Hong 10
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| Hong 10 | |
| Birth name | Kim Hong-Yeol |
| Born | February 16, 1985
South Korea |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Field | Bboying |
| Movement | Hip Hop |
Hong 10 (Real name: Kim Hong-Yeol, Hangul: 김홍열, born on 16 February 1985 in South Korea) is a male South Korean B-boy, commonly known as breakdancer. Currently he is a member of a Korean B-boy crew named Drifterz and a project team named Project Soul while he also performs as a solo dancer. He first became a well-known B-boy when his former crew, Expressions came first in the 2002 Battle of the Year, an international b-boy championship that is held in Germany annually. Since then, he entered and won numerous international B-boy competitions. His recent notable achievements include winning 2006 Red Bull B.C. One.
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[edit] Name
The name Hong 10 comes from using language pun. The second syllable of his name, Yeol, has same pronunciation with Yeol which is the Korean word for the number ten. Therefore his real name, Hong-Yeol can also be written as Hong 10 in Korean. This nickname is pronounced in English, and he is called hong-ten in both Korean and English speaking countries alike. It is speculated by some to be a play play on words for Hong 10.
[edit] List of Notable Achievements
Significant achievements in major events are highlighted in bold text.
[edit] 2001
- Performance in Dance Dynamite, Japan
- Be.B-Boy, Japan (1st Place)
- Tokyo Dance Delight, Japan (2nd Place, Performance)
[edit] 2002
- Style War, Korea (1st Place)
- Performance in Big Wax, Japan
- Hip Hop Connection B-boy Master Mixed Battle Vol.1, Korea (1st Place)
- B-Boy Unit Vol.4, Korea (1st Place)
- B-Boy Master Championship, Korea (1st Place)
- Solo battle with Remind in HipHop Connection Vol.3, Korea
- Performance in Dance Dynamite, Japan
- Be.B-Boy, Japan (1st Place)
- Performance in Asian Comment, Denmark
- Guest battle in Jam 2 The Beat, Denmark
- Battle Of The Year 2002 Korea, Korea (1st Place)
- Battle Of The Year 2002, Germany (1st Place)
- UK B-Boy Championship 2002 Solo Category, UK (2nd Place)
- UK B-Boy Championship 2002 Team Category, UK (1st Place)
- Free Style Session Japan, Japan (2nd Place)
- Take part in Sony Net.MD TV advetisement, New Zealand
[edit] 2003
- Distinguished service prize, Honor of Dance 2003, Korea
- Featured on <6'o Clock Focused Issues> MBC TV programme, Korea
- B-Boy Master Mixed Battle Vol.3 Korea (1st Place)
- Performance in <Big Wax>, Fukuoka Japan
- Hiphop Planet, France (1st Place)
- Battle Of The Year 2003, international (2nd Place)
- UK B-Boy Championship 2003 Team Category, UK (2nd Place)
- Pro-Am Euro, France (1st Place)
- Judge & Special Guest Battle at the Netherland Tournament
[edit] 2004
- Performance in <Funky Funky> the musical, Korea
- B-Boy Unit Vol.6, Korea (1st Place)
- B-Boy Challenge Vol.4, Korea (1st Place)
- Guest performance at <Breakin Convention>, UK
- Guest performance at <Fitness Festival>, Italy
- Guest performance <Korea Hip Hop Nite>, Taiwan
- Judge of <B-Boy Battle>, Taiwan
- Guest performance in the launching show of I-POD, Korea
- Performed in the opening of <Korean Broadcasting Awards>, Korea
- UK B-Boy Championship 2004 Solo Category (2nd place)
- UK B-Boy Championship 2004 Team Category (1st place)
- Free Style Session, Korea (1st place)
- B-Boy Challenge Grand Championship, Korea (1st place)
- Performance at Nike LeBron event, Korea
- Korean representative in <Free Style Session World Final>, Japan
[edit] 2005
- Participation in <Match One's Skill>, Korea
- Street Dance Summer Jam, Taiwan (1st place)
- Stand-in performance in TV drama <Nonestop>, Korea
- Opening performance for <EBS Robot Battle Korea>, Korea
- Event performance in <Nike 5,6,7,8>, Korea
- Judge of <Yongmasan Battle>, Korea
- Performance in <Breakin' Convension>, UK
- Red Bull B.C. One 1on1, Germany (2nd place)
- K.O.B.E, Japan (1st place)
- Judge of <Battle Of The Year South East Asia 2005>, Taiwan
- Participation in IBE, The Netherlands
- Hip Hop World Challenge 1on1, Germany (1st place)
- Judge of <Red Bull Street Battle>, Hong Kong
- UK B-Boy Championship Solo Category (2nd place)
- UK B-Boy Championship Team Category (1st place)
- KMTV <Original Move 1on1 vol.7>, Korea (1st place)
- Motion-capture model for P2P game <B-Boy>, UK
- Judge of <MBK 3on3 Battle>, Thailand
[edit] 2006
- One Of The Move vol.2, Korea (1st place)
- Armory Cup Korea 2006, Korea (2nd place)
- Performance in <Breakin Convension>, UK
- SBS <Hope TV> tournament, Korea (1st place)
- Judge of <Top of Top>, Korea
- Took part in KBS TV commercial, Korea
- Red Bull Break in Battle, Ireland (2nd place)
- Took part <Vita 500> commercial, Korea
- UK B-Boy Championship 2006 Korea (1st place)
- Battle Of The Year 2006 Korea, Korea (1st place)
- Performance in <B-Boy Park>, Korea
- Motion-capture model for the game <Groove Party>, Korea
- UK B-Boy Championship 2006 Team Category (2nd place)
- Red Bull B.C One 2006, Brazil (1st place)
- Performance Of The Year, Korea (1st place)
[edit] 2007
- B-Boy Unit Vol.9, Korea (2nd Place)
