Kim wins second straight breaking silver at Asian Games

South Korean B-boy Kim Hong-yul, known as Hong 10, won the silver medal in B-boys breaking at the 2025 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after losing 3-0 to Japan’s Shigeyuki Nakarai in the final, according to The Korea Times.

The result marked Kim’s second straight Asian Games silver in breaking, repeating his 2023 finish in Hangzhou, where he also lost to Nakarai in the final.

Kim, a South Korean B-boy better known by his stage name Hong 10, reached the B-boys breaking final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, just south of Nagoya, The Korea Times reported.

In the final, Kim lost 3-0 to Shigeyuki Nakarai of Japan, according to The Korea Times. The defeat left Kim with silver at the 2025 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

The result echoed the men’s breaking final at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games. Kim also finished second there after losing to Nakarai, The Korea Times reported.

Breaking has given Kim consecutive Asian Games podium finishes, with silver medals in 2023 and 2025. The Korea Times identified Kim by his stage name, Hong 10, a name long associated with South Korean B-boying.

Kim leaves Tokoname with another Asian Games silver as Nakarai again took gold in their final matchup, according to The Korea Times.