Dancing 9
Dancing 9 is a South Korean dance survival program by Mnet. 18 contestants are divided into two teams, Blue Eye and Red Wings with 9 members each. A live performance each week where the two teams perform will determine the winner. A prize of 100 million won will be given to the winning team with 300 million won worth of support for dance performances. The person chosen as the MVP will also receive a 100 million won worth of additional benefits.
The two teams also have coaches or masters who are dance experts in a specific field.
The show is hosted by Oh Sang-jin and the theme song of the show was sung by SPICA.
Season 1
Masters
Teams
Blue Eye
- Captain - Um Mun-suk - Krumping
- * Lee Eun-hye - Dancesport
- * Lee Ji-eun - Jazz Dance
- * Kim Soo-ro - Dancesport
- * Hong Sung-sik - B-boying
- * Kim Sol-hee - Krumping
- * Kim Myung-gyu - Modern Ballet
- * Han Sun-chun - Modern Dance
- * Lee Jun-yong - Hip-Hop
Red Wings
- Captain - Ha Hui-dong - B-boying
- * Yeo Eun-ji - Waacking
- * So Mun-jung - Dancesport
- * Kim Hong-in - Dancesport
- * So Young-mo - Street Dance
- * Nam Jin-hyun - Modern Dance
- * Lee Sun-tae - Modern Dance
- * Lee Luda - Ballet
- * Ryu Jin-wook - Modern Dance
Season 2
Mnet announced that the show would be returning for another season and has opened up a global casting call. Red Wings masters from the first season Lee Min-woo, Woo Hyun-young and Park Ji-woo would be returning as masters for Red Wings. Season 1 winner Ha Hui-dong would be joining them. On April 1, 2014, Mnet released a teaser introducing Jay Park as Blue Eye's new street and K-pop master. He will be joining Park Ji-eun and Lee Yong-woo who returned as Blue Eye's masters for the second season and another new dance master, actor Kim Su-ro. The show's second season premiered on June 13.Masters
Teams
Blue Eye
- Captain : Yoon Jeon-il - Ballet
- * Kim Seol-jin - Modern Dance
- * Ahn Nam-geun - Modern Dance
- * Kim Ki-soo - B-boying
- * Lee Ji-eun - Dancesport
- * Im Saet-byul - Modern Dance
- * Kim Tae-hyun - Krumping
- * Park In-soo - B-boying
- * Choi Nam-mi - Waacking
Red Wings
- Captain : Shin Kyu-sang - B-boying
- * Son Byung-hyun - House
- * Lee Yoon-hee - Modern Dance
- * Choi Soo-jin - Modern Dance
- * Kim Kyung-il - Modern Dance
- * Lee Yoo-min - Locking
- * Yoon Na-ra - Modern Dance
- * Ahn Hye-sang - Dancesport
- * Park Jung-eun - Street Dance
Final Battles
Pre-1st Final Battle
Opponent team pick songsRound | Category | Team | Contestant | Song |
1 | Girl's Dance | Red Wings | Choi Soo-jin, Park Jung-eun, Lee Yoon-hee, Ahn Hye-sang | 포기하지마 - 성진우 |
1 | Girl's Dance | Blue Eye | Im Saet-byul, Lee Ji-eun, Choi Nam-mi | 붉은 노을 - 빅방 |
2 | Boy's Dance | Red Wings | Kim Kyung Il, Shin Kyu Sang, Son Byung Hyeon, Yoon Nara, Lee Yoo Min | 기대해 - 걸스데이 |
2 | Boy's Dance | Blue Eye | Kim Seol-jin, Park In-soo, Kim Ki-soo, Kim Tae-hyun, Ahn Nam-geun, Yoon Jeon-il | 짧은 치마 - AOA |
3 | Team Dance | Red Wings | RED9 | Let's Go - Travis Barker |
3 | Team Dance | Blue Eye | BLUE9 | Ring the Alarm - Beyoncé |
- MC : Din-Din
- DJ : Jung Jin-wook
- Judge : Cha Jin-yeob, Lee Yoon-kyung, Hong Se-Jung, Kim Yong-soo, Lee Woo-Sung, Kim Hak-soo, Jo Seung-ho
- Theme : Water Dance
- Result : Red Wings vs Blue Eye Blue Eye WIN, Blue Eye got score 3 for 1st Final Battle
1st Final League Dream Match
- Judge : Cha Jin-yeob, Lee Yoon-kyung, Hong Se-Jung, Kim Yong-soo, Lee Woo-Sung, Kim Hak-soo, Jo Seung-ho
Round | Team | Contestant | Song | Judge Score |
1 | Red Wings | Son Byung-Hyun, Ahn Hye-sang | Pump It - Black Eyed Peas | 89.4 |
1 | Blue Eye | Ahn Nam-geun, Lee Ji-eun | Don't Stop Me Now - Queen | 92.4 |
2 | Red Wings | Kim Kyung-il, Lee Yoon-hee | Stronger - Kelly Clarkson | 92.6 |
2 | Blue Eye | Yoon Jeon-il, Im Saet-byul | 눈물이 뚝뚝 - 케이윌 | 93.6 |
3 | Red Wings | Shin Kyu-sang, Lee Yoo-min, Park Jung-eun | Timber - Pitbull | 91.0 |
3 | Blue Eye | Kim Tae-hyun, Park In-soo, Choi Nam-mi | 불타는 금요일 - 다이나믹 듀오 | 92.6 |
