I did NOT get a callback, for anyone who was wondering. Still, it was a really cool experience! :) FAQ: 1. How do I apply for the audition? Info is here: www.smtown.com/Audition/Global?m=apply&lang=eng 2. How long are we allowed to sing for? 30 seconds to 2 minutes (they might cut you short if they are behind schedule or if there are too many people) 2. Can you sing any song or does it have to be in Korean? You can sing any song. 3. How long did it take to get the email reply for the time of the audition? 3 weeks (they reply a week before the audition day) 4. Do the staff/judges speak English? Because my audition was held in the USA, they could speak English. I'm not sure if they do for other countries. 5. What do you send in the email to audition? Just your name and location (you don't need a video/recording of you singing or dancing) 6. Do we need to prepare bgm for singing/dancing? Nope. Singing is acapella and I believe dancing is freestyle to music of their choice. 7. Can we audition for dancing and singing? No, you can only audition for one. Choose the one you are better at! :) 8. Do we have to know/be fluent at Korean to audition? Nope! (I know barely any Korean lol)
Yes, you can wear makeup but i dont recommend you to wear too much because the judges want to see more of your natural beauty. For shoes, you can wear whatever you want, but i recommend to go for comfortable shoes like sneakers or something.
+Mochi ChimChim They wouldn't think that way because you're a foreigner and they won't (wouldn't) expect you to know formal and informal Korean or be accustomed to it.
지민 got no jams Well I'm a native Korean speaker (I was born and raised in Korea), and putting '요' at the end of the sentence makes sentence formal. Thus, you shouldn't put '요' at the end of the sentence when talking to friends (unless your friends are much more older than you).
It's sad because most of us wants to audition but they end up only picking 1 or 2 people from all those country. But there you are sitting on your bed mentally crying 😂😭❤️
Nikki Kula Yep.... its sad. i also will audition [ 1 year later ] but its hard to pass. i wanna get into YG tho. sm is too cruel. do u wanna audition [question]
Nikki Kula SM wants only asain. I would audition since I'm half Korean and half Chinese but I suck at dancing. But it's rare for non Asian to get in unless you're mixed with Asian. That's what SM wants. You need to be fair skin and have the visuals too.
I did the sm Global auditions in Australia last year (this gonna be VERY detailed) and I was like 12 or 13 and I sang ziont' yanghwa bridge and I'm not trynna boast or anything but I thought (and the other girls thought the same way) I was the best singer and I remember I stuffed up a part so I just smiled and kept going till like almost a minute?? Yeah, then it was like silent for a few seconds and the judge (she didn't speak English only Korean so the camera person translated in English) looked up and smiled at me and I was like 😐 and she asked me three questions, the first question was "how did you learn that song?" And I said "oh I've been listening to this song since it came out so I just kinda learnt it on my own and just looked up the hangeul incase I got it wrong" the second question "how did you find the song?" (Idek why she asked this question cause I literally answered it before basically) but I said it anyway "I've listened to this song since it came out" THEN she asked (this LEGIT got everybody shook) "why did you decide to audition to sm? What do you know and think about trainee life?" I never screamed so much in my head as I did that very moment and I could hear a bunch of gasps in the room and whispering and I was mentally trying to think of an answer and said "well, I've always been a fan of music and ever since I was little I've wanted to pursue a career in singing kinda like Beyoncé, but then 2 years ago I found out abt kpop and I've seen how hard all these artists train and create wonderful music and it inspired me to come here today, right now and audition for sm and btw it IS my favourite company, and as for trainee life I've heard that gd was 10 years old when he was a trainee and there are probably other trainees that are the same age as me or maybe even younger, so yeah I think trainee life would be quite difficult for me BUT it's something that I would be willing to adjust to if it means I get to become something I've wanted to become"
Clover X yeah it was pretty nerve wracking and scary but after that the judge just smiled and looked thru some papers that took forever before moving onto the next girl then when we left all the girls I auditioned with were healing stuff like "THIS GIRL IS GONNA BE A TRAINEE" and stuff like that and by the time we parted ways most of them were like "please don't forget me, remember me when you're famous!" And yeah that was pretty funny tho (I also have a twin who did the audition as well but unfortunately didn't get any feedback) as for sm it's been a year since I did the audition and unfortunately I haven't heard back from them but I am auditioning for other companies
for them , Bngladesh also does not exist. i wanna give audition by singing or rapping and i am 13 tho. i cover kpop raps , songs and also english on my yt channel. i wish if they came to my country also.
Christina 크리스티나 Dieks Atleast people know that Europe exists and its countries, people literally dont even know what Bangladesh is and we border China so closely too😕 we even have chinese-bengali people and we are Asian but i still dont think we meet their entry requirements
PLEASE ANSWERR!! I'm auditioning this summer in July15 for a weekly/monthly audition for SM and I was wondering if we can do both(dancing and singing). Does the judge know how to speak English ?? I have more questions so please reply 😂
You can only audition for singing or dancing, not both. No, the judge doesn't know how to speak English but the camerawoman does. The camerawoman translates everything the judge needs to tell you. Good luck!
Dimple2 bae really [question] do they hold auditions evry week / month , only in korea OR SOME OTHER COUNTRIES TOO [question] i am not korean. do they hold online auditions every week /month [question] PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REPLY. PLEASE.
