Events in the year

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

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 ...

Incumbents

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 ...

: ** Roh Moo-hyun (until February 25), **

Lee Myung-bak Lee Myung-bak (; ; ; born 19 December 1941) is a South Korean businessman and politician who served as the 10th president of South Korea from 2008 to 2013. Before his presidency, he was the CEO of Hyundai Engineering and Construction, and the ma ...

(starting February 25) *

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 ...

: **

Han Myeong-sook Han Myeong-sook (born March 24, 1944; ko, 한명숙 ) was the Prime Minister of South Korea from April 2006 to March 2007. She is South Korea's first female prime minister (second female prime minister overall if the acting premiership of Chan ...

(until 29 February), **

Han Seung-soo Han Seung-soo (born 28 December 1936) is a South Korean politician and diplomat. He served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea from 29 February 2008 to 28 September 2009. He was the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special E ...

(starting 29 February)

Events

2008 Grand National Party Convention bribery incident The 2008 Grand National Party Convention is a political scandal in the South Korean politics that exposed higher-level political corruption within the ranks of the Lee Myung-bak government. The connections surrounding the Lee Myung-bak government ha ...

January

February

2008 Namdaemun fire 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...

broke out on February 10.

March

2008 Asian Wrestling Championships The 2008 Asian Wrestling Championships were held in Jeju, South Korea. The event took place from March 18 to March 23, 2008. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle Participating nat ...

were held in

Jeju City Jeju City ( ko, 제주시, Jeju-si; ) is the capital of the Jeju Province in South Korea and the largest city on Jeju Island. The city is served by Jeju International Airport ( IATA code CJU). Located on an island off the Korean Peninsula, Jeju ...

from March 18 to 23.

April

2008 Asian Judo Championships The 2008 Asian Judo Championships were held in Jeju City, South Korea from 26 April to 27 April 2008. Medal summary Men Women Medal table ReferencesResults External links * Result of the Asian Judo Championships(Judo Union of Asia) {{2008 ...

were held from April 26 to 27. South Korea had two Gold medalists, six Silver medalists, and 4 Bronze medalists.

May

* 24:

2008 US beef protest in South Korea The 2008 US beef protest in South Korea was a series of protest demonstrations made between 24 May 2008 and mid August 2008. against president Lee Myung-bak in Seoul, Korea. The protest involved several hundred thousand and at its height up to ...

June

July

* 52nd Miss Korea 2008 was a

beauty pageant A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, ...

. It was held on July 8, 2008 at Sejong Center.

August

*South Korea competed in the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in August. The country had participants that won a total of 31 medals.

September

October

*South Korea participated in the

2008 Asian Beach Games The 2008 Asian Beach Games or ABG 2008 ( id, Pesta Olahraga Pantai Asia 2008, Pesta Olahraga Pantai Asia Dua Ribu Delapan), officially the 1st Asian Beach Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Pantai Asia Pertama) and commonly as Bali 2008 ( id, Bali 2008, B ...

, which took place from October 8 to 26. * October 28:

Nonhyeon-dong massacre This is a list of mass stabbings that took place before 2010. It includes incidents in which there were at least three casualties (killed or injured). 1930s RMS ''Empress of Canada'' (1931) At approximately 9:30 a.m. ( UTC+09:00) on 5 ...

November

* 15:

2008 Mnet Asian Music Awards The 2008 Mnet KM Music Festival (MKMF) was the tenth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 15, 2008, at the Seoul Sports Complex. Leading the nominees were boy groups TVXQ and Epik High, and girl group Won ...

December

* Nayoung Case * The

23rd Golden Disk Awards The 23rd Golden Disc Awards were held on December 10, 2008. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Presenters * Kim So-yeon * Lee So-yeon * So Yi-hyun * Song Dae-kwan * Jeong Si-ah * Jin Bo-ra * Kim Seong-eun * ...

were held December 10, 2008. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. * December 13: The first

China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit The China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit is an annual summit meeting held between the China, People's Republic of China, Japan and South Korea, three major countries in East Asia and the World's 2nd, 3rd & 9th Largest Economies. The fi ...

is held in

Fukuoka is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancie ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. * December 25: The finalists of the Korean Astronaut Program are selected.

Films

List of 2008 box office number-one films in South Korea This is a list of films which have been placed number-one at the South Korean box office during 2008, based on admissions. Highest-grossing films References See also * List of South Korean films of 2008 {{Cinema of Korea 2008 in So ...

29th Blue Dragon Film Awards The 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony was held on November 20, 2008 at the KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea. Hosted by actors Jung Joon-ho and Kim Hye-soo Kim Hye-soo (; born September 5, 1970) is a South Korean actress. Kim was one ...

45th Grand Bell Awards The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as Daejong Film Awards, are determined and presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea. The Grand Bell Awards were first presented in 1962 and have gained ...

Television

2008 MBC Drama Awards The 2008 MBC Drama Awards () is a ceremony honoring the outstanding achievement in television on the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) network for the year of 2008. It was held on December 30, 2008 and hosted by Shin Dong-yup and actress Han ...

2008 SBS Drama Awards The 2008 SBS Drama Awards () is a ceremony honoring the best performances in television on the SBS network for the year 2008. It was held on December 31, 2008, at the SBS Open Hall in Deungchon-dong, Seoul, and was hosted by Ryu Si-won and Han Y ...

2008 KBS Drama Awards The 2008 KBS Drama Awards () is a ceremony honoring the outstanding achievement in television on the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) network for the year of 2008. It was held on December 31, 2008 and hosted by Choi Soo-jong and Han Ji-min. No ...

2nd Korea Drama Awards The 2nd Korea Drama Awards () is an awards ceremony for excellence in television in South Korea. It was held in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province on November 1, 2008 and hosted by Yeon Jung-hoon and Lee Da-hae. The nominees were chosen from 120 Kore ...

Sport

2008 in South Korean football This article shows a summary of the 2008 football season in South Korea. National teams FIFA World Cup qualification EAFF Championship Summer Olympics Friendlies Senior team Under-23 team L ...

References

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