1+1” bonus products are also provided, and price discount events such as 20% to 50% are also held
Available online, by phone or text message. Also free shipping on orders over $50
Missi Cosmetics is holding a special Parent’s Month event for the month of May.
Missy Cosmetics CEO Cho Mi-sook said, “This event covers skin care, men’s products, and hair products, and free shipping on purchases of $50 or more, along with a large-scale sale event.”
In addition, some products also offer “1 + 1” bonus products, and price discount events such as 20% to 50% are also conducted.
For details, refer to the picture above, or you can also search and purchase items online at https://www.boncosmetics.com/ .
It can also be purchased by phone or text message (770-862-7567).
In 2020, during the pandemic, Missy Cosmetics provided a total of $10,000 to 20 struggling Korean families, and is recognized as the best company in the industry, currently operating 9 branches in Duluth, Suwanee, Doraville, and more.
By Eugene Lee
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30th, 4:00pm at John’s Creek Hanbit Presbyterian Church
11 members of the presidency and executives from Korea visit Atlanta for a prayer meeting
The 34th Prayer Meeting hosted by the World Korean Christian Council (representative Pastor Shin Hwa-seok, WKCC) will be held on April 30 at 4:00 p.m. at Johns Creek Hanbit Presbyterian Church in Atlanta.
At this prayer meeting, 11 members of the presidency and executives from Korea will visit Atlanta.
This prayer meeting, organized by the Peaceful Unification Prayer Committee, is for the freedom and peaceful unification of the Korean Peninsula, with the theme of ‘Let us unite in Christ (Ephesians 1:10)’.
At a press conference held at Duluth Korean Restaurant on the 14th, missionary Song Ji-seong, co-chairman of WKCC, said, “The system of division between North and South Korea is a task of the times that the Republic of Korea is facing. “I do,” he said of this prayer meeting.
At this prayer meeting, 11 members of the presidency and executives, including representative Jeon Ki-hyun, from Korea will visit Atlanta. In addition, congratulatory remarks by Pastor Lee Moon-gyu, president of the Atlanta Korean Churches Association, and congratulatory remarks by representative Korean organizations in Atlanta were scheduled.
Missionary Song Ji-seong said, “Remembering the pain of the division of the Korean Peninsula, WKCC has been carrying out the prayer movement for the freedom, peace and reunification of the Korean Peninsula since 2014 in 179 countries around the world. Although it is short, I hope that many people will participate and join in prayer.”
contact : Missionary Song Ji-seong 678-622-1996
By Eugene Lee
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The Korean Senior Association of Atlanta (Chairman Na Sang-ho) conducted voter registration and election education at the Korean Center on the 19th with the Gwinnett County Election Commission.
Chae Gyeong-seok, vice president of the Korean Senior Association, said, “This event was prepared to help Korean-American citizens exercise their rights and increase the low voting participation rate by guiding them on the importance of elections and how to participate.”
At the event, which started at 10 a.m., election coordinator Karim Briscoe of the Gwinnett County Board of Elections and Attorney Jong-Won Lee explained how to vote in the US and helped voters register, and many people volunteered to share food.
Gwinnett County Election Commissioner Karim Briscoe, who served as the head of on-site election training, also said that the purpose of the event was to support the Korean community and help voter registration.
As for election education, information on address voting, early voting, and absentee voting was provided, and mock voting was also conducted.
On the 10th in Duluth GA, the Advisory Committee of the Federation of Korean American S.E.USA. made the fundraising of $50,212.82 succesfully handed to the Federation of Korean American S.E.USA (FKASE).
This fund rasied at the golf tournament held by the Advisory Committee of FKASE on March 26.
The host Han-seng Lee, advisory chairman said, “This is to raise funds for the 2023 Korean American Southeastern Sports Festival. Despite the inclement weather on the day, about 100 people from 27 Korean associations from 5 states in the southeastern region attended the event and donated for the southeast Korean sports festival”.
Lee expressed his gratitude for the generous support, saying, “The fundraising contest was able to be held successfully thanks to all of you who came from all over the world.”
Andew Hong, president of FKASE said, “We held the first advisory committee golf tournament and raised the highest fund ever. I will spend every cent as much as I can with gratitude”.
Meanwhile, the 41st Southeastern Korean Sports Festival will be held at the golf club and Duluth High School from June 9 to 10.
According to Hong, many events such as table tennis and taekwondo will be held on campus, and there will be more things to see without being affected by the weather.
Also, The cultural evens plan to focus on the closing ceremony simply for the convenience of visitors. The specific sports competition schedule and cultural event schedule will be announced later.
Ashley Kim is on her way to becoming a great golfer herself.
It’s already been a busy week for Ashley Kim.
