Wing

Other Interests: watching movies

Motto: Train hard!

TITLES

• 2005 1st place,
  ADIDAS KM ORIGINAL MOVE, KOREA
• 2006 1st place,
  MONSTER BATTLE, KOREA
• 2007 1st place,
  FILA BATTLE PARTY, KOREA
• 2007 1st place,
  Master of Skill vol.4, KOREA
• 2007 1st place,
  RIVERS 10th ANNIVERSARY “7 to Smoke,” KOREA
• 2008 1st place,
  RED BULL BC ONE, FRANCE

PROFILE
B-Boy WING is the reigning RED BULL BC ONE Champion and intends to come to New York City with the hope of holding his prestigious title for another year.

He has been dancing for nearly half of his life since witnessing B-Boying in junior high school. His older brother, Skim is his biggest influence. He watched Skim practice and was guided step-by-step through the foundations that made him the B-Boy he is today. For B-Boy WING, family and crew go hand in hand. He is deeply appreciative that his family is so supportive of his and his brother’s dedication to B-Boying. He and Skim are also in the same crew - Jinjo Crew. “We are the best of partners and crew mates,” explains WING.

B-Boy WING enjoyed two crowning achievements in 2008, one after the other, as he and his brother won the 2008 Circle Kingz battle in Switzerland just before traveling to Paris where he won the 2008 RED BULL BC ONE! Having his brother at his side to support him throughout was very important to him. 2008, was not without its disappointments however as WING admits that he broke up with his girlfriend. Since then, he has been training harder than ever!

Kim, Heon Woo aka B-Boy WING first saw breaking on TV in Korea, where nowadays you see B-Boys all the time. When he was 12 years old, he started breaking with his older brother. Until now, his brother and his crew have been WING’s biggest inspiration, but he tries to learn from every B-Boy. Some of his favorite dancers include his fellow crew members as well as B-Boy Vero, Hong10, K-Mel, Ronnie, Differ, Born, Cloud, Menno and Kid David.

WING is a well rounded B-Boy. He likes to create highly detailed patterns of movement and incorporates complex choreography and flow into his dance while including all the aspects of B-Boying from footwork, to freezes to power moves. When he was younger, he got the name WING from one of his mentors, because of the lightness of his flight-like moves.

WING lives and breathes B-Boying. Every aspect of his life revolves around it. He performs in shows with the other members of the Jinjo Crew. They recently signed a contract with LG Mobiles and started doing shows for them around the world.

It’s hard to make a living by dancing, but WING is happy with what he does and says that all the B-Boys in Korea are working day by day to make the situation better—by making sure that they are the best at what they do. They want to ensure that the elders and the adults in Korean society always look favorably at B-Boying, by being proper role models and by sharing a sense of fraternity and mutual respect and love for each other. Of course not everyone sees eye to eye on this but most of the B-Boys in Korea are friends and are more about support than rivalry.

WING is in love with Hip Hop. “It has given me something to do in life and has given me real life lessons, goals and friends. I just want to stay my course and keep dancing, and hopefully not get hurt. B-Boying is hard work. That’s what it takes, hard work and practice, practice, practice, but there is no greater reward than the feeling I have when I am dancing. I hope that I win this event and that it takes me further along in my career.”

The B-Boy scene in Korea is amazing. There are a lot of events and shows on TV. Many great B-Boys come from Korea. WING believes that the B-Boy scene in Korea and all over the world is the truest representation of positive Hip Hop and positive youth culture. “I really believe that commercialism is killing Hip Hop, but I feel that the B-Boys here and all over the world are doing what they can to represent Hip Hop in the manner and the vibe and spirit that was intended. There is an innocence to Hip Hop here in Korea and especially in our community that I really appreciate.”

The reigning Red Bull BC One Champion looks forward to his trip to New York City not only because its landmark status as the birthplace of Hip Hop culture but also because he will be traveling with his friends and is looking forward to making new ones. It’s a great event that opens new doors for you. I am looking forward to meeting all the other dancers and to making new friends, but first and foremost—I am there to win!”