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Who are the invited b-boys at the Red Bull BC One World Final 2025?
Get the lowdown on the breakers who'll be battling for victory at this year's Red Bull BC One World Final in Japan.
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Meet Red Bull BC One, the iconic worldwide breaking competition where fearless b-girls and b-boys compete in high-stakes one-on-one battles since 2004. At the Red Bull BC One World Final in Tokyo, Japan, on November 9, the Top 16 contenders consist of the invited dancers, who go directly to the World Final stage, and the winners of the Last Chance Cypher, where the national champs compete to advance. Below are the wildcard dancers for the Red Bull BC One World Final 2025.
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Icey Ives
Icey Ives mid-air in his battle with Alvin
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Any moment you're in is yours to shape... It is up to you to make it what you want
Last year, Icey Ives made it through the Last Chance Cypher all the way to the final battle of the world final. Even though he ended up in second place, he was a crowd-favorite and returns this year to take another shot at the title.
A member of the legendary Rock Force crew, Icey Ives owns his own dance studio, Flow Zone, and puts on events to give back to his community and pass on the spark that made him fall in love with hip-hop. He also shares training tips online to help other breakers improve.
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Shigekix
Shigekix
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Get ready for the next-level version of Shigekix
In 2020, Shigekix became the youngest b-boy to win the Red Bull BC One world final, and with this year’s event taking place in his home country, he has said, “my biggest motivation is getting the chance to dance in front of the Japanese fans.” He is now pushing himself even harder to try and win his second Red Bull BC One belt, saying, “get ready for the next-level version of Shigekix.”
As well as being a former Red Bull BC One champion, Shigekix was also an Olympian, representing Japan in the 2024 Paris Games, and was the national flag bearer for the closing and opening ceremony. He was also named in the 2024 Forbes Japan 30 Under 30.
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Jet Leg
Jet Leg at the Red Bull BC One Cypher Italy
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I want to show my story through my breaking
Jet Leg’s unique name came about when he took his first big trip to New York at 10 years old. He didn’t know about different time zones and experienced jet lag. Liking the sound of ‘jet lag’, he then signed up for a battle using the name, but when it was spelled wrong, as jet ‘leg,’ he kept that as his name ever since.
Through breaking, he's learned that there are no limits to the things you can overcome, and as a b-boy with a highly technical style, he's excited to step onto the world final stage for the first time.
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Lee
Lee does a freeze in Paris
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I’m coming for that one thing I’m still missing in my house: my belt!
Lee has been breaking since he was two years old. With his mother being a b-girl, he grew up having breaking sessions with her in his living room and going to watch competitions at an early age, which deepened his love for hip-hop culture.
Now aged 24, he's created a unique style, travels the world with his crew, The Ruggeds, performing creative, breaking-driven theatre shows, was an Olympian at the 2024 Paris Games, and is also a DJ and music producer. The last time Lee was on the world final stage was in 2022, where he was the runner-up. With this year’s world final taking place in his favourite city of Tokyo, Lee plans to enjoy every moment.
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Amir
Amir with his belt, after winning in 2021
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I want to show my vision and my feelings
When Amir won the Red Bull BC One World Final 2021 in Poland, he made history. He was, and still is, the first b-boy to win his country cypher, then qualify for the world final stage through the Last Chance Cypher, and then go on to win the Red Bull BC One belt. A unique b-boy in style, personality and life, he doesn’t recall where he first saw breaking, but just remembers he wanted to do it. When he finally found a breaking school, his family had money issues, so he worked at 12 years old, and skipped eating in school, so that he had money for the classes. When Amir’s breaking teacher found this out, he let him train for free.
Also a filmmaker and visual artist driven by the artistic side of breaking, this year will be his third time on the world final stage, and he says he is motivated, “to show my vision and my feelings.”
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Fléau
Fléau
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I’ll try to make my friends and family proud
Fléau is driven to be one of the best b-boys in the world, respected by his peers and proves himself through winning battles. This mentality shone through when he won a 2v2 breaking competition (with his crew member, Vicious), even though he had an injured leg that he couldn’t bend.