4 | Red Wings | Yoon Na-ra, Choi Soo-jin | Skinny Love - Birdy | 93.6 |
4 | Blue Eye | Kim Seol-jin, Kim Ki-soo | Love Never Felt So Good - Michael Jackson | 92.6 |
5 | Red Wings | RED9 | Turn Down for What - DJ Snake, Lil Jon | 93.6 |
5 | Blue Eye | BLUE9 | Bang It To The Curb - Far East Movement, 태권도 - 박재범 | 94.8 |
Final Result
Team | Total Score | Result |
Red Wings | 460.2 | |
Blue Eye | 469 | WINNER |
Pre-2nd Final Battle
- Judge : Matthew Jessner, Emma Delmenico, James Cooper
- Result : Red Wings vs Blue Eye Red Wings WIN, Red Wings got score 3 for 2nd Final Battle
2nd Final League Master Match
- Judge : Kim Ji Young, Cha Jin Yeob, Kim Young Jin, Hong Se Jeong, Lee Woo Seong, Boogaloo Kin, Jo Seung Ho
Round | Team | Master | Contestant | Song | Judge Score |
1 | Blue Eye | Jay Park | Kim Ki-soo, Kim Tae-hyun | Fine China - Chris Brown | 91.6 |
1 | Red Wings | Ha Hui-dong | Shin Kyu-sang, Lee Yoo-mi, Kim Kyung-il | Thunder - The Prodigy | 93.0 |
2 | Blue Eye | Park Ji-eun | Yoon Jeon-il, Choi Nam-mi, Lee Ji-eun | Tanguera - Luis Bravo | 90.4 |
2 | Red Wings | Park Ji-woo | Yoon Na-ra, Ahn Hye-sang | I Finally Found Someone - Barbra Streisand, Bryan Adams | 92.0 |
3 | Blue Eye | Kim Soo-ro | Kim Seol-jin, Park In-soo | 혈액형 - YB | 96.4 |
3 | Red Wings | Lee Min-woo | Son Byung-hyun, Park Jung-eun | The Monster - Eminem | 91.2 |
4 | Blue Eye | Lee Yong-woo | Ahn Nam-geun, Im Saet-byul | Chandelier - Sia Furler | 92.4 |
4 | Red Wings | Woo Hyun-young | Lee Yoon-hee, Choi Soo-jin | Folie Czardas - Claude Bolling | 95.4 |
5 | Blue Eye | Lee Yong-woo | BLUE9 | Radioactive - Imagine Dragons | 94.6 |
5 | Red Wings | Woo Hyun-young | RED9 | Stand and Become Legendary - Jack Trammell | 97.2 |
Final Result
Team | Total Score | Result |
Blue Eye | 465.4 | |
Red Wings | 471.8 | WINNER |
Pre-3rd Final Battle
- Judge : Nam Kyung-joo, Jamal Sims, Dondraico Johnson
- Theme : The Original
- Result : Red Wings vs Blue Eye Blue Eye WIN, Blue Eye got score 3 for 3rd Final Battle
3rd Final League Mix Match
- Judge : Jamal Sims, Kim Ji-young, Cha Jin-yeob, Kim Seong-young, Hong Se-jeong, Lee Woo-Seong, Jo Seung-ho
Round | Team | Contestant | Song | Judge Score |
1 | Red Wings | Park Jung-eun | Good Luck - Basement Jaxx + Din Daa Daa - George Kranz | 93.6 |
1 | Blue Eye | Choi Nam-mi | Good Luck - Basement Jaxx + Din Daa Daa - George Kranz | 92.6 |
2 | Red Wings | Son Byung-hyun | Moment In Love - Art Of Noise + Galaxy Bounce - Chemical Brothers | 93.4 |
2 | Blue Eye | Kim Ki-soo | Moment In Love - Art Of Noise + Galaxy Bounce - Chemical Brothers | 95 |
3 | Red Wings | Lee Yeon-hee | Conquest Of Spaces - Woodkid | 93 |
3 | Blue Eye | Im Saet-byul | Conquest Of Spaces - Woodkid | 93.6 |
4 | Red Wings | Lee Yoo-mi | E.T. - Katy Perry | 94 |
4 | Blue Eye | Kim Tae-hyun | E.T. - Katy Perry | 95.2 |
5 | Red Wings | Ahn Hye-sang | Cuba2012 - Latin Formation + Quizas, Quizas, Quizas - Andrea Bocelli, Jennifer Lopez | 94.4 |
5 | Blue Eye | Lee Ji-eun | Cuba2012 - Latin Formation + Quizas, Quizas, Quizas - Andrea Bocelli, Jennifer Lopez | 92.6 |
6 | Red Wings | Kim Kyung-il | 품바 - Aux | 94.6 |
6 | Blue Eye | Yoon Jeon-il | 품바 - Aux | 95 |
7 | Red Wings | Yoon Na-ra | Say Something - A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera | 94.6 |
7 | Blue Eye | Ahn Nam-geun | Say Something - A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera | 94.6 |
8 | Red Wings | Shin Kyu-sang | Organ Donor - DJ Shadow | 95 |
8 | Blue Eye | Park In-soo | Organ Donor - DJ Shadow | 95.4 |
9 | Red Wings | Choi Soo-jin | Lascia Ch'io Pianga - Hendel | 96.6 |
9 | Blue Eye | Kim Seol-Jin | Lascia Ch'io Pianga - Hendel | 96.8 |
10 | Red Wings | RED9 | Surface + Warrior Of The Night - Aero Chord | 96.8 |
10 | Blue Eye | BLUE9 | Black Skinhead - Kanye West + Rampage - Ry Legit | 96.2 |
Final Result
Team | Total Score | Result |
Red Wings | 946 | |
Blue Eye | 950 | WINNER |