Shirofes: Final Popping Battle: MT Pop vs Kei | Red Bull Dance Tour 2019

[@INOXenoch]

The amount of texture, body control, muscle tension and musicality that Kei showed was absolutely unmatched that day. I'm up for bringing something new to the scene but when such mastery is shown, the only thing we could do was to remain amazed. Popping is a beautiful art, man.

[@gibson1988924]

The best comment speaking of the truth and witnessing the reality on spot

[@GWizJackson]

Amazing concepts, and lines from MT, but Kei leveled up big time. He came to win! Much respect to both for a crazy final!

[@waltersobchak7275]

Boy you been at this for a long time. (dancing) I was looking at some comments from 5 years ago the other day and you were in them. Got my respect bro.

[@jasonchan4732]

As a judge you have to take into account crowd reaction because ultimately it’s the crowd who decides the winner. Win the crowd you win the battle

[@davidchun428]

kei's first round is out of this world

[@scottken6022]

cant agree you more XD

[@LamRK]

BIAS!

[@maverickgarcia6846]

Mt pop still won round 1. Kei's move at 00:30 - 00:35 was NOT THAT TIGHT. Yall hyped him up for hitting the CLAP really hard. are you KIDDING ME. Forgot all the techniques and styles wihtin popping that MT pop is doing I guess lol

[@Kidkromechan]

@@maverickgarcia6846 What do you mean clap, the whole set was solid and so in the groove. Are you deaf to the groove and funk?

[@Andrewdg.95]

Look, Kei shook his head at the judge's results... Big respect for MT POP

[@TwistaMiztah]

Even kei knows what was going on.

[@maverickgarcia6846]

dat part^

[@slieen7989]

I'm a huge fan of MT, as I've watched almost every battle of him, so I can say that this time he used indeed too many preset moves that he gets used to before. But the foundation and flexibility are just nuts...... Btw Kei's second round was so powerful and controlled!!! But need to pay attention to feel that.

[@KpopNiDontStop]

MT took it!! also just listen to the crowd and you will know... they all went nuts for mts rounds... and its not like its a crowd of random people either most of them are dancers too that understand what they are lookin at.

[@daddychill9386]

Crowd reactions get no points lol

[@ronin_boogz]

lmao judges can't accept the fact that MT Pop is bringing something new to popping scene.

[@danoregano4260]

Dino accepted

[@LamRK]

FACTTTTT

[@maverickgarcia6846]

EXACTLY! Say that Louder for the people in the back! MT pop bringing that west coast flava to Asia and people take it for granted.

[@snafufubar3701]

@@danoregano4260 nah dino just wanted to give mt some encouragement , he waited for the other two judges

[@keanuwick6923]

Gate keepers like Nelson 😂😂😂😂 glad 2024 safe to say, belongs to MT Pop.

[@2oolordsDip]

master kei got schooled here ,you can tell he knows he lost that

[@keanuwick6923]

Judges dont know at the time how to judge MT Pop at that time. Its not like they dont know what hit them or what not 😅 Glad MT Pop is currently one of the best poppers in the world. Guy’s just a pure genius 🎉🎉🎉

[@tranlily3001]

i'm the only one who can't stop laughing at that MTPop face expression when he dance lolz 😂 (in good way, not rude) it look hella funny but also lacking of emotion feeling in same time but i know he feel the music) he's great too. both is good 😊

[@Kidkromechan]

I keep coming back to this battle. Kei was too good here man. So much depth to it. The comment section proves that people are deaf to the funk and only understand geometry or cool movement concepts. Oh well. I have a recording of kei on this particular battle. It was just that good.

[@keanuwick6923]

Yeah Kei’s good in waving but lacked other elements in popping. MT’s sets were well rounded and MT was received well by the crowd. Kei’s body language and the crowd’s reaction said it all when the winner was announced 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ If it’s all about the groove, then you are gatekeeping, like Nelson and other french poppers who are just fixated in “hard pop” or a specific element of popping. Just like Salah, Slim Boogie and now, MT changed the popping scene.

[@RandmVision]

Geez kei is nuts

[@LamRK]

90% comments here were bias AF!! MT Pop definitely got robbed this battle! The man style is hella complex with west coast flavor! that shit is high level and raw funk.

[@keanuwick6923]

Agreed. So many gate keepers here. Safe to say 2024 is MT Pop’s year and what a way to freshen up the popping scene. God, if it’s all about the groove, then popping would be quite boring. Same old, same old. All poppers would be the same like Ness, fixated on only a handful of elements like the “hard pop.” 😏😏😏

[@ramonfontoura8166]

As vezes não gosto do MT Pop, Mas realmente, ele se mostra cada vez melhor.

