The 12th “DANCE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP” Kyushu Regional Tournament, sponsored by Avex, is a competition to determine the best high school dance club in Japan. Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka Korinkan High School won the championship and will advance to the finals! The final showdown for the title of Japan’s best high school dance club will be held in Tokyo on Tuesday, August 20th!

Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka Korinkan High School won the Kyushu regional competition of the “avex presents DANCE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 12th National High School Dance Club Championship (hereinafter referred to as DCC),” an Avex-sponsored event to determine the best high school dance club in Japan, and earned a ticket to the final competition.
The school will compete in the final tournament to be held at Tokyo Garden Theater (Koto-ku, Tokyo) on Tuesday, August 20th.

DCC is a competition that pits the best high school dance clubs from across the country. It began in 2013 and will be held for the 12th time this year. The judging criteria are “how well the two-character kanji theme is expressed through dance,” as well as three categories of “expressiveness,” “technical ability,” and “originality,” with scores out of 100 points. In addition to regional competitions being held in six areas from June in Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kansai, Kyushu, and Taiwan, online preliminary competitions will be held, and the 37 winning teams from all over the country will compete in the final competition to be held in Tokyo in August.

On Saturday, June 8th, eight teams competed in the Kyushu Regional Tournament held at the Denki Mirai Hall in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka Korinkan High School won first place with 82 points.
The school, which was the only one to earn a ticket to the finals in this competition, said with tears in their eyes, “We were very happy to hear that we won, and all our hard work was worth it. We will continue to work hard every day towards the national competition. Thank you so much.” Furthermore, PEET, the head judge of the Kyushu Regional Competition, commented on the school, “Their teamwork and technical skills were perfect. In addition to the basic hip-hop choreography in their performance, there were also some original choreography pieces that matched the lyrics, and I think that’s what captured the judges’ hearts.”

DCC is still accepting entries until Friday, June 14th.


▼Outline of the Kyushu Regional Tournament of the “DANCE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 12th National High School Dance Club Championship”
Date and time: Saturday, June 8, 2024
Venue: Denkimirai Hall (2-1-82 Watanabedori, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City)
Participating teams: A total of 8 teams
Fukuoka Prefectural Kasuga High School (Fukuoka Prefecture) / Chinzei High School (Kumamoto Prefecture) / Saga Prefectural Saga Higashi High School (Saga Prefecture) / Daiichi University of Pharmacy High School (Fukuoka Prefecture) / Tokai University Fukuoka High School (Fukuoka Prefecture) / Kitakyushu Municipal High School (Fukuoka Prefecture) / Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka Korinkan High School (Fukuoka Prefecture) / Fukuoka Prefectural Chikushi Chuo High School (Fukuoka Prefecture)
Judges: PEET, TATSUO, Cana, AZU, SHOHEY (titles omitted)

▼About the Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka Korinkan High School Dance Club
■ Total number of members: 29 (established 8 years ago)
■ Genre you practice: HIPHOP
■Dance club policies and features:
I practice every day with a smile and gratitude in mind.
All members of the team aim to win the national championship.
When we are freshmen, we say our names when we greet each other so that everyone remembers them.
■Dance club SNS accounts:https://www.instagram.com/fkd_dance
■Anecdotes unique to our school:
Mio Imada, a graduate of Fukuoka Korinkan High School
A few years ago, they came to our school for a TV show called “Oshareism,” and together with the dance club we performed the “3rd Year Class A Morning Assembly Exercise Dance” that they had performed in the drama at the time.
■Theme of the work: Fighting spirit (read: Battle Soul)
■Explanation about the theme of the work:
They expressed their strong, passionate and indomitable spirit through dance. They transformed the disappointment of last year into fighting spirit, drawing the entire venue into a frenzy. Please pay attention to the unison parts where the 23 members sing together, and the expressions that match the lyrics.
■Who would you like to share this work with:
To everyone who watches and supports us every day

▼About the “DANCE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP National High School Dance Club Championship”
The DANCE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP (National High School Dance Club Championship) is a competition to decide the best high school dance club in Japan. Participation is free. Eligibility requirements include being a high school dance club and being a team consisting of 1 to 40 members.

The preliminary rounds will be held online, and the 24 winning teams will advance to the final tournament. In addition, regional tournaments will be held in six areas, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kansai, Kyushu, and Taiwan, from June. The top three teams from the Kanto and Kansai tournaments, and the winning teams from the Tohoku, Chubu, Kyushu, and Taiwan tournaments, totaling 10 teams, will be seeded and advance to the final tournament as seeded teams (it is possible to participate in both the online preliminary tournament and the regional tournament). The top three teams from last year’s final tournament will also be given the right to participate in this year’s final tournament. A total of 37 teams will be able to advance to the final tournament this year.

At the finals, in addition to the announcement of the winning team and the top teams, sponsor awards and audience awards will also be awarded. 37 teams that have won from all over the country will show off their passionate performances, aiming to be the No. 1 high school dance club in the country.
Please check the official website for details.
DCC official websitehttps://dcc.avex.jp/