Huh Kyung-young

Huh Kyung-young (; born July 13, 1947) is a South Korean politician, founder of the National Revolutionary Party, cult leader, and singer.

Early life On his official profile, Huh says he was born on January 1, 1950 near Jungnanggyo, Seoul, South Korea. His father, Huh Nam-gwon , 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.

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, and in the 1997 South Korean presidential elections as a candidate for the self-made Democratic Republican Party, promising the revival of the Joseon dynasty and the merger of Gyeonggi Province with Seoul.

Huh ran in the 2007 South Korean presidential election, again under the Democratic Republican Party (briefly rebranded to the Economic Republican Party). After the 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.

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

Huh was once again found guilty of violating South Korean election law on 9 June 2024. Huh was found guilty by the Supreme Court and will not be able to run in elections until 2034. He was also indicted on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act, with two years in prison and three years of probation. Huh claimed on a nationally televised debate during the 2022 Presidential Election that he was the adopted son of the late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Byung-chul and was an unelected policy aide to former President Park Chung Hee.

Public image A perennial candidate, Huh is known for his antics and unrealistic campaign promises and is considered somewhat of a joke politician.

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]."