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Events in the year2008 inSouth Korea.

• President:
  • Roh Moo-hyun (until February 25),
  • Lee Myung-bak (starting February 25)
• Prime Minister:
  • Han Myeong-sook (until 29 February),
  • Han Seung-soo (starting 29 February)

• 2008 Grand National Party Convention bribery incident

• 2008 Namdaemun fire broke out on February 10.^[1]

• 2008 Asian Wrestling Championships were held inJeju City from March 18 to 23.^[2]

• 2008 Asian Judo Championships were held from April 26 to 27. South Korea had two gold medalists, six silver medalists, and 4 Bronze medalists.^[3]

• 24:2008 US beef protest in South Korea

• 52nd Miss Korea 2008 was abeauty pageant. It was held on July 8, 2008 atSejong Center.^[4]

• South Korea competed in the2008 Summer Olympics in August. The country had participants that won a total of 31 medals.^[5]

• South Korea participated in the2008 Asian Beach Games, which took place from October 8 to 26.^[6]
• October 28:Nonhyeon-dong massacre

• 15:2008 Mnet Asian Music Awards

• Nayoung Case
• The23rd Golden Disk Awards were held December 10, 2008. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.^[7][8][9]
• December 13: The firstChina–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit is held inFukuoka,Japan.
• December 25: The finalists of theKorean Astronaut Program are selected.

• List of 2008 box office number-one films in South Korea
• 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards
• 45th Grand Bell Awards

• 2008 MBC Drama Awards
• 2008 SBS Drama Awards
• 2008 KBS Drama Awards
• 2nd Korea Drama Awards

• 2008 in South Korean football

• 2008 in South Korean music
• South Korea at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
• 2008 US beef protest in South Korea
• China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit

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