A refrigerator is provided with: storage compartments; a cooling compartment for generating cooling air for cooling the storage compartments; a primary air passage for connecting the cooling compartment and each of the storage compartments; a primary air blower for delivering cooling air from the cooling compartment to each of the storage compartments through the primary air passage; opening and closing devices each opening and closing the connection between the primary air passage and each of the storage compartments; a secondary air passage provided separately from the primary air passage and connecting the cooling compartment and some of the storage compartments; a secondary air blower for delivering cooling air from the cooling compartment to said some of the storage compartments through the secondary air passage; and a control unit for controlling the operation of the primary air blower, the opening and closing devices, and the secondary air blower.
