BIGHIT MUSIC opens 2026 global audition for male talent in 15 cities
BIGHIT MUSIC has opened its 2026 BIGHIT MUSIC GLOBAL AUDITION to find new male talent, with online applications running from 14 September to 5 December.
The company is the HYBE label behind BTS, TOMORROW X TOGETHER and CORTIS. Details of the programme were reported by Music Business Worldwide.
Eligibility is broad. Any male born in or after 2008 can enter, regardless of nationality or place of residence. There is no limit on performance category. Applicants choose the discipline they want to be judged on.
There are two routes in. The first is online, through the official audition website, during the application window that closes on 5 December. The second is in person. No prior registration is needed.
The live leg runs from 3 October to 5 December. It covers 15 cities across North America, Asia and Oceania.
The North American stops are Los Angeles, Vancouver and Toronto. In Asia, the tour calls at Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, Taipei, Bangkok, Singapore, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. In Oceania, auditions will be held in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.
For anyone thinking of applying, this means the door is open for several months and in several formats. You can submit from home. Or you can walk in.
The company has run worldwide open calls before. Big Hit Entertainment opened an online global audition programme for 2020, as reported by The Korea Herald. A 2021 Big Hit Music edition was open to males born after 2002, with applications running through 20 December, according to The Korea Herald.
An earlier joint call with Source Music looked for girl-group members. Auditions for that programme were scheduled in Perth and Singapore on 12 October and in Melbourne on 13 October, with further dates in Busan, Gwangju, Osaka, Sapporo and Taipei on 19 October, as reported by Soompi.
