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)

3.7 earthquake off the coast of Ganghwa Island

‘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)