2017 in South Korea

Events in the year 2017 in South Korea.

← 2016 2015 2014 2017 in South Korea → 2018 2019 2020
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2017 Years in South Korea Timeline of Korean history 2017 in North Korea

Incumbents

Moon Jae-in was elected the 12th president of South Korea on 9 May and inaugurated on 10 May.

• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• 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

Kim Joo Hyuk

Kim Jonghyun

• 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