"R-16 elimination" Round Revealed

R16  Elimination Uijeongvbu Korea. 

R16 elimination Korea is an annual local b-boy tournament and urban arts cultural festival. The main event features solo and crew b-boy battles. Over twenty R16 Championships take place in numerous countries around the globe to determine the competitors for the World Finals, taking place in Seoul, South Korea.

“Respect” is the enduring theme that makes the “R” in R16, and the R16 World Finals Championship is one of the most respectable sought-after titles in the street dance culture. As a street dancer, holding the R16 title opens up numerous opportunities worldwide. The first R16 took place in 2007 and the event has since encompassed all aspects of urban youth cultures; taking the street movement to a higher level.

A couple of week ago, on 14.06.14 (Saturday), I travel for Uijeongbu it was far away from the center of Seoul. A small town near capital developing itself into center for arts and culture. Thanks for Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) for giving us chance to enjoy the AMAZING performances.

As for the selection-elimination concerns, it was exciting to see every one with their maximum. But the luck goes with listing winners........ 

[R16 KOREA 2014 National Championship Winners]
Popping Winner: Poppin DS
Locking Winner: Locking Khan
Bboy Crew Winner: Gamblerz Crew

And the judges are: 
B-boy - PHYSICX (Korea) / SNAKE (Korea) / VENUM (USA) / KATSU (Japan) / MENNO (Netherlands)
Popping - SUPER DINO (China) / POPKUN (Korea) / POPBONG (Korea)
Locking - YUKARI (Japan) / LOCK BONG (Korea) / ORIGINALITY SEO (Korea)

The performances started with popping and locking and proceeded till the b-boys crews. Passionated people enjoyed the whole performance but the b-boys crew performers was awesome. I don’t know much about b-boying, so I can’t explain all kind of technical critique, but I can say that it was really fun, and the crews put an amazing amount of creativity into each routine.

Well all i had that's the fun, and i was really glad after experience the exciting performances of R16 elimination compositions. Thanks once again for KTO for allowing me to participate as 3rd K-Performances supporter!! I hope I will follow the winners team in the R16 world finals.

Some moments in the camera eye  J J J J J J

The Final Winners Crews 

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 http://r16korea.com/site/?page_id=1426&lang=en

"Recompose" a fantastic stage rediscovering Korean classical music

…..Recompose…..

"Recompose" a fantastic stage rediscovering Korean classical music interpreting by  the foreign composers as a great show held on 13 June 2014 at National Theater of Junh-gu, Seoul, Korea. The show was fascinated by the artistic work of world renowned four foreign composers, including Baudouin de Jaer (Belgium), Takada Midori (Japan), Michael Timpson (U.S) and Chichun Lee (Taian). Their re-composition and reinterpretation of Korean classical music with their own individual vision and demonstration in "Recompose" open a new horizon in the Korean classical music. 

Welcome to Recompose.!!

The venue was Haeoreum Theater in the Main Hall Located at the National Theater of Korea in the heart of Seoul near Dongguk University Station Line: 3 exit 6. 

J J J J J J How to get direction ?? J J J J J J

Inside theater was excellent piece of artistic work along with excellent sitting and stage facilities.

Stage of  Recompose.!!

Ending of Heart Beat (Performance by: Michael Timpson)

Thanks to Korea Tourism organization (KTO) for providing us a fabulous opportunity to enjoy the artistic part of Korean classical music with unique interpretation of foreign composers. The concert was comprises in two parts of 45 minutes along with 20 minutes break but well arranged. The artistic work enhanced the beauty of the Korean traditional music by its beautiful melodies and fusion of traditional and modern instruments. I like this true representation and invasion of diverse cultures to others. Unfortunately, I can't enjoy all the performance as my buddy struck in the Seoul traffic because of weekend and reached late, but have hope to enjoy much more artistic work with the passage of time from the national and internal performers in near future.

Visiting Ulleungdo: Korea''s "Mysterious" Island

I started planning trip to Mysterious Island. A couple of weeks ago I was selected for a trip to Ulleungdo-DOKDO trip. With few restrictions: I have to write an easy on ecosystem and etc. I agreed because I want to explore Ulleungdo, a magically green island off Korea’s western coast, and I wanted to make a visit to the country’s most renowned island, Jeju. 

Can i just live here ?

Getting to Ulleungdo proved to be much more difficult than we’d originally expected. Our trip coordinator book ferry tickets, we leave from Mukho because it is closer to both Seoul and Ulleungdo. We boarded a bus headed for Donghae at 4.AM and rush to our destination after 3.5 hour travel we reach to Mukho ferry terminal, on Monday morning we were crossing the East Sea (or Sea of Japan if you aren’t in Korea) toward this island that, from the crowd on the ferry, seemed to only be popular with Koreans between the ages of 35 and 75. This really wasn’t that surprising as most of the foreigners I’d told I was going had never heard of the island and the two things Ulleungdo is most popular for are hiking and being a gateway to the disputed-with-Japan pile of rocks known as Dokdo, both of which the aforementioned demographic holds in high regard.

Our ride to the island: the Sunflower 2.

 First glimpses of the island from the ferry window.

Welcome to Mysterious Island.

The ride was uneventful, full of calm seas and Olympic highlights, and about three and a half hours later we docked in the small, but crowded, colorful harbor of Dodong-ri. I was feeling slightly panicked at this point as I was alone how I will booked my accommodation, but fortune was with me our trip organizers mange everything very great manners. We peeked into the Ulleungdo Motel and the nice manger welcome us, after having some rest and lunch. We immediately set off to explore and two things were soon apparent. The first was that Ulleungdo is incredibly Korean. Don’t expect to see any English translations or Romanizations. If you’re coming without a tour group make sure you can read Hanguel and brush up on your seafood related vocabulary. The flip side to this is that the island doesn’t see many foreign tourists and most people seemed very pleasantly surprised to see us. Everyone went out of their way to be accommodating and helpful in whatever way they could be. The second thing we learned quickly is that there isn’t much to do. Dodong-ri is a sleepy fishing village with just enough hotels and small, family run restaurants to support a fledgling tourism industry. There aren’t any Western style bars or restaurants. It’s not a beach destination. No place to just hang out.

Melt-in-your-mouth delicious squid. 

But there’s a lot that Ulleungdo does have. An interesting glimpse into Korean society. Some of the most stunning scenery I’ve seen. Anywhere. Immense cliffs jutting up from the turquoise water. Mountains covered with emerald green trees. Colorful squid boats floating in harbors. The next week will focus on coverage of the few days I spent on Ulleungdo exploring the beauty of this almost undiscovered island.

Though it was difficult to get to, and not the easiest while there, Ulleungdo is a destination that should become a must see for visitors to Korea and and island whose beauty could rival more famous places in the rest of Asia.

Ullengdo-DOKDO Trip in the eye of Camera!

 seaside walking path along/above/through the rocks.

 Walk Way along sea side!

Glimpse of Beauty of Nari Basin!!

Pleasant evening across Sea!! 

 A place for Love and calmness!! 

A remarkable memory with Korean National Flag at DOKDO !!