1998 in South Korea

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

• 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

Undated

• Gremiphyca genus is reinvestigated by Xiao et al.
• 1998 South Korea Flood is the 3rd deadliest in South Korean history.
• Mount Kumgang Tourist Region opened for tourists.

Births

• January 16 – Seungkwan, member of K-pop group Seventeen
• January 25 – Cho Gue-sung, footballer
• January 26
• Jung Chan-woo, member of boy group iKon
• Moonbin, member of boy group Astro (d. 2023)
• February 5 – Hyunjoo, former member of girl group April and Uni.T
• March 9 – Soojin, singer, former member of girl group (G)I-dle
• May 24 – Im Jin-hee, golfer
• May 28 – Dahyun, member of girl group Twice
• June 3 – SinB, member of girl group GFriend and Viviz
• August 10 – Jang Ye-eun, member of girl group CLC
• August 19 –Umji, member of girl group GFriend and Viviz
• August 26 – Soyeon, songwriter, record producer, singer, and rapper in girl group (G)I-dle
• October 25 - Lee Know, member of boy group Stray Kids
• November 7 – Hongjoong, rapper, singer, producer, and songwriter in boy group Ateez
• December 14 - Kim Ji-woong, actor, member of boy group Zerobaseone

See also

• 1998 in South Korean music
• List of South Korean films of 1998
• Years in Japan
• Years in North Korea

References