2009 R-16 20th Sept (part one)
Written by koreasingaporedanceproject on 9:01 AM
R16 2009 kicked off in Incheon on the 19th Sept, but as you avid followers of the Korea-Singapore Dance Project blog know, I was busy MCing at "Tribute Night" in Seoul. But I got up early the next day to take a 2 hour train ride to get to Incheon (once again, including 'lost' time) to get to the venue.
And the venue was dope! Next to the mainstage where people were warming up for the battles there was the Street Markets and Wall Lords Graffiti competition that was also part of the R16 craziness. The winner gets to represent Korea in Shanghai later this year for the finals.
There were several categories including handstyles and throwups. Contestants had a set amount of time to complete their pieces and then the judge would come and choose the winner.
I'm very impressed that the Korean Tourism Organization actually spent resources in promoting graffiti culture when 99% of government agencies around the world spend their time trying to stamp out graffiti in their cities. I know in Singapore, this exhibition would not likely get a lot of support from the local authorities, hahah.
The Street Market was full of stuff to get, especially hard to find stuff like dancer clothes. "5 Things" is a Korean streetdancer label as is "Critic." The guy in the green hat in the photo above is Physicx from Rivers Crew and he's buying something from Woong in Originality Lockers, the man behind Critic.
There were these crazy "RUN DMZ" shirts at the Armory stall! Of course, it's a pun on RUN DMC, the infamous hip hop trio and the Demilitarized Zone, which is the no-man's land between North and South Korea.
MC Ivy said on the mic that "We run Korea, we run Seoul, yo, we run the DMZ."
Bboy Ducky from Drifterz Crew walked into my shot here as I was shooting the graffiti and it's my favourite shot of the day. ^^
This was my favourite piece, so I posed with it. It says "I Have A Dream That One Day" and at the banner below it says "Martin Luther King" and "Rosa Parks." Rosa Parks sat so that Martin Luther King could walk and King walked so that Obama could run and Obama ran so that your kids can fly.
Respect!
I like this picture of I think its LiquidFire crew packing up and trying to get everything back into it's box after the competition was over. In most cities in the West if you get caught hauling that many spraycans and marker pens, you're doing time, guaranteed.
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Bgirl Ara, posing next to some of the artwork. I told her to pose there because the colours match the clothes that she was wearing.
Anyway, as far as Autumn days in Korea are concerned, this day was perfect....perfect for breaking!!
I like this photo a lot of Ivy and Charlie Shin of Cartel Creative.
Superman Ivy in full effect.
Lots of updates and videos to come. Crazy battles all day everyday, you know how Cartel Creative and R16 get down. This is the first of many clips, so come back daily!
1 comments: Responses to “ 2009 R-16 20th Sept (part one) ”
By keegan on October 1, 2009 3:46 AM
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