Audition Boys - Hybe Japan trainee updates

So I thought I make thread for what the Japanese Hybe trainees are up to.

The trainees so far are all from the iLand:

K (Kei)

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Birth Date:

October 21, 1997 (age 24)

Nationality:

Japanese

Height:

186.5 cm (6 f 1.4)

Nicholas:

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Name:

Wáng Yìxiáng (王奕翔)

Birth date:

July 9, 2002 (age 19)

Nationality:

Taiwanese

Height:

180 cm (5 ft 11)

EJ:

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Name:

Byun Eui-Joo (변의주)

Birth date:

September 7, 2002 (age 19)

Nationality:

Korean

Height:

184 cm (6 ft)

Taki:

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Birth date:

May 4, 2005 (age 16)

Nationality:

Japanese

Height;

171 cm (5 ft 7i)

Group photo:

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Social media accounts:

Instagram:

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Twitter:

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YouTube:

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&AUDITION boys Official YouTube channel. #andAUDITIONboys #K #NICHOLAS #EJ #TAKI

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An audition program for boy bands titled “& Audition – The Howling,” hosted by HYBE Labels Japan, will air from July on Nippon TV in Japan, the agency announced Wednesday.

   

One episode will run for 30 minutes on Nippon TV. The 60-minute full version of each episode will be released on HYBE Labels’ official YouTube channel and video platform Hulu.

   

Boy band trainees including K, Nicholas, EJ and Taki, who became familiar faces to the public through Mnet’s K-pop boy band audition show “I-Land” (2020), will compete on “& Audition.”

Anyway I made this thread because recently the boys started to be more active on social media.

In WeverseCon they showed this trailer for the group:

The WeverseCon behind video:

And it seems like they also been in the same LA dance studio as Trainee A, Bighit trainees.

It seem like to me, they training in Korea. Same practice room as the other group of trainees, and that’s the old BH building gym.

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The latest post was in LA:

It seems like Smash app gonna have an exclusive content releases ahead of the Audition program:

Quote from AyanEva

I'm heeeeere! I'm really enjoying the Smash app content although it was little confusing to use initially. Love seeing the great chemistry between the 4 boys and I do wonder how the remaining 3(?) will be integrated. I'm so used to OT4 now. I'm worried I'll have trouble adjusting to OT7 (or however many the end up with- I've just always heard that 7 is the planned number).

I’m the same. Lol I think that’s one of the reason to show the audition in the tv. To give us time to get used to the new members.

I wish I could get Smash but it’s not a available in my country. Still need to hunt the fandom on twitter to find somebody who shares it there.

Quote from AyanEva

Not sure if this still works but this was posted in my messenger group chat.

https://drive.google.com/drive…m_65IuvCZPAeh?usp=sharing

Yesss! I can watch it, thanks a lot!

New video:

Quote from JiminieKookie

On the photo of that Kei dude he reminds me a bit of Kazuma from THE RAMPAGE lol

I see what you mean. He does look like him with his hair like that.