Are you still allowed to audition even if you don't know any KOREAN or like not that much if you know lol, good luck though, hope you get accepted, I'll be a fan !!
so, everyone is like confused here, but ill tell you the truth. bc ik how u guys feel confused and dont know who to trust. so i took the audition in Canada during mid April. you send them an email with your full name and which city you want to audition in, and you can only audition once. then a week before your audition, you get an email of what time and where your audition is. You need to prepare one song if you are going to sing but accapella only (no background music) (doesnt matter if its in english,korean or not) if you are going to dance they will give you a random music and u need to dance it freely. so u go there sign up and they give you a number, wait until you hear your number,wait outside of the room with other contestants. go inside and you will see 2 judges one with a camera and the other with a music player. you line up in order of your number than you just sing for like 30-45 seconds, if you are dancing they turn on random music and dance. once you are done with the audition u are free to go home. and wait for a month to email you back if u passed. they dont email you if u havent passed. (yes, the judges do speak in english and Korean, so feel free to speak to them either in korean or english, which ever one you are comfortable with.
u can wear makeup , but not too much. just a pretty natural look. like.... BB cream, and a light lip gloss and a bit eyeliner. nothing else. i won't wear eyeliner tho. i look pretty with bare face. cause i just applied makeup fully 4 times in my whole life. so my skin is very good.
Heyy! When I'm a little older I want to try it too :) I wanted to ask if you have any tips. Is it better to sing korean, english or both ok (Sorry for my bad english :") I just learned it 4 years ago and don't really know what to say) It would be nice if you give me a answer 😘❤
I'm planning to do the audition in Brazil. What do i send to they e-mail? Only my name and the place where i want to do the audition? (sorry for my bad english, i hope you can at least understand me lol)
Lavínia Madeira Eu estava pesquisando um pouco no site da SM daí eu vi que tem como se inscrever pelo site mesmo. Eu tentei só pra ver como era e eles pedem fotos e videos, sexo, numero do celular e o local
Hello ! I have many question and I know I'm late sorry T_T : 1) I'm french/turkish is it okay ? 2) Are you dancing (Sing , rap..) in front of other people or alone ? 3) Can you choose an music and learn the choreoghraphy of this song for the audition ? 4) How can I audition if I live in France ?
Hi guys. If you’re going to audition in the dance category, are they going to let you dance freestyle, or are you going to prepare your own dance, or you can cover kpop dances?
thx for your video 😘. i want to ask something, does the song you use for the email audition is the same that you use for global audition (face to face with judges ) ??
Hello, I'm Ida from Jakarta, Indonesia I really enjoy your video I've registered for audition on this July But I'm afraid if none of judges can speak english Cause I really can't speak Korean Do you have any suggestion for that? Thank you
I RO They might have an English speaking person there but I'm not sure. it depends where your audition is located. sorry I don't really know how to help because my audition was held in the US so they had English speaking staff.
It is necessary to send an email if i want to audition in LA? Because in the smtown site already have the location and time... So..I don't know if I have to send the email or just go the place without having send it?
Heyyy. I just wanna ask, Can we sing an English song at the audition? My friend will be joining the audition but he's not sure whether can sing English song or not. Tq in advance.
If I'm going to sing in Korean do I need to sing my own made song or it's okay to sing their songs from their artist? Because i got confused when you said "they kinda got in trouble" :)) heheh :))
I'm gonna do the audition and I wanna know if I have to send an email for them singing and just if they call me I have to go to the audition place or I just have to go there and sing? (sorry if it's a little bit confusing, my english is bad)
hello! when you sent in your application form to audition, did you include any videos of yourself singing, or only your name and the city you were auditioning in? thank you!
hi! we only need to submit our email with our Names, Date and City right? Do we not need to include any singing or dancing videos? or pictures? Is everyone who submitted the email confirmed to get the details of audition? Thx!
I would love to audition but the closest one to me is in Miami which is 4 hours away by plane and I don't mean to be prejudiced but they probably won't chose me since I am Indian and my skin colour isn't exactly what they would like...
Kookie Well if it is pretty close to you, you should at least try. I mean you never know what could happen 😉 If you don't get chosen at least you would have probably enjoyed yourself👍
i like to sing...but are they give a song or not, we can sing any type of song like english ,korean?????? please reply... and what happend to your audition, are you pass it...
Do they give you a mic to sing or you have to sing really loud without a mic? And must we prepare our own bgm or can we sing acapella? Thanks in advance😊
Hi I didn't know that we just can choose one categories so inside the email I sent I choose singing and dancing. Then I sent them a video of me dancing. After 2 months or 3 months , I received their email. But what am I going to choose?
I wanted to join the audition but im just self conscious with myself. yes, I can sing, dance, and rap but my singing isnt really special, its strong but not that good. I could say that im mostly strong in dancing but I'm still learning to improve and learn more dances like dubstep and popping. rapping is an okay for me and I kinda can make lyrics but its shit and sometimes my tongue just doesn't want to cooperate. should I just try it or nah?
Hidayah Tajuddin I just sang the chorus and most of the other girls did too, but one girl sang the first verse as well. Just try to keep the overall singing between 30 seconds and 2 minutes (: and thank you!
Sorry to interrupt you again :) . But I've 1 more question left . Before you attend for the public audition infront of them , do we have to apply in their official website first ?
You have to fist email them your name and the location you want to audition in before you audition in front of them. The instructions are on their official website.
I want to sing a chorus which lasts 40 seconds, but I've heard that we may can only sing 10-15 seconds, so I'm a little nervous. Can you please reply to me, I'd appreciate that, thanks.
for global audition, all you need to send them is your name and the location of the audition. for the online audition, the info to register is on the SM website.
Hi Belany! I have question, i sent them my global audition name and informations via email since like 3 weeks ago and i wonder when will they send us back the confirmation letter? Thankyou! and nice video ^^
WMstudio they usually send the confirmation email back a couple weeks before the actual audition day. I sent mine super early so I didn't get the email for more than a month oops
WMstudio if you are one of the first people to turn in the form when you are at the venue, you will be one of the first to audition. they don't really care about the audition time they email you because it is first come first serve.
