*YG Audition Online is not open yet and there’s no given info on when it will be. This is just a future reference!
Requirements
Age Limit
Singers - You must be born on 1988 or younger.
Actors/Actresses - You must be born on 1980 or younger.
Producer (composer) – No age limit.
The reason to have an age limit is because once you become a YG trainee you will be possibly training for 3-5 years until your debut and by that time you’ll be older, lol. That and I guess he just wants to create a new group idol for the young audiences.
Needs
Singers - personal profile, photos, dancing/singing/skills video
Actors/Actresses - personal profile, skills, acting video (profile picture required)
Producer - personal profile, MP3 (wmv) file attachment of composed songs (File formats that can be played on PC)
Judges
1st - YG A&R Team
2nd - Jinu / Teddy
Third - Yang Hyun Suk (CEO)
There’s a possibility for changes/additions to the 2nd judges because older yg artists (Song Baek Kyoung, Gummy), choreographers (Yoong Joo?, Jay) and managers were seen on the judge list.
Online Audition Details
Auditions only happens 3-4 times per year. You CAN register and audition as a foreigner. You can only audition as a singer, actor/actress or producer.
For singers and actors/actresses, you will go through the following procedures:
Online Audition
Audition online and include your personal profile and picture. They will go through the three judges and successful applicants will be announced weekly on the website.
Offline Audition
Once you confirmed you’re eligble for the next step, you will go through two seperate stage auditions offline (in person) and your results will be announced there.
YG Trainee
After passing both online and offline auditions, you will become a YG trainee and go through different training that is necessary for you.
For producers (private), it’s a lot easier. Although, I think it’s offline auditions.
You will need to send your personal profile and a completed song you produced/composed. After you have been accessed, you will be contacted.
*More to come…
How to Upload and Application Forms to mail in your audition under the cut!
How to Upload
1. Go to http://www.yg-audition.com and login. Register if you haven’t. Or if you’re already a YG Family member, you don’t need to register again and just use the same id login.
2. Click [A] to go to the Upload page.
3. Choose your category (sing or act) in [B] then select your field (Vocal, dance, etc) in [C].
4. Choose file [D]. A popup will appear. [E] are the options (Choose file, select image preview, upload video).
5. Choose a desired frame for the video preview image [F]
6. You can cut the video by choosing the start position and end position [G]
7. Once the video upload is completed, fill in the description boxes and send. Go to My page > My Ucc to see if your video is uploaded and completed.
Video formats allowed: AVI, WMV, MPG, MPEG, MOV, ASF. 50MB limit.
Application Form for Mailing Audition
Preview:
For an english guide, click here (provided by http://bigbangkorean.wordpress.com). Do NOT use this form! It’s only to help you fill in your application if you don’t know Korean.
Once you complete the application, mail to this address.
Mail Address
Front Office Personnel
YG Entertainment Audition
397-5 Hapjung-Dong, Mapo-Gu
Seoul
South Korea
Any questions? Ask away!
When is the deadline and such? ^^
there’s no deadline as of yet.
How can i get the form? thank you
Was going to add the application last ^^.
Added the app form!
I want 2 be a singer in yg ^^
but am not from korea T-T
it doesnt matter if your not from korea they auditon anyone from anywhere
Will the age limit or birth year go up each year(1988/2009, 1989/2010)? I was born in 1989 but I don’t think I’ll be ready to audition until 2011 x.x By then I’ll be 21 going on 22 years old.
i don’t know, but i think very much like so.
you should just try auditioning anyways!
it’s the talent they’re more focused on.
good luck! :D
Thank you so much for your reply! I will audition anyway but I’m kind
of worried they’ll toss my demo aside once they see my age. XD
How would you do the login thingy?? It just says coming soon, and its been like that for like 2 such years….
i’ve mentioned at the beginning that the online yg audition is not even open yet.
I kinda want to audition, but do you think that I have to be asain to become part of the YG family? I really want to audition but I really doubt they’d end up picking some white girl…. T_T
no, you don’t have to be asian. everyone is welcome to audition!
Kimmy,
Thanks for this info…
What does it mean by Personal Profile? Does it refer to the application form?
or we can make our own resume?
Thanks
i don’t really know, i think it’s just info about you.. like name, birthdate, height, weight, blah blah &including your musical experiences? whatever a profile is. so it’s somewhat like a resume but in more details, i guess.
once the online auditions are open THEN i’ll be able to really answer your question.
no, personal profile does not refer to the application form. the application form is used for auditions through mail.
Kimmy,
I would also like to request if I can repost this on my blog? If its okay…
I’ll put credits to you of course…
sure thing. as long as you creditt :)
oh and you should link it to here because i’ll be changing/adding information.
hey,
just wanted to make sure… we have to mail an application form AND send in a video right? & do u have an idea when this will begin?
no idea when it will open. & the application form is use for mailing audition only. online auditions are different.
SO WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT FOREIGNERS ?
1. CAN WE TRY OUT ?
2. IS THERE A SPECIAL FORM FOR US ?
3. ANYTHING ELSE FOREIGNERS NEED TO KNOW ?
of course foreigners can try out, that’s the reason why i mentioned it.
there’s no special form, although there is a translated application form that you can use to help you fill in the actual form. &then there’s this… :)
if there’s anything else foreigners need to know, i’ll add it into the post. but because i’m not 100% sure i can’t do that now.
When is the audition over?
I’m really late on this aren’t I?
if you didn’t actually read the post… i already said it’s not open. &no, you’re not late. the online yg auditions never started yet. however, you can audition through mail using the application form.
can we mail our audition forms and songs to the yg company or we have to wait for the on-line audtions?
yes, you can mail in your auditions.
online auditions are different and strictly online.
so we can mail our audition cd any time we want?
yes. it’s just the matter of when they’re looking through the auditions, but you can still always send in your audition tapes anytime you want.
hello :D
i hope you’re not tired of answering questions
ahahahaha
i just heard that YG has moved their office
if anyone know their new address can you guys please help?
