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

2022
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South Korea

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See also:Other events of 2022
Years in South Korea
Timeline of Korean history
2022 in North Korea

Incumbents

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Photo Post Name Notes
  Past President of South Korea Moon Jae-in Until May 10, 2022
  President of South Korea Yoon Suk-yeol Assumed office from May 10, 2022
  Past Prime Minister of South Korea Kim Boo-kyum From May 14, 2021, to May 12, 2022
  Past Prime Minister of South Korea Choo Kyung-ho From May 12, 2022, to May 20, 2022
  Prime Minister of South Korea Han Duk-Soo From 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 From September 21, 2018

Events

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Holidays

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As per in the [Presidential Decree No. 28394, 2017. 10. 17., partially amended], the following days are declared holidays in South Korea:[11]

Arts and entertainment

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Deaths

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References

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  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. ^ "Election Guide: Republic of Korea, Election for President". IFES. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "Opposition's Yoon Wins Tight Race for South Korean Presidency". The New York Times. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  5. ^ Ho, Lee Jeong (31 May 2022). "South Korea's New President Gets Boost in Big Election Win". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  6. ^ Sang-Hun, Choe (1 June 2022). "Conservative Party Wins Big in South Korean Local Elections". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  7. ^ Choi, Choi (1 June 2022). "South Korea's ruling party cements presidential win with local vote success". Reuters. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  8. ^ "South Korea's ruling party wins majority of key local elections". Kyodo News. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Kim, Jack (2 November 2022). "South Korea PM urges police to explain response to Halloween crush emergency calls". Reuters. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  11. ^ "South Korea Public Holidays 2022". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  12. ^ Jeong Hwa (January 14, 2022). "2022년 전주국제영화제, 오프라인 개최 확정..4월 28��� 개막" [2022 Jeonju International Film Festival confirmed to be held offline... Opening on April 28]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ 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.