J-popping comp; Egu-Splosion エグスプロージョン does One Piece, FF7, etc

Video from a recent Japan trip; these guys were part of an after comp guest performance set. This group put on a whole "Popping Luffy" Opera. Comedy + popping, with outfits and tons of solos. Totally unique and unlike anything I've ever seen in US.

Talked to a lot of guys at the comp and other clubs regarding the differences between the USA styles and the Japanese evolved versions. They understood the "point" of dancing in the US, but in Japan going to a hip hop club was more like watching TV than any sort of battling.

Want to dance? Bring your own music and perform your set; the club was like a vaudeville show. Part of the reason for this was over there you could either dance like nobody's business or couldn't pull off a 1,2 step to save your life. Therefore a club is less group participation by a group of moderately skilled dancers with the occasional showstopper (US style), rather a group of people who love the art watching the few who dancers who have obsessed enough to master it.

Very entertaining, very different, very technically accomplished.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• one piece
• Japan
• Popping
• Pop
• dance
• chrono trigger
• ff7
• final fantasy 7
• egu-splosion
• エグスプロージョン
• luffy

[takumi215121]

7分40秒からのまちゃあきがすきっｗｗ

[137924468]

まちゃあきさん...ｗｗｗ

[toroimon1]

赤いバンダナ着けてる人上手いな。

[JYX1991]

Egu-splosion is awesome!

Thanks for the upload.

[cota77YT]

@Maddie17022

Egu-Splosion is the team name.

Each person's name is the last dancer is Machaaki, black hair is Obara Yoshio, blonde is Sho-ichi (Sho→1), and green head dress is Snoopy J.

[taeheeohzzang]

christina milian - When you look at me

is the last song. (remixed)

[slowzen]

@inanoha

The first song is from the movie, 'Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest'.

[d1sun]

two of my favourite things together =D

[cruelgrotequeblood]

@Maddie17022 The guy in green bandana is called Snoopy J, the guy in straw hat is called Machaaki.

[ZerOmcmvd]

LMFAOL!!!!! hahahahaha

[Buggy702]

yeahhhh!!!! One Piece Hiphoppers!!!

real dope popping!!! =D