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Title | Korea CQ - Epilogue of the visit to 'ODE Maison' | ||||
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Posted by | webmaster | Hit | 3797 | Date | 2017.04.20 |
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Dear Korea CQ members, I hope you are enjoying the warm spring
weather. On April 18, Korea CQ visited the ‘ODE
Maison,’ the world’s largest audio showroom, located in Sinsadong. H.E Thomas Lehmann, H.E Gabor Csaba, Edit
Csaba, Won Ho Park, Woo Seok Lim, Jae Eun Park, Erwan Vilfeu, Yang Sub Sim,
Sumi Jang, Yann Le Bourdon, Stephanie Le Bourdon, Darren Morrish, Jake Kim,
Seon Hee Kim, Kwon Ha Ryu, Hyojin Chung, Choi Jungwha, and Didier Beltoise
attended this forum.
The reception took place on the 3rd floor
of the sleek and beautiful building, where members were warmly welcomed by Mr.
Won Ho Park, CEO&Chairman of ODE and father of the international star Psy,
and Mr. Woo Seok Lim, Executive Director of ODE. Members had time to catch up
with each other over a glass of delicious wine and champagne, all of which were
prepared by Chairman Park. The evening officially started with a video introducing CICI’s activities that showed previous CICI Korea awardees including Psy. After the video, Chairman Park gave a heartfelt welcoming speech, and dinner commenced.
Members enjoyed Korea dosirak, prepared by CICI, along with the delicious foods prepared by Ms. Jae Eun Park, Director of ODE, as well as the rich champagne and wines prepared by Chairman Park. The music that played in the background, selected by Director Lim, added to the pleasant ambience of the evening.
After dinner, members split into two groups
and the official tour & experience of the ODE Maison begun. Each floor of the ODE is designed to best
complement each high-end audio brand. The 4th floor contained the ultra-luxury
high-end audio products of the Dutch brand 'Kharma,' the 3rd floor was the
Danish brand 'Steinway Lyngdorf,' the 2nd floor was filled with the German
brand 'Burmester,' known for its unerring focus on quality and musicality, and
finally the 1st floor housed 'Oswalds Mill Audio?OMA' audio products, famous
for their incorporation of vintage sound technologies in their product designs. Each area is completely soundproof and
vibration proof, so one can fully enjoy the sounds of the audio without being
disturbed by speakers right next door. The interior that was also carefully
selected to match the atmosphere for each area let members lose themselves into
the music through both their eyes and ears. Members put aside their thoughts to solely concentrate on the sounds and music in each room. Some members could be seen closing their eyes to better focus on the music, and often asked to hear one or two more songs to enjoy the audio products just a little longer.
After experiencing the audio products on each floor, members met at the basement level lounge area, where they had time to share their thoughts on the audio brands with refreshments.
Once everyone was gathered, members moved
to the ‘Cinema’ hall where they could relax on the comfortable chairs and watch
the finale performance of the forum. The video members watched in the ‘Cinema’ was a part of the New York Philharmonic concert in Pyongyang, North Korea, in 2008, conducted by the world-renowned Lorin Maazel. Before watching the video, Executive Director Woo Seok Lim said amidst the unsettling political situation in Korea, he hopes CQ members were free of worry during their visit at ODE, and asked for the members to especially look at the expressions of the North Korean audience, conductor Lorin Maazel, and the New York Philharmonic members.
We would like to thank all members who
attended. We would also like to give special thanks to Chairman Won Ho Park for
inviting Korea CQ members for this unforgettable experience, Executive Director
Woo Seok Lim for organizing the event, and Director Jae Eun Park for her
thoughtful preparations from food to flower decorations. Last but not least, we
would like to thank Hyojin Chung for her outstanding interpretation. On May 13, Korea CQ will be visiting the
Korean Stone Art Museum. We are looking forward to our members’ active
participation. Thank you. Sincerely, Korea CQ MeeJung Kim
For more pictures, please click the link
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