Situation Outside Baejae High School's Main Gate
원본 (Korean)
Translation + Context
FT = ForbiddenTome — tap to see Korean slang explained
Educational environment protection zone
Let's ignore Paejae High School being spicy
Be proud Paejae High School, fighting!
Stop educating me
Forbidden
Son, don't get hurt seeing this garbage. You guys are our future. Mom will protect you all. Mom will handle the punishment. Don't worry!
Paichai High School
School Motto
If you wish to be great, serve others Founded August 3, 1885 Paichai School Hall
Opening
Autonomous Private High School
Type/Gender
Boys' High School
Form
Private
Founder
Henry Appenzeller
School Corporation
Paichai School Hall Tiger
Professor
Juniper
School Tree
Peony
School Flower
Lee Hyo-jun
Principal/Vice Principal
Chung Chan-sung 1,298 students [as of]
Student Count
83 people [as of]
Faculty Count Jurisdiction
Seoul Gangdong-Songpa Office of Education Seoul Gangdong-gu Godeok-ro 227 (Godeok-dong)
Address Website
School Alimi
Suro 46-gil
Kkachigeun Neighborhood Park
Map [2
Dongnam-ro 79-gil
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1. Overview
Korea's first modern secondary educational institution established in 1885 by Henry Appenzeller, a Methodist missionary from the United States, in Jungjeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul. It is also a school corporation that operates schools in Seoul and Daejeon. The foundation is located at 103 Seosomun-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul (Seosomun-dong).
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~ 2. History
Henry Appenzeller entered Incheon for the second time on June 21, 1885, and arrived in Seoul on July 19. He purchased a house from William B. Scranton (Scranton, W.B), a doctor who had arrived a month earlier, then knocked down the wall between two rooms to create a small classroom. On August 3 of that year, he obtained two students named Lee Gyeom-ra (李謙羅) and Go Young-pil (高永弼) and started classes. It is said that the first class had only these two students. The name "Baejae Hakdang" was later given directly by King Kojong, meaning "a house that nurtures talented people." Early students reportedly enrolled in the school to learn English for advancement. So Principal Appenzeller took Matthew 20 as a teaching principle: "If you want to be great, serve others."
Paejae Educational Foundation
Kindergarten
University
Middle School
High School
Paejae University
Paejae Middle School
Paejae High School
Paejae University
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Affiliated Organization
Paejae Educational Foundation Daecheon Training Center
Paejae Educational Foundation History Museum
Paejae Educational Foundation History Museum Building
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Gwangju Il High School baseball team players showed sportsmanship even while facing ridicule in front of them. Even when trailing 6-2 against Baejae High School, Gwangju Il High School students sang "Gwangju's Roar," the cheering song for the Kia Tigers, from the dugout and cheered hard for their teammates on the field. They did not lose their dignity even while Baejae High School students were shouting "Starbucks gaya" and "Tank Day." Sisa Journal Reporter Kim Im-soo - When Baejae High School's baseball team was mocking 5.18, Gwangju Il High School shouted "Gwangju's Roar"
On June 29, 2026, during a game between Gwangju Jeil High School baseball team and Baejae High School baseball team at the Cheongryonggi National High School Baseball Championship, players from Baejae High School baseball team were caught on broadcast jointly singing a cheering song that mocked the 5.18 Democratic Uprising, causing controversy. Just a month prior, they sang a song called "gaya gaya Starbucks gaya" which echoed the Korean Starbucks Tank Day event controversy, and immediately after cheering, a person presumed to be a Baejae High School player shouted "Tank Day~" clearly demonstrating the intent to mock the 5.18 Democratic Uprising.
Even now, among students actively studying in Gwangju, many decide to pursue their careers toward Seoul and the metropolitan area.
It's terrifying to think that those students keep getting continuously exposed to situations like this when they come to the Seoul metropolitan area and Seoul.
I don't think it's just a problem in the Gwangju area. I think students from other regions are being discriminated against for just being from a specific area...
I think it's unacceptable to be discriminated against, mocked, and criticized like this in the spaces where we live.
