2015 in South Korea

none 2015 The following lists events that happened in 2015 in South Korea. Incumbents 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 Governors Gyeonggi: Nam Kyung-pil Gangwon: Choi Moon-soon North Chungcheong: Lee Si-jong South Chungcheong: An Hee-jung North Jeolla: Song Ha-jin South Jeolla: Lee Nak-yon North Gyeongsang: Kim Kwan-yong South Gyeongsang: Hong Joon-pyo Jeju: Won Hee-ryong 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. http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2015/01/05/0200000000AEN20150105008300315.html S. Korea to repatriate remains of Chinese troops killed in Korean War 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. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31743055 South Korea US envoy Lippert 'well' after knife attack 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 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 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 2015 in South Korea Category:Years of the 21st century in South Korea Category:2010s in South Korea South Korea