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2015 in South Korea 
Summary
The following lists events that happened in 2015 in South Korea.
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| See also: | Other events of 2015 Years in South Korea Timeline of Korean history 2015 in North Korea | ||||
Incumbents edit
- President: Park Geun-hye
- Prime Minister:
- until 16 February: Chung Hong-won
- 16 February-27 April: Lee Wan-koo
- 27 April-18 June: Choi Kyoung-hwan
- starting 18 June: Hwang Kyo-ahn
Events edit
January edit
- 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 edit
- 27 February - A shooting occurs in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi.
March edit
- 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 edit
- 20 May - The beginning of the Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak
June edit
- A drought occurs in South Korea and neighboring country North Korea.
July edit
- 1 July - A bus accident in Ji'an, China results in the death of 10 Koreans and the Chinese bus driver.
September edit
- 9 September - The Dolgorae sinks near Chuja Island.
Film edit
Music edit
- 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 edit
- 22 February - Kim Kyung-roul, South Korean billiards player (b. 1980)