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

Incumbents

Events

* 11 January – In an apartment which was in construction in

Gwangju Gwangju () is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office ...

, the outer wall collapsed, trapping 6 workers, later 1 was found dead. * 9 March –

2022 South Korean presidential election Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 9 March 2022. Under the South Korean constitution, presidents are restricted to a single five-year term, meaning that incumbent president Moon Jae-in was ineligible to run for a second term. O ...

: 20th Republic of Korea presidential election was held on 9 March 2022. It is the eighth presidential election since

democratization Democratization, or democratisation, is the transition to a more democratic political regime, including substantive political changes moving in a democratic direction. It may be a hybrid regime in transition from an authoritarian regime to a ful ...

. 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. * 9 June –

Daegu office fire On 9 June 2022, a fire caused by a suspected arson attack broke out at an office building in Daegu, South Korea, killing seven people and injuring 49 others. Among the dead was the suspected arsonist, who was reported to have started the fire in ...

* 8 August –

2022 South Korean floods On 8 August 2022, large scale floods hit the capital of South Korea, Seoul, especially Gangnam District and surrounding areas. It was preceded by the highest rainfall in 80 years. 2,800 buildings were damaged and at least 9 people were killed. ...

* 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 residential Decree No. 28394, 2017. 10. 17., partially amended the following days are declared holidays in South Korea: * 1 January – New Year's Day * 1 February to 3 February –

Korean New Year Seollal () is a festival and national holiday commemorating the first day of the Chinese lunisolar calendar. It is one of the most important traditional holidays in both North and South Korea. The celebration usually lasts three days: the day ...

* 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 The following is a list of South Korean films released in 2022. Box office The highest-grossing South Korean films released in 2022, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: Released January – March April – June July � ...

List of 2022 box office number-one films in South Korea The following is a list of 2022 box office number-one films in South Korea by week. When the number-one film in gross is not the same as the number-one film in admissions, both are listed. Highest-grossing films See also * List of South Kor ...

* 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival - April 28 – May 7, 2022 * 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival – July 7 – 17 *

27th Busan International Film Festival The 27th Busan International Film Festival () was held from October 5 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea till October 14. This year, the festival restarted events and program sections which were not conducted due to COVID-19 for la ...

– October 5 – 14 *

2022 MBC Entertainment Awards The 2022 MBC Entertainment Awards (Korean: 2022 MBC 방송연예대상) presented by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), took place on December 29, 2022, at MBC Public Hall in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. It was hosted by Jun Hyun-moo, Lee Y ...

2022 SBS Entertainment Awards The 2022 SBS Entertainment Awards () presented by Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), took place on December 17, 2022, at SBS Prism Tower in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. The award ceremony was hosted by Tak Jae-hoon, Jang Do-yeon and . This year ...

2022 KBS Drama Awards The 2022 KBS Drama Awards (), presented by Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), was held on December 31, 2022, from 21:20 (Korea Standard Time, KST) at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul. It was hosted by Jeon Hyun-moo, Lee Hye-ri and Jung Yong-hwa. Joo S ...

2022 MBC Drama Awards The 2022 MBC Drama Awards (), presented by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) took place at MBC Media Center Public Hall in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul on December 30, 2022. It was aired from 20:50 ( KST) on iMBC official website and Naver No ...

2022 SBS Drama Awards The 2022 SBS Drama Awards (), presented by Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS). It was held on December 31, 2022, from 20:35 ( KST) at SBS Prism Tower in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. The show was hosted by Shin Dong-yup, Kim Se-jeong, and Ahn Hyo-s ...

Deaths

* 5 January – Kim Mi-soo, 29 (31 in Korean age), actress * 26 March – Bang Jun-seok, 52, film score composer and

music director A music(al) director or director of music is the person responsible for the musical aspects of a performance, production, or organization. This would include the artistic director and usually chief conductor of an orchestra or concert band, the d ...

* 7 May – Kang Soo-yeon, 55, actress * 8 June – Song Hae, 95, television music show host and singer

References

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