EXHIBIT 32.1

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor
Protection Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C 1350, as adopted), Seong Hoon Hong, Chief
Executive Officer of Nara Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") and Timothy Chang, Chief
Financial Officer of the Company hereby certifies that, to the best of their
knowledge:

         1.       The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period
                  ended September 30, 2003, and to which this Certification is
                  attached as Exhibit 99.1 (the "Periodic Report"), fully
                  complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or section
                  15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

         2.       The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly
                  presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
                  and results of operations of the Company.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have set their hands hereto as of
the 13th day of November 2003.

                                                   /s/ Seong Hoon Hong

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                                                   Chief Executive Officer


                                                   /s/ Timothy Chang
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                                                   Chief Financial Officer