A full-time barber and barbershop owner, Fléau will bring his unique flow to the world final stage for the first time, saying “I will represent my style and approach to the fullest, and get loose, like my friend Stripes said to do.”
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Fe
B-Boy Fe
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I’m looking forward to being on the stage and will show all the skills that I can show
At 39 years old, Fe will be the oldest wild card in the line-up this year, but he's a b-boy who has always had a mature essence to his style, which he describes as “light and clean.” He never rushes in the way he dances and puts together combinations using finesse and flawless body control.
Inspired to start breaking by a 1990s K-pop music group called Seo Taiji, his drive and passion for breaking comes from the art form and culture being his life. Having learned to always keep a positive mindset, he is super motivated to show all the skills in his arsenal at this year’s world final.
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Hiro10
Hiro10 is known for gravity-defying acrobatics
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I'll show my breaking, full of passion and soul
Hiro10 was nine when he followed his sister to her hip-hop dance class to try it out, and then saw little kids doing headspins in the same studio. Shocked by what he saw, he knew immediately he wanted to break.
Since then, Hiro10 has grown into a b-boy who never fails to bring an audience to its feet with his unique, musically-driven, power-move combinations. This was fully evident at the Red Bull BC One World Final in Brazil, when he had one of the hypest battles of the night against Brazil’s B-Boy Samuka. With this being his second time as a wildcard, there's no doubt that he'll create more unbelievable breaking moments.
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GRiiMSEN
Griimsen, formerly known as Zoopreme, hits the beat
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The way I’m preparing for Tokyo is simple — just breaking. That’s all I can do
Griimsen established himself as one of the most stylish, musically driven b-boys on the scene. Previously known as Zoopreme, he recently retired the name. His new name comes from his first breaking teacher giving him the name ‘Griim,’ which means ‘ugly,’ in Danish, and symbolizes the facial expression of pure enjoyment, and ‘Sen,’ which is a common last name in Denmark. The two names together are ‘Griimsen.’
Originally Gambian, Griimsen is one of 13 siblings. When it comes to his breaking, he says, “I just break and make it look good.” And when he steps onto the world final stage for the second time, he says he simply wants to show, “that breaking is cool.”
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Mighty Jake
Mighty Jake at the Red Bull BC One World Final 2023
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May the best style win
Mighty Jake was born in Venezuela, also lived in Colombia and now resides in Spain. Even though he always makes an impact with his musical, power-moves style, he says, “I come from a country where many have had to flee and emigrate to other countries, as in my case, and that has caused me to miss out on many breaking opportunities.”
Now he is on a mission to earn legendary status as a b-boy, having set himself a goal to achieve 50 wins. Stepping onto the world final stage for the second time, he says, “I want to show a good and complete style.”
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Issin
Issin does a freeze on the streets of Tokyo
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I’ll enjoy the dance and when the moment comes, I flip the game
Japan’s B-Boy Issin is a breaker with a larger-than-life personality and breaking style. He says he doesn’t actually like practicing that much, yet he has developed an original arsenal of crazy power moves, which he always delivers with an explosive energy as wild as his personality. He also says that he comes up with his best breaking move ideas when he’s irritated.
Believing that he's someone who shares the essence and beauty of breaking, and shows the world just how powerful and inspiring the culture can be, when Issin gets to battle on his home soil at the world final this year, he says he wants to show what he calls “The ‘unstoppable’ ISSIN.”
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Djibril
B-Boy Djibril at Red Bull BC One Cypher Belgium
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What I want to show in 2025 is more signature moves in my breaking - my style, my musicality, my smile
At the beginning of his breaking career, Djibril was scared to dance in the cypher. Now, he's become a b-boy who always breaks with a huge smile on his face. He's also famous for what he calls his “diamond wrists,” which is his ability to spin and do upside-down freezes on the back of his wrists.
Djibril says he is a true freestyler, performing all his moves in unison with the energy of the music. He believes you should “always believe in your dreams and objectives, and enjoy what you do,” as he plans to fully enjoy his first-ever world final wild card experience.
Check out the invited b-girls at the Red Bull BC One World Final 2025 here or take a look at all the competitors here.
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