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]
Scheduled events
[edit]- 7–16 July – 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship[6]
- July – 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)[7]
- 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:[8][9]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 28 January 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
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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.
- ^ "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.