R-16 Korea
| R-16 Korea | |
|---|---|
 R-16 Korea logo. | |
| Awarded for | B-boy tournament + Hip-hop and Street Art festival |
| Country |
 South Korea |
| Presented by | Cartel Creative, Korea Tourism Organization, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism |
| First awarded | May 31, 2007 |
| Official website | http://www.r16korea.com/xe/ |
R-16 Korea is an annual international b-boy tournament and urban arts cultural festival sponsored primarily by the Korea Tourism Organization and the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[1] The main event features sixteen B-Boy crews representing fifteen countries competing in a two day tournament for world championship titles in two categories: best crew performance and best crew battle.
The festival features graffiti artists, street wear designers, musical performers and dancers who specialize in hip-hop, popping, locking and other urban arts subcultures from South Korea and other countries.
Created and produced by Cartel Creative Inc., R-16 is a celebration of the creative energy behind urban youth culture. Based on a theme of "Respect" (which is what the "R" in R-16 refers to), the tournament and festivals were first held in 2007 in the city of Seoul. The 2008 event took place in the city of Suwon The 2009 event host is the Metropolitan City of Incheon and the 2010 event was brought back to Seoul City. The event will continue annually, as the Hip Hop culture has recognized South Korean b-boys as a special part of its history. Korean-American b-boy, singer, and rapper, Jay Park, has been the official ambassador of R-16 for years 2011, 2012, and 2013.
Winners
| Year | Location | Battle 1st Place | Battle 2nd Place | Best Showcase | Solo Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Seoul, South Korea | Morning of Owl |  Body Carnival | Body Carnival | Issei |
| 2012 | Seoul, South Korea |  Massive Monkees |  Simple System | Jinjo Crew | Issei |
| 2011 | Seoul, South Korea | Jinjo Crew |  Vagabonds | Jinjo Crew | Taisuke |
| 2010 | Seoul, South Korea | Jinjo Crew | Phase-T | Jinjo Crew |  Just Do It |
| 2009 | Incheon, South Korea | All Area Crew |  Top 9 Crew | All Area Crew | Roxrite |
| 2008 | Suwon, South Korea | Gamblerz Crew | Top 9 Crew | Top 9 Crew | |
| 2007 | Seoul, South Korea | Rivers Crew |  Flow Mo Crew | Mortal Combat | |
2013
2013 Crew Battle Results
For 2013, R-16 Seoul, South Korea on July 13–14 at Olympic Hall, Seoul Olympic Park.
Crews in bold won their respective battles.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Morning of Owl |
W | |||||||||
| Melting Force |
L | |||||||||
| Morning of Owl |
W | |||||||||
| Slavic United |
L | |||||||||
| Battle Born |
L | |||||||||
| Slavic United |
W | |||||||||
| Morning of Owl |
W | |||||||||
| Body Carnival |
L | |||||||||
 SKB |
W | |||||||||
 Mental Fusion |
L | |||||||||
| SKB |
L | |||||||||
| Body Carnival |
W | |||||||||
 The Future Crew |
L | |||||||||
| Body Carnival |
W | |||||||||
2013 Solo B-Boy Battle Results
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
 Reflex |
L | |||||||||||||
| Roo |
W | |||||||||||||
| Roo |
L | |||||||||||||
| Issei |
W | |||||||||||||
| Differ |
L | |||||||||||||
| Issei |
W | |||||||||||||
| Issei |
W | |||||||||||||
 Slav |
L | |||||||||||||
| Vero |
W | |||||||||||||
| Franklin |
L | |||||||||||||
| Vero |
L | |||||||||||||
| Slav |
W | |||||||||||||
| Slav |
W | |||||||||||||
| Niek |
L | |||||||||||||
| Issei |
W | |||||||||||||
| Blond |
L | |||||||||||||
| Dialtone |
L | |||||||||||||
| Soso |
W | |||||||||||||
| Soso |
L | |||||||||||||
| Morris |
W | |||||||||||||
| Morris |
W | |||||||||||||
| Mounir |
L | |||||||||||||
| Morris |
L | |||||||||||||
| Blond |
W | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Blond |
W | |||||||||||||
| Astro |
