Taking the lead in improving the global image of YU through invitation as guest speaker for the liberal arts class, ‘Introduction to Love’
Practicing universal love and sharing as the chairperson of the Lion Parkson Foundation
[October 28, 2019]
Lion Parkson Foundation Chairperson Chan Chau Ha (61, Chelsia Chan, photo above) who was a popular singer and actress and a global star of the 1970s was appointed as a goodwill ambassador of YU.
Chairperson Chan Chau Ha, who visited YU on the 28th, received an appointment letter as the goodwill ambassador of YU from YU President Sur Gil-soo. Chairperson Chan made her first ties with YU by taking the podium as a guest speaker for the YU liberal arts class ‘Introduction to Love’ (Professor Heo Chang-deok) and has now decided to serve as YU’s goodwill ambassador.
Chairperson Chan Chu Ha said, “I have had ties with Korea since the 1970s when I was a singer and actress. My movies and songs were very popular in Korea, so I was always grateful to Korea,” She added, “After retiring from the celebrity world, I have continued my ties with Korea through various activities. It is the first time that I have become a goodwill ambassador for a university. I will do my best to help raise the global awareness of YU.”
<Lion Parkson Foundation Chairperson Chan Chu Ha takes a photo with students after a special lecture on ‘Introduction to Love’>
Following the appointment ceremony, Chairperson Chan held a meeting with students at the YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul and then gave a special lecture for one hour in the ‘Introduction to Love’ course at 6 p.m. Through this special lecture, Chairperson Chan talked about her celebrity activities as a global star when she was young, her life after marriage, and her current charity activities to share her opinions on universal love and sharing through her voyage of life and formed common grounds with the students. After getting married, Chairperson Chan began working in charity activities in the second chapter of her life and she has been nicknamed ‘Audrey Hepburn of Asia’.
<Lion Parkson Foundation Chairperson Chan Chau Ha held a meeting with international students at the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul>
Chairperson Chan stepped into global stardom by playing the lead actress in the joint Korea-Hong Kong film, ‘Chelsia My Love’ in 1976. With this movie, she won the best actress award at the 14th Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival in 1977. She also sang the original song track of the film ‘Onse Summer Night’, which was hugely popular in Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan. ‘One Summer Night’ once again gained interest after being used as the background music for the movie ‘Once Upon a Time in High School’.
In 1981, she got married at the age of 24 and then retired from the celebrity world after a seven-year career. She is currently the chairwoman of the Lion Parkson Foundation and she is engaged in various charity activities while also being a calligrapher and ink-and-wash painter. She painted the columnar cliffs of Jeju-do and has written columns for Korean magazines, continuing her ties with Korea. During this vacation period, Chairperson Chan will also hold a book autograph session at a charity exhibit with the social welfare foundation, With Mind. An exhibit of 41 of her calligraphy works and ink-and-wash paintings will also be held at the Daegu E World 83 Tower until the 30th. On the 29th, she will participate in the charity event ‘Scented Day Tea House’ at the Daegu Suseong Hotel and a special performance is also scheduled to be held with the book autograph ceremony.
