2014 in South Korea
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Events in the year 2014 in South Korea.
Incumbents
Events
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 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.[2]
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 accident at the train at Busan Metro in the South Korean port city of Busan with five people injured and 100 people were evacuated. (Global Post)
- July 17 - A firefighting helicopter searching for missing people from the sinking of the MV Sewol in April crashes in the South Korean city of Gwangju with five people aboard. (Fox News)
- July 30 - South Korean by-elections, 2014
August
September
- September 3 - Ladies Code was involved in an accident at Yeongdong Expressway leading to deaths of members Eunbi and Rise.
- September 19 - The Asian Games take place in Incheon, South Korea.
October
- October 17 - Pangyo Techno Valley Vents Collapse
December
- December 5 - Korean Air flight 086 was returned to gate at JFK airport because Heather Cho raged about Macadamia service. As a result, The flight was arrived Incheon International Airport 11 minutes late.
Films
Main article: 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
- 3rd APAN Star Awards
- 2014 KBS Drama Awards
- 7th Korea Drama Awards
- 2014 MBC Drama Awards
- 2014 SBS Drama Awards
Music
Main article: 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 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)
References
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- ↑ Park, Ju-min (February 17, 2014). "Building collapse at South Korean resort kills 10: officials". Reuters. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Death toll from sunken ferry rises to 262". Yonhap via The Korea Times. May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
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