L | |||||||||||||
| Blond |
W | |||||||||||||
| Kareem |
L | |||||||||||||
 Lil G |
L | |||||||||||||
| Kareem |
W | |||||||||||||
MCs: Snipa (Korea) MC Go (Korea)
DJs:
- DJ Skeme Richards (USA)
- DJ Wreckx (Korea)
- DJ Kaistar (USA)
- DJ Light (Japan)
- DJ BlesOne (USA)
LIVE Band - Warsaw Band (Poland)
Bboy Judges
- Ronnie (USA)
- Wing (Korea)
- Icey Ice (USA)
- Lamine (France)
- Fever One (USA)
Popping Judges
- Salah (France)
- Boogaloo Kin (Korea)
- Madoka (Japan)
Locking Judges
- Moon (Korea)
- Kenzo (Japan)
- J.Soul (France)
2013 Main Event Competition Results
Crew Performance Competition Results:
- Best Show: Body Carnival (Japan)
Crew Battle Results:
- First Place: Morning of Owl (Korea)
- Second Place: Body Carnival (Japan)
Solo Bboy Battle Results:
- First Place:Issei (Japan)
- Second Place:Blond (Australia)
2013 Main Event Competitor List
Solo Bboy
- 1. Lil G - (Venezuela)
- 2. Differ - (Korea)
- 3. Morris - (USA)
- 4. Vero - (Korea)
- 5. Niek - (Netherlands)
- 6. Issei - (Japan)
- 7. Mounir - (France)
- 8. Kareem - (USA)
- 9. Blonde - (Australia)
- 10. Reflex - (Philippines)
- 11. Astro - (China)
- 12. Dialtone - (USA)
- 13. SoSo - (France)
- 14. Slav - (Russia)
- 15. R16 예선전 결과 #1 (TBA)
- 16. R16 예선전 결과 #2 (TBA)
Solo Locking Final 8
- A Wei (Taiwan)
- Take-C (Japan)
- Luna (Korea)
- Funky Gecko (China)
- Cee Kay (Singapore)
- R16 예선전 결과 #1 (TBA)
- R16 예선전 결과 #2 (TBA)
- R16 예선전 결과 #3 (TBA)
Solo Popping Final 8
- Han (Taiwan)
- Atzo (Japan)
- Hoan (Korea)
- Bibi (China)
- Josh (Singapore)
- R16 예선전 결과 #1 (TBA)
- R16 예선전 결과 #2 (TBA)
- R16 예선전 결과 #3 (TBA)
Crew Final 8
- Morning of Owl (Korea)
- Battle Born (USA)
- SKB Crew (Australia)
- Mental Fusion Crew (China)
- The Future Crew (Taiwan)
- Body Carnival (Japan)
- Melting Force (France)
- Slav United (Russia)
2012
2012 Crew Battle Results
For 2012, R-16 Seoul, South Korea at Olympic Hall, Seoul Olympic Park.
Crews in bold won their respective battles.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Jinjo Crew |
W | |||||||||
| Mental Fusion |
L | |||||||||
| Jinjo Crew |
L | |||||||||
| Massive Monkeys |
W | |||||||||
| FoundNation |
L | |||||||||
| Massive Monkeys |
W | |||||||||
| Massive Monkees |
W | |||||||||
| Simple Systems |
L | |||||||||
| Flow Mo |
W | |||||||||
| KGB |
L | |||||||||
| Flow Mo |
L | |||||||||
| Simple Systems |
W | |||||||||
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L | |||||||||
| Simple Systems |
W | |||||||||
2011
For 2011, R-16 Seoul, South Korea on July 2–03 at Olympic Hall, Seoul Olympic Park.
MCs: Jazzy Ivy (Korea) MC Go (Korea)
DJs:
- DJ Skeme Richards (USA)
- DJ Batsu (Japan)
- DJ Light (Japan)
- DJ Wreckx (Korea)
Judges:
- Ken Swift (USA)
- Alieness (USA)
- Roxrite (USA)
- Focus (Finland)
- Physicx (Korea)
- Popin Pete (USA) FunkStyle
- Tony GoGo (USA) FunkStyle
- Bruce(France) FunkStyle
- P-Lock (France) FunkStyle
- Woong (Korea) FunkStyle
- Crazy Kyo (Korea) FunkStyle
2011 Main Event Competition Results
Crew Performance Competition Results:
- Best Show: JinJo Crew (Korea)
Crew Battle Results:
- First Place: Jinjo Crew (Korea)
- Second Place: Vagabonds (France)
Solo Bboy Battle Results:
- First Place:Taisuke (Japan)
- Second Place:Lil G (Venezuela)
2011 Main Event Competitor List
Crew
- Vagabonds: France
- Top 9: Russia
- STO Crew: China
- Formosa Crew: Taiwan
- Simple System: Kazakhstan
- Killafornia: USA
- All Area Crew: Japan
- South Korea: JinJo Crew
Solo Bboys
- Trickx: Korea
- Pocket: Korea
- Mounir: France
- Lil G: Venezuela
- Lil Amok: Germany
- C-Lil: Laos
- Thesis: USA
- Taisuke: Japan
Showcase & Performing Artists
- Drunken Tiger: Korea
- Jay Park: Korea
- Art of Movement: USA
- Sunzoo: USA
- Red Bull All Stars: World Wide
2010
For 2010, R-16 was brought back to Seoul, South Korea on July 3–04 at Olympic Hall, Seoul Olympic Park.