Thanks in advance ^^
Bless ya
hey there got a question..?? so we got to go pass the juder and all the stage and 3-4 years practice ??
i don’t really understand what you’re trying to ask… but yes, you have to go through judges first and then be accepted as a yg trainee for an amount of time until you’re ready to debut.
about YG, JYP, and SM audition are they all alike onli pass the judges and stage first or diffenert..???
i’m pretty sure their systems work differently. but it’s auditions, so it all goes the same way. i don’t bother with JYP or SM, so i don’t know anything about them.
wahhh wait i thought there’s no age limit? T^T where’d you hear thatfrom?
also, do you have to know korean in order to audition?
thanks for the heads up!!! :)
:( sorry scratch the first two questions. i didn’t scroll down on the full article sorry sorry
Hey!
Thanks a LOT for this help. Just some questions about you:
Do you work in YG Entertainment?
Are you korean?
Do you live in Korea? (in that case: Where’s your english from?)
- I’m a korean living and born in Norway. I want to go to the audition for YG, but I’m not sure what to do if I go through the online audition…
… Yes, I’ll go to the offline audition in Korea, if so – but IF I go further from there – as a trainee, I dunno what to do. I’m 16 years old – mhm, not done with school. And if it’s allowed to do school while I am a trainee?
But that’s dreams.
Just wonder if you work with marketing or something for YG in the bottom. :-)
yes, i work in yg entertainment. as a fan ^^ haha, jk. no, i don’t work for them.
i’m korean and i just recently moved to korea from canada, where i was born. that’s how i know my english.
auditioning online is going to be simple, i believe. all you do is upload a video :P.
of course, you can still go to school if you’re a trainee. there are idol singers in korea that still go to school!
“a dream will only be a dream… until you wake up and start moving towards it!!” – run dmc
if you really want it, you got to work for it. i believe in you! :D
yeah – one more:
do we have to send the “application form” before the registration online?
Can’t we do it on the website when it’s up going? or send it as an e-mail?
“How to Upload” film is understood, but yg-auditon.com is not on the web yet. Is the application form something I have to fill in before that? Or before I register on yg-audtion.com?
I did not understand that. Sorry, I hope you’ll answer!
Danby–
the application form is mailing audition… you can send in your audition cd/tape anytime.
the online yg audition is different since it’s.. well, online. you’ll fill your info on the site instead and not the application form.
i’ve mentioned already that the yg audition site is not open. and this is just a future reference (for the ‘How To Upload’ part xD).
Hello :D
I heard that YG has new office ..
Is the address was right ?
Thanks before ..
yes, yg has a new address, but i don’t know it.
this mailing address is for auditions, different from the yg building.
#1 thank you so much, this is the most detailed site i’ve been to yet , please keep it up!=P
#2 soooo i can MAIL my audition stuff whenever i want? but the audition site is just for convenience in the future? ( i just wanted to make sure ^^)
#3 i’ve heard rumors that you have to get “parental agreements” for certain ages is that true?
wow, thanks! ^^ appreciate that a lot <3
yes, you can mail your auditions whenever you want. the site is just a new method for auditioning, i guess. not sure if it should be called a convenience, haha :P.
&most likely. for those who are underaged and gets a sign contract must have their parents' consent.
wow thanks for the information!!!! :D i really appreciate it :)
i have a question; it says that foreigners can audition, so does that mean we don’t have to be able to speak korean to audition?
nope. there are judges that speak fluent english. but you’ll have to start taking korean classes to make it in the kpop world :P.
T^T ah…
how much korean do we have to know?
because you know how 2ne1 takes english classes? can it be vice versa for us?
uh, i’ve a question if we want to do a audition for yg but we are to far away like in Alaska .?? what do we do?? we can’t make a audition for yg right?? hope you can answer back thankx
-tina-
uh, i’ve a question if we want to do a audition for yg but we are to far away like in Alaska .?? what do we do??
we can’t make a audition for yg right??
hope you can answer back thankx
-tina-
you can still audition, but if you get called for the 2nd round (live audition) then i think, most likely, that you have to buy a ticket to see them.
awwwww i live in alaska >: (
do yg care about the person’s weight and height?
no. if you didn’t know, yg is a little known for not caring about looks :D.
so if they call the 2nd round we have to buy ticket to see the judges ??
uh, is there sub-thing like if you past the judges and pass everything and you wanted to join a band that is already passed ??( like be the new memeber in a group that is already been singing ?)
unless yg pulled a jyp move (which is not likely), then yes. but no. it’s not something that happens often.
there’s no subs :P.
O.K. I know that you have to audition against other trainees to get into a group, and, you do not get to choose what group you get to be in.
so do you know when the auditions are because i dont wan to miss it
i’ll let you know when i know lol.
uh, can we still be a singer if we did a dancing audition for yg ??
you can dance, of course. but if you want to become a singer, you should audition as a singer first? dancing is an extra. more for other skills.
the more talent you have, the more chance of impressing yg.
Kimmy, I just want to ask if what is the next step after you finished the application letter for YG?. Can you send a video too with the letter through mail?I mean, it’s like music video? Because,I’m from the Philippines (Davao City). I want to audition in YG.Does the YG will response? How long will it takes? :) Thank you. I Hope you will response.
there’s not really any next step after you send in your auditions but wait… :P
music video? a simple and clear video of you singing/dancing/acting/whatever is all they need. you include it with the application form.
yg will only respond if he finds potential in you, in other words accept you.
i’m not sure how long it will take, depends on yg.
i want to send in my audition to yg ent’
and you know about when yg had a audition in 2010 ?
do you have to send a video of yourself dancing or can u just send the singing one???
OMG Thanks so much for the info. The best site I’ve went to that gives the most detailed info. Helps alot! I was almost giving up hope on having to audition for SM, but now I know that its actually possible to get into YG haha.
