HYBE and Universal Music Group\u2018s Geffen Records have revealed that three contestants from their 2023 Dream Academy <\/i>competition will join a new four-member global group, giving the former KATSEYE hopefuls a second chance at stardom.<\/p>\n
Samara<\/b> Siqueira<\/b>, Lexie<\/b> Levin,<\/b> and Emily<\/b> Kelavos <\/b>have been confirmed as members of the unnamed group, set to debut in 2026.<\/a><\/p>\n The announcement was made via a promo video<\/a> uploaded on HYBE<\/b>\u2019s social media pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n Both Kelavos (from Texas) and Siqueira (from Brazil) advanced to the final elimination round of The Debut:<\/i> Dream Academy<\/i> <\/strong>before the judges cut them from the KATSEYE lineup.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Levin from Sweden withdrew from the competition in the later part of the program due to competitive pressure following an elimination round. On Episode 7 of Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE<\/strong> <\/i>on Netflix, Levin said: \u201cThis life is not for me.\u201d<\/p>\n The fourth member of the new group will emerge from World Scout: The Final Piece,<\/i> a new audition program that recently held a casting call<\/a> in Japan via a partnership with ABEMA<\/b><\/a>. <\/b><\/p>\n The Japan-based auditions target women and \u201cnon-binary\u201d individuals aged 15 to 24 through nationwide auditions running from August 6 through September 22.<\/p>\n Selected candidates will undergo training in Japan from October through December, followed by a Los Angeles-based training ahead of a US debut in 2026.<\/p>\n
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