Events from the year 1986 in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

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President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Chun Doo-hwan Chun Doo-hwan (; or ; 18 January 1931 – 23 November 2021) was a South Korean Republic of Korea Army, army general and military dictator who ruled as an unelected Political strongman, strongman from 1979 to 1980 before replacing Choi Kyu-hah ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Lho Shin-yong Lho Shin-yong (Korean: 노신영, 28 February 1930 – 21 October 2019) was a South Korean politician, diplomat and intelligence chief, who served as the 18th Prime Minister, the 18th Foreign Minister and the 12th Director of the Agency of Nati ...

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Births

* January 15 –

Han Hye-lyoung Han Hye-Lyoung (, born 15 January 1986) is a South Korean field hockey player. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics she competed with the Korea women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament. She won a gold medal as a member of t ...

, field hockey player * January 26 – Park Mi-hyun, field hockey player * February 3 –

Kim Joon Kim Joon (born Kim Hyung-joon on February 3, 1984 in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea) is a South Korean rapper and actor who rose to stardom with his portrayal of one of the famous F4 members in the 2009 hit drama '' Boys Over Flowers''. Ca ...

, singer, rapper and actor * February 5 – Kim Min-woo, figure skater * February 18 –

Kim Jong-eun Kim Jong-eun (born 18 February 1986 in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean field hockey player. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics she competed with the Korea women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament. She competed at ...

, field hockey player * February 28 – Choi Eun-sook fencer * March 4 –

Park Min-young Park Min-young (; born March 4, 1986) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in the historical coming-of-age drama ''Sungkyunkwan Scandal '' (2010) and has since starred in television series ''City Hunter'' (2011), ''Glory Jane'' (2011), ...

, actress * March 22 –

Jeon Boram Jeon Bo-ram (born March 22, 1986), referred to as Boram, is a South Korean singer and actress. She originally debuted as a solo artist, releasing four singles in 2008, before eventually becoming a member of girl group T-ara in 2009. The gro ...

, singer and actress * May 12 –

Im Dong-hyun Im Dong-hyun (; ; born 12 May 1986) is a South Korean archer. He competes for the South Korean national team and is a former world number one. He has 20/200 vision in his left eye and 20/100 vision in his right eye, meaning he needs to be 1 ...

, archer * May 29 –

No Min-woo No Min-woo (; born May 29, 1986) is a South Korean actor, musician, singer and songwriter. He is also known under the stage names ICON and MINUE. He debuted as a drummer in TRAX in 2004, and left the band two years later. In 2008, he began act ...

, actor and musician * May 31 –

Jang Hee-sun Jang may refer to: *Jang (Marshall Islands), part of Maloelap Atoll The Maloelap Atoll ( Marshallese: , ) (also spelled Maleolap) is a coral atoll of 71 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Ma ...

, field hockey player * June 1 –

Lee Jang-woo Lee Jang-woo (; born June 1, 1986) is a South Korean actor and singer. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''Glory Jane'', '' I Do, I Do'','' My Only One'' and ''Homemade Love Story. Lee also became popular after being paire ...

, actor and singer * June 4 –

Yoochun Park Yoo-chun (born June 4, 1986), formerly known as Micky Yoochun and better known by the mononym Yoochun, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He is a former member of the South Korean boy bands JYJ and TVXQ. He has starred in drama ...

, singer-songwriter and actor * July 5 –

Yeon Woo-jin Yeon or less commonly Youn (연) is a Korean surname. The name may correspond to the Chinese surnames Yan (燕, 延) or Lian (連). The hanja 延 is much more common than 燕 and 連. Yeon may also refer to the extinct surname (淵). Origin � ...

, actor and model * August 16 –

Kim Oh-sung Kim Oh-Sung (; born 16 August 1986) is a South Korean football midfielder who plays for Gyeongju KH&NP in the Korea National League. Club career Kim Oh-Sung was drafted to Daegu FC in 2009. He made his Daegu FC first-team debut on 20 June 20 ...

, footballer * September 23 – Shin A-lam, fencer * September 26 –

Yoon Shi-yoon Yoon Shi-yoon (; born Yoon Dong-gu on September 26, 1986), also known professionally as Yun Si Yun, is a South Korean actor and television personality. He is best known for his leading roles in ''King of Baking, Kim Takgu'' (2010), ''My Cute Guy ...

, actor and television personality * September 30 –

Ki Hong Lee Ki Hong Lee (born September 30, 1986) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Minho in the ''Maze Runner'' film series and Dong Nguyen in the Netflix sitcom ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt''. Early life and education Lee was born i ...

, actor * October 6 –

Yoo Ah-in Yoo may refer to: * Yoo (Korean surname), also spelled Ryu or Yu, a Korean family name * YOO, the IATA code for Oshawa Airport See also *You In Modern English, ''you'' is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was histor ...

, actor * November 5 –

BoA Kwon Bo-ah (; born November 5, 1986), known professionally as BoA, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer and actress. One of the most successful and influential Korean entertainers, she has been dubbed the " Queen of K- ...

, singer, songwriter, record producer and actress * November 9 –

Koo Hye-sun Koo Hye-sun (; born November 9, 1984) is a South Korean actress, singer-songwriter, director and artist. She gained widespread recognition in the television dramas ''Pure in Heart'' (2006), ''The King and I (TV series), The King And I'' (2007), ...

, actress, singer-songwriter, director and artist * November 19 –

Kwak Jung-hye Kwak Jung-hye (born 19 November 1986) is a South Korean sports shooter. She competed in the women's 10 metre air pistol event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Game ...

, sport shooter

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