This past weekend¡¯s Red Bull BC One breakdancing event in Seoul was something of a battle of titans.
In the world of breakdancing, BC One is one of four major international competitions in the year ¡ª Battle of the Year, UK B-Boy Championships and R-16 Korea being the others. Only BC One, though, focuses exclusively on one-on-one battles. Organizers upped the ante this time round for the event¡¯s 10th anniversary, by allowing only eight qualifiers ¡ª and bringing back eight former champions.
One of the elite 16 was Ibaraki Prefecture¡¯s Noritoshi Kikuchi, who dances under the moniker Nori. The Japan Times spoke to Kikuchi ahead of the competition, which ultimately saw him knocked out by South Korean B-Boy (and 2008 champion) Wing.
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