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Venue: SuWon Olympic Sports ComplexDate: May 31 – June 01

May 31 – Performance Battle
June 1 – Crew on Crew Battle
Artist Line up
Main R-16 Event
Stage Production Art Work By: Brent Rollins, The Seventh Letter Crew, Gun Ahn
MC: Bboy Ivan(USA), Superman Ivy (Korea)
DJ: Jus Jones (USA), Cut Nice (Holland), Renegade (UK), Light (Japan), Wreckx (Korea), Dust (Korea), YTST (Korea)
Judges: Ken Swift (USA), Cros One (USA), Storm (Germany), Maurizio (Italy), Katsu (RSC Japan)
Show Case: Salah (France), Hilty and Bosch + Coothkoo (Japan), Expression Crew (Korea), MyoSung Company (Korea), Bobster Scat + House Rules (Korea), World Wide BGirls Showcase (France, UK, Japan, Korea)
Crews (16 Crews from 15 Countries): Hoochen Crew (Belgium), Brazil All Star Crew (Brazil), Pioneer Crew (China), Natural Effects Crew (Denmark), Pockemon (France), Funk Fellaz Crew (Germany), Funky Dope Manouvres (Holland), Unstopable Lions (Israel), Rapid Soul Moves (Italy), Turn Phrase Crew (Japan), Ghost Crew (Norway/Sweden), Top 9 (Russia), Immortal Style (South Africa), Super Crew (USA), Gamblerz Crew (Korea), and Defending Champions Rivers Crew (Korea)

Festival Events
Graffiti Expo

Artists:
- The Seventh Letter Crew World Wide (PUSH / EWOK / RIME / AROE /REYES / RISK / SABER / NORM / STEEL / SEVER / RETNA POSE / ALOY / EKLIPS / FRAME / THE MAC / WISE / KENT PARKER / DAME)
- Wontak Crew (Korea),
- JNJ Crew (Korea)
- Mr. Koma (Korea)

Gallery Exhibition
- Joe Conzo
- Jamel Shabazz
- Korea’s own Robot Taekwon – V Figure Exhibition

For more information: www.r16korea.com

2007

And there you go….I’ve been asking for something like this for quite some time. Free-styling with Nongak Dancers.

A showcase of power galore. I’d have to agree with some critics….there was too much power and not enough style during the final battle between Extreme Crew and Turn Phrase.

BOTY 2007 Final Extreme Crew Turn Phrase Snippet2

BOTY 2007 Final Extreme Crew Turn Phrase Snippet3

Hong 10

Gambler Crew vs Jinjo Crew - R-16 Korea Sparkling 2008

Gambler Crew vs Drifters Crew-Final R16 Korea Sparkling 2008

TG Breakers vs Drifters Crew - R-16 Korea Sparkling 2008

Rivers Crew Showcase -R-16 Korea Sparkling 2008

Last Mass vs Last 4 One - R-16 Korea Sparkling 2008

Drifters Crew vs TIP Crew - R-16 Korea Sparkling 2008

Gambler Crew vs Drifters Crew - R-16 Korea Sparkling 2008

20th Century Boyz vs TIP Crew - R-16 Korea Sparkling 2008

Last 4 One vs Jinjo Crew - R-16 Korea Sparkling 2008

TG Breakers vs Oshare Crew - R-16 Korea Sparkling 2008

KnuFunk vs 生動感Crew - R-16 Korea Sparkling 2008

Last Mass vs The Action - R-16 Korea Sparkling 2008

Unknown Crew? - R-16 Korea Sparkling 2008

Gamblerz Crew VS Drifterz Crew - R-16 Korea Sparkling 2008

Gamblerz Crew VS Jinjo Crew R-16 Korea Sparkling 2008

and I’m sure there’s more…..

With hundreds of the best b-boys and b-girls representing 16 crews from 14 different countries, R-16, Seoul’s second annual international breakdancing championship, is an unparalleled event created by Charlie Shin and John Jay Chon. Episode 88 packs the two days of competitions into a kinetic experience of skill, energy and a love for the artform. From the slo-mo pop rocking of Japan’s Hamutsun Serve to Korea’s own Drifterz and Rivers, it’s a portrait of the amazing cultural styles that have emerged in today’s global b-boy scene

John Jay Chon, the Don King of Korean B-boy….but with a heart of gold. I almost had him send over a few Korean Bboys to Kollaboration…but it got too expensive. :-T

Hamutsun Serve

This is new….

Korea is a b-boy phenomena country. They are relatively new in the b-boy scene but they have come up so quickly, especially in the technical aspect of the dance, also known as power. Watch as Korean tradition collides with b-boying! For more info please visit http://www.planetbboy.com.

Shows have been extended everywhere……soooo…go watch it!

wait for the ending…..wait for it…..wait for it…..or just fast forward to 00:59. So nice…

And another version of dancing with masks…but by these guys and not the Jabbawookies.

And after reading some of the comments left by other viewers….apparently, this group is what influenced the Jabbawookies and their masks. I actually don’t really care who borrowed what from who because it’s not that important. What a cool performance…

B Boy Born

Well known for hitting each beat and actually dancing to the music…but I just like how he cuts people off so they can’t do their thing. (01:13)

And the PLANET B-BOY OFFICIAL TRAILER…

And I will go see it……

Freaking A…I’m trying to learn the names of all the bboy moves and styles, but there’s so many. I think I’ll just stick to, “that’s COOL” and “ooooooooooooo.”

Now that I think about it some more…bboying is like Street Fighter. You have those different styles, moves, combos, and button mashing to the beats. Each bboy comes from a certain dojo….or studio, where a sifu teaches them the foundation. Then when they are ready, they go out and develop their own style so they can compete in world tournaments. While other people probably prefer actual kung fu stuff or mixed martial arts….I prefer two bboys battling it out. It’s just as intense, physically demanding, and has a better soundtrack.

Sadly…I can’t tell which team belongs to which country. I’m trying to look for BBoy Snake’s signature twisty thing he does with his torso and legs….

but if I had to guess…..RIGHT SIDE is T.I.P., but…the crowd is cheering for them even though it’s a “Japanese Show”… hmmmmmmm

Part 2

Part 3

actually….T.I.P. is on the ride side, I’m sure of it! Part 1 (00:3 looks like Snake Boy. Plus, the routines looks like T.I.P.

Even outlasting France and shady judging. w00t!

Teamwork.Is.Perfect represented Korea.