Teens chase K-pop dream at Singapore’s BigHit Music global audition

K-pop idol hopefuls (clockwise from top left) Keagan Ye, Jonathan Lim and Mohamad Hilman. - PHOTOS: COURTESY OF KEAGAN YE, JONATHAN LIM, MOHAMAD HILMAN via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Becoming a K-pop star may be tough, but the dream burns bright, even for local teens.

They were among the hopefuls who attended the Singapore leg of the closed-door BigHit Music global audition, held at Metropolitan YMCA on July 20. The number of people who auditioned was not revealed.