Americans Now Digging Into Korean History
Americans’ Intense Interest in Northeast Asian History

'Move Over, Ninjas and Samurai'
'Here Comes a Real-Life Hero'

In a comic book store in the U.S., a strange face sits amidst shelves lined with Superman and Batman.

A Joseon general who, over 400 years ago, held off 133 enemy ships with only 13 ships of his own.

The younger generation in America, who used to be obsessed with ninjas and samurai, are now discovering a "real hero" and their eyes are sparkling.

The name the U.S. Navy has been paying attention to for over 100 years: Yi Sun-sin.

Meet his story now as he comes back to life on the other side of the globe.

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⚠️ Notice: This video is fact-based educational content produced using actual events and publicly available materials. It has been adapted and reconstructed using AI narration and some AI images; please note that this is intended for informational purposes, not as a documentary. #YiSunsin #TheRiseOfTheNation #TurtleShip #ImjinWar #GeneralYiSunsin #KoreanHistory #NationalPride #HongsiChannel #RepublicOfKorea #Joseon #USReaction #Samurai

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📚 References and Sources Guide

This video was produced based on the materials and reports disclosed below.

📰 Articles & Institutional Materials

· Chosun Ilbo (March 25, 2025) ‘American Who Has Been Making Yi Sun-sin Comics for 17 Years Sold 460,000 Copies’

https://www.chosun.com/national/peopl...

· U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) Proceedings (July 1929) ‘The Naval Hero of Korea’

https://www.usni.org/magazines/procee...

· U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) Proceedings (June 1944) ‘Yi Sun-sin Defeated Japan at Sea’

https://www.usni.org/magazines/procee...

· USNI News (2016) Results of the survey on the greatest warship of all time (Turtle Ship ranks high)

https://news.usni.org/2016/04/06/surv...

· Yonhap News (March 4, 2026) Visitors to the National Museum of Korea’s ‘Our Yi Sun-sin’ special exhibition surpass 400,000

https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2026030...

· Wikipedia ‘Battle of Myeongnyang’

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...

· Wikipedia ‘Yi Sun-sin’

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi_Sun-sin

· Reddit r/korea Discussions regarding Yi Sun-sin

Reddit: 1s204fo

📺 Guide to Referenced Video Channels

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· Extra History ‘Korea: Admiral Yi’ Series

Korea: Admiral Yi (Extra Credit History)

· Vlogging Through History ‘A Historian Reacts – Admiral Yi’

A Historian Reacts - ADMIRAL YI (Parts 1 &...

· Atrioc Yi Sun-sin Reaction

Atrioc Reacts to Korea: Admiral Yi (ALL PA...

· TheStockGuy ‘The Korean 13’

The Korean 13 saved China  #history #story...