Korea Coast Guard boat, leaving one dead and two missing. December 20 – The Republic of Korea Marine Corps hold live-fire drill exercises on Yeonpyeong Island. North Korea said it will not retaliate. December 25 – Three fishermen from the People's Republic of China are released from South Korean custody. Deaths February 6 – Lee Yung-dug, 84, South Korean politician, Prime Minister (1994), pneumonia. February 7 – Lim Soo-hyeok, 40, South Korean baseball player (Lotte Giants), cardiac dysrhythmia. March 6 – Cho Gyeong-chul, astronomer, heart attack. March 29 – Choi Jin-young, actor and singer, suicide. June 30 – Park Yong-ha, 32, actor and singer, suicide. August 12 – André Kim, 74, fashion designer, pneumonia and colorectal cancer. October 10 – Hwang Jang-yop, politician in North Korea who defected to South Korea, heart attack. December 5 – Lee Young-hee, social activist, Cirrhosis. See also 2010 in South Korean music References South Korea South Korea Years of the 21st century in South Korea 2010s in South Korea