Established on 14 November 1990, SBS is the largest private broadcaster in South Korea, and is owned by the Taeyoung Construction.

This was also seen as a counterweight to the start of NHK BS1, which was received in Korea, and was seen as controversial by pundits over trauma from the Japanese occupation in the first half of the century.

[1] SBS was founded in Seoul on 14 November 1990, and marked its establishment with initial experimental demo broadcasts, with test transmissions for its TV and radio channels following on 1 December 1990.

[13] Other dramas that have enjoyed high viewership include Lovers in Paris, Trap of Youth [ko], Brilliant Legacy, Rustic Period, Temptation of Wife, The Heirs, and My Love from the Star.

[14] SBS airs a variety of entertainment programs ranging from informational, comedy, music, reality, talk shows, and auditions.

Unanswered Questions [ko] (Korean:그것이 알고싶다/literal translation: I Want to know) premiered in 1992, and has since earned notoriety for its investigations from a journalistic standpoint.

[17] It also produces news-analysis programs such as Morning Wide, Nightline, SBS Current Affairs Debate, Curious Stories Y, and In Depth 21 covering the political, economic, social and cultural issues of the days.

[18] In conjunction with the redesign, friends were added, Gorilla (고릴라), who is interested in music, Looly (룰리), a tall green bear who helps Komi, Poly (폴리), a problem-solving know-it-all purple penguin and Tory (토리), a pink rabbit with a youthful personality.