FNC Entertainment, the agency behind girl group AOA, boy bands N.Flying, P1Harmony and more, will hold a global audition tour starting in May, with auditions in 12 cities in 5 countries around the world, it announced Tuesday.

“2023 FNC Global Audition,” open to anyone born between 2004 and 2012, will have auditions in London on May 28, Orange County, California, on June 10, Los Angeles on June 11, Dallas on June 13, Washington, D.C. on June 15, New Jersey on June 17, Toronto on July 1 and Vancouver on July 5. Audition dates for Perth, Sydney and Melbourne in Australia and Auckland, New Zealand, have not been released yet.

Auditions in London will require online registration beforehand, but auditions in other cities will be open to applications submitted on-site.

The audition categories include vocal, rap, dance, acting, visual and playing musical instruments.

FNC Entertainment was founded in 2006.

BY CHO YONG-JUN [cho.yongjun1@joongang.co.kr]