Syngman Rhee TV
Syngman Rhee TV (Korean: 이승만TV; Hanja: 李承晩TV)[1] is a South Korean New Right YouTube channel based in Seoul. Headed by economist Lee Young-hoon, the channel broadcasts lectures delivered by faculty members of the Syngman Rhee School, an institution named after Syngman Rhee, the first president of South Korea.[2]
The channel's stated mission is economic reconstruction, the realization of democracy, and overcoming Anti-Japan Tribalism, maintaining a generally conservative editorial stance.[3] As of 2019, Japanese content on the channel was provided through subtitles rather than dubbing. To support operations, Lee aimed to recruit 1,000 paying members, each contributing a monthly fee of 10,000 KRW.[4]
In April 2025, American scholar of Korean studies B. R. Myers appeared on the channel during an academic symposium on the book Anti-Japan Tribalism: History Insurrection (반일 종족의 역사 내란; 反日 種族의 歷史 內亂), where he criticized the "anti-Japanese racism" (반일 종족주의; 反日 種族主義)[5][6] prevalent among the South Korean political left.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Attacks on 'comfort women' heralded the violent far right seen today in Korea, advocate says". The Hankyoreh. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
The Syngman Rhee School was set up by the authors of "Anti-Japan Tribalism" in 2016, followed by a YouTube channel called Syngman Rhee TV in 2017, both named after the first president of Korea.
- ↑ 이영훈 교수 주도 유튜브 채널 '이승만TV' 개설 자축연 개최 [Celebration held for opening of YouTube channel 'Syngman Rhee TV' led by Professor Lee Young-hoon]. PennMike. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
- ↑ 李栄薰・李承晩学堂校長の建国70周年インタビュー「反日種族主義を克服せよ」 [Interview with Lee Young-hoon, principal of Syngman Rhee Academy on the 70th anniversary of nation building: "Overcome Anti-Japan Tribalism"]. 統一日報. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
- ↑ 이승만TV 여는 이영훈 전 서울대 교수 [Former Seoul National University Professor Lee Young-hoon launches Syngman Rhee TV]. Monthly Chosun. July 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
- ↑ Kim, Dong-hwan (December 2020). 이영훈의 반일종족주의 주장에 대한 비판적 검토 [A critical review of Lee Yeong-hoon's 'Anti-Japan racism']. 국학연구 [Journal of Korean Studies] (in Korean) (24). The Institute of Korean Studies: 65–119. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
- ↑ "种族主义 (zhǒngzúzhǔyì)". MDBG English to Chinese Dictionary. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
racism
- ↑ 『반일 종족의 역사 내란』학술토론회 서평1: 브라이언 마이어스 [Academic symposium on 'Anti-Japan Tribalism: History Insurrection' Book Review 1: B. R. Myers] (in Korean). Syngman Rhee TV. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2026 – via YouTube.