2003 in South Korea

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Events from the year 2003 in South Korea.

Incumbents

• President:
  • Kim Dae-jung (until 24 February),
  • Roh Moo-hyun (starting 24 February) ^[1]
• Prime Minister:
  • Kim Suk-soo (until 26 February),
  • Goh Kun (starting 26 February) ^[2]

Events

• January 11: DPRK withdraws from the NPT (Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons deal) rising nuclear tensions between the nations

• February 18: Daegu subway fire: 192 people die when an arsonist sets fire to a subway train. ^[3]
• February 26: Goh Kun becomes prime minister of South Korea, replacing Kim Suk-soo ^[2]
• May 10: The Seoul National University Bundang Hospital begins its first treatment.
• September 12: Typhoon Maemi ^[4]
• November 27: 2003 Mnet Asian Music Awards
• December: The Face Shop is founded.

Sports

• The Korea National League is founded.
• 2003 Asian Judo Championships held in Jeju City
• 2003 Asian Cycling Championships
• 2003 Summer Universiade
• South Korea at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
• World Cyber Games 2003
• 2003 K League
• 2003 K2 League
• 2003 Korean FA Cup
• 2003 Peace Cup

Film

• List of South Korean films of 2003

Births

• January 8 - Lee Ji-han, footballer
• January 8 - Seo Da-hyun, singer
• January 23 - Kim Ye-lim, figure skater
• February 4 - Lee Jae-hyeon, baseball player
• February 7 - Lee Hyun-ju, footballer
• February 13 - Kim Jin-young, actress
• February 26 - Eom Do-hyun, artistic gymnast
• February 26 - Lim Eun-soo, figure skater
• March 4 - Park Sa-rang, actress
• March 5 - Lee Yun-seo, artistic gymnast
• March 6 - Lee Seung-won, footballer
• March 12 - Park Hye-jeong, weightlifter
• March 15 - Ku Yeon-woo, tennis player
• March 26 - Kang Seong-jin, footballer
• April 8 - Jin Yong, badminton player
• April 17 - Hwang You-min, golfer
• April 30 - Jung Yoon-seok, actor
• May 7 - Seokju Hong, footballer
• May 9 - Lee Tae-min, footballer
• May 13 - Seong Seung-min, modern pentathlete
• May 20 - Jeon Min-seo, actress
• May 20 - Kim Yong-hak, footballer
• May 20 - Yang Ji-in, sport shooter
• May 21 - Hwang Sun-woo, swimmer
• May 21 - Jeong Bo-young, tennis player
• May 23 - Lee Young-jun, footballer
• June 2 - Big Naughty, rapper
• June 2 - Wang Seok-hyeon, actor
• June 3 - Kim Jun-hong, footballer
• June 13 - Lim Si-hyeon, archer
• June 25 - Sara Choi, para-alpine skier
• July 4 - Kim Hyo-ki, footballer
• July 8 - Lee Suk-jae, footballer
• July 10 - Jo Jin-ho, footballer
• July 11 - Swan, singer
• July 22 - Jeon Jun-hyeok, actor
• August 6 - Yoon Seo-yeon, singer and actress
• August 11 - To Ji-hun, figure skater
• August 13 - Tang Jun-sang, Korean-Malaysian actor
• August 17 - Yang Han-yeol, actor
• August 21 - Bae Jun-ho, footballer
• September 1 - An Yu-jin, singer
• September 18 - Lee Da-yeon, actress
• September 24 - Cha Young-hyun, figure skater
• October 2 - Kim Do-yeong, baseball player
• October 2 - Seunghan, singer
• October 11 - Park Yeong-hyun, baseball player
• November 1 - Seo Chae-hyun, rock climber
• November 7 - Park Ji-hu, actress
• December 4 - Kim Do-ah, entertainer
• December 20 - Seo Geon-woo, taekwondo athlete
• December 23 - Moon Dong-ju, baseball player

Deaths

Main article: deaths in 2003

Further information: Category:2003 deaths

See also

• 2003 in South Korean music

References

1. "CNN.com - Where S. Korea's new president stands - Feb. 24, 2003". CNN. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
2. Nahm, Andrew C.; Hoare, James E.; Hoare, James (2004). Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea. Scarecrow Press. pp. lii and 301. ISBN   978-0-8108-4949-5.
3. Chan, Wing-Cheong (12 September 2007). Support for Victims of Crime in Asia. Routledge. pp. 67–177. ISBN   978-1-134-07711-3.
4. Kang, See-Whan; Jun, Ki-Cheon; Park, Kwang-Soon; Han, Sung-Dae (28 May 2009). "Storm Surge Hindcasting of Typhoon Maemi in Masan Bay, Korea" . Marine Geodesy. 32 (2): 218–232. Bibcode:2009MarGe..32..218K. doi:10.1080/01490410902869581. ISSN   0149-0419. S2CID   129936975. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.