1998 in South Korea
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Events from the year 1998 in South Korea.
Incumbents[]
- President: Kim Young-sam (until 24 February), Kim Dae-jung (starting 24 February)
- Prime Minister: Goh Kun (until 3 March), Kim Jong-pil (starting 3 March)
Events[]
- ? : Mount Kumgang Tourist Region opened for tourists.[1]
- ? : 1998 South Korea Flood is the 3rd deadliest in South Korean history.
- July 12: North Korean Raider incident, one frogman found dead on a beach at Donghae on South Korea's east coast.
- June 22: 1998 Sokcho submarine incident
- August 5 Korean Air Flight 8702
- August 31: 1998 North Korean missile test
- 17/18 December: 1998 Yeosu submersible incident
Births[]
- January 16 – Seungkwan, singer in boy group Seventeen
- January 26 – Chanwoo, singer in boy group iKon
- January 26 – Moon Bin, member of boy group ASTRO
- February 5 – Hyunjoo, member of girl group April
- May 6 – Hwanhee, singer in boy group UP10TION
- May 27 – Son Ju-yeon, member of girl group Cosmic Girls
- May 28 – Kim Dahyun, member of girl group Twice
- August 10 – Jang Ye-eun, member of girl group CLC
- December 13 – Xiao, singer in boy group UP10TION
See also[]
- 1998 in South Korean music
- List of South Korean films of 1998
- Years in Japan
- Years in North Korea
References[]
- ^ North Korea in the World Economy - Page 88, Eun Kwan Choi, E. Han Kim, Yesook Merrill
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