H'i Belany, i'm Rayhan Suneo from Indonesia, where do you from?. Where do you join the SM global audition? I also join the SM global audition in Jakarta, Indonesia. Nice to meet you
I really want to audition when I'm atleast 14-15 to become a dancer because even though I've never took any classes I dance as a hobby and lots of people tell me I'm really good at it and ever since I first got into my favorite kpop group it's always been my dream to audition and even if I don't get in I've accomplished just being able to audition and experience it, wish me luck in the next couple of years, luv ya💕💕
did u think you got it? I auditioned and there was a lot of people. I definitely didn't get in because more then a month has passed and there was not message. Plus my voice is not special, it's really average. BTW. To all the curious people the staff told us just to sing the chorus but I advise you to memorize the entire song just in case.
how old was the oldest participant in the audition that u met?(if u by any chance talked to them) do u think that someone that applied thru email but hasn't received an email reply minus 3 days before the audition date can be considered not eligible to participate in the audition?
The oldest that I met was a 18. I think you should get an email before the audition in order to be eligible, but then again, they don't even check if you got an email when you audition... if the audition place is nearby and you never got a reply from them, I would just do the audition anyway.
Should we prepare For dance if we are going to audition? And for how Long can you audition? Because I heard 15 seconds in other video (I was like wtf!) someone please answer!
singapore, miami FL, and some south american countries i believe. they did a video listing all the countries: ua-cam.com/video/uq-U5LctHoQ/v-deo.html you do NOT have to be fluent in Korean or know any at all when you audition.
*I have a question* (lol it sounded like primary school) I'm from latinoamerica.. will they let me sing in spanish or do I have to sing just in english or korean?? Thank you!!
hey, puedes cantar en cualquier idioma, obviamente tendrás más oportunidad si cantas en inglés ya que verán que dominas otro idioma, si cantas en coreano con buena pronunciación también puede ser bueno pero si no lo dominas solo harás el ridículo, te recomiendo el inglés!
please please answer me . do they held online audition [question] can i audition to any company , any time i want [question] how can i know when they are helding audition [question] and i heard SM are helding audition this year in some foreign countries..... so , can i audition THIS YEAR FOR SM , online [question] PLEASE TELL ME. PLEASE. I SUBBED YOU.
NM & Meily SM holds online auditions and you can audition whenever you want- there website has more info about that. It depends on which company you want to audition for and if the company does online auditions. you can get updated on when global auditions occur if you subscribe to SM (they uploaded a promotion vid for it). there is a second season for the SM global auditions, so yes, you can audition this year for SM. Yes, you can audition online for SM.
NM & Meily they(jyp yg etc.) do have an online audition form at their web and it's open everyday, but I guess it's different with global audition, global auditions are scheduled
hmmm....So, online audition is not scheduled. that's good . i can audition when i want. hey , would u like to listen to my singing and rapping covers on my youtube channel [question] if u listen to my covers then please please do tell me your honest feedback. pls. i really would like to know your true opinion on my rapping and singing. cause i want to audition after 1 year , so it would help me a lot if u honestly tell me . what u think about my voice , singing and rapping.... by commenting on my cover video. i am 13 years old and asian.
NM & Meily i think 13 yo is obe of your opportunity tho, because many entertainments need **'young age, physics(such as face and body proportion) and your attitude)'**. *Idk about YG because i see that they search trainee not based on physics but pure talent.* bcs agencies can teach you to dance and sing so i guess they just need those 3. more young you are, more you have chance.
It definitely would be a disadvantage, since your ARE auditioning for an Asian company, but it's not impossible. SM would probably be harder for nonasians to get in compared to JYP or maybe YG. However, if you truly are talented in dancing and singing, there is a chance! :)
I'm living in Europe but I sent an audition for Miami and I got in but I don't know if I can make it to MiamiT.T what should I do cause my family aren't rich enough to just send me to America for like a few days to audition and I don't know if I'll make it.
Park chim chim X if you really want to and if it's your dream you will try some people don't even get in so you are lucky but at the same time don't make it to hard for your family ask them but if they can't well at least you would have tried
Miss, practice more until you succeed. Best of luck! :D By the way, I'm gonna practice more for my extremely lower and higher notes and even longest notes (like Onew Lee oppa who has 40 seconds long notes). :)
when u got the replay?? after 1 month? bcs i applied it since 23 of may and until now i don't get any replay and all my friends don't get the replay too.. pls ans mw thanks
Belany please be honest, I'm latin (but I know english) but I don't have Asian descendants nor do I look asian, do they care about that? Maybe you wouldn't know but the ones that auditioned did everyone look Asian?
Yazzy_Cat Smiles SM does care about looks unfortunately.. and they are known to be pretty exclusive to non Asians :/ that being said, you should still audition! many people at the audition site were not asian (:
Is age is restricted? I wanna know bcoz I'm 18 now and want to b kpop idol that's only my aim. People around me say I hav sweet voice n say try to go in singing field n since half year I have decided to b kpop singer. Please help me to get my answer. I don't know much about this audition coz I'm miles away from Nepal.
Answer please!! If you get email from SM you can join the audition in the location what they are gave, what did you do? You reply or you not reply? If you reply the email, what you say in the email? Thankyou
could you tell me when they reply your email and give you the time, the place where they celebrate the global audition??? I have just sent to them my name and nation where i want to join in. I'm really happy when you answer my question...💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
I live in Usa new Bedford near new York. And I want to go there to audition . What happened if I pass the three rounds?? I have to move to corea?? I'm scare Because my mom say I can't go there.. so plz give me information about this .
how about the composer/lyricist audition? bcs i saw it on sm global audition for 2017,, they just said to bring the file lyrics/demo . then we don't have to do anything?
I want to audition but I'm Singaporean and currently studying overseas :/// if they are only giving a week's notice then I literally have no way of preparing the trip back in time
I'm from Cambodia, and the nearest country to Cambodia that SM holds an audition is THAILAND. And I don't think most of them speak ENGLISH . What should i do if I couldn't catch up or understand what i'm told to do?
