2011 in South Korea

Events in the year 2011 in South Korea.

Incumbents

 * President: Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea (2008–2013)
 * Prime Minister: Kim Hwang-sik, Prime Minister of South Korea (2010–2013)

Events



 * 2011 South Korean University Tuition Crisis
 * January 18–21: Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden
 * February 9: The first military talks with North Korea in months abruptly end with the North walking out.
 * March: The Posco Tower-Songdo in the Songdo International Business District, South Korea is completed. It surpasses the previous record holder for being South Korea's tallest, the Samsung Tower Palace G.
 * March 2: 2011 Gyeongryeolbi island fishing incident
 * April: The South Korean armed forces adopts a new oath of enlistment for its servicemen, as the previous version contained racialist overtones.
 * April 27: The first of 2 South Korean by-elections
 * April 27: Naneun Ggomsuda debuted.
 * July 6: The International Olympic Committee awards the 2018 Winter Olympics to Pyeongchang.
 * July 25–28: 2011 Seoul floods
 * July 28: Asiana Airlines Flight 991
 * August 24: 2011 Seoul Free Lunch referendum
 * September 15: 2011 South Korea blackout
 * November 29: The Korean Labor Unions Confederation is founded.
 * October 26: The 2nd by-election and the accompanying DDoS attacks
 * December 12: 2011 Incheon fishing incident
 * December 15: Brawl Busters video game is released.

Film

 * List of South Korean films of 2011
 * List of 2011 box office number-one films in South Korea
 * 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards
 * 48th Grand Bell Awards
 * 16th Busan International Film Festival

Television

 * 2011 KBS Drama Awards
 * 4th Korea Drama Awards
 * 2011 MBC Drama Awards
 * 2011 SBS Drama Awards

Music

 * 2011 in South Korean music
 * List of number-one hits of 2011
 * List of Gaon Album Chart number ones of 2011
 * List of number-one Streaming Songs of 2011
 * 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards

Sport

 * South Korea at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
 * South Korea at the 2011 Summer Universiade
 * South Korea at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
 * South Korea at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
 * 2011 in South Korean football
 * 2011 Korea Professional Baseball season
 * 2011 World Taekwondo Championships
 * 2011 World Championships in Athletics
 * 2011 Asian Fencing Championships
 * 2011 Korea Open Super Series Premier
 * 2010 Korean Baduk League
 * 2011 South Korean Figure Skating Championships
 * World Cyber Games 2011
 * 2011 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships
 * 2011 Korean Grand Prix