Defending champions Phil Wizard (CAN) and Ayumi (JP) look to retain FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters crown during The Notorious IBE.
Defending champions Phil Wizard (CAN) and Ayumi (JP) look to retain FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters crown during The Notorious IBE.
August 4th – 6th Heerlen, The Netherlands
Amsterdam July 28th, 2023 – The Notorious IBE is nearing its 25-year anniversary and FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters is excited to celebrate this milestone with them. The global breaking competition series fits right in with this cultural dance festival as both share a unique blend of competition, culture and lifestyle.
History of The Notorious IBE
The Notorious IBE sets itself apart 25 years after Nighttown in Rotterdam organized the first cultural dance festival of its kind. Initially a two-day festival with multiple stages showcasing all elements of hip-hop. However, The Notorious IBE grew rapidly, and an additional day was added, making it a three-day festival full of battles, dance, music, knowledge-sharing, culture, and community. In 2005, when Nighttown closed its doors, the festival was on the lookout for a new location that could house all its ambitions. In 2007, The Notorious IBE found the perfect location in the city of Heerlen in the South of the Netherlands, where it remains today. Since day one, Heerleners have welcomed The Notorious IBE with wide, open arms. With their support and the support of the local Government, the festival grew into the strong community festival it is today.
FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters
Last year, for the first time, FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters joined The Notorious IBE. The global breaking competition and the cultural dance festival are a perfect fit as breaking is an inherent part of their DNA, and both consistently aim to give a platform to the global breaking community and help it grow.
FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters routinely sets the bar for breaking events around the world and is seen as one of the most sought after competitions. The competition highlights the huge strength of being part of the community and gives newcomers an opportunity to learn about the sport on the road to Breaking’s inclusion at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
The qualification program
Friday August 4th, ‘23 Crew Qualifiers
Saturday August 5th ’23 Solo Women Qualifiers
Sunday August 6th ’23 Solo Men Qualifiers
The Finals program
Sunday August 6th ’23
– Crew Finals
– Solo Women Battles
– Solo Men Battles
The Solo Men – and the Solo Women winners will win a trip to Tokyo and a chance to compete at the FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters event in Tokyo on March 16th and 17th, 2024.
Tickets
Tickets are available via: thenotoriousibe.com/tickets/
For media inquiries:
Contact press@undisputedmasters.com
About FUJIFILM
FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, Tokyo, leverages its depth of knowledge and proprietary core technologies to deliver “Value from Innovation” in our products and services in the business segments of healthcare, materials, business innovation, and imaging. Our relentless pursuit of innovation is focused on providing social value and enhancing the lives of people worldwide. Fujifilm is committed to responsible environmental stewardship and good corporate citizenship. For more information about Fujifilm’s Sustainable Value Plan 2030, click here. For the year ended March 31, 2023, the company had global revenues of approximately 2.9 trillion JPY (21 billion USD at an exchange rate of 134 JPY/USD). For more information, please visit: www.fujifilmholdings.com.
About INSTAX
For the past 25 years INSTAX, the instant camera brand from FUJIFILM Corporation, has been creating cameras which instantly produce real film photos in either MINI, SQUARE and WIDE formats. INSTAX has changed the way people all over the world capture moments since its launch in 1998; resulting in becoming the world leader in instant photography. Through different products, campaigns and partnerships, the INSTAX brand continues to serve as a catalyst for moments of creative generosity. Continually giving and creating generous moments for all. For more information, please visit https://www.instax.com
About Undisputed Masters
Undisputed Masters is a global breaking competition series that was established in 2014 by a joint initiative of some of the world’s leading breaking events, judges and competitors. Undisputed has innovated the development of competition rankings and the Trivium judging system that will be used at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Trivium Judging System is an intuitive digital scoring platform that allows judges to react to breakers in real-time. The system has three key criteria: physical quality, interpretative quality and artistic quality.
24 juli 2023
FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters returns to London on June 18th
London May 24th, 2023 – The Undisputed Masters and the UK B-Boy Championships join forces once more to present the stage for the world’s greatest breakers ready to battle it out at the FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London.
Over 100 breakers, including top international Olympic contenders such as Phil Wizard (CAN), Kid Karam (UK) and B-Girl Stefani (UK) and B-Girl Jilou (GER) are set to compete. Last year, Phil Wizard (CAN) won the inaugural Solo Men battle, Nicka (LIT) won the Solo Women battle and SMAC with Attitude (WLD) took home the win in the Crew battle category. This year, the audience can expect to see jaw-dropping moves as breakers battle it out during highly anticipated battles on the ultimate Undisputed Masters stage.
