Overview

• ADOR announced its first global search for a boy band on June 12, kicking off online auditions that will run until July 2.
• The agency is accepting applicants born in or after 2006 and evaluating talents from singing and dancing to v-logging, photography and acting.
• Successful online candidates will be invited to in-person auditions in nine Korean cities and 18 international hubs such as Tokyo, Los Angeles and Sydney.
• Fans have questioned the timing of the auditions, speculating the move signals a “male version of NewJeans” while the group pursues a contract termination.
• ADOR remains embroiled in a court battle with NewJeans over exclusive contracts even as HYBE faces a parallel dispute with former CEO Min Hee Jin.