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I think I might be joining but my cousins though...idk....
My friend rejected SM, but some of her friends are trainees there.. What SM mostly wants are (mostly) Asians with potential and confidence, and of course talents. Being pretty helps, but if you're at least decent looking but possess amazing talents, you have a chance.
Also I'd say luck and timing plays a big game when auditioning. There's this girl and she's good at dancing, singing, and she's thin and pretty. SM didn't accept her even though they liked her, because when she auditioned was when SM had lots of trainees at that time.
For luck...... Some judges are really nice and some are kind of strict. Well they do sit through many hours watching people audition, so don't mind their crankiness.
When you audition, you should say hi (Koreans like people with good manners).. Since at least ten people enter the same room as you in global auditions, I suggest you to calm your nerves and stay quiet (you take turns to auditions, so you want to be respectful when other people audition), also straighten your back and look confident. Don't put your head down and look dejected or nervous. You want to show that you have potential, because you have confidence. One judge said that confidence is really important. Don't chew gum during your auditions. One guy did that and the judges thought he was rude.
In one global auditions only few people made it. I'd say like 5 or 6 people. I don't know the exact number, but I heard somewhere.
It's really competitive. Weekly auditions are less competitive, but you have to pay for your own ticket (for the other rounds of auditioning) unless SM really liked you.
There was this guy who was my friend's friend and he went to Korea to audition, because he passed the one in America.. Sadly he failed it. You see in your other rounds of audition there is going to be less people, meaning the judges pay more attention to you. So don't just stop practicing.. Keep practicing. If you ever make it to be a trainee, good job, but it's going to be more difficult. SM can kick you out anytime. My brother's friend is a trainee, but he skips his practices sometimes.. If you're serious then I suggest you to not skip especially if you get caught then your dead.
It's good that you want to try. Just because you're black doesn't automatically mean you have no chance. There are some blasians in the Korean industry. Try. I won't know if you had a chance or not because idk you personally(so I can't judge) and you wouldn't know either unless you tried, here's a guide that can help you: [link]
SM is very serious about dancing and it's better if you can do multiple things to show you're worthy of being part of the company.
I'm going to be doing mail/online auditioning for 2013 and 2014, then I'm traveling to Seoul summer of 2015 after I graduate where they hold weekly auditions.
You might of heard a lot of things about how strict they are, etc. I'd hope you've learnt Korean, Mandarin, and Japanese and be able to speak in a conversational level if you're doing just dancing.
I'm auditions for singing but I also have my basic skills in ballet & hip-hop, intermediate to adv. in piano, and relearning guitar. I'm also learning Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, and Tagalog; I'm already starting to understand and reply back in Korean and Mandarin and because I'm 1/2 Filipino I already mainly understand but don't speak Tagalog. I also model and have basic acting and I also have basics in ASL.
SM is really on what their people look like. They prefer someone fit and skinny, which I do not fall into the skinny column but everything else I pretty much cover.
Just show the full package you can offer. You need CHARISMA big time and you have to be confident. Don't be nervous about performing in front of them unless you never performed in front of 20+ ppl then I'd be concerned. Make sure to get feedback from your public on how you dance. I perform in church in front of 300 ppl and have danced in front of about 80-100 ppl. Treat the audition as if you were giving a resume to them which you are but you're resume is given thru showing it physically.
Good Luck! Hope this helped.