Christmas (Dec. 25)
Pyeongchang Trout Festival (2023. Dec.29 to 2024, Jan.28)
The New Year's Eve bell-ringing ceremony for 2023 and the sunrise event took place in the vicinity of the Bosin-gak Pavilion
6.3 magnitude earthquake near Bali, Indonesia
Cold wave from artic
WHO designates coronavirus variant 'JN.1' as a variant of concern
Movie 'Spring in Seoul' surpasses 10 million viewers
Large-scale media festivals held throughout Seoul (Seoul Media Art Week, Dec.19 to 25 / Seoul light DDP Dec.21 to 31, etc.)
Jeju Airport Cancellations and Delays Proliferate Due to Heavy Snowfall
Lee Jung-hoo joins MLB's San Francisco Giants
Seoul Winterfesta kicks off (Seoul Light Gwanghwamun, Seoul Light Lantern Festival, Gwanghwamun Square Market, etc. 2023.Dec.15.~2024.Jan.21.)
Seoul Comic World, held at KINTEX in Ilsan (Dec. 16 to 17)
The UN Security Council rejects the ceasefire resolution between Israel and Hamas
Gasoline - Diesel price declines for 9th consecutive week
The musical Macbeth opens (Dec.02 to Dec.30)
2023 Busan International Art Fair (BIAF 2023) opens at BEXCO, Haeundae (Dec.07 to Dec.11)
'K-Link Festival' commemorating the 2023-2024 Korea Visit Year held in Jamsil (Dec.10)
Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk, magnitude 4.0 earthquake
Yongsan War Memorial Museum, 'Kim Sang-ok, Awakening the Nation' Special Exhibition Opening (Dec.01, 2023 to Mar.10, 2024)
The Busan International Liquor & Wine Exhibition held at BEXCO (Dec.01 to Dec.03)
North Korea launches military reconnaissance satellite
Yang Hee-young, professional golfer wins LPGA CME Group Tour Championship
2026 FIFA North, Central America, and Caribbean World Cup 2nd Qualifiers, South Korea VS China (Nov.21)
Black Friday (Nov.24)
National ski resorts opening (Nov.24~)
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Tourism Organization hosts COEX Food Week 2023
College enterance exam (Nov.16)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit held
League of Legends World Championship (Worlds) SKT T1 victory
2026 FIFA North, Central America and Caribbean World Cup 2nd Qualifiers, South Korea VS Singapore (Nov.16)
Korea Sale Festa (Nov.11 to Nov.30)
The international game exhibition '2023 G-STAR' will open in Busan (Nov.16 to Nov.19)
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Tourism Organization to hold 'Vegan Tour to Korea 2023'
First cold wave warning issued for the capital region and Gangwon province
The value of Japanese YEN has fallen to the 860 won range
Player Kim Ha-seong selected for the 2023 MLB Golden Glove National League Utility Division
Bass player Park Jae-sung wins the international vocal competition 'Operalia'
Daelim Museum to hold the Mischa exhibition (Nov.10, 2023 to Mar.31, 2024)
Spread of bedbugs nation-wide
Halloween (Oct. 31)
2023 JTBC Seoul Marathon Race held (Nov.05)
Hongseong County, Chungnam, to host '2023 Global BBQ Festival (Nov.03 to Nov.05)
2023 Pyeongchang Goryeongji Kimchi Festival (11.3~11.12)
18th Busan Fireworks Festival held
Traveling weekend (Nov.30 to Dec.03)
Asiana Airlines sells cargo business
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization hosts the 2023 K-Travel Tech Summit, an international travel marketing conference
The opening of the circus 'Circus of the Sun, Luzia' (Oct.25 to Dec.31)
2023 Daejeon Bread Festival held (Oct.28 to Oct.29)
2023 South Korea Accommodation Sale Festival held (Oct.27 to Nov.24)
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization will host the '2023 Korea Medical Tourism Expo' in Indonesia
Trilateral Joint Air Drills of South Korea, the United States, and Japan
FIFA National Team Evaluation Match: Korea vs Vietnam (Oct.17)
2023 KBO League Closing (Apr.01 to Oct.17)
2023 KBO Postseason held (Oct.19 to Nov.15)
The opening of the Busan One Asia Festival (BOF) K-POP Concert (Oct.21 to Oct.22)
Hangeul Day (Oct.09)
Kim Hyo-joo, The Ascendant LPGA Champion
The League of Legends World Championship (Worlds) held in Seoul and Busan (Oct.10 to Nov.19)
FIFA National Team Evaluation Match held Korea vs Tunisia (Oct.13)
Budget Market Sam-guk Festival (Oct.13 to Oct.19)
Korea Railroad launches 'Untan Godo 1330' travel service
National Foundation Day (Oct.03)
Israel-Hamas War
Yu Hae-ran, a pro, won the LPGA Walmart NM Arkansas Championship
Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Opening (Oct.04 to Oct.13)
2023 Seoul World Firework festival (Oct. 07)
October Autumn flower festivals held throughout the country (including reeds, silver grass, buckwheat flowers, chrysanthemums, etc.)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues special travel advisory for Israel
Chuseok holiday (Sep.28~Oct.03)
Pianist Park Jin-hyung, winner of the Tchaikovsky Competition.
