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