2026 BIGHIT MUSIC GLOBAL AUDITION

What happened

BIGHIT MUSIC is running a global audition for males born in 2008 or later. Applications are open from Sep 14 to Dec 5, 2026, and the description says even a single photo is enough to apply. Besides the online round, on-site auditions run in 15 cities: eight in October (starting with LA), six in November, and Seoul in December.

Why Koreans care

The description lists the on-site stops by month. October covers North America, Southeast Asia and Sydney. November covers Melbourne, Auckland, Bangkok, Osaka, Tokyo and Taipei. Seoul is the only December stop. The application page is www.bighitaudition.com. The hashtags tie the audition to BTS, TXT and CORTIS, the acts named alongside BIGHIT MUSIC.

In the Korean comments

One Korean-language comment reads, in translation, "I'm a HYBE fan, I was born in 2014 and I really want to debut 😭 When does the audition end?" The description answers both parts. Applications close Dec 5, 2026, and the eligibility line is "born in 2008 or later", which includes 2014. Nothing in the input says whether the commenter had read the description.

What the words mean

One comment reads "코르티스한테나 잘해라" (Corti-seu-hante-na jalhaera). Word for word, it is "Just be good to CORTIS." The 한테 (hante) part means "to", and the 나 (na, limiting particle; at least, only) (na) after it usually marks a limited or grudging choice, roughly "at least" or "only". 잘해라 (jalhaera) is a blunt command form in casual speech. The phrase reads as a curt, dismissive instruction to the company to look after CORTIS, the BIGHIT MUSIC group named in the video's hashtags. The comment does not say why the commenter wrote it.