2022 in South Korea

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The following lists events in the year 2022 in South Korea.

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name	Notes
	Outgoing President of South Korea	Moon Jae-in	Until May 10, 2022
	President of South Korea	Yoon Suk-yeol	Since May 10, 2022
	Outgoing Prime Minister of South Korea	Kim Boo-kyum	Until May 12, 2022
	Outgoing Prime Minister of South Korea	Choo Kyung-ho	Acting until May 20, 2022
	Prime Minister of South Korea	Han Duck-soo	Since May 21, 2022
	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea	Kim Myeong-soo	Since September 25, 2017
	President of the Constitutional Court of Korea	Yoo Nam-seok	Since September 21, 2018

Events

• 11 January – In an apartment which was in construction in Gwangju, the outer wall collapsed, trapping 6 workers, ^[1] later one was found dead. ^[2]
• 9 March – 2022 South Korean presidential election: Yoon Suk-yeol is narrowly elected as president. ^[3]
• 10 May – Yoon Suk-yeol is inaugurated, becoming the 13th president of South Korea.
• 1 June – 2022 South Korean local and by-elections. President Yoon's party, the People Power Party, decisively won the local elections. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}
• 9 June – Daegu office fire ^[8]
• 8 August – 2022 South Korean floods
• 29 October – Seoul Halloween crowd crush: at least 156 people are killed and 172 people are injured after a large crowd of people are crushed in a narrow street. ^[9]

Holidays

As per in the [Presidential Decree No. 28394, 2017. 10. 17., partially amended], the following days are declared holidays in South Korea: ^[10]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 1 February to 3 February – Korean New Year
• 1 March – March 1st Movement Day
• 5 May – Children's Day South Korea
• 8 May – Buddha's Birthday
• 6 June – Memorial Day
• 15 August – National Liberation Day
• 9 September to 11 September – Chuseok
• 3 October – National Foundation Day
• 9 October – Hangul Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day

Arts and entertainment

• List of South Korean films of 2022
• List of 2022 box office number-one films in South Korea
• 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival - April 28 – May 7, 2022 ^[11]
• 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival – July 7 – 17 ^[12]
• 27th Busan International Film Festival – October 5 – 14 ^[13]
• 2022 MBC Entertainment Awards
• 2022 SBS Entertainment Awards
• 2022 KBS Drama Awards
• 2022 MBC Drama Awards
• 2022 SBS Drama Awards

Deaths

• 5 January – Kim Mi-soo, 29 (31 in Korean age), actress ^{[14] [15]}
• 26 March – Bang Jun-seok, 52, film score composer and music director ^{[16] [17]}
• 7 May – Kang Soo-yeon, 55, actress ^[18]
• 8 June – Song Hae, 95, television music show host and singer ^[19]
• 28 November – O Taeseok, 82, playwright and translator ^[20]

References

1. "6 missing in S Korea following construction site collapse". AP. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
2. "SKorean rescuers pull body from collapsed construction site". AP. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
3. "Opposition's Yoon Wins Tight Race for South Korean Presidency". The New York Times . March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
4. Ho, Lee Jeong (31 May 2022). "South Korea's New President Gets Boost in Big Election Win". Bloomberg News . Retrieved 2 June 2022.
5. Sang-Hun, Choe (1 June 2022). "Conservative Party Wins Big in South Korean Local Elections". The New York Times . Retrieved 2 June 2022.
6. Choi, Choi (1 June 2022). "South Korea's ruling party cements presidential win with local vote success". Reuters . Retrieved 2 June 2022.
7. "South Korea's ruling party wins majority of key local elections". Kyodo News . 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
8. Yoon, John; Young, Jin Yu; May, Tiffany (9 June 2022). "Fire Kills at Least 7 in South Korea; Arson Is Suspected". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
9. Kim, Jack (2 November 2022). "South Korea PM urges police to explain response to Halloween crush emergency calls". Reuters. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
10. "South Korea Public Holidays 2022". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
11. Jeong Hwa (January 14, 2022). "2022년 전주국제영화제, 오프라인 개최 확정..4월 28일 개막" [2022 Jeonju International Film Festival confirmed to be held offline... Opening on April 28]. Star News (in Korean). Naver . Retrieved January 15, 2022.
12. Park Mi-ae (May 24, 2022). "제26회 부천국제판타스틱영화제, '설경구는 설경구다' 개최" [The 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, 'Snow Gyeong-gu is Snow Gyeong-gu']. Edaily (in Korean). Naver . Retrieved May 24, 2022.
13. Bae Hyo-Joo (August 8, 2022). "제27회 부산국제영화제 공식 포스터 공개‥10월5일 개최[공식]" [The official poster of the 27th Busan International Film Festival has been released... Held on October 5th [Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver . Retrieved August 8, 2022.
14. Bae Hyo-joo (January 5, 2022). "김미수 5일 사망‥유작 '설강화' 속 정의로운 여대생으로 남아[종합]" [Kim Mi-soo died on the 5th… Remains as a righteous female college student in the posthumous work 'Seolganghwa' [Comprehensive]]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver . Retrieved January 5, 2022.
15. Ahn Yoon-ji (January 5, 2022). "'설강화' 출연 김미수, 오늘(5일) 사망..향년 31세 [전문][공식]" [Kim Mi-soo, who appeared in 'Seolganghwa', died today (the 5th)... at the age of 31 [Full text][Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Naver . Retrieved January 5, 2022.
16. Lee Jae-hoon (March 26, 2022). "유앤미블루 출신 방준석 영화 음악감독 위암으로 별세, 향년 52세(종합2보)" [Bang Jun-seok, former U&Me Blue film music director, dies of stomach cancer, at the age of 52 (2 total)]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver . Retrieved March 26, 2022.
17. Moon Soo-kyung (March 26, 2022). "'모가디슈' 방준석 음악감독 투병 중 별세…향년 52세" ['Mogadishu' music director Bang Jun-seok dies while battling... age 52]. CBS Nocut News (in Korean). Naver . Retrieved March 26, 2022.
18. Cheon Yun-hye (May 7, 2022). "강수연, 오늘(7일) 별세..향년 55세[공식]" [Kang Su-yeon, passed away today (7th).. 55 years old [Official]]. Herald POP (in Korean). Naver . Retrieved May 7, 2022.
19. Choi Kyung-min (June 8, 2022). "[속보]원조 국민MC '전국노래자랑' 송해 별세…향년 95세" [[Breaking News] The original national MC 'National Singing Contest' Song Hae dies... age 95]. Money Today (in Korean). Naver . Retrieved June 8, 2022.
20. "Playwright-director Oh Tae-seok dies at 82".