A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet having a storage compartment; left and right doors configured to open and close the storage compartment from left and right; a door opening module configured to open the left and right doors and having a single motor provided to rotate forwards and backwards; and a controller configured to control forward and reverse driving of the single motor , wherein the door opening module includes: left and right racks configured to move according to driving of the single motor to open the left and right doors , respectively; and a power transfer device configured to selectively transfer a driving force from the single motor to the left and right racks ; wherein the door opening module further includes a single switch turned on/off in conjunction with the power transfer device , and the controller is configured to control forward and reverse driving and stopping of the single motor by recognizing a current position of the left and right racks through an ON/OFF signal of the single switch , an opening process of the left and right doors starts by recognizing a door opening signal through a sensor or an input unit, and the left and right doors are sequentially opened by applying the ON/OFF signal of the single switch . a cabinet having a storage compartment; left and right doors configured to open and close the storage compartment from left and right; a door opening module configured to open the left and right doors and having a single motor provided to rotate forwards and backwards; and a controller configured to control forward and reverse driving of the single motor , wherein the door opening module includes: left and right racks configured to move according to driving of the single motor to open the left and right doors , respectively; and a power transfer device configured to selectively transfer a driving force from the single motor to the left and right racks ; wherein the door opening module further includes a single switch turned on/off in conjunction with the power transfer device , and the controller is configured to control forward and reverse driving and stopping of the single motor by recognizing a current position of the left and right racks through an ON/OFF signal of the single switch , an opening process of the left and right doors starts by recognizing a door opening signal through a sensor or an input unit, and the left and right doors are sequentially opened by applying the ON/OFF signal of the single switch . left and right racks configured to move according to driving of the single motor to open the left and right doors , respectively; and a power transfer device configured to selectively transfer a driving force from the single motor to the left and right racks ; wherein the door opening module further includes a single switch turned on/off in conjunction with the power transfer device , and the controller is configured to control forward and reverse driving and stopping of the single motor by recognizing a current position of the left and right racks through an ON/OFF signal of the single switch , an opening process of the left and right doors starts by recognizing a door opening signal through a sensor or an input unit, and the left and right doors are sequentially opened by applying the ON/OFF signal of the single switch . <EOS>