NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's Special Visit to Korea: "Korea is the Home of eSports"
Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, a global AI semiconductor company, is making headlines with his visit to Korea. On the afternoon of the 7th, he personally visited a PC bang (internet cafe) near Sinnonhyeon Station in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, to experience Korea's unique gaming culture.
During this visit, CEO Huang met with key figures in the Korean IT industry, including Chang Byung-gyu, Chairman of Krafton. He observed ordinary users enjoying games at the PC bang from up close and expressed that he was deeply impressed by Korea's advanced IT infrastructure and passionate gaming enthusiasm.
In particular, Huang spoke highly of Korea's role, stating, "Korea created eSports." He emphasized that Korea's PC bang culture served as the crucial foundation for the birth and growth of the global eSports industry, recognizing Korea as the center of eSports.
NVIDIA is currently one of the most important companies leading the global AI technology and graphics card markets. Experts analyze that CEO Huang's visit reaffirmed the importance of the Korean market and served as an opportunity to showcase Korea's technological prowess and cultural influence to the world.
Through this visit, Korea has once again proven its status as the "birthplace of eSports." It is expected that more active cooperation will take place between NVIDIA and Korean IT companies in the future.