[2/2] SM NON - Koreans Auditions?! Plastic Surgery? [INFO + ANS]

[Gymnast4eva12]

do you have to know korean to pass? and my friends say i should go audition cause im like pretty and stuff (i dont think im that pretty...) but im not SUPER REALLY good at singing...or dancing..i can dance but i ahve to learn it or do covers..i cnt freestyle D:

[xxxSilverkittyxxx]

@NaomeaStarlight What's the Sacrifice? Or Bad thing that might happen if you got in?

[randomize94]

can i still email my audition even if i live in the U.S and also wht is the age tht you have to be...lastly if the age doesnt matter like 12 or 13 do i just have to make sure to let my parents know?

[Kingzlay]

thank you.. but can i ask you something?

can you help me find a way to break it out to my parents? i don't know how to let them know what i want to do...

[xoxoskxoxo]

what are the sacrafices???

[kpopauditions]

Hello!!!! I am a big fan of you music. I was wondering how is it like to audition for the weekly auditions in LA?

[dramakawai]

Just because I'm curious (I won't audition don't have any talent in singing) What is the age that you have to be and If I live in Canada (Quebec) and I wanted to audition How can I do that because the email is for USA right??

[jesikaLOVESSHINee]

@dramakawai: it doesn't matter how old you are. but i dont think you can be like 30 or something.

[NaomeaStarlight]

Idols are often stereotyped as being untalented and too focused on visuals. What’s ironic is that each group’s main vocalists has better live skills than some of the solo artists out there. However, due to the fact that they’re a part of an idol group, their talents aren’t always appreciated.

[jesanm]

Example ~ I fail the auditions ~ Can I audition again..?

[NaomeaStarlight]

@jesanm Yes^^

[jeffurrey]

About how long is the whole process from you first audition to becoming a trainee?

[Louisling100]

I have a question too~~

1) If doing email audition, our video have to be Solo o group dance(if that is what our talent is..)

2) If we email it now will they call us o email us back??

Our video dance have to be freestyle o what??

[Louisling100]

I have a question too~~

1) If doing email audition, our video have to be Solo o group dance(if that is what our talent is..)

2) If we email it now will they call us o email us back??

[nickeycupcake]

i just have oen question thanks for tkaing ur time:

1) is weekly audition liek the second part after the first global audition or i can still go to weekly audition insted of the gloabal audition

[sergioespaillat]

A THOUSAND WORDS IN THE BACKGROUND <3 FFX BEST FF EVER! idgaf what anyone says

[8c0a8t]

wow im actually liking this sm thingy better than hollywood cuz it about time those whites get a taste of their own medicine :D like how they never have asians in their movies like dragon ball z lol

[NaomeaStarlight]

@8c0a8t I know right xD lol ^^

[Sharen981]

question #1. Do you need to know korean if you want to audition for it ?

question#2. Can you sing a English song if you want to audition as a singer?

question#3. How much audition there is that you need to pass to become their trainee?

question#4.So if you are ugly but you got a really good talent will they still accept you in?

Question#5. how do you know when is the audition?

[Sharen981]

@Sharen981 can someone please answer these question that i post .. Cuz i really wanted to know the answer ..

[Christine16292]

well I know for a fact that SM wouldn't accept me. Plus I live in neither Korea or the US :/ meh

[xDrainbow]

how many people usually get picked to go to korea at the global auditions?

[Nezzie20]

@xDrainbow it depends on sm they can take noone if they wanted.

[moonlightnadia]

hey im an asian actually a middle east but mom is an indian !! so is thr ma possiblity !! :P plz comment !!

[craseymileyfan]

@Htofsj2 it's best to not use a mic or background music. it says on their website.

it's also best to not sing songs from the company

[Ecyq243]

@wendelinnn wow, lucky girl, im singaporean too~ i wan to know what you did in your vid. :X Cuz im planning to do one too.

