Overview
- Kim Young-hoon posted a 95-second video on Oct. 30 stating he will apply for asylum in the United States.
- He portrayed South Korea as a pro–North Korea leftist state that suppresses biblical truth and silences Christian voices.
- In a subsequent English post, he described himself as the first South Korean to apply for asylum under President Trump.
- He claims a world-record IQ of 276, a figure that has drawn online skepticism and lacks independent verification.
- Local groups and the World Mind Sports Council have publicized his high test scores, but officials in the United States and South Korea have not confirmed any application or issued responses.