ase ong , ▁G ye ong gi . ▁ ▁March ▁▁▁ 5 ▁March ▁- ▁A ▁kn ife - w ield ing ▁ass ail ant ▁inj ures ▁the ▁American ▁amb assador ▁to ▁South ▁Korea , ▁Mark ▁Li pp ert , ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Korean ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁Se oul . ▁Author ities ▁report ▁that ▁the ▁inj uries ▁on ▁his ▁face ▁and ▁w rist ▁are ▁not ▁life - th re aten ing . ▁ ▁May ▁▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁- ▁The ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁resp ir atory ▁synd rome ▁out break ▁ ▁June ▁▁ ▁A ▁dr ought ▁occurs ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁and ▁neighbor ing ▁country ▁North ▁Korea . ▁ ▁July ▁▁ 1 ▁July ▁- ▁A ▁bus ▁accident ▁in ▁Ji ' an , ▁China ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁Kore ans ▁and ▁the ▁Chinese ▁bus ▁driver . ▁ ▁September ▁▁ 9 ▁September ▁- ▁The ▁Dol g ora e ▁s inks ▁near ▁Ch u ja ▁Island . ▁ ▁Film ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁box ▁office ▁number - one ▁films ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁▁ 2 0 th ▁Bus an ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁▁ 2 nd ▁Wild flow er ▁Film ▁Awards ▁ ▁Music ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁number - one ▁hits ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Ga on ▁Album ▁Chart ▁number ▁ones ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁number - one ▁streaming ▁songs ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁ ▁Death s ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁- ▁Kim ▁Ky ung - r oul ,