PD Seo Hye-jin, who discovered Lim Young-woong, takes on the challenge of a girl group: “My goal is ‘Under 15’, younger than New Jeans” [SS Interview]

In an interview held at a cafe in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 3rd, PD Seo said, “We have currently finished domestic auditions and are preparing for the second round of auditions in Southeast Asia. We plan to start in Thailand, then Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc.” He added, “I think the outline of the program will be revealed at the end of August after we have gone through all the locations.”

'Under15' is a K-audition program targeting children from around 70 countries around the world between the ages of 3 and 15, which is much younger than New Jeans' debut age of 16.4. The goal is to select a 5th generation vocal prodigy girl group regardless of race, nationality, and genre to be active all over the world.

PD Seo said, “Existing girl group auditions select singers that fit the agency’s intentions. The broadcasting company acts as a platform instead.” He added, “The first goal of Crea Studio is to cultivate talent. We have the premise of gathering vocal genius prodigies by demonstrating the capabilities we have gained through hosting numerous audition programs. This is what differentiates us from existing auditions.”

Sports Seoul reporter Won Seong-yoon

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