1982 in South Korea

Events from the year 1982 in South Korea.

Incumbents

 * President: Chun Doo-hwan
 * Prime Minister:
 * until 4 January: Nam Duck-woo
 * 4 January-24 June: Yoo Chang-soon
 * starting 24 June: Kim Sang-hyup

Births

 * 2 January - Kim Ji-hyun, actress
 * 3 January - Park Ji-yoon, singer, actress and model
 * 4 January - Kang Hye-jung, actress and singer
 * 11 January - Son Ye-jin, actress
 * 15 January - Go Na-eun, actress
 * 17 January - Hwanhee, singer and actor
 * 21 January - Jung Ryeo-won, actress
 * 25 January - Jang Ja-yeon, actress (d. 2009)
 * 26 January - KCM, singer
 * 1 February - Kim Jong-wook, singer
 * 2 February - Han Ga-in, actress
 * 2 February - Kan Mi-youn, singer, actress, radio host, model, fashion designer, and businesswoman
 * 5 February - Wheesung, R&B singer, record producer, and musical theatre actor
 * 11 February - Hwayobi, R&B singer-songwriter
 * 16 February - Lee Min-jung, actress
 * 20 February - Chang Kiha, singer-songwriter, actor and radio host
 * 1 March - Kim Min-hee, actress
 * 4 March - Ha Seok-jin, actor
 * 24 March - Han Chae-ah, actor
 * 17 April - Lee Joon-gi, actor, singer, dancer, model
 * 3 May - Joo Hyun-Jung, archer
 * 10 May - Boom, singer, actor, radio host, and television presenter
 * 16 May - Ju Ji-hoon, actor, model
 * 18 May - Lim Ju-hwan, actor
 * 22 May - Kim Mu-yeol, actor
 * 5 June - Yoo In-na, actress, DJ
 * 25 June - Rain, singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer
 * 29 June - Kwon Yul, actor
 * 30 July - Kim Min-jung, actress
 * 4 August - Jeon Mi-do, actress
 * 25 August - Jung Jung-suk, footballer
 * 26 August - Lee El, actress
 * 13 September - Han Chae-young, actress
 * 14 September - Shin Dong-wook, actor
 * 23 September - Lee Ha-na, actress
 * 25 September - Hyun Bin, actor
 * 4 October - Grace Lee, host and radio DJ based in the Philippines
 * 13 October - Jo Yoon-hee, actress
 * 16 October - Kim Ah-joong, actress
 * 18 October - Park Hyun-bin, singer
 * 5 November - Han Ji-min, actress
 * 7 November - Ivy, singer
 * 16 November - Lim Kyung-hee, athlete
 * 23 November - Shin Sung-rok, actor
 * 14 December - Koo Kyo-hwan, actor
 * 17 December - Song Won-geun, singer and actor

Deaths

 * 27 April - Woo Bum-kon, policeman and mass murderer (b. 1955)
 * 18 November - Kim Duk-koo, boxer (b. 1959)