Featuring Bang Si Hyuk and ENHYPEN, it also presented the trainees’ first performance for “The Final Countdown” on its YouTube channel and Hulu in Japan on July 9.
Bang Si Hyuk (a.k.a. “hitman” bang), Chairman of HYBE Corp., made an appearance to introduce the project.
“‘&’ in &AUDITION represents connections between people, and people and the world. I hope the boys’ journey towards the debut provides a place of comfort and joy for viewers to form a sense of connection with the trainees.”
Your new K-pop destination ENHYPEN also reunited with already-announced debuting members – K, Nicholas, EJ, and Taki – who previously had appeared on Mnet’s I-LAND in 2020, offering a word of advice to the four friends. The episode also aired a scene of the four debuting members and 11 trainees getting together for the first time.
In the premiere episode, the 15 participants were given their first mission to show a powerful performance of the signal song of the project, “The Final Countdown”.
With music producer Soma Genda and performance director Sakura Inoue as their directors, the participants showcased their first-ever performance for “The Final Countdown”.
As mentors, music producer Pdogg and performance director Sungdeuk Song of BigHit MUSIC gave encouraging advice to the participants after the stage.
HYBE LABELS JAPAN released the official music video for “The Final Countdown” on their official social media channel late last month.
“The Final Countdown” conveys an encouraging message for those who have embarked on a challenging journey. The official music video portrays an image of the members running towards their dreams and goals.”
The 60-minute-long uncut version of &AUDITION – The Howling – will be streamed on HYBE LABELS official YouTube channel and Hulu in Japan every Saturday.
The 30-minute format of &AUDITION – The Howling – will be broadcast on Nippon TV every Wednesday starting on July 13.
PR Source: HYBE
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