Morning of Owl is a
b-boy
Breakdancing, also called breaking or b-boying/b-girling, is an athletic style of street dance originating from the African American and Puerto Rican communities in the United States. While diverse in the amount of variation available in ...
crew founded in 2002 from
Suwon
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, South Korea. They have won multiple b-boy competitions in Korea and abroad. They've been involved in the b-boying community with their creative shows, as well as in the battle scene. They are known for expressing originality and creativity in their dance. Morning of Owl has performed multiple shows throughout Korea as well as in the UK.
In 2012, Morning of Owl won Battle of the Year Korea and placed in the top 4 in the
Battle of the Year
Battle of the Year, commonly referred to as BOTY, is an annual international breakdancing competition that began in 1990. It has been regarded as the premier b-boying competition in the world
and has been referred to as the "World Cup of B-Boying" ...
World Finals.
In 2013, Morning of Owl won R-16 Korea;
R-16 World B-Boy Masters Championship; Break the Floor as Project Soul in
Cannes
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, France; Block Party Battle in France; Rochefort Battle in France; DLK Inspiration Jam Battle, Sweden; United Syles World Finals, Switzerland; Rockin Sensation, Korea; Dance live Korea Battle Side; Gangjin Bboy Masters Championship as well as
UK B-Boy Championships
The UK B-Boy Championships is a hip-hop dance competition held annually in the United Kingdom. UK B-Boy Championships, alongside Battle of the Year and R-16 Korea, is regarded to be one of the main International B-Boy Championships held every year ...
. By winning R-16 and UK B-Boy Championships, two of the three major
International B-Boy Championships
B-boying or Breaking, also called Breakdancing, is a style of street dance that originated among African-American and Puerto Rican youths in New York City during the early 1970s. The dance spread worldwide due to popularity in the media, especially ...
, Morning of Owl arguably became the best bboy crew in the world and were ranked #1 by Bboyrankingz.com.
Bboy Rankings: Crews
Retrieved October 17, 2013
In 2018, Morning of Owl appeared and competed on the second season of ''World of Dance
World of Dance is a Southern California-based dance, fashion, music, and entertainment brand founded by David Gonzalez, Myron Marten, and Michael McGinn in 2008. It is the world's largest dance entertainment enterprise, elevating artists and bra ...
''. They were eliminated in the Duels, losing to Ashley & Zack.
Name
In a 2012 interview with allthatbreak, Seung-Ju Lee, the crew manager of Morning of Owl, explained the meaning behind the group's name:
Members
:''The following are listed alphabetically''
Current
*Sez (Inactive; manager)
Former
*Birdie
*Chibi
*Cho
*Code
*Gon
*Issue
*Kick-ass
*M.K.
*Owl'd
*Pocket
*Rocket
*Sknuf
*Newday
*Zebra
*Jones
Notes
References
External links
Artist-Morning of Owl
Official Website
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South Korean dance groups
South Korean breakdancing groups