Hybe reveals contestants for global girl group audition project

Bang Si-hyuk, founder and chairman of K-pop powerhouse Hybe, speaks during a press conference in Santa Monica, California, on Aug. 28, 2023, to unveil the 20 contestants in an audition program to launch the first global girl group utilizing its K-pop production system, 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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