Anyways, you dont have to know how to Speak Korean, but does that mean you dont actually HAVE to be Korean either? Like you dont have to be Korean by blood do you? Can you be a different ethnicity/nationality or do you have to be Korean?
lol, you don’t have to be korean and you don’t have to speak korean.
Oh thanks haha, I cant believe its open, and I need to prepare! xD
did they change the address? if you have the new address please see me an email
uh, do yg have any audition around alaska or near it?? !!! i think jyp doees but does gy??
yg doesn’t do live auditions. not yet anyways. i don’t think he’s planning to do any global auditions either.
it’s just mailing auditions right now. soon or later, online auditions will be open.
Uhm, sorry if this is a dumb question but..
If you get through the online audition, and then where do you go for the offline audition?
only those who get called for offline auditions will know.
Oh, also, I heard that if you pass the online audition, then you’re automatically in as a trainee. Is that true?
I’m was Thai people
I name ‘POP’ >> F
in the future I wanted to YG trainee ; —
i born in 1994 [the same minzy]
i love for the music
*my aspiration is worked at the YG company.
when the Thai Land had YG audition I would to go there .
Thank you for the opportunity.
hey ;)
what’z up?
who wants to join me in the audition?? lol
hehe…me!
Can I print the application form or let’s say I will answer the application form and then print it. I am a foreigner and I would like to audition through mail, can that be possible and If I audition I should sing Gayo song to audition?
you should print the form first.
yes, it’s possible to audition as foreigner (i’ve already mentioned it).
you should sing a song that shows your talent at it’s best, it doesn’t have to be a popular song.
If I pass the audition and became a trainee, is YG will pay my expenses like ait ticket, VISA and my living expenses? Thank you for answering my questions. ^.^
I’d also want to ask if is there a need that I will fill up the application form in english or in Korean?????
Thanks for the informations XD
if u get in YG’s first audition, then can u not pass the second one? What if you’re only 11? Does YG pay for your living expenses also?
i don’t really understand your first question and it doesn’t matter how young you are, as long as you’re within the age limit. yes, yg pays for living expenses.
Thank you very much for the information. Its all really helpful!
But I had one question, if/when I send in my audition, should I burn it onto a DVD, so they see me singing? Or just an audio CD?
In some cases I heard that a DVD would not work because of the different coding.. But I’m not entirely sure. Thank you in advanced :)
i’m glad i can help! :D
you can send both video and/or audio.
i’m not too sure about the dvd region thinger either… maybe you should look for the right type of disk you can burn onto? o_o idk, sorry ><
ummm for the filling out out of the audition do you know if we have to fill it out in korean too
=..=
do you know yg ,they would add admission for the Thai poeple
to audition ?
ummm T__T sorry only 13 and i didnt understand the sentence sorry what do you mean by add admission to the audition
doesn’t matter where you’re from, you can audition as long as you pass the requirements.
Do you have to fill out the form in korean or can we just fill it out in english?
Thats what i am asking thank you : )
that’s a good question >< i don't know…
if you know korean, then you should fill it out in korean.
otherwise, write in english.
as long as your contact info is clear, then it shouldn't matter too much.
ok..thankx popo for information about the audition..!! i hope i can try it out..!! but what happen if we are so far away?
i didnt write this blog or information post, sorry i just comment alot …….my bad……i didnt mean to T__T……i think Lee Kimmy wrote it because it is her website SORRY LEE KIMMY
no, that’s fine LOL we’re all trying to help eachother out here ^^
can i ask how long the demos have to be or how many songs do we sing…
Also just wanna make sure, is the addreess you’ve given the address for auditions??
can u recommend a program for recording our singing please???
3 songs should do it. 2 korean songs and 1 english? and if you’re dancing, you should include that too.
yes, the address i’ve given is the address for auditions :). i just changed it to the new one, btw!
you should videotape it. if you want to just send an audio file… hmmm, maybe get a good mic? i’m not so sure about what program, sorry ><
chao’ when do you think the audition will start … uhm do you have to be korean?…
there’s no plans as of yet. maybe next year? nobody knows XD.
no, you don’t have to be korean :).
so if foreigners are aloud to audition does that mean that black people can?
i heard that if your skin in dark you will need to have your skin whiten is that true?
i want to audition but im worried that my mum wont let me cause i live in england and 14 years old,she dosent know the compeny as well as me and i would lovvvvvvvvvvvvve to be a YG Trainee.
what happens when you cant pay for your own ticket cause you dont have the money but you really want to go?
foreigners includes everybody of every race. &no, you don’t have to have your skin whiten… o_o
i’m unsure about the tickets being provided. but it’s most likely that you have to buy your own plane ticket because there are a bunch of other foreigners auditioning too. unless yg is really considering you, he’ll just might fly you over himself ^^.
how long does the demo tape has to be?
“3 songs should do it. 2 korean songs and 1 english? and if you’re dancing, you should include that too.”
so sad….
I’m a foreigner.
I want to be a singers.
“Singers – You must be born on 1988 or younger.”
But i born in 1987….T^T…1 year!!!!!!
You think it be good if i went to stay in Korea ,and thereafter i would
going to YG for some position [ ? ]
ps . my status is go in yg ent.
no, unless you’re actually going to stay here for some time… you should be sure first.
