Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang meets SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won at Kkanbu Chicken
Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won at a chicken restaurant in Seoul.
- The meeting follows a previous gathering where Huang met with Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chairman Chung Eui-sun.
- The term 'Kkanbu' means 'close friend' and was popularized by the Netflix drama 'Squid Game'.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is set to meet with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won at a Kkanbu Chicken restaurant in Seoul's Gangnam district on Thursday evening. This gathering follows a high-profile meeting last October, where Huang met with Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chairman Chung Eui-sun at the same restaurant. That earlier meeting was dubbed the 'AI Kkanbu Meeting' and garnered significant attention. 'Kkanbu' is an ์์ด (euneo), a slang term meaning 'close friend,' which gained widespread recognition through the Netflix series 'Squid Game.' Chey Tae-won was not present at the October meeting. In this upcoming 'second Kkanbu Meeting,' Chey Tae-won will join Huang for their second encounter. Earlier on Thursday, Huang met with LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and Naver Chairman Lee Hae-jin at a barbecue restaurant near Hongik University in Seoul. During that meeting, Huang was seen handing out HBM chips. The article also references a previous photo from October 30, 2025, showing Jensen Huang with Lee Jae-yong and Chung Eui-sun after a chicken dinner.
Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.