1977 in South Korea

← 1976 1975 1974 1977 in South Korea → 1978 1979 1980
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events in 1977 Years in South Korea Timeline of Korean history 1977 in North Korea

Events from the year 1977 in South Korea.

Incumbents

• President: Park Chung-hee
• Prime Minister: Choi Kyu-hah

Events

• June 25 – Hyundai Mobis was founded, as predecessor name was Hyundai Precision & Industries.^{[citation needed]}
• August Unknown date – A first Hyundai Department Store open in Ulsan, as predecessor name was Ulsan Shopping Center.^{[citation needed]}
• November 11 – According to MLIT of ROK official confirm announced, 59 persons perished, 1343 persons were hurt of Iri station explosion in Iksan, Jeollanam-do.^{[citation needed]}

Births

• 27 February - Ji Sung, actor
• 15 March - Yoon Hye-Young, archer^[1]
• 31 May - Yoon Mi-rae, rapper, singer-songwriter and producer
• 25 July - Jo Hyeon-jeong, voice actress
• 19 August - Yang Joon-il, singer-songwriter, rapper, producer and author
• 9 September - Chae Jung-an, actress and singer
• 4 November - So Ji-sub, actor and rapper
• 31 December - Psy, singer-songwriter

See also

• List of South Korean films of 1977
• Years in Japan
• Years in North Korea

References

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