Just today, SM released information about the 2013 Global Auditions.

They are only visiting 3 countries: Japan, USA, and Korea.

People are complaining that they aren't visiting the country they live in. WELL FKING IT UP!!!!!  ITS NOT THAT YOUR COUNTRY DOESNT AHVE TALENT. If they put non-asian into group, its no longer kpop! LIKE HONESTLY. WHY ARE WE PEOPLE INTO KPOP???!!!

CUZ WE LIKE ASIANS. I don't really understand people's complaints. yes, they could visit other Asian countries. I agree. BUT THERE'S A LIMIT OF COUNTRY THEY CAN VISIT AND A LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF TRAINEES THEY TAKE. 

There's something called video auditions people. Thats how Zhou-mi got into SM. Please shut up and stop complaining. 

Kpop is no longer kpop if they dont have Asians in it. FACE REALITY. 

People also assume that SM only values looks in auditions. How come I don't really believe that? 

I totally agree with this commnet:

Think of the situation if it was flipped. Imagine if an asian girl/boy was trying to make it big in the entertainment business in America. So far, it hasn't happened. Charice Pempengco is INCREDIBLY talented, and while she might have made it "big time" compared to other asians in the field, she hasn't come out on top of the business. And pop music from America is recognized pretty internationally and we say America is pretty international. 

And there's a reason why K-entertainment companies don't choose a lot of non-Asians...simply because the language and ultimately cultural gaps are so large, that its hard for those individuals to excel/thrive in the industry. In the entertainment industry, it's important to be talented, but it's equally important to be charmful/humorous/witty/ and coy...and that is hard to pull off in a language/culture you're not entirely familiar with. Heck, even Korean-Americans, like me, sometimes have a hard time tackling the language and culture (b/c we grew up in a different country/environment)....=\ Wish the situation could be different, but in my opinion, it's not going to change drastically in the near future. 

Don't know why people keep expecting Asian companies who are putting out Asian music for an Asian audience/market expect them to pick anything other than Asians.

i see a lot of heated discussions over this "only selecting asians" topic..wanted to put in my two cents.like a lot of people have said before, SM's statement of "all nationalities" welcome means that anybody in the countries they are going to are welcome to audition. however, we all know that it is implied that they will most likely choose asians only, but to not explicitly discriminate, they don't say "all ethnicities." because SM knows that they have a lot of non-asian fans, but the talents themselves, i think it's pretty justified that they want only asians.South Korea, and Asia in general, is NOT america or canada. everyone isn't all about diversity, freedom of speech, etc etc. there's a more homogenous culture (yes foreigners may move there and so, but one is expected to adapt to that culture because let's face it, most people who are foreign and go to asia obviously like something about it culturally wise whether it be traditional or pop culture. people come to america not totally just for that reason, so it's different).you have to understand that kpop was originally generated for the Korean and Asian audience. yes, there are ambitions to gain fans/popularity overseas. and yes SM goes to foreign countries because this is a business, and whereever they can get money, they will go to. in your kpop bubble, it feels like kpop is taking over the world, but to be honest it's not that big in america and it never will be. even if it does, it will be temporary. from a business standpoint, SM knows this. which is why even though they may go out of Asia for concerts, the focus will ALWAYS be in Asia. in asia, they will retain popularity, there always will be a following of some sort. young people want to look up to figures that they can sort of "relate" to. they copy the styles of the idols, some try to look like their idols. they want to feel pride that idols from THEIR country are gaining recognition outside of korea/asia. a non-asian act may appeal greatly to foreigners, but to the asian asians, it's sorta like wtf...thousands of koreans want to be entertainers. say a company starts taking in more foreigners who aren't even asian, i don't think they can handle seeing that. not tryna stir up racism, but look at it from the korean market viewpoint.if they wanna look up to foreign stars (which they do), they got american music to listen to. just like how foreigners listen to kpop. LOL im kinda losing my train of thought, my comments getting long...but basically from both a business and cultural standpoint, accepting only asians is pretty justified.doesn't mean they are discriminating. come on, this is a KOREAN company. catering to KOREAN and ASIAN audiences. the north american success is just a plus, remember they don't want to expand here. they don't promote here. it's just a side plus.japan just does their own thing. if you want to be in an asia group that badly, go to japan then.

Btw, they visited a bunch other countries last year. The Youth Star Audition will come out this year. (YES IT IS DIFFERENT FROM GLOBAL AUDITIONS. )

So shutup and it is pissing me off. Also, if you don't really like singing, dancing, acting, or modeling, DONT TRY OUT. seriously! I've talk to tons of idiot fans who just "want to see what it's like." (more like see your favs oppars.) if you dont have the guts to do it, then dont. If you cant deal with tiring training then dont audition. simple.