Milestone 01
Vans: In The Circle
Jeremy · Chris · Kentaro · Robert
Our first official battle as Banh Mi Boyz, and the moment the crew started to feel real.
how a sandwich joke became a crew
Banh Mi Boyz started as a running joke, a nickname born from Josh's habit of buying banh mi by the armful. The name stuck long before the crew existed.
Josh, Brian, and Chris came up as the new generation of King Library Rockers, San José State University's bboy team, where regular sessions built both their foundation and their friendship. When Canadian bboy Jeremy Olea entered the circle, the four began training together in earnest, and what had been an inside joke started to look like a crew.
Their ranks grew organically, drawing dancers from King Library Rockers, Lost Existence, High on Calcium, and friends from their high school days. In 2023 the crew made it official, entering Vans in the Circle under the Banh Mi Boyz name for the first time.
The members differ widely in personality and lifestyle. What binds them is simpler than sameness: a shared, uncompromising passion for breaking.
← official since Vans in the Circle, 2023
Milestone 01
Jeremy · Chris · Kentaro · Robert
Our first official battle as Banh Mi Boyz, and the moment the crew started to feel real.
Milestone 02
Chris, Jeremy & George vs ET, Wrath & Kentaro
The first time everyone met in one place, battling in two teams: Chris, Jeremy, and George on one side, with ET and Wrath of High on Calcium joining Kentaro on the other. Founding members and King Library Rockers Josh and Brian Lin held it down in attendance. The energy, pressure, and support from the community helped solidify our brotherhood.
Milestone 03
Chris & Jeremy · ET & Lil Ru
Our first major competition, entered in teams of two: Chris and Jeremy, and ET with newcomer Lil Ru. Our biggest battle to date in Seattle, and a milestone that pushed our level, mindset, and vision for what the crew could become.
Milestone 04
A milestone off the floor. Joshua and Lea tied the knot with the whole crew there to celebrate. Congratulations to the newlyweds.