R-16 Korea

R16 Korea
R16 Korea logo.
Awarded forB-boy tournament + Hip-hop and Street Art festival
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byCartel Creative, Korea Tourism Organization, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
First awardMay 31, 2007
Websitehttp://www.r16korea.com/en/ 

R16 Korea is an annual international b-boy tournament and urban arts cultural festival sponsored primarily by the Korea Tourism Organization and the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The main event features sixteen B-Boy crews representing fifteen countries competing in a two-day tournament for world championship titles in two categories: best crew performance and best crew battle.

The festival features graffiti artists, street wear designers, musical performers and dancers who specialize in hip-hop, popping, locking and other urban arts subcultures from South Korea and other countries.