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70,000 flock to website tracking Jensen Huang's every move in Korea

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Cha Min-ju
Published : June 4, 2026 - 16:39:36
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks with reporters from South Korea and other countries at "Korea Partner Night," a dinner event with Korean companies held at a restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 1 (local time). [Joint press corps]
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks with reporters from South Korea and other countries at "Korea Partner Night," a dinner event with Korean companies held at a restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 1 (local time). [Joint press corps]

"Naver share price surges 29%." "NCsoft hits 52-week high."

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang — whose mere proximity to a company has earned him the nickname "the man who sends stocks to the limit" — is set to visit South Korea, and an independent developer has already launched a website tracking his every move. With Huang expected to arrive Friday afternoon, the site has drawn nearly 70,000 visitors.

During his four-day visit beginning Friday, Huang is expected to hold a packed series of meetings with the heads of major Korean technology companies, including Naver, NCsoft and Krafton.

According to industry sources Wednesday, an independent developer known as "Jun" recently launched a website called "Jensen Huang's Footsteps," which tracks the CEO's expected itinerary in real time and logs share price movements of related Korean-listed companies during his visit.

Huang is scheduled to arrive in South Korea on Friday afternoon after wrapping up his Taipei schedule at Computex (GTC) 2026. As news of the visit spread, the site surpassed 69,000 visitors Wednesday afternoon.

Huang's Korea schedule is shaping up to be an ambitious one. On Friday evening, he is set to meet Naver Chairman Lee Hae-jin, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo at an undisclosed Seoul venue for an informal dinner featuring samgyeopsal — grilled pork belly — and soju. A samgyeopsal restaurant in Seongsu-dong, Seongdong-gu, was initially floated as the venue, but locations in Hongdae and Euljiro are also under consideration for security reasons, sources said.

A screenshot of "Jensen Huang's Footsteps," a website created by an independent developer known as "Jun" to track the Nvidia CEO's movements during his South Korea visit. [Captured from "Jensen Huang's Footsteps" homepage]
A screenshot of "Jensen Huang's Footsteps," a website created by an independent developer known as "Jun" to track the Nvidia CEO's movements during his South Korea visit. [Captured from "Jensen Huang's Footsteps" homepage]

Huang is also scheduled to visit Naver's 1784 headquarters, as well as the offices of Hyundai Motor Co and LG Corp, on June 8. Industry observers expect that a visit to Naver's headquarters would bring together not only Chairman Lee but also Naver CEO Choi Su-yeon and Naver Cloud CEO Kim Yu-won. Given the breadth of topics on the table — physical AI, digital twins and more — executives from each company are expected to join the discussions to explore areas of cooperation.

The gaming sector also has major meetings lined up. Huang is set to meet NCsoft CEO Kim Taek-jin on June 7, and is expected to meet Krafton Chairman Chang Byung-gyu and Krafton Chief AI Officer Lee Kang-wook before the end of the week.

Industry watchers expect both gaming companies to advance talks on physical AI projects. NCsoft is pursuing physical AI as a future growth engine through its subsidiary NC AI, with robot foundation model development and AI for industrial and defense robots among its flagship initiatives. Krafton, meanwhile, established a dedicated physical AI subsidiary called Ludo Robotics this year and is accelerating its expansion in the field.

Huang will also meet domestic AI startups. On June 8, he is scheduled to hold a closed-door session at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul with the heads of Korean AI and robotics startups, including Upstage CEO Kim Sung-hoon and representatives from Nota. He will also visit Seoul National University's AI Institute and Robotics Research Institute during his stay.

Beyond his corporate meetings, Huang's personal schedule is drawing attention as well. He has confirmed an appearance on the tvN variety program "You Quiz on the Block" and is set to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a Doosan Bears home game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium this weekend.


chami@heraldcorp.com
This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.

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