The Competitions
The FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters is divided in three categories: Open Solo Men battle, Open Solo Women battle, Open Crew battle (6 vs 6). The battles will be judged by: Skim (KOR), Crumbs (USA), Candy (USA), Focus (FIN) and Renegade (UK).
All final and semi-final winners will receive prize money:
1st Place solo Men £ 1.000
2nd Place solo Men £ 400
1st Place solo Women £ 1.000
2nd Place solo Women £ 400
1st Place Crew £ 4.000
2nd Place Crew £ 1.200
In addition, the winners of the Solo Men – and the Solo Women battle will receive an invitation to participate at the FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters event in Tokyo. Here they will compete with the other FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters event winners on March 16th and 17th, 2024.
The event in London will be hosted by an acclaimed international line up of MC’s and DJ’s:
MC Killa Kela (UK)
Killa Kela is an international award-winning artist & presenter who pioneered the art of beatboxing live and on record. He is a member of the legendary New York Hip Hop organisation, The Rocksteady Crew and collaborated with artists such as Pharrell, Prince, John Peele, Basement Jaxx, Ed Sheeran, Snoop Dogg & Dizzee Rascal to name a few. Kela has served as a major label artist and an underground voice for over 20 years, inspiring a beatbox generation whilst being recognised across the Street Culture landscape.
MC Swifty (UK)
Swifty started dancing as a B-Boy at the age of 19. He picked up the mic in 2006 to host local jams. Since then, he’s been hosting some of the biggest breaking events such as UK B-Boy Championships, Red Bull BC One, The Notorious IBE and of course the FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters.
DJ Khan Fu (UK)
DJ Khan Fu was born in Germany but settled in the UK after living in the Netherlands and Pakistan. He started DJing in 2010 and has built an international reputation since then. DJ Khan Fu is known for mixing traditional breaks and funk samples with hip-hop and rap beats.
DJ Nobunga (HOL)
Born in the city of Enschede in The Netherlands Joey Lewing started breaking in his teenage years. With his crew Extraordinary Gentlemen (EXG) he competed in the world’s top breaking competitions. In 2008 he joined the world-famous Osaka based breaking crew Ichigeki, who’s members gave him the name Nobunaga. As DJ Nobunaga he grew to become one of the most popular Breaking DJ’s of the past decade. Nobunaga played at all major Breaking events across the world and is praised for his use of drums and rhythms in edited tracks that can be considered as his signature sound.
Live Performance: ‘ROAD BLOC’
‘Road Bloc’, Feat: DJ Prime Cuts, Harry Shotta & Killa Kela, brings together the collective talents of these three world champions to create the ultimate live experience for lovers of Hip Hop and Drum N Bass. With four times World Champion Prime Cuts bringing his unique turntablism, award winning MC Harry Shotta spraying his trademark lyricism and the world renowned Killa Kela providing his incredible Beat Box patterns, this combination will create a powerful impact wherever it goes. The combined skill sets between the three artists ensures no one on the planet will be able to deliver a set quite like ‘Road Bloc’. This unique act is set to performing at festivals, clubs and events all over the world, elevating their combined skills to new levels. Road Bloc will light up the stage!
Event Times
Qualifier : Doors open 12:00pm
Main Event : Doors open 6:00pm
Ticket sale
Via bboychamps.com
Register to compete:
To compete register via and8.dance.
About FUJIFILM
FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, Tokyo, leverages its depth of knowledge and proprietary core technologies to deliver “Value from Innovation” in our products and services in the business segments of healthcare, materials, business innovation, and imaging. Our relentless pursuit of innovation is focused on providing social value and enhancing the lives of people worldwide. Fujifilm is committed to responsible environmental stewardship and good corporate citizenship. For more information about FUJIFILM’s Sustainable Value Plan 2030, click here. For the year ended March 31, 2023, the company had global revenues of approximately 2.9 trillion JPY (21 billion USD at an exchange rate of 134 JPY/USD). For more information, please visit: www.fujifilmholdings.com.
