# 1995 in South Korea

Events from the year 1995 in South Korea.

## Incumbents

* President: Kim Young Sam
* Prime Minister: Lee Hong-koo until December 18, Lee Soo-sung

## Events

* Multiple municipalities are annexed into larger amalgamations.

### March

* March 1 – Yonhap Television News was official start on broadcasting for 24-hours news channel.

### April

* April 28 – A gas explosion in a subway construction site caused about 100 deaths in Daegu.

### June

* June 27 – Local and provincial elections — the first since the May 16 coup of 1961 — showed defeat of the ruling party of Kim Young-sam.
* June 29 – The Sampoong Department Store collapse caused 502 deaths in Seoul.

### July

* July 26 – Tropical Storm Janis hit near Seoul, South Korea. The storm lasted until the 28th.

### August

* August 15 – The demolition of the Japanese General Government Building in Seoul began.

### September

* September 5 – Kim Dae-Jung formed a new political party named National Congress for New Politics.

### October

* October 27 – Former President Roh Tae-woo made a public apology about secret funds scandal.

### November

* November 16 – Former President Roh Tae-woo was arrested on charges of corruption, illegal financing.

### December

* December 3 – Former President Chun Doo-hwan was arrested on charges of leading bloody suppression in Coup d'état of December Twelfth, Gwangju Democratic Uprising.
* December 6 – Democratic Liberal Party was established to New Korea Party.
* December 18 – Lee Soo-sung becomes prime minister of South Korea, replacing Lee Hong-koo

## Births
### January

* January 3 – Kim Seol-hyun, singer and actress
* January 3 – Jisoo, singer and actress, member of girl group Blackpink
* January 5 – Kim Young-Gyu, football player
* January 9 – Ha Seung-ri, actress
* January 23 – Yooyoung, singer and actress

### February

* February 6
** Kim Dam-Min, short track speed skater
** Moon Jong Up, singer and actor
* February 11 – Kim Hae-Lin, figure skater
* February 15 – Go Min-si, actress, model and director

### March

* March 14 – Park Ji-bin, actor

### April

* April 9 – Kim Da-mi, actress
* April 15 – Kim Nam-joo, singer and actress
* April 17 – Ahn Hyo-seop, actor and singer

### May

* May 2 – Yook Sungjae, singer and actor, member of boy band BtoB
* May 8
** Park Junghwa singer and actress, member of girl group EXID
** Kim Hye-jun, actress

### June

* June 16 – Ki Hui-hyeon, rapper and singer, member of girl group Dia
* June 29 – Choi Ri, actress

### July

* July 5 – Hyuk, singer and actor, member of boy band VIXX
* July 16 – Park Hyung-Joo, swimmer
* July 23 – Hwasa, singer, member of girl group Mamamoo

### August

* August 8 – S.Coups, singer, member of boy band Seventeen
* August 19 – Bona, singer and actress, member of girl group WJSN

### September

* September 17 – Nam Ji-hyun, actress
* September 22 – Nayeon, singer, member of girl group Twice

### October

* October 4 – Jeonghan, singer, member of boy band Seventeen
* October 13 – Jimin, singer and dancer, member of boy band BTS

### November

* November 16 – Changjo, singer, member of boyband Teen Top
* November 27 – Yohan Hwang, singer

### December

* December 18 – Lim Na-young, singer and rapper
* December 21 – Bobby, rapper, member of boy band iKon
* December 30 – V, singer, member of boy band BTS
* December 30 - Joshua, singer, member of boy band Seventeen