Hokuto Konishi
{{Short description|Japanese-American dancer (born 1984)}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2012}}
{{Infobox dancer
| name = Hokuto Konishi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|7|11|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Tokyo, Japan
| occupation = Breakdancer, choreographer, television personality
| years_active = 1999–present
| current_group = Quest Crew
| former_groups = SickStep
}}
Hokuto Konishi (born July 11, 1984), also known as Hok or Falcon, is a Japanese-British breakdancer, choreographer, and television personality. Konishi is a member of the American hip-hop dance crew, Quest Crew and he was also a finalist on the Third Season of the American reality television show So You Think You Can Dance.
Konishi's Season 3 performance on So You Think You Can Dance – Hummingbird and Flower – choreographed by Wade Robson, won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography in 2008.[http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2008pte/60thpte_noms.php 60th Annual Emmy Nominations] cdn.emmys.tv. Retrieved July 17, 2008
He was a student in graphic design at Santa Monica College.{{cite web | last = Konishi | first = Hokuto | title = MySpace | url = http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=4192910 | accessdate = 2007-06-09 | url-status=dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070827121443/http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=4192910 | archivedate = 2007-08-27 | df = }}
Konishi also appeared in the 2009 American jukebox musical comedy film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, as a hip-hop dancer participating in a music competition. He is the choreographer of LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem" and "Champagne Showers" music videos.
Konishi is a judge on the CBS talent competition The World's Best representing the country of Japan.{{cite web |author1=Steven Rogers |title=Who are 'The World's Best's "Wall of the World" experts? 'The World's Best' experts revealed by CBS |url=https://www.realitytvworld.com/news/who-are-the-world-best-wall-of-world-experts-the-world-best-experts-revealed-by-cbs-25309.php |website=Reality TV World |accessdate=2 March 2019 |language=English |date=2019-02-02}}
''So You Think You Can Dance''
Konishi is a breakdancer and has also appeared on So You Think You Can Dance in Seasons One, Two, and Three. In Season Two Konishi nearly made it to the final twenty, but with only a student visa, he was unable to be legally employed in the United States, which resulted in his dismissal from the program. Subsequently, he obtained a work permit and became eligible to participate in Season Three, however, he was sent home from the show by the judges on July 19, 2007.
Konishi is best known for his breakdancing moves and he was formerly a member of the dance troupe SickStep. He appeared with SickStep in the Season Two auditions and was the final member to make it through to the Vegas stage.{{cite web | last = SickStep Auditions for So You Think You Can Dance | title = YouTube | url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gm2rQ8-dI0 | accessdate = 2007-06-09}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}} As of 2007, he is a member of a breaking crew called Quest Crew, which competes and performs in various venues in California.{{cite web | last = Quest | title = MySpace | url = http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=124547978 | accessdate = 2007-06-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080328191348/http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=124547978 | archive-date = 2008-03-28 | url-status = dead }}
Personal life
Born in Tokyo, Konishi is of Japanese descent, but grew up in Oxford, England.{{cite web | last = Konishi | first = Hokuto | title = FOX.com | url = http://fox.com/dance/bios/08-konishi.htm | accessdate = 2007-06-10 | url-status=dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070611171709/http://fox.com/dance/bios/08-konishi.htm | archivedate = 2007-06-11 | df = }} He is a graduate in graphic design at Santa Monica College. He trained for two years in hip-hop and locking and he began to learn dance at the age of 15.
Konishi married hair stylist Gina Atkinson in 2022.{{cite web |first=Amanda |last=Taylor |url=https://people.com/tv/so-you-think-you-can-dance-alum-hok-konishi-weds-gina-atkinson-in-morocco/ |title='So You Think You Can Dance' Alum Hokuto Konishi Weds Gina Atkinson in Morocco |publisher=People |date=18 September 2022 |accessdate=7 December 2022}} Konishi is friends with So You Think You Can Dance Season One contestant Ryan Conferido;and Season Three contestant Dominic Sandoval, they are all members of Quest Crew.
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Category:Japanese expatriates in the United States
Category:So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series) contestants
Category:21st-century American dancers