K-pop hopefuls come out for LA auditions

March 30, 2015
K-pop hopefuls participate in the 2015 Global Audition at LA Theatre Center Saturday. (Park Sang-hyuk/Korea Times)

K-pop hopefuls participate in the 2015 Global Audition at LA Theatre Center Saturday. (Park Sang-hyuk/Korea Times)

About 250 people showed up to audition for LOEN-Starship Entertainment’s Los Angeles auditions Saturday at Los Angeles Theatre Center, hoping to be chosen as the next big K-pop star.

LOEN and Starship are home to names like IU, Sistar, Sunny Hill and Boyfriend.

Auditions will continue April 4 in Toronto at Innis Town Hall at 3 p.m.