Implementation of measures for the stability of people's livelihood during the Chuseok holiday (such as exemption of highway tolls)
2023 South Korea Accommodation Sale Festival (Sep.27~Oct.15)
Gasoline and diesel prices have risen for 11 consecutive weeks in Korea
The 19th Hangzhou Asian Games from September 23rd to October 8th.
2023 Gangbyeon Song Festival (New Challenge) held in Pyeongchang
Ulleungdo large-scale landslide
North Korea-Russia Summit
Railway labor union strike
FIFA National Team Evaluation Match: South Korea vs Saudi Arabia (Sep.13)
Athlete Woo Sang-hyuk, winner of the men's high jump at the 2023 World Athletics Federation Diamond League Final.
2023 Jeonju World Sound Festival (Sep.15.~24.), Jeonju Jazz Festival (Sep.15.~17.) held
G20 Summit of the major 20 countries
Korean government designates October 2nd as a temporary public holiday.
FIFA National Team Evaluation Match held, Korea vs Wales game (Sep.08)
The international art fair Kiaf (Kiaf SEOUL, Sep.06~10) and Frieze (FRIEZE SEOUL, Sep.06.~09.) held.
The K-Content Festival 'Stylish Han River (Sep.08.~30.)', 'Han River Light Performance Drone Light Show (Sep.08.~Oct.27.)' held
Seoul City and Seoul Tourism Foundation hosted '2023 Seoul Medical Tourism International Travel Mart (SITMMT 2023)'
Morocco earthquake in North Africa
Start of the second semester at nationwide universities
Central Disease Control Headquarters, downgrading COVID-19 to a level 4 infectious disease
Yeasan City, Chungnam Province, to hold '2023 Yeasan Beer Festival' (Sep. 01 to 03)
Jeju Folklore and Natural History Museum to hold Kazuma Yamoi Exhibition 'Seeking the Soul' (Sep. 01, 2023 to Feb. 29, 2024)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues a special travel advisory for Gabon in Africa, where a military coup has broken out
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization host the 2023 Mongolia Korea Medical Tourism Expo
Japan releases contaminated water from Fukushima
Elementary, middle, and high schools start
Shin Jin-seo, 9th dan, won the 9th Ying Shibei World Professional Go Championship
UFC on ESPN 52 - Holloway vs Jung Chan-sung (Aug.26), Jung Chan-sung retires
Player Ahn Se-young, wins the 2023 World Individual Badminton Championship
2023 CassCool Festival
Gundam FUN EXPO 2023 (Aug.24 to 27)' and 'Seoul Pop Culture Convention (Aug.25 to 27)' held at COEX
The 11th 'Busan International Comedy Festival (BICF)' opens (Aug.23 to Sep.03)
Liberation Day (Aug.15)
A summit meeting between South Korea, the United States, and Japan
2023-2024 German Bundesliga held.
