So you want to be a K-pop trainee? Here’s how, says top agency YG Entertainment

Thailand-born Lisa (far left) was picked in a YG audition in Bangkok. PHOTO: BLACKPINK/FACEBOOK
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SINGAPORE – Blackpink, BigBang and 2NE1 are some of the biggest groups in K-pop from past and present to have come from K-pop agency YG Entertainment.

And for the first time, the agency will be holding auditions in Singapore as part of its global audition tour to discover trainees who can sing, dance and rap.

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