KBS News 9
KBS Nine O'Clock News (Also known as KBS News 9 (KBS 뉴스9 in Korean)) is the flagship newscast aired on KBS1 every night at 9:00pm KST. The program is seen across South Korea, as well as on KBS World service which provides headline tickers in English throughout the newscast. The newscast has news, sports, weather, health, society, as well as other topics. It first premiered on August 31, 1964 as a short news bulletin, but it later expanded and became KBS News 9, which premiered on May 22, 1973.
| KBS News 9 | |
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 Current title card | |
| Genre | News |
| Presented by | Weekdays: Lee So-jung Park No-won Weekends: Jung Yeon-wook Park Ji-won |
| Narrated by | Nam Hyun-jong (weekdays) Jung Yeon-wook (weekends) |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| Production | |
| Production location | South Korea |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | KBS 1TV KBS 24 News KBS World (Worldwide) |
| Picture format | 1080i (ATSC) |
| Audio format | 2-channel Dolby Digital |
| Original release | August 31, 1964 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
KBS Sports 9/Local Window at 9:30
Between 9:30 and 9:35 pm, local KBS stations outside Seoul opt-out from the national newscast to provide a 15-minute regional newscast in their respective areas. At around 9:45, all stations rejoin Seoul for KBS Sports 9, a sub-newscast airing Korean and international sports news, to be followed by the national weather.
Anchors
Lee So-jung and Park No-won currently anchor the weekday edition, while Jung Yeon-wook and Park Ji-won helm the weekend edition. Nam Hyun-jong does the sports news on weekdays, and Kim Jong-hyun does it on weekends. The weather forecast is presented by Kang Ah-rang on weekdays and Saturdays, while Noh Eun-ji does it on Sundays.
Weekday anchors
| Role | Name | Duration | Notes |
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| Main anchor | Kim Taek-hwan 김택환 |
December 15, 1973—1979 | |
| Kim Hak-young 김학영 |
1979—1980 | ||
| Yang Hwi-boo 양휘부 |
April 16, 1990—June 15, 1990 | ||
| Park Sung-bum 박성범 |
November 3, 1986—April 13, 1990
June 18, 1990—December 2, 1991 |
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| Choi Dong-ho 최동호 |
May 1, 1981—February 23, 1986
May 3, 1993—July 2, 1993 |
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| Ryu Geun-chan 류근찬 |
October 5, 1992—April 30, 1993
May 22, 1995—May 2, 1998 |
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| Lee Yoon-sung 이윤성 |
July 5, 1993—May 20, 1995 | ||
| Gil Jong-sub 길종섭 |
May 4, 1998—August 28, 1998 | ||
| Kim Jong-jin 김종진 |
As weekend main anchor:
October 23, 1993—February 13, 1994 November 19, 1994—February 23, 1997 October 26, 1997—September 13, 1998 As weekday main anchor: August 31, 1998—March 4, 2002 |
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| Hong Ki-sub 홍기섭 |
March 5, 2002—November 14, 2008 | ||
| Park Young-hwan 박영환 |
November 17, 2008—December 31, 2010 | ||
| Min Kyung-wook 민경욱 |
January 3, 2011—October 18, 2013 | ||
| Choi Young-chul 최영철 |
October 21, 2013—December 31, 2014 | ||
| Hwang Sang-moo 황상무 |
As weekend main anchor:
February 17, 2001—March 3, 2002 As weekday main anchor: January 1, 2015—April 13, 2018 |
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| Kim Chul-min 김철민 |
As weekend main anchor:
March 9, 2002—November 2, 2003 As weekday main anchor: April 16, 2018—December 31, 2018 |
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| Uhm Kyung-chul 엄경철 |
January 1, 2019—November 21, 2019 | ||
| Lee So-jung 이소정 |
November 25, 2019—present | She made history as the first-ever female reporter to become main anchor of a South Korean flagship newscast. | |
| Sub-anchor | Lee Byung-hye 이병혜 |
1979—September 4, 1981 | |
| Yoon Geum-ja 윤금자 |
March 2, 1987—July 30, 1987 | ||
| Jung Mi-hong 정미홍 |
August 3, 1987—December 31, 1987 | ||
| Hong Ji-soo 홍지수 |
May 15, 1993—October 15, 1993 | ||
| Hwang Soo-kyung 황수경 |
As weekend sub-anchor:
May 12, 1996—June 16, 1996 As weekday sub-anchor: March 3, 1997—October 9, 1998 |
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| Hwang Hyun-jung 황현정 |
October 10, 1994—February 28, 1997
October 12, 1998—November 2, 2001 |
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| Jung Se-jin 정세진 |
As weekend sub-anchor:
November 23, 1999—November 4, 2001 As weekday sub-anchor: November 5, 2001—December 29, 2006 |
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| Kim Kyung-ran 김경란 |
As weekday sub-anchor:
January 1, 2007—November 14, 2008 As fill-in weekend sub-anchor: February 2, 2008—February 3, 2008 |
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| Cho Soo-bin 조수빈 |
As weekday sub-anchor:
November 17, 2008—July 13, 2012 As one-time weekend sub-anchor: January 1, 2011—January 1, 2012 |