Hailey Zhou I think you should try going to the USA auditions. It is really far but unless you want to learn Thai then I think that's the best solution. Sorry that they don't go to your country :((
I did NOT get a callback, for anyone who was wondering. Still, it was a really cool experience! :)
FAQ:
1. How do I apply for the audition?
Info is here:
www.smtown.com/Audition/Global?m=apply&lang=eng
2. How long are we allowed to sing for?
30 seconds to 2 minutes (they might cut you short if they are behind schedule or if there are too many people)
2. Can you sing any song or does it have to be in Korean?
You can sing any song.
3. How long did it take to get the email reply for the time of the audition?
3 weeks (they reply a week before the audition day)
4. Do the staff/judges speak English?
Because my audition was held in the USA, they could speak English. I'm not sure if they do for other countries.
5. What do you send in the email to audition?
Just your name and location (you don't need a video/recording of you singing or dancing)
6. Do we need to prepare bgm for singing/dancing?
Nope. Singing is acapella and I believe dancing is freestyle to music of their choice.
7. Can we audition for dancing and singing?
No, you can only audition for one. Choose the one you are better at! :)
8. Do we have to know/be fluent at Korean to audition?
Nope! (I know barely any Korean lol)
Hi are we allowed to makeup? and what shoes do i have to weaar?
Yes, you can wear makeup but i dont recommend you to wear too much because the judges want to see more of your natural beauty. For shoes, you can wear whatever you want, but i recommend to go for comfortable shoes like sneakers or something.
Belany Zhang can i sing any korean song like from yg ent or any other ent ?
which website you send your name and city? I know it's silly question but I'm confused.. plz answer me
Jojo fati2 im helping to answer this, go to smtown.com and search for "global audition"
*That moment when you're ugly, can't sing, can't rap, can't dance*
Next life here I come
that problem :v
Bts infires me hope we can reborn as an idol
Bts infires me son't stop yourself because of that!
Ally Jiminie yes omg
min jae I really want to become a Kpop idol and I'm thinking of online auditioning soon. I want to sing but I don't know if I'm good 😭
Lucky i was singing and messed up in the chorus but i just said sorry in korean and they said ok next and i was like dead....
Lol if you said Mianha/mianhamida they will say your disrespectful so you should say it in a formal way
Mochi ChimChim isnt it 죄송합니다? so joesonghamnida in romanised
+Mochi ChimChim They wouldn't think that way because you're a foreigner and they won't (wouldn't) expect you to know formal and informal Korean or be accustomed to it.
+Mochi ChimChim 미안해요/Mianhaeyo is the formal way to say you're sorry ^^
지민 got no jams Well I'm a native Korean speaker (I was born and raised in Korea), and putting '요' at the end of the sentence makes sentence formal. Thus, you shouldn't put '요' at the end of the sentence when talking to friends (unless your friends are much more older than you).
It's sad because most of us wants to audition but they end up only picking 1 or 2 people from all those country. But there you are sitting on your bed mentally crying 😂😭❤️
Nikki Kula Yep.... its sad. i also will audition [ 1 year later ] but its hard to pass. i wanna get into YG tho. sm is too cruel. do u wanna audition [question]
+NM & Meily Most of us wants to audition. But It will be more easier to be casted.
Nikki Kula SM wants only asain. I would audition since I'm half Korean and half Chinese but I suck at dancing. But it's rare for non Asian to get in unless you're mixed with Asian. That's what SM wants. You need to be fair skin and have the visuals too.
+Fenfang Jung Being shit at dancing means nothing, you'll be surprised at what a year of training will do to your dancing ability.
Fenfang Jung But now after what happened do you think they will be more accepting of foreigners? I'm Asian but not East Asian...I'm South Asian
You did great !! I was the one went before you :), do you know anyone that got called back tho??
wang zoe Thanks!! You did too ^_^ btw u r rlly pretty haha! no, idk anyone who got called back yet sry :/
Belany Zhang omg thank you, wish I could of talk to you tho I was kinda nervous that day haha.
wang zoe same!!
I did the sm Global auditions in Australia last year (this gonna be VERY detailed) and I was like 12 or 13 and I sang ziont' yanghwa bridge and I'm not trynna boast or anything but I thought (and the other girls thought the same way) I was the best singer and I remember I stuffed up a part so I just smiled and kept going till like almost a minute?? Yeah, then it was like silent for a few seconds and the judge (she didn't speak English only Korean so the camera person translated in English) looked up and smiled at me and I was like 😐 and she asked me three questions, the first question was "how did you learn that song?" And I said "oh I've been listening to this song since it came out so I just kinda learnt it on my own and just looked up the hangeul incase I got it wrong" the second question "how did you find the song?" (Idek why she asked this question cause I literally answered it before basically) but I said it anyway "I've listened to this song since it came out" THEN she asked (this LEGIT got everybody shook) "why did you decide to audition to sm? What do you know and think about trainee life?" I never screamed so much in my head as I did that very moment and I could hear a bunch of gasps in the room and whispering and I was mentally trying to think of an answer and said "well, I've always been a fan of music and ever since I was little I've wanted to pursue a career in singing kinda like Beyoncé, but then 2 years ago I found out abt kpop and I've seen how hard all these artists train and create wonderful music and it inspired me to come here today, right now and audition for sm and btw it IS my favourite company, and as for trainee life I've heard that gd was 10 years old when he was a trainee and there are probably other trainees that are the same age as me or maybe even younger, so yeah I think trainee life would be quite difficult for me BUT it's something that I would be willing to adjust to if it means I get to become something I've wanted to become"
OMG really? What happened after that and did you ever here back from them?
