2000 in South Korea

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in South Korea.

← 1999 1998 1997 2000 in South Korea → 2001 2002 2003
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2000 Years in South Korea Timeline of Korean history 2000 in North Korea

Incumbents

• President: Kim Dae-jung
• Prime Minister:
  • until 13 January: Kim Jong-pil
  • 13 January-19 May: Park Tae-joon
  • starting 22 May: Lee Han-dong

Events

• January: The Democratic Labor Party is founded.
• February 22: OhmyNews is launched.
• April 13 South Korean legislative election
• June 13–15: The first Inter-Korean summit[1]
• June 15: June 15th North–South Joint Declaration[2]
• July 15–17: The first Busan Rock Festival[3]
• September 12 Typhoon Saomai[4]
• November 24 Mnet Asian Music Awards

Sport

• 2000 K League
• 2000 Korean FA Cup
• 2000 Korean League Cup
• 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Films

• List of South Korean films of 2000

Births

• January 9 - Kim Ji-hoon, actor
• January 10 - Choi Da-bin, figure skater[5]
• July 31 - Kim Sae-ron, actress
• March 21 - Yoon San-ha, singer
• May 10 - Bae Jin-young, singer

See also

• 2000 in South Korean music

References

1. O'Neil, Andrew (6 September 2010). "The 2000 inter-Korean summit: The road to reconciliation?". Australian Journal of International Affairs. 55: 55–63. doi:10.1080/10357710120055076.
2. "South-North Joint Declaration" (PDF). usip.org. United States Institute of Peace. 15 June 2000. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
3. "18th Busan International Rock Festival Kicks off Today". Haps Magazine Korea. "BeFM News". 11 August 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
4. Typhoon Saomai brings chaos to Korea". Seoul, South Korea. Agence France-Pesse. September 13, 2000.
5. "Biography". isuresults.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 2018-07-07.