Bugil Academy
| Bugil Academy 북일고등학교 |
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| Location | |
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Cheonan South Korea |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private, Boarding |
| Established | 1975 |
| Founder | Kim Chong-hee |
| Website | www |
| Bugil High School | |
| Hangul | 북일고등학교 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Bugil Godeunghakgyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pugil Kodŭnghakkyo |
Coordinates: 36°49′52″N 127°09′30″E / 36.8310848°N 127.1584515°E
Bugil Academy (Hangul: 북일고등학교; Hanja: 北一高等學校) is a private, independent boarding school located in Cheonan, South Korea. Established in 1975, the school is financed by the Hanhwa Group, one of the largest Business conglomerates in Korea.
Bugil Academy is famous for its cherry blossoms that fill the wide campus every spring. Its reputation has even led the Korean indie band Busker Busker to write a popular song "Cherry Blossom Ending". The Cherry Blossom festival is held usually in mid-April when blossoms reach their peak. Since 1976, it has grown to become a festival for the entire Cheonan city and annually attracts hundreds of visitors. The festival is even more famous for the fireworks on the last night. In 2010, the school spent nearly $300,000 on fireworks for commemorating the 25th anniversary of the school's establishment. Unlike what many think, the school's official flower is not cherry blossom but Korean Forsythia.
Strict discipline defines the educational style of Bugil Academy. It is based on strong military-style traditions that includes military salute and trainings. Because of this reason, there are often criticisms that the school is overly stringent, conservative and anachronistic in some sense. Whether this discipline helped or not, Bugil Academy had the highest number of students accepted to Korea Army Academy at Yeongcheon, Korea Naval Academy and Korea Air Force Academy in many years.
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