[7] In January 2025, he garnered attention after being invited to the full schedule of the inauguration ceremony of Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United States.
[15] In 2022, he was unanimously elected as the President of the International Church Growth Institute (CGI), succeeding the late Reverend Yong-gi Cho.
[16] Young Hoon Lee, who has served as the senior pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church since 2008, sparked controversy on May 16, 2023, when he attended the opening ceremony of the Liberty Korea Party's headquarters in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.
During the event, he urged attendees to support Jeon Kwang-hoon in his call to "eradicate communist reds," a phrase now regarded as outdated propaganda.
The incident has drawn criticism, as it appears that the leader of Korea's largest church is publicly endorsing a figure deemed heretical by many within the faith.