Clover X yeah it was pretty nerve wracking and scary but after that the judge just smiled and looked thru some papers that took forever before moving onto the next girl then when we left all the girls I auditioned with were healing stuff like "THIS GIRL IS GONNA BE A TRAINEE" and stuff like that and by the time we parted ways most of them were like "please don't forget me, remember me when you're famous!" And yeah that was pretty funny tho (I also have a twin who did the audition as well but unfortunately didn't get any feedback) as for sm it's been a year since I did the audition and unfortunately I haven't heard back from them but I am auditioning for other companies
cf ._02 wow that's pretty awesome. Good luck on your other auditions
Clover X thank you! 😄😊
cf ._02 Wow I Wish I Was That Good At Speaking I Am So Shy All The Time But I Have A Resting Bitch Face So Ppl Think Im Rude ;-;
I want to audition but for them Europe doesn't exists😩😩
Use the magic tool sm web and use it to try an audition
for them , Bngladesh also does not exist. i wanna give audition by singing or rapping and i am 13 tho. i cover kpop raps , songs and also english on my yt channel. i wish if they came to my country also.
Christina 크리스티나 Dieks you can join the club
Asian living in England T.T
Christina 크리스티나 Dieks Atleast people know that Europe exists and its countries, people literally dont even know what Bangladesh is and we border China so closely too😕 we even have chinese-bengali people and we are Asian but i still dont think we meet their entry requirements
I WAS ALSO ASKED TO SING AGAIN AND THE LADY TOLD ME I WAS GOOD BUT I NEVER GOT AN EMAIL!!!! (I did the NYC audition)
Taelien Taemin ahaha they gave us so much hope and then... 😂 good job, tho!
I've seen A LOT of chinese/korean/japanese people living in europe and SM haven't discovered it yet lmao
Fairuz Syifa Herin from Sm Rookies?
Congrats Belany!!
thank you, iris!! :)
PLEASE ANSWERR!! I'm auditioning this summer in July15 for a weekly/monthly audition for SM and I was wondering if we can do both(dancing and singing).
Does the judge know how to speak English ?? I have more questions so please reply 😂
You can only audition for singing or dancing, not both. No, the judge doesn't know how to speak English but the camerawoman does. The camerawoman translates everything the judge needs to tell you. Good luck!
Dimple2_bae wait whats a weekly monthly audition? Where?
rose fever they held auditions every week/month ... R u auditioning ?
Dimple2 bae really [question] do they hold auditions evry week / month , only in korea OR SOME OTHER COUNTRIES TOO [question] i am not korean. do they hold online auditions every week /month [question] PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REPLY. PLEASE.
Dimple2 bae , are u korean [question] where will u audition [question] i won't audition THIS YEAR. maybe next year.
Hello, thankyou for the video!! may i ask did you prepare any disc or background music for your song? Songs of any languages are allowed?
the singing is acapella so there was no background music allowed. yes, songs of any language are allowed :)
Belany Zhang thankyou so much!!! you are such a nice person!! hehe you have helped me to clarify my doubts ☺️☺️
questa chen no problem! :)
Are you still allowed to audition even if you don't know any KOREAN or like not that much if you know lol, good luck though, hope you get accepted, I'll be a fan !!
yes! (i know barely any korean lol) and thanks, but I don't think I got in.
Hello I have a question :) can I audition for rap only? Thank you
Sehunnie Oh yes, you can :)
I do think you could pass the audition🤔
If you put in the effort and believe in yourself, you definitely could^^
Mayurika B you're right
I want to audition...
wait, im white
ok maybe in the next life
whats the problem about it? Haha
I'm jimIN this shit i know that there's Alex in Rania but SM, YG, JYP or Cube would never take white person 😂
Oh really? Why not?
and i have same skin color with hyorin sistar and what you think abt that? 😂😂😂😂
They would take u if you're talented enough!
so, everyone is like confused here, but ill tell you the truth. bc ik how u guys feel confused and dont know who to trust. so i took the audition in Canada during mid April. you send them an email with your full name and which city you want to audition in, and you can only audition once. then a week before your audition, you get an email of what time and where your audition is. You need to prepare one song if you are going to sing but accapella only (no background music) (doesnt matter if its in english,korean or not) if you are going to dance they will give you a random music and u need to dance it freely. so u go there sign up and they give you a number, wait until you hear your number,wait outside of the room with other contestants. go inside and you will see 2 judges one with a camera and the other with a music player. you line up in order of your number than you just sing for like 30-45 seconds, if you are dancing they turn on random music and dance. once you are done with the audition u are free to go home. and wait for a month to email you back if u passed. they dont email you if u havent passed. (yes, the judges do speak in english and Korean, so feel free to speak to them either in korean or english, which ever one you are comfortable with.
this should be pinned
can u wear make up or does it have to be bare face?
u can wear makeup , but not too much. just a pretty natural look. like.... BB cream, and a light lip gloss and a bit eyeliner. nothing else. i won't wear eyeliner tho. i look pretty with bare face. cause i just applied makeup fully 4 times in my whole life. so my skin is very good.
Heyy! When I'm a little older I want to try it too :)
I wanted to ask if you have any tips.
Is it better to sing korean, english or both ok
(Sorry for my bad english :") I just learned it 4 years ago and don't really know what to say)
It would be nice if you give me a answer 😘❤
I'm planning to do the audition in Brazil. What do i send to they e-mail? Only my name and the place where i want to do the audition? (sorry for my bad english, i hope you can at least understand me lol)
Lavínia Madeira AE BR!!!! boa sorte
saraelian2009 não sei nem se vou conseguir fazer :( meus pais não estão deixando aaaaa
Lavínia Madeira Eu estava pesquisando um pouco no site da SM daí eu vi que tem como se inscrever pelo site mesmo. Eu tentei só pra ver como era e eles pedem fotos e videos, sexo, numero do celular e o local
Lavínia Madeira yes, just send them your name and the location
Boa sorteeeee! Também vou estar lá
Hello ! I have many question and I know I'm late sorry T_T : 1) I'm french/turkish is it okay ? 2) Are you dancing (Sing , rap..) in front of other people or alone ? 3) Can you choose an music and learn the choreoghraphy of this song for the audition ? 4) How can I audition if I live in France ?
