Sunhwa Arts School

High school in Seoul, South Korea

Sunhwa Arts High School 선화예술고등학교
Location

25 Neung-dong, 664 Cheonhodaero, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul South Korea
Information
Type	Private
Opened	1977
Endowment	Unification Church
Website	sunhwa.org

Sunhwa Arts School 선화예술학교
Location

Information
Opened	1974
Grades	Middle school
Website	sunhwaarts.com

Sunhwa Arts School (Korean: 선화예술고등학교) is a private coeducational college preparatory arts academy located in Seoul, South Korea. Founded as the Little Angels Art School in 1973 by the Reverend Sun Myung Moon (the founder of the Unification Church), the Sunhwa Arts School was launched in 1974 and has been supported by the Sunhwa Educational Foundation since 1977, when this foundation was created by Reverend Moon.^[1]^{[citation needed]}

It is considered to be among the most prominent visual arts, music and dance middle schools and high schools in South Korea.^{[citation needed]} The school is known for its high academic standards and requires high entrance examination scores and interviews for acceptance.^{[citation needed]} At the school, students specialize in one art form such as painting and sculpture, musical instruments or classical ballet. The school complex includes the Little Angels Performing Arts Center, home of the Little Angels Children's Folk Ballet of Korea, which also was founded by Moon in 1962.^[1]

Notable alumni

Joo Won Ahn, principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre
Jo Su-mi, operatic soprano
Pak Hoon-sook, the daughter-in-law of Sun Myung Moon and therefore sometimes referred to as Julia H. Moon, who is a ballerina with the Universal Ballet, which is sponsored by the Unification Church.
Hee Seo, principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre
Chuyun Oh, Associate Professor of Dance Theory, San Diego State University
Kang Sue-jin, ballerina with the Stuttgart Ballet group in Germany
Hwang Jung-eum, actress, majored in dance
Park Han-byul, actress, graduated from Sunhwa Middle School and then transferred during high school
Moon Chae-won, actress, majored in Asian painting
Yang Jin-sung, actress, majored in Art Design
Mikyung Sung, classical double bassist
Nada, rapper, majored in traditional painting (dropped out)

Kam Woo-sung, actor, majored in Asian art, later received a Ph.D. in Asian art at Seoul University. Leading role in the film "King and the Clown."
Shin Jae-hong, composer and songwriter, notably of several Im Jae Beom songs
Roh Yoon-seo, actress, best known for roles in “Crash Course in Romance” and “20th Century Girl”, majored in Fine Arts.