About INSTAX
For the past 25 years INSTAX, the instant camera brand from FUJIFILM Corporation, has been creating cameras which instantly produce real film photos in either mini, SQUARE and WIDE formats. INSTAX has changed the way people all over the world capture moments since its launch in 1998; resulting in becoming the world leader in instant photography. The flagship products include the mini 12, mini 40, mini Evo, Link printers, SQUARE SQ1, WIDE 300 among others. For more information, please visit https://www.instax.com
About Undisputed Masters
Undisputed Masters is a global breaking competition series that was established in 2014 by a joint initiative of some of the world’s leading breaking events, judges and competitors. Undisputed has innovated the development of competition rankings and the Trivium judging system that will be used at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Trivium Judging System is an intuitive digital scoring platform that allows judges to react to breakers in real-time. The system has three key criteria: physical quality, interpretative quality and artistic quality.
About UK BBoy Championships:
The UK B-Boy Championships aka UK Champs is one of the most respected Breaking competitions competition held annually in the United Kingdom. First organized in 1996 the UK B-Boy Championships has been home to some of the most epic moments in Breaking history and has helped shape the urban dance landscape. In 2013 the UK B-Boy Championships helped create Undisputed, a global event series showcasing Breaking world champions and Olympic contenders.
Note to editor:
For more information kindly contact: press@undisputedmasters.com
Website: undisputedmasters.com/newsroom/
24 mei 2023
FUJIFILM INSTAX and Undisputed Masters announce Partnership Renewal
FUJIFILM INSTAX and Undisputed Masters announce Partnership Renewal
Tokyo March 31st, 2023 – FUJIFILM INSTAX and Undisputed Masters are delighted to announce the renewal of their global partnership, maintaining FUJIFILM INSTAX’s status as the Headline Partner of the Undisputed Masters.
In 2022 Undisputed and FUJIFILM INSTAX presented a new global series of breaking events. The partnership was well received by the global breaking community. The involvement of its young and diverse global community through competition, content creation and the organisation of side activities such as workshops and talk shows have been key components for the success of the FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters events series.
Overview of the significant milestones achieved in 2022
-Over 1000 competitors from 50 countries competed in solo men, solo women and special 8 vs 8 crew battles
-The world’s best breakers, including world and continental champions like Phil Wizard (CAN), Victor (USA), Amir (KAZ), Dany Dann (FRA), Menno (HOL), Ayumi (JAP), Jilou (GER), Nicka (LIT) and Madmax (BEL), joined the FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters competitions in London, Amsterdam, Los Angeles and Tokyo
-Dance federations around the world, especially in Europe, added Undisputed to their event calendars to select top athletes for their national rankings
-Trivium & Threefold judging system, developed by Undisputed, was successfully implemented and it’s now used for Olympic qualifying events as well.
By achieving all of the above milestones, FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters truly has become a successful world class event.
2023-2024 season
The 2023-2024 season will see an exciting increase in the number of events from four to six. Sao Paolo the breaking capital of Brazil and Dubai the breaking centre of the Middle East have been added to the calendar. With these additions The FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters will connect with new breaking and urban sports communities and reach fan bases across Asia, Europe, South and North America and the Middle East.
The world’s best breakers kick off the season on June 18th at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London followed by The Notorious IBE festival in Holland on August 4,5,6. In the first weekend of October, the FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters will bring the battle to New York to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop with legendary first-generation breakers, DJ’s and MC’s. Sao Paolo will follow in November and Dubai will be the penultimate masters in January 2024. The season will finish strong in March 2024 in Tokyo, the home of FUJIFILM INSTAX. All 2023-2024, FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters, solo men and – women winners are invited back to compete in Tokyo, to become the series champion.
Tyrone van der Meer, Undisputed Masters, said: “We are delighted to extend our relationship. The anticipation for the new events series from both the Undisputed team and the global community is extremely high. We are looking forward to another year in which our aligned values and mutual respect for the FUJIFILM INSTAX brand will keep strengthening the development of breaking community, culture and competitions.”
On the road to breaking’s inclusion at the Paris 2024 Olympics the FUJIFILM INSTAX – Undisputed Masters partnership will help grow mainstream awareness for breaking and its unique blend of competition, culture and lifestyle.
Masato Yamamoto, Senior Vice President, FUJIFILM Corporation, said: We are glad to hear that the INSTAX brand was well accepted by the breaking community in a natural manner. While leveraging amazing moves from breaking to promote INSTAX products, we would like to support spreading the culture of breaking which Undisputed values and respects.
