Breaking Hong Ten, 2026 Nagoya Asian Games silver medal… Prize winner 2 times in a row

They met Japan's famous Shigekix in the finals and won a silver medal for the second time in a row.

(Nagoya = Yonhap News) Reporter Oh Myeong-eon = Hong Ten (Kim Hong-yeol, 41), the 'living legend' of Korean breaking, showed off timeless skills by winning a silver medal at the second consecutive Asian Games.

Hongten won a silver medal by losing 0-3 to Japan's famous Shigekix (Shigeyuki Nakarai) in the breaking men's (b-boy) final of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the Aichi Sky Expo Hall in Aichi Prefecture, Japan on the 3rd.

As a result, Hongtian achieved the feat of winning silver medals in two consecutive competitions following the 2022 Hangzhou Games held in 2023.

Kim Hong-yeol, born on December 27, 1984, is a 41-year-old veteran.

Breaking, which requires constant twisting and turning of the entire body, is extremely physically draining, so players of similar age groups have already left the stage a long time ago.

However, he proudly competed with young players in their 20s who were his nephew's age, and once again showed his superhuman ability to advance to the final stage.

In the finals that day, Kim Hong-yeol took on the 24-year-old Sige Kix and dominated the stage with his unique skill and original movements, eliciting gasps from the audience.

As a result of the final scoring, they were pushed back to 0-3 and unfortunately failed to reach the top spot, but they showed off their world-class skills without regret.

Considering his age and physical limitations, there is a high possibility that this Asian Games will actually be his last performance, but he once again proved himself as an irreplaceable 'legend' by decorating the silver finale with timeless passion.