2015 in South Korea explained

The following lists events that happened in 2015 in South Korea.

Incumbents

• President: Park Geun-hye
• Prime Minister:
  • until 16 February: Chung Hong-won

Events

January

• 5 January - South Korea announces that it will repatriate the remains of Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers killed in the Korean War.^[1]

February

• 27 February - A shooting occurs in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi.

March

• 5 March - A knife-wielding assailant injures the American ambassador to South Korea, Mark W. Lippert, in the South Korean capital city of Seoul. Authorities report that the injuries on his face and wrist are not life-threatening.^[2]

May

• 20 May - The beginning of the Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak

June

• A drought occurs in South Korea and neighboring country North Korea.

July

• 1 July - A bus accident in Ji'an, China results in the death of 10 Koreans and the Chinese bus driver.

September

• 9 September - The Dolgorae sinks near Chuja Island.

Film

See main article: List of South Korean films of 2015.

• List of 2015 box office number-one films in South Korea
• 20th Busan International Film Festival
• 2nd Wildflower Film Awards

Music

See main article: 2015 in South Korean music.

• List of number-one hits of 2015
• List of Gaon Album Chart number ones of 2015
• List of number-one streaming songs of 2015

Deaths

• 22 February - Kim Kyung-roul, South Korean billiards player (b. 1980)

See also

• List of South Korean films of 2015
• 2015 in South Korean music
• 2015 in South Korean football
• Years in South Korea

References

1. Web site: S. Korea to repatriate remains of Chinese troops killed in Korean War.
2. Web site: South Korea US envoy Lippert 'well' after knife attack.