2017 in South Korea explained

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.^[1]
• 9 May  - 2017 South Korean presidential election

Deaths

• 18 January – Jung Mi-Kyung, novelist (b. 1960)^[2]
• 30 October - Kim Joo-hyuk, actor (b. 1972)
• 18 December
  • Kim Jong-Hyun, lead singer, SHINee (b. 1990)^[3]
  • 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

Notes and References

1. News: Sohee. Kim. Inside the World's Newest Mega-Skyscraper. 19 August 2019. Bloomberg. 3 April 2017.
2. Web site: 이상문학상 소설가 정미경 별세 이유? 향년 57세 빈소 한림대성심병원 발인 20일 . conypro.tistory.com . ko . 4 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170131185621/http://conypro.tistory.com/4924 . 31 January 2017 . dead .
3. Web site: Death of Jonghyun: Success of SHINee's lead vocalist went beyond the K-Pop boyband . The Straits Times . 26 April 2019 . en . 18 December 2017.