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8 Portraits of K-Pop Idols Under SM Entertainment's 'Saturday Open Audition', Known as the Toughest Audition in the Agency

8 Portraits of K-Pop Idols Under SM Entertainment's 'Saturday Open Audition', Known as the Toughest Audition in the Agency

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8 Portraits of K-Pop Idols Under SM Entertainment's 'Saturday Open Audition', Known as the Toughest Audition in the Agency

SM Entertainment is known as one of the most competitive agencies and has produced many famous K-Pop groups since the first generation. Mentioning H.O.T, Shinhwa, and S.E.S in the first generation; TVXQ, Girls Generation, Super Junior, and SHINee in the second generation; EXO and Red Velvet in the third generation; and NCT and aespa in the fourth generation.

Among several ways to become a part of SM through SM auditions, there is one method that is famously difficult among prospective participants, namely the "Saturday Open Audition" which, as the title suggests, is held every Saturday.

Throughout the two decades of holding this audition, so far it is known that only eight stars have passed the final selection and debuted in SM. Who are they? Let's take a look!

 

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Currently known as one of the legendary idols, it is said that Heechul from Super Junior, who is known as a multi-talented figure, arrived late during his audition.

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YoonA from Girls Generation participated in an open audition at the age of thirteen. It is proven that Yoona continues to attract attention both as an idol and an actress.

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After participating in open auditions several times, Taemin from SHINee finally passed after two years. He has become an inspiration for many young idols to pursue their dreams.

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Being a trainee for seven years after passing the audition at the age of 14, Seulgi from Red Velvet, who debuted solo with '28 Reasons,' is indeed one of the idol powerhouses.

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Haechan from NCT, who was accepted through an audition at the age of 13, has outstanding singing and dancing skills, which led him to become a part of NCT 127 and NCT Dream.

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Yeri initially participated in the Saturday Open Audition, but the team suggested that she join the Global Audition, which became the beginning of her success as a member of Red Velvet.

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Not only possessing a visual like diamond powder, Jungwoo NCT's talent, who is also a graduate of the Saturday Open Audition, successfully made fans fall in love since his debut.

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The newest idol known to have performed the song 'Cherry Bomb' during the audition is Giselle aespa, who immediately caught attention with her golden voice.