"Selecting a Director"... Street World Fighter: Directors' War, evaluations for the protagonists heading straight to the final

Mnet's 'Street World Fighter: Directors' War', which pits the directing capabilities of choreographers against each other, has entered an in-depth evaluation stage to determine the finalists. In the program broadcast on October 6, 2026, the cast's analysis and on-site feedback regarding the works implemented by the directors continued.

The gap between the player's movement and the director's intention

According to the conversations of the cast captured in the video, this process is focused on verifying the ability of the director who designs the work, rather than simply finding players who dance excellently. The cast mentioned, "Since we are not simply picking good players but picking directors, the perspective must be completely different," suggesting that how smoothly a director implements the result envisioned by the director using their own ability is a comprehensive criterion for judgment.

Regarding the collaboration section of choreographer Bada and director INGYOO, evaluations came in that they drew out the players' characters well. In particular, along with the opinion that Bada's movement and directing worked together to bring out the characters well, an analysis was raised that director INGYOO's directing ability was well reflected in the results on-site. However, there were also views mixed with regret that in certain sections, the director's intention was not sufficiently conveyed due to limited angles, potentially causing a disadvantage.

Back Koo Young's experience and Kasper's on-site responsiveness

Regarding director Back Koo Young's section, the prevailing evaluation was that his experience stood out. The cast reported that director Back Koo Young reflected 110% of the feedback requested early on to complete the picture imagined in his head. As he is highly experienced, it was noted as a characteristic that he produced a high-quality result without feeling like he was sprinting.

Regarding director Kasper's working method, there was mention that his active appearance on-site was impressive. In particular, despite there being no specific instructions other than the storyboard information where the hallway increases, he was highly evaluated for creating a production that harmonized with the post-production by demonstrating movements using his fingers on-site. Director Kasper was analyzed to have perfectly performed the necessary movement actions within the framework desired by the director.

The final choice toward the final

In director Bu-yeong's section, the method of movement composition was mentioned. Along with opinions that the composition utilizing stair-like or wave-like forms was impressive, regrets were mixed that the influence of certain players did not manifest as expected. As this process follows a structure where three out of the four directors head straight to the final, the evaluation of each section is expected to have a decisive impact on future advancement.

Source: original video (YouTube)