1996 in South Korea

Events from the year 1996 in South Korea.

Incumbents

 * President: Kim Young-sam
 * Prime Minister: Lee Soo-sung

Events
September 18:1996 Gangneung submarine infiltration incident

January

 * January 16 — Jennie, member of Blackpink

February

 * February 9 – Chungha, singer, member of I.O.I
 * February 27 — Ten, member of NCT (band)

March

 * March 2 – Kim Young-dae, actor

June

 * June 4 — Yu So-jeong, handball player
 * June 10 — Jun, member of Seventeen

July

 * July 1 — Choi Mi-sun, archer
 * July 10 — Moon Ga-young, actress
 * July 19 — Oh Ha-young, member of Apink

August

 * August 5 - Cho Seung-youn, member of X1 and UNIQ
 * August 7 – Rowoon, actor, singer and dancer
 * August 12 – Choi Yu-jin, member of Kep1er
 * August 19 — Yerin, actress and member of GFriend
 * August 28 - Kim Se-jeong, singer and actress, member of I.O.I

September

 * September 3 — Joy, member of Red Velvet
 * September 17 — Young-jae, member of Got7
 * September 23 — Lee Hi, singer

October

 * October 15 — Zelo, member of B.A.P
 * October 22 — B.I, member of iKON

November

 * November 1;
 * Yoo Jeongyeon, member of Twice
 * Kim Min-jae, actor
 * November 9 — Momo Hirai, member of Twice
 * November 22 — Woozi, member of Seventeen

December

 * December 10 — Kang Daniel, member of Wanna One
 * December 29 — Sana, member of Twice

Deaths

 * January 1 - Kim Wol-ha, singer (b. 1918)
 * January 6 - Kim Kwang-seok, folk rock singer (b. 1964)
 * October 1 - Choe Deok-geun, consular official (b. 1951/1952)
 * November 2 - Kang Hyo-shil, film and stage actress (b. 1932)
 * Han Hong-ki, footballer (b. 1924)