2011 in South Korea explained

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.^[1]
• 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.^[2]
• 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.^[3]
• 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.^[4]
• 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.^[5]

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12401126 BBC News - North and South Korea military talks 'break down'
2. Web site: Frearson. Amy. South Korea's tallest skyscraper opens – three years after completion. dezeen.com. August 19, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506012432/https://www.dezeen.com/2014/07/23/northeast-asia-trade-tower-korea-skyscraper-kpf/. May 6, 2019. dead.
3. Web site: New Pledge of Allegiance to Reflect Growing Multiculturalism . The military has decided to omit the word 'minjok,' which refers to the Korean race, from the oath of enlistment for officers and soldiers, and replace it with 'the citizen.' The measure reflects the growing number of foreigners who gain Korean citizenship and of children from mixed marriages entering military service. . . April 18, 2011 . April 20, 2011 . South Korea . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110420171019/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/04/18/2011041801112.html . April 20, 2011 .
4. Web site: Pyeongchang named as host city for 2018 Winter Olympics . the Guardian . 4 May 2021 . en . 6 July 2011.
5. Web site: Brawl Busters . VillageGamer . January 4, 2011.