Jensen Huang to Hold Second "Kkanbu Meeting" with SK Tonight... Chey Tae-won and Executives to Attend (Comprehensive)

Seventh Meeting with Chairman Chey Tae-won During This Visit to Korea
CEOs from SK hynix, SK Telecom, and Other Affiliates Gather
Expanded Cooperation Expected: From HBM to Digital Twins
From Samgyeopsal and Samgyetang to Chicken: Huang’s Love for Korean Cuisine

Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, will once again visit Kkanbu Chicken, following his visit last year. It is expected that Huang and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, together with key executives from both companies, will continue their discussions on cooperation across the AI infrastructure sector, including AI semiconductors and digital twins, while enjoying "chimaek" (chicken and beer).

On June 5, Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, received an SK hynix HBM chip as a gift from SK Chairman Chey Tae-won during a samgyeopsal dinner at a barbecue restaurant in Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, accompanied by LG Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and Naver Chairman Lee Hae-jin. Photo by Yoon Dongjoo

According to industry sources on June 7, Huang is scheduled to meet with Chairman Chey at 7:00 p.m. at the Kkanbu Chicken Samseong branch in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. This is the same location where Huang met Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung during his visit to Korea in October last year.

Huang is expected to arrive at the meeting venue after participating in a ceremonial first pitch at a professional baseball game held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul at 5:00 p.m. The "second Kkanbu meeting" was arranged at the request of NVIDIA, and the Kkanbu Chicken Samseong branch was also suggested by NVIDIA.

It is reported that, in addition to the two leaders, CEOs from major SK affiliates such as SK hynix and SK Telecom will also be present. These include Kwak Nojung, CEO and President of SK hynix; Kim Joosun, President in charge of AI infrastructure at SK hynix; Jung Jaeheon, CEO and President of SK Telecom; and Jung Seokgeun, Head of the AI CIC and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of SK Telecom.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is seen conversing with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo, and Naver Chairman Lee Hae-jin on the 5th at the BBQ Hongdae Entrance Branch in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News.

During this visit to Korea, the two leaders already attended a "samso" (three-company) dinner on June 5 at "Hyungnim Jeyo," a barbecue restaurant near Hongdae Entrance in Mapo-gu, Seoul, together with LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and Naver Chairman Lee Hae-jin. After that dinner, Huang visited a nearby BBQ franchise store with the group for a second round of chicken. Previously, Chairman Chey also held separate meetings with Huang in Taiwan at "GTC Taipei 2026" and "Computex 2026" on June 1 and 2.

Since their meeting at the APEC event in Gyeongju in October last year, Chairman Chey and Huang have met publicly at least seven times over the past seven months. Industry observers expect that, following this meeting, discussions will extend beyond SK hynix, NVIDIA’s core memory supplier, to expanded AI cooperation with SK Telecom, which is building digital twin systems on NVIDIA’s platform.

Recently, Huang has publicly emphasized his partnership with SK hynix. SK hynix continues to maintain a close relationship with NVIDIA in the memory supply chain, including high bandwidth memory (HBM), and SK hynix’s HBM4 (6th generation) is expected to be installed in NVIDIA’s next-generation AI accelerator, "Vera Rubin." During a surprise visit to the SK hynix booth at Computex in Taiwan on June 2, Huang left a message saying, "Please make more (HBM)." At the dinner meeting on June 5, he joked with Chairman Chey while distributing SK hynix’s "HBM chip" snacks, saying, "HBM chips belong to me, but SK says they’re out of HBM stock."

SK Telecom is also a partner collaborating with NVIDIA in the field of digital twin technology. Huang repeatedly highlighted this partnership by introducing SK Telecom’s digital twin technology at both "GTC 2026" in the United States in March and at the recent GTC event in Taiwan.

Meanwhile, Huang has consistently shown his fondness for Korean food and is especially known as a "chicken enthusiast." Upon his arrival at Gimpo Airport on June 5, when asked by reporters if he planned to eat Korean barbecue, he replied, "I really like Korean barbecue. I also love chicken, and samgyetang is the best. Everything is delicious."

On the evening of the previous day, he made a surprise visit with his wife, Lori Huang, their eldest daughter Madison Huang, Senior Director of Omniverse & Robotics Product Marketing at NVIDIA, and five other family members to Tosokchon, a famous samgyetang restaurant in Chebu-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.

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