Abstract: A Kimchi refrigerator that emits light into a storage compartment, in which Kimchi is stored, to improve taste of the Kimchi and a control method of the same are disclosed. The Kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention includes an light emitting unit to emit light into the storage compartment. The light is emitted to Kimchi, whereby the taste of the Kimchi is improved.

Abstract: A refrigerator and a method for keeping food using the same are disclosed, in which freshness is maintained for a long time through an improved structure and decrease of nutritive elements contained in food is inhibited. The refrigerator includes a main body, keeping compartments provided in the main body, keeping food, and irradiation devices irradiating light of a visible ray area to the keeping compartments. The irradiation devices switch a wavelength of irradiated light depending on a set standard. The refrigerator further includes a sensor sensing whether food is contained in the keeping compartments. The refrigerator further includes purification devices provided in the keeping compartments to remove ethylene generated from the food kept in the keeping compartments. The irradiation devices switch the wavelength of the light to correspond to color of the food kept in the keeping compartments.