[wendelinnn]

Any singaporeans who passed the email audition? cos i did, and idk what is going to happen at the next audition.. need advice urgently! thanks ^^

[atreidesnohime]

Hi Naomea, can I e-mail you in person because I would like to ask you a couple of questions.. Thanks!

[ShiRinKurami]

Can parents come with you to Korea? And if you get signed can Parents stay with you?

Mine are Cuban and only speak spanish, they said I could audition though. But they won't let me be in it if I have to leave them.

[craseymileyfan]

@ShiRinKurami lol u hav to live w/ ur group members if u do debut. not living w/ ur parents but ur parents can move to korea...but....sm barely gives u holidays to see ur relatives...they work u rly hard.

no offense, but looking asian is easier to get in than non asians

[ShiRinKurami]

@craseymileyfan I do look asian.... So i don't get the point and please don't write in slang I don't understand what you're writing.

[craseymileyfan]

@ShiRinKurami Oh. what i'm saying is that if you debut you have to live with your group members (i'm not sure if you have to do that if you're a trainee)

plus, sm hardly gives their artists any holidays. it's very tiring

[NaomeaStarlight]

@ShiRinKurami If your parents would be willing to move with you during your training period. Those are some great parents ;D I mean, moving everything from one country to another is not easy - so if they are willing. You go for it ^^

[aziangrl12345]

what would ur parents have to give up or something like that???

[KpopFan20]

And are we not allowed to e-mail or post our singing now ?? Its too late already ??

[Nezzie20]

@KpopFan20 its not to late..u can email any time...

[NaomeaStarlight]

@KpopFan20 You can still send it in ^^

[lovelovesnsd12397]

1) what happends if you pass the first global audition? Do you just go to korea right

away or just hav another audition in your country??

thx

[ilovesnsdkara]

Hi! i heard some people said SMent does not accept Thai people to become a trainee, is it true? cuz non of the Thais' had passed the audition before

thx 4 answering^^

[craseymileyfan]

@ilovesnsdkara nickhun from 2pm is a thai. but he's not under sm

[lovelovesnsd12397]

1) if you pass the first global audition what happends?? do u like just audition again in your country? or just go to korea??

ps Im 100% korean living in Canada and im living to be a korean singer haha

thx and PLZZZZ ANSWERRRR

ps ur pretty

[craseymileyfan]

@lovelovesnsd12397 u hav to pass a couple more auditions before u can go to korea for the casting team to select u. idk where u audition for the other rounds

[craseymileyfan]

@floralsandpeacocks no. she didn't even go to korea for the final casting. she can but her parents won't let her. how sad =(

[davidaandJoBrofan95]

how long does it take for SM to respond to emails? i sent my audition in last week , but i still haven gotten an mail back.

[Ecyq243]

@Pilliowie Lol. :X

[nynzxoxo]

Uh. if you get a callback, and your able to buy your ticket to korea, where can someone in their teenage years stay?. If they cant speak korean, and probably too young to get a job to rent a house for the time being. and if you dont make it in, you have to buy your own itcket back to US?

[craseymileyfan]

@nynzxoxo duh. of course u hav to pay for urself. u're not in sm so they're not responsible for u

[bigbangluva1]

Do they tell you where the SM entertainment building is in Korea if you get in?

And if you are under age do your parents have to go with you to Korea?

[MadMaxxieXD]

If you aren't Asian, and don't really look Asian but you can speak Korean can you audition or is it seriously frowned upon?

[JapaneseLuvr012345]

its quite confusing isnt it just for an audition ?

:D :D :D

[zeroonseven]

I have a few questions ~

1.Did you really make it to Korea?

2.I'm a Chinese but I can't speak korean and that maybe is a big problem if I wanna go to autition...I hope not

[Ecyq243]

Im 13 and really really want to be a singer. I have about 7 years of experience of dancing and is counted one of the best dancers in the dancers but stopped last year. Im non-korean but asian and got skin problems too. Will they accept me if i got talent even though this? And i find it very difficult to persuade my mom to find a tutor to teach me korean.

