Events from the year 1992 in South Korea.

Incumbents

*President:

Roh Tae-woo Roh Tae-woo (; ; 4 December 1932 – 26 October 2021) was a South Korean politician and army general who served as the sixth president of South Korea from 1988 to 1993. Roh was a close ally and friend of Chun Doo-hwan, the predecessor leader ...

*Prime Minister: Chung Won-shik until October 8, then Hyun Soong-jong

Events

* October 8 - Hyun Soong-jong becomes

prime minister of South Korea The prime minister of the Republic of Korea (PMOTROK or PMOSK; ) is the deputy head of government and the second highest political office of South Korea who is appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea, with the National Assembly's app ...

, replacing Chung Won-shik

Births

* February 6 -

Jung Yu-ra Jung Yu-ra (born 6 February 1992), also known at Jeong Yu-ra or Jung Yura, is a South Korean handball player for Colorful Daegu and the South Korean national team. Career Internationally, Jung has represented South Korea several times at th ...

, handball player * February 7 -

Cheon Eun-bi Cheon Eun-bi (천은비, born 7 February 1992) is a South Korean field hockey player. She was part of the Korea women's national field hockey team in the women's hockey tournament at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. She won a gold medal as a ...

, field hockey player * March 13 - Kim Myungsoo, singer and actor * March 20 -

Sandeul Lee Jung-hwan (; born March 20, 1992), better known by his stage name Sandeul () is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He is a member of the South Korean boy group B1A4, that debuted on April 23, 2011. He debuted as a solo artist on October 4, ...

, singer * April 6 –

Ken Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer. * ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film. * ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine. * Ken Masters, a main character in ...

, singer and actor * May 6 -

Byun Baek-hyun Byun Baek-hyun (; born May 6, 1992), better known mononymously as Baekhyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. Baekhyun began training under SM Entertainment in 2011. A few months later, he made his debut in 2012 as a member of the ...

, singer * June 6 -

HyunA Kim Hyun-ah (born June 6, 1992), better known by the mononym Hyuna (stylized HyunA), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper and model. She debuted as a member of the girl group Wonder Girls in February 2007. After leaving the ensemble sho ...

, dance-pop idol, singer, dancer, rapper, designer, model * July 5 -

Flash Flash, flashes, or FLASH may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional aliases * Flash (DC Comics character), several DC Comics superheroes with super speed: ** Flash (Barry Allen) ** Flash (Jay Garrick) ** Wally West, the first Kid F ...

, StarCraft: Brood War and StarCraft II player * July 12 -

Jang Dong-yoon Jang Dong-yoon (born July 12, 1992) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the popular television series ''School 2017'' (2017), ''The Tale of Nokdu'' (2019), and ''Search'' (2020). Early life After finishing high ...

, actor * September 1 -

Woo Hye-rim Woo Hye-rim (born September 1, 1992), known professionally as Hyerim or Lim, is a South Korean singer, rapper, and songwriter known for her work as a former member of South Korean girl group Wonder Girls. Early life Woo Hye-rim was born on Se ...

, singer and rapper * September 5 -

Cha Sun Woo Cha Sun-woo (Korean: 차선우, born September 5, 1992), better known by his stage name Baro, is a South Korean actor, rapper, singer, and lyricist. He is a former member of boy group B1A4 and is currently under Media Lab Seesaw (SISO). He made ...

, actor, rapper and singer * September 14 -

Zico (rapper) Woo Ji-ho (; born September 14, 1992), known professionally as Zico (), is a South Korean rapper, record producer, singer and songwriter. He debuted as the leader of the boy band Block B in 2011 and made his first solo release in 2014. Zico is ...

, leader of

Block B Block B ( ko, 블락비) is a South Korean boy band managed by KQ Entertainment, and consists of seven members: Taeil, B-Bomb, Jaehyo, U-Kwon, Park Kyung, Zico, and P.O. Block B has received several accolades, including nominations for seve ...

and rapper * September 21 ** Chen, singer **

Bak Ji-yun Bak Ji-yun (, born 21 September 1992) is a South Korean judoka. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 63 kg event, in which she was eliminated in the first round by Alice Schlesinger Alice Schlesinger ( he, אליס שלז� ...

, judoka * September 25 -

Kim Jang-mi Kim Jang-mi (Hangul: 김장미; ; born September 25, 1992 in Incheon, South Korea) is a South Korean female sport shooter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 10 metre air pistol and the Women's 25 metre pistol. On August ...

, sport shooter * September 26 -

Yoo Ah Ra Yoo Ara (born September 26, 1992) is a South Korean singer and actress, known for her work as a former member of the South Korean girl group Hello Venus. Career Pre-debut Ara was part of a training program, called 'Pre-School Girls', that wo ...

, dancer and singer * October 19 - Kim Jiwon, actress *November 10 -

Dean Dean may refer to: People * Dean (given name) * Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin * Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk * Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean Titles * ...

, singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer * November 11 - Choi Min-hwan, singer * November 27 - Park Chan-yeol, singer and rapper * December 4 -

Kim Seokjin Kim Seok-jin (; born December 4, 1992), known professionally as Jin (), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and member of the South Korean boy band A boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usu ...

sub-vocalist, Bangtan Boys * December 22 – Moonbyul, rapper, singer, songwriter and actress

Deaths

* March 19 -

Franziska Donner Francesca Maria Barbara Donner ( ko, 프란체스카 도너; ''Peurancheseuka Doneo''; June 15, 1900March 19, 1992) was the inaugural First Lady of South Korea, from 1948 to 1960, as the second wife of Syngman Rhee, the first president of the R ...

, First lady of The Republic of Korea (b. 1900)

Popular culture

*March 23-

Seo Taiji and Boys () was a South Korean music group active from 1992 to 1996. The three members of the boy band, Seo Taiji, Yang Hyun-suk and Lee Juno, experimented with many different genres of popular Western music. Seo Taiji and Boys was highly successful ...

debuted with

Seo Taiji and Boys (album) ''Seo Taiji and Boys'' is the debut studio album by South Korean musical trio Seo Taiji and Boys, released via Bando Records on March 23, 1992. Written primarily by Seo Taiji, the record incorporates and fuses various genres including new jack sw ...

References

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