Gamblerz

Gamblerz (Korean: 갬블러 크루), formerly known as Gambler, is a South Korean b-boy crew formed in 2002. They are best known for winning first place at Battle of the Year 2004 and 2009, the R-16 Korea Sparkling in 2008 and 2014, CYON Bboy Championships 2010, and Bucheon Bboy International Championship in 2016 along with many other major competitions across the world. Many of their b-boys have competed in individual tournaments as well, such as Red Bull BC One.[1]

The original members of Gamblerz, known in 2002 simply as Gambler, were B-boy Darkness, Music, Bruce Lee, Still, and Sebin. B-boy So (King So) and The End (KYS) were regional members.

According to former crew leader B-boy Darkness, when B-boy Music, the founding member of Gamblerz, left the crew on a hiatus, Darkness changed the crew name from Gambler to Gamblerz. However, after B-boy Music, along with B-boy Sebin and B-boy Laser, returned from the hiatus, Darkness, Music, Laser, and Sebin left Gamblerz to form a separate crew under the original crew name of Gambler. The present day Gamblerz is now led by B-boy Sick. In 2016, the crew ran tests to have a new member and for the first time in Korea, a foreigner was accepted. The Brazilian Victor Carvalho, now better known as Victorious.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Close-up with GAMBLERZ Crew". destinationkpop. December 12, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "B-girl Yell from 'Street Woman Fighter' looks to become world's top breaker". destinationkpop. December 13, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Tune out to tune in: how Yell found fame through breaking". destinationkpop. December 24, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2022.