[Pilliowie]

@Ecyq243 wow 7 years is immpressive :)

[craseymileyfan]

@Ecyq243 u don't hav to kno korean. IF u get in sm, they'll find u a korean tutor. but it's quite hard

[X3iLoveKPOP]

Thanks, Naomea! Thanks for giving me so much information!

[OMFGSNSD]

has anyone else here email auditioned, and got a reply back form sm saying for you to audition in a global audition when it's on?

i'm starting to thing they just send that msg to everyone, so i'm really confused

help?

[tasumikotoful]

what about religon ??

[craseymileyfan]

@tasumikotoful don't think they care wat religion u are. for ex. if u wear those cloth on ur head all the time because of ur religion, it won't rly look gud would it in front of those judges?

[TyDoglover]

if you fail for the first walk-in audition, can u have a 2nd chance and go again? or is it only a once-in-a-lifetime thing?

[lovelyvangurl]

is it true that every sm trainee have to train for 5 years??

what do you mean by emotional??

what's the requirement for the first and second round??

what are the sacrifice??

can you do a video on your auditions like what you did??

[craseymileyfan]

@lovelyvangurl if u entered sm w/ alot of talent then i guess ur training session won't be as long. shinee members only had 2-3 years of training b4 they debuted.

[stephaniegx1]

Ok, i dont understand 1 thing, if you model, wat does the judges count? If u are beautiful enough .. they accept you? U only pose and they take u pictures rite?

aand one more thing ... u have to e-mail pictures of urself and info bout you to SM right?if u want to model?

[KenzTheMac2]

have you ever gotten close to making it? in the auditions, what do you want to do in SM?

[craseymileyfan]

@KenzTheMac2 i don't think u get to CHOOSE wat u wat to do in sm

[BlueBathRobes]

I have questions! please answer:)

okk. so for the SM auditions, i want to audition, but im not sure my parents would approve and let me go to LA to audition.. so would you prefer email or postal audition?

and for the postal auditoins, whats the address???

and THANK YOU SO MUCH. your video was oh so very helpful!

[GahEul19]

@BlueBathRobes I would prefer email audition because it wouldnt get lost. And for the postal audition the address is..

Audition Artist Development 521 APGUJUNG2DONG,KANGNAM,SEOUL,KO­REA

[linweihe]

Ohh hehe sorry but do you know if two people can email audition together? Like me and my friend in one video?

[GahEul19]

@linweihe Yes you can

[craseymileyfan]

@GahEul19 u can?! i thought it's a solo thing~

[linweihe]

About what age can we start auditioning? What happens after you get in email auditions? and where can we send our email audition?

[GahEul19]

@linweihe You can audition at any age but you have to get permission from your parents if ur underage. After u get in the email auditions you will get an email saying you fail or you pass. And they would want to see you at a Live Audition.

If you live in the USA then the email is :

usaaudition@smtown.com

[STraWbERry2488]

they dont have weekly auditions in NY rite?

[MsKana120]

I've been planning to audition, and because you are so pro at this things, I thought that I'd like to ask you a few questions!

1. A lot of people say that if you say that you're going to audition as a singer, you have to dance too! Is that true?

2. When you are singing, are people that come in with you rude? Like laughing or giggling? Or are they cool and kind? I'd really appreciate if you answered. Thanks for all your help~

[craseymileyfan]

@MsKana120 lol i think u do hav to dance a little. i heard that they give u random music and all 10 kids that's in the room just freestyle dance to it. pretty scary i think O.o lol but don't take my word for it.

[pchy91]

and so u mean the only reason ur not a trainee now was because ur parents didn;t let u? can u explain the process of the 3 auditions that u passed (like where u auditioned for the 3 auditions, what u did, what sm did, what the differences were between the 3 stages of auditions) and what happens after u get accepted? please reply soon or pm me if its too long:D let me go onto ur next videos now, very informative!! thanks so much!!

[pchy91]

btw how old r u? when did u get accepted???

[craseymileyfan]

@pchy91 no. she didn't even go to korea for the final casting.

