B-boy all stars to rock Seoul on 21st - Dec-10

Internationally renowned b-boys will gather to perform at Fever Seoul Live at Ax-Korea, Tuesday. / Courtesy of Seoul City By Kim Rahn Korea’s top b-boys will present their dynamic moves at the Fever Seoul Live at Ax-Korea, eastern Seoul, at 7 p.m. on Dec. 21. The performers include six internationally renowned Korean b-boys — Bruce Lee from Gamblerz Crew, Rookie from Drifterz Crew, Skim and Vero from Jinjo Crew, Pocket from Morning of Owl and Jay Park, also known as Park Jae-beom, from Art of Movement. After their performance, 25 break dancers will present a Seoul-themed musical “B-Boy Battle.” Korean-American singer-songwriter David Choi and rapper Dumbfounded will also participate. The 90-minute show will be broadcast live across the world through a Facebook channel, www.facebook.com/hiseoul. The performance, a making of film and some music videos will also be available on www.youtube.com/seouldreamseries from January. Ahead of the show, the city government opened an online b-boy battle on Youtube in September. More than 400 b-boys posted video clips showing their moves, garnering over 1.5 million hits. Six foreign b-boys among them came to Korea last month and held a break dancing battle with the six Korean boys at Gwanghwamun Square. “We will promote b-boy performances as one of Seoul’s cultural attractions,” a city official said. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/12/117_78224.html