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) Saturdays: Kim Yong-tae (headlines) Sundays: 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 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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, while Kim Yong-tae presents it on Saturdays, with Joo Si-eun joining him on Sundays. Kim Yoon-sang and Lee Yoon-ah present the sports news on weekdays and weekends, respectively. 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | She is only doing the Sunday edition. |
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) |