[Nezzie20]

@craseymileyfan she did go to korea but she didnt do the final one .. she had to go back before the final casting.

[IwuvtwilightnKH]

I am 12 and i want to do an e-mail/tape audition, but i don't know there address.. if you do become an trainee how long is it for and while you are a trainee do you get to visit parents ? do you get a chose if you like want to be in a band or not, and if you are in a band does SM choose your band ? when you get a call back how long will you like have to stay in Korea ? and will i need to bring my parents along ? Since i am still pretty young will they give me time to study and stuff ? thanks

[chrisilicaJJONG]

what age do you have to be to audition??

[loveYouSkating]

are they harsh . if u are part of the SM trainee.. and i live singapore..will they come to singapore for audition? if i am underage.. am i able to audition?

[craseymileyfan]

@loveYouSkating duh. of course if u're underage (under 18) u can still audition. u worry about being too old. not too young.

[heregoesnothing17]

Hey. Uhm I'm not Asian whatsoever and I don't look Asian whatsoever. My father is Guyanese and my mother is Jamaican... Therefore, my skin is fairly dark/tanned...

Do you think that I still have a chance?

[craseymileyfan]

@heregoesnothing17 it's better if u're asian. so far i havn't seen any non asians in sm but u can try. not trying to ruin ur dream

[ilovesnsdkara]

in the audition are they allow to cover cuz i wanna cover dancing shoes-aj/where u at-taeyang? what kind of dance do most people do?

[craseymileyfan]

@ilovesnsdkara better to do freestyle. copying other artists isn't that great

[ilovesnsdkara]

is the audition hard?

if i pass do they ask me to surgery and do they pay or i pay?

how many weeks until they send the email back?

[Esther318Peace]

Im auditioning SM Global Audition in New York. May I ask you couple of question?

What do you do in Audition1, 2 and 3?

[NaomeaStarlight]

@Esther318Peace

Open auditions are your choice in what you wanna audition for. 2nd you do as they ask. and so-forth in 3rd.

[Esther318Peace]

@NaomeaStarlight Oh....... thanks

[craseymileyfan]

@NaomeaStarlight wat do they ask u to do mostly?

[xxtaengoo]

i have a question..

1) if your going to audition, do you need to bring a picture of yourself?

2) if you wanna audition for singing like to become like girls generation, do you need to dance?

[NaomeaStarlight]

@xxtaengoo

1) nope^^

2) Knowing is better than not and most likely you'd have to know some.

[JuNunas2]

Three little questions n_n

- i´m half korean half Latin, i can´t be skinny! my latin blood doesn´t let me... how the judges will react? i´m afraid that´s not the look they are looking for...

- My english is not fluent!... neither my korean.... that´s a big problem?

- i live in costa rica... and i have only one chance to go to the US and make the auditions..... if i pass... how many time i´ll have to travel again?

[lilfunnieazn]

did u get into sm?

[craseymileyfan]

@lilfunnieazn she said she didn't. watch the video

[lilfunnieazn]

@craseymileyfan ok i did watch the video. i posted that comment BEFORE i finished the video

[LisaLing0823]

can you message me what i have to tell my parents?

[vin924]

Hey, I am asian but, i dont look asian, because my dad is from india and i look like him, so is there a poissibilty of my audtioning???

[NaomeaStarlight]

@vin924

Looks shouldn't stop your Dreams^^

[ilovesnsdkara]

is the audition hard? what is easier between audition by clip and auditionat korea?

plz answer me cuz i'm going^^

[mereimaj]

yu dont need parental consent to audition if yur underrage, right?

[NaomeaStarlight]

@mereimaj

Not to Audition but if your signing into the company...you'd need your parent.

[the221awsome]

@NaomeaStarlight wait what ?! ur parents have to go with u if ur under aged ?

[craseymileyfan]

@the221awsome no ur parents hav to sign ur CONTRACT if u're underaged

[angelasvoice]

So... What are exactly the sacrifices you'd have to make?

