2017 in South Korea
# 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)
