[{"content":" ","date":"27 June 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/foto/fan-asia-2026/","section":"Poto","summary":" ","title":"FanAsia K-pop Contest 2026","type":"foto"},{"content":"Hello, welcome to my website.\nI created this page as a place where I can share my journey, my mistakes and my successes.\nI\u0026rsquo;m glad you\u0026rsquo;re here.\nFor more dance covers and other bits, come and say hi on my Instagram.\n","date":"27 June 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/","section":"NEO HWARANG - dancer, competitions and love for K-pop","summary":"Hello, welcome to my website.\nI created this page as a place where I can share my journey, my mistakes and my successes.\nI’m glad you’re here.\nFor more dance covers and other bits, come and say hi on my Instagram.\n","title":"NEO HWARANG - dancer, competitions and love for K-pop","type":"page"},{"content":"","date":"27 June 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/foto/","section":"Poto","summary":"","title":"Poto","type":"foto"},{"content":" ","date":"18 April 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/foto/k-pop-mania-2026/","section":"Poto","summary":" ","title":"K-pop Mania Contest 2026","type":"foto"},{"content":"K-pop National Dance Contest 2026\n","date":"8 March 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/foto/k-pop-national-2026/","section":"Poto","summary":"K-pop National Dance Contest 2026\n","title":"K-pop National Dance Contest 2026","type":"foto"},{"content":" ","date":"26 April 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/foto/k-pop-mania-2025/","section":"Poto","summary":" ","title":"K-pop Mania Contest 2025","type":"foto"},{"content":"K-pop National Dance Contest 2025\n","date":"15 March 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/foto/k-pop-national-2025/","section":"Poto","summary":"K-pop National Dance Contest 2025\n","title":"K-pop National Dance Contest 2025","type":"foto"},{"content":"Hi,\nmy name is Mirek Kučera. I was born in Prague in 2014 and I live in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. My biggest hobby is K-pop.\nI started dancing when I was five years old. I discovered K-pop thanks to the dance video game Just Dance and YouTube. The very first songs I learned were Boombayah by BLACKPINK and Black Mamba by aespa.\nThere is no dance school in my town or the surrounding area that teaches K-pop, but that doesn’t bother me — I train and learn everything by myself at home. I spend all my free time practising and trying to improve.\nAt the age of ten, I took part in my very first two contests (K-pop Mania Contest and the K-pop National Dance Contest of the Czech Republic), where I achieved 2nd place in both. In 2026, I won 1st place for the first time at the K-pop National Dance Contest of the Czech Republic with the choreography \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m Ready\u0026rdquo; by CHUNG HA.\nApart from dancing, I also love Korean food and I’m trying to learn Korean (so far just through Duolingo). 😉\nOne day I would really love to visit South Korea. However, my biggest dream is to represent the Czech Republic at the world K-pop dance competition that takes place every year in Changwon, South Korea.\n","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/o-mne/","section":"NEO HWARANG - dancer, competitions and love for K-pop","summary":"Hi,\nmy name is Mirek Kučera. I was born in Prague in 2014 and I live in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. My biggest hobby is K-pop.\nI started dancing when I was five years old. I discovered K-pop thanks to the dance video game Just Dance and YouTube. The very first songs I learned were Boombayah by BLACKPINK and Black Mamba by aespa.\nThere is no dance school in my town or the surrounding area that teaches K-pop, but that doesn’t bother me — I train and learn everything by myself at home. I spend all my free time practising and trying to improve.\n","title":"About Me","type":"page"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/categories/","section":"Categories","summary":"","title":"Categories","type":"categories"},{"content":"Please contact my father, who manages this website.\nEmail: neohwarang1@gmail.com\n","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/kontakt/","section":"NEO HWARANG - dancer, competitions and love for K-pop","summary":"Please contact my father, who manages this website.