Events in the year 2014 in South Korea. Incumbents President: Park Geun-hye Prime Minister: Jung Hong-won 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 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