TEAM SAME expands into Japan: Choi Youngjun’s choreography team partners with THE ONE.
TEAM SAME, founded by Choi Youngjun, begins Japanese management cooperation with THE ONE. Explore the choreography, performance direction and workshop plans behind the move.
A K-pop performance is shaped by more than the artist at its centre. Formations, transitions for the camera and the emotional progression of a song also depend on choreography and performance production. TEAM SAME, founded by CHOI YOUNGJUN, is extending that creative work from Korea into Japan.
The team has begun Japanese management cooperation with THE ONE., with plans spanning choreography, performance direction, workshops, media and events. For viewers interested in dance, it offers another way to follow performances through the people who create them.
Key details
Choi Youngjun founded TEAM SAME in 2018.
THE ONE. is the Japanese management partner; this does not mean an acquisition or a worldwide agency replacement.
Workshops are a development direction; actual dates, fees and registration require separate announcements.
From dance mentor to collaborative production
Choi is familiar to viewers through his work as a dance mentor on audition programmes, alongside dance-team and stage-production roles. TEAM SAME places attention on collaboration: choreography, rehearsal and different production tasks have to work together before a performance reaches an audience.
The team’s related credits involve artists including BTS, SEVENTEEN, TWICE, Stray Kids, NiziU, JO1 and INI. These names indicate the range of experience, but every work has its own credits. They do not make one choreographer responsible for every performance by those artists.
Portrait of TEAM SAME founder Choi Youngjun
A Japanese partner opens a longer creative exchange
THE ONE. provides a local management contact for production, events and performance opportunities. Cross-border work involves not only reaching another market, but also collaborating with local artists, programmes and production teams in different performance settings.
Choreography and overall performance direction are not identical roles. One can concentrate on movement, while the other may address the presentation of a larger stage. Checking the credited job titles on future projects helps clarify exactly what the team contributed.
Follow performances through their creative credits
Try alternating between a fixed-camera practice video and the staged version of the same song. The former makes formations easier to follow; the latter shows how cameras, clothes and lighting change the experience. No professional dance background is needed to watch this way.
If you hope to attend a Japanese workshop, wait for official event information before booking travel around it. A statement of intent is not an open class listing. Check the date, level, teacher, teaching language, fee and cancellation conditions when an organiser actually publishes them.
Questions answered
What is TEAM SAME?
It is a choreography and performance-creation team founded by Choi Youngjun in 2018, with work involving idol and other stage productions.
What does this partnership mean?
THE ONE. handles Japanese management development, focusing on creative and event opportunities in Japan. It should not be described as a corporate acquisition.
Can I register for a workshop now?
The announcement describes a development direction, not confirmed enrolment. Wait for official classes, teaching details and fees.