[DaTAsIAnK1d]

didn't you parents not let you go to korea .. how did you go anywayy..and if yu did goo did you make the audition.. :D thanks

[lolipop245]

i guess they dun care weather u have the surgery or not, they r focusing on ur voices and some other stuff...

[craseymileyfan]

@lolipop245 they focus on ur looks. sm is known for good looking artists

[Nezzie20]

@craseymileyfan they don't just focus on ur looks..talents r important too.

[craseymileyfan]

@Nezzie20 dude 3 of suju's members got in w/ looks

[Nezzie20]

@craseymileyfan yer but they probably had some degree of talent and plus dat was back then...and u can't really say 3 of them got in wif gud looks...

[stephaniegx1]

when auditioning at SM, do u have to forcely sing or u just can dance really good and then finish auditioning? u think the judges r gonna be very satisfied if u just dance and dont sing?

[NaomeaStarlight]

@stephaniegx1

No, you can chose what your auditioning in ^^

[Anele36]

Hi, may i know which email address to email to if i don't live in USA/Korea? thanks.

[NaomeaStarlight]

@Anele36

It's the usaaudition@smtown.com one ^-^

[shinee77777]

i have a couple questions.

do you have to look asian to make it?

do you know any good ways to learn korean?

do you have to be 18?

[NaomeaStarlight]

@shinee77777

1) that's what they say

2) books and tutor

3) nope, the younger the better^^

[shinee77777]

@NaomeaStarlight oh ok, then i guess i wont be making it haha. i am not korean or asian at all... but i love kpop, so i guess im stuck supporting. are you auditioning this year? i hope you make it!

[luvisnothin1]

Hi my name is michelle.

I am wondering what are the sacrafices if you do audition and make it in?

( love your shirt and hair)

[lillipad147258]

hi my name is grace. im korean amd i want to audition for sm this year. do you no when the global auditions starts in america?? please answer my question thnx!

[ilovesnsdkara]

oops! sorry i posted 2 times

[ilovesnsdkara]

I'm going to SM audition next year. If i surgery before the audition and they like my talents and if they find out that i surgery will they let me pass?

[ilovesnsdkara]

i'm going to sm audition next year. If i surgery before audition and my talents are good will they let me pass?

[NaomeaStarlight]

@ilovesnsdkara

Yeah ^^

[LaurenNbenynaXD]

i sent them my email audition and its been almost a month, isnt it true that they are suppose to send you an automatic confirmation email saying they recieved your email or they dont do that anymore?

cause ive been waiting for it for a long time and im getting really impatient. thank you!

[LacostraNostra24]

you should audition again onece you turn 18

[NaomeaStarlight]

@SNSDYuriSupport

Yes, it is ^^

[sokiechine]

you said that you passed the audition twice so you made it to be hired as a trainee so why didn't you go? is it because of your parents? and after the global audition how many other audition is there? and how did you pass it? is it the same process that the global audition like you explained or more strict (and if yes how so)? thanks

[NaomeaStarlight]

@sokiechine

Yes, my parents forced me to stop Auditioning. Depending on which ones you count...there are 3 other rounds. As you up it's gets harder and more strict, yes.

[cybersyafiqa]

lol , i think for sme , u just need a good face and a bit of talent and confidence . then , pass!

[NhixLizz]

I don't understand.. if you have talent.. but you're not soo good looking... what happend then? Do you have to do plastic surgery?

[NaomeaStarlight]

@NhixLizz

If they really love your talent and really want you but know you don't have the looks, they will ask you right then and there if you'd be willing to have plastic surgery. They will make sure your okay with everything before putting you through the whole training process.

[NhixLizz]

@NaomeaStarlight Ahh oke.. I want to do audition but i'm not sure. Because i don't know if i can sing or dance good..

[xprincessxcherryx]

i told my parents that i want to audition at SM entertainment but they say its a waste of time but im already 18 i have the feeling they treat me like a child

what can i do so that they realy believe m?

