Red Bull BC One

**Other Interests:** Producing music with MPC or MPD **Motto/Credo:** “Everything around you makes you who you are!” **Titles** - **2005 2nd place** Battle of The Year, Korea (Crew) - **2005 1st place** Freestyle Session, Japan (Crew) - **2006 1st place** All Around Player Solo Performance, Korea (Solo) - **2007 3rd Place** Chelles Battle Pro, France (Crew) - **2007 1st place** Asia DOSI Festival Battle, Korea (Crew) - **2008 1st Place** Mnet B-Boy Hot Battle, Korea (Crew) - **2008 1st Place** UK Welsh Open B-Boy Championships, England (Crew) - **2009 2nd Place** LG B-Boy Championships, Korea (Crew) - **2010 1st Place** Floor Wars, Denmark (Crew) - **2010 1st Place** Destructive Steps, Australia (Crew) **Profile** Korean dancer Kyoung Bae Jun aka BEAST has his very own style of B-Boying. He started breaking ten years ago in Daegu, the third largest city in Korea and is still dancing the unique Daegu B-Boy style. He is a very humorous guy, an entertainer and a crowd pleaser. BEAST is a freestyle dancer. He’s always on beat, following the music with unique animalistic instinctive moves, based on B-Boy foundation. “Some people might not like my style when they see it the first time, but I aim to dance in a way that becomes more appealing, the more you see it. I create moves related to Asian symbolism. My signature move portrays a chum salmon rising to the surface.” BEAST first saw B-Boying on TV in 1998. He was impressed by the elaborate moves, the cool transitions between footwork, power moves and freezes. He also liked the attention he got form others when he busted a cool move at school. BEAST draws inspiration from life, from his friends and his crew, some B-Boys who motivated him in particular are Poe-One, David Colas, Knit, and Storm. Around 2003, people started to call out “BEAST! BEAST!” when they saw him battle. Then one day, he saw a video of himself on the internet and the caption read “BEAST.” So the name came to him naturally without any effort on his part. BEAST is grateful for the support of his family. “It’s rare for parents to be supportive in Korea. My family doesn’t know much about Hip Hop, but they have a positive attitude towards it and have supported me from day one!” BEAST is convinced that Hip Hop culture helps the human race to live a better life. “It’s a culture through which each person can discover and express their own identity. It’s also a culture that unites totally different individuals.” BEAST holds traditions in high regard and tries to integrate traditional elements in his dance. He thinks history and traditions help to learn from mistakes made in the past and how to overcome them. “Knowing the past helps us making the right decisions today. It’s crucial to study traditions to develop our culture.” The Hip Hop scene in Daegu, BEAST’s hometown is not developed very well. Only a little percentage of the population is into Hip Hop. The B-Boy and DJ scene is growing, but there are hardly any MCs or graffiti artists. BEAST is pleased that the RED BULL BC ONE is finally coming to Asia and hopes that the event will contribute to spreading the culture and generate a bigger interest in B-Boying. Circles and battles are very important to BEAST. He loves these two aspects of B-Boying. He is looking forward to battle in Tokyo in November and hopes that all the B-Boys will make an effort to add new moves and styles to the mix. “It’s all about the flavour! Charisma can rule the stage!”