Events from the year 1998 in South Korea.
Incumbents
- President: Kim Young-sam (until 24 February), Kim Dae-jung (starting 24 February)
- Prime Minister: Goh Kun (until 3 March), Kim Jong-pil (starting 3 March)
Events
- July 12: North Korean Raider incident, one frogman found dead on a beach at Donghae on South Korea's east coast.
- June 22: 1998 Sokcho submarine incident
- August 5 Korean Air Flight 8702
- August 31: 1998 North Korean missile test
- 17/18 December: 1998 Yeosu submersible incident
Undated
- Gremiphyca genus is reinvestigated by Xiao et al.
- 1998 South Korea Flood is the 3rd deadliest in South Korean history.
- Mount Kumgang Tourist Region opened for tourists.
Births
- January 16 – Seungkwan, member of K-pop group Seventeen
- January 25 – Cho Gue-sung, footballer
- January 26
- Jung Chan-woo, member of boy group iKon
- Moonbin, member of boy group Astro (d. 2023)
- February 5 – Hyunjoo, former member of girl group April and Uni.T
- March 9 – Soojin, singer, former member of girl group (G)I-dle
- May 28 – Dahyun, member of girl group Twice
- June 3 – SinB, member of girl group GFriend and Viviz
- August 10 – Jang Ye-eun, member of girl group CLC
- August 19 –Umji, member of girl group GFriend and Viviz
- August 26 – Soyeon, songwriter, record producer, singer, and rapper in girl group (G)I-dle
- October 25 - Lee Know, member of boy group Stray Kids
- December 14 - Kim Ji-woong, actor, member of boy group Zerobaseone
See also
- 1998 in South Korean music
- List of South Korean films of 1998
- Years in Japan
- Years in North Korea
References
