Chun was born in Korea, Empire of Japan, in what is now the North Korean coastal region of Hungnam.
[1] In 1967, Chun would be hired by Fred Goodell upon graduation from Art Center, the then-chief engineer of Shelby American.
Chun took over the project and then the Shelby Mustang Cobra became one of the most coveted and iconic American muscle cars to date.
That designer did not understand American automotive standard protocols, therefore Hyundai automobiles were not able to enter the US market at the time due to the testing failures and launch delays.
[2][1] After leaving Tonka Toys and other consultant product design projects with Lee Data, Whirlpool, 3M, etc., he owned and operated Chun Mee Restaurant in Delano, Minnesota, with his family from 1986 until he died in 2013.