Big Hit Music holds global audition for next boy band to follow BTS, TXT


Big Hit Music, which gave birth to BTS and Tomorrow X Together (TXT), is holding the 2021 Big Hit Music Global Audition to discover the next generation of boy groups.

From Oct. 18 to Dec. 20, any male born after 2002, regardless of nationality and residence, can apply to one of the four categories: vocal, rap, dance, and producing.

BTS' Jungkook and Jimin (Big Hit Music)

Applicants must submit a video showcasing their talent in their chosen area (minimum length: one minute) and face-shot photo (forward facing).

They are to submit the following: Vocal - free song video showing upper body and front photo; rap - free song or self-composed video showing the upper body and front photo; dance - dance video showing face and body and front photo; and producing - work files such as sound sources, MIDI etc. and front photo.

“Only successful applicants will be notified individually through the contact information provided at the time of audition registration,” according to the audition website at bighitaudition.com.

Big Hit Music rewrote K-pop history with the breakthrough achievements of its world-class artists BTS and TXT.

Following their historic runs on top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, BTS most recently gave a rousing speech at the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Moment meeting held on Sept. 20 at the United Nations General Assembly hall with world leaders in attendance.

On the other hand, TXT’s second full-length album “The Chaos Chapter: Freeze” charted on the Billboard 200 for 13 weeks (chart dated Sept. 25, 2021) to become the longest-charting album on the Billboard 200 among K-pop albums released this year.

The label’s unparalleled strategic planning and production expertise have solidified its reputation for creating “unstoppable” boy groups, and all eyes are already set on Big Hit Music’s next generation of global stars.