2014 in South Korea

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Last updated May 23, 2025

Incumbents

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.^[1]

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.^[2]
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.^[3]

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.^[4]
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.^[5]
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

Television

Music

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)^[6]
October 27 – Shin Hae-chul, 46, singer-songwriter, producer, artist, activist (N.EX.T)

References

↑ Park, Ju-min (February 17, 2014). "Building collapse at South Korean resort kills 10: officials". Reuters . Retrieved March 15, 2014.
↑ "City councilor indicted for alleged contract killing". www.koreatimes.co.kr. June 22, 2014. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
↑ "Death toll from sunken ferry rises to 262". Yonhap via The Korea Times. May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
↑ "5 injured, hundreds evacuate in Busan subway fire". Global Post. Yonhap News Agency. July 17, 2014. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
↑ "Firefighting helicopter crashes in South Korea, killing 5". Fox News. Associated Press. July 17, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
↑ "Two K-pop stars killed after band's car crashes on rain-soaked highway". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

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[1] Park, Ju-min (February 17, 2014). "Building collapse at South Korean resort kills 10: officials". Reuters . Retrieved March 15, 2014.

[2] "City councilor indicted for alleged contract killing". www.koreatimes.co.kr. June 22, 2014. Retrieved 2025-05-22.

[3] "Death toll from sunken ferry rises to 262". Yonhap via The Korea Times. May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.

[4] "5 injured, hundreds evacuate in Busan subway fire". Global Post. Yonhap News Agency. July 17, 2014. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

[5] "Firefighting helicopter crashes in South Korea, killing 5". Fox News. Associated Press. July 17, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

[6] "Two K-pop stars killed after band's car crashes on rain-soaked highway". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

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