SM AUDITION EXPERIENCE

It is just before Korea Town and across the street from a Scottish Masonic building. It is really a small brown building and you take the elevator to the third floor.  There are a few people sitting outside the office waiting for the doors to open. I met a ton of people mainly for the purpose of seeing what they are auditioning for so that I can stand out by doing the exact opposite.  I was prepared to rap or sing but most girls sing at the auditions.  Most guys rapped or sang at the audition but I am not sure which one was more popular.  There were mainly Asian people but there were a few Caucasians and  one African-Americans.  A ton of girls were there and a pretty good number of boys that came in and out all at different times..... I would say there was no more than 150 or 100 but some of the people came in as support for one person.  I would reccommend bringing a pen because the first thing you do is fill out a form that you get from the girl in the front desk.  The form is filled with standard things like age, weight, height, and it also asks what other companies you have been signed with and your parent's nationality.  On the back, was like a little agreement you need to sign saying they are not responsible for injuries during the audition and you cannot be signed with another company.  I really did not see anyone incredibly good looking but most people there had either talent, a little bit pretty, or nothing at all. (not to be mean....) They first called people out one by one because there were not many people but later on started calling in groups of 5 because people started coming in.  I was in a group of 5 and in the middle.  It is a small, rectangular room we all lined up against a wall behind blue tape.  There was a man and a woman and they did not seem mean at all but were not trying to be friendly. They just had like a normal face like when you are just watching t.v. or are working/attending school.  The lady was the only one that talked and they were opposite of us against a wall with mirrors.  The lady had a camera in her hand and told us to look at nothing but the camera.  We each were told to introduce ourselves then go right into what we were auditioning for and then she would go to the next person.  I said my name, age, school, the last three digits on my given tag, then went to rapping until she put her hand in the air, signaling for me to stop before she moved on to the next person.  The first guy was 30 and rapped and I thought he was the best person in there compared to the others.  The rest of us were girls and I do not think that they did too well on singing.  I am not sure what I sounded like so I can't tell you if I think I did good but I gave it my all.  After everyone was done, the girl stood up and said we were going to have a rhythm test and you can either dance or clap to the beat.  I danced because you never know what someone is looking for and it is better than clapping.  I knew they were going to play Brittney Spears because I read it on another blog.  They played three by her.  After that, she told us that we would be notified if we passed the audition in two months and if we do not hear anything, we are welcome to audition again.  I made a ton of awesome friends because you never know if they will pass or not.  I heard that one girl messed up and covered her mouth while auditioning and the lady just went on to the next person so no mistakes should be made.  I did not get nervous and found audition is kind of fun for SM but I have been auditioning for many things throughout my life and performing so that helps out a lot.  One Korean boy sang a ballad and was asked to sing another song so he might be the next Taemin.  (I did not think the boy who auditioned was cute at all but I guess SM can make you appealing.) Overall, I still think SM likes Koreans over anybody else but it was very encouraging to see other races trying out so do NOT be discouraged and you do not have to be the total package! FIGHTING!!!