YG to find new boy group members

By Bahk Eun-ji

YG Entertainment announced Saturday that it will conduct global auditions to find the next rising stars to succeed WINNER and IKON.

Under the title “Next Generation,” auditions will be held at Dong Ju College in Busan on August 29, and at YG Global Training Center in Seoul on September 5. Auditions will also be held in the United States – in Los Angeles and New York on September 12 and 19 respectively. YG stated it will conduct auditions later in Japan, in Tokyo and Osaka.

The auditions are to find members of the new boy idol group. These auditions are the first held to find only male members, the management company explained.

Men born between 1993 and 2005 can enter the competition. They can also audition for two areas among vocal, rap and dance.