Korean/Japanese B-boying or popping??

[KungMartin]

Bboying is cool (got a lot of korean friends who do this), but I personally prefer popping. Also this guy Hojin rocks at popping. Check this vid (u have to forward a little cuz there's another guy before him, hojin enters about 1:40):

YouTube - Hojin vs Zero

4:10 - 5:00, crazy!! (esp 4:35-4:38)

He's crazy good in this video too

YouTube - Korea Poppin Session III - CrazyKyo vs Hojin

Any of u guys have any good bboyer or popper??

[CoolNard]

I b-boy a little, or at least, I used to. I seem to have run outta motivation and time. I think there were a few of other ex-members who had the same dancing interests. Like Vesperd, but he's gone now.

You have a video of yourself b-boying? =D

[KungMartin]

^no=/ I don't bboy. Only got friends who are bboyers

[CoolNard]

What about a popping or locking video you may have? And I'm curious, are there any distinctive features of Japanese or Korean hip-hopping?

[KungMartin]

^What do u mean? Between Korean and Japanese, or between Korean/Japanese and like western world??

[CoolNard]

Originally Posted by KungMartin

^What do u mean? Between Korean and Japanese, or between Korean/Japanese and like western world??

Neither. I meant individually, between each and every style: Korean VS. Japanese VS. others.

[KungMartin]

Well usually Koreans are generally better dancers than Japanese, don't rly know why. That's how I personally precieve it.

Compared to western poppers (if u watched the videos I posted) I think Hojin blows them out of the water

I mean, compare the Korean dancers in my video to these japanese poppers:

YouTube - U-Min (Japanese poppers)

I know that's more robot style, but compare that to the Korean poppers and they got so much more flow if u get what I mean. Especially Hojin, he's fucking intense

[WingsToDiscovery]

There's a very big dance scene in Shinjuku. Mainly on the weekends, dancers of all different styles hit up this one office building courtyard that's only a couple minute walk from the station. Crews practice their routines and individuals work on techniques. Many people pull all-nighters to practice after the trains stop. A good friend of mine from America is a popper and he found this place so I've been going with him to check out the dancers. From what I've seen and what he's told me, there's a HUGE difference in western and Japanese dancing. Just watching him pop and a Japanese guy next to him do it looks like a completely different style.

[CoolNard]

Originally Posted by KungMartin

Well usually Koreans are generally better dancers than Japanese, don't rly know why. That's how I personally precieve it.

Compared to western poppers (if u watched the videos I posted) I think Hojin blows them out of the water

I mean, compare the Korean dancers in my video to these japanese poppers:

YouTube - U-Min (Japanese poppers)

I know that's more robot style, but compare that to the Korean poppers and they got so much more flow if u get what I mean. Especially Hojin, he's fucking intense

Woyeah, I've seen them, Hojin is the shit. *favorites link*. I think Koreans got the hip-hop culture going for them longer and deeper than the Japanese. It's in a lot of their MV's, too. That's why they seem so naturally predisposed to popping and the likes.


@WingsToDiscovery Thanks for the information, that's certainly a convenient place I'd check out, if I ever make it to Japan. I wonder how my own Asian style will fare against the Japanese. Do their moves look slicker than Western styles?

[KungMartin]

Originally Posted by WingsToDiscovery

There's a very big dance scene in Shinjuku. Mainly on the weekends, dancers of all different styles hit up this one office building courtyard that's only a couple minute walk from the station. Crews practice their routines and individuals work on techniques. Many people pull all-nighters to practice after the trains stop. A good friend of mine from America is a popper and he found this place so I've been going with him to check out the dancers. From what I've seen and what he's told me, there's a HUGE difference in western and Japanese dancing. Just watching him pop and a Japanese guy next to him do it looks like a completely different style.

I guess ur right. I haven't seen a lot of Japanese poppers, mostly Korean so I can't judge japanese that well. But if I compare Korean poppers to Western, I think the Korean's (especially Hojin) has so much more flow and style if u get what i mean, so I guess at the end of the day it ends up looking very different because of this.

simply put Koreans are WAY better poppers than westeners^^

Japanese bboyers is different though. There are a lot of crazy good Japanese bboyers that I've seen, unlike poppers (and again there are also really good Korean bboyers)

But I think honestly popping requires a lot more technique and style than bboying, because bboying moves look the same no matter which person does it.

Originally Posted by CoolNard

Woyeah, I've seen them, Hojin is the shit. *favorites link*. I think Koreans got the hip-hop culture going for them longer and deeper than the Japanese. It's in a lot of their MV's, too. That's why they seem so naturally predisposed to popping and the likes.


@WingsToDiscovery Thanks for the information, that's certainly a convenient place I'd check out, if I ever make it to Japan. I wonder how my own Asian style will fare against the Japanese. Do their moves look slicker than Western styles?

Dude check this video out

YouTube - Uk championship 07 Korea - Lia vs Hojin

The first one is a girl, and she's scary good for being a chick. But Hojin kills it in this one hands down!!!

Don't know why she won it, probably cuz she was a girl, and I bet shes hot =P