&AUDITION - The Howling - is a 2022 reality survival show created by HYBE Labels Japan. It premiered on July 9, 2022 and aired every Friday at 11 p.m. KST on Hulu.
Cast[]
Mentors[]
- Pdogg
- Son Sung-deuk
Performance Director[]
- Sakura Inoue
Producer and Sound Director[]
- Soma Genda
Special Advisor[]
Special Producers[]
- Ryosuke Imai
- UTA
Contestants[]
| Name | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Debuting members | ||
| K | 24 | Former I-LAND contestant. Oldest contestant. Former marathon athlete. |
| Nicholas | 20 | Former I-LAND contestant. B-boy background. |
| EJ | 19 | Former I-LAND contestant. Former BigHit Music trainee. Competitive fencer in middle school. |
| TAKI | 17 | Former I-LAND contestant. |
| Trainees | ||
| Fuma | 24 | Former N.CH Entertainment trainee. Former Produce 101 Japan Season 2 contestant. |
| Hayate | 21 | Former Stage K contestant. |
| Junwon | 19 | N/A |
| Yuma | 18 | Former member of the trainee group α-X's. Former Johnny & Associates and Avex trainee. |
| Gaku | 18 | N/A |
| Jo | 18 | Former Junon Superboy Contest contestant. |
| Hikaru | 17 | Classical ballet background. |
| Harua | 17 | N/A |
| Maki | 16 | Musicals background. |
| Minhyung | 15 | Former BigHit Music trainee. |
| Yejun | 15 | Youngest contestant. Former child actor. |
Rankings[]
Rapid Results[]
| # | August 20 to 21[1] | August 20 to 25 | August 20 to 28[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Votes | Name | Votes | Name | Votes | |
| 1 | Gaku | 43,917 | Jo 🡱 | 114,122 | Jo — | 158,250 |
| 2 | Jo | 42,868 | Gaku 🡳 | 113,670 | Gaku — | 152,616 |
| 3 | Harua | 35,738 | Harua — | 98,381 | Harua — | 140,046 |
| 4 | Fuma | 22,522 | Fuma — | 79,793 | Fuma — | 132,301 |
| 5 | Hikaru | 19,749 | Hikaru — | 64,740 | Hikaru — | 110,083 |
| 6 | Yuma | 17,679 | Yuma — | 60,769 | Junwon 🡱 | 102,295 |
| 7 | Junwon | 15,263 | Junwon | 60,365 | Yuma 🡳 | 99,968 |
| 8 | Maki | 13,183 | Maki — | 50,984 | Maki — | 87,331 |
| 9 | Hayate | 11,224 | Hayate — | 47,415 | Hayate — | 83,694 |
| 10 | Yejun | 10,156 | Yejun — | 32,529 | Yejun — | 49,481 |
| 11 | Minhyung | 3,399 | Minhyung — | 10,196 | Minhyung — | 14,827 |
Final Results[]
| # | Name | Points[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer evaluation | Special guest evaluation | Preliminary global evaluation | Final global evaluation | Comprehensive evaluation | ||
| 1 | Jo | 24 points | 26 points | 20 points | 6 points | 76 points |
| 2 | Harua | 31 points | 17 points | 14 points | 10 points | 72 points |
| 3 | Maki | 36 points | 25 points | 6 points | 3 points | 70 points |
| 4 | Yuma | 32 points | 22 points | 8 points | 8 points | 70 points |
| 5 | Fuma | 22 points | 19 points | 18 points | 7 points | 66 points |
| Eliminated | ||||||
| 6 | Gaku | 23 points | 12 points | 16 points | 5 points | 56 points |
| 7 | Hikaru | 17 points | 12 points | 12 points | 4 points | 45 points |
| 8 | Junwon | 19 points | 6 points | 10 points | 9 points | 44 points |
| 9 | Hayate | 10 points | 10 points | 4 points | 2 points | 26 points |
| 10 | Yejun | 3 points | 8 points | 2 points | 1 points | 14 points |
| 11 | Minhyung | 3 points | 8 points | 0 points | 0 points | 11 points |
Discography[]
Digital singles[]
- "The Final Countdown" (2022)
- "Running with the Pack" (2022)
- "Melody" (2022)
Aftermath[]
- &TEAM officially debuted on December 7, 2022 with the extended play First Howling: Me.[2]
- On November 21, 2022, &Team released their debut song, "Under the Skin" and released their debut extended play on December 7, 2022.
Contestants' current condition[]
Other contestants[]
- Yu Jun Won participated in MBC's Fantasy Boys and placed First, and was expected to debut in late 2023 under PocketDol Studio as a member of FANTASY BOYS. However, following several disagreements Junwon and his parents had with PocketDol Studio regarding his contract he left the group pre-debut.
- Gaku and Hikaru (under the stage name Haku) are set to debut in HYBE Labels Japan upcoming boy group 24kumi.
- Hayate will debut in the Japanese boy group WILD BLUE on September 6, 2024.
- Some trainees opened social media accounts:
- Minhyung opened personal Instagram and TikTok accounts that were later deleted.
- Hayate opened personal Instagram, TikTok and Twitter accounts that were later deleted.