JYP Leisure’s lady group audition program A2K lately completed its LA boot camp, and the ten members to coach in Korea have been revealed.
Produced by each JYP Leisure and Republic Information, A2K is an acronym for “America to Korea,” and the present’s function is to search out members to create a lady group that can debut on the finish of 2023. JYPE founder Park Jin Younger, often known as J.Y. Park or JYP, described that they’re on the lookout for “American expertise to create a lady group via a Okay-Pop system.”
After auditions in Dallas, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles, chosen members attended a boot camp held in Los Angeles, which lasted six days. Every contestant was examined on 4 standards: dancing, vocals, star high quality, and character.
Episode 15, which aired on September 1, revealed the ultimate rankings of contestants who will fly to Korea to coach beneath JYP Leisure.
10. Yuna Gonzales
Yuna is a contestant who doesn’t stand out in singing or dancing, as she didn’t go the vocal and dance evaluations. Nevertheless, she has a allure to her that makes audiences fall for her. She additionally has a expertise for vogue, and her artistic vogue present efficiency of her self-made outfits impressed by Okay-Pop songs ranked her fifth in star high quality. She additionally positioned fifth within the character evaluations after displaying a brand new, assured aspect of her to JYP, who had solely seen a quiet and shy aspect of her earlier than.
9. Melissa Kadas
Melissa is a contestant with strong vocals, and her cowl of Keysha Cole’s “Love” through the vocal evaluations blew JYP away; she utilized the stage and appeared so snug on stage that JYP praised her, saying that the “stage was too small for her.” Melissa additionally ranked first within the star high quality analysis due to the heartfelt authentic music she wrote about her relationship along with her father. Her vulnerability and feelings whereas singing her story in a music impressed JYP.
8. KG
KG, often known as Kiera Grace, stood out within the competitors along with her distinctive vocal tone. She positioned third within the vocal evaluations, and her “flaw” was in her dancing abilities. Nevertheless, after listening to JYP’s suggestions about her dancing from the regional auditions, KG practiced onerous and impressed JYP on the dance analysis—a lot in order that she acquired a dance stone.
7. Kaylee Lee
Kaylee caught many netizens’ consideration from her first audition—to the purpose the place some netizens claimed she was already their “pre-debut bias.” She is the youngest contestant at solely 12 years outdated. JYP praised her for being strategic as she analyzed what she needed to do throughout her audition and executed her plans. Kaylee was additionally praised for her steady singing regardless of solely getting per week of vocal coaching earlier than the regional auditions.
6. Lexus Vang
With ballet expertise and being in a Okay-Pop cowl group, Lexus, often known as Lexi, is a contestant with a forte in dancing. She didn’t obtain a stone for the vocal evaluations, however she ranked first within the character evaluations for her skill to convey the group collectively. Behind the scenes, she helped the opposite members, inspired them, and introduced unity to the group, which showcased her excellent character.
5. Kendall Ebeling
Kendall is an all-rounded contestant who ranked second in dance and fifth in vocals. Throughout preparations for the group showcase efficiency, JYP requested her to sing a be aware in a full voice, however she was unable to vary her voice from falsetto to a full voice. After many moments of frustration and apply in lower than 24 hours, she lastly hit the be aware through the closing efficiency and impressed JYP and the opposite contestants.
4. Savanna Collins
Savanna is a contestant with a gymnastics background, though she needed to give up due to an harm. Her efficiency of “O.O” by NMIXX through the dance evaluations impressed JYP a lot that he mentioned he may “put her up on stage with NMIXX proper now.” She positioned fourth within the dance rankings. Though she isn’t a robust singer, she impressed JYP along with her enchancment in singing, and he assured that she may develop into a great singer if she believed in herself.
3. Cristina Lopez Sandiford
Cristina is a contestant who graduated highschool one yr early and even began her personal Okay-Pop dance academy. Her entrepreneurial abilities shocked JYP on the regional auditions, and she or he showcased her dancing abilities on the present. Though singing wasn’t her forte, Cristina impressed JYP along with her vocals and dance in her group’s cowl of Surprise Ladies’ “Be My Child.”
2. Gina De Bosschere
Gina is a contestant with expertise, as she was a trainee at JYP Leisure for eleven months earlier than auditioning for A2K. Due to her experience in coaching, her self-discipline stood out. Nevertheless, she was critiqued for not “being unfastened sufficient.” By the final group efficiency, she had overcome her flaw, and JYP ranked her second.
1. Camila Ribeaux Valdes
Camila was the primary to be confirmed as a member to go to Korea. She was the one one who secured her spot earlier than the ultimate group performances. Her efficiency of Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Any person” through the vocal evaluations blew JYP away, and she or he blew audiences away by rapping in three languages through the star high quality analysis.
The ten contestants’ coaching process at JYP Leisure in Korea shall be proven within the subsequent episode, which is able to premiere on September 5 (KST).
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