2022 in South Korea
The following lists events in the year '''2022 in South Korea.'''
Events
- 11 January – In an apartment which was in construction in Gwangju, the outer wall collapsed, trapping 6 workers, later one was found dead.
- 9 March – 2022 South Korean presidential election: Yoon Suk-yeol is narrowly elected as president.
- 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.
- 9 June – Daegu office fire
- 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.
Holidays
As per in the, the following days are declared holidays in South Korea:- 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
- 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival – July 7 – 17
- 27th Busan International Film Festival – October 5 – 14
- 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, actress
- 26 March – Bang Jun-seok, 52, film score composer and music director
- 7 May – Kang Soo-yeon, 55, actress
- 8 June – Song Hae, 95, television music show host and singer
- 28 November – O Taeseok, 82, playwright and translator