1982 in South Korea
# 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)
