S.M. Global Audition Questions (S.M. Entertainment)?
1.) Amber, ZhouMi, Victoria, Henry, Kris, Tao, Lay, Fei, and Jia are all Chinese (and some are Chinese-American/Canadian) and didn't know any Korean when they were accepted. 2.) That is untrue or they wouldn't be the one of the biggest companies in K-pop. I recommend having a Korean song tucked away in your audition arsenal if you are good at pronunciation. The judges might ask you to sing a song in Korean if they really like you. It is true, especially for mass global auditions. They don't have time to listen to 2+ minutes from everyone when they have 10,000 candidates. If you want more time, go to the Weekly Auditions. They will only let you audition for ONE thing per audition. 3.) 13 is as good as any age. The older you are the more talented you need to be. There might be a section on the application, but it won't make a huge difference until far into the final interview process. 4.) Just look for what they ask for. They usually ask for Name, Age, Sex, School, Category (you're auditioning for), etc. Almost everyone who sends an email to the Global Auditions gets invited to the live portion. After the live portion, if they think you need more practice but have some potential they will send you an email back saying something about auditioning again next year. 5.) Trainee contracts are 3 or 5 years I believe. If this is too long, you might want to try another industry. Pay a day? No such thing for ANY singer...your earnings will depend completely on how many members you have and what kind of extra activities you do. Training depends on when the company feels you are ready to debut. TAO and Baekhyun debuted after a month of training and some of the SNSD members debuted after 7+ years of training. 6.) NO make-up for your audition. The judges want to see you bare faced. These judges have been in the industry long enough to know what you WOULD look like with make up on. Also, make up can be seen as a crutch for confidence. Wear something nice, but not too fancy. Just don't show up in your ripped jeans and T-Shirt with obscene words on it. 7.) 0-1 out of 100. Companies sometimes end an audition without choosing anyone. These auditions are as much of a promotion as they are to find talent. The odds are more of like 1:10,000, especially with Global Auditions. 8.) Sure, just make sure you get the pronunciation down.