2025 in South Korea
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The following lists events in the year 2025 in South Korea.
Incumbents
[edit]| Office | Image | Name | Assumed office / Current length |
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 President of the Republic of Korea |
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Yoon Suk Yeol | 10 May 2022 (Powers and duties suspended since 14 December 2024) |
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Choi Sang-mok | 27 December 2024 (Acting President) | |
 Speaker of the National Assembly |
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Woo Won-shik | 5 June 2024 |
 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
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Cho Hee-dae | 8 December 2023 |
 President of the Constitutional Court |
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Moon Hyungbae (Acting) | 18 October 2024 |
 Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea |
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Han Duck-soo (suspended since 27 December) | 21 May 2022 |
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Choi Sang-mok (acting since 27 December) | 27 December 2024 |
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 January – A day after Acting President Choi Sang-mok appointed two justices to the Constitutional Court, the chiefs of Office of the President, the policy office, the Office of National Security, the special adviser for foreign affairs and security, and the senior secretary express their intentions to resign to Choi.[1]
- 3 January – Yoon Suk Yeol residence standoff: Investigators face a standoff with the Presidential Security Service outside the presidential residence after failing to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for his failed martial law attempt.[2]
- 4 January – A fishing boat sinks after hitting rocks off the coast of Gageodo, killing three people on board.[3]
- 8 January – Former Democratic Party of Korea leader Song Young-gil is sentenced to two years' imprisonment for accepting illegal political funding from seven businesspeople.[4]
- 10 January – Park Chong-jun resigns as head of the Presidential Security Service amid an investigation into the agency's role in obstructing President Yoon's arrest on 3 January.[5]
- 14 January –
- At least 43 vehicles figure in a pileup caused by icy conditions along the Seoul-Munsan Expressway near Goyang, injuring nine people.[6]
- The first formal hearings into the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol are held by the Constitutional Court of Korea.[7]
- 15 January – Arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol: Yoon Suk Yeol becomes the first sitting president of South Korea to be arrested following his imposition of martial law in December.[8]
- 17 January – South Korea opens an embassy in Cuba for the first time.[9]
- 18 January – 2025 Seoul Western District Court riot: Supporters of Yoon Suk Yeol storm the Seoul Western District Court after the latter extends his detention.[10]
- 21 January – A civilian employee of the Korea Defense Intelligence Command is sentenced by a court-martial to 20 years' imprisonment for providing information on undercover South Korean military agents to a suspected Chinese agent in return for 400 million won.[11]
- 22 January – The government announces a reduction in subsidies to biomass enterprises and an end to supporting the construction of new biomass plants amid criticism over its impact on deforestation.[12]
- 23 January –
- The Constitutional Court votes 4-4 to reject the impeachment of Korea Communications Commission chair Lee Jin-sook, who had been impeached by the National Assembly on 2 August 2024 for administrative abuses.[13]
- Three people, including a Filipino-Canadian national, are arrested for processing and attempting to sell 61 kilograms of cocaine valued at 30 billion won ($24 million) from a warehouse in Hoengseong County, Gangwon Province, in what is described as the largest cocaine-related crime in South Korea.[14]
- The National Bio Committee, an advisory committee directly under the President, is launched.[15]
- 26 January – Yoon Suk Yeol becomes the first sitting president of South Korea to be indicted following his imposition of martial law in December, with charges of insurrection and abuse of power being filed against him.[16]
- 28 January – Air Busan Flight 391: An Airbus A321-200 operated by Air Busan catches fire before takeoff at Gimhae International Airport, resulting in seven injuries and the evacuation of all 176 people on board.[17]
Scheduled events
[edit]- 7–16 July – 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship[18]
- July – 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)[19]
- November – APEC South Korea 2025
Holidays
[edit]As per Presidential Decree No. 28394, 2017. 10. 17., partially amended, the following days are declared holidays in South Korea:[20][21]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 27 January[22] to 31 January - Korean New Year
- 1 March - March 1st Movement Day
- 5 May - Children's Day South Korea
- 5 May - Buddha's Birthday
- 6 June - Memorial Day
- 15 August - National Liberation Day
- 3 October - National Foundation Day
- 5 October to 7 October - Chuseok
- 9 October - Hangul Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
Art and entertainment
[edit]- 2025 in South Korean music
- 2025 in South Korean television
- List of South Korean films of 2025
- List of 2025 box office number-one films in South Korea
- List of South Korean submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
See also
[edit]
Country overviews
[edit]Related timelines for current period
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Yoon's senior aides offer to resign after acting president appoints key justices". Yonhap News. 1 January 2025.
- ^ "(5th LD) Investigators trying to detain Yoon in standoff with presidential security service". Yonhap News. January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ "(2nd LD) 3 dead after fishing boat hits rocks off southwestern coast". Yonhap News. January 4, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ "Ex-DPK leader gets 2-year sentence for receiving illegal political funds". The Korea Times. 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ "Security chief of South Korea's impeached President Yoon resigns". France 24. 2025-01-10. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "9 injured in 43-car pileup on icy highway in Goyang". Yonhap News Agency. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "S Korea begins impeachment trial against suspended president". BBC. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ Jeong, Andrew (January 15, 2025). "South Korea's impeached president detained over martial law gambit". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- ^ "(LEAD) S. Korea opens embassy in Cuba one year after establishing diplomatic relations". Yonhap News Agency. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ "Protesters storm S. Korea court after president's detention extended". France 24. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Military intel official gets 20-yr prison term for leaking 'black agents' info". Yonhap News Agency. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "South Korea to shrink biomass energy subsidies after criticism over link to deforestation". AP News. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Constitutional Court rejects impeachment of broadcasting watchdog chief". Yonhap News Agency. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Three arrested attempting to sell 61kg of cocaine in largest such crime in South Korea". The Korea Herald. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "K-Bio Control Tower aims to cultivate 110,000 specialists and 1 trillion won fund". Chosun Ilbo. 23 January 2025.
- ^ Kim, Da-sol (January 26, 2025). "Yoon becomes first sitting president to be indicted". The Korea Herald. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ^ "No. of injured victims from Busan airplane fire rises to 7, all with minor injuries". The Korea Herald. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "75th EAFF Executive Committee Meeting". East Asian Football Federation. 30 March 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "20th EAFF Competition Committee Meeting". East Asian Football Federation. 1 December 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "National Holidays in South Korea in 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "South Korea Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Gov't designates Jan. 27 as temporary holiday". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved January 14, 2025.