SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 6-K

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                     PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          For the month of March 2004
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                                  Kookmin Bank
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                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

             9-1, 2-Ga, Namdaemun-Ro, Jung-Gu, Seoul, Korea 100-703
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                     (Address of principal executive office)

          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                      Form 20-F    X    Form 40-F
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          Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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          Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in
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security holders.

          Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
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registration foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws
of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or
legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the
home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long
as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be
and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and if
discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K
submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

          Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained
in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                          Yes          No    X
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                     Resignation of a Non-Executive Director

On March 29, 2004, Kookmin Bank announced that Seoung Woo Nam, a non-executive
director of the board of directors of the Bank, has resigned voluntarily due to
personal reasons as of March 26, 2004. He has served as a non-executive director
of the Bank since the general shareholders' meeting on March 21, 2003. He
renewed his term as a non-executive director for the fiscal year of 2004 during
the general shareholders' meeting held on March 23, 2004.

Mr. Nam is currently chief executive officer of Pulmuone Co. Ltd.



                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                  Kookmin Bank
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                                  (Registrant)




Date: March 29, 2004              By: /s/ Ki Sup Shin
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                                  (Signature)

                                  Name:   Ki Sup Shin
                                  Title:  Senior Executive Vice President &
                                          Chief Financial Officer