This year, HYBE Labels Japan will broadcast a program called &AUDITION on YouTube that will mark the agency's first phase of its global debut project. According to a press release by HYBE, the goal behind the initiative is to find the "stars of tomorrow." K, Nicholas, EJ, and Taki, who are former contestants of the reality competition series I-LAND, are set to appear on the show and debut with the group formed on &AUDITION sometime in 2022.