South Korean breakdancers look beyond the Olympics to mainstream culture – ‘it can be very big from a business perspective’
- With increasing TV prominence and management agencies, and professional leagues in the works, Korean breaking is entering a new era
- Bboy ‘Skim’ of the legendary Jinjo Crew urges fledgling nations to ‘appeal to people, even those not interested in dancing’
Hong Kong and surrounding Asian breakdancing minnows should be doing everything they can to tap into the mainstream, says Korea Breaking Federation founder Kim Heon-jun.
Having been through his fair share of part-time job-juggling and batting away the naysayers, Kim now leads a new era of Korean breaking – one that gravitates to its ever-booming entertainment industry – and hopes the rest will follow suit.
“We are living in the age of the fourth dimension,” Kim said, adding that Covid-19 restrictions have actually streamlined communication and decision-making between the nation’s Bboys and Bgirls.
“By that, I mean the metaverse, virtual reality, AI, all these things. But even as we go into this age, robots can never replace us. They will never dance the way we do.
“We are still improving our standards and it’s becoming easier for people to earn money. Dance can be very big from a business perspective.”
