Country South Korea | First awarded May 31, 2007 | |
Awarded for B-boy tournament + Hip-hop and Street Art festival Official website | ||
R16 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. The main event features sixteen B-Boy crews representing fifteen countries competing in a two day tournament for world championship titles in two categories: best crew performance and best crew battle. The B-Boy tournament is notable for employing its own unique judging system that uses criteria and scoring to decide a winner, and to provide a transparent and fair competition.
Contents
- 2016
- 2016 Crew Battle Results
- 2016 Solo B Boy Battle Results
- 2015 Crew Battle results
- 2015 Solo B Boy Battle Results
- 2014 Crew Battle Results
- 2014 Solo B Boy Battle Results
- 2013
- 2013 Main Event Competition Results
- 2013 Crew Battle Results
- 2013 Solo B Boy Battle Results
- 2012 Crew Battle Results
- 2012 Solo B Boy Battle Results
- 2011
- 2011 Main Event Competition Results
- 2011 Main Event Competitor List
- 2010
- 2010 Main Event Competition Results
- 2010 Main Event Competitor List
- 2009
- 2009 Main Event Competition Results
- 2009 Main Event Competitor List
- 2008
- 2008 Main Event Competition Results
- 2008 Main Event Competitor List
- 2007
- 2007 Main Event Competition Results
- 2007 Main Event Competitor List
- References
The festival features graffiti artists, street wear designers, musical performers and dancers who specialize in hip-hop, popping, locking and other urban arts subcultures from South Korea and other countries.
Created and Organized by Korea Tourism Organization produced by Cartel Creative Inc., R16 is a celebration of the creative energy behind urban youth culture. Based on a theme of "Respect" (which is what the "R" in R16 refers to), the tournament and festivals were first held in 2007 in the city of Seoul. The 2008 event took place in the city of Suwon The 2009 event host is the Metropolitan City of Incheon and the 2010 event was brought back to Seoul City. The event will continue annually, as the Hip Hop culture has recognized South Korean b-boys as a special part of its history. Korean-American b-boy, singer, and rapper, Jay Park, has been the official ambassador of R16 for years 2011, 2012, and 2013. Since 2014, R-16 Korea partnered up with the World BBoy Series and helped create Undisputed, an event to crown the solo world bboy champion.
2016
In 2016, R16 changed the name to be Respect Culture due to particular things toward Korean government funding. Instead of held in South Korea as usual, Respect Culture will be held in Taipei, Taiwan along with Challenge Cup.
2016 Crew Battle Results
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Date: December 11, 2016
Judges:
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
2016 Solo B-Boy Battle Results
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Date: December 11, 2016
Judges:
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
2015 Crew Battle results
In 2015, R16 changed its format for their crew battles. Each country will now have the best possible team to represent the entire nation. Two wildcard members will join the one-on-one b-boy winner and the 4-member crew winner to form a 7-member national team to represent their country at the World Finals. R16 was held in Seoul, South Korea on September 12–13 at Junggu Jangchung Gymnasium.
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
2015 Solo B-Boy Battle Results
Location: Seoul, Korea
Date: September 12, 2015
Judges:
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
Menno () earned the fourth bid to the Undisputed World BBoy Series at the end of the 2015 year by winning R16 Korea.
2014 Crew Battle Results
For 2014, R16 Seoul, South Korea on July 6–7 at Olympic Hall, Seoul Olympic Park.
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
2014 Solo B-Boy Battle Results
Issei () earned the second bid to the Undisputed at the end of the 2014 year by winning R16 Korea.
Location: Seoul, Korea
Date: July 6, 2014
Judges:
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
Issei () earned the second bid to the Undisputed World BBoy Series at the end of the 2014 year by winning R16 Korea.
2013
For 2013, R16 Seoul, South Korea on July 13–14 at Olympic Hall, Seoul Olympic Park.
2013 Main Event Competition Results
Crew Performance Competition Results:
Crew Battle Results:
Solo Bboy Battle Results:
2013 Crew Battle Results
Crews in bold won their respective battles.
2013 Solo B-Boy Battle Results
Location: Seoul, Korea
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
2012 Crew Battle Results
For 2012, R16 Seoul, South Korea at Olympic Hall, Seoul Olympic Park.
Crews in bold won their respective battles.
2012 Solo B-Boy Battle Results
Bboys in bold won their respective battles.
2011
For 2011, R16 Seoul, South Korea on July 2–03 at Olympic Hall, Seoul Olympic Park.
MCs: Jazzy Ivy (Korea) MC Go (Korea)
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Judges:
2011 Main Event Competition Results
Crew Performance Competition Results:
Crew Battle Results:
Solo Bboy Battle Results:
2011 Main Event Competitor List
Crew
Solo Bboys
Showcase & Performing Artists
2010
For 2010, R16 was brought back to Seoul, South Korea on July 3–04 at Olympic Hall, Seoul Olympic Park.
MCs: Jazzy Ivy (Korea) MC Go (Korea) Dumbfoundead (USA)
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Judges:
2010 Main Event Competition Results
Crew Performance Competition Results:
Crew Battle Results:
Solo Bboy Battle Results:
2010 Main Event Competitor List
Crew
Solo Bboys Neguin: Brazil Wing: Korea Lil Kev: France Lil G: Venezuela El Nino: Dominican Republic Just Do It: The Netherlands Palmer: USA Linh 3T: Vietnam
2009
For 2009, R16 was held in Metropolitan City of Incheon, South Korea on Sept 25 ~ 27 at Main Stage.
MCs: Jazzy Ivy Make One
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2009 Main Event Competition Results
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2009 Main Event Competitor List
2008
For 2008, R16 was held in Suwon City, South Korea on May 31 and June 1 at Suwon Olympic Hall.
MCs: Jazzy Ivy Ivan
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2008 Main Event Competition Results
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2008 Main Event Competitor List
2007
The 2007 was held in downtown Seoul, South Korea on June 1 and 2 at the Jamsil Olympic Stadium.
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2007 Main Event Competition Results
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