Hi. This is not a typical post by me.
I'm putting this out there for awareness and for aspiring musicians/dancers/singers. There are unique chances for youths to audition to be a part of a global music group managed by large KPop companies.
YG Entertainment is one the big four Entertainment companies in South Korea. Groups from YG Entertainment include:
There is a 2026 Global Audition held around the world from YG. From the Youtube video below, it does not state whether the audition is for a group or not.
However if you go to their Q&A section, it does mention that participants don't need to know the Korean language. There is no nationality or ethnicity limitation also. Once you pass the first round of auditions, then there are more rounds afterwards where there is a chance to be a YG Trainee.
Being a Trainee does not mean the person debuts in a group or solo artist. There are further evaluations (and maybe costs) involved.
YG Global Audition 2026 - Cities & Months
Although it says Global, the cities here are in Asia, Australia and in North America. No Europe or Latin America unfortunately.
YG Artists do have good singers and dancers. They lean more towards hip-hop, rap and swag in their music and dance.
The Black Label is a South Korean record label that is associated with YG Entertainment. This label founded in 2015 by YG Producer Teddy Park and Kush.
Artists from The Black Label include:
This label also manages South Korean and Atletico Madrid football player Lee Kang-In for non-football related activities.
Instead of me typing the dates, it is easier to post a screenshot from the Youtube video description.
The audition cities are a little different compared to YG Entertainment. There are a lot more cities from Thailand, only one US city in Fullerton and one audition in South Korea with Seoul. No Europe or Latin America locations.
When it comes to eligibility, it is by year of birth. As early as being born in 2016 can apply. This is kind of crazy as this is age 9 or 10, way too young. Someone born in 2009 would be age 17 or 16. A teenager.
Successful applicants would be given the chance of being a trainee under THEBLACKLABEL. It is unknown if the trainees would be in South Korea or maybe in the USA. There is a job posting for THEBLACKLABEL USA.
Audition Link for THEBLACKLABEL
MNet makes a return and holds another Girls Planet audition. This time it is for a Global Girl Group with USA's Rebpulic Collective & South Korea's Mnet.
Auditions are held in only 3 cities in early November 2026. The 3 places are New York, Los Angeles and London, England. This one is the only one of the three that has an audition in Europe.
There is likely to be a survival audition show on Youtube featuring the contestants. It will be super fierce and competitive as contestants will try their best to be a part of a new global girl group. Who knows if there will be fan voting or not.
Those who get eliminated early or near the end may get scouted by other companies for new groups.
South Korean entertainment companies are probably looking at the success of KATSEYE from Korea's Hybe and USA's Geffen Records. These other companies are seeing business opportunity in making music groups in the Western part of the world or recruiting talent outside of South Korea.
When it comes to auditions and survival show auditions, there will be some highly skilled contestants. Some contestants could have been eliminated from other auditions, some could be from an actual music group but from a smaller company and some contestants could be new to auditions but mega talented.
Good luck to those who participate in these auditions.
Thank you for reading.