[NaomeaStarlight]

@xprincessxcherryx

Show em! Show em you've got what it takes...but do it the right way. Enter Contest and win is the best way ^.~

[randomnessgurl46]

hey im tamil srilankan and i wanna audition( im asian(south asian))...would i get accepted?!?!

[xXxChappippyxXx]

hi, me and my friend are goin to audition for SM but we dont know if we can :/ we both live in the UK and have no asian features wot so ever. We can speak some korean and still learning it but we're not sure if we can audition together...can we?? x

[Coolrukawa]

no you cant be american looking to audition. you fucking white dogs never gave asians a chance in american music market so why the fuck should they give you a chance in theirs?

[lillipad147258]

what are the sacrifices that my parents have to make??

[iheartmblaq]

I'm taiwanese, 14(in asia), but i live in the states. i can speak mandarin, english, and i understand hokkien (that weirdo language in taiwan older people speak) are those advantages?, and i sing. but i cant dance, is not being able to dance a disadvantage? also, is the second round in korea, or is it in like California or something? and what do they mean they only accept scanned pictures??

i hope to see a reply! thank you!

[selinaleung9601]

What do think I can do if I tell my parents(who did not have great impression about being a star) that I want to go to audition?

Also usually how long to be a star from trainee? What am I going to do in the trainee period?

[craseymileyfan]

@selinaleung9601 in the trainee period, they train u in everything. plus, u might not debut at all. not all sm ppl debut, only the best ones.

[chocolateLOVER521]

hmmmmm, is it too late??

[Anele36]

Hi! I would just like to ask what trainees' have to be prepared to face during training, like is it really really tough? (oh well, actually i know it IS tough but i'm just afraid there will be too much to handle D:) THANKS(:

[IMperfectMSx33]

U mean we can send the email audition clip anytime?

[NaomeaStarlight]

@IMperfectMSx33

Yes ^-^

[nandngurl]

can you please tell me the consequnces?

[metkapretty1]

I the Kazakh girl also live in Kazakhstan. I have a chance to pass listening? Korean just as English language is not too good.... Answer please.

[KanameandYuuki]

Ahh! Is that the 1000 words song for your background? I'm not sure if I want to sing that song! lol

[ilovesuperjunior01]

Thanks for the info.... what if you are hindu or japanese, would they still choose you!!!

[NaomeaStarlight]

@ilovesuperjunior01

Yes, if you also know Korean. But if your Japanese...trying a Japanese Entertainment Company 1st isn't bad ^-^

[freya150]

i have a question does predebut and debut are paid by the agencies or not??? plsss answer...

[NaomeaStarlight]

@freya150

Yes ^-^

[i3productions8]

hey i live in australia, nd yeh it's quite far from korean. i am asian (chinese) nd can sing, dance play piano, violin nd viola but i've never had 'professional' dance lessons. i can't speak much korean but i can speak korean.any good tips on how to become a trainee? especially considering my location since there is no nearby sm auditions.

[NaomeaStarlight]

@i3productions8

E-Mail auditions...if you pass that, your chances are good. So paying for a plane ticket to Korea would be well worth it.

[erikagracer9]

@NaomeaStarlight i would like to ask, what is the age limit for auditions in sm entertainment?

[stupidpigoink]

@NaomeaStarlight so... if she passes that.. then.. she only has one last audition left if she goes to korea?

[freya150]

is it true that the older you are the harder you get in the audition??

[NaomeaStarlight]

@freya150

For SM, yes :/

[sweet14able]

tnx 2 the reply

[sweet14able]

and also how long do i hav 2 wait until i receive their reply when i sent them my audtion video clip?

[NaomeaStarlight]

@sweet14able

Max of 3 months ^-^

[sweet14able]

so its ok if your video is about 4-5 minutes long?

so usa email audition is always open as in always?

[NaomeaStarlight]

@sweet14able

There is no deadline as of now....but the E-Mail limit is 3 minuets ^-^

[littlexcoolgirl]

do they ask you to dance even if ur auditioning to be a singer?

@littlexcoolgirl

Global, most likely. Weekly...depends on the judge.