Goh Kun is a South Korean politician who served as the Prime Minister of South Korea from 1997 to 1998 and again from 2003 to 2004. He was also the acting President of South Korea at the time of Roh Moo-hyun's suspension in 2004 and a former Mayor of Seoul.
The Seoul Olympic Stadium,a.k.a “Jamsil Olympic Stadium",is a multi-purpose stadium in Seoul,South Korea. It is the main stadium built for the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 10th Asian Games in 1986. It is the centrepiece of the Seoul Sports Complex in the Songpa District,in the southeast of the city south of the Han River. It is the largest stadium in South Korea.
Hanyang University is a private research university in Seoul and Ansan,South Korea. Hanyang derives from the former name of the capital Seoul used during the Joseon Dynasty. The university was founded in 1939 as an engineering school,and was the country's first college to offer engineering and architecture programs.
Kim Tae-pyung,better known by his stage name Hyun Bin (현빈),is a South Korean actor. He gained widespread recognition for his role in the 2005 romantic comedy television series My Name is Kim Sam-soon. Since then,he has appeared in leading roles in other successful television shows,including the romantic fantasy drama Secret Garden (2010–2011),fantasy drama Memories of the Alhambra (2018–2019),and romantic drama Crash Landing on You (2019–2020). Hyun Bin's popularity was further widened by starring in a series of box office hits:the period action The Fatal Encounter (2014),the action thriller Confidential Assignment (2017) and its 2022 sequel,as well as the crime thriller The Swindlers (2017). He was Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year in 2011. The success of Hyun Bin's works internationally established him as a top Hallyu star.
The Yangcheon District (Yangcheon-gu) is a gu,or district,of Seoul,South Korea,located on the southwest side of the Han River. At the centre of this district is the Mok-dong area,which is home to numerous shopping outlets,bars and restaurants,an ice rink,and large residential buildings inhabited by mostly upper-middle and upper-class families.
Han Hyun-Sook is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the South Korean team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she received a second gold medal.
Song Ji-Hyeon,also spelled as Song Ji-Hyeon,is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the South Korean team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Miss Korea is a national beauty pageant in South Korea. The reigning Miss Korea is Kim Chae-won who was crowned on September 24,2024.
Yang Young-Ja is a retired female table tennis player from South Korea.
Kang Joon-Ho was a South Korean amateur boxer who won the bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Haeju,during the Japanese occupation of Korea,and died in Seoul,South Korea. He has multiple grandchildren,including Benjamin Im and Ray Im.
Joo Hyun-mi is a South Korean trot singer. Sometimes referred to as an "Empress of Trot",Joo is credited as being one of the leading figures in the trot music revival of the 1980s.
An Dae-hyun is a retired South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Seoul,South Korea.
Hyun Joo-yup is a South Korean former professional basketball player and head coach. He is regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time in the Korean Basketball League (KBL). Hyun was given the moniker "Magic Hippo","The Lord of the Military","Point Forward" and "Korean Charles Barkley" for his size,versatility,and dominance. He is known for being the only player who broke the backboard in Korean basketball history.
Events from the year 1988 in South Korea.
Meet the In-Laws is a 2011 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Kim Jin-young,starring Song Sae-byeok and Lee Si-young.
Jeon Soo-kyeong is a South Korean actress. She is best known in musical theatre,and has starred in Korean productions of Mamma Mia!,Chicago,The Life,Guys and Dolls,Menopause,and Kiss Me,Kate.
MBC TV is a South Korean free-to-air television channel launched on 8 August 1969 and owned by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation.
Lee Ga-hyun is a South Korean actress. She has won the Jin title of the Miss Seoul 2013 and she was also a contestant of the Miss Korea 2013.
The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 91 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 22 September to 1 October 1988. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed. 27-year-old Ray Mercer,who took up boxing only four years prior,won the gold medal.
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