2008 in South Korea
Events in the year 2008 in South Korea.
Incumbents
Events
February
- 2008 Namdaemun fire broke out on February 10.
March
- 2008 Asian Wrestling Championships were held in Jeju City from March 18 to 23.
April
- 2008 Asian Judo Championships were held from April 26 to 27. South Korea had two gold medalists, six silver medalists, and 4 Bronze medalists.
May
July
- 52nd Miss Korea 2008 was a beauty pageant. It was held on July 8, 2008 at Sejong Center.
August
- South Korea competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in August. The country had participants that won a total of 31 medals.
October
- South Korea participated in the 2008 Asian Beach Games, which took place from October 8 to 26.
- October 28: Nonhyeon-dong massacre
November
December
- Nayoung Case
- The 23rd Golden Disk Awards were held December 10, 2008. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.
- December 13: The first China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit is held in Fukuoka, Japan.
- December 25: The finalists of the Korean Astronaut Program are selected.
Films
- List of 2008 box office number-one films in South Korea
- 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards
- 45th Grand Bell Awards