FILE PHOTO: Members of K-pop boy band BTS pose for photographs during a news conference promoting their new album "BE(Deluxe Edition)" in Seoul, South Korea, November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran(Reuters) - The company behind South Korean boy band BTS on Wednesday announced a project to find the next K-Pop sensation, through a global audition program that is expected air in the United States in 2022. Big Hit Entertainment said it was teaming with Universal Music Group to find, develop and train the new K-Pop boy band. Last year BTS, which has a vast and fervent fan base, was named entertainer of the year by Time magazine. The show, now in its 18th season, has produced bona fide stars like Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson.

Source: Egypt Today February 17, 2021 23:15 UTC