FUJIFILM INSTAX recognizes the passion and activity within breaking that is generally reflective of the INSTAX brand values.
ABOUT FUJIFILM
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, Japan is one of the major operating companies of FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation. FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, brings cutting edge solutions to a broad range of global industries by leveraging its depth of knowledge and fundamental technologies developed in its relentless pursuit of innovation. Its proprietary core technologies contribute to the various fields including healthcare, advanced materials, document solutions and imaging. These products and services are based on its extensive portfolio of chemical, mechanical, optical, electronic and imaging technologies. For the year ended March 31, 2021, the company had global revenues of $21 billion, at an exchange rate of 106 yen to the dollar. Fujifilm is committed to responsible environmental stewardship and good corporate citizenship. For more information, please visit: www.fujifilmholdings.com.
ABOUT INSTAX
For the past 25 years INSTAX, the instant camera brand from FUJIFILM Corporation, has been creating cameras which instantly produce real film photos in either mini, SQUARE and WIDE formats. INSTAXhas changed the way people all over the world capture moments since its launch in 1998; resulting in becoming the world leader in instant photography. The flagship products include the mini 12, mini 40, mini Evo, Link printers, SQUARE SQ1, WIDE 300 among others. For more information, please visit https://www.instax.com
About Undisputed Masters
Undisputed Masters is a global breaking competition series that was established in 2014 by a joint initiative of some of the world’s leading breaking events, judges and competitors. Undisputed has innovated the development of competition rankings and the Trivium judging system that will be used at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The Trivium Judging System is an intuitive digital scoring platform that allows judges to react to breakers in real-time. The system has three key criteria: physical quality, interpretative quality and artistic quality.
Note to editor:
For more information kindly contact:
press@undisputedmasters.com
Website: undisputedmasters.com

31 maart 2023
MAT RELEASE
2024年パリ五輪で注目の新競技【ブレイキン】、メダルを争う世界トップクラスが日本に集結!
Shigekix、Ayumi、Narumiが大会アンバサダー、世界最高峰のブレイキン大会
FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters Tokyo日本初開催!
2023年3月21日(火・祝)ニューピアホール(東京・港区)
