Comedian Bobby Lee went bare belly with his stand-up routine, leaving the audience speechless-or maybe that was due to K-pop artist J.Y.

Now set during the chilliest time of the year (as chilly as it gets in Southern California, anyway)-a crowd of 350 guests braved traffic jams on their way to the Skirball Center for a late night of fun. Patrick Cheh, Lucia Ahn, Maria Ahn, Amerie, Angela Ahn and James RyuĮven the dreaded 405 freeway couldn’t stop the third edition of the Unforgettable Gala. PHOTOS BY CHIULING CHEN, ERIC SUEYOSHI AND JOSH CHO Olympic athlete and doctor Sammy Lee introduced returning musician guests the Ahn Trio (performing an “Ahn-core,” if you will), while comedian Ron McGehee’s stand-up somehow turned into a Gollum impression that had the whole room laughing. Guests were then led to the white marbled domed halls of Chinese-Italian fusion spot Eurochow, where they dined on filet mignon before chatting with friends over lychee martinis. There was no sophomore slump to be seen at the second Unforgettable Gala.Īttendees like Eddie Shin and Amerie were greeted with a red carpet welcome, where they posed in Pinterest-worthy Y2K ‘fits.

Tom Choi, Nicole Bilderback, Hyunjin Jo and Eddie Shin.

And if you take a careful look, you might catch a glimpse of baby-faced celebrities like John Cho, Rick Yune and more dancing the night away to songs like The Cure’s “Just like Heaven.” PHOTOS BY CATHERINE JUN, DAVID OH, ERIC SUEYOSHI, LUKE VU AND ROSETTE GONZALEZ Comedian Henry Cho also delighted the audience with his Southern charm. Journalist Lee Ann Kim emceed the event with ease, while the Ahn Trio gave a mesmerizing classical performance covering artists like The Beatles. On a breezy late summer evening, with white lights hanging above the beautiful home of film producer Patrick Cheh, the best of the best of the Korean American entertainment world came together for a night to remember-the first ever Unforgettable Gala.

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