In an interview, LAPILLUS members each revealed how they auditioned for their current agency, MLD Entertainment.

LAPILLUS Chanty & Shana Reveal How They Auditioned for MLD Entertainment

On Dec. 2, a video of LAPILLUS's interview with Boy Abunda, a Filipino television host, was uploaded to his YouTube channel.

For starters, LAPILLUS is MLD Entertainment's new girl group. They debuted this past June with the digital single "Hit Ya!" The members include Chanty, Shana, Yue, Bessie, Seowon, and Haeun. In September and November, the rookie girl group flew to the Philippines for their local promotions.

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During the interview, Boy Abunda asked the LAPILLUS members how they auditioned for MLD Entertainment.

First, Chanty revealed that her father has a Korean co-worker and friend who knew MLD Entertainment and eventually referred her to the management of the company.

Chanty shared, "He [his father's Korean friend] was like, 'Oh I know this girl. She's an actress and the daughter of my friend. You wanna see her picture?.' So they showed the picture and then that's when I was able to audition."

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She continued that she only sent a random picture of herself as well as a random video of her singing. After that, she was able to meet the MLD Entertainment's CEO in the Philippines. "Then, I was asked to go to Korea to audition for them in person," she added.

Boy Abunda asked, "How did you find out that you were chosen (as a trainee)?"

LAPILLUS Chanty answered, "I feel like I went there to show what I can do but I was actually already accepted. But they said that they will first give me one month to train, like a trial. They were like, 'If you want, you can train, or if we see some improvements in your performance or if we see that you have potential, you can sign a trainee contract'."

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As for LAPILLUS Shana, she shared that when she was in Japan, she went to an audition held by MLD Entertainment in Tokyo because she likes a lot of K-pop idols. The judges then liked her bright and unique tone of voice and so she passed the audition.

After that, Shana flew to Korea to have a one-month trial of training before signing a trainee contract like Chanty. She then trained for two years and 10 months before her debut.

LAPILLUS Seowon, Haeun & Yue Reveal How They Auditioned for MLD Entertainment

About how they auditioned for MLD Entertainment, LAPILLUS Seowon and Haeun shared that they were attending a dance academy, which was their way to audition for many companies including MLD Entertainment.

Finally, LAPILLUS Yue said that she initially did an online audition for MLD Entertainment before auditioning in person in Los Angeles. She passed the audition but she still wasn't sure if she wanted to be a regular trainee at the company so she also went for the one-month trial of training like Chanty and Shana.

However, she had visa problems while training so she returned to the United States and finished school instead. She later came back to Korea and resumed her training. She trained for around two years before her debut.

Watch the full interview with LAPILLUS below:

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Written by Maria Scott