Events from the year 1988 in South Korea.
Incumbents President: Chun Doo-hwan (until 24 February), Roh Tae-woo (starting 24 February) Prime Minister: until 25 February: Kim Chung-yul 25 February-2 March: Lee Hyun-jae (acting) 2 March-5 December: Lee Hyun-jae starting 5 December: Kang Young-hoon
Events September 17 - October 2 – 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul.
Births January 7 - Lim Ju-eun, actress January 10 - Solji, vocalist (EXID) January 15 - Jun. K, vocalist (2PM) February 3 - Cho Kyuhyun, singer and actor February 16 - Kim Soo-hyun actor February 18 – Changmin, singer, songwriter and occasional actor February 20 - Ki Bo-bae, archer March 10 - Kang In-soo, singer March 12 - Kim Ji-yeon, fencer April 1 - Jung Hae-in, actor April 8 - Kim Myung-sung, baseball player April 14 - Kim Shin-wook, footballer April 24 - Jinri Park, model, DJ and actress based in the Philippines April 25 - Dasuri Choi, dancer and entertainer based in the Philippines May 18 - Taeyang, singer and dancer May 24 - Jeon Yeong-Eun, athlete July 1 - Sun So-eun, swimmer July 12 - Inbee Park, golfer August 8 - Kim Min-jeong, judoka August 18 - G-Dragon, singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer September 6 - Kim On-a, handball player
Deaths
September 18 - Heo Jeong, politician and Korean independence activist (b. 1896)
See also List of South Korean films of 1988 Years in Japan Years in North Korea
References