2008 in South Korea explained

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

See 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

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yonhap News Agency . 2022-10-26 . . en.
2. Web site: Results. 9 December 2022. 24 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924012946/http://www.fila-wrestling.com/images/documents/annonces/resultats/2008_03/results_jeju.pdf. dead.
3. Web site: 2014-07-09 . 2013-01-17. dmy-all . https://archive.today/20130117214637/http://www2.bbweb-arena.com/cozytoys/media/asia_judo_champions_eng.htm . dead . Asian Judo Championships Results . bbweb-arena.com.
4. Web site: 55주년 맞이하는 글로벌 뷰티 이벤트 Miss Korea . 2014-07-09. dmy-all . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120216044355/http://misskorea.hankooki.com/profile_search.php?mode=search&menu= . 2012-02-16 .
5. Web site: Olympics Sports Medals - 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China - ESPN. https://web.archive.org/web/20080812105644/http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/medals?countryId=216. dead. August 12, 2008. 9 December 2022.
6. Web site: Olympic Council of Asia: Games . 2018-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170719035703/http://ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?VKZk7uGbk%2FBst5Hhk+WoCw=%3D . 2017-07-19 . dead. dmy-all .
7. Web site: 쿠키뉴스. 9 December 2022. 쿠키뉴스. 9 December 2022.
8. Web site: 장윤정, 4회 연속 골든디스크 트로트상 수상. 12 December 2008.
9. Web site: Sportsseoul.com - " �ߡ ȹ û " 23 ũ, ع . 2014-07-09. dmy-all . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318205717/http://www.sportsseoul.com/news2/entertain/hotentertain/2008/1211/20081211101040100000000_6342917269.html . 2012-03-18 .