2026년의 한국

비상계엄 사태와 관련한 재판이 이어져 윤석열 전 대통령이 내란 우두머리 혐의로 1심에서 무기징역을 선고받았다. 6월 지방선거에서는 더불어민주당이 광역단체장 16곳 중 12곳을 차지했다. 최가온이 밀라노·코르티나 동계올림픽에서 금메달을 땄고, BTS가 완전체로 돌아왔다. (10월까지의 기록)

그해의 세상

• 1월 16일윤석열 전 대통령이 비상계엄 관련 재판 가운데 하나에서 직권남용, 공무집행방해, 공문서 위조 등 혐의로 1심 징역 5년을 선고받았다(항소심에서 7년으로 늘어남). [출처]
• 1월 21일한덕수 전 국무총리가 비상계엄 선포에 관여한 혐의 등(내란, 위증, 공문서 위조·파기)으로 1심에서 징역 23년을 선고받았다. [출처]
• 1월 28일김건희 여사가 1심에서 뇌물 관련 혐의로 징역 1년 8개월을 선고받고, 주가조작 등 다른 두 혐의는 무죄를 받았다(4월 항소심에서 주가조작 유죄로 징역 4년으로 늘어남). [출처]
• 2월 19일윤석열 전 대통령이 내란 우두머리 혐의로 1심에서 유죄가 인정돼 무기징역을 선고받았다. [출처]
• 3월 20일대전 대덕구의 자동차 부품 공장에서 불이 나 14명이 숨지고 60명이 다쳤다. [출처]
• 5월 23일북한 여자축구팀 내고향이 수원에서 열린 AFC 여자 챔피언스리그 결승에서 도쿄 베르디를 1-0으로 꺾고 우승했다. 앞선 준결승은 7년여 만에 북한 선수단이 참가한 국내 개최 경기였다. [출처]
• 6월 3일제9회 전국동시지방선거에서 더불어민주당이 광역단체장 16곳 중 12곳에서 이겼고, 국민의힘은 서울시장을 포함해 4곳을 지켰다. 일부 투표구에서는 투표용지가 부족해 투표에 차질이 빚어졌다. [출처]
• 10월 7일누리호가 다섯 번째 발사에서 주탑재 위성인 초소형 군집위성 5기를 궤도에 올렸다. [출처]

세계에서는

• 2월 6일이탈리아 밀라노·코르티나담페초 동계올림픽이 2월 6일부터 22일까지 열렸다. [출처]
• 6월 11일미국·캐나다·멕시코가 공동 개최한 월드컵이 6월 11일부터 7월 19일까지 열려 스페인이 우승했다. [출처]

그해의 노래·드라마·유행

자동 수집: 올해의 기록 자동 수집

아래 항목은 위키백과 문서에서 매주 자동으로 가져온 기록이라 원문 언어(한국어·영어) 그대로 보여 줍니다. 위키백과 내용은 CC BY-SA 라이선스를 따르며, 문서가 고쳐지면 다음 수집 때 함께 바뀝니다. 2026 in South Korea

