2000 in South Korea explained

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in South Korea.

Incumbents

• President: Kim Dae-jung
• Prime Minister:
  • • • until 13 January: Kim Jong-pil 13 January-19 May: Park Tae-joon
  • starting 22 May: Lee Han-dong

Events

• January: The Democratic Labor Party is founded.
• February 22: OhmyNews is launched.
• April 13 South Korean legislative election
• June 13–15: The first Inter-Korean summit^[1]
• June 15: June 15th North–South Joint Declaration^[2]
• July 15–17: The first Busan Rock Festival^[3]
• September 12 Typhoon Saomai^[4]
• November 24 Mnet Asian Music Awards

Sport

• 2000 K League
• 2000 Korean FA Cup
• 2000 Korean League Cup
• 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Films

• List of South Korean films of 2000

Births

• January 6 – Kwon Eun-bin, singer, member of K-pop group CLC
• January 7 – Kang Chan-hee, actor and singer, member of K-pop group SF9
• January 9 - Kim Ji-hoon, actor
• January 10 - Choi Da-bin, figure skater^[5]
• January 11 – Lee Chae-yeon, singer, former member of K-pop group Iz*One
• February 12 – Kim Ji-min, actress^[6]
• March 21 - Yoon San-ha, singer, member of K-pop group Astro
• April 11 – Karina (South Korean singer), singer, member of K-pop group aespa
• April 23 – Jeno (singer), singer, member of K-pop group NCT
• May 10 – Bae Jin-young, singer, member of K-pop group CIX
• June 6 – Haechan, singer, member of K-pop group NCT
• June 23 – Kim Hyun-soo, actress
• July 7 - HAON, rapper
• July 21 - Lia, singer, member of K-pop group Itzy
• July 31 - Kim Sae-ron, actress^[7]
• August 1 – Kim Chaewon, singer, member of K-pop group Le Sserafim
• August 9 – Kim Hyang-gi, actress
• August 13 – Jaemin, singer, member of K-pop group NCT
• September 14 – Han (musician), rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer, member of K-pop group Stray Kids
• September 22 – Seungmin, singer, member of K-pop group Stray Kids
• October 19 – Heejin, singer and dancer, member of K-pop group Loona

Deaths

• June 15 – Kim Hwan-sung, singer (NRG)

See also

• 2000 in South Korean music

Notes and References

1. The 2000 inter-Korean summit: The road to reconciliation?. Australian Journal of International Affairs. 55. 55–63. O'Neil. Andrew. 6 September 2010. 10.1080/10357710120055076.
2. Web site: South-North Joint Declaration. 15 June 2000. usip.org. United States Institute of Peace. 7 July 2018.
3. Web site: 18th Busan International Rock Festival Kicks off Today. 11 August 2017. Haps Magazine. BeFM News. 7 July 2018.
4. Typhoon Saomai brings chaos to Korea". Seoul, South Korea. Agence France-Pesse. September 13, 2000.
5. Web site: Biography. isuresults.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301052148/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014382.htm. 1 March 2017. 2018-07-07.
6. Web site: Kim Ji-min . HanCinema.
7. Web site: Kim Sae-ron . HanCinema.