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WHAT IS “RISING LEGENDS”?

Rising Legends is a worldwide audition event for international K-pop star hopefuls, presented by Soompi and our partner JYP Entertainment, home to 2PM, GOT7, TWICE, and more!

HOW DO I ENTER?

Record yourself singing, dancing, or rapping any song (cover or originals are both accepted) under 2 minutes, upload it to YouTube with the song/artist title + “JYP x Soompi Rising Legends Audition,” and complete our submission form below!

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I SUBMIT?

Our staff will review your application and you could be included in the Rising Legends voting rounds that are open to all Soompi users.

If you pass the first round, we will contact you about submitting a new video for the next round.

WHY SHOULD I PARTICIPATE?

Finalists will be receiving an interview with a JYP Entertainment talent scout directly (and we may also throw in some other perks).

TELL ME MORE

For all the details, read our announcement article here!

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MEET THE JUDGES
Elaina

Elaina is a staff writer for BuzzFeed with a love of beluga whales, foreign languages, and k-pop! From personality quizzes to fangirl challenges to interviewing groups like BTS and GOT7 on Snapchat, it's always fun and exciting to find ways of bringing k-pop content to BuzzFeed. She tries her best to showcase the immense talent and wonderful music BF audience might not be familiar with, and she'll often sneak lil' k-pop easter eggs into her non-k-pop posts for the most keen-eyed fans to find! 화이팅!

Elaina Wahl

Staff Writer, Buzzfeed
Jeff

Jeff Benjamin is currently the Features Editor at Fuse, where is also a host on its K-pop podcast, 'K-Stop.' He acts as Billboard's K-pop columnist after launching the column in 2013, while also writing about Korean music for Rolling Stone, Nylon, BuzzFeed and more. One of America's top experts on the scene, his knowledges has been called up on The New York Times, Extra TV, NPR, Entertainment Weekly and beyond.

Jeff Benjamin

Features Editor, Fuse
Tamar

Tamar began writing about Asian pop culture while pursuing her degree in East Asian Studies and hasn’t stopped since. She writes for Billboard's K-Town column and has been published by NBC and Vice. In her spare time, she's either traveling or updating content on KultScene, a site dedicated to creative Hallyu content that she co-founded in 2014.

Tamar Herman

Contributor, Billboard; Co-Founder, KultScene
Johnny

Johnny Au began his career in music photography in 2006, contributing to some of Australia's websites and publications - even being published in Rolling Stone Magazine. He has covered some of the biggest festivals and music conferences around the world including South by Southwest (SXSW), Mnet Asian Music Awards (Hong Kong), with interviews with BTS, VIXX, BEAST, B.A.P, and more.

Johnny Au

Editor, The Au Review/Hello! Asia
Susan

Susan Kang started Soompi in 1998 with the mission to bring K-pop to the masses. More recently, Susan has watched all 15 seasons of American Idol.

Susan Kang

Founder, Soompi
you

Along with the expert judges, YOU are the most important part of Rising Legends! Help us discover the next great K-pop Idol by placing your votes for every round.

YOU

Calling All Soompiers!