Hi guys. If you’re going to audition in the dance category, are they going to let you dance freestyle, or are you going to prepare your own dance, or you can cover kpop dances?
How long have you been singing?? Sorry I’m just really curious 😁😁
thx for your video 😘. i want to ask something, does the song you use for the email audition is the same that you use for global audition (face to face with judges ) ??
does the song that we will song to judges must be the same with the email audition ?
Freya Olivia Gywen nope! you can sing two different songs
Hello, I'm Ida from Jakarta, Indonesia
I really enjoy your video
I've registered for audition on this July
But I'm afraid if none of judges can speak english
Cause I really can't speak Korean
Do you have any suggestion for that?
Thank you
I RO They might have an English speaking person there but I'm not sure. it depends where your audition is located. sorry I don't really know how to help because my audition was held in the US so they had English speaking staff.
do you have to say anything (like introducing yourself) before singing the song?
It is necessary to send an email if i want to audition in LA? Because in the smtown site already have the location and time... So..I don't know if I have to send the email or just go the place without having send it?
Heyyy. I just wanna ask, Can we sing an English song at the audition? My friend will be joining the audition but he's not sure whether can sing English song or not. Tq in advance.
Did you sign up through the website? Because the website said only 2 minutes is allowed for singing right? So did you only get 2 minutes to sing
You email them in order to sign up and you can sing 2 minutes maximum to sing. they might cut you off though.
You are amazing😉thanks for share💕
If I'm going to sing in Korean do I need to sing my own made song or it's okay to sing their songs from their artist? Because i got confused when you said "they kinda got in trouble" :)) heheh :))
They got in trouble because they were too loud haha. You can sing any song you'd like :)
Belany Zhang ohh hehe thankk you so much! :))
Do we need to send a clip with the email registration as far as 2018 auditions are concerned?
Hi,and my audition is on 11 Nov...so I have a question about the audition...
that must I sing korea song or just any random song???
I'm gonna do the audition and I wanna know if I have to send an email for them singing and just if they call me I have to go to the audition place or I just have to go there and sing? (sorry if it's a little bit confusing, my english is bad)
Peach JaeHyun you don't need to email them anything except your name and the location
hello! when you sent in your application form to audition, did you include any videos of yourself singing, or only your name and the city you were auditioning in? thank you!
tohtally spies i only put my name and the city
Belany Zhang thank you so much for sharing your experience belany!
I wanna audition....but...I'm shy and scared and have stage fright....plus I don't think I can sing well anyways.😞
i wanna ask for singing, shall we just sing the chorus part or we can sing whatever part we want to sing as long as it took only 2 mins?
you can sing any part of the song as long as it's between 30 seconds to 2 minutes.
hi! we only need to submit our email with our Names, Date and City right? Do we not need to include any singing or dancing videos? or pictures? Is everyone who submitted the email confirmed to get the details of audition? Thx!
hallyu 88 all you need is name and city. they reply to everyone (:
and please tell me where are the auditions always held on place...pleasegive me some examples???
How many ethnicities might have been present at the auditions? Any guesses ??
I would love to audition but the closest one to me is in Miami which is 4 hours away by plane and I don't mean to be prejudiced but they probably won't chose me since I am Indian and my skin colour isn't exactly what they would like...
the Miami one is one hour car ride and I'm dying to go but at the same time is seems I probably don't have a very good chance
Kookie Well if it is pretty close to you, you should at least try. I mean you never know what could happen 😉
If you don't get chosen at least you would have probably enjoyed yourself👍
sameeee literally 4 hours away but I'm still going
i like to sing...but are they give a song or not, we can sing any type of song like english ,korean?????? please reply...
and what happend to your audition, are you pass it...
Do they give you a mic to sing or you have to sing really loud without a mic? And must we prepare our own bgm or can we sing acapella? Thanks in advance😊
The audition is held in a small room, so there is no mic. Don't sing too loudly but make sure your voice is heard clearly. You have to sing acapella.
Belany Zhang thank you for the info!
Hi I didn't know that we just can choose one categories so inside the email I sent I choose singing and dancing. Then I sent them a video of me dancing. After 2 months or 3 months , I received their email. But what am I going to choose?
How did you found them? Like what email did you use!? Or where do i have to apply? Plz answer ❤
I wanted to join the audition but im just self conscious with myself. yes, I can sing, dance, and rap but my singing isnt really special, its strong but not that good. I could say that im mostly strong in dancing but I'm still learning to improve and learn more dances like dubstep and popping. rapping is an okay for me and I kinda can make lyrics but its shit and sometimes my tongue just doesn't want to cooperate. should I just try it or nah?
Mina Moii yes, i think you should still audition. you never know what could happen :)
Hi, how can I apply? I've been wanting to apply since last year but I have no idea how to, some help pleasee! c: Is it only in LA?
iKona Wiki if you search sm global audition and click on their website, they have all the directions for applying (:
So when u were asked to sing again, were there other people too (that were asked to sing again)? And was the process for you/each of you the same
I was the only one in my group who was asked to sing again. The process was pretty much the same.
Hi Belany ! I've a question . Did you sing the whole song or just the first verse ? Anyway congrats Belany !!!
Hidayah Tajuddin I just sang the chorus and most of the other girls did too, but one girl sang the first verse as well. Just try to keep the overall singing between 30 seconds and 2 minutes (: and thank you!
Sorry to interrupt you again :) . But I've 1 more question left . Before you attend for the public audition infront of them , do we have to apply in their official website first ?
You have to fist email them your name and the location you want to audition in before you audition in front of them. The instructions are on their official website.
I want to sing a chorus which lasts 40 seconds, but I've heard that we may can only sing 10-15 seconds, so I'm a little nervous. Can you please reply to me, I'd appreciate that, thanks.
