1978 in South Korea

Events from the year 1978 in South Korea.

Incumbents

• President: Park Chung-hee
• Prime Minister: Choi Kyu-hah

Events

• April 20 – Korean Air Lines Flight 902 is shot down by Soviet Interceptor fighter jets near Murmansk after entering Soviet airspace during a flight en route from Paris to Seoul via Anchorage.
• July 6 – 1978 South Korean presidential election
• December 12 – 1978 South Korean legislative election

Births

• 3 February - Chae Ri-na, singer
• 7 February - Jeong Hyeong-don, comedian and television host
• 24 February - Gary, rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and television personality
• 3 March - Seomoon Tak, rock singer
• 14 March - Moon Hee-joon, singer-songwriter
• 5 April - Sohyang, singer
• 6 April - Chun Myung-hoon, singer, rapper, actor and television presenter
• 8 May - Jang Woo-hyuk, singer and rapper
• 2 June - Yi So-yeon, astronaut and biotechnologist
• 7 June - Tony An, singer
• 8 June - Eun Ji-won, rapper and singer
• 1 July - Woo Sun-hee, handball player
• 25 August - Jo Jung-chi, singer-songwriter
• 9 December - Ki Tae-young, actor
• 10 December - Chae Yeon, singer
• 20 December - Yoon Gye-sang, actor and singer

See also

• List of South Korean films of 1978
• Years in Japan
• Years in North Korea

References