世界最高峰のブレイキンイベント、Undisputed Mastersは、3月21日(火・祝)に、ニューピアホール(東京都港区海岸1-11-1ニューピア竹芝ノースタワー1F)にて「FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed MastersTokyo」を開催します。
Undisputed Mastersは2014年に世界有数のブレイキンイベント、ジャッジ、および世界の舞台で活躍するB-boy/B-girl によって設立された世界ブレイキン大会のシリーズで、過去にはロンドン、アムステルダム、ロサンゼルスで順次大会が開催されてきました。今回の東京大会は、2022年から開催されているUndisputed Mastersワールドツアーのファイナルを飾る大会であり、多くの国で、それぞれの国のナショナルランキングのポイントに付与されるだけでなく、2024年のパリ五輪で導入される審査システム『Trivium』によるジャッジによる世界トップクラスのバトルを日本で目にすることができる貴重な機会となります。
現在、世界ダンススポーツ連盟(WDSF)ワールドチャンピオンのPhil Wizard(フィル・ウィザード/カナダ)、WDSFヨーロッパチャンピオンのDany Dann (ダニー・ダン/フランス)、2021 WDSFワールドチャンピオンと2023日本チャンピオンのAyumiFukushima(日本)、そして2度のBOTYワールドチャンピオンに輝いたJinjo Crew(ジンジョクルー/韓国)といった世界トップクラスを含む、総勢150人以上のB-boy/B-girlがブレイキンバトルを繰り広げる予定です。
ブレイキンの世界において日本は世界トップクラスとも言われており、新競技として採用されたパリ五輪でもメダルの獲得が期待されています。パリ五輪で導入される審査システム『Trivium』は、Undisputed大会を通じて開発されており、Undisputedのジャッジの最高責任者であるKevin “Renegade” Gopieは、Triviumの考案者の一人であることからも、大会でのジャッジに注目が集まります。
また、「FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed MastersTokyo」では、2023年2月に行われた第4回ブレイキン日本選手権で優勝したAyumiと姉のNarumi、男子3連覇のShigekixが大会アンバサダーを務めることも決定しました。Ayumi とNarumiは選手としても出場もいたします。
アンバサダー就任にあたりAyumiさんは「開催されると聞いてとても嬉しいです!いつかクルーで出てみたいと海外のいろいろな国で行われている映像をみながら思っていました。ブレイキンのクルーバトルは各々のチームをレペゼンするカラーがあり、みて頂けたらワクワクして頂けると思います。男女ソロバトルは1対1のバトルになり、また違った見どころが満載だと思います。日本のみなさまぜひチェックしてみてください」と、Narumisさんは「昨年から富士フイルムさんのサポートがあり世界4カ国で開催されてるUndisputedMastersが日本でも開催されるなんてとても嬉しいです!!世界大会を生で見れる機会はまだ日本では少ないしですし、オリンピックの影響でソロバトル=ブレイキンと思われていますが、クルーバトルを見てブレイキンの醍醐味を生で感じて元気をたくさんもらって欲しいです!!」とコメント。
ブレイキンの見どころは、対戦はもちろん、チームとしての空気感や技の組み合わせ、チーム力を楽しむルーティーンがあります。パリ五輪ではソロ(1対1または2対2)バトルのみが行われますが、Undisputedでは、ソロに加えてすべての年齢層と男女混合のクルーバトルの種目もあり、ブレイキンの文化に深く根ざした、インクルーシビティ(包括性)、イコーリティ(平等)、ダイバーシティ(多様性)、そして何よりもカルチャーを楽しむことへの価値観の表現を楽しむことができます。ブレイキンシーン世界最高峰のバトルをぜひご覧ください。
イベント名:FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters Tokyo
開催場所:ニューピアホール(東京都港区海岸1-11-1
主催:Undisputed Masters
協賛:富士フイルム株式会社
公式HP:https://undisputedmasters.com/
プログラム時間
・オープン予選(開場:11:00/開演12:00)
・本戦(開場:17:30/開演:18:00)
チケット:自由席3,000円年齢不問
チケット販売:ローソンチケットhttps://l-tike.com/
【出場予定】(一部)https://undisputedmasters.com/tokyo/
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【出演】
ブレイキンにおいて、DJは重要なポイント。FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters TokyoはDJ、MC、ジャッジと全て高い評価を得ている豪華なグローバルラインナップによるパフォーマンスもお楽しみいただけます。
MC MSZ (日本)
Misuzu Takashimaは本イベントのMC。日本B-girlシーンのパイオニアであり、日本中のB-girlの道を切り拓いてきた。家でヒップホップを流していた母親の影響により、カルチャーに魅了され、友人たちと京都駅周辺でブレイキンに明け暮れる。2006 年には国際的に有名なBattle of the Yearの大会で見事2位に輝いた。
MC Killa Kela (イギリス)