Baejae High School teachers plan apologetic visit to Gwangju Jeil High School... Gwangju Jeil High School says "unilateral visit without prior consultation" | Reporter Yang Jung-jin, Kim Seo-ha | Modified July 1, 2026, 10:22 AM ~ Original article
Baejae High School "apologetic visit to Gwangju Jeil High School this morning" Gwangju Jeil High School "unilateral visit without consultation"
I'd only heard vaguely about Baejae's history, but it turns out the story goes way deeper than I thought.
For a school like that, I'd expect the alumni association has some serious heavy-hitters in there.
Looks like the alumni network's gonna be grabbing their heads in panic starting tomorrow lol
He's the principal of Gwangju Technical High School.
I've seen some people worrying that innocent Baejae students are getting dragged into this unfairly.
But here's the thing—all the Gwangju Technical students got unilaterally insulted just for being from Gwangju.
And there's stuff that didn't get shared because it's on a private forum, but defenders are going full force claiming it's all just "free speech."
That's free speech? Some of the wreaths people wanted to send were so vicious I couldn't even share them lol
Gwangju Technical is going through proper procedures to file complaints, but Baejae seems like they're just trying to sweep it under the rug fast.
The fact that they're skipping procedures and rushing damage control, combined with those ridiculous statements from certain people—it's got everyone absolutely livid. Including the alumni association.
On the forum, it only looks like complaints are piling up because that's what gets posted, so it might seem overblown. But honestly, there's genuinely disgusting stupid stuff being said in the threads, and people keep egging it on.
This has been going on for a while.
If the coaches had immediately dragged the kids out after the game and made them apologize right there, this wouldn't have blown up like this.
Honestly, for these Baejae baseball players, getting publicly shamed hard while still in school might actually be a blessing in disguise.
Adults are trying to help them out. But once you're out in the real world? Nobody's gonna cover your ass.
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Baejae Academy shares roots with Baejae University anyway so just ignore it lol... what deep history? It's just like Sungshin, Yonsei, Ewha, Chosun, and Sungkyunkwan—basically all founded from some private study hall, so they just flex about being educational institutions with historical roots.
Okay but why is Korean high school drama always so intense?? This looks like it's straight out of a kdrama 😭
God, I'm tired of this.
I get that the Baejae students messed up, but dragging an individual student's mistakes this far is pure political theater. The response is so over the top it's actually making people defensive instead of reflective.
People have been treated like trash that much. Sure, the capital region has 10 million people and Jeolla has fewer, but population migration from Jeolla to the capital has been massive—there are tons of 2nd and 3rd generation kids from Jeolla now. The crap they've dealt with quietly over the years has been endless. I got called regional slurs on my first day in the military from no reason and got bullied for months about smelling fishy. Was I the only one? Really?
I think this level of punishment is fair, but the disgusting part is how certain people suddenly switch to "come on, that's too much for the kids" and flip into making both-sides jokes, then turn around and talk shit to the victims. The victims aren't even doing illegal retaliation—anything less than that isn't severe. If either side is acting like an idiot, then call out only the side that's being an idiot. Spare us the selective both-sidesism disguised as neutrality lol
Lmao the ilbe crowd's all excited about this
They were just trashing young guys but then took a breather at 40-50? The vibe is like Gen X suddenly found their humanity outlet
Extreme parents, ilbe trolls, and opportunistic media parasites... it's turned into a cesspool of vermin... those Baejae students must be so proud... they've turned the school into a toilet and attracted every bug imaginable...
Starbucks fired execs and apologized everywhere but still got dragged through the mud like this. Kids can make mistakes, but understanding an extreme-wing meme correctly and then mocking with obvious regional contempt? That's not a small mistake. That's why it exploded—it's not just a political mess, it's because they messed up that bad. And if juvenile offenders can walk free after killing people, then what's the problem giving these kids some real consequences?
Yeah, they should defend them since they share the same historical views lol
The school's image is ruined
This is exactly why I'm glad I don't go to a big school anymore, that would stress me out so bad
This is why it's better when I discipline my own kid. Baejae could've apologized on the spot after the game and disciplined the kids right then, and this never would've spiraled this far.
lmaooo the chaos outside school gates hits different, reminds me of my own school days honestly
someone's about to get exposed and the whole school will know by lunch period, that's how it always works