[@ly7132huat]

Kei won because his musicality and pop control is really deep.

[@LamRK]

Cmon bro! watch it again and take note how many time Kei reset and how complex MT set was!!

[@maverickgarcia6846]

"Pop control" Mt pop got better Dime stops, better ticking, better vibrations, better at using different levels of hitting. Kai had to consistently reset his whole round (he reset like 3 times every round) Whereas, Mtpop always kept the flow and the FUNK in his concepts and grooves. Mt pop is styling

[@ly7132huat]

In many cases, art cannot be explained by theories and equations. MT is good enough, I love him very much, but not this round.

[@maverickgarcia6846]

@@ly7132huat I can’t believe you just called foundational popping techniques “theories and equations” The disrespect lmao.

[@maverickgarcia6846]

@@ly7132huat This reply right here is exactly how most educated poppers know that you have no idea what youre talking about.

[@bestly802]

MT should have won, more entertaining to watch. I understand the judges have respect for Kei (even MT has a lot of respect for Kei) but if you want the scene to evolve, you got to judge with no bias.

[@jorgegonzalezalvarez8629]

There was no biased, maybe u can't see it, maybe it cant be seen properly through video, but kei's control and subtle moves from his first two rounds were disgustingly amazing

[@user-zy2hp5yk6e]

no kei won perfectly

[@somadanceworld]

KEI BEST^^~!!!GOOD~~

[@itrig7679]

MT POP gonna rule the popping world for the next 5years

[@tomixs9156]

That's true

[@thuthuynguyen6550]

Yeah, it's coming true

[@Kidkromechan]

Nice battle. Was really entertaining. I like kei style :D Mt was dope too

[@Professor_Details111]

The dance we all love is evolving, and when the new generation shows up to out preform the older generation, it simply cant be ignored anymore. They should be happy to pass on the torch, and not horde it for themselves.

[@retroalgic5939]

IMO Kei totally took this one and the way he dances is actually newer and more advanced than MT's

[@Professor_Details111]

@@retroalgic5939 I can understand that. My thing is that for the first two rounds Kei focused mainly on muscle control. Granted he is at an extremely high level when it comes to that. MT Pop brought an arsenal of movement, and technique as well as muscle control. Then in the last round Kei finally looked like he was trying to win. This is purely my opinion, but I stand by it, and maybe if I was there in person it would be a different story, but this is the way I see it! 🤙🏾

[@user-tj9mf5tt5o]

MTpopもすげえけど、このバトルはkeiさんの質感がエグすぎ。生で見たかった。

[@BNEX-CS-2]

I really wanna see the reaction from inox and dassy lee when MTpop was dancing

[@somadanceworld]

KEI !!!!!

[@MrVaginatickler]

MT Pop absolutely should have won this. Sorry.

[@IAMNOTME777]

Amazing battle by both but MT Pop won this clearly. Looked rigged. Even crowd was like huh lol

[@TikTokmillionviews]

MT POP WIN

[@TwistaMiztah]

You can even hear the crowd's dismay.

[@lennard7152]

1:50 you can see in MT pop's style that he took inspiration from djidawi

[@AttimoVibe]

Mt pop won this. Straight from the Caribbean .

[@adeiltonpimentel5681]

MT POP virei seu FAN

[@d3ath_cuba228]

kei is a legend but in my opinion this battle is fr MTpop

[@johnburr3577]

SUPER KEI

[@markshi7052]

MT pop win!

[@syphersircle]

Kei...his control.... he lvled up yoooooo 5:36 - 5:42 Instant kill

[@danoregano4260]

For me 1st round - Kei 2nd round - MT 3rd round - Tie

[@engill93mx]

Ni Kei se cree haber ganado directamente, solo basta ver su reacción tras la decisión del jurado.

[@rob3rt19931]

Dope battle!!! Anyone know the last song?

[@hermes9580]

3rd song?

[@mrcochino281]

MT got robbed again.. u can hear the crowd disagree

[@TwistaMiztah]

I totally agree, same what happened to MT pop vs Acky. Mt got robbed.