Killa Kelaは国際的な賞を受賞したアーティスト兼プレゼンターであり、ライブおよびレコードでのビートボックスの先駆者。彼はニューヨーク発祥の伝説的なヒップホップグループ、Rock Steady Crewのメンバーであり、ファレル、プリンス、ジョン・ピール、ベースメントジャックス、エド・シーラン、スヌープドッグ、ディジー・ラスカルなどの数々の著名なアーティストとのコラボレーションを実現した。Kelaは20年以上に渡りメジャーレーベルのアーティストとのコラボレーションからアンダーグラウンドでも活躍し、ストリートカルチャーの世界で認められながら、ビートボックス世代に大きな影響を与えている。
DJ Nobunaga(オランダ)
オランダ・エンスヘーデ市で生まれたDJ Nobunaga(Joey Lewing)は十代の頃にブレイキンを始める。所属クルーであるExtraordinary Gentlemen (EXG) と共に、世界のトップブレイキンコンテストに出場。2008年には大阪を拠点とする世界的に有名なブレイキンクルー「一撃」のメンバーとして参加し、Nobunagaという名前をメンバーから与えられる。それ以来DJ Nobunagaとして、過去10 年間で最も人気のあるブレイキンDJの一人に成長した。DJ Nobunagaは世界中すべての主要なブレイキンイベントでプレイをし、シグネチャーサウンドはドラムとリズムで構成され、作るトラックは世界中で称賛されている。
【審査システム:Triviumn】について
トリビュームシステム(The Trivium Value System)は、レジェンドB-BOY、Niels”storm” Robitzky(ドイツ)とKevin “Renegade” Gopie(イギリス)によりUndisputed大会を通じて開発された審査システムで、2018年のブエノスアイレスユースオリンピックに導入されました。
トリビュームは、ジャッジがバトルをみながら、手元の端末に[Physical Quality]、[Interpretative Quality]、[Artistic Quality]※1という3つのポイントを入力する相対評価で、WDSFが主催する世界選手権や国際大会などに導入されています。パリ五輪でも採用されます。
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・Physical Quality・・・・身体的(技能/多様性)
・Interpretative Quality・・解釈的(能動性/音楽性)
・Artistic Quality・・・・・芸術的(創造性/個性)
【ブレイキン】
ブレイキンとはブレイクダンスとも呼ばれるダンスのこと。音楽にのせて身体のあらゆるところを使って、回ったり、跳ねたりとアクロバティックな動きを取り入れる。ブレイクダンスは”4ELEMENTs”を核としたHop-Hip文化のひとつでもあることから、Hip-Hopのダンスを踊っている人たちを「B-BOY」「B-GIRL」と呼ぶ。
【4ELEMENTs】
ブレイキンには様々な動きがありますが、大きくは「TOPROCK」「FOOTWORK」「POWER MOVE」「FREEZE」といった構成になります。
・「TOPROCK」・・・・・床で動いたり 回ったりするのがブレイキンの特徴あるエレメントに入る前に、その流れに
入るまでにする立ち踊りのこと。
・「FOOTWORK」・・・・屈んだ状態でフロアに手をつき、素早く動く足捌きやステップのこと。
・「POWER MOVE」・・・背中や肩で回るウィンドミル、背中で回るバックスピンや頭で回るヘッドスピンなど、体のさ
まざまな部分で回転をする動きのこと。
・「FREEZE」・・・・・・一連の動きから音に合わせて体、動きを止めて固まること。
【協賛】富士フイルム株式会社
昨年より、Undisputed Mastersワールドツアーは富士フイルムのインスタントフォトシステムINSTAXとコラボレーションをしています。INSTAXは、ブレイキンが尊重する情熱と価値観を体現しています。
富士フイルム株式会社取締役常務執行役員の山元正人氏は次のように述べています。
「INSTAXは人生のかけがえのない瞬間を写真でとらえ、その感動を伝えるコミュニケーションツール、自己表現ツールとして世界中で多くの方に愛されています。今回のコラボレーションを通して、本ブレイキン大会を盛り上げ、INSTAXとブレイキン双方のさらなるイメージアップにつながることを期待します。」
18 maart 2023
Press Release Undisputed Tokyo (Japanese)
Undisputed Masters
FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Mastersがついに日本で開催!
2023年2月28日 ロンドン
世界最高峰のブレイキンイベント、FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Mastersが初めて日本で開催されます。
現WDSFワールドチャンピオンのPhil Wizard(カナダ)、WDSFヨーロッパチャンピオンのDany Dann (フランス)、2021 WDSFワールドチャンピオン・2023日本チャンピオンのAYUMI/福島あゆみ(日本)、そして2回のBOTYワールドチャンピオンに輝いたJinjo Crew(韓国)を含む、総勢150人以上のB-boy/B-girlが参戦し、3月21日(火)に東京都港区竹芝のニューピアホールでブレイキンバトルを繰り広げます。
Undisputed Mastersは2014 年に世界有数のブレイキンイベント、ジャッジ、およびB-boy/B-girlによって設立された世界ブレイキン大会です。今回の東京大会は2022年より開催のUndisputed Mastersワールドツアーの1つとして注目されており、これまでロンドン、アムステルダム、ロサンゼルスで開催されてきました。
本ブレイキン大会が日本で開催されるのは驚くべきことではありません。日本のブレイキンは非常にレベルが高く、2000年代から国際舞台で注目を集めてきました。日本のブレイキンは2024年に開催されるパリオリンピックに向けて、さらなる盛り上がりが期待されています。
