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)