He sent one of the gigantic fiery hounds, the Bulgae, belonging to one of his dark world subjects, to chase the Sun and bring it to his realm.
The Bulgae tried many times and many different ways to grab the Moon in its mouth, but eventually also gave up and ran back to the king in disappointment.
[5] In South Korea, in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk province, an ancient, nearly extinct breed of dog is called Bulgae.
In 2012, the breed was saved from complete annihilation by the efforts of Dongyang University, researching and rebreeding the 20 last individual dogs.
[7] On June 30, 2024, Jeongeup Boolgae (정읍 불개) was registered as a native resource in the Food and Agriculture Organization's Domestic Animal Diversity Information System (DAD-IS).