78th Anniversary of Liberation Day Commemorative Historical and Cultural Festival '2023 Seodaemun Independence Festival' held (Aug.12 to 15)
Seoul Museum of Art opens '2023 Summer Music Festival' (Aug.22 to 27)
2023 World Taekwondo Culture Festival held in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do (Aug.18 to 24)
Airports raise 'departure fee' exemption from under 2 to under 6 years old
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries opens the 'Republic of Korea International Marine Leisure Week' (Aug.18 to 27)
Typhoon Khanun, moving northward
The English Premier League (EPL), French Ligue 1, Spanish La Liga, and Italian Serie A will be held in the 2023-2024 season
Yoon Hankyeol, the first Korean to win the 'Karajan Young Conductor Award' at the competition
The 19th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival Opening (Aug.10 to Aug. 15, 2023)
Large wildfires in Hawaii
Three telecommunication companies implement 'Pass Smart Airline Ticket' service for identification and boarding pass verification through a pass app
Chinese government allows its citizens to travel abroad in groups for the first time in 3 years since the COVID-19 pandemic
2023 25th World Scout Jamboree Closing Ceremony in Saemangeum (Aug.11)
National heat wave warning, tropical night
2023 Coupang Play Series, Jeonbuk Hyundai vs Paris Saint-Germain (Aug.02)
Recurve Men's/Mixed Team Gold at World Archery Championships Berlin 2023
2023 Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival (Aug.04 to Aug.06)
2023 Saemangeum hosts the 25th World Scout Jamboree
National heat wave warning · tropical night & heavy rain advisory
Continual senseless crime in Sillim and Bundang occurred
2023 Coupang Play Series, Team K League vs AT. Madrid (Jul.27)
2023 Coupang Play Series, Manchester City vs AT. Madrid (Jul.30)
Hosted the 2023 KOVO Cup professional volleyball tournament (Jul.29 to Aug.13)
Boryeong Mud Festival Opens (Jul.21 to Aug.06)
Summer festivals held throughout Gangwon Province (Hongcheon, Hwacheon, Taebaek, Sokcho, Chulwon, etc.)
Heat warning for inland areas including Seoul
Declared 13 special disaster areas, including Yecheon, North Gyeongsang Province and Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do Province
Kim Min-jae signs a five-year contract with FC Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism holds Korea Summer Beauty Sale (Jul.20 to Aug.20)
Kim Young-woong wins Grand Prix at the 20th Seoul International Dance Competition
International Outdoor Camping & Sports Festival Seoul (Jul.21 to Jul.23)
National heavy rain warning
Woo Sang-hyuk wins men's high jump at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships
2023 KBO League All-Star Games (Jul.15)
Character Licensing Fair 2023 (Jul.13 to Jul.16)
Seoul Art Fair Urban Break 2023 opens (Jul.13 to Jul.16)
Pianist Sehyun Kim Wins First Prize at Cleveland International Youth Piano Competition
Incheon International Airport pre-registers for facial recognition departure service 'Smart Pass'
National heatwave warning
Lee Kang-in signs a five-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in Ligue 1, France
Dinosaur Expo, held at KINTEX in Ilsan (Jul.08 to Aug.27)
2023 World Choir Contest, held in Gangneung, Korea (Jul.03 to Jul.13)
Beaches open nationwide
2023 Incheon Pentaport Music Festival
Korea Tourism Organization hosts 'HIKR Festa' to celebrate one year anniversary of Korea Tourism Organization's 'HIKR Ground'
Russia sees 'Wagnerian' coup d'état
Hosted a soccer national team trial (South Korea vs. El Salvador, 6.20)
2023 Waterbomb held in 9 cities including Seoul, Incheon, and Busan (Jun.23 to Aug.19)
Seoul Named 'Best Leisure City in Asia' (Global Traveler, 11th Leisure Lifestyle Awards)
Korea Tourism Organization to host '2023 Pet Tourism Forum'
Hosted a soccer national team trial (South Korea vs Peru, Jun.16)
Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul Tourism Organization to host '2023 BTS 10th Anniversary Festa' (Jun.12 to 25)