Trần Vân don't worry about the time. If they like you, they will most likely let you continue until you finish :)
We're u breathless bc the video was filmed after ur audition? Sorry for asking🤔
Wonka HP MSP yeah I was pretty nervous after the audition
hi i'm srry for bothering u, but how do we register ? i heard from others that u needed to send pics of urself and upload a mp3 ?
for global audition, all you need to send them is your name and the location of the audition. for the online audition, the info to register is on the SM website.
Hi Belany! I have question, i sent them my global audition name and informations via email since like 3 weeks ago and i wonder when will they send us back the confirmation letter? Thankyou! and nice video ^^
WMstudio they usually send the confirmation email back a couple weeks before the actual audition day. I sent mine super early so I didn't get the email for more than a month oops
WMstudio if you are one of the first people to turn in the form when you are at the venue, you will be one of the first to audition. they don't really care about the audition time they email you because it is first come first serve.
Ahh thankyou so much!! wish you luck and me too >
WMstudio no problem!! thank you :)
do u need to send them a video of u singing or dance for the application form? or juz a picture of urself will do?
There is no application form for applying for global audition. Just email them your name and city, that's all.
Thanks for the video dear.. It's crisp and nice.. thanks once again
H'i Belany, i'm Rayhan Suneo from Indonesia, where do you from?. Where do you join the SM global audition? I also join the SM global audition in Jakarta, Indonesia. Nice to meet you
Hello Rayhan! I'm from Arizona in the USA. The audition was in Los Angeles. Nice to meet you too :)
Nice to meet you too, but you can call me Suneo
Within exactly how many days or weeks did you received their reply? Like 2-3 weeks? (PLS ANSWER 🙏)
Sarah T. I got the reply a week before the actual audition day, so yeah it took a few weeks for them to reply
Belany Zhang Oh okay thank you so much for replying!
I really want to audition when I'm atleast 14-15 to become a dancer because even though I've never took any classes I dance as a hobby and lots of people tell me I'm really good at it and ever since I first got into my favorite kpop group it's always been my dream to audition and even if I don't get in I've accomplished just being able to audition and experience it, wish me luck in the next couple of years, luv ya💕💕
If someone pass the dance audition, can they call to see how you are at singing or modeling?
The first step to audition is the email, is it necessary to put the photos or videos if I want to audition for model?
No
What if I have no talent at all?
Jimin's Jams if you want to do it, then you should still go for it! you never know what may happen 😂
Belany Zhang if I ever become famous I will remember your advice
This is sorcery
[PLEASE ANSWER] Will they allow rapping or just singing and dancing?
여름이 they allow rapping as well :)
did u think you got it? I auditioned and there was a lot of people. I definitely didn't get in because more then a month has passed and there was not message. Plus my voice is not special, it's really average. BTW. To all the curious people the staff told us just to sing the chorus but I advise you to memorize the entire song just in case.
no, i didn't get a response and it has been almost 2 months haha
how old was the oldest participant in the audition that u met?(if u by any chance talked to them)
do u think that someone that applied thru email but hasn't received an email reply minus 3 days before the audition date can be considered not eligible to participate in the audition?
The oldest that I met was a 18. I think you should get an email before the audition in order to be eligible, but then again, they don't even check if you got an email when you audition... if the audition place is nearby and you never got a reply from them, I would just do the audition anyway.
Should we prepare For dance if we are going to audition? And for how Long can you audition? Because I heard 15 seconds in other video (I was like wtf!) someone please answer!
I'm not sure how the auditions go for people who aren't singing. If you aren't auditioning as a dancer, you don't need to prepare a dance.
Hope you did well😊
Keido Kindness thanks!! right back at you 😊
I just wanna ask what countries are available to have an audition in and is it required for you to be fluent in Korean???
singapore, miami FL, and some south american countries i believe. they did a video listing all the countries: ua-cam.com/video/uq-U5LctHoQ/v-deo.html
you do NOT have to be fluent in Korean or know any at all when you audition.
YES BELANY YES !!!! ❤️❤️
You only have to sing the chorus for the auditions.. rt?
Potato Goddess you can sing other parts of the song too, but it's recommended to sing the chorus because it shows the dynamics of your voice.
JYP are going to hold auditions too I believe. I want to but I have so many doubts
*I have a question* (lol it sounded like primary school) I'm from latinoamerica.. will they let me sing in spanish or do I have to sing just in english or korean?? Thank you!!
hey, puedes cantar en cualquier idioma, obviamente tendrás más oportunidad si cantas en inglés ya que verán que dominas otro idioma, si cantas en coreano con buena pronunciación también puede ser bueno pero si no lo dominas solo harás el ridículo, te recomiendo el inglés!
Smolfunghoul ahhh ya veo, muchas gracias!!! 🤗🤗
When she mentioned EXO my finger automatically pushed/clicked(or whatever you call it) the like button. 😂😂😂😍
pls answer, i'm going to have audition next month. In singing audition, can we just use any song that we want? :)
Yvone Winsley yep! try to choose a song that suits your voice well :)
if i only send my photo in my email, without singing video is it okay? or should i take a singing video?
Yvone Winsley for the global audition, you don't need to attach any photos or videos of you singing. You can if you want, though.
Am an Indian so can I audition? plus whats the best location for me to audition? any some recommendation?
please please answer me . do they held online audition [question] can i audition to any company , any time i want [question]
how can i know when they are helding audition [question] and i heard SM are helding audition this year in some foreign countries..... so , can i audition THIS YEAR FOR SM , online [question]
PLEASE TELL ME. PLEASE. I SUBBED YOU.
NM & Meily SM holds online auditions and you can audition whenever you want- there website has more info about that. It depends on which company you want to audition for and if the company does online auditions. you can get updated on when global auditions occur if you subscribe to SM (they uploaded a promotion vid for it). there is a second season for the SM global auditions, so yes, you can audition this year for SM. Yes, you can audition online for SM.
