Name | &Audition |
Company | HYBE |
Fandom | N/A |
Year Debut | 2022 |
Year Active | N/A |
Year Disbanded | N/A |
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&Audition - The Howling (엔오디션- 더 하울링; 2022) is a Japanese audition program created by HYBE Labels Japan to form their new Japanese boy group. The show will broadcast the recruitment of the new members. Four members from I-LAND (Season 1) were confirmed as members prior to the start of the show. They were K, EJ, Ta-ki, and Nicholas. The audition program broadcasted on July 9, 2022 through Nippon TV, Hulu, and YouTube.
The mentors on the show are Bang Si Hyuk (CEO), Pdogg (producer), Son Sung Deuk (performance director), Sakura Inoue (performance director), and Soma Genda (producer).
Related: Japan Boy Group, ENHYPEN, I-LAND (Season 1), I-LAND (Season 2).
&Audition - The Howling has a total of 15 contestants born between 1997 and 2008. Four of the members were confirmed as part of the new boy group: K, EJ, Nicholas, and Taki. They were contestants from I-LAND (Season 1), the reality show that formed ENHYPEN.
The oldest contestant is K (born Oct 21, 1997). He was 24 years old at the time of the show. The youngest contestant is Yejun (born Apr 28, 2007). He was 15 years old when the show aired.
The other 11 contestants are: Fuma, Hayate, Junwon, Yuma, Gaku, Jo, Hikaru, Harua, Maki, Minhyung, Yejun.
In terms of nationalities, there are 10 Japanese contestants, 1 Taiwanese (Nicholas), and 4 Korean (Junwon, Yejun, Minhyung, EJ).
Contestants' age ranked from oldest to youngest
Contestant | Birthday | Age* |
---|---|---|
1. K | Oct 21, 1997 | 25 |
2. Fuma | Jun 29, 1998 | 24 |
3. Hayate | Jan 25, 2001 | 21 |
4. Nicholas | Jul 9, 2002 | 20 |
5. EJ | Sep 7, 2002 | 20 |
6. Junwon | Apr 21, 2003 | 19 |
7. Yuma | Feb 7, 2004 | 18 |
8. Gaku | Apr 25, 2004 | 18 |
9. Jo | Jul 8, 2004 | 18 |
10. Hikaru | Mar 28, 2005 | 17 |
11. Harua | May 1, 2005 | 17 |
12. Taki | May 4, 2005 | 17 |
13. Maki | Feb 17, 2006 | 16 |
14. Minhyung | Jan 27, 2007 | 15 |
15. Yejun | Apr 28, 2007 | 15 |
*International age as of the end of 2022 (year when the show was broadcasted)