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Events from the year 1997 in South Korea.
Incumbents
- President: Kim Young-sam
- Prime Minister: Lee Soo-sung (until 4 March), Goh Kun (starting 4 March)
Governors
- Gyeonggi: Lee In-je
- Gangwon: Choi Gak-gyu
- North Chungcheong: Ju Byeong-deok
- 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: Shin Gu-beom
Events
- May 10–19 – The East Asian Games are held in Pusan.[1]
- Korean Air Flight 801.
- 1997 Asian financial crisis.
Births
- January 31 – Cho Mi-yeon, singer and actress, member of girl group (G)I-dle
- February 1 – Jihyo, singer, member of girl group Twice
- February 14 – Jaehyun (singer), singer, member of boy band NCT
- February 18 - DK (singer), singer, member of boy band Seventeen
- March 30 – Cha Eun-woo, singer and actor, member of boy band Astro
- March 31 – Koo Jun-hoe, singer and actor, member of boy band iKon
- April 6 – Mingyu, singer, member of boy band Seventeen
- April 16 – Yoon Ye-bin, basketball player[2]
- May 26 – Jeon Ji-won, golfer
- May 30 – Eunha, singer, member of girl group Viviz
- August 13 – Yeo Jin-goo, actor
- September 1 – Jungkook, singer, member of boy band BTS
- October 4 – Yuju, singer
- November 17 – Yugyeom, singer, member of boy group GOT7
- December 1 – Jung Chae-yeon, singer and actress
See also
References
- ↑ Bell, Daniel (17 March 2016). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. p. 522. ISBN 978-1-4766-1527-1.
- ↑ "Yoon Yebin". NBC Olympics. NBC. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
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