CASTING NOTICE
NEW K-POP SERIES
- Seeking talent ACROSS CANADA ages 18+ to look 16/17 for an upcoming K-POP series!
If you sing and dance, check out the notice below along with the audition details.
- TALENT MUST BE A CANADIAN CITIZEN
NEW K-POP SERIES
Details
Rehearsals: Talent will be required for a few weeks for rehearsals but the exact schedule TBD
Outside Dates: July 10 – September 1, 2023
Filming Location: Hamilton
Rate: ACTRA, 50% advance
FOR ALL OF THE ROLES BELOW WE ARE SEARCHING FOR GREAT SINGERS AND DANCERS.
THIS IS A K-POP SERIES
[HANNAH]
Ideally 18+ years old but to look 16/17 years.
Bi-racial. Korean. Grew up in Canada. An optimistic go-getter and loves helping people. Great singing voice but has stage fright. Hannah goes to work in Korea as an English tutor to strengthen her university application and connect with her Korean identity. Her assumptions about the world of K-pop-and herself-are challenged as she nurtures her secret passion for performance and discovers what it means to be her authentic self. Talent must be Fluent in English. (Korean and other languages are a plus so please make a note). Talent must be able to sing and dance. LEAD.
[LEO]
Ideally 18+ years old but to look 16/17 years.
Korean, preferably bi-racial. Grew up in Canada. Athletic and very charming. Loves K-pop and has a talent for dancing. Undisciplined. A recent high-school graduate, Leo tags along with his younger sister Hannah to work in Korea. At One Mile Entertainment, he starts from the bottom ranks and learns that it’ll take hard work, not just talent and charm, to make his dreams of becoming a K-pop trainee come true. Fluent in English. Korean and other languages are a plus so please make a note. Great singing voice and excellent dance ability especially in hip/hop. LEAD.
[SUPREME]
Ideally 18+ years old but to look 16/17 years.
Korean. Supreme is the son of diplomats and born with a silver spoon in his mouth. With all the entitlement in the world, Supreme has never had to work hard at being excellent. He’s athletic, creative and his magnetic personality has always put the spotlight on him. He is One Mile’s future superstar and all eyes on him – except from his parents, who are always travelling and working which has put a chip on his shoulder that he’s getting tired of carrying. Fluent in Korean and English and other languages are a plus so please make a note. Seeking a great singer and excellent dancer. LEAD
[CHAN MI]
Ideally 18+ years old but to look 16/17 years.
She is everything you want in a K-pop star – beautiful, glamorous and talented, but paired with being emotional, petty and sensitive, Chan-Mi is an intimidating force of nature at OME. Growing up poor, there is so much at stake with her becoming successful at OME. After her parents died, she became the caretaker of a younger sister who she left with relatives in the country as she went to Seoul to pursue not only her dreams, but a way out of their life of hardship. Touted as the next big female K-pop export, Chan-Mi is supposed to stay single, stay focused, and stay out of trouble, all of which she casts to the wind in being in a relationship with Supreme. Fluent in Korean – conversational English. Talent must be a great singer and dancer. RECURRING PRINCIPAL
Storyline: Hannah Shin travels from North America to Korea to teach English to kindergarten students but is reassigned to a K-pop school.
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