2018 in South Korea explained

Events in the year 2018 in South Korea.

Incumbents

• • President: Moon Jae-in Prime Minister: Lee Nak-yeon

Events

• 9 January  - South Korea and North Korea held the first talks in decades at the Joint Security Area at the Panmunjom border village. North Korea agreed upon sending athletes to the 2018 Winter Olympics.^[1]
• 11 January  - The South Korean government, along with China and Japan, announced plans to crack down on cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Bitcoin dropped in value by $2,000 after the announcement.^[2]
• 9 to 25 February  - the 2018 Winter Olympics were hosted in Pyeongchang, South Korea
• April 5  - ROKAF F-15K Slam Eagle crashed in the Yuhak mountain range in Chilgok, Gyeongsangbuk-do, on its way back to the Daegu Air Base after an hour-long mission. Two F-15K pilots were killed in plane crash.
• April 13  - An opinion rigging scandal erupted. The scandal led to a major clash of political parties in South Korea.
• May 4  - A protest rally against abuse Korea Air called for Cho Yang-ho to resign.^[3]
• June 13  - The 2018 South Korean local and by-elections took place
• June 18  - United States called to suspended military exercise due lack of money, during after summit meeting US President Donald Trump with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un.^[4]
• July 12 – Refugees on Jeju Island: South Koreans protest against Yemen migrants in Jeju Island.^{[5] [6] [7]}
• 23 to 29 August  - The 5th Carrom World Cup was held in Chuncheon.^{[8] [9]}

Deaths

• 13 January —, television director (b. 1958).^[10]
• 21 January – Jun Tae-soo, actor (b.1984).^[11]
• 31 January  - Hwang Byungki, gayageum player, composer and an authority on sanjo (b. 1936)
• 9 March – Jo Min-ki, actor (b. 1965)
• 16 March – Kwon Hee-deok, voice actress and writer (b. 1956)^{[12] [13]}
• 20 May – Koo Bon-moo, business executive (b. 1945)
• 23 June – Kim Jong-pil, 9th Prime Minister of South Korea (b. 1926)

See also

• List of South Korean films of 2018
• 2018 in South Korean music
• Years in South Korea

Notes and References

1. News: Sang-Hun. Choe. North Korea to Send Olympic Athletes to South Korea, in Breakthrough. The New York Times . 15 January 2018. The New York Times. 9 January 2018.
2. News: Bitcoin drops $2,000 in value as South Korea announces planned trading ban. 15 January 2018. The Guardian.
3. Web site: Korean Air pilots, crew protest abuse by founding family. Associated Press. 3 May 2021.
4. Web site: Pentagon suspends August military drills with South Korea. Associated Press. 24 June 2021.
5. News: The Yemenis of Jeju, and how refugee influx split Korean resort island. South China Morning Post . 16 July 2018.
6. Web site: Yemeni asylum-seekers spark backlash in South Korea. 12 July 2018.
7. Web site: Influx of refugees from Yemen divides South Korean resort island. TheGuardian.com. 12 July 2018.
8. http://www.carrom.net/namimages/actu/5thCARROM_WORLD_CUP_KOREA_2018.pdf 2018 Carrom World Cup
9. News: Lankan teams approved for carrom World Cup. Daily News. 16 August 2018. en.
10. Web site: 단독 '꽃보다 남자' 전기상 PD, 오늘 새벽 교통사고 사망 . ko . tvreport.co.kr . 13 January 2018 . 14 January 2018 .
11. News: 조민아 "더 안아주고 더 얼굴 봤어야 했는데" 전태수 사망에 애도. 2018-01-22. The Korea Economic Daily. 2018-01-25. ko.
12. Web site: 권희덕 성우. Kwon Hee-deok voice actor. Chumoso. ko. 10 November 2020. 4 September 2021.
13. News: Hee-deok. Kwon. "남자는 여자 하기 나름이에요" 성우 권희덕 별세. "It's up to a man to be a woman" Voice actor Kwon Hee-deok dies. Yonhap News Agency. ko. 19 March 2018. 4 September 2021.