On August 7, Hybe and Geffen Records, after the debut of their multinational group Katseye He announced the launch of a large -scale hearing throughout Japan entitled “World Scout The Final Piece”, targeting a debut in the spring of 2026. This global project for the discovery of talents involves Hybe’s scouting team that directly seeks promising stars with an exceptional potential.
Successful candidates will enter a K-Pop-style training program from October to December which has been specially made to measure considering the characteristics of the US market. Subsequently, the selected internships will join a training field in the United States where they will compete in the performances, with the members of the final teams scheduled for the debut in 2026.
The journey and growth of these talents together with the world -level producers will be documented and issued exclusively by the OCCA Japanese Abema platform in the spring of 2026.
Previously, Hybe and Geffen have collaborated The debut: Dream Academy In 2023, which he produced KatseyeA group of global girls to six members including members Daniela, Lara, Manon, Megan, Sophia and Yoonchae. The show highlighted the participants of different regions and ethnic backgrounds in competition and developing within the K-Pop production system.
Katseye He recently performed at the famous music festival “Lollapalooza Chicago”. Their second mini-album, beautiful chaos, ranked 4th on the Billboard 200 (number 12 of July), with the tracks “Gabriela” and “Nodoso” that enter the ranking of the individual Billboard Hot 100, which demonstrate recognition all over the world.
Their debut traces of the title, TouchHe was appointed for “Best Push Performance” at MTV Video Music Awards on September 5 (local time). This project underlines the growing Hybe global location strategy in the K-Pop sector, with the aim of combining international talents with the leading production techniques of Korea to reach a large audience.
“We expect to discover and cultivate future global stars through this ambitious project”, These representatives of Hybe and Geffen, highlighting their commitment to the expansion of global music.
Sources: Netizenbuzz
