title: 2006 in South Korea
text: # 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
  