2022 in South Korea
The following lists events in the year 2022 in South Korea.
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Incumbents
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Past President of South Korea | Moon Jae-in | Until May 10, 2022 |
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President of South Korea | Yoon Suk-yeol | Assumed office from May 10, 2022 |
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Past Prime Minister of South Korea | Kim Boo-kyum | From May 14, 2021, to May 12, 2022 |
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Past Prime Minister of South Korea | Choo Kyung-ho | From May 12, 2022, to May 20, 2022 |
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Prime Minister of South Korea | Han Duk-Soo | From May 21, 2022 |
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea | Kim Myeong-soo | Since September 25, 2017 |
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President of the Constitutional Court of Korea | Yoo Nam-seok | From September 21, 2018 |
Events
- 11 January – In an apartment which was in construction in Gwangju, the outer wall collapsed, trapping 6 workers,[1] later 1 was found dead.[2]
- 9 March – 2022 South Korean presidential election: 20th Republic of Korea presidential election was held on 9 March 2022. It is the eighth presidential election since democratization.[3][4] Yoon Suk-yeol narrowly won the 2022 presidential election.
- 1 June – 2022 South Korean local and by-elections. President Yoon's party, the People Power Party, decisively won the local elections.[5][6][7][8]
- 9 June – Daegu office fire[9]
- 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.[10]
Holidays
As per in the [Presidential Decree No. 28394, 2017. 10. 17., partially amended], the following days are declared holidays in South Korea:[11]
- 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[12]
- 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival – July 7 – 17[13]
- 27th Busan International Film Festival – October 5 – 14[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 (31 in Korean age), actress[15][16]
- 26 March – Bang Jun-seok, 52, film score composer and music director[17][18]
- 7 May – Kang Soo-yeon, 55, actress[19]
- 8 June – Song Hae, 95, television music show host and singer[20]
References
- "6 missing in S Korea following construction site collapse". AP. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- "SKorean rescuers pull body from collapsed construction site". AP. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- "Election Guide: Republic of Korea, Election for President". IFES. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- "Opposition's Yoon Wins Tight Race for South Korean Presidency". The New York Times. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- Ho, Lee Jeong (31 May 2022). "South Korea's New President Gets Boost in Big Election Win". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- Sang-Hun, Choe (1 June 2022). "Conservative Party Wins Big in South Korean Local Elections". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- Choi, Choi (1 June 2022). "South Korea's ruling party cements presidential win with local vote success". Reuters. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- "South Korea's ruling party wins majority of key local elections". Kyodo News. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- 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.
- Kim, Jack (2 November 2022). "South Korea PM urges police to explain response to Halloween crush emergency calls". Reuters. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- "South Korea Public Holidays 2022". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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