HYBE & Geffen Announce Global Girl Group Audition Program ‘Dream Academy’ & Netflix Docuseries – 20 Contestants Revealed! | Dream Academy, HYBE, K-Pop, Music, Netflix | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

HYBE and Geffen Records are putting together a global girl group!

The companies revealed the 20 contestants from around the world who will be competing for a spot in the first-ever HYBE x Geffen Records global girl group on Monday (August 28).

The young women were selected from over 120,000 submissions since the call was put out for auditions starting in November of 2021.

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It’s the first time a major U.S. record label and a K-pop entertainment leader have combined to launch an international girl group, and the first time a U.S.-based global girl group will be created and modeled based on the world-renowned K-pop training and development system.

The contestants have been quietly training over the last year in Los Angeles.

The process of creating the group will be documented in an upcoming Netflix documentary series.

Here’s an official synopsis: “With unprecedented access, the series will be a compelling portrayal of the journey to global stardom, including insight into the unique training and development program from HYBE and Geffen Records. It will be directed by award-winning filmmaker, Nadia Hallgren, who was at the helm of the four-time Emmy nominated Netflix documentary, Becoming. The series produced by HYBE, Interscope Films and Boardwalk Pictures is set to premiere in 2024.”

The 20 aspiring stars will participate in an audition program titled The Debut: Dream Academy, and fans can follow the contestants as they embark on the audition program. It will premiere on September 1st at 8 a.m. U.S. PT on YouTube and ABEMA. At the end of the audition program later this year, the final members of the group will be determined, and the name of the group will be revealed.

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