1988 in South Korea

Events from the year 1988 in South Korea.

Incumbents

 * President: Chun Doo-hwan (until 24 February), Roh Tae-woo (starting 24 February)
 * Prime Minister:
 * until 25 February: Kim Chung-yul
 * 25 February-2 March: Lee Hyun-jae (acting)
 * 2 March-5 December: Lee Hyun-jae
 * starting 5 December: Kang Young-hoon

Events

 * September 17 - October 2 – 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul.

Births

 * January 7 - Lim Ju-eun, actress
 * January 15 - Jun. K, vocalist (2PM)
 * February 3 - Cho Kyuhyun, singer and actor
 * February 16 - Kim Soo-hyun actor
 * February 18 – Changmin, singer, songwriter and occasional actor
 * February 20 - Ki Bo-bae, archer
 * March 10 - Kang In-soo, singer
 * March 12 - Kim Ji-yeon, fencer
 * April 1 - Jung Hae-in, actor
 * April 8 - Kim Myung-sung, baseball player
 * April 14 - Kim Shin-wook, footballer
 * April 24 - Jinri Park, model, DJ and actress based in the Philippines
 * April 25 - Dasuri Choi, dancer and entertainer based in the Philippines
 * May 18 - Taeyang, singer and dancer
 * May 24 - Jeon Yeong-Eun, athlete
 * July 1 - Sun So-eun, swimmer
 * July 12 - Inbee Park, golfer
 * August 8 - Kim Min-jeong, judoka
 * August 18 - G-Dragon, singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer
 * September 6 - Kim On-a, handball player

Deaths

 * September 18 - Heo Jeong, politician and Korean independence activist (b. 1896)