On July 15th, Mnet‘s ‘Superstar K4‘ held its preliminary round of auditions at the SMC Conference & Function Centre in Sydney, Australia. After the auditions concluded, it was found that among the thousand or so contestants, 2NE1‘s “Lonely” was the most popular song to perform.
A representative from the program commented, “During the
preliminary rounds, since we give missions based on mostly Korean songs,
there were a lot of contestants in Australia who chose K-pop for their
auditions.” He added, ”Among these participants, the song that was [performed] the most was 2NE1′s ‘Lonely’.”
He also discussed his impression of overseas auditions: “Perhaps it’s
because of K-pop fever spreading across the world, but there were many
people from abroad auditioning with songs by idols. It was to the point
where it was hard to tell whether this was Korea or Australia just by
listening to the songs.”
‘Superstar K4′ producer Kim Tae Eun stated, “Whenever preliminary
rounds are held abroad, it’s fun to see a great diversity of
participants audition and to compare the different countries’ musical
styles and techniques by watching the individual performances.”
Back in April, ‘Superstar K4′ launched their auditions in the Jeju
area, before proceeding on to seven other cities in South Korea, and
abroad in New York and Los Angeles. ‘Superstar K4′, which is continuing
its hunt for more diverse contestants, will start airing on August 17th
at 11 PM KST.
Source: OSEN via Nate
Credits: Allkpop
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