Hi, I just found out there is NO age limit! I emailed Yg- audition casting team
and they told me I can still audition (Even though I am 21 going on 22
in Korean age). :) I actually emailed them yesterday and got a reply
this morning. Here’s their email address audition@ygmail.net
Go get em! *o*
thank you, mari! :)
thank you mari :))
umm m. you have some VDO for youtube yet ?
i want to see plaese ~
thans for the info…
well, i was born in 1990..i’m planning to audition in 2011 but i’m having second thoughts because its hard to sacrifice my school right now. i’m not trying to brag but i’m a civil engineering student so its really hard to choose what i’m going to do…can anyone help me?
if nothing bad happens with my grades..i’ll possibly graduate in 2012..
kimmy you rock!
continue helping us aspiring auditioners..
are you planning to audition too?
thank you ^^.
maybe. i’ve definitely thought about it many times, haha. i’m also focusing on school right now.
you should really just consider yg audition as a back up. unless you’re only goal in life is to really become an entertainer. you have to commit to it for the rest of your life! >< plus, training for so long and all the hardships that comes with it… but then again, it could be worth it:).
you don't have to sacrifice your school to audition though. audition at your own time and if you're called, you have the choice to take the chance! you can also continue your school even if you become a yg trainee.
personally, i would pick being a yg trainee over school anyday XD. if i can dance forever infront of the mirror, i would. if i can hang out in recording studios all day, i would. take free professional lessons and learn from the greatest? i would! but that's just me :).
there’s a new mailing address, everybody!
please disregard the old one :D
when i ready some dance i will send the message
to YG ENT’. ‘Courage’ i have it all =))
but i have a occasion it alittle …
When are the deadlines?
can i audition for rapping?
if u pass the first audition does yg pay for your plane ticket to come audition in korea?
can you at least read the first sentence of the post?
of course you can audition for rapping.
&i highly doubt it, unless he’s really considering you.
haha my bad
and when do you think auditions will open?
because they had a open audition like yesterday and today which i couldnt go to
i really have no clue… online auditions has been closed for years now. but i hope they open by next year. this year is going to be busy for him.
they had open auditions yesterday and today? really? o_O where’d you hear that from?
what is the new address?
how about the application forms and other requirements?
are there any changes?
btw thanks for the advice…
actually read the whole post before asking lol
the new address, application forms, requirements are there.
Do you know if we should fill the application in korean or english? the demo is like a insturmental with lyrics we made and the video is us singing along with a song made by a diffrent artist right
Do you know if we should fill the application in korean or english? is the demo like a insturmental with lyrics? and is the video us singing along with a song made by a artist?*rephrased question*
you should fill it in korean but obviously if you don’t know, english is better off.
i don’t understand your demo question. do you mean.. you have to sing with an instrumental song? you don’t have to but it’s probably preffered lol.
the video of you singing doesn’t have to be a cover. it could be your own.
yep they had open auditions in ga
eden entertain opened it on behalf of yg entertainment sm entertainment and jungle ent. it was on edens website and it was on alkpop or w.e its called but yeah it was held in ga
i heard it was a scam. i checked it out when you told me and what threw me off was that you had to pay. for auditions, you should NEVER have to pay. and entertainment companies wouldn’t collaborate with others to find singers, that just doesn’t make sense. and i think it was either jk or tablo said that it’s fake and then it goes down from there lol. so yeah, basically everyone got scammed.
found another address for audition
397-5 YG Building
Hapjeong-Dong, Mapo-Gu
Seoul,South Korea
Zip Code:121-886
they’re both the same but different spelling. Which one do we use???
Thank you!!
hmm, it’s pretty much the same. i think either is fine but i got mine approved :P so…
thanks for all of the info. ^_^
I want to audition but im worried that my mum wont let me because i live in england and 14 years old,she dosent know the compeny as well as me and i would lovvvvvvvvvvvvve to be a YG Trainee. PLEASE HELP ME
i want to audition but im worried that my mum wont let me cause i live in england and 14 years old,she dosent know the compeny as well as me and i would lovvvvvvvvvvvvve to be a YG Trainee.
oh i’m sorry, i hadn’t read it coz i eventually read the comments and questions..
ah ok
whats the zip?
is it the same? 121-829?
they didn’t give out the zip code, but i think so. judging from what others say lol
do u speak korean because i would luv it if someone english subbed the yg video from G-dragon
lol the video doesn’t need any english subs, it’s pretty much straight forward. just read the ‘how to upload’ section.
i could sub it for you but like kimmy said its straight foward
i heard from other websites that they moved offices is it right?
i just wanted to know if you have to be Asian to Audition or try out?
no.
Um i tried to sign up for Yg Entertainment.com but it asks for my foreign ID i don’t have my yet what do i do???
do you not have a social security number? everyone should have one
why do they asking for my social security number? is it really necessary? what is it for?
sadly, that’s just how it is in korea.
how do you send in a video??? andd when you fill in the mail audition form you send the korean one, but since i don’t know korean what language do i fill out in english??? thanks
you mail it to the address given and idk i think you have to fill it in korean if you dnt know korean how do you plan on auditioning?
burn it on cd and mail it to them. you can fill out the application in english, i believe.
Hi Kimmy,
I have a question. You said it’s possible to be a YG trainee and continue school work. From other entertainments like JYP, the traniees go to school in Korea but I got to school in the states.
“IF” I become a YG trainee would I be going to school in Korea and not where I actually go to school?
Thanks in advance ! :)
-Kiwi
your choice? there have been people who studied abroad, but i don’t know how that works. i think it’s a lot more convenient if you transferred to korea though. you’ll have to discuss that with yg :P.
There is an online school that I’m in, Connections Academy, and you are totally flexible with it, and you can move anywhere with it. Also, it has it’s own server email, so you can keep in contact with your parents really easily (they have to check off that your done at the end of the day anyway) : )
hello,when is yg audition 2010 will close(or open).sorry
,i’m thai and my english isn’t good.i don’t know everything
about yg(2010?)audition much but i saw many yg audition clips on youtube. so,
is it opened yet? sorry for many questions because i don’t have someone to help me,Thanks.
auditions are always open but the ONLINE auditions have not open yet.
it’s mean ,they don’t have yg audition 2010 (online)right?
hi! i’m from the philippines and im 20 yrs old, and i want to try the mail audition,i want to be a singer..are they gonna still accept me even though i’m already 20? and also can i send my singing video to them via email? i’ll wait for your answer. thank you! god bless!:)
they will still accept you regardless of age or anything else for that matter. the age limits are more like guidelines.