• 1월 2일A KAI T-50 Golden Eagle of the Republic of Korea Air Force overturns during an emergency landing at Gwangju Air Base in Gwangju. Both pilots are unharmed. [출처]
• 1월 16일Former president Yoon Suk Yeol is convicted and sentenced to five years' imprisonment on charges of abuse of power, obstruction of justice and falsification of documents in one of four trials relating to the 2024 South Korean martial law crisis. [출처]
• 1월 16일A massive fire breaks out at Guryong Village in Gangnam, Seoul. [출처]
• 1월 21일Former prime minister Han Duck-soo is convicted and sentenced to 23 years' imprisonment on charges relating to the 2024 South Korean martial law crisis. [출처]
• 1월 28일Former first lady Kim Keon Hee is convicted and sentenced to 20 months' imprisonment on charges of accepting bribes from the Unification Church. [출처]
• 2월 9일An AH-1S Cobra attack helicopter of the Republic of Korea Army crashes in Gapyeong County, killing its two crew. [출처]
• 2월 10일Authorities carry out raids on the National Intelligence Service and the Korea Defense Intelligence Command as part of investigations into drone flights carried out into North Korea. [출처]
• 2월 12일Former interior minister Lee Sang-min is convicted and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment on charges relating to the 2024 South Korean martial law crisis. [출처]
• 2월 19일Former president Yoon Suk Yeol is convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for insurrection relating to the 2024 South Korean martial law crisis. [출처]
• 2월 25일An F-16 fighter jet of the Republic of Korea Air Force crashes near Yeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. The pilot safely ejects. [출처]
• 2월 26일A Truth and Reconciliation Commission is convened to investigate anomalies in the international adoption of South Korean children. [출처]
• 3월 5일President Lee orders the activation of a ₩100 trillion (about US$68 billion) stabilization fund to address volatility in the country's financial markets linked to the 2026 Iran war. [출처]
• 3월 13일Police raid the headquarters of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in Sejong City as part of a renewed investigation into the crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in 2024. [출처]
• 3월 16일A child is injured after being hit at a playground by a stray bullet suspected to have been fired during nearby military exercises in Daegu. [출처]
• 3월 20일Fourteen people are killed in a fire at a car parts factory in Daejeon. [출처]
• 4월 28일The Seoul High Court extends former first lady Kim Keon Hee's prison term for corruption from 20 months to four years. [출처]
• 4월 29일The Seoul High Court sentences former president Yoon Suk Yeol to seven years' imprisonment on charges related to the 2024 South Korean martial law crisis. [출처]
• 5월 17일North Korean team Naegohyang Women's FC arrive in Incheon to compete at the AFC Women's Champions League in Suwon, the first time a North Korean sports team has been sent to the South since 2018. [출처]
• 5월 20일North Korean team Naegohyang Women's FC defeats South Korean side Suwon FC Women at the semifinals of the AFC Women's Champions League in Suwon. [출처]
• 5월 23일Naegohyang Women's FC wins the 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League after defeating Tokyo Verdy Beleza 1–0 at the final in Suwon. [출처]
• 5월 26일An overpass demolition site in Seodaemun District, Seoul, collapses, killing three people and injuring three others. [출처]
• 6월 1일An explosion hits a factory operated by Hanwha Aerospace in Daejeon, killing five people. [출처]
• 6월 3일2026 South Korean by-elections [출처]
• 6월 3일2026 South Korean local elections [출처]
• 6월 5일Public assemblies and citizen gatherings continue following the shortage of ballots in local elections, primarily centered around the Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Jamsil-dong, Seoul. [출처]
• 6월 10일The PIPC issues a 624.6 billion won ($400 million) fine on Coupang over a 2025 data breach that exposed around 37.5 million users. [출처]
• 6월 11일South Korea participates at the participates at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. [출처]
• 6월 12일Former president Yoon Suk Yeol is sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment for sending drones into North Korea as part of efforts to stage provocations to justify the imposition of martial law in 2024. [출처]
• 6월 22일Former justice minister Park Sung-jae is sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment for his role in abetting the imposition of martial law in 2024. [출처]
• 6월 24일Lee Man-hee, the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, is arrested on charges of electoral interference over the recruitment of thousands of followers into the People Power Party. [출처]
• 6월 30일Kim Min-seok resigns as prime minister and is replaced by Han Seong-sook. [출처]
• 7월 1일The Ministry of Science and ICT officially launches the state-run artificial intelligence company "K-AGI" to boost national competitiveness in the AI sector. [출처]
• 7월 7일The Supreme Court upholds the 7-year prison sentence and 5-year suspended sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was convicted on charges of inciting insurrection and interfering with official duties by ordering his security service to block the execution of a court warrant. [출처]
• 7월 13일The National Assembly passes a bill to abolish the Ministry of Unification, transferring its functions to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other relevant departments, in line with the current administration's realignment of inter-Korean policy. [출처]
• 7월 18일The first vehicle rolls off the production line at the newly built KGM Commercial electric truck plant in Gunsan. [출처]
• 7월 19일29 July – 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan. [출처]
• 7월 23일A special investigation team consisting of police and prosecutors raids the headquarters and branches of the National Election Commission over allegations that some employees manipulated data to cover up errors in the voter turnout count from the June 3 local elections. [출처]
• 7월 25일The getbol tidal flats are designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. [출처]
• 7월 29일The Korea Aerospace Research Institute announces the successful test flight of the first domestically developed high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle capable of operating at altitudes exceeding 12 kilometers for more than 24 hours. [출처]
• 7월 29일Busan records its highest-ever temperature of. The heatwave results in at least nine heat-related deaths across the country since May. [출처]
• 8월 10일Two former Chinese military officers are arrested in separate incidents on suspicion of spying. [출처]
• 8월 17일US President Donald Trump orders the Pentagon to reduce annual joint military exercises with South Korea, saying that the latter refused to help with the 2026 Iran war and citing his good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. [출처]
• 8월 17일One person is killed in a landslide in Geoje. [출처]
• 8월 24일A police officer is arrested for issuing false information following the discovery of four bodies linked to missing persons cases in Jeju Province. [출처]
• 8월 31일A court in Seoul sentences Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja to two years' imprisonment for bribery involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee. [출처]
• 9월 2일A court sentences an elderly care home director in Incheon to 15 years' imprisonment for sexually assaulting three of his patients. [출처]
• 9월 4일One person is killed in a crane collapse caused by strong winds generated by Tropical Storm Krovanh in the Port of Jeju. [출처]
• 9월 5일The Yeosu World Island Exhibition is held in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province. [출처]
• 9월 21일Three soldiers are injured in a suspected landmine explosion along the DMZ. [출처]
• 9월 23일Ukraine announces that two North Korean soldiers that had been captured while fighting for Russia had been transferred to South Korea. [출처]
• 10월 1일K-pop singer and Winner member Mino is convicted of failing 102 times to report at a community center in Seoul as part of an alternative arrangement under the military service act and is sentenced to a suspended one-year prison term. [출처]
• 10월 8일South Korea recalls its ambassador to Ukraine, citing the latter's decision to reveal the transfer of North Korean POWs the previous month. [출처]
• 10월 10일Parts of a plaster ceiling collapse at a supermarket in Daegu, injuring 38 people. [출처]
• 10월 13일Six women and two men are injured in a stabbing attack at a shopping mall in Incheon. [출처]

연도 리그: 최고의 해

2020년대 · 팬데믹과 K-콘텐츠

• 2021재보궐선거에서 국민의힘 오세훈 후보가 57.50%를 얻어 서울시장에, 박형준 후보가 부산시장에 당선됐다.
• 2022경북 울진에서 대형 산불이 나 한울원자력발전소와 LNG 기지를 위협했고, 2만 ha가 넘는 산림이 탔다.
• 2023누리호가 3차 발사에서 차세대 소형위성 2호 등 실용위성을 싣고 발사에 성공했다.
• 2024이재명 더불어민주당 대표가 부산 가덕도 신공항 예정지를 방문하던 중 흉기에 찔려 다쳤다.
• 2025고위공직자범죄수사처가 내란 혐의 등으로 윤석열 대통령을 체포해, 헌정 사상 처음으로 현직 대통령이 체포됐다.

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