Kpop idol aspirants in the United States and Canada will have the rare opportunity to showcase their talents in singing, dancing, acting, modeling, and hosting to become the next big thing in JYP Nation.
The audition is open to citizens of any country as long as they are born between 1991 and 2004. JYP will open its doors to anyone regardless of gender and race.
U.S. auditions will be held in held in Washington D.C. on Sept. 26 and Los Angeles on Oct. 4. Try-outs in Canada will be held in Vancouver on Oct. 10 and Toronto on Oct. 17. Venues will be announced soon. Interested parties may log-in to the JYP US and Canada Audition Website.
Along with YG Entertainment and SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment is one of the three biggest entertainment companies in South Korea. It is home to popular actress Suzy, and chart-topping idol groups 2 PM and Miss A. It is also the label behind to the globally famous Wonder Girls who popularized "Nobody But You."
The label recently debuted the fast-rising group Got7. Other JYPE talents include Baek A-yeon, 15&, Sunmi, HA:TFELT, Bernard Park, G.Soul, and DAY6.
JYP will soon debut the highly-anticipated girl group TWICE. The members of the rookie girl group were finalized in the televised talent competition "SIXTEEN" where 16 girls battled for a chance to debut.
The South Korean entertainment company was founded by Park Jin-young. The company operates a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, as well as a music publishing house.