“A few months before I auditioned, I suddenly became a big K-pop fan,” Sophia, a 21-year-old from the Philippines, grins. It was BTS‘ ‘Butter’ that initially obtained her addicted, the strutting nightclub-pop tune opening a bunny opening for her right into the rainbow scene. “I was learning all these things and absorbing all this knowledge [about it].” It became a life-altering discovering contour for the songs follower.
After registering for HYBE‘s– the tag behind BTS– YouTube network, Sophia saw a video clip revealing something big. The firm was coordinating with Universal Music Group’s Geffen Records to develop an “unprecedented” new girl group, with would-be musicians worldwide motivated to use. Only 20 prospects were selected from over 120,000 entries to get in The Debut: Dream Academy, a new tackle the survival reveals that have actually generated lots of a K-pop …