Events from the year 2007 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:

Han Myeong-sook Han Myeong-sook (born March 24, 1944; ko, 한명숙 ) was the Prime Minister of South Korea from April 2006 to March 2007. She is South Korea's first female prime minister (second female prime minister overall if the acting premiership of Chan ...

until April 2,

Han Duck-soo Han Duck-soo (; born 18 June 1949) is a South Korean politician serving as the 44th and current Prime Minister of South Korea since May 2022. Han is the fifth person to serve as the prime minister twice having served as the 38th Prime Minister ...

Events

* BBK stock price manipulation incident * February 7:

Manhunt International 2007 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 ...

* April 2:

becomes

prime minister of South Korea The prime minister of the Republic of Korea (PMOTROK or PMOSK; ) is the deputy head of government and the second highest political office of South Korea who is appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea, with the National Assembly's app ...

, replacing

* June 30: The Free trade agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea is signed. * July 19: 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan * August 17:

Jellyfish Entertainment Jellyfish Entertainment (), is a South Korean entertainment company established by composer and producer Hwang Se-jun in Seoul, South Korea. Jellyfish Entertainment is the home of artists including Jang Hye-jin, VIXX, Verivery and formerly gug ...

is founded. * November 17:

2007 Mnet Asian Music Awards The 2007 Mnet KM Music Festival (MKMF) was the ninth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 17, 2007, at the Seoul Sports Complex. Boy band Big Bang, trio SG Wannabe, and solo artist Yangpa lead the nominee ...

* December 7: 2007 South Korea oil spill * December 19:

2007 South Korean presidential election Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 19 December 2007. The election was won by Lee Myung-bak of the Grand National Party, returning conservatives to the Blue House for the first time in ten years. Lee defeated Grand Unified Democra ...

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 This is a complete list of South Korean films that received a domestic theatrical release in 2007. Source for release dates and box-office admission results (except where cited otherwise): ''Koreanfilm.org''. Box office The highest-grossing Sou ...

* List of 2007 box office number-one films in South Korea *

28th Blue Dragon Film Awards The 28th Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony was held on November 23, 2007 at the National Theater of Korea in Seoul, South Korea. Hosted by actors Jung Joon-ho and Kim Hye-soo, it was presented by Sports Chosun and broadcast on Korean Broadcasting S ...

* 44th Grand Bell Awards

Television

* 1st Korea Drama Awards *

2007 KBS Drama Awards The 2007 KBS Drama Awards () is a ceremony honoring the outstanding achievement in television on the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) network for the year of 2007. It was held on December 31, 2007 and hosted by Tak Jae-hoon and Lee Da-hae. Nomin ...

2007 MBC Drama Awards The 2007 MBC Drama Awards () is a ceremony honoring the outstanding achievement in television on the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) network for the year of 2007. It was held on December 30, 2007 and hosted by Shin Dong-yup and Hyun Young. ...

* The first

SBS Entertainment Awards The SBS Entertainment Awards () is an awards ceremony held yearly, sponsored by Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS). The awards ceremony is approximately 140 minutes long and is shown in two parts on SBS. This event is held at the end of each year, ...

ceremony.

Births

* March 21 -

Moon Mason Mason Moon Moorhouse (born March 21, 2007) is a Canadian-Korean child actor and model. Following his acting debut as an infant in the movie '' Baby and I'', he kept up media appearances by hosting a weekly TV show called '' Good Daddy'' and the ...

, actor and model

Deaths

*January 21 -

U;Nee Lee Hye-ryeon (이혜련), later name changed to Heo Yun (허윤), (May 3, 1981 – January 21, 2007) best known by her stage name as U;Nee () was a South Korean singer, rapper, dancer and actress. U;Nee committed suicide on January 21, 2007 ...

, singer, rapper, dancer and actress (b.

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

) *February 10 -

Jeong Da-bin Jeong Da-bin (March 4, 1980 – February 10, 2007) was a South Korean actress. Best known for the popular television series '' Cats on the Roof'', she died through suicide in 2007 at the age of 26. Career Born Jeong Hye-seon in Seongnam, Gyeong ...

, 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

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