CREW CALL-SIGN // [KB • HK]FOUNDED 1997Hong Kong • Taipei

KOWLOON BOMBERS & SYYAN (HONG KONG)

MC Yan (Syyan)'s 1997 Chinese Calligraffiti & Kowloon Street Pioneers

CREW MANIFESTO & LINEAGE

Bending traditional Chinese characters into wildstyle aerosol across Kowloon and Hong Kong Island.

Pioneered in Hong Kong in 1997 by MC Yan (Syyan, also of legendary hip-hop group LMF) after returning from France, alongside Xeme, Sinic, and Dezio.

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[KB • HK] CREW CULTURE VIDEO VAULT (3 REELS)CLICK ANY REEL TO PLAY ABOVE

PRODUCTION WALLS PAINTED1820+

INDIVIDUAL WRITERS ON ROSTER2

ACTIVE CITIES & YARDS14

SHOWS & WALL JAMS HOSTED52

[KB • HK] ARCHIVAL LINEAGE // EST. 1997

COMPLETE [KB • HK] HISTORICAL & ACTIVE MEMBER ROLL CALL

★ ORIGINAL FOUNDERS & EARLY LEADERS (1997)

✓ ACTIVE & CLASSIC [KB • HK] WRITERS ROSTER (2 DOCUMENTED WRITERS — CLICK ANY WRITER FOR ARTIST PAGE)

DEZIO

UNCLE HK

[KB • HK] INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PAGES

CREW MEMBERS & INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIOS (2)

@MC YAN (SYYAN)The Godfather of Hong Kong & Chinese Calligraffiti (Syyan)Hong Kong • Active since 1990

[KB • HK]

Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

MC YAN (Syyan) encountered graffiti while studying art in France in 1990 and brought it back to Hong Kong in 1997, pioneering Cantonese wildstyle calligraphy.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum

1 WORKS

🛍️ @MC YAN (SYYAN) SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@XEMEHong Kong Graffiti Pioneer, Invasian Magazine Founder & AsiaHong Kong • Active since 2001

[KB • HK]

Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

Xeme is a vital figure in the emergence of Asian graffiti, co-founding Kowloon Bombers alongside MC Yan. He also founded 'Invasian Magazine', the premier international print publication documenting Asian graffiti. Xeme developed a distinctive pixelated, typographic lettering style influenced by 8-bit digital graphics and Chinese characters.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Belton Molotow

1 WORKS

🛍️ @XEME SHOP ARTIST PAGE

OFFICIAL [KB • HK] CREW STOREFRONT

[KB • HK] OFFICIAL CREW MERCH & EDITIONS SHOP

Official storefront for [KB • HK] (KOWLOON BOMBERS & SYYAN (HONG KONG)) — limited-run prints, apparel, collector cans, and blackbook zines.

MERCH TYPE:

Looking for individual member drops? Each [KB • HK] member also has a personal shop on their Artist Page.

[KB • HK] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1997

Apparel & Streetwear$88

Official Crew Apparel Drop35 LEFT

[KB • HK] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1997

Official [KB • HK] (KOWLOON BOMBERS & SYYAN (HONG KONG)) heavyweight 450gsm cut-and-sew fleece hoodie. Embroidered [KB • HK] chest crest with full multi-color back burner production graphic and woven "Hong Kong • Est. 1997" hem tag.

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[KB • HK] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Signed Prints & Editions$125

Signed & Numbered Edition of 5014 LEFT

[KB • HK] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Museum-grade 6-color hand-pulled silkscreen print on 310gsm cotton rag reproducing [KB • HK] KOWLOON BOMBERS & SYYAN (HONG KONG)'s landmark wall production. Blind-stamped with the official [KB • HK] crew seal and hand-numbered.

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[KB • HK] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Custom Spray Cans & Caps$65

Collector Run of 100 Cans22 LEFT

[KB • HK] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Limited collector-series 400ml lithographed aerosol can wrapped in [KB • HK] signature artwork, bundled with 12 nozzle caps (NY Fat Cap, Astro Fat, German Skinny) in a stamped display tube.

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[KB • HK] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

Blackbooks & Zines$42

First Edition Crew Publication40 LEFT

[KB • HK] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

120-page heavy-stock visual history of [KB • HK] (KOWLOON BOMBERS & SYYAN (HONG KONG)) featuring rare 35mm wall & yard photographs, blackbook sketches, founder interviews, and complete crew lineage across Hong Kong, Taipei.

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[KB • HK] COLLECTIVE ARCHIVE

CREW WALL BURNERS, MURALS & VIDEO REELS (2)

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chinaman@MOST, JCCAA, HongKong by MC YAN (SYYAN) (KB • HK)

YOUTUBE // 07:15 REELWildstyle & Burners

110 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Hong Kong

@MC YAN (SYYAN)[KB • HK CREW]

140ft × 16ft

chinaman@MOST, JCCAA, HongKong

chinaman@MOST, JCCAA, HongKong — MC YAN (Syyan) encountered graffiti while studying art in France in 1990 and brought it back to Hong Kong in 1997, pioneering Cantonese wildstyle calligraphy.

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Feature Artist Friday: XEME by XEME (KB • HK)

YOUTUBE // 06:30 REELWildstyle & Burners

105 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Hong Kong

@XEME [KB • HK CREW]

110ft × 16ft

Feature Artist Friday: XEME

Feature Artist Friday: XEME — Xeme is a vital figure in the emergence of Asian graffiti, co-founding Kowloon Bombers alongside MC Yan. He also founded 'Invasian Magazine', the premier international print publication documenting Asian graffiti. Xeme developed a distinctive pixelated, typographic lettering style influenced by 8-bit digital graphics and Chinese characters.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive