The following lists events that happened during 2000 in South 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
Governors Gyeonggi: Lim Chang-yeol Gangwon: Kim Jin-sun North Chungcheong: Lee Won-jong South Chungcheong: Sim Dae-pyung North Jeolla: Yu Jong-geun South Jeolla: Heo Kyeong-man North Gyeongsang: Lee Eui-geun South Gyeongsang: Kim Hyuk-kyu Jeju: Woo Geun-min
Events January: The Democratic Labor Party is founded. February 22: OhmyNews is launched. April 13 South Korean legislative election May 27: 2000 Korean League Cup
June 13–15: The first Inter-Korean summit June 15: June 15th North–South Joint Declaration July 15–17: The first Busan Rock Festival September 12 Typhoon SaomaiTyphoon Saomai brings chaos to Korea". Seoul, South Korea. Agence France-Pesse. September 13, 2000. 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 6 – Kwon Eun-bin, singer, member of K-pop group CLC January 7 – Kang Chan-hee, actor and singer, member of K-pop group SF9 January 9 - Kim Ji-hoon, actor January 10 - Choi Da-bin, figure skater January 11 – Lee Chae-yeon, singer, former member of K-pop group Iz*One February 12 – Kim Ji-min, actress March 14 – Jihoon, dancer, singer, member of K-pop group Treasure March 21 – Yoon San-ha, singer, member of K-pop group Astro April 11 – Karina (South Korean singer), singer, member of K-pop group aespa April 23 – Jeno (singer), singer, member of K-pop group NCT May 2 – Ina Yoon, golfer May 10 – Bae Jin-young, singer, member of K-pop group CIX May 26 - Yeji, singer, member of K-pop group Itzy June 6 – Haechan, singer, member of K-pop group NCT June 23 – Kim Hyun-soo, actress July 7 - HAON, rapper July 21 - Lia, singer, member of K-pop group Itzy July 31 - Kim Sae-ron, actress (d. 2025) August 1 – Kim Chaewon, singer, member of K-pop group Le Sserafim August 9 – Kim Hyang-gi, actress August 13 – Jaemin, singer, member of K-pop group NCT September 14 – Han, rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer, member of K-pop group Stray Kids September 22 – Seungmin, singer, member of K-pop group Stray Kids October 12 – Jongho, singer and actor, member of K-pop group Ateez October 19 – Heejin, singer and dancer, member of K-pop group Loona
Deaths June 15 – Kim Hwan-sung, singer (NRG) September 27 – Oh Yun-kyu, footballer
See also 2000 in South Korean music
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