2007 in South Korea
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Events from the year 2007 in South Korea.
Incumbents
- President: Roh Moo-hyun[1]
- Prime Minister:
- Han Myeong-sook until April 2,
- Han Duck-soo[2]
Events
- February 7: Manhunt International 2007
- April 2: Han Duck-soo becomes prime minister of South Korea, replacing Han Myeong-sook
- April 16: South Korean expatriate Seung-Hui Cho murders 32 people at Virginia Tech in the U.S.
- June 30: The free trade agreement between the United States and South Korea is signed.
- July 19: South Korean citizens in Afghanistan are taken hostage by terrorists.
- July 27: The South Korean pledge of allegiance is re-worded to remove overly racialist language.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
- August 17: Jellyfish Entertainment is founded.
- November 17: 2007 Mnet Asian Music Awards
- December 7: 2007 South Korea oil spill
- December 19: 2007 South Korean presidential election
- BBK stock price manipulation incident
Sport
- 2007 in South Korean football
- 2007 Korea Professional Baseball season
- South Korea at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games
- South Korea at the 2007 Asian Winter Games
- South Korea at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
- South Korea at the 2007 UCI Road World Championships
- 2007 Korea Open Super Series
- 2007 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships
- 2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Women
Film
- List of South Korean films of 2007
- List of 2007 box office number-one films in South Korea
- 28th Blue Dragon Film Awards
- 44th Grand Bell Awards
Television
- 1st Korea Drama Awards
- 2007 KBS Drama Awards
- 2007 MBC Drama Awards
- The first SBS Entertainment Awards ceremony.
Births
- March 21 - Moon Mason, actor and model
Deaths
- January 21 - U;Nee, singer, rapper, dancer and actress (b. 1981), suicide
- February 10 - Jeong Da-bin, actress (b. 1980), suicide[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Roh Moo-Hyun | president of South Korea". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ Lansford, Tom (2019). Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019. CQ Press. p. 867. ISBN 978-1-5443-2713-6.
- ^ Moon, Gwang-lip (July 9, 2007). "Pledge of allegiance is revised yet still resisted". Joong-ang Daily. South Korea. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ Kelly, Robert E. (June 4, 2015). "Why South Korea is So Obsessed with Japan". Real Clear Defense. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ Myers, Brian Reynolds (September 14, 2010). "South Korea: The Unloved Republic?". Archived from the original on May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "New Pledge of Allegiance to Reflect Growing Multiculturalism". The Chosun Ilbo. South Korea. April 18, 2011. Archived from the original on April 20, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
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.
- ^ Kristol, Bill; Eberstadt, Nicholas. "Nicholas Eberstadt Transcript". Conversations with Bill Kristol.
- ^ Kristol, Bill; Eberstadt, Nicholas. "Nicholas Eberstadt on Understanding North Korea". Conversations with Bill Kristol.
- ^ "South Korea: The Unloved Republic? | Asia Society". www.asiasociety.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Kim, Pil-gyu; Chun, Su-jin (12 February 2007). "Actress found hanged, apparently a suicide". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
