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, 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 [Presidential 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 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 (31 in Korean age), 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
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