What’s good world!? Seoul, Corea has some dope events lined up this year~ Not only is R16 one of the biggest and major battles in the world, but there’s also a world DJ festival happening right here in Seoul in May. Now honestly I didn’t even know about this festival until my friend Mera send me the info this morning. But you can check out the info on their website! It looks like a good line up of some old school like Fantastic Plastic Machine to new school House Rulez if you like electronic music. They’ll also have DJ for rock and hip-hop. This is their 4th annual event so go check it out! I’ll be there with my crew as well~ The event starts at 14:00(2PM) on the 8th of May(Sat) and lasts until 06:00(6AM) on the 9th of May(Sun). Located over at Han River Park Nanji Area, tickets are around $25 if you get it by the 20th of March. Then around $33 until the 5th of April then, around $44 til the 20th of April. Regular admission is $55 so get your tickets soon!
If you were lucky enough to be in Corea this past Saturday, you would have been at the R16 Corea prelims at Kintex in Ilsan, Corea. As the title suggests, Jinjo Crew took it for the win between a battle of 16 crews who came out hoping to represent for Corea at R16 World Finals that’s taking place in Seoul, Corea on July 3rd & 4th. The whole event was smaller than I had expected, a mere 200(?) or so it seemed like, gathered at Kintex for the battle. Surprisingly a lot of people from “out of town” came out, France, Holland, and the states! And maybe a third of that crowd was the unexpected elderly crowd and suits! I’m not gonna lie, it felt a little weird being there~ Even the emcees of the night weren’t feeling it. The whole night, emcees Make-1 & Jazzy Ivy constantly had to work the crowd to get hype. A few problems arose with the sound equipment during the battles too, it was pretty unorganized. It felt very last min. None the less, the bboys brought it. It seems as though bboying in Corea has gone more towards style whereas in the past, they were more power driven with massive blow ups and ridiculous power combos that we all know and love. Moving up the brackets, the 16 crews each battle their way up to the final four. The final four crews(and the obvious) were Last For One, Maximum Crew, Jinjo Crew, & Leadmos Crew. Mind you R16 Prelims also used a new judging/scoring system where they scored on the usual categories of Foundation, Execution etc. where each judge, depending on which category they are assign to will score a 1 – 5 then was up for the tally as soon as the rounds ended. So every bboy can see his or her score after their round. After each battle, each of the crews are able to see their final scores, which then the winner of that battle is chosen right then and there. So moving up the battle circuit, Maximum vs Last For One & Leadmos vs Jinjo. Maximum took it but the battle was a close call! Same went with Jino vs Leadmos! Peep the video:
So the final came out to Jinjo Crew vs Maximum Crew. And Jino Crew came through to represent Corea for the R16 World Finals in July!
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R16 Corea Winners: Jinjo Crew!
Heading out to R16!
KNG FRSH in the Top 8? ;)
R16 Corea Winners: Jinjo Crew!
Overall, the battle was straight~ Definitely looking forward to the R16 World Finals this coming July 3rd & 4th! Book that flight, get on the floor and session like no tomorrow and bring it to Seoul! I’ll still be living here~ For more info hit up R16’s Website!
First off, big ups to my homie Justin of Knice Clothing~ If you don’t know, check out KNICE Clothing for some sweet threads~ Also going on are his Artist collabos that are pretty dope! Don’t sleep!
KNICE is hosting a race on the 28th of March called “Where the hell is Waldo – All City Scav Race” It’s a scavenger hunt race with a total of 4 different WALDO spoke cards to collect at EACH check point til the finish line at UVSC. Sounds fun right? It will be! Get on it folks! Hit up KNICE CLothing for more info on this race and the after party! Go and support this race!
QUICK INFO! (via. KNICE Clothing)
Date:
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Time:
5:00pm – 11:00pm
Location: FINISHLINE/AFTERPARTY
Ultra Violet Social Club
2684 Lacy Street Los Angeles, CA 90031
There will be MUSIC, LIVEART, BEER sponsored by NAKONBEER (clearly must be 21+ to drink), and TATTOOING if your feeling ballzy!!!!!
Lo Key of BCS joined the KNG FRSH family~
I haven’t been able to update but check him out! One
of the dopest riders to come out of LA! If you think I’m
lying, peep the videos! Big ups to Lo Key! KF Tribe~
It’s time for R16 Corea Prelims! It’s exactly 07:00 here in Seoul, Corea and I’m excited. Want to win a free shirt? Come find me at the event, and to make it more interesting. Call me out to battle~ Win or lose, you’ll win a shirt off me so it’s a win win! So get on it!
We’ll be heading out to Ilsan around 14:45 and make our hour+ trip to Kintex where the event is taking place. If you want to join us, you can meet us at 종로3가역(Jong Ro 3 Station) located on Lines 1, 3 & 5. As in, get there so we can leave right away to 대화역(Dae Hwa Station). We’ll be exiting on Exit 2 and walking to Kintex from there.
If you don’t know how big R16 is still, here are the crew entries for the prelims so far: Soul Burn’z Crew, 생동감 크루, Funky Steam Crew, It’s Our Feeling, Last For One, Outer Limits, New Rockerz Crew, Soul Train, Original Flava, Hells Angel, Paid In Full, Maximum Crew, War Cry, Fate Crew, Burning Mindz, Smoker, Drifterz, Acid Breakerz, Phoenix Crew, Pika Crew, Fresh To Fuckin… Death, Super Evilz, MB Crew, 플라톤, Maru Crew, 20th Century Bboyz, The Fresh 5, Rhythmical Floor, A-Run Crew, The Art Crew, Three Nation Army, Leadmos Crew, Jinjo Crew(Via. Charlie Shin). And lets not forget the judges~ Beast, Ducky, Dyzee, Rubberlegz & Tomo. So who’ll represent for Corea at the R16 World Finals? You’ll just have to come out… or check back for updates on our blog~ Needless to say, it’s going to be a dope battle. Hope to see you guys out there!
For directions:
Directions to Kintex
And while I’m on the subject of battles, here’s a few midwest jams! (via. Bboy Man of God)
Some battles coming up around the Midwest + one in the South. Click the links for more info:
June is just around the corner and battles are popping up everywhere! For all the midwest heads, City vs City 6 is on June 18-19 2010! So get your game up NOW and bring your A game~ For more info on this event hit up their website and add them on Facebook.
