"The problem is Americans do not know how to navigate the cuisine, how to put a meal together," said Brad Kelley, the owner of Bop, which opened on the Bowery last year.

WALKING the narrow line between culinary authenticity and popular appeal, Brad Kelley has always managed to keep his balance.

Brad Kelley, businessman and (as of 2012) fourth-largest private landowner in the U.S. (attended; never graduated)

The score was directed and composed by Brad Kelley.

But when he returned to Japan, the owner, Brad Kelley, decided to hire a Korean chef, Kye Hwa Lee, and shift the restaurant's focus.

Owned by a tobacco warehouse operator, Brad Kelley, Commonwealth has pledged to keep the plant, in Reidsville, N.C., open.

On Tuesday, after a six-month run, Brad Kelley is closing Bop, a tiny Korean restaurant at 179 Prince Street (Sullivan Street).

This is oddly dislocating, for this new venture by Brad Kelley (a partner in the restaurant Kelley & Ping) is entirely traditional.

Brad Kelley, the owner, left, did not want Bop to look like his two other restaurants, Khin Khao (Thai) and Kelley & Ping (Chinese).

Two Back in Business Bop in SoHo was a trial run for Brad Kelley's Korean concept.