This is the eleventh in a series of articles about rising stars who are expected to stand out in the coming year. - Ed.
By Lee Yong-sung
"Who the heck is Nam Hyeon-joon?" would probably be your most likely first reaction to his photo. Well, he is not a pop star yet, but as far as dance is concerned, he is an internationally known figure whose name is mentioned in Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia that gets more than 9 million worldwide clicks a day, as a "notable popper".
If you have ever seen last year's television commercial of LG Telecom or Hite Beer, it would be much easier to explain. The guy who dazzles with robotic dance movements in the commercial is Nam Hyeon-joon, who also goes by his nickname Popping Hyeon-joon.
Also known as electric boogie or electric boogaloo, popping refers to both the sudden contraction of muscles and a dance form composed of a series of those contractions from the funk era. Dancers incorporated popping into both the hip hop and electron...|
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