eun-cheon (weekends)
JIBS	JIBS 8 NEWS	Lee Yong-tak and Kim Ji-hyun (weekdays), Kim Min-hyung and Lee Jung-min (Saturdays)

See also

• KBS News 9
• MBC Newsdesk
• JTBC Newsroom

External links

• Official website