2006 in South Korea

Events from the year 2006 in South Korea.

← 2005 2004 2003 2006 in South Korea → 2007 2008 2009
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events in 2006 Years in South Korea Timeline of Korean history 2006 in North Korea

Incumbents

• President: Roh Moo-hyun
• Prime Minister:
  • Lee Hae-chan (until 14 March),
  • Han Myeong-sook (starting 14 March)

Events

• March 1–4: South Korean railroad strike of 2006
• March 14: 2006 South Korean prime minister elections
• April: The Saemangeum Seawall is completed
• April 20: Han Myeong Sook becomes prime minister of South Korea, replacing Lee Hae-chan
• May 12: The Korean Paralympic Committee is founded.
• May 31: 2006 South Korean local elections
• July 10: The Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board is formed.
• July 21: 43rd Grand Bell Awards
• November 25: 2006 Mnet Asian Music Awards
• December 31: 2006 KBS Drama Awards

Sport

• South Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics
• South Korea at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
• South Korea at the 2006 Asian Games
• 2006 BWF World Junior Championships
• 2006 World Junior Curling Championships
• 2006 Korea Open
• 2006 in South Korean football
• 2006 Peace Queen Cup
• 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup

Film

• List of South Korean films of 2006
• List of 2006 box office number-one films in South Korea
• 26th Blue Dragon Film Awards

Births

• January 16 - Lim Hyeon-seob, - footballer
• January 20 - Jin Tae-ho, - footballer
• January 26 - Jang Kyu-jin, singer
• January 27 - Kim Su-an, actress
• February 1 - Yu Byeong-heon, footballer
• March 2 - Kang Min-woo, footballer
• March 12 - Lee Re, child actress
• March 12 - Lee Chang-woo, footballer
• March 20 - Kim Min-sung, footballer
• March 21 - Kim Myung-jun, footballer
• April 6 - Park Jun-min, footballer
• April 11 - Go Jong-hyeon, footballer
• April 15 - Na Yeong-hoon, footballer
• April 16 - Yang Min-hyuk, footballer
• May 3 - Cha Je-hoon, footballer
• June 18 - Kwak Seong-hoon, footballer
• June 20 - Hwang Ji-sung, footballer
• June 23 - Lee Chae-mi, actress
• August 14 - Kal So-won, actress
• August 27 - Kang Ju-hyeok, footballer
• September 12 - Kim Beom-hwan, footballer
• September 25 - Oh Joo-an, footballer
• September 29 - Hong Seong-min, footballer
• October 10 - Yoon Ki-wok, footballer
• October 28 - Yoon Do-yeong, footballer
• November 17 - Kim Yoo-rae, footballer
• November 29 - Baek In-woo, footballer

Deaths

Main article: Deaths in 2006

Further information: Category:2006 deaths

See also

• 2006 in South Korean music