2011 in South Korea

Incumbents

• President: Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea
• Prime Minister: Kim Hwang-sik, Prime Minister of South Korea

  Events

• 2011 South Korean University Tuition Crisis
• January 18–21: Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden
• February 9: The first military talks with North Korea in months abruptly end with the North walking out.
• March: The Posco Tower-Songdo in the Songdo International Business District, South Korea is completed. It surpasses the previous record holder for being South Korea's tallest, the Samsung Tower Palace G.
• March 2: 2011 Gyeongryeolbi island fishing incident
• April 27: The first of 2 South Korean by-elections
• April 27: Naneun Ggomsuda debuted.
• July 6: The International Olympic Committee awards the 2018 Winter Olympics to Pyeongchang.
• July 25–28: 2011 Seoul floods
• July 28: Asiana Airlines Flight 991
• August 24: 2011 Seoul Free Lunch referendum
• September 15: 2011 South Korea blackout
• November 29: The Korean Labor Unions Confederation is founded.
• October 26: The 2nd by-election and the accompanying DDoS attacks
• December 12: 2011 Incheon fishing incident

  Film

• List of South Korean films of 2011
• List of 2011 box office number-one films in South Korea
• 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards
• 48th Grand Bell Awards
• 16th Busan International Film Festival

  Television

• 2011 KBS Drama Awards
• 4th Korea Drama Awards
• 2011 MBC Drama Awards
• 2011 SBS Drama Awards

  Music

• 2011 in South Korean music
• List of number-one hits of 2011
• List of Gaon Album Chart number ones of 2011
• List of number-one Streaming Songs of 2011
• 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards

  Sport

• South Korea at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
• South Korea at the 2011 Summer Universiade
• South Korea at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
• South Korea at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
• 2011 in South Korean football
• 2011 Korea Professional Baseball season
• 2011 World Taekwondo Championships
• 2011 World Championships in Athletics
• 2011 Asian Fencing Championships
• 2011 Korea Open Super Series Premier
• 2010 Korean Baduk League
• 2011 South Korean Figure Skating Championships
• World Cyber Games 2011
• 2011 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships
• 2011 Korean Grand Prix