Hello!

Welcome to UBC’s Centre for Korean research, we are a university in Vancouver, Canada,
located on the ancenstral, traditional and unceded territory of the Musqueam people. My name is
Jeehye, and I currently serve as Director at The Center for Korean research. We are part of The
Institute of Asian Research at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of
British Columbia. Today I am joined by Dr. Gyung-ho Jeong from the Dept of Poli Sci at UBC,
as well as our CKR graduate fellows.

This is our sixth outside guest speaker event since the new year, and we are so fortunate to have
here with us today a distinguished scholar of Korean politics, Dr. BK Song. Dr. Song is an
Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Sogang University and a Visiting
Associate Professor in the Wallis Institute of Political Economy at University of Rochester. His
research interests include political economy, elections, and media politics. He has published
articles in British Journal of Political Science, Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization,
Journal of Politics, and Quarterly Journal of Political Science, among others.

Dr. Song will share his research on how voters decide what cue to use in cases where multiple
cues are available, using the elections for the nonpartisan position of superintendent of education
in South Korea. After Dr. Song’s presentation, our own Prof. Jeong, UBC, is today’s faculty
discussant and will offer his insights and comments. I would also warmly encourage our
audience to feel free to present their questions and comments after the presentation. With
that, please join me in welcoming Dr. Song.