2017 in South Korea

Events in the year 2017 in South Korea.

Incumbents

• President:
• Park Geun-hye (Powers and duties suspended as of December 9, 2016),
• Hwang Kyo-ahn (Acting President as of December 9, 2016);
• Moon Jae-in (since 10 May)
• Prime Minister:
• until 11 May: Hwang Kyo-ahn
• 11 May-31 May: Yoo Il-ho (acting)
• starting 31 May: Lee Nak-yeon

Events

• 17 February – Hanjin Shipping was bankruptcy.
• 3 April – Lotte Corporation shoots off fireworks to celebrate its opening of the 123-floor Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea. It is the tallest skyscraper in Korea and the 5th tallest in the world.
• 9 May – 2017 South Korean presidential election

Deaths

• 18 January – Jung Mi-Kyung, novelist (b. 1960)
• 30 October - Kim Joo-hyuk, actor (b. 1972)
• 18 December
• Kim Jong-Hyun, lead singer, SHINee (b. 1990)
• Choi Seo-In, comedian, (b. 1983)

See also

• List of South Korean films of 2017
• 2017 in South Korean music
• 2017 in South Korean football
• Years in South Korea

References