Hello everybody! Today's question is "After I pass the online one I will have to go audition again in Korea. Who will pay for me to go there and do I have to skip school to go? Because what if I go there and skip school but don't get in...that really worries me."

So, my own personal opinion is that there aren't "set" rounds. Its not like Round 1, Round 2, or Round 3. Instead, I believe there are simple callbacks, the more they are interested in you, the more they call you back. It has the same idea as "rounds" but gives more leeway to cater to the company's needs.

So, assuming that the company is really interested in you, they either might request for more videos of your talent or more pictures (from all angles of your face). If they are uber uber interested in you, they might request that you do an audition in person. Companies who have companies in the US or whatever country you are in might ask you to audition live in their US company. If you pass that and they are still really interested in casting you, they might ask you to audition live in Korea (remember if they don't have a company based in the US or in another country, they might just ask you to go straight to Korea). The payment for it depends on the company and level of interest. They might pay for your plane ticket if they are really interested in you but I bet most cases the plane ticket is probably going to come out of your own pocket. But I would bet against the company paying for your flight. I believe that this is another aspect of a round -- its to see if you are serious about this, whether or not your parents support you, and to see the probability that you can become a trainee. Plus, companies will be broke if they flew out everyone they were slightly interested in.

The issue of skipping school (I wouldn't use that term, Haha, it makes it seem like you're ditching -- WHICH YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE FOLLOWING YOUR DREAMS. LOL okei, I'm stopping) depends on when they ask you to come. To make it easier, you might ask them to go during school breaks, to avoid skipping school.

It seems like you are worried that you would go there and skip school and in the end, won't get in. But here's a thought for you: What if you go there, skip school and DO get in? The optimistic, confident, and motivated attitude should outweigh the worried one of yours.

Well, I hope I answered your question well. If you have questions, leave a comment below or private message me!