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2014 in South Korea
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2014
Events in the year 2014 in South Korea.
Incumbents
President: Park Geun-hye
Prime Minister: Jung Hong-won
Governors
Gyeonggi: Nam Kyung-pil
Gangwon: Choi Moon-soon
North Chungcheong: Lee Si-jong
South Chungcheong: An Hee-jung
North Jeolla: Song Ha-jin
South Jeolla: Lee Nak-yon
North Gyeongsang: Kim Kwan-yong
South Gyeongsang: Hong Joon-pyo
Jeju: Won Hee-ryong
Events
January
February
February 6 – Kim and Chae are rescued from the Sinan County salt farms.
February 17 – A building collapse at a mountain resort in Gyeongju kills ten people.Park Ju-min Building collapse at South Korean resort kills 10: officials https://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-collapse-idUSBREA1G1HE20140217 March 15, 2014 Reuters February 17, 2014
March
March 3 – Businessman Song Seung-ho was found dead at his own building in Naebalsan-dong, Seoul. Seoul councilman Kim Hyung-shik was later found responsible for aiding Song Seung-ho's murder.June 22, 2014 City councilor indicted for alleged contract killing https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/02/113_161470.html 2025-05-22 www.koreatimes.co.kr en
March 11 – The Canada–South Korea Free Trade Agreement is signed by Stephen Harper, the Prime Minister of Canada, and Park Geun-hye, the President of South Korea.
April
April 8 – The Australia–Korea Free Trade Agreement is signed by the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and South Korean President Park Geun-hye
April 16 – A ferry carrying 476 people capsizes and sinks off the South Korean coast, killing at least 262 people and leaving 40 others missing.Death toll from sunken ferry rises to 262 https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/05/116_156600.html May 5, 2014 Yonhap via The Korea Times May 5, 2014
May
May 2 – The 2014 Seoul subway crash occurred.
May 12 – ITX saemaeul was started operation
June
June 4 – The 2014 South Korean local elections are held.
July
July 16 – A fire incident aboard the train at Busan Metro in the South Korean port city of Busan with five people injured and 100 people were evacuated.http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/yonhap-news-agency/140717/5-injured-hundreds-evacuate-busan-subway-fire https://web.archive.org/web/20140719022710/http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/yonhap-news-agency/140717/5-injured-hundreds-evacuate-busan-subway-fire July 19, 2014 5 injured, hundreds evacuate in Busan subway fire Global Post Yonhap News Agency July 17, 2014 January 4, 2019
July 17 – A firefighting helicopter searching for missing people from the sinking of MV Sewol in April crashes in the South Korean city of Gwangju with five people aboard.https://www.foxnews.com/world/firefighting-helicopter-crashes-in-south-korea-killing-5/ Firefighting helicopter crashes in South Korea, killing 5 Fox News Associated Press July 17, 2014 January 4, 2019
July 30 – 2014 South Korean by-elections
August
2014 South Korea floods
September
September 3 – Ladies' Code was involved in an accident at Yeongdong Expressway leading to deaths of members EunB and RiSe.
September 19 – The Asian Games take place in Incheon, South Korea.
October
October 17 – Pangyo Techno Valley Vents Collapse
November
December
December 5 – Korean Air flight 086 was returned to gate at JFK airport because vice-president of Korean Air and a passenger aboard the plane, Heather Cho, became enraged about Macadamia service. As a result, the flight arrived at Incheon International Airport 11 minutes late.
Films
List of South Korean films of 2014
19th Busan International Film Festival
51st Grand Bell Awards
1st Wildflower Film Awards
35th Blue Dragon Film Awards
Television
2014 in South Korean television
3rd APAN Star Awards
2014 KBS Drama Awards
7th Korea Drama Awards
2014 MBC Drama Awards
2014 SBS Drama Awards
Music
2014 in South Korean music
List of number-one hits of 2014
List of Gaon Album Chart number ones of 2014
List of number-one Streaming Songs of 2014
2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards
Sports
April 20–26 – 2014 IIHF World Championship Division I (Group A)
July 18–26 – South Korea finish top of the table at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships winning ten gold medals from 27 events.
September 19 – October 4 – 2014 Asian Games
Deaths
September - Kim Song-ae, 89, president (Former of First Lady Of North Korea)
September 3 – Go Eun-bi, 21, singer (Ladies' Code)
September 7 – Kwon Rise, 23, singer (Ladies' Code)Two K-pop stars killed after band's car crashes on rain-soaked highway https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1587262/two-south-korean-k-pop-stars-killed-after-bands-car-crashes-highway South China Morning Post 27 May 2018 en
October 27 – Shin Hae-chul, 46, singer-songwriter, producer, artist, activist (N.EX.T)
References
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