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.
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. 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.
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. 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. 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
19th Busan International Film Festival 51st Grand Bell Awards 1st Wildflower Film Awards 35th Blue Dragon Film Awards
Television
3rd APAN Star Awards 2014 KBS Drama Awards 7th Korea Drama Awards 2014 MBC Drama Awards 2014 SBS Drama Awards
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) October 27 – Shin Hae-chul, 46, singer-songwriter, producer, artist, activist (N.EX.T)
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