[@adrianferrera3400]

Kei lost !!! Who ever says otherwise is blind af

[@thinkisthekey1234]

You Guys just watch about creativity... popping is about technique and dance... And in a battle you can do a lot of créative move, but it don't mean that you Will win... It really dépends on whats judge is looking

[@dekkers77]

Kei technique ??? hahaha pls child, kei sucks, japaneses like kei guchon and madoka have no technique

[@thinkisthekey1234]

@@dekkers77 who you called child ?? Dumbass.... ok if you say so... Thats why is was judged by great popper and won many compétition against many poppers without technique... With popping you can't cheat, if you don't have technique you can't win !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But i think you are an haters.. So keep you mentality and you Will see where, you will go...

[@mouthwontshut]

Kei was like, what is this kid doing?

[@scottken6022]

he has his own style!respect bro

[@j4k348]

It's what you call unique

[@巴巴蕉]

so much power in kei's body

[@Muncy-LegoBlock]

keiさん異次元だわ。。 この良さ分からない外人多すぎで悲しい

[@PauloPiccoly]

Super *Garfo* ! Garfada covarde!🇧🇷

[@fran10105]

What is the song at 6:10? I can’t find it!

[@localhostv97]

3rd song, please?

[@backtothefuture9987]

any news about the 3rd song?

[@Momo-cu7xl]

@@backtothefuture9987 What do you think?

[@backtothefuture9987]

@@Momo-cu7xl Can't find it anywhere! Any clue?

[@Dinh_cao88]

i think kei style is old and mt pop is new style

[@TwistaMiztah]

His struts, tuts and lines are superb matching with his creativity.

[@chensun3930]

Damn, this match is crazy, MT POP is so good, but compared to KEI, he is just like a beginner....

[@you-ni8lo]

I’m japanese but I think MT POP clearly won this battle.

[@loupdeshenzhen8650]

Kei total freestyle ! Mtpop not freestyle

[@ZeroNighTRapUnderground]

@@loupdeshenzhen8650 =]] not Free Style ???? :))) OK Fine ....

[@stephenvierra4492]

I agree 100!

[@noikfkzn5305]

Kei really come to win in this event huh, he aint playing around

[@ililiilili3366]

You know, we can clearly see in this angle that judges overrreacted for Kei's round. Just for that reason alone, i can say that decisiton is wrong. (Judge in the middle specially). he done it before. At this point mt is being held to a higher standard than 95% of competition and that is the case here which was unfair.

[@rockman3073]

Agreed. I wish the judge had stayed more neutral. I've actually never seen poppin j reacting like that. I felt like the judge was overreacting to show respect to Kei as an OG in poppin, but defeats the purpose of the competition where popping alone should be taken into consideration for deciding the winner.

[@maverickgarcia6846]

BIG FACTS

[@131messias]

movements of kei are perfect very clean its ok....but mt pop wins this battle

[@idbenomar]

first soundtrack ?

[@laurenceding6814]

MT pop !!!

[@shawnvanburen8058]

Name of last song

[@Jigafx]

Osm batte 🔥

[@megatronvideos2700]

Mt pop clearly won

[@yungnikki4550]

Mt pop had this, kei had nothing on him, if you know popping then you know mt should've won no doubt

[@Kidkromechan]

I know popping and MT clearly lost this.

[@Kidkromechan]

Kei looked like an OG teaching the young kids how it's done. MT looked like a kid who is super excited to show all his tricks :D Kei destroyed it here. Such an easy win for him IMO.

[@TikTokmillionviews]

???? KEI WIN ????

[@djhakdabeat6650]

MT POP much better musicality and variety. MT POP wins!!!

[@sagarparmar8742]

2nd song name plz

[@Naamean]

songs plz???

[@Os_NTV]

Sinceramente, não somente esta batalha, mas diversas outras que MT enfrentou veteranos, nitidamente foi visto que ele ganhou, mas deram a vitória para o oponente. Percebe-se que não admitem perder para alguém mais novo. Respeito e me inspiro em vários como aki, greenteck, wiggles, jr. boogalloo, entre outros, mas é visto que há muita panelinha entre os organizadores e os juízes.

[@johnfx7430]

é so observar o poppin j com cara de bumba quando o mt pop vai dançar, e ve ele guase gozando quando o kei entra. os jurados ja tem seu vencedor preferido

[@Os_NTV]

@@johnfx7430 vou assistir novamente só para reparar novamente...

[@azboldazalion1938]

Cool battle from both 👍... Thought MT took it but hey.... That's what judges are for... Or the crowd 🤔

[@itsdeadshot2501]

Nah mt lost,your just not paying attention or dont see

[@stephenvierra4492]

MT won straight up! hitting more beats than Kei. Kei does only waves & cobra's every battle. Kei's style is awesome but I get bored watch him everytime. No offense! just my opinion.

