Exo choreographer Back Koo-young steps into his own spotlight

Behind K-pop’s global success is an army of unseen creative talent — chief among them the choreographers and performance directors tasked with translating music into stadium-ready spectacles. Mnet’s dance competition series "Street World Fighter: Directors’ War" set out to drag these behind-the-scenes figures into the spotlight, pitting South Korea’s top directors against one another in challenges spanning choreography, staging and production design. Following a high-stakes, two-month run, veter