&no, you cannot audition via email.
hi! i’m from the philippines. im 20 yrs old and i want to be a singer,i want to try the mail audition,are they gonna still accept me even though im 20yrs old?and how will i know if they already received the demo cd that i send to them?I’ll wait for your answer:) thanks and god bless!
what if they called you for the 2nd time,and tell you that you have to fly to korea for the live audition but you cant afford to go to korea. what will happen?:(
what if they called you for the 2nd time,and tell you that you have to fly to korea for the live audition but you cant afford to go to korea. what will happen?:(.
Does the form have to be filled out in Korean?
no. either english or korean.
The in-person auditions, are they in Korea? And do we have to be able to speak Korean?
yes, they’re in korea. you should know at least the basics to survive in korea, first of all lol. but it’s pretty much safe since some of the judges know english.
If you pass the online auditio and they want you to do offline but your living oversea. Does that mean you have to pay for your own expence?
yes.
hi lee kimmy i’m sorry if i’ll bother you with my tons of questions
i have a nice voice but i’m not a good dancer is it a point against me?
i’m not korean is it ok if i’ll just sing an english song and also the song that i wanted to sing which is korean don’t have the instrumentals?
can i also audition for acting?
thank you for your time reading this.. i hope i can get your reply as soon as possible.
Kimmy I really appreciate your help to us.Btw I have some number of question want to ask.I hope it will not make you feel annoying. :)
1.I not that better in singing but I only domain in Hip-hop rap and I preferred sing with auto-tune or else effect.Then should I try to audition?I wish I can be the 1st Hip-hop singer in my country >.<
2.I had much experienced in stage drama and I been a director before for a stage drama project.So I want to audition for drama too but I think Korean can't understand Chinese.Should I keep going for it?
Kimmy I really appreciate your help to us.Btw I have some number of question want to ask.I hope it will not make you feel annoying. :)
1.I not that better in singing but I only domain in Hip-hop rap and I preferred sing with auto-tune or else effect.Then should I try to audition?I wish I can be the 1st Hip-hop singer in my country >.<
2.I had much experienced in stage drama and I been a director before for a stage drama project.So I want to audition for drama too but I think Korean can't understand Chinese.Should I keep going for it?
Thx for your help…^^
how long does the audition tape have to be and how many songs do we have to sing? i heard that if ur not korean, one korean song is highly recommended but im not too sure. also, is the audition address the same one as before or different?
lastly, i heard that you can also be trained in that U.S…is that true? sorry if i asked too much questions but it would be very helpfull if u can answer then. Thanx!
hrmmm…i posted up my comment but i cant see it. but anyways, i have a few questions.
1. How long does the audition tape have to be? Can it just be for about 1 minute?
2. I heard that you can also be trained in the U.S. and then be sent to korea when they think your ready. Is that true?
3. How many songs can we sing? If they accept me, do we have to sing another song that is different from our auditon tape?
Srry if i asked to much but i hope u can answer them for me. It would be very helpful. Thank you!
woops! nvm! aha! i didnt my other comment i posted up!
YG moved to a new building… So doesn’t that mean the address to send the auditions in to has changed?
I feel like i am ready although i should say i am not. I feel confident about it, even though I feel like i should say I am not. I am going for it.
THANKS!
can you somehow answer :P question? please….
do we have to sing the whole song for our demo or can we sing half a song. And can we sing acapella?
Do you “have” to record yourself dancing too?
i sent the mail audition on the march 8th and it got there around march 18th… if i havent heard anything until april 24th, does that mean i failed? imma definitely try again once the site is opened.
hey deeler can i ask how many songs u did for ur demo and where u got ur instrumentals from?? thanks.!!!!
Well I’m not sure if I did it right but I just covered one song. I got my instrumental on Youtube and turned it up for the background. After I recorded it, I burned it onto a DVD CD. I made the audio CD by using a program to extract the sound from the video and created a music file out of it.
If you guys (Catcat and Mariz) are Korean, read or find someone to translate this: 우편오디션의 경우 기본 가요1곡, 팝송 1곡, 댄스등으로 되어있으며. After I sent my audition, I emailed YG ENT. asking them how many songs I needed to record and they responded saying that. I’m still not sure what it exactly means. So yeah. I hope that helped! Good luck. Maybe we’ll meet someday if we make it.. haha most likely not.
(Post an audition for a basic go, pop a dance and is supposed to be) translation to this: 우편오디션의 경우 기본 가요1곡, 팝송 1곡, 댄스등으로 되어있으며.
it means 1recent song like from 2010, 1 pop song and a dance routine
hi deeler, can you please catcat’s question…?
we have the same question…
hi deeler, can you please answer catcat’s question…?
we have the same question…
@Deeler: I think it says one pop,dance, and ballad song.. or something like that? O.O So three all together? I would get someone that is truly fluent to check it out for sure. I know you didn’t ask me to answer the question but I thought I could give it a shot XD
Hahaha thanks for the try.. i got up to pop and dance, but i didn’t get ballad lol. You might be right though. I’m guessing it means all three or either one of the three. That’s what I don’t get.
If you could type in Korean (even just a bit), I suggest you shoot YG ENT with an email with simple questions cus u could always translate the responses later. They should respond within one day. Their email regarding auditions is “audition@ygmail.net”. Not sure if you know this already but yeah.. just incase ;]
thanks deeler for d reply. lol hope to see you too at yg IF I ever make it lol..
if you do tell us!!!
haha will do =]
hello,
thanks deeler for the reply…
uhm…i just want to ask what are your ages here?(to all posters)
i just wanna know…hehe
i can do dance and pop but i don’t think i can pull off the ballad…
16 in the us and 17 in korea
i can rap,sing, and dance (a bit)
You’re awesome for taking the time to translate everything! Not sure if I have questions yet, but I just wanted to write to say thank you for this! :)
hi^^
i’m thai but live in switzerland
I have a question. I really want to go to the audition but i can’t…beacause it’s too far T_T
do you have any idea what i can do?? will there be an europe audition??
