Hybe reveals contestants for global girl group audition project

The 20 contestants for K-pop company Hybe's global audition project to recruit members for its first girl group based in the United States pose for a group photo during a press conference in Santa Monica, California, on Aug. 28, 2023, in this photo released by Hybe. Chosen out of 120,000 applicants from all around the world, the finalists came from 12 countries -- South Korea, the United States, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Switzerland, Sweden, Slovakia, Belarus, Australia, Thailand and the Philippines -- and range in age from 14 to 21. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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