Planet B-boy:
Fever Seoul B-boy battle: I actually heard about this through one of the competitors Victor Kim (Quest Crew). An online competition, you post youtube videos of your b-boy moves to go compete against some of the best b-boys in South Korea. This was used as a way to promote Korean culture, Seoul the city, through b-boy dance. This is also related to K-pop, as Jay Park (former member of Kpop group 2pm) was one of the competitors. Jay Park was well-known for his interest in b-boying, and though there was some criticism for using Jay Park instead of a more talented / actual b-boy (note that he was also the face representative of this competition). Additionally, this was broadcasted through facebook, (as previously mentioned) it was an online competition through youtube; they also brought in two youtube artists (David Choi and Dumbfoundeaded).
Also, they talked about b-boying on a variety show called "Heroes", a couple of Kpop artists are a part of this show (Jiyeon from Tara, Nicole from Kara, Narsha from Brown Eyed Girls, IU, Kahi from After School, ect). Hopefully I can get a subbed clip of it, and also, they have a part about a b-girl, which I thought was really interesting as well.
*here is a small clip from the episode, not subbed. They are learning from b-boys in Korea, and Jiyeon from T-ara is learning some dance moves and they are shocked at how good she is.
I first heard about fever seoul korea on youtube because i was subscribed to victor kim who filmed the whole experience. I also saw the video by david choi and dumbfounded. It was interesting to see how many views there were on youtube about this b-boy competition. However, as i watched some of the competition, although jay park is good, there were better b-boys than him. Victor Kim was better than him too. But i can understand why he isn't as good because he has not been doing it as long, nevertheless, he did a great job. Anyways the point is, b-boying has become universal - more countries around the world like Korea have exposed their talented b-boys and are gaining international recognition in a sense. Related to b-boying in general and not necessarily b-boying in Korea, there is a b-boy documentary in the works now that showcases different b-boys around the world - its called "Shake the dust" by Loose Luggage. Its in vimeo.com if anyone wants to check it out.
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