Events from the year 2005 in South Korea.

Incumbents

*President:

Roh Moo-hyun Roh Moo-hyun (; ; 1 September 1946 – 23 May 2009) was a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the ninth president of South Korea between 2003 and 2008. Roh's pre-presidential political career was focused on human rights advocacy for ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Lee Hae-chan Lee Hae-chan (born 10 July 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea from 2018 to 2020. He also served as Prime Minister of South Korea from 2004 to 2006. He served as Member of the National Ass ...

Events

* July 8:

42nd Grand Bell Awards The 42nd Grand Bell Awards ceremony was held at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul on July 8, 2006. Nominations and winners (Winners denoted in bold) References External links * Grand Bell Awards Grand Bell Awards G ...

* September 8:

Manhunt International 2005 Manhunt International is an International Male Model Search for the next MALE SUPERMODEL, which began in 1993, though the roots of the pageant go back a few years more to when one single national preliminary was held in Singapore. The pageant w ...

* November 27:

2005 Mnet Asian Music Awards The 2005 Mnet KM Music Video Festival (MKMF) was the seventh of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea, that took place on November 27, 2005, at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena. Shin Dong-yup and Kim Ah-joong hosted the 2005 edition of the ...

* December 1: The

Truth and Reconciliation Commission A truth commission, also known as a truth and reconciliation commission or truth and justice commission, is an official body tasked with discovering and revealing past wrongdoing by a government (or, depending on the circumstances, non-state act ...

is established. *

2005 anti-Japanese demonstrations The anti-Japanese demonstrations of 2005 were a series of demonstrations, some peaceful, some violent, which were held across most of East Asia in the spring of 2005. They were sparked off by a number of issues, including the approval of a Japane ...

X-file scandal The X-file scandal is a South Korean political scandal of 2005. The scandal revolves around the release of wiretapped conversations to the media. Many of the conversations were of conservative politicians in the Grand National Party arranging bri ...

* The

Peace Dam The Peace Dam (평화의 댐) is a South Korean dam on the Bukhan River. It was built to stave off possible catastrophic flooding should the upstream Imnam Dam in North Korea collapse, either intentionally or by accident. The dam was completed in ...

is completed.

Sport

* South Korea at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games * South Korea at the 2005 East Asian Games * South Korea at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics *

2005 Asian Athletics Championships The 2005 Asian Athletics Championships were the 16th edition of the international athletics competition between Asian nations. It was held in Incheon, South Korea between 1–4 September 2005. Results Men * The original bronze medalist, An ...

* 2005 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships * 2005 EAFF Women's Football Championship *

2005 in South Korean football This article shows the summary of 2005 football season in South Korea. Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors became champions of 2005 K League and 2005 Korean FA Cup respectively, and Busan IPark reached the semi-finals of the 2005 AF ...

Film

* List of South Korean films of 2005

Births

* February 18 - So Junghwan, member of the band

Treasure Treasure (from la, thesaurus from Greek language ''thēsauros'', "treasure store") is a concentration of wealth — often originating from ancient history — that is considered lost and/or forgotten until rediscovered. Some jurisdictions leg ...

, Child Actor * February 21 -

Hong Hwa-ri Hong Hwa-ri (born February 21, 2005) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Film Television series Awards and nominations References External links * * 2005 births Living people South Korean child actresses South ...

, actress * July 8 - Kim Ji-young, actress * October 17 - Hwang Min-woo, actor & singer

Deaths

* February 22 -

Lee Eun-ju Lee Eun-ju (December 22, 1980 – February 22, 2005) was a South Korean actress. She was the star of hit films including ''Taegukgi'' and ''The Scarlet Letter''. She died by suicide at age 24. Life and career Born in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do, Sou ...

, actress (b.

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

)

References

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

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