Does YG , JYP AND CUBE ent. hold online auditions [question] so that means , for sm , i can audition online ANYTIME I WANT [question]
NM & Meily they(jyp yg etc.) do have an online audition form at their web and it's open everyday, but I guess it's different with global audition, global auditions are scheduled
hmmm....So, online audition is not scheduled. that's good . i can audition when i want. hey , would u like to listen to my singing and rapping covers on my youtube channel [question] if u listen to my covers then please please do tell me your honest feedback. pls. i really would like to know your true opinion on my rapping and singing. cause i want to audition after 1 year , so it would help me a lot if u honestly tell me . what u think about my voice , singing and rapping.... by commenting on my cover video.
i am 13 years old and asian.
NM & Meily i think 13 yo is obe of your opportunity tho, because many entertainments need **'young age, physics(such as face and body proportion) and your attitude)'**. *Idk about YG because i see that they search trainee not based on physics but pure talent.* bcs agencies can teach you to dance and sing so i guess they just need those 3. more young you are, more you have chance.
do they only make auditions for people that are asian ? and do you have to speak korean? I am just curious 😊
People of any ethnicity can audition. No, you don't have to know how to speak Korean.
I look Asian , but I'm Mexican & my dancing and singing skills are good , do u think being Mexican would be a struggle to get in ?
It definitely would be a disadvantage, since your ARE auditioning for an Asian company, but it's not impossible. SM would probably be harder for nonasians to get in compared to JYP or maybe YG. However, if you truly are talented in dancing and singing, there is a chance! :)
how long did you sing for?? because it said you have to sing for 2 minutes
I sang for 30 seconds and most of the people who auditioned with me sang only 30 seconds.
I'm living in Europe but I sent an audition for Miami and I got in but I don't know if I can make it to MiamiT.T what should I do cause my family aren't rich enough to just send me to America for like a few days to audition and I don't know if I'll make it.
Park chim chim X if you really want to and if it's your dream you will try some people don't even get in so you are lucky but at the same time don't make it to hard for your family ask them but if they can't well at least you would have tried
Miss, practice more until you succeed. Best of luck! :D By the way, I'm gonna practice more for my extremely lower and higher notes and even longest notes (like Onew Lee oppa who has 40 seconds long notes). :)
when u got the replay?? after 1 month? bcs i applied it since 23 of may and until now i don't get any replay and all my friends don't get the replay too.. pls ans mw thanks
이휸애 they should give u the confirmation email at least a couple days before the audition day.
Belany please be honest, I'm latin (but I know english) but I don't have Asian descendants nor do I look asian, do they care about that? Maybe you wouldn't know but the ones that auditioned did everyone look Asian?
Yazzy_Cat Smiles SM does care about looks unfortunately.. and they are known to be pretty exclusive to non Asians :/ that being said, you should still audition! many people at the audition site were not asian (:
thank you for sharing, god finally I can breathe now
I was wondering. If you sing and don't get in. Can you try again or something?
I wanna tryout if they ever came to my country (Peru)
if i wanted to dance for an audition can i dance like call me baby by exo or something by exo or red velvet???? pls respond to thissss
were you allow to be with someone? of course not during the audition but during the whole process until you have to get into the room?
yep!
I remember seeing you! I was in the first group too but danced !
will you gonna be SM new idol?
why not in YG?? (I AM JUST ASK DON'T BE SERIOUS :D)
Jimin got yes jam haha no, I didnt pass the audition. I would audition for Yg and JYP if they have their global audition near me :)
Is age is restricted? I wanna know bcoz I'm 18 now and want to b kpop idol that's only my aim. People around me say I hav sweet voice n say try to go in singing field n since half year I have decided to b kpop singer. Please help me to get my answer. I don't know much about this audition coz I'm miles away from Nepal.
Aishwarya Chand there is no age restriction!
Answer please!! If you get email from SM you can join the audition in the location what they are gave, what did you do? You reply or you not reply? If you reply the email, what you say in the email? Thankyou
you don't need to reply (I never replied)
How long does it usually take for them to email u back after your audition to see if u made it
Shaunessy S 1 month
could you tell me when they reply your email and give you the time, the place where they celebrate the global audition??? I have just sent to them my name and nation where i want to join in. I'm really happy when you answer my question...💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
Thu Nguyen they reply to all emails a week before the actual audition day :) so they replied to mine in about 3 weeks
Belany Zhang thank you so much... Hope you'll be sucessful in your life... 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
Is it important where we come from? (i'm from vietnam)
Nope. As long as they like you, they probably don't care.
Belany Zhang Thanks for your answer
Could you please say how can i sign up for the audition??
I have a question do the rappers go wit the singers or ???
I live in Usa new Bedford near new York. And I want to go there to audition . What happened if I pass the three rounds?? I have to move to corea?? I'm scare Because my mom say I can't go there.. so plz give me information about this .
Does the location is the venue that they have prepared or by my own choice?
The location is the venue they prepared
how about the composer/lyricist audition? bcs i saw it on sm global audition for 2017,, they just said to bring the file lyrics/demo . then we don't have to do anything?
my life is like the bag that jimin left sorry, im not really sure what composers/lyricists are suposed to do. maybe they will look at what you created
okay then . anyways thanks 😊
I want to audition but I'm Singaporean and currently studying overseas :/// if they are only giving a week's notice then I literally have no way of preparing the trip back in time
I'm from Cambodia, and the nearest country to Cambodia that SM holds an audition is THAILAND. And I don't think most of them speak ENGLISH . What should i do if I couldn't catch up or understand what i'm told to do?
Hailey Zhou I think you should try going to the USA auditions. It is really far but unless you want to learn Thai then I think that's the best solution. Sorry that they don't go to your country :((
Belany Zhang That's what i think too 😪