Deaths
- February 16 – Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, 86, South Korean Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Seoul (1968–1998).
- March 7 – Jang Ja-yeon, 26, South Korean actress (Boys Over Flowers), suicide by hanging.
- April 27 – Woo Seung-yeon, 25, South Korean actress and model, suicide by hanging.
- May 17 – Jung Seung-hye, 44, South Korean film producer, colon cancer.
- May 22 – Yeo Woon Kye, 69, South Korean actress, kidney cancer.
- May 23 – Roh Moo-hyun, former president of South Korea (born 1946), suicide.
- June 3 -Do Kum-bong, 79, actress.
- June 28 – Yu Hyun-mok, 83, film director died of cerebral infarction.
- July 12 – Ko Mi Young, 42, Climber, false step.
- August 4 – Cho Oh Ryun, 57, South Korean Merman, heart attack.
- August 18 – Kim Dae-jung, 85, former president of South Korea, cardiac arrest.
- September 1 – Jang Jin-young, 35, South Korean actress, stomach cancer.
- October 31 – Lee Hurak, 85, Politician.
- November 4 – Park Yong-oh, 72, Enterpriser, suicide.
- November 19 – Daul Kim, 20, Model, suicide by hanging.
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