Events from the year 1990 in South Korea.

Incumbents

*President: Roh Tae-woo *Prime Minister:

Kang Young-hoon Kang Young-Hoon (Korean: 강영훈, 30 May 1922 – 10 May 2016) was a South Korean politician who served as the second prime minister of the sixth South Korean republic, from 16 December 1988 until 27 December 1990. Beginning his career in th ...

(until December 27),

Ro Jai-bong Ro Jai-bong (born February 8, 1936) is a South Korean politician. He served from December 1990 to May 1991 as the 22nd prime minister of South Korea The prime minister of the Republic of Korea (PMOTROK or PMOSK; ) is the deputy head of gover ...

(starting December 27)

Events

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retail GS25 (then LG25) open in downtown Seoul.

Sport

1990 K League The 1990 Korean Professional Football League was the eighth season of K League since its establishment in 1983. The South Korean clubs relocated their hometowns from provinces to cities in this year. Daewoo Royals also hired Frank Engel, the fi ...

* South Korea wins the

1990 Dynasty Cup The 1990 Dynasty Cup was a football competition for the top four teams of East Asia. The first edition of the Dynasty Cup was held from 27 July 1990 to 3 August 1990 in China. The competition was won by South Korea. Participating teams * * * * S ...

* South Korea lose all their matches at the FIFA World Cup

Films

* List of South Korean films of 1990

Births

* January 9 -

Choi Su-min Choi Su-min (born 9 January 1990) is a South Korean handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pa ...

, handball player * January 15 -

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, Australian entertainer * January 25 - Lee Jun-ho, singer-songwriter, dancer, composer and actor * January 31 -

Park Hae-mi Park Hae-Mi (born January 28, 1964) is a South Korean actress. She is best known as a musical theatre actress, starring in stage productions of '' Mamma Mia!'', '' 42nd Street'', and ''Really Really Like You''. Park rose to mainstream popularit ...

, sport shooter * February 10 - Choi Sooyoung, singer and actress * February 14 -

Park Ki-ju Park Ki-ju (born 14 February 1990, Seoul) is a South Korean field hockey player. At the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics she competed with the Korea women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament A woman is an adult female hu ...

, field hockey player * February 19 -

Lee Elijah Lee Elijah (born February 19, 1990) is a South Korean actress. She debuted with leading role in 2013 tvN's drama ''Basketball''. After several years in major supporting roles, she was cast as lead again with JTBC's ''The Good Detective'' (2020) ...

, actress and model * February 24 - Ryu Eun-hee, handball player * March 20 -

Jung Kyung-eun Jung Kyung-eun (Hangul: 정경은; or ; born 20 March 1990) is a South Korean professional badminton player. She was the 2016 Summer Olympics bronze medalist in the women's doubles event. Career Jung Kyung-eun began her career competing in s ...

, badminton player * March 24 - Na Ah-reum, road cyclist * March 26 - Xiumin, singer and actor * March 31 - Bang Yongguk, rapper, songwriter and record producer * April 8 - Kim Jonghyun, singer (d.

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) * April 24 - Kim Tae-ri, actress * May 21 -

Choi In-jeong Choi In-Jeong (; ; born 21 May 1990) is a South Korean right-handed épée fencer, three-time team Asian champion, two-time individual Asian champion, three-time Olympian, and two-time team Olympic silver medalist. Choi competed in the 2012 L ...

, fencer * May 30 -

Im Yoona Im Yoon-ah (; born May 30, 1990), known mononymously as Yoona, is a South Korean singer and actress. After training for five years, she debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-Oh!GG) in Augu ...

, singer and actress * June 30 - N, singer, actor, presenter, and radio host ( VIXX) * July 2 - Kim Go-eun, actress * August 10 - Lee Sung-kyung, model and actress * August 27 -

Nam Yeong-sin Nam Yeong-sin (born 27 August 1990) is a South Korean handball player for BISCO and the South Korean Republic national team. As member of the national team she competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; ...

, handball player * August 31 - Lee Kye-rim, sport shooter * October 23 -

Lee Eun-bi Lee Eun-Bi (born 23 October 1990, Samchok) is a South Korean handball player. She plays on the South Korean national team, and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship The 2011 World Women's Handball Championship was th ...

, handball player * October 26 -

Bae Yeon-ju Bae Yeon-ju (Hangul: 배연주, Hanja: 裵延姝; ; born 26 October 1990) is a retired international badminton player from South Korea. Career Bae started playing badminton at aged 10, and first gained international attention in 2006 when she ...

, badminton player * November 10 -

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, singer, songwriter and musical theatre actor * November 22 **

Jang Dongwoo Jang Dong-woo (Hangul: 장동우; hanja: 張東雨; born November 22, 1990), commonly known as Dongwoo, is a South Korean singer, rapper and actor. He is the main rapper of South Korean boy band Infinite and its sub-unit Infinite H. Biography ...

, singer, rapper and actor **

Seo Eunkwang Seo Eun-kwang (; born November 22, 1990), also simply known as Eunkwang, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, entertainer and musical actor. He is the leader and main vocalist of the South Korean boy group BtoB. Biography Seo was born on Nove ...

, singer * November 29 - Lee Minhyuk, singer, rapper, songwriter and actor

Deaths

* 24 September – Kang Joon-ho, boxer (b. 1928)

References

South Korea Years of the 20th century in South Korea South Korea 1990s in South Korea {{Asia-year-stub