SM Entertainment, who has discovered and produced top stars like BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls′ Generation, SHINee, f(x), EXO, Red Velvet, Go Ara, Lee Yeon Hee and more will be holding global auditions again this year.
The 2016 SM Global Auditions will be taking place over five months, from December 18 of this year to April 19, 2016, beginning in China before traveling to Korea, the U.S. Japan, Australia, New Zealand and more, making stops in a total of 29 cities in six countries throughout the Americas, Asia and Oceania. The auditions are expected to draw an enthusiastic response from aspiring stars all around the world.Super Junior-M′s Henry, f(x)′s Amber, Red Velvet′s Joy and Wendy, in particular, were discovered through the SM Global Auditions, which is attracting attention as a gateway for undiscovered stars.
Every year, the auditions draw applicants from diverse countries, and with more than 200,000 applications from 36 countries received at the 2015 SM Global Audition, the upcoming global auditions are expected to draw big numbers as well.
The Korea auditions will be held in six cities, including Seoul, Daegu, Jeonju, Busan, Gwangju and Daejeon, and the Seoul audition will be held at the SMTOWN Coex Artium in Samseong-dong for three days on January 9, January 30 and 31.
The 2016 SM Global Audition will be accepting applicants in five categories, from singing, dancing, acting, modeling (fashion/CF) and songwriting/composing, and there are no country, gender or age restrictions. The top applicant will be given the opportunity to sign an exclusive contract with SM.
Those who are interested in applying should check out SMTOWN′s official website or SM′s application everysing for more information.
Meanwhile, SM released a spot video for the 2016 SM Global Audition on SMTOWN′s YouTube channel and Facebook page on October 29.