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. 18 contestants are divided into two teams, Blue Eye and Red Wings with 9 members each. A live performance each week where the two teams perform will determine the winner. A prize of 100 million won will be given to the winning team with 300 million won worth of support for dance performances. The person chosen as the MVP will also receive a 100 million won worth of additional benefits. The two teams also have coaches or masters who are dance experts in a specific field. The show is hosted by

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and the theme song of the show was sung by

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Season 1

Masters

Teams

Blue Eye

* Captain:

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(32) - Krumping ** Lee Eun-hye (20) - Dancesport ** Lee Ji-eun (20) - Jazz Dance ** Kim Soo-ro (27) - Dancesport ** Hong Sung-sik (30) - B-boying ** Kim Sol-hee (20) - Krumping ** Kim Myung-gyu (28) - Modern Ballet ** Han Sun-chun (25) - Modern Dance ** Lee Jun-yong (30) - Hip-Hop

Red Wings

* Captain: Ha Hui-dong (35) - B-boying ** Yeo Eun-ji (22) - Waacking ** So Mun-jung (18) - Dancesport ** Kim Hong-in (19) - Dancesport ** So Young-mo (33) - Street Dance ** Nam Jin-hyun (24) - Modern Dance ** Lee Sun-tae (26) - Modern Dance ** Lee Luda (28) - Ballet ** Ryu Jin-wook (31) - Modern Dance On the show's finale which was held on October 6, 2013, Red Wings was declared the winner of the two teams and Red Wings' Ha Hui-dong from the B-boy group T.I.P was declared the MVP.

Season 2

Mnet announced that the show would be returning for another season and has opened up a global casting call. Red Wings masters from the first season

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, Woo Hyun-young and

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would be returning as masters for Red Wings. Season 1 winner Ha Hui-dong would be joining them. On April 1, 2014, Mnet released a teaser introducing

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(Park Jae-bum) as Blue Eye's new street and K-pop master. He will be joining Park Ji-eun and

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who returned as Blue Eye's masters for the second season and another new dance master, actor

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. The show's second season premiered on June 13.

Masters

Teams

Blue Eye

*Captain: Yoon Jeon-il (28) - Ballet ** Kim Seol-jin (34) - Modern Dance ** Ahn Nam-geun (29) - Modern Dance ** Kim Ki-soo (28) - B-boying ** Lee Ji-eun (30) - Dancesport ** Im Saet-byul (28) - Modern Dance ** Kim Tae-hyun (25) - Krumping ** Park In-soo (23) - B-boying ** Choi Nam-mi (22) - Waacking

Red Wings

*Captain: Shin Kyu-sang (30) - B-boying ** Son Byung-hyun (32) - House ** Lee Yoon-hee (30) - Modern Dance ** Choi Soo-jin (30) - Modern Dance ** Kim Kyung-il (28) - Modern Dance ** Lee Yoo-min (29) - Locking ** Yoon Na-ra (26) - Modern Dance ** Ahn Hye-sang (24) - Dancesport ** Park Jung-eun (18) - Street Dance

Final Battles

Pre-1st Final Battle

Opponent team pick songs * MC: Din-Din * DJ: Jung Jin-wook * Judge: Cha Jin-yeob, Lee Yoon-kyung, Hong Se-Jung, Kim Yong-soo, Lee Woo-Sung, Kim Hak-soo (G-haksu), Jo Seung-ho * Theme: Water Dance * Result: Red Wings vs Blue Eye (1-6) Blue Eye WIN, Blue Eye got score 3 for 1st Final Battle

1st Final League Dream Match

* Judge: Cha Jin-yeob, Lee Yoon-kyung, Hong Se-Jung, Kim Yong-soo, Lee Woo-Sung, Kim Hak-soo (G-haksu), Jo Seung-ho Final Result

Pre-2nd Final Battle

* Judge: Matthew Jessner, Emma Delmenico, James Cooper * Result: Red Wings vs Blue Eye (3-0) Red Wings WIN, Red Wings got score 3 for 2nd Final Battle

2nd Final League Master Match

* Judge: Kim Ji Young, Cha Jin Yeob, Kim Young Jin, Hong Se Jeong, Lee Woo Seong, Boogaloo Kin, Jo Seung Ho Final Result

Pre-3rd Final Battle

* Judge: Nam Kyung-joo, Jamal Sims, Dondraico Johnson * Theme: The Original * Result: Red Wings vs Blue Eye (0-3) Blue Eye WIN, Blue Eye got score 3 for 3rd Final Battle

3rd Final League Mix Match

* Judge: Jamal Sims, Kim Ji-young, Cha Jin-yeob, Kim Seong-young, Hong Se-jeong, Lee Woo-Seong, Jo Seung-ho Final Result

Season finale

On August 16, 2014, with a final score of 1-2, Blue Eye was declared the winner and Blue Eye's Kim Seol-jin was declared the MVP of the second season.

References

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