[@LamRK]

@@itsdeadshot2501 do you homework on west coast popping and watch it again bruh

[@isitool8]

Is something wrong with MTs right leg? real question nevermind... must have been just that first round that made me think there was something wrong

[@emersonzune]

Old generation judges do not vote for the new generation, even when they are better, as was MT Pop. backward and outdated mindsets.

[@minhkhang8927]

Việt Nam! ơiiiiii

[@SAAlpha]

OG kei so mush Pffffff .respect to Mt pop HIS WAY ....

[@Momo-cu7xl]

What's the song at 5:00?

[@backtothefuture9987]

3rd song anybody?

[@loupdeshenzhen8650]

Kei total freestyle ! Mtpop "copy and paste " so not freestyle , no dancing ! but respect

[@zessha905]

So if you study and you are a doctor, it does not count because you studied.

[@loupdeshenzhen8650]

@@zessha905 this battle ! not demo ! so feeling and freestyle

[@devrod5862]

@@loupdeshenzhen8650 he's freestyling with concepts, imagine doing a tutting freestyle, its gonna be a mixture of things you done before and new things, same thing here

[@skunkusmunkus9385]

Haha!

[@isaquelopes222]

Valeu ramonfontora vc também curti, essas músicas são horríveis, os caras dançam muito, não merece essas músicas.

[@kevpark5027]

??????? judges?

[@Arnold1nspiration]

I REQUIRE THE LAST SONG. YOU SHALL BE REWARDED HANDSOMELY !!!! LAST SONG NAME ?????????????????????????????? PS first round KEI second round split third round mt pop. 4th decider required.

[@sblee9349]

Mt win right

[@kleitonrodrigues1049]

Outra achei que foi robô porque mt 👍dança mil vezes que ele pea fez nada Kei 👎para mim foi a sim 👎

[@시그널-x7w]

엠티팝 거울치료당한경기

[@josema-boy7610]

BS call. That was all MT POP. No diss to Kei.

[@kaseemjamal5130]

This is the finals,this is wack.sorry.MR.WAVE WOULD BURN THEM ALL.

[@funky8747]

Who know 2 song?

[@boyanzhang3689]

you know the 3 song music？

[@mehulparmar386]

Mr wiggles . Freq

[@backtothefuture9987]

@@mehulparmar386 3rd song?

[@kleitonrodrigues1049]

Achei roubado porque na minha opinião MT foi bem melhor que ele

[@efestCwalker]

White I think better

[@Regrets.palace]

이녹스 다시한테 작업거노

[@9JoshuaTree1]

Is it just me...or does it sound like the crowd was disappointed/shocked that it wasn't MT Pop that won? I'm biased because I absolutely love MT, but this feels like there was some asian hate in that decision. Also why THE HELL, is there an old man judging young dancers?? these dancers are BEYOND his era of dancing, and not to mention older people are stubborn lol.

[@cortesdofinchof_]

Injusto

[@ThePriest96]

MT Pop won you suckers.

[@itsdeadshot2501]

Nope you blind

[@stephenvierra4492]

the judges weren't going to vote for MT no matter what he did!

[@MightyCrazy]

Popping is so weak nowadays compared to the 80s

[@masakramanr293]

Dancers are not that good or in the 80' popping was more popular?

[@stepboi1658]

judges looked for freestyle

[@Bigjoystickgaming]

That is what everyone is looking for in the battles

[@Bigjoystickgaming]

It felt like mt is just putting his sets

[@TwistaMiztah]

@@Bigjoystickgaming You may call it set but it's called Movement Vocabs! You can see him doing it in other battles because that is his default movement.

[@Kidkromechan]

@@TwistaMiztah That is not his default movement bro. See MT Pop footage from years ago and he wasn't strutting and shit then at all. This is all the routines he learned to win the battles like how Hoan did it.

[@HuyDo-cn9wd]

why kei won? wtf

[@Seronya84]

Because his more dancing popping.

[@stephenvierra4492]

Kei is only one dimensional, I get bored watching him. Sorry just being real!

[@TwistaMiztah]

@@stephenvierra4492 I totally agree. MT is everywhere a four dimensional dancer.

[@huyngo7827]

@@stephenvierra4492that's why he's the best at what he does. Being all over the place is fun at first, then it dies out

[@CHUNIOR05]

to my judgement, it was close. split decision. MT POP won that but definitely close

[@CHUNIOR05]

and Kei wasnt even watching, i kind of took that as disrespect or his body language that he was about to take the L. lol

[@stephenvierra4492]

I think inside, kei believes he lost to MT that's why he couldn't look at him.