you have to audition through mail or when the site opens. they dont have anything like europe or america auditions…
i doubt they have auditions in Europe they don’t even have them in America like Deeler said you have to mail it in and when you pass that part of the audition you go to Korea and do a audition infront of them
half the people on here cant even speak korean and they want to audition.. it doesnt make any sense to audition if u cant speak the countrys language. half of you just want to join because u want to see idols.. im not trying to be rude but your really making it difficult for people who really have talent. Not hard on those people but making it more time consuming. seriously think about it you guys cant even fill out the audition form in korean you guys cant type yg a simple message in korean to ask a question and i just dont see the point of a wannabe korean people trying to go into kpop industry.. so im just saying if you wanna try you cant try but you high chance is you wont make it there are many people “in” Korea auditioning and those people arnt making it what do you think is the chance of you guys auditioning when you cant even sing in korean or have a simple conversation in that language..
well as for me, i’m willing to learn korean. i’m planning to audition in 2011 so i’m gonna have a lot of time to pratice and learn. btw thanks for the reality check.
i’m going to audition and dream of becoming an artist there not only because i want to see my favorite idol, it’s given, but i really want to be part of this amazing family. i’m a filipino, here in the philippines, looks matter most. if you want to be an artist you have to be really,really great already. what i love about in kpop is they give people chance and hope. artist undergo training unlike here. this audition gives every person here a hope for a better future. it gives as reason to wake every single day because we believe that today or tomorrow is one day closer to our dream. i only have one life and i’m gonna take any and every chance that’s given to me to make my dreams come true no matter hard or impossible it may be. i may not be a korean. i may not know korean now but i have the faith and passion that drives me to carry on. to all the people here who believe that they can be the best that they can be, go for it! it doesn’t matter who you are or where you came from or what language you know. study, learn and have faith!
just don’t forget who you really are when you make it.
this is a 1 in a million shot, but hey, there’s no harm in trying guys.
to you DK, i like your initials hehe, i just want to say thank you for showing us the reality but everything in this world is learned, is studied and is prayed. nothing is impossible when you believe.
i’m gonna learn different languages not only korean. i’m sure all of the people here are going to study korean too, thanks to you.
go3x guys!
i pray 5-10 people here will make it…
once again im really not trying to be mean if you have the passion go for it no harm done to me i just really need to tell everyone that this is not a joke. and u have to be good looking to become a artist in korea too as you can see there isnt many artist tht looks ugly. but the very very important thing is the passion and love for music not love to see any idols if you know what i mean..
but anyways good luck to you wish for the best and if any of the ppl on here make it which i would be suprised if 1 person makes it on here because it looks really hard ive been watching audition tapes and there are alot of talented ppl but anyways if 1 lucky person makes if good luck through ur trainee years and fighting to everyone pce~
I’m a white girl with a big dream of training in YG Entertainment but I’m not sure what programs to use to make a demo or if I’ll even make it….becoming somone in the music buisness has always been my dream but I have no singing expirence, I can’t dance, and I don’t know enough Korean to hold a conversation. I have been teaching myself korean for the last year cause where I live you can’t learn Korean and even then I just taught myself how to say words not how to write them but I’m still going to fight for what I have been dreaming. I may be a fan of kpop but I am trying out for YG because I believe they will give me more of a fair chance then the companies in America. I am willing to give it my all to become a singer, even if it’s stupid to try for a company that isn’t even english. I learn fast and try my hardest so I feel, even if I don’t make it that I am worthy to try out for YG. There are people like me all over and then there are people like the ones you were talking about. Even if you were giving a reality check you should try to support people because they are giving their all.
sorry i dnt wanna give false hope and disappoint ppl :/
I agree with DK here about language.. but then again, if you devote 2-4 years practicing, then i believe it is enough; however KOREAN IS NOT EASY so dont live in a fantasy thinking that the whole audition process is. I know how to converse in Korean for the most part so after a couple of years in Korea, I should be well. But yes, the YG audition judges require every submitter to have a certain amount of ability in Korean. And also, I am glad DK brought up the wannabes. It pisses me off that so many people are just auditioning to meet/become idols themselves. Of course, that is definitely everyone’s dream, but please, audition if you know what you’re getting yourself into.. It will be physically and mentally grueling and won’t even have much time to socialize with your favorite idols. But if you’re serious about the music and work you will have to face, and if you actually have musical capabilities, then by all means, go for it and I will cheer for you guys. Out of all of you here, I believe only about 4% will really be talented and dedicated to the whole thing and have a chance of finding success there. Those are the brutal facts.. sorry.
BY THE WAY… PLEASE READ THIS. YG ENTERTAINMENT REQUIRES YOU TO SING ONE KOREAN POP SONG (that’s what 가요 is), ONE REGULAR POP SONG (any popular song), and ONE TALENT (beatbox, piano, rap, dance, etc.)
So, if you guys don’t know Korean, then I’m sorry. And also, they would like you guys to fill out the form in Korean as well (even though the grammar may be off). SO yes, Korean is very important. And if you make it into the next round, they DO NOT provide the ticket. So again, people, please come back to reality and know that this is not easy.
once again im not trying to be rude or anything really
it just really makes me mad that they want to be an idol to meet an idol.. i want to be an idol to surpass and be better then the idols all ready performing please if your dream is to become an idol be serious they will delete/throw away your audition tape by looking at the first 3 seconds of it. please dnt try to audition if your not even serious about this.btw korean is a very hard language to learn it takes a lot of time to get rid of the accent half of korean ppl cant speak korean. Also if you become a trainee its going to be hard. i had a friend who made it to being a trainee and he dropped out because it was too much he could take. being a trainee is hard so just letting you know.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL IM REALLY NOT TRYING TO BE MEAN~
btw deeler are you auditioning
now i get it…
my bad…
i really do have a bad reasoning…
you’re right…
KIMMY KIMMY!!!!! ^~^ IT IS OPEN NOW GO CHECK IT OUT CHECK IT OUT GOGOGOGOGOGO
here is the link
http://www.yg-audition.com/
Hello, my question is.. your information states that the required ages are 1988 or younger. I’ve looked into the YG form and it says that the ages are 11- 19. which one is telling the truth? Can you let me know.. thanks!
if you go look at the youtube video and the webpage it says you can only be 11-19..
well the actual audition page says 12- 19
Why don’t you guys email them yourselves and ask them the age requirement? I emailed them in March and I (Being 21 in korean age) was told that there is no age limit. Here is the audition email address- audition@ygmail.net
Please give Kimmy a break, I understand being excited and wanting to know more but some of these answer can only be answered by the casting team. It’s best to ask them.