The 9-year-old from California won her age division in Sunday’s Drive, Pitch & Putt National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club, but her biggest thrill was yet to come.
She was back at Augusta National Monday, where she had the chance to meet her idol on the 18th green.
“I was really happy and excited because I didn’t think Tiger was going to sign for anybody,” said Kim. “In the beginning (Monday morning) when I started walking with my sister and my dad, I said to my dad ‘this is so boring’. But now it’s not so boring.”
Both Kim and Tiger Woods are from California and also share a love of golf. And it’s clear this meet-up with Woods and getting his autograph will provide a story she can take back to her friends in California.
“I hope that Tiger Woods sees me again — and gives me another autograph,” she said. 11alive.
Ted Lee declares running for the election for president of the Korean American chamber of Commerce USA
Announced 5 major pledges, revitalized 78 chapters, and pledged all-out efforts for World Korean Business Convention
Ted Lee, senior vice president for political affairs of the Korean American chamber of Commerce USA (KACCUSA: Hwang Byeong-gu, president), ran for electio of the 29th President. So far, it is likely that the president will be elected as a single candidate.
Candidate Ted Lee held a press conference in Duluth, Atlanta on the 27th, officially declared his run for the next president, and delivered 60 letters of recommendation for candidacy, as well as a deposit of $20,000 to the Election Committee of KACCUSA.
Mr. Cho Gyeong-gu, a member of the Election Committee of KACCUSA, and Mr. Sun Park, president of the Korean Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta, Georgia attended the press conference.
KACCUSA has formed an election management committee (Chairman Kim Young-chang) for the election of the next president, and the election of the president of the general election is held in Washington, DC on April 7th, if the candidate is a single candidate by midnight on the 30th of this month, The non-voting election will be announced, and the term of office will be two years from June 1st.
Candidate Ted Lee said in his bid to run, “I will interact with all businessmen around the world.” and he said “We will make it possible to create the foundation for the future.”
Candidate Lee’s five pledges for running for general president were ‘respect for the rules of the general meeting, succession to previous businesses, regular holding of World Korean Business Convention, sound financial establishment, and expansion of scholarship and education projects’.
He also announced that he would do his best to successfully host World Korean Business Convention to be held in Orange county, CA. in October.
Sun Park, president of the Korean Chamber of Commerce Atlanta Georgia said, “We actively support Ted Lee’s running for the president of KACCUSA.”
Candidate Lee served as the president of the Korean Chamber of Commerce Atlanta Georgia from 2014 to 2015, and served as an executive from the 21st to the 27th period of KACCUSA, and as a senior vice president in the 28th period, actively interacting with many regional governments in S.Korea.
In particular, Lee played a leading role in international MOU exchanges such as the chameber of commerce of China, Korean-Chinese chamebr of commerce of China, and Australian Chamber of Commerce at World Korean Business Convention held in Ulsan, Korea last year.
In the last 28th election, when the division of KACCUSA was almost over, Ted yielded the election for the purpose of reconciling and rebuilding KACCUSA, and instead gave the candidate seat to current president Hwang Byung-koo to empower president Hwang Byung-koo and contirbute $ 5,000 to KACCUSA.
In particular, while serving as the president of the Atlanta Korean American Leaders Association, he showed great interest in local volunteer activities and is awarded the Presidential Volunteer Service Award every year to encourage youth and next-generation resources.
Candidate Ted Lee is currently the CEO of Whale Enterprises and Whale Enterprises LLC, a medical device business.
<By Eugene Lee>
On the 27th, Ted Lee, senior vice-president for political affairs at KACCUSA, ran for president of KACCUSA (From left) Candidate Ted Lee, Election Committee member Cho Gyeong-gu, and Sun Park, president of the Korean chamber of commerce of Atlanta Georgia./Korean News AtlantaTed Lee Candidate for President of KACCUSA.
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An unveiling ceremony was held prior to the 3.1 ceremony, “Establishing itself as a symbol of women’s human rights”
“Let us all remember! .. History should be known to our future generations.”
The second Statue of Peace in Atlanta, Georgia, was opened to the public on March 1 at the Atlanta Korean Community Center in celebration of The March 1st Independence Movement Day.
On a clear spring day, the opening ceremony prepared by the Atlanta Statue of Peace Establishment Committee (Chairman Roger Kim) was attended by Democratic Party floor leader Sam Park, Georgia State Representative Pedro Marin, and other members of the mainstream American society, and Simon Lee, president of the Korean American Association; Erci Kim, president of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council of Atlanta; Yeo Bong-hyun, Southeastern Vietnam Veteran Association. The event was moderated by Sarah Park, the Gwinnett County Communications connection, with the participation of Korean community members, such as volunteers of second-generation Koreans who matched their colors with yellow T-shirts, and their parents.
