Hong 10

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Hong10
Born
Kim Hong-Yul

(1984-02-16) February 16, 1984 (age 39)
Occupation B-boy
Years active1996 ~ Present
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Career
Current group
  • Drifterz(2003~2020)
  • 7Commandoz(2009~)
  • Red Bull BC One All Stars(2010~)
  • Flow XL (2021~)
Former groups
  • Expression(2000~2003)
  • Project Soul
  • Project Korea
Dances B-boying

Kim Hong-Yul (born 1984), better known by his stage name Hong 10, is a Korean b-boy. He is part of the Korean crew Flow XL (formally known as Drifterz), 7Commandoz worldwide and represents the Red Bull BC One All Stars. [1] [2] [3]

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Biography

Name

The name Hong10 comes from using a Korean language homonym and an English language pun. The second syllable of his name, Yul (but the name had been misspelled as 'Yeol') , has the same pronunciation as the Korean pronunciation for the number ten. Therefore, pronouncing the phrase Hong10 in Korean will be the same pronunciation as his real name, Hong-Yul. However, this nickname is always pronounced in English, so he is referred to as hongten regardless of the language context - whether Korean or English or otherwise.

Hong10
Korean김홍열
漢字金洪烈
EnglishKim Hong-Yul
B-boyHong10(Hongten)

Crew

Hong10 was in the crew Expression (with which he won the Battle of the Year title in 2002) and is currently in a crew called Drifterz and a project team named Project Soul and Project Korea while he also performs as a solo dancer. Recently he and his good friend Bboy Differ founded a crew called 7Commandoz with the world-renowned bboys Ronnie, Differ, Skim, Wing, Dyzee and Phil Wizard. Its former member, Bboy Menno, left the crew. The crew members are known for their originality and futuristic style. Hong10 is one of Red Bull All Stars since 2010. [4]

Hong10 had represented Jinjo Crew with fellow 7Commandoz members [5] Skim and Wing in several competitions, such as the UK B-Boy Championships 2009, Battle of the Year (2010, 2018), and R-16 Korea in both 2011 and 2012. Hong10 and Jinjo members are very close. They share the same studio and he takes a part in performance with Jinjo but Hong10 is not the member of Jinjo . [6]

Moves

Some of his signature moves include the spinning airchair, switching halos, handcuff mills to headspin drills, chair flares, and his signature freeze the Hong10 Freeze [7] Hong10 is also known as The king of Halo freeze [8] because of his many Hong10 (halo) freeze variations.

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 International and the UK B-Boy Championships. He has also done well in many individual competitions, as a red bull BC one all star winning in 2006, São Paulo Brazil and took the title in 2013 in his hometown, Seoul (South Korea). [9] [10] At the same time he is sometimes referred to as the famous 'runner up', having been a finalist at many competitions including three times at the UK B-boy Championships. In recent years, Hong10 has served in the Korean Army right after the prestigious RedBull BC One Moscow 2011. And at the Battle bled he lost against Bboy Finger ( France ) Although his army time restricted his time to go overseas to competitions, time to time, he acted as a judge for many local tournaments and sometimes even compete if they are within South Korea. After completed his military service he came back to the bboy scene, won the Red Bull BC One title in 2013. [11] [12] [13]

List of notable achievements

Significant achievements in major events are highlighted in bold text. Although Hong has more titles on his name, these are some notable achievements:

2001

2002

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2015

2006 others

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See also

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References

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  2. "Hong10 in the game-This promotion video shows his specialty moves and how became no.1 in the B-Boy scene; Hong10's successful life story" . Retrieved 2014-05-04.
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  5. "Aspire to Inspire: 7Commandoz" . Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  6. "Hong10 Interview at the back stage of Battle Of The Year Korea 2009" . Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  7. "The Breakdown Freeze & Tricks" . Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  8. "Red Bull BC One All Stars Hong 10 and Menno, and superstar B-Boy Differ show you how it's done, with some of the slickest moves in the game, in this tricktionary clip" . Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  9. "The South Korean Kim Hong-Yul won Saturday in Seoul, against the French Mounir, the world breakdance championship" . Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  10. "Hong10 wins Red Bull's 10th Annual BC One B-Boy Final In Seoul" . Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  11. "South Korean Clinches World Breakdance Title" . Retrieved 2013-12-01.
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