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Events in the year 2008 in South Korea.
Incumbents
- President:
- Roh Moo-hyun (until February 25),
- Lee Myung-bak (starting February 25)
- Prime Minister:
- Han Myeong-sook (until 29 February),
- Han Seung-soo (starting 29 February)
Events
January
February
- 2008 Namdaemun fire broke out on February 10.[1]
March
- 2008 Asian Wrestling Championships were held in Jeju City from March 18 to 23.[2]
April
- 2008 Asian Judo Championships were held from April 26 to 27. South Korea had two Gold medalists, six Silver medalists, and 4 Bronze medalists.[3]
May
June
July
- 52nd Miss Korea 2008 was a beauty pageant. It was held on July 8, 2008 at Sejong Center.[4]
August
- South Korea competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in August. The country had participants that won a total of 31 medals.[5]
September
October
- South Korea participated in the 2008 Asian Beach Games, which took place from October 8 to 26.[6]
- October 28: Nonhyeon-dong massacre
November
December
- Nayoung Case
- The 23rd Golden Disk Awards were held December 10, 2008. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.[7][8][9]
- December 13: The first China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit is held in Fukuoka, Japan.
- December 25: The finalists of the Korean Astronaut Program are selected.
Films
- List of 2008 box office number-one films in South Korea
- 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards
- 45th Grand Bell Awards
Television
Sport
See also
- 2008 in South Korean music
- South Korea at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- 2008 US beef protest in South Korea
- China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit
References
- ^ "Yonhap News Agency". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Asian Judo Championships Results". bbweb-arena.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "55주년 맞이하는 글로벌 뷰티 이벤트 Miss Korea". Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Olympics Sports Medals - 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China - ESPN". Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Olympic Council of Asia: Games". Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "쿠키뉴스". 쿠키뉴스. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "장윤정, 4회 연속 골든디스크 트로트상 수상". 12 December 2008.
- ^ "Sportsseoul.com - " ߡ ȹ û " 23 ũ, ع ( )". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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