Bruno Mars Super Concert in Korea (Jun.17 to 18)
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity '2023 Gangneung Dan-o Festival' (Jun.18 to 25)
Tenor Kim Sung-ho wins vocal category at BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2023
Memorial Day (Jun. 6)
Establishment of Gangwon special self-governing province
Musical Chicago in Korea, held at Blue Square in Seoul (May.27~Aug.06)
K-TAC (Korea Small Travel Agency Cooperative) Offers 'Let's Play Summer!' Discount Promotion
24,604 new COVID-19 cases (As of May.31)
COVID-19 emergency level downgraded to ‘Alert’ (reversing to 5-day quarantine recommended)
Buddha's Birthday substitute holiday designation finalized
Kim Min-jae wins Serie A's best defense award
Baritone Taehan Kim becomes the first Asian man to win the Queen Elizabeth Competition, one of the world's top three competitions
National Museum of Korea, hosts "Eyes on Us: Masterpieces from the National Gallery, London." (Jun.02 to Oct.09)
2023 World DJ Festival Opens (Jun.02 to Jun.04)
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism-Korea Tourism Organization to launch 2023 Travel Month campaign (Jun.01 to Jun.30)
2023 Korea Accommodation Sale Festa (Regional: May.30 to Jun.01, National: Jun.02 to Jun. 30)
19,080 new COVID-19 cases (As of May.24)
Success of the third launch of Nuri rocket
2023 Seoul Jazz Festival Opens (May.26 to May.28)
Guam closes airport as Typhoon Mawar hits
21,797 new COVID-19 cases (As of May.17)
Teachers' day/Coming-of-Age day (May. 15)
Jin Young Ko wins LPGA's Founders Cup
2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina (Ma.20 to Jun.11)
Woo Sang-hyuk wins the 2023 Seiko Golden Grand Prix
Luxury brand Gucci hosts '2024 Cruise Fashion Show' at Gyeongbokgung Palace (May.16)
2023 Korea Craft Week opens
2023 Yeon Deung Hoe_Lotus Lantern Festival (May.19 to May.21)
20,504 new COVID-19 cases (As of May.10)
Parents' Day (May.08)
Government declares that the disease has become endemic : All mandates lifted starting June
Celtic FC (Oh's team) wins early Scottish Premiership title
Ceramic festival opens (Ichon, Yeoju)
20,146 new COVID-19 cases (As of May.03)
Labor Day (May.01)
Children's day (May.05)
S.S.C Napoli (Kim Min-jae's team) wins early Serie A title
2023 LoL Mid-Season Invitational (May.02 to May.21)
Premium art fair 'Art Busan 2023' opens (May.05 to May.07)
SEOUL FESTA 2023 held (Apr.30 to May.07)
Abolished international travelers' customs declaration forms
14,284 new COVID-19 cases (As of Apr.26)
Up to 9-day holiday including Labor Day - Children's Day (Apr.29 to May.07)
Held the 2023 National Living Sports Festival (Apr.27)
The 9th Palace Culture Festival, held at the Five Great Palaces (Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace, Changgyeonggung Palace, Deoksugung Palace, and Gyeonghee Palace), Jongmyo, and Sajikdan (Apr.29 to May.07)
24th Jeonju International Film Festival (JEONJU IFF) Opens (Apr.27 to May.06)
14,094 new COVID-19 cases (As of Apr.19)
Opening of the 61st Sports Week 2023 (Apr.23 to Apr.29)
Edward Hopper Exhibition 'On the Road' at the Seoul Museum of Art (Apr.20 to Aug.20)
Held cultural performance 'Feast of Blue Seasons, Blue House' to commemorate the 1st anniversary of the opening of the Blue House to the public (Apr.21 to 29)
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism selects K-tourism islands to visit (Geomun Island, Maldo-Myeongdo-Bangchuk Island, Baekryeong Island, Ulleung Island, and Heuksan Island)
Gyeonggi-do to launch 'EG Tour Bus' service for foreign tourists by the end of the year
11,596 new COVID-19 cases (As of Apr.12)
Gangneung large wildfire outbreak (Apr.11)
High level of yellow dust from China affecting the entire nation
Authorities raise Monkeypox alert level to 'Warning'
Korea's longest-running art fair, '2023 Hwarang Art Festival', held at COEX (Apr.12 to 16)