\nEmail: neohwarang1@gmail.com\n","title":"Contact","type":"page"},{"content":" My Contest Results # 1 August 2026 — Advík K-pop Contest Prague → 2st place 27 June 2026 — FanAsia K-pop Contest SVK → 1st place 18 April 2026 — K-pop Mania Contest → 1st place 8 March 2026 — K-pop National Dance Contest of the Czech Republic → 1st place 26 April 2025 — K-pop Mania Contest → 2nd place 15 March 2025 — K-pop National Dance Contest of the Czech Republic → 2nd place ","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/souteze/","section":"NEO HWARANG - dancer, competitions and love for K-pop","summary":"My Contest Results # 1 August 2026 — Advík K-pop Contest Prague → 2st place 27 June 2026 — FanAsia K-pop Contest SVK → 1st place 18 April 2026 — K-pop Mania Contest → 1st place 8 March 2026 — K-pop National Dance Contest of the Czech Republic → 1st place 26 April 2025 — K-pop Mania Contest → 2nd place 15 March 2025 — K-pop National Dance Contest of the Czech Republic → 2nd place ","title":"Contests","type":"page"},{"content":"The origin and meaning of my logo\nWhen I started competitive K-pop dancing, my father created a simple logo for me. It featured a stylised letter ‘K’ within a circle, with the end of the letter leading into the word ‘pop’. The ‘K’ stood for Korea, K-pop and the initial of my surname.\nIn 2026, we added the name NEO HWARANG to my stage name, Míra, as a mark of respect for Korean history and traditions. In connection with this, a new logo was designed. Its foundation is the Taegeuk, wreathed in Hibiscus flowers (national symbols of Korea). Diagonally crossed over them are a golden lightning bolt and a Hwando sword.\nNEO HWARANG: This is a reference to the original Hwarang (translating to ‘Flowering Knights’), an elite group of young men from the Silla Kingdom. They were educated in martial arts, warfare, literature, poetry, music, ethics, Buddhism and traditional rituals. The Hwarang also played a major role in the unification of Korea in the 7th century.\nTAEGEUK: A symbol of cosmic balance, harmony and the continuous cycle of life. In the context of dance, it expresses the balance between power and grace that K-pop demands.\nHIBISCUS FLOWERS (MUGUNGHWA): The Hibiscus syriacus is the Korean national flower, and its name translates to ‘immortal flower that never fades’. In the logo, it symbolises perseverance – the determination to dance through fatigue and pain.\nHWANDO SWORD: A traditional single-edged sword that appeared towards the end of the Goryeo dynasty. The first mention of the name ‘Hwando’ dates back to 1277, translating to ‘sword with rings’. In connection with the Hwarang warriors, one might also think of Hwarang-do (the way of the flowering knights). In my logo, it does not represent violence, but rather serves as a metaphor for movement. K-pop choreographies are known for their fierce, sharp and cutting movements, and – in the case of groups – absolute synchronisation. This sword symbolises the discipline required during training and the precision delivered during performances.\nLIGHTNING BOLT: While not a traditional symbol of Korea, I included it as a modern pop-culture element. It represents the energy I bring to the stage and pour into my dance performances.\n","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/logo/","section":"NEO HWARANG - dancer, competitions and love for K-pop","summary":"The origin and meaning of my logo\nWhen I started competitive K-pop dancing, my father created a simple logo for me. It featured a stylised letter ‘K’ within a circle, with the end of the letter leading into the word ‘pop’. The ‘K’ stood for Korea, K-pop and the initial of my surname.\nIn 2026, we added the name NEO HWARANG to my stage name, Míra, as a mark of respect for Korean history and traditions. In connection with this, a new logo was designed. Its foundation is the Taegeuk, wreathed in Hibiscus flowers (national symbols of Korea). Diagonally crossed over them are a golden lightning bolt and a Hwando sword.\n","title":"Logo","type":"page"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/tags/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Tags","type":"tags"},{"content":" K-Pop Dance Contest – Advík Prague 2026 # K-pop Dance Contest - FanAsia Bratislava 2026 # K-pop Mania 2026 # K-pop National Dance Contest of the Czech Republic 2026 # # K-pop Mania 2025 # My second competition performance\u0026hellip;\nK-pop National Dance Contest of the Czech Republic 2025 # Recording of my final performance. It was a great experience and I really enjoyed it.\nGroup performance with the winning team Impact.\n","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/videa/","section":"NEO HWARANG - dancer, competitions and love for K-pop","summary":" K-Pop Dance Contest – Advík Prague 2026 # K-pop Dance Contest - FanAsia Bratislava 2026 # K-pop Mania 2026 # K-pop National Dance Contest of the Czech Republic 2026 # # K-pop Mania 2025 # My second competition performance…\n","title":"Videos","type":"page"}]