Hong 10
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Hong 10 is a male South Korean B-boy (also known as Breakdancer). His accomplishments include both a Red Bull BC One
Red Bull BC One
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 individual title (2006) and a Battle of the Year
Battle of the Year
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 crew
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 title (2002). He also was a judge at the 2007 Battle of the Year
Battle of the Year
Battle of the Year, commonly referred to as BOTY, is an annual international b-boying series that began in 1990. It is a crew competition...

 world finals.

Name

The name Hong 10 comes from using a Korean language homonym
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 and an English language pun
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. The second syllable of his name, Yeol, has the same pronunciation as the Korean pronunciation for the number ten
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. Therefore, pronouncing the phrase "Hong 10" in Korean will be the same pronunciation as his real name, Hong-Yeol. However, this nickname is always pronounced in English, so he is referred to as hong-ten regardless of the language context - whether Korean or English or otherwise.

Crew

Hong 10 was in the crew Expression (with which he won the Battle of the Year
Battle of the Year
Battle of the Year, commonly referred to as BOTY, is an annual international b-boying series that began in 1990. It is a crew competition...

 title in 2002) and is currently in a crew called Drifterz and a project team named Project Soul while he also performs as a solo dancer. Recently he formed a crew called 7 Commandoz with the world renowned bboys Ronnie, Differ, Skim, Wing, Menno, and Dyzee. This crew is known for their special tricks and style. Recently, he has represented Jinjo Crew with fellow 7 Commandoz members Skim and Wing such as in the UK B-boy Championships 2009, Battle of the Year 2010, and R-16 Korea
R-16 Korea
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...

 2011.

Moves

Some of his signature moves include spinning airchair, spinning reverse airbaby, walking halo freezes,handcuff mills to headspin drills, chair flares, and his signature "Hong 10 Freeze".

History

He first became a well-known bboy during 2002 when he exploded onto the scene being part of the Korean crews that won the then two most prestigious dance competitions in the world - Battle of the Year
Battle of the Year
Battle of the Year, commonly referred to as BOTY, is an annual international b-boying series that began in 1990. It is a crew competition...

 International and the UK B-Boy Championships. He has also done well in many individual competitions, winning the 2006 Red Bull BC One
Red Bull BC One
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 but more commonly known as the famous 'runner up' having been a finalist at many competitions including three times at the UK B-boy Championships.

List of Notable Achievements

Significant achievements in major events are highlighted in bold text.

2001

  • Performance in Dance Dynamite, Japan
  • Be.B-Boy, Japan (1st Place)
  • Tokyo Dance Delight, Japan (2nd Place, Performance)

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)
  • International Battle Of The Year
    Battle of the Year
    Battle of the Year, commonly referred to as BOTY, is an annual international b-boying series that began in 1990. It is a crew competition...

     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
  • Voted Best B-Boy of the Year

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 , Fukuoka Japan
  • Hiphop Planet, France (1st 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

2004

  • Performance in the musical, Korea
  • B-Boy Unit Vol.6, Korea (1st Place)
  • B-Boy Challenge Vol.4, Korea (1st Place)
  • Guest performance at , UK
  • Guest performance at , Italy
  • Guest performance , Taiwan
  • Judge of , Taiwan
  • Guest performance in the launching show of iPod, Korea
  • Performed in the opening of , 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, Inc.
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     LeBron event, Korea
  • Korean representative in , Japan

2005

  • Participation in , Korea
  • Street Dance Summer Jam, Taiwan (1st place)
  • Stand-in performance in TV drama , Korea
  • Opening performance for , Korea
  • Event performance in , Korea
  • Judge of , Korea
  • Performance in , UK
  • Red Bull BC One
    Red Bull BC One
    Red Bull BC One is an annual international b-boy competition organized by the energy drink company Red Bull. It is an individual b-boy competition...

     1on1, Germany (2nd place)
  • K.O.B.E, Japan (1st place)
  • Judge of Battle Of The Year
    Battle of the Year
    Battle of the Year, commonly referred to as BOTY, is an annual international b-boying series that began in 1990. It is a crew competition...

     South East Asia 2005, Taiwan
  • Participation in International Breakdance Event, The Netherlands
  • Hip Hop World Challenge 1on1, Germany (1st place)
  • Judge of , Hong Kong
  • UK B-Boy Championship Solo Category (2nd place)
  • UK B-Boy Championship Team Category (1st place)
  • KMTV , Korea (1st place)
  • Motion-capture model for PSP game , UK
  • Judge of , Thailand
  • IBE 2005

2006

  • One Of The Move vol.2, Korea (1st place)
  • Armory Cup Korea 2006, Korea (2nd place)
  • Performance in , UK
  • SBS tournament, Korea (1st place)
  • Judge of , Korea
  • Took part in KBS TV commercial, Korea
  • Red Bull Break in Battle, Ireland (2nd place)
  • Took part commercial, Korea
  • UK B-Boy Championship 2006 Korea (1st place)
  • Battle Of The Year
    Battle of the Year
    Battle of the Year, commonly referred to as BOTY, is an annual international b-boying series that began in 1990. It is a crew competition...

     2006 Korea, Korea (1st place)
  • Performance in , Korea
  • Motion-capture model for the game , Korea
  • UK B-Boy Championship 2006 Team Category (2nd place)
  • Red Bull BC One
    Red Bull BC One
    Red Bull BC One is an annual international b-boy competition organized by the energy drink company Red Bull. It is an individual b-boy competition...

     2006, Brazil (1st place)
  • Performance Of The Year, Korea (1st place)

2007

  • B-Boy Unit Vol.9, Korea (2nd Place)
  • Red Bull Beat Battle (1nd Place)
  • Red Bull BC One
    Red Bull BC One
    Red Bull BC One is an annual international b-boy competition organized by the energy drink company Red Bull. It is an individual b-boy competition...

     2007 (Semifinalist)

2009

  • Jincheon 2009 1st Place (7 Commandos)
  • BOTY Taiwan 2009 (judge)
  • BOTY Singapore 2009 (judge)
  • 2-Oh-Sick Usa 2009 (Steven Chhuon, Jovy Neak, Andy Phriep, j-mart, dino dylan)
  • Participation in International Breakdance Event, The Netherlands
  • IBE 2009.

2010

  • 2010 Vancouver Battle of T.N.G - Just Battle 3 on 3 (judge)
  • Be.B-Boy, osaka3on3 (1st Place)
  • Be.B-Boy, osaka1on1 (1st Place)
  • International Battle of the Year 2010 (1st Place)-With Jinjo Crew

2011

  • Temple O'Style, 1st Place (7 Commandoz)
  • Break The Floor, 1st Place (7 Commandoz)
  • R16 Korea,Champion (Jinjo)
  • Red Bull Bc One 2011

See also

  • Bboyworld http://www.bboyworld.com
  • Bboytube http://www.bboytube.com
  • Red Bull BC One
    Red Bull BC One
    Red Bull BC One is an annual international b-boy competition organized by the energy drink company Red Bull. It is an individual b-boy competition...

    http://www.redbullbcone.com
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