Opening of the traditional cultural festival 'Gyeongbokgung Palace Starlight Tour' (Apr.15 to May.13)
Korea Council for the Arts, ARCO Museum of Art holds special exhibition 'Memory-Space' Apr.14 to Jul.23
12,084 new COVID-19 cases (As of Apr.05)
14th Gwangju Biennale opens (Apr.07 to Jul.09)
The 18th Seoul Spring Festival of Chamber Music (SSF) (Apr.26 to May.07)
11,039 new COVID-19 cases (As of Mar.29)
FIFA National Team Trials Korea vs. Uruguay (Mar.28)
2023 KBO League started (Apr.01~)
Tongyeong International Music Festival, Korea's largest classical music festival, opens (Mar.31 to Apr.09)
Musical 'The Phantom of the Opera' opens at Busan Dream Theater (Mar.25~Jun.18)
2023 Seoul Mobility Show (Seoul Motor Show), held at KINTEX in Ilsan, Korea (Mar.30 to Apr.09)
Government announces 60 billion won subsidy in vacation expenses for 1 million people to boost domestic economy (Mar.29)
Government Temporarily Exempts 22 Countries, Including Japan and Taiwan, from Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA) (until Dec.31, 2024)
Korea-China flights resumed (Gimpo - Beijing, Gimpo - Shanghai)
11,400 new COVID-19 cases (As of Mar.22)
Mask mandate for public transportation lifted
FIFA National Team Trials Korea vs. Colombia (Mar.24)
Musical 'Mamma Mia' reopens at Chungmu Art Center, Seoul (Mar.24 to Jun.25)
Animation movie "Suzume no Tojimari" exceeds 3 million viewers in 20 days (released on Mar.08)
2023 F/W Seoul Fashion Week (Mar.15 to Mar.19)
Cherry blossom season (Mar.22 to Apr.08)
9,934 new COVID-19 cases (As of Mar.15)
North Korea launches short-range ballistic missile
2023 KBO pre-season game (Mar.13 to Mar.28)
Korea vs. China game of Group B, 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC)
Son Heung-min wins 'Goal of the Year' at the London Football Awards
Musical 'Cats' to tour 11 cities in Korea from March 17 (Gyeongju, Incheon, Daegu, etc.)
China resumes issuing tourist visas to South Koreans
10,890 new COVID-19 cases (As of Mar.08)
Jin Young Ko wins LPGA HSBC Women's World Championship
2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) open (Mar.08 to Mar.21)
2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC), Group B, Korea vs. Australia (Mar.09) / Korea vs. Japan (Mar.10) / Korea vs. Czech Republic (Mar.12)
2023 ISU World Short Track Championships, Seoul (Mar.10 to Mar.12)
Jae-ho Cho wins SK Rent-a-Car PBA-LPBA World Championship 2023
'Maurizio Cattelan' exhibition in LEEUM Art Museum exceeds 100,000 visitors (Jan.31 to Jul.16)
Seoul to provide 5 million won in employment support for inbound travel agencies
7.561 new COVID-19 cases (As of Mar.01)
Samiljeol (Independence movement day)
2023 First Art Fair ‘Busan International Gallery Art Fair (BAMA)’ held at BEXCO (Mar.02 to Mar.05)
Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture held the '1st Seoul Arts Awards' ceremony
K Auction and If Children hold a special charity auction for children in Türkiye
Government lifts COVID-19 PCR obligations for travelers arriving from China
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism/Korea Tourism Organization, newly selected 5 'Night Tourism Specialized Cities' (Busan, Daejeon, Gangneung, Jeonju, and Jinju City)
10,845 new COVID-19 cases (As of Feb.22)
1 year of Russian invasion of Ukraine
2023 K League 1 Kickoff (Feb.25 to Nov.12)
A total of 101,632 spectators in 6 K-League matches, attracting the largest number of spectators ever
The movie ‘The First Slam Dunk’, a Japanese animation, recorded the 2nd place for the first time in domestic box office history
The National Library of Korea holds a special exhibition commemorating the 1st anniversary of Lee O-ryeong (Lee O-ryeong's Book) (Feb.25 to Apr.23)
The 12th 'Seoul International Sculpture Festa' held at COEX (Mar.02 to Mar.05)
12,519 new COVID-19 cases (As of Feb.15)
COVID-19 Vaccination for Infants and Children
North Korea launches ballistic missile over East Sea
