SM Entertainment who is home to several talented groups and artists in K-pop such as SHINee, Girls Generation, Super Junior and NCT has started off the new year big by opening global auditions for young K-pop hopefuls.
With the anticipation of what’s to come this year with SM’s newly debuted girl group Got The Beat and the ever-increasing call for diversity in K-pop here is everything to know regarding this exciting opportunity.
The website to begin the application process is sm-global.site and the application period is between January 31, 2022 to February 20, 2022. It’s important to keep in mind that although there are no restrictions on nationality there is however an age requirement. The audition is restricted to those born on and between the years 2003 to 2011.
According to the website there will be two rounds of auditions. Those who pass the first round of online auditions will be selected to move forward with one-on-one offline auditions. Meanwhile those who pass the second round of judging are announced on the website some time afterwards.
With the constant buzz around the latest auditions in the K-pop industry and the new faces that are expected to take the stage this year this is certainly not an opportunity to pass up.
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