2008 in South Korea

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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

• 2008 Grand National Party Convention bribery incident

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

• 24: 2008 US beef protest in South Korea

July

• 52nd Miss Korea 2008 was a beauty pageant. It was held on July 8, 2008 at Sejong Center. ^[4]

August

See also: South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics

• South Korea competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in August. The country had participants that won a total of 31 medals. ^[5]

October

See also: South Korea at the 2008 Asian Beach Games

• South Korea participated in the 2008 Asian Beach Games, which took place from October 8 to 26. ^[6]
• October 28: Nonhyeon-dong massacre

November

• 15: 2008 Mnet Asian Music Awards

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

Main article: List of South Korean films of 2008

• List of 2008 box office number-one films in South Korea
• 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards
• 45th Grand Bell Awards

Television

Main page: Category:2008_in_South_Korean_television

• 2008 MBC Drama Awards
• 2008 SBS Drama Awards
• 2008 KBS Drama Awards
• 2nd Korea Drama Awards

Sport

• 2008 in South Korean football

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

1. "Yonhap News Agency". Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved 2022-10-26.
2. "Results" (PDF). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
3. "Asian Judo Championships Results". bbweb-arena.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
4. "55주년 맞이하는 글로벌 뷰티 이벤트 Miss Korea". Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
5. "Olympics Sports Medals - 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China - ESPN". Archived from the original on August 12, 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
6. "Olympic Council of Asia: Games". Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
7. "쿠키뉴스". 쿠키뉴스. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
8. "장윤정, 4회 연속 골든디스크 트로트상 수상". 12 December 2008.
9. https://web.archive.org/web/20120318205717/http://www.sportsseoul.com/news2/entertain/hotentertain/2008/1211/20081211101040100000000_6342917269.html. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2014.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)