This study analyzes 347 papers related to basic income published in Korean academic journals using semantic network analysis to identify the types and characteristics of basic income research in Korea and suggest future research directions. The analysis reveals that domestic research tends to address basic income as a social policy and a means of ensuring basic livelihoods in response to new market orders and changes in the labor environment, but research from ecological and environmental perspectives is lacking. Therefore, the study suggests that future basic income research should explore degrowth and ecological possibilities based on ecological perspectives.