国際舞台で活躍するオリンピックのメダル候補者と最高レベルの国内B-boy/B-girlが、才能にあふれる驚異的なスキルでバトルをします。本大会の審査システム「Trivium」は、2014年のUndisputed大会にて開発され、2024年のパリオリンピックでも正式採用されます。
また、オリンピック種目である男子個人と女子個人に加えて、Undisputedでは幅広い年齢層と男女混合のクルーバトルもあり、ブレイキンの文化に深く根ざした、インクルーシビティ(包括性)、イコーリティ(平等)、ダイバーシティ(多様性)、そしてカルチャーを楽しむことを大切にしています。
昨年より、Undisputed Mastersワールドツアーは富士フイルムのインスタントフォトシステムINSTAXとコラボレーションをしています。INSTAXは、ブレイキンが尊重する情熱と価値観を体現しています。
富士フイルム株式会社 取締役常務執行役員の山元正人氏は次のように述べています。
INSTAXは人生のかけがえのない瞬間を写真でとらえ、その感動を伝えるコミュニケーションツール、自己表現ツールとして世界中で多くの方に愛されています。今回のコラボレーションを通して、本ブレイキン大会を盛り上げ、INSTAXとブレイキン双方のさらなるイメージアップにつながることを期待します。
FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters TokyoはDJ、MC、ジャッジと全て高い評価を得ている豪華なグローバルメンバーによって主催されます。
MC MSZ (日本)
Misuzu Takashimaは本イベントのMC。日本B-girlシーンのパイオニアであり、日本中のB-girlの道を切り拓いてきた。家でヒップホップを流していた母親の影響により、カルチャーに魅了され、友人たちと京都駅周辺でブレイキンに明け暮れる。2006 年には国際的に有名な大会であるBattle of the Yearで見事2位に輝いた。
MC Killa Kela (イギリス)
Killa Kelaは国際的な賞を受賞したアーティスト兼プレゼンターであり、ライブおよびレコードでのビートボックスの先駆者。彼はニューヨーク発祥の伝説的なヒップホップグループ、Rock Steady Crewのメンバーであり、ファレル、プリンス、ジョン・ピール、ベースメントジャックス、エド・シーラン、スヌープドッグ、ディジー・ラスカルなど数々の著名アーティストとのコラボレーションを実現した。Kelaは20年以上に渡りメジャーレーベルのアーティストとのコラボレーションからアンダーグラウンドでも活躍し、ストリートカルチャーの世界で認められながら、ビートボックス世代に大きな影響を与えている。
DJ Nobunaga(オランダ)
オランダ・エンスヘーデ市で生まれた DJ Nobunaga(Joey Lewing)は十代の頃にブレイキンを始める。所属クルーであるExtraordinary Gentlemen (EXG) と共に、世界のトップブレイキンコンテストに出場。2008年には大阪を拠点とする世界的に有名なブレイキンクルー「一撃」のメンバーとして参加し、Nobunagaという名前をメンバーから与えられる。それ以来DJ Nobunagaとして、過去10 年間で最も人気のあるブレイキンDJの一人に成長した。DJ Nobunagaは世界中すべての主要ブレイキンイベントでプレイし、ドラムとリズムで構成される独自のトラックは世界中で称賛されている。
Kevin “Renegade” Gopie(イギリス)
元ブレイクDJであるRenegadeは、2024年パリオリンピックで使用されるジャッジシステム「Trivium」の考案者の一人。Undisputedジャッジの最高責任者である。
メディアデー
プレスとメディアは3月21日(火)午前10時30分~午後9時の間、ニューピアホール(東京都港区)の会場で、国内外のトップB-boy/B-girl、MC、DJ、ジャッジへインタビュー頂けます。
一般情報
イベント名:FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters Tokyo
開催場所:東京都港区海岸1-11-1 ニューピアホール
プログラム時間
11:00 開場
12:00 予選開始
16:00 予選終了
17:30 開場
18:00 本選開始
20:30 本選終了
予選、本選ともに男女ソロバトル、クルーバトルから構成されます。各カテゴリーで予選を実施し、予選を勝ち抜いたダンサーは本選に進出します。
予選はUndisputed Masters公式ウェブサイトから事前登録をすれば誰でも参加可能です。また、これまでの大会で好成績を収め招待されたゲストダンサーも全員予選から参加します。
チケット販売・料金
販売元:ローソンチケット(https://l-tike.com/)
料金:3,000円
チケットを購入いただいた方は、予選、本選いずれも観覧いただけます。
本リリースに関する詳細については、以下にお問い合わせください。
Tyrone van der Meer
Tyrone@undisputedmasters.com
ウェブサイト: www.undisputedmasters.com
7 maart 2023
Press Release Undisputed Tokyo (English)
FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters is coming to Japan!
London, February 28th, 2023
For the first time the FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters one of the world’s most respected breaking competitions is coming to Japan.