Please don’t take my comment as being rude.
I just feel bad that Kimmy
has to answer all these question some of which
she doesn’t know.
I hope I didn’t insult anyone
and to Kimmy thanks for posting this up for us to see!
I really appreciate it! ^o^
Thank you!
we arnt really asking kimmy we are just posting things for her or others to answer its sorta what this page is for
@Dk- I understand but I’m trying to let people know they would have more luck emailing the YG audition casters. Especially if they want to know age requirements because most people don’t really know answers to some of these question (Unless they received information from YG site or audition casters). That’s all I’m saying, Kimmy and some others may not be able to answer some of the question coming in. I gave an alternative (The email) so people could ask for themselves.. That’s all
Can i ask something for singing, do you need to sing,rap, and dance in one or two video? It is really SINGING,RAP, and DANCING?? :]
I DON”T KNOW BUT I THINK YOUR ARE AT LEAST REQUIRED TO SEND IN THOSE VIDEO AND GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU OH AND DEAD LINE IS 6/28
oops i meant 6/22 for LA AND NY but in SEOUl it is 7/08
mail audition is part of the dead line…?
what if you plan to send it next year?
i thought when it comes to mail auditions there is no deadline…
there is a deadline.. this is 1st round of audition next round is infront of the judges
ah i already know the answer to my question…haha
do you think someone will make it…?
its so ironic to know that the 1st time they did open auditions, no one made it…
this time i think they’re probably looking for male trainees cuz they’re going to create next big bang…
since their age limit is 11-19, i’m still on that zone but i’m far from their audition venues and i’m not ready yet…
i’m just gonna try out next year through mail audition..
to those who will audition good luck!
Me to0! i’m planning to audition next year., how old are you to audition next year?
oh someone will really make it…i smell great talents…
i will so make the audition i have a good feeling about this
can you help me with the YG audition am so lost i wanted to sign so i could download my video but it’s hard pleas i need help
I want to audition… I’m in the age limit (btw I am 16y-o) and I’m Korean and can speak bit of it. I live in Australia.
But im most worried that i will get teased that i can’t speak my own language properly….
@SAM
well i was wrong that i’m still in the zone but i read in the yg audition official twitter that if you were born not far from 1991 you can still try out.
btw i’m 1990er. how about you?
i was wondering how you audition i you live in another country other that america or korea?
i think it’s already late…
the 1st round of audition is already over…
right now i still don’t know if they’re going to have a mail auditions months after the open auditions..
if there is you can try out when that time comes
no first round is over 6.22.10 …
oh my bad…sorry i thought 6 designates may..
so it’s june 22, 2010 everybody…
good luck!!!!
if we dont live in LA or NY then do we apply for the seoul audition???
no if your doing online audition you put the location of which you can go to so you can choose from New york, LA,Seoul doesnt matter as long as you can go there if you make the first round of the audition
thanks DK
on yg’s audition site , for the singer application it allows you to upload video and audio. does that mean we upload both or either ps i’m only auditioning for singing
lol i mean for the online audition
that is the online audition..
Hi, thanks for the info! Im indian but i was born and live in England, would this affect me? Also i live in England, so i dont know what to do! On the site you gave it asks if your from America or Korea, im from neither so what do i do?? Please help me!!
um i guess you would just put american. if your auditioning then it might affect it it might not depending on if your talented.
Haha its me again! I was just wondering can you still apply through the mail instead of online because i am truly confused with this online stuff, as the screenshots you put on dont look a bit like the site at all whatsoever! So i really dont know what to do!
um the screen shots on here are wrong.. if you wanna do the online audition go to this site http://www.yg-audition.com/ and follow the instructions its not hard Good luck
TO:CRISMARIE
i dont get the thing that CRISMARIE said may 6 june 22 are those the deadlines
may 6 is nothing she posted it wrong
the deadline is june 22
so if we do the on line audition we have to do it before june 22 right
oh i’m so sorry i did not mean to cause confusion…
i already corrected the date…june 22 is the deadline of the submission of videos or whatsoever @ the site…
AGAIN JUNE 22, 2010 IS THE DEADLINE…SO GO NOW AND AUDITION!!!:-)
on yg’s audition site , for the singer application it allows you to upload video and audio. does that mean we upload both or either ps i’m only auditioning for singing
check out http://www.yg-family.com, there’s a link on their twitter account..most of the common questions were answered there…
oh i was wrong…it’s http://www.yg-audition.com...
help me ! i’ve tried to upload the video for several time .
but i can’t even open my file .
the open file , capture image , and upload video buttons don’t work .
is something wrong to the site or on my PC ?
or is this happen to you too ? .
please tell me how to upload the video .
the index button for upload photo doesn’t work too :((
i’m going crazy for this .
thanks :)
the D,E,F,G on the pict above .
follow yg_audition on twitter and ask them…you can also email them…their email add is stated in the previous posts…
i’ve read the site like a hundred times but it doesn;t answer my question
“SINGERS : in the video, you can dance, sing or rap. it doesn’t matter. but we don’t require a video for SINGERS”
-this is from their twitter account..http://twitter.com/yg_audition
for the producer category, do we have to add vocals to the demo songs? Thanks so much for your help!