To commemorate the unveiling of the 2nd Statue of Peace , “Tears of a Girl,” written by Shinbum Kang, the former Korean vice president, and composed by Eugene Lee, artistic director of the New Atlanta Philharmonic, resounded in the unveiling ceremony with the voice of soprano Christine Jeong.
One of the attendees commented on the day, “As in the lyrics of this song, ‘Let’s all remember this so that this sad history will not repeat itself again’, it is a truly painful history, but I thought I should remember it and tell the right history to future generations.”
Chairman Roger Kim said, “The second statue was made with a donation of $50,000 from the late David Flint, a long-time pacient of Dr. Kelly Ahn, a specialist on the building committee. He said he hope it will be an opportunity”.
Simon Lee, head of the Korean Association, said, “The reason for setting up the statue of Peace at the Korean Center is to teach the next generation about the painful history of our country and convey the importance of peace through the tragedy of war.” It was passed through legal procedures such as public hearings, and resolutions at the general meeting, and it was eventually proved that the majority of Koreans were in favor.”
Sam Park, floor leader of the Democratic Party, emphasized that “Prostitution against women must be eliminated not only in the United States but also around the world,” and added, “In the future, whenever I pass by a Korean community center and see a statue of Peace, I will be reminded of the pain and tragedy of war.”
State Rep. Pedro Marin emphasized that “The establishment of the statue of Peace at the Korean Community Center is a historic event”. And he said “March is Women’s History Month in Georgia, and with the unveiling ceremony of the girl statue representing women’s rights, Georgia politicians also We will take the lead in combating human trafficking and sexual violence that violate human rights.”
Meanwhile, unlike the first statue of Peace in Atlanta, which was installed in Blackburn Park in Brookhaven in 2017, the second statue was originally supposed to be unveiled on August 15, last year, which was Liberation Day, but Installation has been delayed since it had opposits. ( Links to related articles in this magazine)
After a public hearing on November 26 last year and a general meeting on December 19, the Korean Association of Atlanta confirmed the establishment with the consent of the majority of Koreans in attendance.
Established in 2017, the Committee for the Establishment of the Statue of Peace in Atlanta is chaired by Roger Kim, Vice-chairman Cookie Lee , and members Moses Yun, Kun Park, Kwon Oh-seok, Choi Joo-hwan, Ted Lee, and Kim Soo-kyung.
<By Eugene Lee>
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The agency YG Entertainment announced on the 21st that the entire length of the solo debut music video of Jisoo, a member of the girl group BLACKPINK, is being filmed abroad.
The agency said, “We are filming the music video for Jisoo’s solo song in strict secrecy at an all-location location overseas.”
BLACKPINK is conducting the largest world tour ever by a K-pop girl group with an estimated audience of 1.5 million touring North America, Europe and Asia.
YG said, “Jisoo showed extraordinary affection, such as re-recording himself to improve the perfection of the album even during the schedule of the world tour.” YHN.
“Already a global star group” having witty, infuent English in harmony with boys quartet and each solos
“Hope to see you again” with the new song “Utopia” Concluding tour in 5 cities in North America
Crossover group ‘Forestella (Bae Doo Hoon, Kang Hyung Ho, Cho Min Kyu and Ko Woo Rim) successfully wrapped up their first five-city tour in North America with a concert in Atlanta.
On the 5th, the Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center in Downtown was filled with excitement as more than 1,600 Korean and American audiences gathered to watch Forestella’s performance.
Forestella member Go Woo-rim spoke fluent English and Cho Min-kyu’s witty speech drew a positive response from the audience.
When they talked, they looked like pretty boys, but when they got into the song, they elicited cheers from the audience with their mature singing skills.
The four male choirs who presented their first song with ‘Like Someone in the Legend’ on this day, sang many songs including ‘Nella Fantasia’, the insert song of the movie Mission, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, the hit song of the group Queen, and ‘Shape of you’.
In addition, as a four-person, four-color soloist who made full use of their own voice color, they sang the theme song of the musical ‘Phantom of the Opera’ and the famous song ‘The Prayer of Gethsemane’ and Remember from the musical ‘Jesus Christ’, showing that they are wonerful singers as soloists.
Forestella sang their latest album ‘Utopia’ as the last song and once again presented great harmony. The song features a chromatic progression like The Phantom of the Opera, and an abrupt, very brief solo like Bohemian Rhapsody.
Also a cappella harmony appears immediately after a solo, and dots final note singing the Phicardy third (ending note in a major chord during minor key). It added a sense of mystery as if it had created a new genre, such as mixing traditional techniques such as , counterpoint, and chorale.
