FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * PAIK JESUN   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NARA BANCORP INC [NARA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 3731 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1000 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/06/2011 (Street) LOS ANGELES, CA 90010 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 06/06/2011   M   10,000 A $ 4.75 61,033 D   Common Stock 06/06/2011   M   10,000 A $ 4.75 71,033 D   Common Stock 06/06/2011   S   10,000 D $ 7.9366 (1) 61,033 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-statutory stock options

$ 4.75

06/06/2011

M

10,000

(2)

07/20/2011

Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

10,000

D

Non-statutory stock options

$ 4.75

06/06/2011

M

10,000

(2)

07/20/2011

Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PAIK JESUN 3731 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1000 LOS ANGELES, CA 90010	X

Signatures

/s/ Helen Kim, Attorney-in-fact		06/07/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The price reported in Column 4 is the weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $7.755 to $8.23, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Nara Bancorp, inc., any security holder of Nara Bancorp, Inc., or the staff othe Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote to this Form 4.
(2)	The original option grant, representing a right to purchase a total of 30,000 shares, became exercisable in three equal annual installments on the grant anniversary date, commencing with the first anniversary date of July 20, 2002. Since the original option grant, NARA stock went through two stock splits 2-for-1, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of additional 80,000 stock options.

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