Rijeong Kedemon, a challenge without physical limitations
Jul 27, 2025
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'Supa 3' is a program about the global dance fight of strong sisters, and Ri Jung formed a cross-section with each crew leader who appeared in the first season of 'Supa' and competed with the Age Squad (Australia), Osaka Ojo Gang (Japan), RH Tokyo (Japan), Royal Family (New Zealand) Motivation (USA). Bumpup suffered from elimination in the semi-final, and since then, the members have returned to their respective seats and are having a busy time. The same goes for Rijeong. As a popular K-pop choreographer, he participated in the choreography composition of the Netflix animation 'K-pop Demon Hunters' and is working with representative K-pop artists, including Espa.
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▶ At the beginning of the work, I believed that there was definitely a synergy that Espa and Lijung could create, but I think the performance will come out very well this time. I'm looking forward to it because the Aespa members did a great job with my choreography. This was my first meeting, and I was thankful that the members were so nice, good, and worked hard. I think I kept saying thank you for being nice to me. And what I've been up to is, I've been dancing hard. I'm planning to meet you in many creative works, and I think I can greet you in various fields. I think there will be a moment where you can share your daily life, and there will be a chance to see many things besides dancing Lizzy!
- Li Jeong's choreography feels like she studied a lot about artists.
▶ That's exactly right. I study a lot about artists. I try to grasp not only the identity of the team but also the characteristics of each member, and I think artists and agencies are looking for me more.
- In that context, there must have been some difficulties when we came up with the choreography of 'K-Pop Demon Hunters'.
▶ It wasn't difficult because it was a warning that it wasn't difficult if you had fun! It was a lot of fun, and I really love 'K-Pop Demon Hunters' because it was a long-term project and it was the result of many revisions. I remember when I was first offered it, and everyone working with me was full of passion. I like people who answer questions without any hesitation. It's not that the answer comes out because you're prepared, but because your eyes are shining. It was full of people like that, and I thought there was nothing I couldn't do if I worked with them. And when I hear "Do whatever you want technically because there are no physical limitations?"Uh, there were other talented choreographers besides me, so I hope a lot of you watch K-pop Demon Hunters. The work itself is a masterpiece.
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▶ I don't specify any limits or areas. Even now, it's not just my ability, but as luck and opportunity come along, more than I imagined. I'm a person born with a lot of dreams and ambitions, but I'm going through a bigger range of things than I expected, so I felt there was no point in setting something up anymore. It may lock me in a frame, and because you have watched and recognized us, the dance culture has developed and awareness of dancers has increased, so someone will find me in another expanded area. However, I'm sure that I'll have fun dancing everywhere I go.
- What do you love about dance.
▶ I can tell you why it's so endless. But if you list the reasons, there's no reason after all. It's just '. It's fun, it's happy, and I'm good at it. There are many things, but I always end up with the conclusion that I really like the dance 'Just' itself. I often think about it, too. 'Why did I choose to dance out of all that?' Let's do that. I think it's my choice, but I don't think it's just that choice. I think it's vague but unprovoked love.
- "What did you do when you were 24?" has spread like a meme for a while. It's been four years since then, how does it feel.
▶ It might sound like a narcissist. My 24-year-old, who I looked back on, is so pretty. I worked really hard. There wasn't a moment when I didn't work hard. That's more pride to me than to be good at dancing. It was such a crazy period that I couldn't even recognize that I worked hard, so if you look back, there are the most works of that year. I'm still working hard, but it was a crazy time in terms of the amount of work I did, and I was anxious about many things even though I was living a dream-like day at the time, but I want to tell my 24-year-old to overcome the anxiety well. And if you imagine me in my late 20s, a few years from now, I hope I'm someone who's grown up enough to say to me in the past, "You're very anxious, but you've done a good job, so just trust me and do it." I really want to tell you that anxiety and difficulty are really nothing, but to be honest, there must be some achievement.
- What about synergy with The Black Label. If you have a goal for the future.
▶ When it comes to goals, it's grand, and it's my dream to work surrounded by cool people. Like the producers of 'K-Pop Demon Hunters' I mentioned earlier, there was a desire to work in the same group as people with energy, but The Black Label is the best place to work. There's no better place for me than here, and I'm very proud that every moment I work surrounded by this 'cool' is learning, and the creations I create in the process of learning are really cool and good quality. I don't know how far the expanded territory with The Black Label will go, but I dare say, whatever you see, I'm sure it's beyond your imagination.
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