On Tuesday March 21st over 150 breakers, including current WDSF World Champion Phil Wizard (Can), WDSF European Champion Dany Dann (Fra), 2021 WDSF World Champion and 2023 National Japan Champion Ayumi Fukushima (Jpn) and two times BOTY World Champions Jinjo Crew (Kor) will battle it out at the NEW PIER HALL in Minato City, Tokyo.
Undisputed Masters is a global breaking competition series that was established in 2014 by a joint initiative of some of the world’s leading breaking events, judges and competitors. Tokyo is the showstopper of the Undisputed Masters 2022 world tour, with prior editions held in London, Amsterdam and Los Angeles.
It’s no surprise that this legendary breaking competition is coming to Japan. The Japanese breaking scene has earned inspiring international attention since the mid 2000’s as the level of the dancers is extremely high. The Japanese breaking scene uplifts the entire breaking community in their preparation for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
International Olympic contenders and the best Japanese breakers will display their raw talent and mind-blowing moves to impress a world-class judging panel operating with the Trivium judging system. The Trivium judging system was developed through Undisputed events since 2014 and will be used at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Next to the Olympic solo men and solo women categories the Undisputed features an all ages and mixed crew category to emphasize the values of inclusivity, equality, diversity and having fun that are deeply rooted in the culture of breaking.
For its global tour Undisputed Masters partnered with FUJIFILM INSTAX. The Tokyo based company recognizes the passion and activity within breaking that is generally reflective of the INSTAX brand values. “Breaking’s pillars are culture, community, and competition. The community embraces new ways of combining online and offline which is an intersection where our brand thrives.
INSTAX has been globally embraced as a communication tool and a tool of self-expression for its ability to capture those precious moments in life in the form of photo prints and convey emotions that go with them. For this collaboration, INSTAX would like to be, a media to support breaking to be known more and would like to show the values that breaking and INSTAX share to enhance the image of each,” said Masato Yamamoto, Senior Vice President, FUJIFILM Corporation.
The FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters Tokyo will be hosted by an acclaimed international line up of DJ’s, MC’s and Judges.
MC MSZ (JPN)
Misuzu Takashima is an event host and a pioneer in the Japanese B-girl scene, having paved the way for hundreds of female breakers across Japan. She learned about hip-hop through her mother, who would play the music at home, and became skilled at breaking by hanging out outside of Kyoto Station with friends. In 2006, MSZ and her crew won second place in the international Battle of the Year breakdancing competition.
MC Killa Kela (UK)
Killa Kela is an international award-winning artist & presenter who pioneered the art of beatboxing live and on record. He is a member of the legendary New York Hip Hop organisation, The Rocksteady Crew and collaborated with artists such as Pharrell, Prince, John Peele, Basement Jaxx, Ed Sheeran, Snoop Dogg & Dizzee Rascal to name a few. Kela has served as a major label artist and an underground voice for over 20 years, inspiring a beatbox generation whilst being recognised across the Street Culture landscape.
DJ Nobunaga (Hol)
Born in the city of Enschede in The Netherlands Joey Lewing started breaking in his teenage years. With his crew Extraordinary Gentlemen (EXG) he competed in the world’s top breaking competitions. In 2008 he joined the world-famous Osaka based breaking crew Ichigeki, who’s members gave him the name Nobunaga. As DJ Nobunaga he grew to become one of the most popular Breaking DJ’s of the past decade. Nobunaga played at all major Breaking events across the world and is praised for his use of drums and rhythms in edited tracks that can be considered as his signature sound.
Kevin “Renegade” Gopie (UK)
Former Break DJ Renegade is one of the two founders of the Trivium Judging system that will be used at the Paris 2024 Olympics. He is the head judge at Undisputed events.
Media Day
Press and media are invited to interview and meet with the top international and Japanese competitors, MC’s, DJ’s and judges at the New Pier Hall venue on Tuesday March 21st between 10:30am – 09:00pm.
General information
Event: FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters Tokyo
Location: New Pier Hall, 1-11-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Program times
11:00 Door Open
12:00 start Open Qualifier
16:00 end Qualifier
17:30 Door Open
18:00 start Main Event
20:30 end Main Event
Entrance
3000¥, all ages welcome
Ticket pre-sale
via: l-tike.com
Note to editor:
For more information please contact: Mr. Tyrone van der Meer
press@undisputedmasters.com
website: www.undisputedmasters.com/newsroom
28 februari 2023