Huh Kyung-young
허경영
Huh Kyung-young during one of his lectures in 2021
Founder of the National Revolutionary Dividends Party
Assumed office
21 October 2019
Personal details
Born (1950-01-01) 1 January 1950
Jong-ro, Seoul, South Korea
Political partyNational Revolutionary Dividends Party

Huh Kyung-young (born July 13, 1947) is a South Korean politician, founder of the National Revolutionary Dividends Party (국가혁명배당금당, 國家革命配當金黨), cult leader, and singer.[1][2]

Early life

On his official profile, Huh says he was born on January, 1st 1950 near Jungnanggyo, Seoul. His father, Huh Nam-Kwon, made his own fortunes, but was executed in 1950 for charges of being a Communist. He lost both of his parents at the age of four.[3]

Huh Kyung Young at the asian american coalition.

Political career

Huh has participated in the 1987 South Korean presidential election as a member of the New People's Party (Not to be confused with the New Democratic Party), and in the 1992 South Korean presidential elections as a presidential candidate for the Truth Peace Party.,[4] and in the 1997 South Korean presidential elections as a candidate for the self-made Republican Party, promising the revival of the Joseon dynasty and the merger of Gyeonggi province with Seoul.[5]

After his run in the 2007 South Korean presidential election, Huh was banned from politics for 10 years for making false claims about election opponents, mainly Park Geun-hye, saying that he was conditionally engaged to the then-leader of the biggest conservative party and threatened to marry her after the results of the conservative party's primary. Other misinformation Huh spread during the campaign included claims that he attended George W. Bush's inauguration banquet on behalf of South Korea and he is an adopted son of late Samsung Group founder Lee Byung-chul.[6]

Huh founded his own party, the National Revolutionary Dividends Party, in August 2019. He was a candidate for the 2022 South Korean presidential election, but lost far to People Power Party's presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol.

Public image

Huh is known for his antics and unrealistic campaign promises and is considered somewhat of a joke politician.[7][8] Huh has claimed that he possessed the ability to levitate, has an IQ of 430, and is capable of performing chukjibeop.[8]

Discography

On August 15, 2009, the Liberation Day of Korea, he released his first digital single "Call Me", which borrows its hook from the Inspector Gadget theme song. In the song, Huh repeats the phrase "look into my eyes and you will become healthier. Look into my eyes and you will be [more attractive]."[9]

Bibliography

The hibiscus flower has not fallen (2000)[10]

Huh has been known to give lectures in a complex called "sky palace" located in Yangju. Huh registered the complex as a religious organization, where many portraits of himself can be seen around the complex.[11] The organization has been defined by the public as a cult, often supported by his previous fraud charges.[12]

Electoral history

General elections

YearElectionConstituencyPolitical partyVotes (%)Remarks
1991En-Pyeong CouncilEun-Pyeong 1Independent1.565 (21.1%)Defeated
1991Seoul City CouncilEun-Pyeong 1Minjung (1990)2,451 (8.5%)Defeated
1997PresidentialCountry-wideDemocratic-Republican39,055 (0.15%)Defeated
2004ParliamentaryProportional RepresentativeDemocratic-Republican24,360 (0.11%)Not Elected
2007PresidentialCountry-wideDemocratic-Republican96,756 (0.4%)Defeated [lower-alpha 1]
2020ParliamentaryProportional RepresentativeNRDP200,657 (0.71%)Not Elected
2021MayoralSeoulNRDP52,107 (1.07%)Defeated
2022PresidentialCountry-wideNRDP281,481 (0.83)Defeated

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Subsequently banned from politics for 10 years after making false statements about opposing candidates and spreading false information.

References

  1. ↑ 'Call Huh Kyung-young, You Would Pass Test' Korea Times, August 13, 2009
  2. ↑ Huh Kyung-young Will Sue SBS TV for Defamation Korea Times, October 20, 2009
  3. ↑ "허경영의 프로필". hkypresident.org.
  4. ↑ "허경영". bugsmusic.
  5. ↑ "[영상] 허경영, 15년전 대선공약 "조선왕조 부활시키겠다"". Dong-a Ilbo. 2012-04-18.
  6. ↑ "(Yonhap Feature) Self-proclaimed prophet and maverick, ridiculed by others, makes 3rd presidential bid". 29 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "허경영 씨 농담도 잘하시네요". womandonga. 2017-04-18.
  8. 1 2 "[핫이슈] '파격인가 코미디인가' 허경영 대선출마에 쏠린 눈". ilyoseoul. 2021-08-20.
  9. ↑ "Huh Kyung-Young released his first digital single".
  10. ↑ "이재명은 '불평등 해소', 이낙연은 '인격'이 핵심 키워드, 윤석열은 '국가의 실패', 홍준표는 '이념 갈등 극복' 내세워". Chosun Ilbo. 2021-09-25.
  11. ↑ ""신천지 이만희와 다르다"... 허경영, 종교법인 허가 신청". Chosun Ilbo. 2021-02-22.
  12. ↑ ""진짜로 공중부양하면 인정"…'가짜사나이' 2기 지원한 허경영에 네티즌들이 보인 반응". topstarnews.
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