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Legendary B-boy, Hongten Became Silver Medalist

[Asian Games] ‘Legendary B-boy’ Hongten Became Silver Medalist “Moments of Glory”




“I thought about whether I should step down when I saw a junior flying around… but it has meaning as the oldest person at the Paris Olympics.”

Kim Hong-yeol (real name Hong10), who met 13-year-old Shigeyuki Nakarai (real name Shigekix, Japan) in the round of 16 of the 2015 Breaking Silverback Open, watched his 17-year-younger opponent's performance with eyes full of affection.

A move was also included to playfully tease Nakarai's use of 'Hongten's unique freeze' in the round of 32.

Nakarai, who was a 'rising star' at the time, also expressed his respect for Kim Hong-yeol, who was already on the path to becoming a 'legend'.

At the first Asian Games after breaking dance entered the realm of sports, B-boys Kim Hong-yeol and Nakarai made it to the finals. 바카라사이트

It was a game that evoked deep nostalgia for Breaking fans who remembered their first meeting eight years ago.

Kim Hong-yeol lost to Nakarai with a round score of 1-2 (4-5 3-6 6-3) in the men's breaking final of the tournament held at the Archer Canal Sports Park Gymnasium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on the afternoon of the 7th.

In fact, it is surprising that a B-boy born in 1984, who has already served as a judge in major competitions, faces a 21-year-old top dancer in his prime in the finals.

Kim Hong-yeol, who gave fans a deep sense of direction, Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in China before returning to Korea on the 9th and said, "Shigekix (Nakarai) is a really hard-working B-Boy.

After the finals yesterday, he said, 'You are qualified.

“I really congratulate you,” he said. “I went to battles in the past with the mindset of representing Korea, but competing as a member of the Korean national team in a comprehensive sports competition like this was a new and thrilling experience for me.

“I am grateful to many people,” he said, looking back on his first competition as a member of the national sports team.

“I am also really grateful to our FlowExcel crew who plays together on the Dobong-gu Office team.

He did not forget to express his gratitude to his co-actor, saying, “Rookie (Shin Gwang-hyun) came with me to Hangzhou and helped me train.”

Kim Hong-yeol is enjoying a very long heyday.

Kim Hong-yeol, who has been competing in international competitions since 2001 and swept the world stage since 2006, is maintaining top-level skills even before his death.

Kim Hong-yeol's 'belief' that "no matter how difficult a skill you learn, its value will decline if you cannot recreate it as your own" has become the motto of many B-boy and B-girl juniors.

Kim Hong-yeol showed off his top-level skills with a silver medal at the Asian Games, but said, "When I just debuted, I battled with seniors, and as time went by, I competed with players my age or juniors.

Now, I battle with players 20 years younger than me."

"It's fun to compete with other generations and get inspiration.

Kim Hong-yeol also overcame the ‘bad injury factor’.

He tore the skin on the side of his knee two weeks ago and had it urgently stitched up.

Kim Hong-yeol said, "When I first got injured, it was difficult to walk.

I still feel pain when my knee touches the ground. In addition to the knee injury, I had many other adverse events, but I held on by shouting, 'Let's do as much as we can, it's not over until it's over.'"

He smiled and said, “Because I persevered, I ended up getting such a valuable medal.”

The humble Kim Hong-yeol also humbled himself by saying, "There are many outstanding players, so I don't know if I can make it into the top 10 (to qualify for the finals) in the Paris Olympics preliminaries.

To be honest, I'm anxious," and "I'm not the type of person to be confident."

Kim Hong-yeol overcame this anxiety through his training and performed his best performance on stage.

He smiled and said, "I will prepare hard and take on the challenge.

Wouldn't it be meaningful to become the oldest breaking dance competitor at the Paris Olympics?"

Korean B-boy fans regret that breaking dance was not incorporated into the sports world when Kim Hong-yeol and his friend Kim Hyo-geun (actual name physicx) were sweeping the world.

However, Kim Hong-yeol humbly said, "There were good dancers even 10 years ago.

Back then, even if they had become an official sport in the Olympics and Asian Games, we would not have been able to guarantee victory," and added, "It is only recently that b-boys have been recognized as 'professionals'.

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