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 — 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 — 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.