2006 in South Korea
# 2006 in South Korea

Events from the year 2006 in South 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