After presenting three encore songs even after singing Utopia passionately, Forestella bade farewell, saying, “I will definitely come back with a better stage in the future.”
This Atlanta performance was hosted by the Korean Association of Atlanta, supervised by the Georgia Atlanta Beauty Association, hosted by Y&Y Entertainment, and was specially sponsored by the Federation of Korean Association, S.E.U.S.A.
Lee Kang-ha, chairman of the Georgia Atlanta Beauty Association, said, “I wanted to present a high-quality performance to the Koreans in Atlanta.”
Forestella held their tour concert ‘Forestella N.AMERICA TOUR’ in Los Angeles on January 20th, then in Vancouver, New York, Dallas, and 5 cities in North America, including Atlanta on the 5th.
Forestella sang their latest album ‘Utopia’ as the last song and once again presented great harmony. The song features a chromatic progression like The Phantom of the Opera, and an abrupt, very brief solo like Bohemian Rhapsody.
Also a cappella appears immediately after a chant, including singing the Phicardy third (ending note in a major chord during minor key).
It added a sense of mystery as if it had created a new genre, such as mixing traditional techniques such as old chant, counterpoint, and chorale.
After presenting three encore songs even after singing ‘Utopia’ passionately, Forestella bade farewell, saying, “I will definitely come back with a better stage in the future.”
This Atlanta performance was hosted by the Korean Association of Atlanta, supervised by the Georgia Atlanta Beauty Association, hosted by Y&Y Entertainment, and was specially sponsored by the Southeastern Korean Association of America.
Lee Kang Ha, chairman of the Georgia Atlanta Beauty Association, said, “I wanted to present a high-quality performance to the Korean community in Atlanta.”, and said “Thank you very much for your support and for coming all the way downtown.”
Forestella held their tour concert ‘Forestella N.AMERICA TOUR’ in Los Angeles on January 20th, then in Vancouver, New York, Dallas, and 5 cities in North America, including Atlanta on the 5th.
AAPI Legislative Committee Joint Proposal (HR39) with Rep. Soo Hong
Governor Kemp and many AAPI leaders attended and celebrated.
“200,000 Asians in GA recognize this day as a new year”
Lunar New Year, which had been called Chinese New Year, was named Lunar New Year through a resolution initiated by the Georgia State House of Representatives.
Representatives of the AAPI legislative caucus of the Georgia legislature, including Rep. Soo Hong held a proclamation ceremony for the Lunar New Year Resolution (HR39), which introduces Lunar New Year as a tradition not only of China, but also of Korea and Vietnam, as well as Georgia’s AAPI community, at the Georgia State Capitol on the 31st.
This resolution was initiated on the 24th by Representative Soo Hong (R, 103), Sam Park (D, 107), Long Tran (D, 80). And Matt Reeves (R, 99), Charlie Byrd (R, 20), and Michelle Au (D, 50) were co-sponsored and adopted by the House of Representatives.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Mrs. governor attended at the resolution ceremony.
The Lunar New Year resolution states that Lunar New Year is a holiday celebrated not only by Chinese, but also by Asian Pacific Americans of various origins, who make up 500,000 people who make up 4 percent of Georgia’s population, including Koreans and Vietnamese.
It said, “Lunar New Year is a holiday observed by many Asian communities around the world. In particular, 500,000 Asians live in Georgia, and 200,000 Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese Americans recognize this day as a new year. We make this a statement to all Georgians, as we are the members who enrich the racial, religious and cultural diversity of the United States.”
“This Lunar New Year, the Year of the Rabbit, will be widely celebrated by these 14 communities as a time to renew family ties and start the new year with a clean plan,” it added.
Rep. Soo Hong said, “All Asians communities participated, and the communities attending today’s event are Korean, Vietnamese, Taiwanese, and Laotian” and said, “I will propose this every year during my tenure.”
Some of the participating attended the proclamation ceremony beautifully dressed in their respective country’s traditions.
From the Korean community, many Koreans attended, including Simon Lee, president of the Korean Association of Atlanta, former Korean Association President Roger Kim, Southeastern US Vietnam Veterans Association President Bong-hyeon Yeo, and Veterans Association President Gyeong-sup Chang of the South American chapter.
Simon Lee said, “Asian communities, including Korean, are working diligently and cooperating for the economic and cultural development of Georgia.”
Also Rep.Pedrro Marin(D,96) and former state senator PK Martin attended.
<By Eugene Lee>
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With Vietnam War veterans/Korean News Atlanta(From left in the front row) Representative Soo Hong, Korean Association President Lee Hong-ki, Representative Michelle Au, former Korean Association President Kim Baek-gyu/Korean News AtlantaLunar New Year Resolution/Korean News Atlanta
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