Events from the year 2003 in South Korea.

Incumbents

* President: ** Kim Dae-jung (until 24 February), ** Roh Moo-hyun (starting 24 February) * Prime Minister: **

Kim Suk-soo Kim Suk-soo (born November 20, 1932) is a South Korean politician and attorney-at-law. Kim graduated from Paichai High School in 1952 and Yonsei University in 1956 with a bachelor's degree in law. After his service as a justice of the Supreme Co ...

(until 26 February), **

Goh Kun Goh Kun (Hangul: 고건, Hanja: 高建, born January 2, 1938) is a South Korean politician, the former Prime Minister of South Korea and former Acting President of South Korea. Career Goh was a Minister of Parliament during the 1980s, before be ...

(starting 26 February)

Events

* February 18: Daegu subway fire: 192 people die when an arsonist sets fire to a subway train. * February 26:

becomes prime minister of South Korea, replacing

* May 10: The

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (분당 서울대병원) is located in Gumi-dong, Bundang, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It began its first treatment on 10 May 2003. It was set up due to a rapid increase in demand for geriatric tr ...

begins its first treatment. * September 12:

Typhoon Maemi Typhoon Maemi () or (), known in the Philippines as Typhoon Pogi, was the most powerful typhoon to strike South Korea since record-keeping began in the country in 1904. Maemi formed on September 4, 2003 from a disturbance in a monsoon troug ...

* November 27:

2003 Mnet Asian Music Awards The 2003 Mnet Music Video Festival (MMF) was the fifth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 27, 2003, at the Kyung Hee University. Leading the nominees were duo Big Mama and solo artist Lee Hyori, with thr ...

* December: The Face Shop is founded.

Sport

* The

Korea National League The Korea National League was a South Korean semi-professional football league held annually from 2003 to 2019. It was considered the second-highest division of the South Korean football league system before the K League 2 was launched in 2013, ...

is founded. *

2003 Asian Judo Championships The 2003 Asian Judo Championships were held in Jeju, South Korea from 31 October to 1 November 2003. Medal summary Men Women Medal table External links * Result of the Asian Judo Championships(Judo Union of Asia) Daily Report of 2003 Jeju A ...

held in Jeju City *

2003 Asian Cycling Championships The 2003 Asian Cycling Championships took place at Changwon, South Korea from 4 to 13 August 2003. Medal summary Road Men Women Track Men Women Medal table References External links www.cycling.or.kr {{Asian Cycling Championships ...

2003 Summer Universiade The 2003 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXII Summer Universiade, took place in Daegu, South Korea. Emblem * The alphabet letter "U" and five stars, which is FISU's emblem, make up the basis of the emblem for the Daegu Universiade. * It sym ...

* South Korea at the 2003 Asian Winter Games *

World Cyber Games 2003 The World Cyber Games 2003 was held in Seoul, South Korea from the October 12th to the 18th. Approximately 600,000 competitors participated and 562 players advanced to the Grand Final. Total prize money was $2,000,000. It was the third iteration o ...

2003 K League The 2003 K League was the 21st season of the K League. It kicked off on March 23, and was finished on 16 November. League table Top scorers Awards Main awards Best XI Source: See also * 2003 Korean FA Cup References External links RS ...

2003 K2 League The 2003 K2 League was the first season of the Korea National League. It was divided into two stages, and the winners of each stage qualified for the championship playoff. Regular season First stage Second stage Championship playoff Summary ...

2003 Korean FA Cup The 2003 Korean FA Cup, known as the 2003 Hana Bank FA Cup, was the eighth edition of the Korean FA Cup. Qualifying rounds Regional round Group 1 Group A of Seoul. Group 2 Group B of Seoul. Group 3 Group C of Seoul. Group 4 Group ...

* 2003 Peace Cup

Film

* List of South Korean films of 2003

Births

* January 19 – Kim Hee-seung, footballer * February 3 – Lee Chan-wook, footballer * March 1 – Park Chang-woo, footballer * March 6 –

Lee Seung-won Lee Seung-won (born 15 April 1979) is a South Korean fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharu ...

, footballer * March 26 – Kang Seong-jin, footballer * April 1 – Hwang In-taek, footballer * April 5 – Lee Seung-hwan, footballer * April 8 – Kim Gyeong-hwan, footballer * May 13 – Moon Hyun-ho, footballer * May 14 –

Kang Min-jae Kang Min-jae (, born 6 August 1985 in Seoul) is a South Korean racing driver. He tested a Formula 3 car with the German team Mücke Motorsport in 2011 at the Hockenheimring. Racing career He started his racing career in 2001. He won the kartvi ...

, footballer * May 19 – Park Hyeon-bin, footballer * May 20 – Jeon Min-seo, actress * May 20 – Kim Yong-hak, footballer * May 23 – Lee Young-jun, footballer * June 3 – Kim Jun-hong, footballer * June 18 – Park Jun-young, footballer * July 14 – Lee Jun-jae, footballer * August 13 –

Tang Jun-sang Tang Jun-sang (; born on August 13, 2003) is a South Korean-born Malaysian film, stage and television actor. He gained recognition for his role in the television series ''Crash Landing on You'' (2019–20) and leading role in both ''Move to Heave ...

, Malaysian actor * August 19 – Choi Ye-hoon, footballer * September 1 – Park Seung-ho, footballer * November 19 – Lee Jun-sang, footballer * December 11 – Bae Seo-joon, footballer

Deaths

References

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