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Events from the year 1989 in South Korea .
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Events from the year 1989 in South Korea .
July 12: Lotte World, a major recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea, is opened to the public. It consists of the world's largest indoor amusement park. [1]
July 27: Korean Air Flight 803
October 26: 10th anniversary of the assassination of Park Chung-hee.
Sungkyunkwan University is a private research university with campuses in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea.
Hwang or Whang is a Korean family name. Today, Hwangs comprise approximately 1.4% of the Korean population. The South Korean census in the year 2000 found that there were 644,294 Hwangs with over 68 Bon-gwan family clans, making it the 16th most common last name in the country. Also, it is estimated that there are over 29,410,000 individuals whose last names are the variations of Huang, including the Korean Hwang and the Vietnamese Hoang around the world. The Chinese character, or Hanja, for Hwang indicates "yellow" or “Huang Kingdom”.
Jung is a Latin alphabet rendition of the Korean family name "정", also often spelled Jeong, Chung, Joung or Jong. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 2,407,601 people by this name in South Korea or 4.84% of the population. The Korean family name "정" is mainly derived from three homophonous hanja. 鄭 (2,151,879), 丁 (243,803) and 程 (11,683). The rest of the homophonous hanjas include: 政 (139), 桯 (41), 定 (29), 正 (22) and 情 (5).
We Got Married was a South Korean reality variety show that aired on MBC from 2008 to 2017. The show paired up celebrities who pretended to be married couples and completed various challenges together. The show ran for four seasons and inspired several spin-offs, including a "global edition" of the show that featured non-Korean celebrities.
Events from the year 1992 in South Korea.
Events from the year 1980 in South Korea.
Events from the year 1988 in South Korea.
Events from the year 1987 in South Korea.
Events from the year 1986 in South Korea.
Events from the year 1982 in South Korea.
Events from the year 1981 in South Korea.
Events from the year 1994 in South Korea.
Events from the year 1993 in South Korea.
Events from the year 1991 in South Korea.
Events from the year 1990 in South Korea.
South Korea participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. It was the 18th appearance of the country at the Asian Games, except the first edition in Delhi. As one of the best competitors at the Games, South Korea's best achievement was in the 2002 Busan, with the acquisition of 96 gold, 80 silver and 84 bronze medals. At the latest edition in 2014 Incheon, the country had collected 79 gold, 71 silver, and 84 bronze medals.
Won is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 47 Hanja with the reading "won" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
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