I. Introduction
Ikju Shin (신익주), known professionally as Sea Ni and previously as Sini, is a Korean hip hop dancer, choreographer and dance trainer. He has trained groups for SM Entertainment and Hybe. He is a member of the PREPIX dance crew.
II. Career
As a dancer, Sea Ni toured with khip hop artists as part of the PREPIX dance crew and later served as a backup dancer at Hybe and SM Entertainment. PREPIX is one of Korean's top dance studios and many of its dancers are choreographers working in K-pop. PREPIX Ill, for example, was NCT's choreographer, as well as working as a trainer and choreographer for other SM artists. Sea Ni also worked with NCT as a dance trainer for many years, beginning prior to their debut, as well as other SM artists. He also worked as an assistant choreographer to PREPIX Ill and has become a regular contributor and the main choreographer to NCT, including recent music videos, stage performances and the Neo City: The Link tour.
The two choreographers dancing their choreo to "Lemonade."
III. Choreography
- NCT Dream - "Dive Into You"
- NCT 127 - "Lemonade" (with Jay Sun Spinel)
- NCT 127 - "Sticker" (with Keone Madrid, Antoine Troupe, PREPIX_Ill)
- NCT 127 - "Favorite" (with ReiNa, PREPIX_Ill, Anthony Lee, Quick Style)
- NCT 127 - "Bring the Noize" (with Taeyong)
- NCT U - "Universe (Let's Play Ball)" (with ReiNa, The Quick Style)
- NCT 127 - Neo City: The Link tour (Portions under the direction of Rino Nakasone)
- NCT Dream - "Glitch Mode" - (with ReiNa, Anthony Lee)
- NCT Dream - "Arcade"
- NCT Dream - "Beatbox" (with Prepix Ill, Anthony Lee, Reina QueenMe, Taryn Cheng)
- NCT Dream - "Candy" (with Prepix Ill, Doyun, Reina QueenMe)
- NCT Dream - Dream Show 2 tour (Portions under the direction of Rino Nakasone)
- NCT 127 - Faster (with Bada Lee)
Dance practices are included whenever possible to show the full choreography.
NCT Dream - Dive Into You
NCT 127 - Lemonade
NCT 127 - Faster
Photo courtesy of Sea Ni Instagram.