Concert commemorating the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Seoul Arts Center (Feb. 14 to 24)
K-Illustration Fair Seoul 2023, held at COEX (Feb.16 to 19)
The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea Memorial Hall hosts the 104th anniversary of the 3.1st Paragraph Exhibition 'Declare We are an Independent Country'
14,664 new COVID-19 cases (As of Feb.08)
Ended 'Disaster Text' notifications for COVID-19 cases
7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkiye-Syria (Feb.06)
Lee Hae-in won the women's single free skating at the International Skating Union (ISU) Four Continents Championships
Seoul Museum of Arts and Crafts holds special exhibition of costumes by first-generation Korean fashion designers Choi Kyung-ja, Norano, and Andre Kim (Feb.07 to Apr.02)
The 1st Seoul International Art Expo (WAE), held at COEX (Feb.09 to 12)
String quartet 'Arete Quartet' wins 1st place at the Mozart International Competition
Government resumes issuing short-term visas from China
16,862 new COVID-19 cases (As of Feb. 01)
Indoor mask mandate lifted (Jan. 30)
UFC Fight Night: 'Lewis vs. Spivak', 'Jung Da-un, Choi Doo-ho, Park Jun-yong' participated
Musical 'Jesus Christ Superstar' 5 city tour (Feb. 03 to Mar. 05)
Expanded support for the Culture Nuri Card (Integrated Cultural Voucher)
Closure of City Airport Terminal in Samsung-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
China PCR tests all arrivals from South Korea
35,096 new COVID-19 cases (As of Jan. 25)
'Avatar: The Way of Water' becomes the first post-COVID-19 movie to reach 10 million viewers in Korea (Jan. 24)
Takashi Murakami's 'Murakami Zombie Vision' held at Busan Museum of Art (Jan. 26 to Mar. 12)
Soprano Han Ye-won won the first prize at the Tenervinas International Vocal Competition in Spain
Vienna Boys Choir in Korea, New Year's Concert Tour in 6 cities nationwide (Jan. 27 to Feb. 05)
Extension of restrictions on short-term visas departing from China in February
29,816 new COVID-19 cases (As of Jan. 18)
Lunar New Year Holidays (Jan. 21 to 23)
New Year's Day substitute holiday (Jan. 24)
2023 LCK (League of legend Champions Korea) spring held (Jan. 18 to Apr. 9)
Opening of Miguel Chevalier 'Digital Beauty' media art exhibition (Jan. 18 to Feb. 11)
Gangwon Inje 'Smelt Festival (Jan. 20 to 29)', Pyeongchang 'Daegwallyeong Snow Flower Festival (Jan. 20 to 29)'
Free PCR tests at 6 highway rest areas nationwide for Lunar New Year holidays
43,953 new COVID-19 cases (As of Jan. 11)
3.7 earthquake off the coast of Ganghwa Island
Kwon Soon-woo won the 2nd tennis tournament in Adelaide International on the Australian ATP Tour
Siwoo Kim wins Sony Open in Hawaii PGA
‘Elementary school cellist’ Kim Jeong-ah wins the cello category at the ‘Young Tchaikovsky International Competition’
Michael Bolton concert held in Korea (Jan. 14 to 15)
Musical 'Beethoven; Beethoven Secret' premiere in Korea (Jan. 12 to Mar. 26)
China suspends short-term visa issuance for Koreans
Opening of 'Korea Grand Sale', a shopping culture and tourism festival (Jan. 12~Feb. 28)
64,106 new COVID-19 cases (As of Jan. 4)
‘Insa Art Week’ (IWA 2023), a New Year’s art festival, held in Insa-dong, Seoul (Jan. 4 to 15)
Hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, '2023 New Year's offline Concert' held at the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall after 3 years since the outbreak (Jan. 4)
The size of the Korean art market in 2022 will exceed 1 trillion won for the first time in history, a 37.2% increase from the previous year
The Korean government provides the largest amount of financial support (KRW 790 billion) to foster K-content
Director Park Chan-wook's 'Decision to leave' was nominated in 10 Asian Film Awards (AFA) categories, recording the most nominations
Gangwon Hwacheon 'Trout Festival (Jan. 7 to 29)', Pyeongchang 'Trout Festival (Dec. 30 2022 to Jan. 29, 2023)' held
Vacation Fund for Workers project application period (Jan. 2 to exhausted)