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| Lee Han-joo 이현주 |
July 16, 2012—December 31, 2014 | ||
| Kim Min-jung 김민정 |
January 1, 2015—April 13, 2018 | ||
| Kim Sol-hee 김솔희 |
April 16, 2018—December 31, 2018 | ||
| Lee Gak-kyeong 이각경 |
January 1, 2019—November 21, 2019 | ||
| Choi Dong-seok 최동석 |
November 25, 2019—June 26, 2020 | He was the first-ever male sub-anchor of the newscast, another first in South Korean television news. He was also the first announcer to use his parental leave. He's currently married to fellow announcer Park Ji-yoon and has two children with her. He left due to an ear problem. | |
| Park No-won 박노원 |
June 29, 2020—present | He previously anchored KBS News 7 before taking over the position from Choi. |
Weekend anchors
| Role | Name | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main anchor | Shin Eun-kyung 신은경 |
As weekday sub-anchor:
September 7, 1981—February 28, 1987 As weekend main anchor: November 8, 1986—April 8,1990 May 19, 1990—August 29, 1992 |
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| Kim Joon-suk 김준석 |
May 26, 1991—July 7, 1991 | ||
| Kim Hong 김홍 |
October 11, 1991—April 5, 1992 | ||
| Cho Soon-woong 조순용 |
September 5, 1992—October 4, 1992 | ||
| Kim Kwang-il 김광일 |
As weekday main anchor:
1980—April 30, 1981 February 24. 1986—October 31, 1986 As weekend main anchor: October 11, 1992—April 25, 1993 February 19, 1994—November 13, 1994 |
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| Yoon Deuk-soo 윤덕수 |
May 1, 1993—October 17, 1993 | ||
| Jung Chang-hoon 정창훈 |
March 2, 1997—August 24, 1997 | ||
| Park Dae-suk 박대석 |
As weekday main anchor:
December 3, 1991—October 2, 1992 As weekend main anchor: August 31, 1997—September 28, 1997 |
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| Go Soo-woong 고수웅 |
October 5. 1997—October 19, 1997 | ||
| Baek Woon-gi 백운기 |
September 20, 1998—October 17, 1999 | ||
| Kim Jung-hoon 김정훈 |
October 23, 1999—April 30, 2000 | ||
| Cho Jae-ik 조재익 |
May 6, 2000—October 8, 2000 | ||
| Lee Sun-jae 이선재 |
October 14, 2000—February 11, 2001 | ||
| Im Jang-won 임장원 |
November 8, 2003—April 19, 2009 | ||
| Park Yoo-han 박유한 |
April 15, 2009—December 26, 2010 | ||
| Lee Joo-han 이주한 |
January 2, 2011—April 7, 2013 | ||
| Kim Do-yeop 김도엽 |
April 13, 2013—October 20, 2013 | ||
| Choi Moon-jong 최문종 |
October 26, 2013—May 18, 2014
June 7, 2014—April 24, 2016 |
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| Song Young-suk 송영석 |
April 30, 2016—April 15, 2018 | ||
| Han Seung-yeon 한승연 |
April 21, 2018—December 30, 2018 | ||
| Kim Tae-wook 김태욱 |
January 4, 2019—November 24, 2019 | ||
| Jung Yeon-wook 정연욱 |
November 29, 2019—present | ||
| Sub-anchor | Yoon Young-mi 윤영미 |
October 11, 1992—April 25. 1993 | |
| Kim Myung-sook 김명숙 |
October 23, 1993—February 13, 1994 | ||
| Oh Young-sil 오영실 |
February 19. 1994—May 1, 1994
January 14, 1995—February 19, 1995 |
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| Lee Kyu-won 이규원 |
As weekday sub-anchor
January 1, 1998—April 3, 1992 October 18, 1993—October 7, 1994 As weekend sub-anchor: February 26, 1995—April 30, 1995 |
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| Choi Young-mi 최영미 |
March 10, 1996—May 5, 1996 | ||
| Yoo Jung-ah 유정아 |
As weekday sub-anchor:
April 6, 1992—April 30, 1993 As weekend sub-anchor: May 7, 1995—March 3, 1996 |
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| Lee Han-sook 이한숙 |
June 23, 1996—May 3, 1998 | ||
| Byun Woo-young 변우영 |
February 7, 1999—May 2, 1999 | ||
| Yoon So-hee 윤소희 |
May 9, 1999—October 17, 1999 | ||
| Sohn Mi-na 손미나 |
November 10, 2001—June 22, 2003 | She is more popularly known as a travel writer. | |
| Noh Hyun-jung 노현정 |
June 28, 2003—December 14, 2003 | ||
| Choi Won-jung 최원정 |
December 20, 2003—March 4, 2007 | ||
| Ji Seung-hyun 지승현 |
March 10, 2007—January 27, 2008 | ||
| Kim Yoon-ji 김윤지 |
February 9, 2008—July 11, 2010
January 3, 2015—September 27, 2015 |
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| Park Ji-hyun 박지현 |
July 17, 2010—April 7, 2013 | ||
| Kim Jin-hee 김진희 |
April 13, 2013—October 20, 2013 | ||
| Jang Soo-yeon 장수연 |
October 26, 2013—May 25, 2014 | ||
| Im Ji-in 엄지인 |
October 3, 2015—April 24, 2016 | ||
| Lee Seul-gi 이슬기 |
April 30, 2016—September 3, 2017
February 24, 2018—April 15, 2018 |
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| Kim Ji-won 김지원 |
April 21, 2018—December 30, 2018 | ||
| Park So-hyun 박소현 |
January 4, 2019—November 24, 2019 | ||
| Park Ji-won 박지원 |
November 29, 2019—present |
Broadcast times
- 9:00 pm - KBS1, KBS 24 News (Nationwide)
- 9:00 pm KST - KBS World TV (Worldwide)
- 9:00-9:40 pm - KBS Radio 1, KBS Radio 3, KBS Hanminjok Radio, KBS 1FM (Nationwide Radio Simulcast)
External links
- KBS News 9 Official Site (in Korean)