TOKYO, Aug. 8 -- K-pop entertainment juggernaut Hybe is once again partnering with Geffen Records, a label under Universal Music Group, to launch a new global girl group next year.

In an announcement yesterday, they launched the new project, titled "World Scout: The Final Piece," will begin with a large-scale audition tour across Japan.

On its audition website, it said the chance is open to females and non-binary candidates between 15 and 24 years old.

Those who pass the audition will undergo specialised "K-pop-style training", adapted for the US market, from October to December.

Selected trainees will then move on to an advanced training camp in the US, where they will compete for a spot in the final debut line-up.

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