=p
if i only know how to play guitar but dont know how to sing can i go for the audition or i need to go for a singing class?
Hey, had a question. If we decide to mail in our audition instead of do the online one, will we have to go to Korea for round 2 if we make it? I live in NY so if there’s auditions for people who mail it in, can I just go to their NY office? or do I have to go to their main hq in korea?
let me just add this…
since NY is included..2nd round is on 07.10.2010 @ Hilton Manhattan East Hotel
Hum , my question is : If we got choosen by YG , and we live in america, did we have to move to korea ? Anyways thank you :)
Have a nice day .
it depends on them..
EVERYBODY YG AUDITION’S FIRST ROUND IS OVER!!!!!
GOOD LUCK TO THOSE WHO TRIED OUT AND TO THOSE WHO WILL BE CHOSEN!!!
Do I still send it to that address or has it changed?
if you want to audition now…check out http://www.yg-audition.com...
Ive got the form printed out and everything, I read from a site it’s okay if you dont sing a korean song, but I read from another site that you have to sing at least one korean song. so which is which? :/ And also they said filling in the form in english is fine, but then another website contradicts. GAH, help.
u mean the first round for ny and la? doesnt seoul’s one enf july 8th ?
according to yg audition site
the deadlines were changed…last june 28 was the end of first round for those going to LA and NY while for Seoul its on
July 11…
enf=end sorry
Thanks For the informations , you’re amazing ; aha Keep up :-)
That’s not actually a question , But i’m a Little confuse i’m afraid of how people will react if i got choosen for 2011 YG audition , i’m white and they’re korean. I think that when people have talent , we shouldn’t have to Look at their Looks what are you thinking about that ? :D anyways thank You so much , YOUR AWWEEESOOME <3 :D
on the singer pop-up thing it says 2 min video of singing rap n dance. does that we we have to do all three or just one of em if i’m just applying for singing.
thks
i thought the deadline was over last month?
Shine
uhm, i was just wondering, after scanning the older comments and questions….
i know i’m too late because i think the auditions are done….i think it was done on July 22, if i’m not mistaken…
uhm…my question is, how can i mail the application form to the building cause im from the Philippines…
and i’m 15, one more year and i’ll graduate high school here….but since if i go there in korea, will they make me enter middle school or something not college? i’m asking this if iwould be a trainee,
aigoo!! i want too!! hahaha.. i want to be a YG artist too! that’s my biggest dream!! lol !! ♥_♥
sheeeeeesh i missed the deadline!!!! darn how come i find out about this audition just a few days ago!?!??! XDD T^T do you know when will they accept mails again?
im from philippines.. a i able to audition?
im from philippines.. am i able to audition?
hey.. I’m interested in being an MC but they only provide singing and acting.. how?!
but when i go to yg-audition.com, it takes me to this page where it wont let me click anything, and it just says YG AUDITION and pictures with parts of korea names. what am i supposed to do? please help!
i think the audition at this time is only inside korea…
can u audition even if u dont live in korea? like in england?
When we fill up the application form, does it have to be in Korean?
Are the auditions open now or they are closed??
You know what? you are such a live saver (:
& do you have to know how to speak Korean to be accepted? or there’s going to be Korean classes when you’re accepted?
You know what? you are such a live saver (:
& do you have to know how to speak the Korean language to be accepted? or there’s going to be Korean classes when you’re accepted?
I want to work as a record producer/mixing engineer under YG Entertainment.
how would i send them my music/mixes?? answers would be nice, thnx (:
you have to go there directly and let them listen to your stuff…
actually i just want to ask
where and when the audition will be
if i don’t know when,how can i’ll be a singer?
just so you know guys…its really hard to enter yg entertainment…
if you want to become a kpop artist or idol, you should just audition in jyp then when you get it in…do your best to stay because as far as i know every month they cut a lot of trainees…
when you become a trainee…work hard…develop your skills…improve your strengths and develop your weaknesses…
when you already know your ready try to go to YG Entertainment agency…
nag your way in if you really want it badly…
if there’s an open audition for yg entertainment, then you can audition already but with much more to offer…
remember CL is from jyp and she continuously sent audition videos to yg entertainment for 2 or 3 years every 3 months without stop showing her improvements..
you can do it also…
Sory, I’m new here and CL is from JYP before, then she continuosly sent audition vid. to YGE. for 2 – 3 year every 3 months w/out stop showing her improvemets…. CL is a verry strong woman!!! that’s y I love Her and 2ne1!!! like CL, becoming a Singer is her Dream that’s why, even its hard, keep on Fighting because this is all you ever wanted,…. right so everybody here just keep on fighting to ur Dreams,… make CL as a good example, that’s all,
kamsanghamnida <3 God Bless You All
Can they just write, one clear thing, DO THEY ACCEPT NON ASIANS. And Half of us will be sure about it. Damn it…
What is required for a singer to send with the application form? I was reading through the comments and people were saying that YG wanted to see…
1. a video of you singing a fairly new (2010-2011) song
2. a video of you singing a ballad
3 a video of you dancing
I wanted to know if this is still true. And also, do I have to sing 1 song in Korean?
Thanks for answering my question in advance.
im mongolian chinese girl . And im live mongolia . i want to singer . im not live in korea like in mongolia pls help me ?
Do you think we could audition song in Spanish?just to give a little diversion
What about application form for 2011? is it still same?
can u still audition?
is the form still the same?
bcuz im planning on auditioning with my friend and we’re not sure if
the auditions are over…
thank you and pls reply.
Hi is it ok if i audition a second time?
thx:)
i’m not a really good at dancing and singing but most of it im not really good at dancing…but will they train me? do you have to be tall? do you have to be good looking? im turning 14 next year, im from australia but i was born in the philippines…
I’m gonna try for mailing audition this year,since they already announced it in their official twitter.I just wonder who’s the manager that checking every single demo video right now before it send to YG himself? I guess I have the talent in singing,I’m just not sure about their manager’s potential criteria.. :<