MCs: Jazzy Ivy (Korea) MC Go (Korea) Dumbfoundead (USA)
DJs:
- DJ Timber (Ireland)
- DJ Ben (France)
- DJ Light (Japan)
- DJ Wreckx (Korea)
Judges:
- Easy Rock (USA)
- Flo Master (USA)
- Kwikstep (USA)
- Brahim (France)
- Hong 10 (Korea)
- Legend (USA) FunkStyle
- Walid (France) FunkStyle
- Junior (France) FunkStyle
- Khan (Korea) FunkStyle
- Zero (Korea) FunkStyle
2010 Main Event Competition Results
Crew Performance Competition Results:
- Best Show: JinJo Crew (Korea)
Crew Battle Results:
- First Place: Jinjo Crew (Korea)
- Second Place: Phase T (France)
Solo Bboy Battle Results:
- First Place:Just Do It (The Netherlands)
- Second Place:Neguin (Brazil)
2010 Main Event Competitor List
Crew
- Phase T: France
- Terror Bunch: Germany
- Caster Revolution: China
- Big Toe Crew: Vietnam
- Project P-Noise: Philippines
- Puerto Rican All Stars: Puerto Rico
- Fusion Rockers: Spain
- Jinjo Crew: South Korea
Solo Bboys Neguin: Brazil Wing: Korea Lil Kev: France Lil G: Venezuela El Nino: Dominican Republic Just Do It: The Netherlands Palmer: USA Linh 3T: Vientam
2009
For 2009, R-16 was held in Metropolitan City of Incheon, South Korea on Sept 25 ~ 27 at Main Stage.
MCs: Jazzy Ivy Make One
DJs:
- DJ Skeme Richards (USA)
- DJ Renegade (UK)
- DJ Light (Japan)
- DJ Wreckx (Korea)
- DJ Tee (Japan)
Judges:
- Ken Swift (USA)
- YNOT (USA)
- Storm (Germany)
- Lilou (France)
- Ducky (Korea)
2009 Main Event Competition Results
Crew Performance Competition Results:
- Best Show: All Area Crew (Japan)
Crew Battle Results:
- First Place: All Area Crew (Japan)
- Second Place: Top 9 Crew (Russia)
2009 Main Event Competitor List
- Canada: Super Naturalz Crew
- China: STO Crew
- Finland: Sticky Ruckus Crew
- France: Silent Trix Crew
- Poland: Polskee Flavour Crew
- Netherlands: Hustle Kidz
- Portugal: Momentum Crew
- Spain: Arcopom Crew
- Japan: All Area Crew
- Ukraine: East Side Bboyz
- Singapore: Radikal Forze
- Russia: Top 9 Crew
- Taiwan: Formosa
- USA: Renegade Rockers
- South Korea: Rivers Crew
- South Korea: Gamblerz Crew
2008
For 2008, R-16 was held in Suwon City, South Korea on May 31 and June 1 at Suwon Olympic Hall.
MCs: Jazzy Ivy Ivan
DJs:
- DJ Renegade
- DJ Light
- DJ Wreckx
- DJ Jus Jones
- DJ Cut Nice
Judges:
- Ken Swift
- Cros One
- Storm
- Maurizio
- Katsu
2008 Main Event Competition Results
Crew Performance Competition Results:
- First Place: Top 9 Crew (Russia)
- Second Place: Gamblerz Crew (South Korea)
Crew Battle Results:
- First Place: Gamblerz Crew (South Korea)
- Second Place: Top 9 Crew (Russia)
- Third Place: Brazil All-Star Crew (Brazil)
- Fourth Place: Rivers Crew (South Korea)
2008 Main Event Competitor List
- Belgium: Hoochen Crew
- Brazil: Brazil All-Star Crew
- Denmark: Natural Effects Crew
- France: Pockemon Crew
- Germany: Funk Fellaz Crew
- Netherlands: Funky Dope Manouvres
- Israel: Unstoppable Lions
- Italy: Rapid Soul Moves
- Japan: Turn Phrase Crew
- China: Pioneer Crew
- Norway: Ghost Crew
- Russia: Top 9 Crew
- Republic of South Africa: Immortal Style
- USA: Super Crew
- South Korea: Rivers Crew
- South Korea: Gamblerz Crew
2007
The 2007 was held in downtown Seoul, South Korea on June 1 and 2 at the Jamsil Olympic Stadium.
MCs:
- Jazzy Ivy
- Ivan
DJs:
- DJ Element
- DJ Renegade
- DJ Wreckx
- DJ Light
- DJ Jinmoo
- DJ Dust
- DJ Jun
Judges:
- Ken Swift
- Lil'Caesar
- Poe One
- Crazy
- Swift Rock
2007 Main Event Competition Results
Crew Performance Competition Results:
- First Place: Mortal Combat (Japan)
- Second Place: Drifterz Crew (South Korea)
- Cyon Award: Tsunami All Stars (Brazil)
Crew Battle Results:
- First Place: Rivers Crew (South Korea)
- Second Place: Flow Mo Crew (Finland)
- Third Place: Massive Monkees (USA)
- Fourth Place: Tsunami All Stars (Brazil)
- Fresh Award: Style Crax (Germany)
2007 Main Event Competitor List
- Addstars
- Flow Mo Crew
- Ground Scatter
- Sto Crew
- Style Crax
- Formosa
- Knuckle Head Zoo
- Massive Monkees
- Mortal Combat
- No Half Stepping
- Figure 2 Style
- Soul Mavericks
- Tsunami All Stars
- Super Naturalz
- Drifterz Crew
- Rivers Crew
References
- ↑ Salon.com article on Korean Hip Hop, Retrieved June 26, 2009